It’s The Cool Thing to Do
The cooling tower; it's the icon of the nuclear world. It's also mistakenly thought to be spewing pollution. It's actually water vapor (or steam). Let's take a look at how cooling towers produce the water vapor you see. Thermoelectric power plants, ...
Duke Energy and Progress Energy Merge Nuclear Fleets
On July 2, Duke Energy and Progress Energy completed their merger, making the new Duke Energy the biggest U.S. electric utility – based on market capitalization, generation capacity and number of customers. The new company will have approximately ...
Communities Reap Economic Benefits from Neighborhood Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear energy is an excellent carbon-free electricity source important to the country’s energy mix, with 104 reactors generating 70 percent of the nation’s carbon-free electricity. What many don’t realize is that nuclear power plants play vital roles ...
The Nuclear Renaissance Reaches Another Milestone
Last month, the NIC reported a major milestone in the nuclear renaissance: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s license approval of two new reactors at the Vogtle plant. Not too far behind, the V.C. Summer plant in South Carolina was recently granted ...
Power Restored at Catawba Nuclear Station
On April 4 at 8:12 p.m., Catawba Nuclear Station lost offsite power and an unusual event was declared. Power has been restored to the station and the unusual event emergency classification was terminated at 1:37 a.m. The station’s diesel generators ...
Fukushima One Year Later - The U.S. Nuclear Industry Responds
Sunday, March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated several regions of Japan and left the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in distress. While the earthquake and tsunami killed and displaced thousands of ...
Are Small Reactors Part of Our Energy Future?
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 ...
Vogtle Plant License Approval Highlights Nuclear Renaissance
Last week, the greatest evidence that the Nuclear Renaissance is alive and well was announced: After a three-decade hiatus, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors. Southern Co.'s Vogtle power ...
Nuclear Stations Host Thousands of Movie-Goers
After this summer's movie series at McGuire and Oconee Nuclear Station, thousands of plant neighbors can now say they have had the unique privilege of watching a movie at a nuclear power plant. Hundreds of glowsticks, ice cream cones and smiling kids ...
Nuclear: The Training Never Stops … Really, Never
Nuclear stations need more than uranium and advanced technologies to operate safely and successfully, they also depend upon a skilled, highly trained workforce. However, getting from classroom to control room requires more than a degree. Every person ...