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McGuire 1 - Plant Information & Status

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
92.9%
365-Day Avg
#64
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 29 days <80%

Ratings

McGuire
Above Average
0 (0%)
Average
1 (100%)
Below Average
0 (0%)
Total Members Voted: 1

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 44.3 Yrs
Build Time: 8.8 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 15.2 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 91.7%
Efficiency: 33.9%
Generated: 253.6 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 529 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
4
Automatic
2
Manual
1
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-12-28 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 12/30/2025 EN Revision Text: AUTO...
2019-05-02 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON OVER TEMPERATURE DELTA TEMPERATURE...
2018-02-15 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DURING SOLID STATE PROTECTION SYSTEM ...
2013-11-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO INDICATION OF DROPPED CONTROL ROD...
2013-02-20 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP ON LOSS OF BOTH M...
2011-01-19 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF BOTH MAIN FEED PUMPS DURI...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Duke Energy
Architect Engineer: DUKE
Constructor: DUKE

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-ICECND
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3411 MWt
Net Capacity: 1158 MWe
Efficiency: 33.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000369
License #: NPF-9
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1973-02-23
Operating Lic: 1981-05-27
Commercial Op: 1981-12-01
License Renewed: 2003-12-05
License Exp: 2041-06-12

Facility Map

35.4325, -80.9478

Location & Contact

Address:
12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (704) 875-4000

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