Construction was suspended on Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in the late 1980s, and the plant sat idle for more than 20 years. Now, through equipment refurbishment and replacement, Unit 2 is on track ...

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 ...

(WBIR - SPRING CITY) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) a 40-year operating license for Watts Bar Unit 2. It is the first U.S. reactor the NRC has ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Unit 2 is America’s newest commercial nuclear reactor and may also have the newest set of steam generators. The Steam Generating Team (SGT), a joint venture ...

SPRING CITY (WATE) – Tennessee Valley Authority is celebrating the completion of the first new nuclear unit in the United States in the 21st Century. TVA said Unit 2 of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant has ...

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 ...

More than four decades after construction began in 1973, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is finally getting close to starting up the Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor. Only final tests stand in ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar nuclear Unit 2 generated electricity onto its power grid for the first time on Friday. Watts Bar Unit 2 is officially synced to the grid and licensed reactor ...