TVA Faces Nuclear Outage Crisis
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is facing criticism after data revealed its nuclear reactors shut down unexpectedly 12 times over the past year.
Serving over 10 million people in Southeast USA, TVA's outages have affected all seven of its reactors, resulting in the lowest use of nuclear power the agency has reported since 2007.
According to a WPLN News review of US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records, TVA has the sixth highest generation capacity of any US utility company and the third largest nuclear power fleet.
TVA's nuclear reactors shut down unexpectedly 12 times over the past year.
TVA's nuclear power fleet comprises seven units at three sites.
Author's summary: TVA faces criticism over unexpected nuclear reactor shutdowns.
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