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NUCLEAR CONTROL?A vast orroy of control, gouges ond switches is shown in the control room of the first-otomic power plant in the Southeast at
Part S C. The Corolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates facility has sofely and securely harnessed the atom to produce electricity, and is serving
as a research tool for Carolina Power Cr Light Compony, Duke Power Company, South Carolino Electric Cr Gos Compony, Virginia Electric ond Power
Company, and the Atomic Energy Commission.
ATOMIC SILHOUETTE?The domed structure homing the reoctot predominates this dusk scene at the South
east's first atomic power plant. The Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates facility at Parr, S. C., has been
producing electricity from atomic energy lor over a year. It is also serving os a research tool lor Carolina Power
& Light Company. Duke Power Company, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, Virginia Electric and Power
Company, and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Power Pioneers Unite To
Blaze Peaceful Atomic Trails
PARR, S. C.?While world
leaders ponder ways to save
their planet from nuclear de
struction, this tiny community
is witnessing a safe and signi
ficant step forward in harnes
sing the atom for peaceful use.
From a knoll overlooking the
Broad River, power pioneers
are blazing a trail into the nu
clear age that may benefit users
of electricity everywhere.
For over a year the
Southeast's first nuclear power
plant, and the only one of its
kind In the United States, has
been producing electricity
from atomic energy. The Caro
linas-Vlrginia Nuclear Power
plant, and the only one of Its
kind in the United States, has
been producing electricity from
atomic energy. The Caroltnas
Vlrglnla Nuclear Power Asso
ciates facility has sent atom
produced electricity Into a
power network with Intercon
nections throughout the Caro
lines and Virginia.
Member companies of CVNPA
are Carolina Power & Light
Company, Duke Power Com
pany, South Carolina Electric
ft Gas Company and Virginia
Electric and Power Company.
The more than 36 million Kil
owatt-hours of electricity pro
duced In the past year Is only
a by-product. More Important
IS the knowledge gained from
research, which began at the
facility In 1961.
MARKS MILESTONES
During the past year the $46
million plant has marked five
significant milestones on Its
march Into the nuclear age.
- - The Brat electricity was
produced from atomic energy
a4 the site on December 16,
1963.
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- It was operated at full
licensed power for the first time
In May.
- Sustained operation of the
reactor by automatic control
was attained during the year.
' Filing has been completed
for a permanent Atomic En
ergy Commission operating
license, to replace aprovislon
al license under which the plant
has operated.
- During the month of Octo
ber the plant had the highest
availability factor - 98 per
cent?of any reactor In the Unit
ed States. The availability fac
tor is the percentage of time
the reactor is available for
operation.
"We have had an availability
factor average of 87 per cent
since reaching full power In
May, a good record for a. re
search and development re
actor," reports CVNPA Mana
ger Harold Babb.
"The plant is proving highly
successful as a research and
development tool under the Joint
sponsorship of the four par
tlcipatlng power companies and
the Atomic Energy Commis
sion."
"In addition to Its experi
mental uses, Parr Is proving
valuable as a center for the
training of operators and tech
nicians," Babb continues.
The Parr facility is a pro
totype of larger commercial
size atomic power plants of
the future.
A nuclear explosion at the
plant Is practically Impossible.
Should this remote possibility
occur the domed concrete and
steel structure housing the re
actor would contain it to pro
tect the countryside.
The average employee gets
less radiation from the plant
in a year's time than he could
from a single x-ray.
The Parr plant site is the only
place in the world where coal,
falling water, and atomic ener
gy are used to generate elec
tricity.
UNIQUE RESEARCH
Another unique research
aspect of the plant is that in
larger sizes it could be de
veloped to use uranium of the
quality found in nature, the use
of which should reduce the cost
of the power generated.
It is the first atomic power
plant in the Southeast, and its
pressure tube reactor is the
only one of its kind in the Unit
ed States.
The results of operations at
the plant are being spread
throughout the world. The
visitor's log book reads like an
International Who's \yho in nu
clear engineering. Data is also
made available to the Atomic
Energy Commission as well a*
the four participating compan
ies.
There have been no unexpect
ed "breakthroughs" at the
plant. "Operating results have
been very close to advance
calculations. In other words the
plant is doing what it was ex
pected to do-and proving itself
everyday," Babb concludes.
Employee: "May I have the
day off to go Christmas shop
ping with my wife?"
Employer: "Certainly not."
Employee: "Thanks very
ma
Gen. Bowers
Says Racial
Line Erased
RALEIGH - Adj. Gen. Claude
Bowers says President John
son wasn't talking about North
Carolina when he urged an
improvement of racial equality
in National Guard units In
southern states.
Integration of the state's
guard has been peaceful and
voluntary since the 1963 Gener
al Assembly dropped the racial
barriers, Gen. Bowers said
Monday.
