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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 ...

In this three-part series, we examine the phases of the nuclear fuel cycle. Part 1 What makes nuclear energy one of the most environmentally friendly forms of electricity generation is the fact nuclear stations do not burn any fuel, thus emitting no ...

The U.S. nuclear industry’s commitment to protect public health and safety extends all the way to how nuclear stations handle by-products produced during electricity generation. Similar to places like medical research laboratories, hospitals, clinics, ...

Click here to see a larger version. Oconee Nuclear Station, along with several other nuclear stations, was featured in a special edition of the trade magazine, Nuclear Engineering in April of 1970. While the drawing does not wholly reflect the final ...

On Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, an earthquake of approximately 5.8 magnitude sent ripples throughout the east coast from its center in Virginia. While tremors were felt from New York to South Carolina, no major injuries or extensive damages were ...

One of the goals of this space is to shed light on big ideas in the industry- even if they aren't Duke Energy's ideas. One of the newest designs in nuclear energy technology is the traveling wave reactor, featured in today's post. The traveling wave ...