Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power is a South Carolina historical marker in Parr vicinity, Fairfield County, dedicated 1965.

Fairfield County · dedicated 1965 · Parr Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 20-16), 1.1 mi. E of its intersection with S.C. Hwy. 215, Parr vicinity

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Two miles west of here at Parr Shoals on Broad River is the first atomic nuclear power plant in the Southeast. In 1954, the Atomic Energy Act was amended to allow the construction of nuclear power plants by private industry. Built by Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates, Inc., this plant was dedicated on October 24, 1962.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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