McGuire 2 - Plant Information & Status

Detailed technical specifications, licensing info, and upcoming refueling outage schedules for the McGuire 2 nuclear power facility.

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McGuire 2 Lifecycle: Commissioned Reactor: ONLINE

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Contact Information

Address: 12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078

Phone: (704) 875-4000

Website: http://www.duke-energy.com/

Technical Specifications

Reactor Type: PWR ( PWR-ICECND)

Net Output: 1158 MWe

Thermal Power: 3411 MWt

Efficiency: 33.95%

Licensing & Regulatory Details

Docket #: 05000370

License #: NPF-17 ( OL-FP)

Construction Permit: 1973-02-23

Operating License: 1983-05-27

License Renewed: 2003-12-05

Commercial Ops: 1984-03-01

Expiration Date: 2043-03-03

Site History & Construction

NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP

Constructor: DUKE

Architect Engineer: DUKE

Current Reactor Status (NRC Data)

97%

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Report Date:

March 20, 2026

Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: ONLINE

Recent Power History

Date	Power Level	Visual
Mar 20	97%
Mar 19	97%
Mar 18	97%
Mar 17	98%
Mar 16	98%
Mar 13	99%
Mar 12	99%
Mar 11	99%
Mar 10	99%
Mar 9	100%
Mar 6	100%
Mar 5	100%
Mar 4	100%
Mar 3	100%

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure

Op. Age: 42.1 Yrs

Build Time: 11 Yrs

Lic. Remain: 16.9 Yrs

Production & Power

Lifetime CF: 91.9%

Efficiency: 33.9%

Generated: 253.7 TWh

Reliability & Outages

Record Run: 538 Days

Refuelings (Since '99): 18

Prediction Acc: 100%

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