Form S-8
                                                        File Nos. 33-27120,
                                                        2-55941, 2-69914,
                                                        and 2-51735
                                                        Rule 424(b)


PROSPECTUS


                             NUCOR CORPORATION


                             3,092,714 shares


                               Common Stock
                         Par Value $.40 Per Share




      The shares offered hereby are being offered by senior officers or
directors of Nucor Corporation who may be deemed affiliates of Nucor.  See
"Selling Stockholders" herein.  Such shares will be sold on any stock exchange
on which Nucor's Common Stock is then listed, at prices then prevailing on
such exchange, or in other transactions at negotiated prices.  Nucor will
receive no sales proceeds.  Net proceeds to Selling Stockholders will be the
proceeds received by them upon such sales less brokerage commissions, if any.

      Nucor's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  The
closing price on that exchange on April 29, 1994 was $61.375 per share.




      THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.




      No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations, other than as contained herein, in connection with the offer
contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made, such information or
representations must not be relied upon.




               The date of this Prospectus is April 29, 1994




April 29, 1994 Prospectus             Senior Officers and Directors   Page 2

                  AVAILABLE INFORMATION

      Nucor Corporation ("Nucor") is subject to the informational requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in accordance therewith
files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  Such reports, proxy statements and other information 
(including the annual report on Form 10-K for last year and the proxy 
statement for this year's annual meeting of stockholders) can be inspected 
and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Securities and Exchange Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at the Commission's regional offices 
at 75 Park Place, Los Angeles, California 90036-3648, and 500 West Madison 
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511, and at the New York Stock 
Exchange, on which the Common Stock of Nucor is listed.
Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public
Reference Section of the Securities and Exchange Commission at the above 
address at prescribed rates.

               DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

      The following documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:
      (a)  Nucor's latest annual report filed under Section
13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act");
      (b)  All other reports filed under Section 13 of 15(d)
of the Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report 
referred to in (a) above;
      (c)  Nucor's definitive proxy statement filed under
Section 14 of the Act in connection with the latest annual meeting of 
stockholders, and any definitive proxy statements so filed in connection 
with any subsequent special meetings of stockholders;
      (d)  The description of Nucor's Common Stock contained
in the registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Act, including any
amendment or report filed to update such description.

      All reports and other documents subsequently filed by
Nucor pursuant to Sections 13, 14, and 15(d) of the Act, prior to filing a 
post-effective Amendment which indicates
that all Common Stock offered hereby has been sold (or which
deregisters all Common Stock remaining unsold) shall be deemed to be 
incorporated by reference herein and to
be made a part of this Prospectus from the date of their
filing.

      Each person to whom this Prospectus is sent or given
will, on written or oral request and without charge, be furnished a copy of any
document incorporated herein by reference. Requests should be made to Nucor's 
corporate secretary at Nucor's address or telephone number appearing herein.

                                  IDENTITY OF ISSUER

      Nucor was incorporated under Delaware law in 1958.
Nucor's executive offices are located at 2100 Rexford Road, Charlotte, 
North Carolina, 28211, and its telephone number is 704/366-7000.



April 29, 1994 Prospectus      Senior Officers and Directors           Page 3

                            SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

      The table below sets forth as of March 31, 1994,
certain information about the Selling
Stockholders, all of whom are senior officers or directors
of Nucor, with an address c/o Nucor Corporation, 2100 Rexford Road, 
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211.  The figures
appearing in the column entitled "Shares Beneficially Owned"
include shares which may be acquired upon the exercise of options granted 
by Nucor pursuant to its Key Employees Incentive Stock Option Plans. 
The number of shares which may be acquired upon the exercise
of such options is also shown separately, with respect to
each selling stockholder, in the column entitled "Unexercised Options Held."  
The figures appearing in the column entitled
"Shares Offered Hereby" were or are to be acquired (1) upon
the exercise of options granted by Nucor pursuant to its Key Employees 
Incentive Stock Option Plans, (2) pursuant to Nucor's
Senior Officers Incentive Stock Compensation Plan, (3)
pursuant to Nucor's Employee Monthly Stock Investment Plan, and (4) pursuant 
to Nucor's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

      The Selling Stockholders may from time to time offer
all or part of the foregoing shares in the manner set forth on the cover 
page of this Prospectus.  In addition, they may
from time to time offer, pursuant to this Prospectus,
additional shares to be acquired pursuant to the above Plans. Nucor will 
pay the expenses of this Prospectus but will receive no sales proceeds.




                                                     Shares          Unexercised    Shares
                                                Beneficially           Options      Offered
Names and Positions                                   Owned            Held         Hereby
                                                                          
H. David Aycock, Director                            717,701             ---       585,401

A. Jay Bowcutt, Vice President                        13,600           9,483        13,600

James E. Campbell, Vice President                     48,883          17,143        47,883

John D. Correnti, President and
    Chief Operating Officer                           47,892          14,705        47,892

James W. Cunningham, Director                        458,964             ---       405,168

Jerry V. DeMars, Vice President                       32,673          14,699        32,673

Daniel R. DiMicco, Vice President                     14,499           2,665        14,499

John A. Doherty, Vice President                      446,592          17,143       443,064

Jeffrey P. Downing, Vice President                     7,313           4,905         7,313

Ladd R. Hall, Vice President                           4,799           4,713         4,799

Donald N. Holloway, Vice President                   167,448           5,863       167,448

Kenneth H. Huff, Vice President                        5,067           3,549         5,067

F. Kenneth Iverson, Director, Chairman and
    Chief Executive Officer                          783,056          19,237       587,628

Terry S. Lisenby, Vice President                      13,450           8,495        13,450

Hamilton Lott, Jr., Vice President                    39,083          14,699        39,083

Harry R. Lowe, Vice President                         12,686           7,537         9,868

Rodney B. Mott, Vice President                        12,386           9,745        12,386

D. Michael Parrish, Vice President                    24,983          15,635        24,983

James W. Ronner, Vice President                       13,990           7,417        13,950

Larry A. Roos, Vice President                        122,195          17,143       119,483

Joseph A. Rutkowski, Vice President                   11,006           8,941        11,006

Samuel Siegel, Director, Vice Chairman,
   Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary  564,938          22,516       486,070