Reimagining and innovating for a better energy future
“Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious!” These were words iterated by the late great mathematician Katherine Johnson whose calculations were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S....
Nuclear Generation - On track to a cleaner energy future.
To the nuclear energy industry, clean energy isn't a new priority. At Duke Energy, we’ve been on track to provide clean, baseload generation to residents and businesses in the Carolinas since Robinson Nuclear Plant came online in 1971 – over 50 years...
Celebrating Nuclear Science Week with each of you!
The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History was opened in 1969, chartered to provide a place to share the story of the Atomic Age. The Museum explores early research, the Cold War era and today’s peaceful uses of nuclear technology to save lives...
Protecting the environment is a daily commitment: Three things you didn’t know about our Environmental Sciences team
Nuclear stations generate electricity by heating water to create steam to turn turbines, which turn a generator. As part of electricity production, these stations need a way to cool this steam back to water for reuse. Because of water needs, nuclear...
Virtual STEM Summer Camp - a Recap
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.
Virtual STEM Summer Camp
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.
How a lifelong love of the environment became a career
A lifelong environmental champion, Catawba Nuclear Station Environmental Specialist Haley Willis was raised on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, spending her spare time and summers kayaking, swimming and honing her love of the outdoors on...
Nuclear Employees Deliver Hope Throughout the Year
This season of giving is a time to reflect on the generosity of our nuclear employees who have given their time, talent and donations to strengthen the communities around Duke Energy’s six nuclear sites.
Inspiring the next generation of coastal conservationists
Imagine growing up within a half hour drive of the beach but never stepping foot on the sand or picking up a seashell tossed in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. For many fifth graders, visiting Masonboro Island is their first experience at the beach, and on a boat.
Why nuclear plants are great places for wildlife
There’s something unique about driving onto a Duke Energy nuclear site - including the abundance of wildlife that thrive there.