Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration_GWh ~18,000
gptkbp:commissioned 1996
2016
gptkbp:constructionCost $12 billion (approximate, for both units)
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1973
gptkbp:coolingSource gptkb:Watts_Bar_Lake
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Meigs_County
gptkb:Rhea_County
gptkbp:distanceToChattanooga about 60 miles
gptkbp:distanceToKnoxville about 60 miles
gptkbp:emergencyPlanningZone 10-mile radius
gptkbp:firstNewUSReactorIn21stCentury true
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority_grid
1996
2016
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith over 1,000 people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
gptkbp:latitude 35.607
gptkbp:location gptkb:Meigs_County,_Tennessee
gptkb:Rhea_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:longitude -84.789
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Watts_Bar_Lake
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Spring_City
gptkbp:netCapacity_MW 2327
gptkbp:notableEvent last US nuclear plant completed in the 20th century (Unit 1)
first US nuclear plant completed in the 21st century (Unit 2)
gptkbp:NRCFacilityID 413
414
gptkbp:NRCRegion gptkb:Region_II
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:reactorModel gptkb:Westinghouse
gptkbp:reactorSupplier gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:safetyAuthority gptkb:U.S._Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:seismicRisk low
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:unit1NetCapacity_MW 1170
gptkbp:unit2NetCapacity_MW 1157
gptkbp:usedFor electricity generation
tritium production for US Department of Energy
gptkbp:website https://www.tva.com/energy/our-power-system/nuclear/watts-bar-nuclear-plant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3