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March 11 will always be an important date in history. The tragic events that unfolded that day across Japan, where thousands lost their lives, livelihoods and homes, and also affected the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, caught the attention ...

Nuclear energy, not unlike the electric utility industry as a whole, is facing many challenges over the coming years; none as daunting as the impending workforce talent gap. Currently, nearly 35 percent of the nuclear workforce is within five years of ...

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 ...

If you were to guess which low-carbon energy source produces the most electricity in the U.S., what would you choose? Hydropower? Solar? That’s one of the questions the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) asked the public this fall. The NEI opinion poll ...

For nuclear power stations, water is an essential, multi-purpose tool used to generate nearly 20 percent of the nation’s electricity needs. Acting in many roles, water is a barrier against radiation emitted from nuclear fuel. It is also a coolant that ...

While military veterans are common in the nuclear industry, Harris Nuclear Plant’s Carmen Lewis and Gray Tompson have an uncommon story. Lewis, an instructor in Operations Training and Tompson, a senior human performance coordinator in Maintenance, ...

While Duke Energy supports its nuclear plant neighbors in a variety of ways, Nuclear Science Week provides a special opportunity for employees to inform others about their work and share their enthusiasm for nuclear energy. This year, volunteers ...

With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to put the finishing touches on your carved pumpkins, buy candy for the trick-or-treaters and finalize any last-minute costumes. As you finish readying your home for the holiday, did you know you may ...

Do you have a smoke detector? Have you ever used nonstick cookware? Are you a Duke Energy customer? Chances are you have benefited from nuclear technology and not even realized it. But, you’re not alone. In 2009, the Smithsonian affiliated National ...

We focus on using nuclear energy to generate power, but nuclear scientists are saving lives. Radioisotopes – chemical elements that produce radiation -- are now a staple in our medical diagnostic and treatment tool bag. In the 1930s, John and Ernest ...