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US TVA WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT

6868 WATTS BAR HWY, SPRING CITY, TN, 37381

Parent company: NA

Carcinogen PBT — EPA classifications across all reporting years

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Year-over-year total releases

Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.

Top chemical totals

The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.

Full release table

Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.

All values in pounds (lbs)
Year	Zinc compounds	Lead	Lead compounds	Manganese	Ammonia	Total (lbs)
2024	—	451	—	—	—	451
2023	—	441	—	—	—	441
2022	—	281	—	—	—	281
2021	—	271	—	—	—	271
2020	—	431	—	—	—	431
2019	—	361	—	—	—	361
2018	—	682	—	—	—	682
2017	—	862	—	—	—	862
2016	—	2,004	—	—	—	2,004
2015	—	1,803	—	—	—	1,803
2014	—	2,104	—	—	—	2,104
2013	—	1,903	—	—	—	1,903
2012	—	962	—	—	—	962
2011	—	872	—	—	—	872
2010	15,000	841	—	—	—	15,841
2009	—	—	1,176	—	—	1,176
2008	16,568	—	894	—	—	17,467
2007	14,250	—	780	—	2,350	17,380
2006	9,050	—	1,461	—	—	11,261
2005	9,355	—	1,764	—	—	11,984
2004	14,255	—	1,057	—	—	15,312
2003	7,205	—	729	—	—	7,939
2002	9,200	—	521	—	—	9,726
2001	12,000	574	—	4,110	—	17,209
2000	12,900	—	—	—	—	12,900
1999	9,500	—	—	—	—	9,500
1998	10,000	—	—	—	—	10,000

▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.