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...
Their internships: nuclear energy and innovation
This story first appeared on Duke Energy's storytelling website, illumination.
More than 250 college students had the opportunity to intern at Duke Energy this summer, and four did something unexpected for them and new for Duke Energy, too.
Intern extra: Advice for aspiring nuclear energy workers
In this bonus blog post, a few of our summer interns share their advice for those interested in a career in the nuclear energy industry.
How nuclear energy inspired (and surprised) our interns
As summer ends for our nuclear interns, we asked them to reflect on their experience at Duke Energy.
The 2016 nuclear energy stories our readers loved most
From community college partnerships to refueling outages, the Nuclear Information Center covered a variety of topics related to Duke Energy's nuclear fleet in 2016. To ring in the new year, we counted down the top five most-read posts written this year.
Duke Energy Nuclear Interns Offer Five Life Lessons
Duke Energy nuclear interns have shared their experiences on the Nuclear Information Center this summer. In this final article in the series, we asked them to reflect on what they’ve learned during their internship. Here are five lessons they shared ....
Nuclear Intern Projects Make a Lasting Impact
What exactly does a nuclear intern do? For the third post in our summer nuclear intern series, we asked our interns to discuss what they are working on over the summer. In case you missed it, you can read the previous post here.
Meet the Interns
Each summer, Duke Energy offers select engineering students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the nuclear industry as interns. The intern program challenges college students with meaningful work, exposing them to a career in the energy ...
Duke Energy Interns Work Hard, Play Hard
This summer, Duke Energy is hosting more than 100 college students who are spending their time away from school gaining valuable experience and knowledge from company professionals in all areas of interest. Working both full- and part-time schedules ...