Shearon Harris - North Carolina

The Harris plant is a 3 loop Westinghouse PWR design plant. The plant, owned and operated by Carolina Power & Light Company, is rated at 900 MWe. The plant is located 22 miles SW of Raleigh, North Carolina near the town of New Hill. A training and visitor center is located close to the plant. The plant uses Harris lake for cooling

Courtesy Carolina Power & Light

A number of simplified diagrams illustrate the the design of the plant.

Harris plant uses a 525 foot high natural draft cooling tower for cooling. Additional site photos and information (courtesy CP&L) are:

• View of plant from training center (72K)
• Overhead view showing lake, cooling tower, and intake structure (84K)
• Overhead view of entire site with lake in background (151K)

See the US plant address, plants, and map pages for more information.

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