Nuclear Facilities Remain Safe and Secure 11 Years Later
Since September 11, 2001, the nuclear industry has made a number of security enhancements to make nuclear plants events safer. Although regarded as one of the securest facilities in the world prior to 9/11, the industry has spent nearly $2 billion ...
In This Industry, Partnerships Are Key - Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part series on key partnerships in the nuclear industry. Click here to read part 1. The success of the nuclear industry relies on a plethora of community and professional partnerships. Nuclear professionals build ...
In This Industry, Partnerships Are Key - Part 1
The success of the nuclear industry relies on a plethora of community and professional partnerships. Nuclear professionals build relationships and work closely with others outside the industry to inform and protect the public, recruit new talent for ...
Radiation Protection for Nuclear Employees
At every nuclear station in the country, radiation protection (RP) teams work daily to control and reduce the amount of occupational radiation exposure workers receive while performing various jobs in the plant. All nuclear employees take radiation ...
New Plant Equipment Ensures Safe and Reliable Service for Years to Come
This fall, McGuire Nuclear Station will power down one of its units as it undergoes a refueling outage. Although outages occur every 18 months and are critical to the operation of the plant, this outage is perhaps even more significant because McGuire ...
A Brief History of Nuclear Power in the U.S.
Shippingport power station was the first commercial nuclear power plant in the world. In the post-World War II era, the Atomic Energy Commission was created to explore peaceful opportunities for the same nuclear materials the U.S. used in Japan at the ...
It’s The Cool Thing to Do
The cooling tower; it's the icon of the nuclear world. It's also mistakenly thought to be spewing pollution. It's actually water vapor (or steam). Let's take a look at how cooling towers produce the water vapor you see. Thermoelectric power plants, ...
Nuclear Energy Spans the Globe
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the United States will need 22 percent more electricity by the year 2035. Across the globe, energy consumption will increase to approximately 1,700 terawatt-hours; this is the equivalent of home electricity ...
Duke Energy and Progress Energy Merge Nuclear Fleets
On July 2, Duke Energy and Progress Energy completed their merger, making the new Duke Energy the biggest U.S. electric utility – based on market capitalization, generation capacity and number of customers. The new company will have approximately ...
By Land or By Boat, Thousands Attend McGuire's Summer Concert
Rain or shine, the show must go on! Luckily, it was shine, and more than 8,000 people enjoyed the sounds of the Charlotte Symphony on June 22 on the EnergyExplorium lawn, and by boat as the sun set over Lake Norman. Musicians played for a little over ...