The Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant with a single Westinghouse designed pressurized-water nuclear reactor operated by Duke Energy. It was named in honor of W. Shearon Harris former president of Carolina Power & Light (predecessor of Progress Energy). Located in New Hill North Carolina in the United States about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Raleigh it generates 900 MWe has a 523 foot (160 m) natural draft cooling tower and uses Harris Lake for cooling.
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average annual gross power generation (J)
2.66544e+16
country
United States
generation units
Unit 1: 900 MW
installed capacity (W)
9e+08
location
North Carolina, New Hill North Carolina, Buckhorn Township Wake County North Carolina, Wake County North Carolina
