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Legal Proceedings Legal Proceedings (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 Legal_actions appealed_findings | Oct. 31, 2007 reactors | Dec. 31, 2012 General | Apr. 30, 2011 Environmental Agreements Groups Agreements | Jun. 30, 2011 Environmental Agreements Megawatts Units | Dec. 31, 2012 Kingston Ash Spill Legal_actions | Jun. 30, 2010 Kingston Ash Spill Years | Sep. 30, 2010 Case Involving Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System | Mar. 31, 2010 Case Involving Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System People | Apr. 30, 2006 Case Arising out of Hurricane Katrina People Companies | Aug. 31, 2011 Administrative Proceedings Regarding Bellefonte Units 3 and 4 | Jun. 30, 2008 Administrative Proceedings Regarding Bellefonte Units 3 and 4 Legal_actions | Nov. 30, 2009 Administrative Proceedings Regarding Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 People Legal_actions | Dec. 31, 2011 Petitions Resulting from Japanese Nuclear Events Legal_actions | Aug. 31, 2011 Petitions Resulting from Japanese Nuclear Events Legal_actions | Jun. 30, 2012 Case Involving the NRC Waste Confidence Decision on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Legal Proceedings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal loss contingency accrual |  |  | $ 351,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of legal loss contingency included in other long-term liabilities |  |  | 237,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of legal loss contingency included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | 104,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of legal loss contingency included in regulatory assets |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of similar environmental agreements entered into |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of environmental agreements entered into with the EPA |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of environmental agreements entered into with Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of environmental agreements entered into with environmental advocacy groups |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units to be idled |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Megawatts option 1 |  |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Megawatts option 2 |  |  |  |  | 3,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount to be invested in certain TVA environmental projects |  |  |  |  | 290,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount to be provided to fund environmental projects |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount to pay civil penalties |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits dismissed |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of active lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases that received a bench trial |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of remaining cases |  |  |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Length of time to complete mediation | 120 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed under various environmental statutes | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Civil penalty order issued June 1, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of civil penalty order satisfied |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit against civil penalty order |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Down payment on natural resource damages |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years to pay for natural resource damages |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of participants that filed suit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of TVARS Board members |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants that filed a motion to dismiss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of individual defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining defendant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to file an ammended complaint |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Mississippi residents allegedly injured |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of large oil companies sued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of oil company trade associations sued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of large chemical companies sued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of chemical trade associations sued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of large companies sued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years that spent fuel can be stored after a plant's license is terminated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 years
Number of nuclear reactors |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of admitted contentions submitted by BREDL and SACE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Number of contentions submitted by BREDL and SACE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |
Number of contentions no longer admitted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of contentions left |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of contentions admitted for hearing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of SACE contentions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 7 |  |  |
Number of other petitioners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Number of contentions dismissed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Number of contentions remaining |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Number of appealed findings | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of requests accepted by the NRC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Number of separate petitions filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |

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