The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 was the first new nuclear unit added to the U.S. fleet in more than 20 years. There were challenges along…

by Aaron Larson

The Watts Bar 2 nuclear unit has a lengthy and well-chronicled history. Construction began on the unit in 1973. It was suspended in 1985 due to slower electricity demand growth,…

by Sonal Patel

Watts Bar 2, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) nuclear unit that began commercial operation last October, has been shut down indefinitely owing to a major issue with a condenser revealed this March.…

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that Watts Bar Unit 2 began commercial operation on October 19. After successfully completing its power ascension testing program and operating at 100% power output…