Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the permittee) is the current holder of Construction Permit No. CPPR92, issued by the Atomic Energy Commission on January 23, 1973, for construction of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN), Unit 2. Construction Permit CPPR91 for construction of WBN Unit 1 was also issued on January 23, 1973, and Facility Operating License NPF90 was issued for operation of Unit 1 on February 7, 1996. WBN Unit 2 is currently partially completed. These facilities are at the permittee's site on the west branch of the Tennessee River, approximately 50 miles northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

On May 8, 2008, TVA filed a request pursuant to Section 50.55(b) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.55(b)) for an extension of the construction permit completion date for WBN Unit 2 to March 31, 2013. This request superseded an earlier letter dated March 6, 2008. TVA requested this extension to the WBN Unit 2 construction permit for the following reasons, as stated i ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-11-E8-15796 Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT