May 13, 1972 – The USS Nimitz, the First Nimitz Class Supercarrier, is Launched by Newport News Shipbuilding. by VNEC Staff | May 13, 1972 | Timeline
February 19, 1971 – Construction Begins on the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Louisa County, Virginia by VNEC Staff | Feb 19, 1971 | Timeline
May 27, 1967 – The USS John F. Kennedy Becomes the Last Conventionally Powered Carrier Built for the US Navy. Every Carrier Since has been Powered by Nuclear. by VNEC Staff | May 27, 1967 | Timeline
September 24, 1960 – The USS Enterprise, the First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier and the Longest Naval Vessel in the World, Is Launched. Beginning with the Construction of Enterprise, Every U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Has Been Nuclear-Powered and Built at Newport News Shipbuilding. by VNEC Staff | Sep 24, 1960 | Timeline
1960 – The Dresden and Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Stations Become the First Privately Funded, Commercial Reactors by VNEC Staff | Jan 1, 1960 | Timeline