Chattanooga, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, located near Chattanooga, is safely undergoing a scheduled refueling outage this week. The planned maintenance aims to keep the facility operating efficiently while investing in the reliability of TVA’s nuclear energy network.
According to TVA officials, the Sequoyah plant features two pressurized-water reactor units that together generate more than 1,160 megawatts of electricity — enough to power about 1.3 million homes across the region. Refueling outages are typically scheduled every 18 to 24 months to replace a portion of the reactor’s uranium fuel and perform preventive maintenance.
The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant has been a cornerstone of TVA’s power supply since its initial operation in the early 1980s. The utility emphasized that such planned outages are part of its ongoing investment in nuclear safety, reliability, and long-term energy planning for Tennessee and neighboring states.
TVA shared historic and current photos of the facility as part of a #TBT (Throwback Thursday) post celebrating decades of operation and innovation in the region’s energy infrastructure.
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