Historical Marker
Manhattan Engineer District USAEC
Historical marker location:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike (Tennessee Route 95) and South Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Ridge Turnpike.)
Marker installed: 2005
Tennessee was the site of the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States. The Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant began operating in 1996 and remains in operation today.