Safeguarding the Region’s Dams

TVA’s Dam Safety team achieved a major milestone a decade in the making. In 2016, Dam Safety began implementing Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessments – the cornerstone for risk-informed decision-making. The team recently completed risk assessments for all of TVA’s...

Thirty Years of Reliability

Watts Bar Unit 1 Celebrates 30 Years When the late Jeanette Long spoke into the public address system at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, the longtime administrative assistant to site executives was so proud. With good reason. On that day, May 27, 1996, Jeanette moved close...

First Fire

TVA has reached an important milestone at the new Cumberland Combined Cycle Plant: Unit 1 has achieved first fire, moving the project another step closer to serving the Valley region with more reliable, efficient energy. First fire happened on April 28, when fuel was...

Not your typical draft day

School Engagements Strengthen Workforce Development Pipeline On May 8, TVA teams from across the Valley region joined elected officials, educators, industry partners and hundreds of students at the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day event in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Designed...