Ten or 20 units of the 92
unlt North Carolina Guard have
Negro members, he said, and
50 of the 10,500 men In the
| state guard are Negroes.
"We've had no problem at all
since the law was repealed,"
Gen. Bowers said. "If they
(Negroes) want to Join, they
take the test, if they pass, we
take'em."
President Johnson, lnaletter
to Secretary of Defense Robert
McNamara, said he wanted ev
ery aspect of racial discrimina
tion eliminated In the armed
forces.
He referred to a report by the
President's Committee on
Equal Opportunity In the armed
forces which said a number of
southern states have allowed
Negroes to join guard units in
recent years.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancerand
Rudolph would cause no ex
citement in the Netherlands,
where children believe that a
horse pulls St. Nicholas' sleigh.
The great horse Is named
Slelpner, and the Dutch chil
dren fill their wooden shoes
with hay for him. This gives
him energy to get St. Nick to
every house.
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Volume Of New Construction
Shows Big Gain Over Last Year
CHARLOTTE?The volume of
new construction In North and
South Carolina during 1964
showed a staggering Increase
over the preceding year,
according to figures released
Saturday.
Henry J. Pierce, managing
director of Carollnas Branch,
the Associated General Con
tractors of America, said that
statistics for the first 10 months
tlon volume In the two states
of $1.3 billion, a gain of al
most 30 per cent over the $1.03
billion for the same period In
1963.
Additional increases can be
expected in 1965, Pierce said,
although the percentage of gain
is not expected to be as large.
"Nationally," Mr. Pierce
said, "the construction indus
try saw the best year In its
history in 1964 with a total
volume of work put in place of
$88 billion. The predicted vol
ume for 1965 is more than $91
billion.
"New plant and equipment
: expenditures are continuing to
: rise. The national rate of in
vestment In new plants and
equipment during the first half
of 1965 is expected to be more
than 8 per cent above the aver
age for 1964. The percentage
increase is expected to be much
greater in North and South Car
olina as both states expand their
programs to attract new indus
try.
"The effect of the federal
tax reduction early in 1964
will be felt more strongly in
1965 than it was last year. This
will be helpful particularly In
maintaining the volume of resi
dential construction.
"And In general, the contin
uing advance of all segments of"
the Carolina* economy give no
Indication that construction vol
umes will fall below current
levels."
Building construction by
categories In the two states
showed the following Increases
during the first 10 months of
1964, according to figures fur
nished by the F. W. Dodge Corp.
?Residential construction In
North Carolina gained $55 mil
lion, from $355 million to $410 j
million. Residential construe- i
tlon In South Carolina gained!
$23 million, from $139 million j
to $162 million.
? Non-residential building
construction In North Carolina
gained $46 million, from $229
million to $275 million. Non
residential building construe- |
tlon In South Carolina gained!
$42 million, from $127 mill-1
Ion to $169 million.
Increases also were recorded I
in "non-bulldlng" construction, I
according to statistics compll-i
ed by S, C. Austin of Raleigh, j
manager of the Carollnas!
Branch, AGC Highway-Heavy!
Division. Figures follow:
?Highway construction con
tracts awarded by the N. C.
State Highway Commission dur
ing Calendar 1964 set a record
of $83.9 million, an Increase
of 41.4 per cent over the $59.4
million awarded the previous
year.
?The S. C. Highway Depart
ment awarded contracts total
ing $63.1 million, an Increase
of 7.1 per cent over the $58.9
million awarded in 1963.
?Public works construction
In the two states for the fis
cal year ending Sept. 30 total
ed $66.2 million, an increase
of 9.4 per cent over the $60.5
million awarded the previous
year. This category Includes
public utilities, municipal
streets, city and county air
ports, telephone and power
lines, state ports construction,
dams and drainage canals.
Contracts awarded for fed
eral construction In the two
states Increased more than 24
per cent, from $18.1 million
to $24.3 million. These awards
Included construction on mili
tary bases, the Blue Ridge
Parkway and similar federal
government facilities In the
area.
Federal And State
Tax Forms Received
Federal and State forms for
use In preparing 1965 Income
tax returns are being received
here, and will be available for
filing of reports. For individ
uals, April 15 Is the deadline
for filing returns on 1964 earn
ings. Corporations must turn
In their reports by March 15.
To all Intents and purposes,
the record for 1964 has been
written and summaries will be
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gations will be heavier for re
mittances early in the coming
year.
Student
Canton, Ohio?Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Vladimir Pellch, pastor of
the Ukranlan Catholic Church
here, at the age of 76 commutes
to classes at Akron's Evening
College.
Although holder of a doctor's
degree in Slavic languagesfrom
the University of Vienna and a
Ukranlan himself, he is taking a
course in the History of Ukran-.
Ian Civilization, "Iwanttoleai^
more from an authority," he
explains.
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