SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee reactor is now complete, making it the nation's first new nuclear generating plant of the 21st century. News outlets report the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday morning officially declared the Unit 2 reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant operational after more than nine years of construction and $4.7 billion in expenses. TVA President Bill Johnson says the new reactor in Spring City will provide TVA a carbon-free, reliable source of baseload power for at least the next 40 years. The reactor is expected to produce 1,150 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 650,000 homes. There are now 100 commercial nuclear reactors in the United States.

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