U.S. Nuclear Output Falls as Duke Shuts North Carolina Reactors
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U.S. nuclear-power production fell 1.8 percent to its lowest level in seven weeks after Duke Energy Corp. shut both units at its McGuire plant in North Carolina, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Production from U.S. reactors fell by 1,661 megawatts from yesterday to 93,111 megawatts, or 92 percent of capacity, the least since Nov. 30, according to a report today from the NRC and data compiled by Bloomberg. Seven of 104 power units were offline.