Belews Creek nuclear power plant — United States of America
Nuclear power plant in North Carolina, United States of America. Approximate location 36.2930081, -80.0796288.
NuclearNorth CarolinaUnited States of Americasmall modular reactorPre Construction
Belews Creek nuclear power plant is a 600 MW nuclear power station in North Carolina, United States of America. It ranks #1068 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 17.4% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_belewscreek_unite.
Data status
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced, pre-construction); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 600 MW, Belews Creek nuclear power plant is below the median nuclear plant in United States of America (1,350 MW). Technically it is described as small modular reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #137 largest nuclear power plant of 176 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 176 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 270,415 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 36.2930081, -80.0796288 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Belews Creek nuclear power plant?
Belews Creek nuclear power plant is a 600 MW nuclear power plant in North Carolina, United States of America, Pre Construction 2034.