US Nuclear Plants

U.S. Nuclear Plants

McGuire
North Carolina

Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megawatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
1,100	9,945,468	94.4 %	PWR	July 8, 1981	June 12, 2021
Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megawatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
1,100	9,027,808	92.6 %	PWR	May 27, 1983	March 3, 2023

PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor

Description: This station is located about 17 miles northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, on a 32,500-acre lake, created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowens Ford Hydroelectric Station. The McGuire units use the lake's water for cooling.

Ownership: The McGuire plant is operated by Duke Power Company and owned by the Duke Energy Corporation.

The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on North Carolina:

News item: State Energy Plan: June 2003
Highlights
Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
Competition in the State Electricity Market
Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
Various Links to related sites.

Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on EIA survey form 906. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA's Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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