[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TVA'S WATTS BAR NUCLEAR FACILITY

  (Mr. DesJARLAIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to share my findings from 
last week's tour of TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear facility located in 
Tennessee's Fourth District in Rhea County.
  The Watts Bar facility is constructing a second nuclear unit, which 
will be completed late next year. It will be the 21st century's first 
new reactor to go online, doubling the facility's capacity and then 
creating reliable energy for nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses.
  This project has contributed significantly to the local economy by 
providing more than 3,300 high-paying jobs. TVA makes safety and 
security its top priority. During the construction of Unit 2, the 
workers have achieved a milestone of 22.8 million work-hours without a 
lost-time incident.
  I would like to extend a special thanks to TVA's senior vice 
president of operations and construction, Mike Skaggs, and his team for 
making my visit so educational and productive.
  Madam Speaker, it is imperative that we continue to support the safe, 
affordable, and reliable energy that nuclear provides in order to 
attract industry and create jobs.

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