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🇺🇸 McGuire

Name: McGuire
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈2,360 MW

Units2

First Online1981

Construction Start1971

Reactor power (NRC)97% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates35.433, -80.946

McGuire 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 2,360 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 1981. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at McGuire

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
McGuire-1	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (ICECND)	1,180 MW	Construction 1971 · Grid 1981
McGuire-2	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (ICECND)	1,180 MW	Construction 1971 · Grid 1984

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