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 ...

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 ...

A new nuclear reactor went online in Tennessee recently, making history as the first commercial reactor in America to go online in the 21st century. Watts Bar Unit 2 is part of the Tennessee Valley ...

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 ...

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 Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 returned to operation last week after the team completing a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage that will add approximately ...

Consumers are increasingly becoming confused by the dual labeling of suction power in watts and pascals in robot vacuum cleaners.

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 ...