The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Unit 1 in Soddy-Daisy began a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage last Friday evening after generating more than 13.3 billion kilowatt-hours during its most recent, continuous 484-day operational cycle.
More than 16,000 work activities are planned, including loading new fuel assemblies, performing inspections of reactor components, maintenance of plant equipment and installing unit enhancements.
Sequoyah Unit 1 is one of seven operational TVA nuclear reactors across the Valley. TVA’s nuclear fleet is the third largest in the nation, providing more than 40% of all electricity used by nearly 10 million people in the Tennessee Valley.