{{Nuke-NRC2}} The '''McGuire''' Nuclear_power_plant is located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte,_North_Carolina, on Lake_Norman, a 32,500 acre (132 km²) lake created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowans_Ford_Hydroelectric_Station. The McGuire units use the lake's water for cooling. This plant has two Westinghouse Pressurized_water_reactors. ==External links== *DoE Page {{Geolinks-US-photo|35.432539|-80.949583|10}} {{US-powerstation-stub}} Category:Charlotte,_North_Carolina Es:Planta_de_energía_nuclear_McGuire