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Abstract

Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant United States of America is located at 10 MI S of Spring City, Tennessee, USA. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 35.602411087743, Longitude= -84.787933101719. This infrastructure is of TYPE Nuclear Power Plant with a design capacity of 1202 MWe. It has 1 unit(s). The first unit was commissioned in 1996. It is operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.

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Status of Plant
Plant Efficiency and Impact
Plant Overall Rating State-of-the-artWorth DuplicatingEnvironmentally Responsible
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GEO Assigned Identification Number
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Location

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Description

Design Capacity (MWe)
Firm Capacity (MWe)
Type of Reactors Short Description
Location
Electric Power Grid Connected To Name/Operator PPA(years)
Name of SubStation Connected To
Source of Water
Water Withdrawal Rate at Full Power (cum/hour)
Type of Fuel
Source of Fuel
Refueling Cycle (Months) Fuel Amount Replaced (tonnes)
Amount of Spent Fuel in Cooling Tanks
Disposition of Spent Fuel
Safeguards
Capital Cost of Plant and/or In US Dollars In Year (YYYY)

Unit Information

Unit # IAEA-ID Capacity (MWe) Date Commissioned (yyyy-mm-dd) Construction Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd) Decommission Date (yyyy-mm-dd) Reactor Manufacturer Reactor Type/Model Turbine Manufacturer Turbine Type/Model Generator Manufacturer Generator Type/Model Unit Efficiency (%)
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Environmental Issues

Issue 1 Description

Past and Future Major Upgrades

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Owner and Operator Information

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Type of Ownership
Construction/EPC Contractor
Operating Company
Regulatory Authority
Project Financed By

Annual Performance

Comments

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Notes

* USA: All data under GWh generated in Performance Table is Net Generation (total-consumed by plant)
* cum = cubic meters; MWe = Megawatts electric; MM=million; GWh=GigaWatt hours, Tonne = 2205 pounds