Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Overview

Federally owned electric utility headquartered in Knoxville, TN. Largest US public power provider; operates 7 nuclear reactors and is advancing small modular reactor (SMR) deployment at Clinch River alongside private developers.

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