Nuclear Power Plants in the Carolinas

 

Brunswick
Location: NC
Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas
Configuration: 2 X 895 MW BWR
Operation: 1975-1977
Reactor supplier: GE
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: UE&C, Brown & Root

Photograph courtesy of Carolina Power & Light
Posted 7 Apr 2001

Catawba
Location: SC
Operator: Duke Power Co
Configuration: 2 X 1,129 MW PWR
Operation: 1985-1986
Reactor supplier: WH
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Duke Power

Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Co
Posted 21 Apr 2004

McGuire
Location: NC
Operator: Duke Power Co
Configuration: 2 X 1,100 MW PWR
Operation: 1981-1984
Reactor supplier: WH
T/G supplier: WH
EPC: Duke Power

Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Co
Posted 21 Apr 2004

 
Oconee
Location: SC
Operator: Duke Power Co
Configuration: 3 X 846 MW PWR
Operation: 1973-1974
Reactor supplier: B&W
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Duke Power

Photograph courtesy of Duke Power Co
Posted 21 Apr 2004

Robinson
Location: SC
Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas
Configuration: 1 X 769 PWR
Operation: 1971
Reactor supplier: WH
T/G supplier: WH
EPC: Ebasco
Quick facts: Site is shared with a 207-MW coal-fired unit.

Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 18 Jun  2004

Shearon Harris
Location: NC
Operator: Progress Energy Carolinas
Configuration: 1 X 951 MW PWR
Operation: 1987
Reactor supplier: WH
T/G supplier: WH
EPC: Ebasco, Daniel

Photograph courtesy of Carolina Power & Light
Posted 29 Apr 2001

V C Summer
Location: South Carolina
Operator: South Carolina Electric & Gas
Configuration: 1 X 1,000 MW PWR
Operation: 1984
Reactor supplier: WH
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Gilbert, Daniel

Photograph courtesy of Scana Corp
Posted 11 May 2004

Abbreviations

Updated 01/18/10

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