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'Healing': Why TVA moved 3,200 tons of rock near Norris Dam to preserve wildlife
The problem may sound small, but it was huge for aquatic life and fishers on a Tennessee river: A 10-acre island downstream ...
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Knoxville officials (hard hats and all) tour a dam that can power 75K homes: See inside
a celebration of the original renewable energy source. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Erik Bodiscomassink, plant manager at Norris Dam and two other TVA hydro plants ...
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Hydropower, explained
A typical hydroelectric plant is a system with three parts: a power plant where the electricity is produced, a dam that can be opened or closed to control water flow, and a reservoir where water ...