Illuminating the bright future of nuclear energy through employee advocates
Although there are a number of ways to reach operational goals and achieve Duke Energy’s net-zero carbon emission target, we cannot achieve these milestones without engaged employees leading the way.
We took some time to ask employees about their...
Nuclear power: what our teammates wish the community knew
Did you know that nuclear power is Duke Energy’s largest clean energy source? As the only energy source that produces electricity 24 hours a day without emitting greenhouse cases, our facilities generate enough to power 7 million homes across the...
Keeping nuclear in the driver’s seat: Duke Energy seeks to renew nuclear licenses
What if your driver’s license was about to expire, and there was no way to get another one? You still have a perfectly good car. You are a skilled and responsible driver. There are still places you need to go.
The nuclear industry faced a similar...
What you need to know about nuclear cooling towers
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
Wait – or do they?
Do the cooling towers you see around some power plants affect the weather and create weather phenomena?
No – they don’t. Let’s just go ahead and clear...
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.
Inside “NCIS: Los Angeles”: Nuclear myths and truths
If you watched the Jan. 4 episode of “NCIS: Los Angeles,” you got an inside look at a decommissioned nuclear energy facility. Well, sort of. The team investigates the radiation poisoning of a sergeant moonlighting as a security officer at a fictional ...
