Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor nuclear power plant
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor nuclear power plant | Retired | PHWR | Prototype | 19 | 1963 |
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.0 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1960s is 5.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Virgil C Summer nuclear power plant (4 km), Catawba nuclear power plant (91 km) and H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant (109 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor nuclear power plant | 1960 | 1963 | 4.0 | 5.0 (1960s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil C Summer nuclear power plant | United States | 4 km | 1.0 |
| Catawba nuclear power plant | United States | 91 km | 2.4 |
| H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant | United States | 109 km | 0.8 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | South Carolina, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34.2625, -81.3292 |
| Elevation | about 95 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 200 km from the sea |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Association |
|---|---|
| Operators | Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Association |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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