Nuclear Professionals Giving Back
Nuclear Professionals Giving Back Cecil Rhodes and the Maritime Museum With about 28,000 employees scattered from the Carolinas to Florida and Indiana, and operations spanning 150 years, if you live in or near Duke Energy’s service areas chances are ...
Operating Experience – What is it and why is it important?
“Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.”- George Santayana That is a lesson the nuclear industry takes to heart on a daily basis. Nuclear plant operators understand the importance of learning from past experiences to ensure the ...
Robinson Nuclear, a pioneer in nuclear energy
Located just a few miles outside of the sleepy southern town of Hartsville, S.C., the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant, most commonly referred to as Robinson Nuclear, is one of the oldest commercial nuclear plants in the country.
50 years later: Source of power generation gives life to a community
What began as an engineering project to meet the energy needs of a developing region became a catalyst for growth, economic prosperity and created a community all its own. In 1959, Duke Energy began construction on Cowans Ford Dam which impounded the ...
40 Years of Memories: Oconee Operators Gather to Celebrate the Plant’s 40th Anniversary
This summer, Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca, SC, is celebrating 40 years of operation. And for months, some of the retired Oconee operators have been planning a reunion – a chance for them to relive the plant’s proud history with their colleagues ...
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 ...
Shining Bright During Dark Days – A Crystal River Nuclear Plant Update
When Curtis McKeown, 60, wanted a job at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant (CR3) on Florida’s west coast in 1970, he showed up every day until he landed a position as a carpenter’s helper working the night shift. He was only 17 and even had to wait a ...
Natural Nuclear Reactors - Two Billion Years-Old!
Rethink for just a minute what you know about nuclear energy. Set aside the idea that nuclear energy can only be produced at highly engineered nuclear reactors with multiple, redundant safety features. Site of the Oklo natural nuclear reactors in ...
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 ...
A Brief History of Nuclear Power in the U.S.
Shippingport power station was the first commercial nuclear power plant in the world. In the post-World War II era, the Atomic Energy Commission was created to explore peaceful opportunities for the same nuclear materials the U.S. used in Japan at the ...
