CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Numbers 2-84117 (including 2-50058), 2-51735, 33-27120
(including 2-55941 and 2-69914), 33-56649 and 333-85375) of Nucor Corporation of
our report dated February 1, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.






/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

March 23, 2001