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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

1960 – The Dresden and Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Stations Become the First Privately Funded, Commercial Reactors

1960 – The Dresden and Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Stations Become the First Privately Funded, Commercial Reactors

by VNEC Staff | Jan 1, 1960 | Timeline

July 21, 1959 – The First Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ship, the NS Savannah, is Launched

July 21, 1959 – The First Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ship, the NS Savannah, is Launched

by VNEC Staff | Jul 21, 1959 | Timeline

December 2, 1957 – Shippingport Atomic Power Station Becomes the World’s First Atomic Electric Power Plant Devoted Exclusively to Peacetime Uses

December 2, 1957 – Shippingport Atomic Power Station Becomes the World’s First Atomic Electric Power Plant Devoted Exclusively to Peacetime Uses

by VNEC Staff | Dec 2, 1957 | Timeline

July 29, 1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is Formed to Regulate and Promote Peaceful Use of Atomic Power.

July 29, 1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is Formed to Regulate and Promote Peaceful Use of Atomic Power.

by VNEC Staff | Jul 29, 1957 | Timeline

June 1954 – Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant Becomes The World’s First Grid-Connected Nuclear Power Station

June 1954 – Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant Becomes The World’s First Grid-Connected Nuclear Power Station

by VNEC Staff | Jun 26, 1954 | Timeline

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