McGuire Nuclear Station
The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina. The plant began construction in 1971, with the two reactors beginning operation in 1981 and 1984.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power plant in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “McGuire Nuclear Generating Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station.
Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station
Power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornelius and Huntersville.
Cornelius
Huntersville
Huntersville is a northern suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. It has historically been a very small town, but due to suburban growth it has begun to develop its own small sphere of influence in the northern end of Mecklenburg County.
McGuire Nuclear Station
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.43189° or 35° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
-80.94745° or 80° 56′ 51″ west
Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)
Inception
September 1981
Operator
Open location code
867XC3J3+Q2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“McGuire Nuclear Station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna McGuire”
- Czech: “JE McGuire”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de McGuire”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de McGuire”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de McGuire”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk McGuire”
- Japanese: “Wm・B・マクガイア原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “McGuire kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “McGuire kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС МакГвайр”
- Russian: “АЭС Макгуайр”
- Spanish: “Central Nuclear McGuire”
- Spanish: “McGuire Nuclear Generating Station”
- Spanish: “Planta de energia nuclear McGuire”
- Spanish: “Planta de energía nuclear McGuire”
- Swedish: “McGuire kärnkraftverk”
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