ML12223A436

Tennessee Valley Authority 2012 - Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant

ML12223A436
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Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	01/01/2012
From:	Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Justin Poole Watts Bar Special Projects Branch
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TVA: Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant Supplier Portal TVAKids Employees & Retirees Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SEARCH GO Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant TVA Region Map Raccoon Mountain:

Facts & Figures Construction at Raccoon Mountain began in 1970 and was completed in 1978.

The reservoir constructed at the top of the mountain has 528 acres of water surface.

The dam at Raccoon Mountains upper reservoir is 230 feet high and The Raccoon Mountain project is TVAs largest hydroelectric facility. Water is pumped to the 8,500 feet long. Its the largest rockfill reservoir on top of the mountain and then used to generate electricity when additional power is dam ever built by TVA.

needed by the TVA system.

Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is located in southeast Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Station is a hydroelectric facility. It has Tennessee on a site that overlooks the Tennessee River near four generating units with a net Chattanooga. dependable capacity of 1,616 megawatts. Net dependable capacity The plant works like a large storage battery. During periods of low is the amount of power a plant can demand, water is pumped from Nickajack Reservoir at the base of the produce on an average day, minus the mountain to the reservoir built at the top. It takes 28 hours3.240741e-4 days <br />0.00778 hours <br />4.62963e-5 weeks <br />1.0654e-5 months <br /> to fill the electricity used by the plant itself.

upper reservoir. When demand is high, water is released via a tunnel drilled through the center of the mountain to drive generators in the Raccoon Mountain Brochure mountains underground power plant. Download a color brochure with pictures of Raccoon Mountain and The area around Raccoon Mountain is a state-designated Wildlife information about the site (PDF, 238 Observation Area. The mountaintop is home to whitetail deer, kb).

woodchucks, gray foxes, and, of course, raccoons. The most compelling wildlife attraction of the area is a large wintering population of bald eagles, which can be sighted from the overlook as they hunt in the woods and waters.

The Raccoon Mountain Visitor Center The Raccoon Mountain visitor center is now open after a brief closing to upgrade the displays. New displays include videos depicting the history of TVA and the construction of the pumped storage facility. Maps show how the TVA facilities work together to provide power to the 9 million people in TVA's service area.

The Visitor Center is normally open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except major holidays and during the winter months, when it closes at 4 p.m.

Tours of the power plant itself are no longer available, but the center has photographs, models, and knowledgeable staff to discuss plant operations and TVA. TVA closes all visitor centers when the homeland security alert level is orange (high) or red (severe).

Time-lapse Raccoon Mountain Unit Disassembly http://www.tva.gov/sites/raccoonmt.htm[3/27/2012 4:06:46 PM]

TVA: Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant Time-lapse video of the 81 days of disassembly and 30,000 man hours for Unit 3 maintenance at TVA's Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage facility near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Tennessee Valley Authority LEGAL NOTICES INSPECTOR GENERAL SUPPLIER CONNECTION FACEBOOK 400 West Summit Hill Drive PRIVACY POLICY TVA POLICE ONLINE CONNECTION TWITTER Knoxville, TN 37902 LINKING POLICY EMPLOYMENT TVAKIDS YOUTUBE (865) 632-2101 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS FLICKR tvainfo@tva.gov NO FEAR ACT DATA LINKEDIN General Contact Information INFORMATION QUALITY http://www.tva.gov/sites/raccoonmt.htm[3/27/2012 4:06:46 PM]