United States · 34.263, -81.329Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor, nuclear power plant in United States, operated one pressurized heavy water reactor between 1963 and 1967 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PHWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1963
- Operator
- Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Association
- Owner
- Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Association
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1963
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | — | Shut down | 17 | 65 | Jan 1960 | Dec 1963 | Jan 1967 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor, a 17 MWe PHWR, started construction in 1960 and operated from 1963 to 1967.
Operator: Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Association.