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| Site: | Watts Bar, Clinch River  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/2017 |
| From: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
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About TVA Newsroom Careers Index Energy Environment Economic Development Watts Bar Unit 2 Complete and Commercial Watts Bar Unit 2 is TVAs seventh operating nuclear reactor delivering carbon-free energy to the Tennessee Valley, helping to generate enough clean electricity to power 4.5 million homes.
OCTOBER 19, 2016The nations first new nuclear generation in 20 years has officially entered commercial operation after the Tennessee Valley Authoritys Watts Bar Unit 2 successfully completed an extensive series of power ascension tests and reliably operated at full power for more than three weeks.
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TVA - Watts Bar 2 Project https://www.tva.com/Newsroom/Watts-Bar-2-Project[1/27/2017 3:07:21 PM]
cost energy, protecting our areas natural resources and working to attract business and growthall priorities simultaneously supported by the completion of Watts Bar Unit 2, said Bill Johnson, TVA president and CEO.
Watts Bar Unit 2 is a key part of our commitment to produce cleaner energy without sacrificing the reliability and low cost that draws both industry and residents to our area.
The $4.7 billion capital construction project was completed on budget. The unit now moves to working asset status.
Watts Bar Unit 2, near Spring City, Tenn., has already provided consumers across the Valley with more than 500 million kilowatt/hours of carbon-free energy during testing. It now joins six other operating TVA nuclear units to supply more than one third of the regions generating capacity, and meeting the electric needs of more than 4.5 million homes.
Watts Bar, Sequoyah and Browns Ferry nuclear stations have also contributed to reducing TVAs carbon emissions by 30 percent since 2005, a reduction that will rise to 60 percent by 2020.
Nuclear power remains the only source of carbon-free energy that is available 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, seven days a week, said Joe Grimes, TVA executive vice president of generation and chief nuclear officer. TVA believes that Watts Bar Unit 2, and other nuclear units like it across the Valley and the nation, represents a vital investment in our clean energy future.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power distributors serving more than 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states.
TVA - Watts Bar 2 Project https://www.tva.com/Newsroom/Watts-Bar-2-Project[1/27/2017 3:07:21 PM]
TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.
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