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2015 – The US Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the USS Nautilus. The Nuclear Navy Has Logged More Than 6,600 Reactor Years of Accident-Free Operations While Traveling Over 155 Million Miles on Nuclear Power.

2015 – The US Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the USS Nautilus. The Nuclear Navy Has Logged More Than 6,600 Reactor Years of Accident-Free Operations While Traveling Over 155 Million Miles on Nuclear Power.

by VNEC Staff | Jan 1, 2015 | Timeline

2007 – Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Becomes the First U.S. Nuclear Reactor to Come Online in the 21st Century.

2007 – Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Becomes the First U.S. Nuclear Reactor to Come Online in the 21st Century.

by VNEC Staff | Aug 13, 2007 | Timeline

August 16, 2003 – The USS Virginia (SSN-774), the First Virginia Class Nuclear Submarine is Launched.

August 16, 2003 – The USS Virginia (SSN-774), the First Virginia Class Nuclear Submarine is Launched.

by VNEC Staff | Aug 16, 2003 | Timeline

April 30, 2002 – The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Oldest in the World, is Shut Down

April 30, 2002 – The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Oldest in the World, is Shut Down

by VNEC Staff | Apr 30, 2002 | Timeline

2000 – The NRC Issued the First-Ever License Renewal to Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

2000 – The NRC Issued the First-Ever License Renewal to Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

by VNEC Staff | Aug 13, 2000 | Timeline

1996 – Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar 1 Nuclear Power Plant is the Last Unit to be Licensed in the United States in the 20th Century.

1996 – Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar 1 Nuclear Power Plant is the Last Unit to be Licensed in the United States in the 20th Century.

by VNEC Staff | Aug 13, 1996 | Timeline

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