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🇺🇸 Catawba

Name: Catawba
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈2,290 MW

Units2

First Online1985

Construction Start1974

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates35.053, -81.071

Catawba is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 2 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 2,290 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 2 of 2 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1985. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Catawba

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Catawba-1	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (ICECND)	1,145 MW	Construction 1974 · Grid 1985
Catawba-2	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (ICECND)	1,145 MW	Construction 1974 · Grid 1986

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