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In an earlier blog post, we discussed the uranium fuel cycle and where the fuel that powers our commercial nuclear plants in the U.S. comes from. Today, we take a look at another nuclear fuel source: mixed oxide (MOX). MOX fuel is made up of ...

Smaller reactors are currently being developed and promoted as a new option for electricity generation using nuclear energy. There are many benefits, as well as drawbacks, to using small modular reactors (SMRs). The new generation of reactors will cut ...

When Duke Energy’s first nuclear reactor began operation in 1973, “cybersecurity” was a term that most people had never heard of. Today, not only is cybersecurity top of mind, October has been designated as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The ...

The Truth Behind the Top 5 Popular Misconceptions About Nuclear Energy The complexity of generating electricity through nuclear energy leaves the science open to many common misconceptions. Nuclear energy can be very difficult to explain and is often ...

The nuclear industry is built upon numerous and redundant safety systems and measures to protect public health and safety, plant personnel and equipment. One such protective system present across all U.S. nuclear power plants is a robust environmental ...

With the U.S. Department of Energy projecting a 24 percent increase in U.S. electricity demand by 2035, one of Duke Energy’s top priorities is determining the most efficient and environmentally sound ways to meet our customers’ growing demand. That’s ...

On May 26, 1958, in a ceremony at the White House, the United State’s first commercial nuclear energy power plant, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, sprang to life with a wave from President Eisenhower’s “neutron wand.” The President was on his ...

McGuire Celebrates 30 Years of Being an Industry Leader and Devoted Member of the Community “This plant will be a good neighbor. And, will provide power to the prosperous, progressive Piedmont Carolinas.” - William Bulgin McGuire, Duke Power President ...

This is the third part of our three part series on the nuclear fuel cycle. To read the first part on mining, converting, enriching and fabricating nuclear fuel, click here, and to read the second part on the fuel in the reactor core, click here. Part ...

In this the second-part of three-part series where we examine the phases of the nuclear fuel cycle. To read the first part of our series, click here. Part 2 From Fabrication Facility to Reactor After nuclear fuel assemblies are built at the fuel ...