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December 22, 1972 – Surry Power Station is Commissioned in Surry County, Virginia

December 22, 1972 – Surry Power Station is Commissioned in Surry County, Virginia

by VNEC Staff | Dec 22, 1972 | Timeline

May 13, 1972 – The USS Nimitz, the First Nimitz Class Supercarrier, is Launched by Newport News Shipbuilding.

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

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.

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.

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

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