McGuire Nuclear Station
| McGuire Nuclear Station | |
|---|---|
McGuire Nuclear Station from Lake Norman | |
| 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) |
| 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. The plant began construction in 1971, with the two reactors beginning operation in 1981 and 1984. Water from nearby Lake Norman is used to cool the reactor units.
The plant has two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors and can produce 2,250 megawatts of net power. The plant achieved a net generation of 17,514 GW·h in 2005, representing 44% of the total nuclear power generation for the state of North Carolina.