H. B. Robinson - South Carolina

The H.B. Robinson Plant Unit 2 is an early (1971 startup) Westinghouse-designed 3 Loop 683 MWe PWR. Robinson is operated by Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) near Hartsville, S.C. 

CP&L also operates the 2 unit Brunswick facility with General Electric BWRs rated at 760 MWe each and the single unit Shearon Harris facility with a 860 MWe Westinghouse PWR. Brunswick is southwest of Wilmington and Harris is south of Raleigh, both in North Carolina.

	Photos (Courtesy of CP&L): Control Room - Simulator Fuel assembly being loaded into reactor (photo under water) Screenhouse and Intake Fuel assembly model (5 ft) showing control rod inserted from top and grids holding rods. Actual assembly is ~14 ft high)
Courtesy Carolina Power and Light

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