| McGuire Nuclear Station | |
|---|---|
 McGuire Nuclear Station from Lake Norman | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Mecklenburg County, near Huntersville, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | April 1, 1971 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: December 1, 1981 Unit 2: March 1, 1984 |
| Construction cost | $4 billion (2007 USD)[1] |
| Owner | Duke Energy |
| Operator | Duke Energy |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Lake Norman |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3411 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1158 MW |
| Make and model | WH 4-loop (ICECND) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2316 MW |
| Capacity factor | 92.65% (2017) 83.40% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 19,622 GWh (2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | McGuire Nuclear Station |
The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the state's largest lake, Lake Norman. It is a 32,500-acre (13,200 ha) lake created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station. The McGuire units use the lake's water for cooling.
This plant has two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. It has a capability to produce 2,250 megawatts of net power, with a net generation of 17,514 GW·h in 2005. This represents 44% of the total nuclear power generation for the state of North Carolina.[2]
- ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "North Carolina Nuclear Industry". Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved November 17, 2008.