RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. — Rhea County residents are getting their first look at what it could mean for the area to house part of a proposed Nuclear Life-cycle Innovation Campus, including the possibility of long-term storage of radioactive waste — an idea that has already sparked sharp pushback from some in the community.
The proposal stems from a U.S. Department of Education initiative to place what it calls Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses across the United States.
Part of the concept includes long-term waste storage…