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Nuclear power plants in Tennessee

2 operating nuclear power plants in Tennessee with 4,981 MW of nuclear capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

2

Nuclear capacity

4,981 MW

Net generation, 2025

29.3 TWh

Largest

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

2,540 MW

Largest nuclear power plants in Tennessee

#PlantNuclear MW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Watts Bar Nuclear PlantRhea County2,54016,27373.1%Tennessee Valley Authority
2SequoyahHamilton County2,44113,06061.1%Tennessee Valley Authority

Projects where nuclear is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is nuclear nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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