SPRING CITY, Tenn. - Nearly 43 years after construction began, the Unit 2 reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant got an operating license Thursday to become the first new American nuclear power plant ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reached another milestone on June 3 when operators at Watts Bar Unit 2—the nation’s newest nuclear power plant and the first added to the fleet in 20 ...
After decades of development, Tennessee Valley Authority announced Watts Bar Unit 2 has completed a series of power ascension tests and reliably operated at full power for more than three weeks. The ...
A fault in the main transformer used to boost the electricity produced by Watts Bar Unit 2 to grid transmission voltage caused a fire in the oil that cools the transformer. As a result of the fault, ...
The $4.7 billion capital construction project was completed on budget. The unit now moves to working asset status. Watts Bar Unit 2 has already provided consumers across the Valley with more than 500 ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s second Watts Bar nuclear reactor reached a major milestone early Monday morning when it operated under its own power for the first time. Watts Bar Unit 2 achieved its ...
SPRING CITY, Tenn. - The Tennessee Valley Authority is in the homestretch of building its newest nuclear reactor - and the first new nuclear unit to be built in three decades. On Tuesday, TVA ...
The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 has been shut down for its scheduled refueling and maintenance outage, the Tennessee Valley Authority reported this week. Watts Bar 2 has been operating non-stop for ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has reached another milestone in its effort to bring Watts Bar Unit 2 into commercial operation: The unit completed its final power ascension test—a 50% load ...
TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 has cleared a milestone toward being the country’s first new nuclear generation of the 21st century. An advisory group for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced April 15 that a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage for its Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 is now under way. "Our work during the first outage allowed ...
Crews are working to determine what caused a transformer fire Tuesday evening at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Tennessee Valley Authority said the fire at an onsite switchyard was reported around 9 ...
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