Nuclear Energy Three Years After Fukushima
Committed. Safe. Prepared. These three words have taken on a deeper meaning since the events at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan occurred three years ago today. Following the events in Japan, Duke Energy immediately took actions to reverify that each ...
Nuclear Meets the Demands of the Polar Vortex
The frigid impact of the “polar vortex” affected most of the U.S.Credit: AccuWeather.com Last week, as the arctic air of the “polar vortex” made its way across the country, temperatures reached record lows and energy demand reached record highs. ...
Learning Firsthand from Fukushima
In September, chief nuclear officers (CNOs) representing all operating U.S. commercial nuclear energy facilities traveled to Japan to see the impact of the 2011 Fukushima event firsthand. More than 20 nuclear leaders from the U.S. spent a week touring ...
The EnergyExplorium Encourages Children and Families to 'Explore the Outdoors’
Dozens of families recently left their TVs and shut down computers for a few hours to attend “Explore the Outdoors” at McGuire Nuclear Station’s EnergyExplorium. The event was aimed at educating and reconnecting children to the wonders of the ...
KI – One of Many Tools in Emergency Planning
A nuclear station’s uranium fuel core provides years of energy for residential, business and industrial consumers. Multi-tiered safety systems protect the public from the extremely unlikely chance of an uncontrolled radiation release to the ...
Brunswick Nuclear Plant – From Humble Beginnings to Industry Changer
Operation for Duke Energy's Brunswick Nuclear Plant's (BNP) first reactor began in 1975. It was the first nuclear power plant built in North Carolina.
A Reactor Trip: An Important Nuclear Safeguard
The priority for every nuclear power plant is the safe, reliable operation of the plant. The industry’s commitment to this principle is absolute – a cornerstone of the nuclear safety culture is “conservative decision making.” What this mean is if ...
Skilled employees and high-tech robot work together to make repairs at Harris Nuclear Plant
When engineers at Harris Nuclear Plant recently developed plans to make repairs to a small flaw in a nozzle in the top of the plant’s reactor vessel head, they used a high-tech robot to reduce the risk of human error and to ensure precise, consistent, ...
Nuclear Fuel: What do we do with that stuff?
All nuclear power reactors use uranium fuel to generate electricity. This fuel consists of small ceramic pellets stacked into metal fuel rods, which are bound together into fuel assemblies that are eight to 12 feet in length. Once fuel has been used ...
Boy Scouts Flock to Local Nuclear Plants Year After Year
Engineering, nuclear science, environmental science, chemistry. No, they’re not just subjects some of our nuclear teammates majored in as college students, but in fact, represent just a few of the Boy Scout merit badges taught at McGuire, Catawba and ...