Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
Connecting People with Purpose., Community., Resources., Service., Opportunities.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. is the collective term for three related non-profit organizations – BVI, National Emergency Assistance (NEA) and Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC). We provide Tennessee Valley Authority retirees and former TVA employees with the opportunity to get involved in volunteer work, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) work and TVA contract work.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
BVI offers an opportunity to volunteer at the Visitor Centers at Fontana Dam, Kentucky Dam, Norris Dam, and Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility along with a variety of other volunteer opportunities.
National Emergency Assistance, Inc.
FEMA relies on NEA employees to augment their disaster assistance endeavors all over the United States.
Retiree Resources Corporation
Many TVA retirees and former employees are working through RRC to provide temporary staff augmentation to TVA.
We seek to make an impact in our Tennessee Valley community through the following efforts each year
STEM grants given to Tennessee Valley teachers
Visitors to the TVA Visitor Centers
Tennessee Valley Robotics Teams entered into competitions
RRC employees supporting TVA through staff augmentation
NEA employees deployed to disaster areas
Retirees doing projects to help improve their communities
What’s New?
Help Celebrate Our 92nd Anniversary During the Week of Service
Apr 18, 2025
We are excited to again celebrate TVA’s anniversary by serving the people of the Tennessee Valley region. Join us in Celebrating Through Service and register to participate in a service opportunity in your community.
When: This year, we will celebrate throughout the week of May 12
Who: Any TVA employee, retiree, intern or contractor can register to volunteer (just be sure to clear it with your supervisor if the opportunity is during your normal work hours)
Where: We’ve been collecting opportunities throughout the Valley region, with a focus on those areas where TVA employees work and live
How: Check with your supervisor to see if a team or facility event has already been scheduled for your group. If not, visit the Volunteer Tracking System.
REAL ID Deadline is May 7
Apr 21, 2025
Beginning May 7, 2025, the REAL ID Act goes into effect. At that time, all U.S. citizens 18 years of age or older will be required to have a REAL ID to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities, including nuclear power plants.
TVA will begin implementing REAL ID requirements at all TVA facilities in a phased approach with full implementation required by May 5, 2027.
Here’s what you need to know about how the REAL ID Act will affect non-nuclear operations at TVA:
Employees, contractors and vendors with a TVA badge are encouraged to acquire REAL ID-compliant state identification but are not required to have REAL ID to enter TVA buildings.
Johnsonville’s Jet Set
April 15, 2025
A fleet of jet engines is whirring to life in Humphreys County, Tennessee, as the Tennessee Valley Authority brings a major power generation project online.
The elite aeroderivative gas turbines at Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant, west of Nashville, add more than 500 megawatts to TVA’s grid, which provides electricity to more than 10 million people across seven states.
Just like the aerospace engines they evolved from, these new turbines are designed to ramp up and down quickly, Justin McBath, senior project manager, said.
“They have a fast-start option,” McBath said. “You can go from a cold engine to full power in five minutes, generating 50 megawatts per unit – and these actually will generate up to around 57 to 59 megawatts under the right conditions.”
Hard-Wired
April 18, 2025
A Photo Essay Celebrating the Lineworkers Who Keep Us Connected.
From the flat, sweeping swamps in the west to the steep mountainsides in the east, lineworkers are building the nervous system of TVA.
16,000 miles of transmission lines connect us.
A New Nuclear Heyday
April 17, 2025
When Bob Deacy looks out over a grassy field at TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Site, he sees America’s energy future – up to four state-of-the-art small modular reactors, each on a plot smaller than a football field.
He envisions an efficient workforce that relies on the latest digital equipment for all facets of operation.
And a facility that generates reliable power around the clock, contributing electricity to TVA’s portfolio of generating assets, from hydro, coal, gas and existing nuclear to solar and battery storage.
The reactors themselves will be a standard design, which will allow utilities around the world to benefit from these advancements in nuclear power.
Water Monitoring Project
April 17, 2025
Kathy Black and Marka Smith (both of Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. | BVI) worked with Rachel Terrell, Manager, Public Outreach and Support, on partnering with TVA on a Water Monitoring Project. TVA currently goes into schools and teaches water monitoring to 4th and 5th graders.
TVA provides the test kits to the students. The kits allow the students to perform tests on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and turbidity, then the students analyze and interpret the data.