What it's like to be a working mom in the nuclear industry
We asked three moms what it’s like as a working parent in the nuclear energy industry and how they can support each other. Here’s what they said.
Christine Johnsen balances creativity and science as a nuclear engineer
Creative writing has been a pastime for Christine Johnsen for as long as she can remember. She thought writing would be her career, but a high school chemistry class and the SAT changed her plans.
After 49 years in the industry, Mike Wesson is still passionate about nuclear
It was 1969. The Beatles staged their last public performance. The Boeing 747 debuted. The average income was $8,550. Apollo 11 landed on the moon. And two months before Woodstock, an 18-year-old graduated from Charlotte’s West Mecklenburg High School on Wednesday, went to work for Duke Power the following Monday.
A Blast from the Past - Oconee Nuclear Station
Click here to see a larger version. Oconee Nuclear Station, along with several other nuclear stations, was featured in a special edition of the trade magazine, Nuclear Engineering in April of 1970. While the drawing does not wholly reflect the final ...