by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
TVA and Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (BVI) were recently recognized with a Community Partner Award for their pivotal support of the Red Bank Way Conservancy Project, a hands-on environmental education project completed this spring by students at Red Bank Middle...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
To retiree Lonnie Starks, the old adage “collect them all” applies to more than trading cards or action figures. In his tenure at TVA, he collected job titles in all the generation types: nuclear, gas, coal and hydro – the complete set. “All I knew when I started out...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Cumberland Fossil Plant to receive $46.3 million from the Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization federal grant program. TVA will contribute $69.4 million to the 12-project Coal Revitalization Initiative...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors met May 21, 2026, to review progress on one of the largest generation construction programs in the agency’s history and to reinforce TVA’s role in keeping the region – and the nation – energy...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
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...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
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...
