Parr Nuclear Station
Carolinas–Virginia Tube Reactor, also known as Parr Nuclear Station, was an experimental pressurized tube heavy water nuclear power reactor at Parr, South Carolina in Fairfield County.- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear reactor
- Also known as: “Carolinas–Virginia Tube Reactor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station and Hope Rosenwald School.
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
Photo: DJSlawSlaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Power Station occupies a site near Jenkinsville, South Carolina, in Fairfield County, South Carolina, approximately 20 miles northwest of Columbia. Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2½ miles north of Parr Nuclear Station.
Hope Rosenwald School
School building
Photo: Gamehope, Public domain.
The Hope Rosenwald School, also known as Hope School, is a former school at 1971 Hope Station Road near Pomaria, South Carolina. As a Rosenwald School, it served rural African-American children in the early 20th century. Hope Rosenwald School is situated 2 miles west of Parr Nuclear Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jenkinsville.
Jenkinsville
Hamlet
Jenkinsville is an incorporated town in western Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States, between the Broad and the Little rivers. It is located east of Monticello Reservoir and is near the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station. Jenkinsville is situated 2½ miles east of Parr Nuclear Station.
Parr Nuclear Station
- Categories: nuclear reactor and industry
- Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Parr Nuclear Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مفاعل كاروليناس-فرجينيا للأنابيب”
- German: “Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor”
- German: “CVTR”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk CVTR”
- Japanese: “カロライナ・バージニア原子力発電所”
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