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==Economy== Built in the 1970s on {{convert|1,200|acres}} at {{convert|20|feet}} above sea level and about {{convert|5|mi}} from the Atlantic Ocean near Southport, [[Duke Energy|Duke Energy Carolinas]] operates the 1,870-megawatt [[Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station|Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant]] which has two nuclear reactors. This plant is the same generation and design as the [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant|Fukushima Daiichi plant]] in Japan. Following the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown]], temporary flood prevention updates, called "cliff edge barriers" to make doors at the facility water tight, were installed at Brunswick to prevent flooding from Hurricane Florence from causing a disaster similar to Fukushima Daiichi. These temporary barriers are designed to stop flooding from a storm surge of up to {{convert|26|ft}}. On Thursday, September 13, 2018, before [[Hurricane Florence]] made landfall at [[Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina|Wrightsville Beach]], Duke Energy shut down the first reactor in the early morning and the second reactor in the afternoon, approximately two hours before tropical storm-force winds at the plant.<ref name=Bloomberg2018-09-12>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-12/florence-heads-for-duke-nuclear-reactors-near-carolina-s-coast|title=Hurricane Florence Heads for Duke Energy's Nuclear Reactors|date=September 12, 2018|last=Martin|first=Chris|work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name=KPRC2018-09-13>{{cite news|url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/hurricane-florence-to-slash-the-carolinas-in-opening-act-of-3-day-disaster|title='Threat becomes reality': Hurricane Florence begins days of rain, wind|date=September 13, 2018|work=[[KPRC-TV|KPRC]]|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name=NewsObserver2018-09-13>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article218330060.html|title=Duke Energy starts shutdown of NC nuclear plant as Hurricane Florence nears|date=September 13, 2018|newspaper=[[News and Observer]]|location=[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]|last1=Murawski|first1=John|last2=Specht|first2=Paul A.|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref>
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