Duke Energy Inspires Young Minds during National Nuclear Science Week
Last week, dozens of nuclear professionals across Duke Energy’s nuclear fleet met with hundreds of students to give them a lesson on nuclear power as part of National Nuclear Science Week. Teammates flocked to local schools while others welcomed ...
Community Comes Out by the Thousands to Enjoy Evening At McGuire Nuclear Station
How does a nuclear site know when it’s developed strong relationships with the community and gained the public’s trust? When nearly 11,000 neighbors come to the site for an evening of socializing, eating and listening to a summer concert with the ...
McGuire Nuclear Station Focuses on Operational Excellence and Community Outreach
Located 20 miles northwest of Charlotte, N.C., McGuire Nuclear Station has served the power needs of the region for more than 30 years. The site sits on the shores of Lake Norman, the state’s largest man-made lake which Duke Energy built in 1963 by ...
Common Myths About Nuclear Energy
The nuclear energy industry sometimes gets a bad rap. Many of the negative opinions surrounding the public’s thoughts toward nuclear power production are rooted in information that is not factual. Since nuclear energy first became a power source six ...
Boy Scouts Flock to Local Nuclear Plants Year After Year
Engineering, nuclear science, environmental science, chemistry. No, they’re not just subjects some of our nuclear teammates majored in as college students, but in fact, represent just a few of the Boy Scout merit badges taught at McGuire, Catawba and ...
The Dream of Limitless Energy
Idaho may be best known for potato production, but 62 years ago a small, experimental nuclear reactor located between Idaho Falls and Arco generated electricity from nuclear energy for the first time. This milestone occurred on Dec. 20, 1951, paving ...
Celebrate “Read Across America” in a Nuclear Way
The importance of reading and related skills cannot be over emphasized. Studies show a love of reading leads to greater success in school and a life-long appreciation for learning. In the nuclear industry where strong science, math and engineering ...
Nuclear Professional Profiles: Reactor Engineer (Part 2)
Jenn Saucier, McGuire Nuclear Station In this two-part series, the Nuclear Information Center offers a glimpse into what it is like to be a reactor engineer. We asked Jenn Saucier, a reactor engineer at McGuire Nuclear Station to sit down with us and ...
Nuclear Professional Profiles: Reactor Engineer
Reactor Engineer Jenn Saucier shows off her personal protective equipment before she starts work in the plant. Jenn Saucier, McGuire Nuclear Station In this two-part series, the Nuclear Information Center offers a glimpse into what it is like to be a ...
New Plant Equipment Ensures Safe and Reliable Service for Years to Come
This fall, McGuire Nuclear Station will power down one of its units as it undergoes a refueling outage. Although outages occur every 18 months and are critical to the operation of the plant, this outage is perhaps even more significant because McGuire ...