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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Photograph of Watts Bar 1

Location: Spring City, TN (60 miles SW of Knoxville, TN) in Region II
Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Operating License: Issued - 02/07/1996, Expires - 11/09/2035
Docket Number: 05000390

Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor
Electrical Output: 1123 MWe
Reactor Vendor/Type: Westinghouse Four-Loop
Containment Type: Wet, Ice condenser

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