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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 is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Nuclear power plants in North Carolina" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... McGuire Nuclear Station; S.
US nuclear power plants, highlighting recently and soon-to-be retired plants, as of 2013 (US EIA). Nuclear power plant locations and nameplate capacity of the top 10 states. Power plants map August 2016. This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States, in terms of Nameplate capacity.
Van Drew said the company is “concerned about their nuclear facility” after a pair of drones was spotted this week hovering over the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and the adjacent Hope Creek ...
The nuclear power industry is increasingly looking to smaller reactors, which run on HALEU. These reactors can last longer than conventional ones and fit into smaller spaces — making them more ...
The Catawba Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located on a 391-acre (158 ha) peninsula, called "Concord Peninsula", that reaches out into Lake Wylie, in York, South Carolina, US. Catawba utilizes a pair of Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water reactors .
In North Carolina, Duke provides about 34% of its power with natural gas, 22% with nuclear and 17% with coal. Renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass combine to make up about 10% of Duke ...