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Throughout the year, our energy education centers host events to provide students with opportunities to learn about science. Due to social distancing measures in play due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), these activities cannot take place as they normally would in person. But the learning and experimenting doesn't have to stop! Now, students can participate in a week's worth of experiments from home.

Throughout the year, our energy education centers host events to provide students with opportunities to learn about science. Due to social distancing measures in play due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), these activities cannot take place as they normally would in person. But the learning and experimenting doesn't have to stop! Now, students can participate in a week's worth of experiments from home.

Do you know what U.S. electricity source is the most reliable, provides the most carbon-free generation in the nation, employs thousands of Americans, provides power to 1 in every 5 homes and businesses, and requires the least amount of land? The answer...

We are fortunate in the southeastern U.S. to have energy sources that are built to withstand the incredible forces of natural disasters like hurricanes: nuclear power plants.

As communities seek cleaner ways to provide power, more people are giving nuclear energy a second look. This previous post highlights the air quality advantages of nuclear energy, but nuclear also benefits the planet in other ways. Watch our nuclear ...

Exit signs. Watch dials. Gun sights. Each of these items may emit glowing light – light that neither come from a battery nor requires electricity. This light source is emitted from tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen.

March 11 will always be an important date in history. The tragic events that unfolded that day across Japan, where thousands lost their lives, livelihoods and homes, and also affected the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, caught the attention ...

While Duke Energy supports its nuclear plant neighbors in a variety of ways, Nuclear Science Week provides a special opportunity for employees to inform others about their work and share their enthusiasm for nuclear energy. This year, volunteers ...

In the movies, a nuclear reactor is always shown shrouded in an electric blue haze. It is easy to assume this is simply a special effect, but the blue glow is an actual real world phenomenon known as the Cherenkov effect or Cherenkov radiation. ...

When you think of nuclear power plants, recreation may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But at and around Duke Energy’s nuclear sites you can find numerous places to hike, fish, picnic and bird-watch. In fact, Duke Energy’s nuclear sites ...