Sharing the Warmth One Coat at a Time
After seeing a 5-year-old boy without a coat on a cold day, a young father decided to make a difference.
Career Profile: Nuclear Divers
For nuclear power stations, water is an essential, multi-purpose tool used to generate nearly 20 percent of the nation’s electricity needs. Acting in many roles, water is a barrier against radiation emitted from nuclear fuel. It is also a coolant that ...
From Cadets to Nuclear Professionals
While military veterans are common in the nuclear industry, Harris Nuclear Plant’s Carmen Lewis and Gray Tompson have an uncommon story. Lewis, an instructor in Operations Training and Tompson, a senior human performance coordinator in Maintenance, ...
That's a wrap: Nuclear Science Week by the numbers
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 ...
Pull the Plug on Energy Vampires
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to put the finishing touches on your carved pumpkins, buy candy for the trick-or-treaters and finalize any last-minute costumes. As you finish readying your home for the holiday, did you know you may ...
Nuclear Science Week Helps Shed Light on Careers
It takes a dedicated team with different professional backgrounds and experiences to handle the day-to-day functions of running a nuclear station. As part of Nuclear Science Week, Duke Energy is shedding some light on a few traditional and atypical ...
Duke Energy encourages the Carolinas to “get to know nuclear”
Do you have a smoke detector? Have you ever used nonstick cookware? Are you a Duke Energy customer? Chances are you have benefited from nuclear technology and not even realized it. But, you’re not alone. In 2009, the Smithsonian affiliated National ...
Who says education is boring?
“I am so excited to be there, I am so excited to be there, I am SO excited to be there!” was the repetitive (and increasingly louder) chant from a young child in route to the annual National...
Radiation isn’t just for science fiction fans
We focus on using nuclear energy to generate power, but nuclear scientists are saving lives. Radioisotopes – chemical elements that produce radiation -- are now a staple in our medical diagnostic and treatment tool bag. In the 1930s, John and Ernest ...
Cherenkov Effect is Science, Not Science Fiction
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. ...