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McGuire 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the McGuire facility.

Ratings 1 vote

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Community ratings from NukeWorker members. Vote to share your experience working at this facility. Results show the breakdown of Above Average, Average, and Below Average ratings.

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

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

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...

Performance Charts

Outage Duration Trend

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Scheduled refueling outage durations over time. Green bars are below average, yellow near average, red above. Dashed line shows the plant's historical average. Shorter outages mean better execution.

Power History (12-Month)

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Daily power output as a percentage of rated capacity over the past 365 days. Green segments indicate full power (90%+), yellow shows reduced output, and red indicates significant power reductions or shutdowns.

Outage Timeline

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Visual timeline of all recorded outages. Blue bars are scheduled refueling outages, red bars are forced/unplanned outages. Width represents outage duration. Hover for details.

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

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

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 7 runs

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Breaker-to-breaker runs measure continuous operation between refueling outages (470+ days). An active streak means the unit has been running continuously since the last refueling. Longer runs indicate better reliability.
527
Best Run (days)
2020-10-22 → 2022-04-02
510
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-10-26 2025-04-02 524 days
2022-05-10 2023-09-16 494 days
2020-10-22 2022-04-02 527 days
2019-05-06 2020-09-19 502 days
2016-04-18 2017-09-23 523 days
2008-11-13 2010-03-14 486 days
2002-10-12 2004-03-07 512 days