Belews Creek new nuclear (Duke)

Duke Energy · Stokes County, NC · North Carolina

Early site permit (technology-neutral, six candidate designs) for up to two ~300 MW units next to the Belews Creek coal and gas plant. Duke says it has not yet decided to build.

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Power

600 MW

Fission · First commercial

Storage

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energy capacity

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First unit 2036; 600 MW by 2037

approximate target

Capital committed

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closed or awarded

Capital pending

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conditional or under review

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No project-level financing disclosed yet.

Milestones

Dec 2025Early site permit application submitted to the NRC

Grid, permits and build

Permits: Technology-neutral early site permit application docketed by the NRC (Feb 2026)

Who buys and who finances

Duke Energy (utility-owned)

Utility-owned; Duke hasn't yet decided to build

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Russian uranium ban → enrichment squeeze → advanced reactors

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Belews Creek new nuclear (Duke)

Capital stack

Milestones

Grid, permits and build

Who buys and who finances

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Belews Creek new nuclear (Duke)

Capital stack

Milestones

Grid, permits and build

Who buys and who finances

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