Nuclear Power Plant---where is it? (Charlotte, Raleigh: real estate, prices, activity)

[shaylahc]

I know there is one near Lake Norman somewhere....exactly where is it, and what lake does it use for cooling? (I think most power plants use lake/bodies of water for their cooling process). Are real estate prices affected by being close to the plant? TIA!

[silverwing]

Originally Posted by shaylahc

Are real estate prices affected by being close to the plant? TIA!

:::laughs::: NO.Lake Norman is an area of burgeoning development
http://www.duke-energy.com/about/plants/franchised/nuclear/mcguire/ (broken link)

Btw, did you know that Lake Norman is a hotbed of UFO activity, speculatively attributed to the nuke sites?

http://www.ufomind.com/misc/1997/sep/d23-008.shtml

Better watch out, your friendly Lake Norman boater might actually be <dun-dun-DUN!>

[shaylahc]

Too funny!

[a1m1700]

Originally Posted by silverwing

:::laughs::: NO.Lake Norman is an area of burgeoning development
http://www.duke-energy.com/about/plants/franchised/nuclear/mcguire/ (broken link)

Btw, did you know that Lake Norman is a hotbed of UFO activity, speculatively attributed to the nuke sites?

http://www.ufomind.com/misc/1997/sep/d23-008.shtml

Better watch out, your friendly Lake Norman boater might actually be <dun-dun-DUN!>

You kill me You are so funny.

[jaxon]

hmm how many are there im confused and where are they?

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by jaxon

hmm how many are there im confused and where are they?

Five nuclear power reactors located within NC

Brunswick
2 MI N of Southport, NC
Unit One
Unit Two

McGuire
17 MI NW of Charlotte, NC
Unit One
Unit Two

Shearon Harris
20 MI SW of Raleigh, NC
Unit One

Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

[southernlady5464]

For more info on nuclear power in general, another source besides the NRC http://www.nrc.gov/ is the NEI (Nuclear Energy Institute) http://www.nei.org/

There are two types of reactors here in the US, Boiling Water Reactors and Pressurized Water Reactors. PWR's are the most popular. Both require a water source to use so locating near a water source makes sense.

Catawba
6 MI NW of Rock Hill, SC which is just south of Charlotte
Unit One
Unit Two
Source: NRC

Rock Hill, SC is just south of Charlotte.

Lake Norman does have it's reason for being because of nuclear power so the poster's question isn't as far-fetched as it may seem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Energy

Duke Power constructed Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, to aid its hydro- and nuclear electrical production capabilities.

Liz

[NCBND]

Lake Keowee, SC (near Clemson and Anderson, SC and the NC border) is also a cooling pond for a nuke. It is amusing to note that local realtor, developer and Chamber of Commerce advertisements for this lake, which is a hotbed of expensive development activity, never mention the presence of this facility.

[cowboy_wilhelm]

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by cowboy_wilhelm

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