Catawba Nuclear Station
The Catawba Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located on a 391-acre peninsula, called "Concord Peninsula", that reaches out into Lake Wylie, in York, South Carolina, US.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power plant in York, South Carolina
- Also known as: “Catawba Nuclear Generating Station”, “Centrale nucleaire de Catawba”, “JE Catawba”, “Planta de energia nuclear Catawba”, and “Planta de energía nuclear Catawba”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Lake Pointe Academy and Nanny Mountain.
Lake Pointe Academy
School
Lake Pointe Academy is a private, inter-denominationally Christian, college prep school. Lake Pointe Academy is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Catawba Nuclear Station.
Nanny Mountain
Peak
Nanny Mountain is a mountain summit in York County in the state of South Carolina, United States. Nanny Mountain is situated 2½ miles northwest of Catawba Nuclear Station.
Goat Island
Island
Goat Island is a small uninhabited Island located.2… Goat Island is situated 2½ miles southeast of Catawba Nuclear Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tega Cay and Lake Wylie.
Lake Wylie
Hamlet
Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.Tirzah
Hamlet
Tirzah is an unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina, United States. Tirzah is situated 6 miles southwest of Catawba Nuclear Station.
Catawba Nuclear Station
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: York County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.05347° or 35° 3′ 13″ north
Longitude
-81.07165° or 81° 4′ 18″ west
Elevation
627 feet (191 metres)
Established
June 1985
Operator
Open location code
867W3W3H+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Catawba Nuclear Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة كاتاوبا للطاقة النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Catawba”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Catawba”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Catawba”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Catawba”
- Japanese: “カトーバ原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Catawba kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Catawba kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Катоба”
- Spanish: “Central Nuclear Catawba”
- Swedish: “Catawba kärnkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Катоба”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Concord and Island View Landing.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Catawba Spent Fuel Storage and Catawba 230kV Switching Station.
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