First Commercial-Size Nuclear Power Plant in the Southeast
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Item information
- Title:
- First Commercial-Size Nuclear Power Plant in the Southeast
- Description:
- Transcribed from front: Hartsville, S. C. -- The first commercial-size nuclear power plant in the Southeast, and the first south of Philadelphia and east of California, is this nuclear unit at the H. B. Robinson Plant of Carolina Power & Light Co. The 700,000 kilowatt facility features a 194-foot high (18 stories) domed containment structure, with reinforced concrete walls of 31 1/2 feet. Construction on the more than $80 million facility began in July of 1967, with dedication ceremonies held in May of 1971.
- Topics:
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Community and Extension
- Subjects:
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Nuclear energy
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Item identifier:
- ua023_007-007-bx0022-005-009
- Created Date:
- Names:
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
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- Location:
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Hartsville (S.C.)
- Digital Project:
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University Archives Photographs
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- University Archives Photograph Collection. Agricultural Extension and Research services (UA023.007) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
