Age of oldest reactor on site based on date operating license issued.

These shifts have been great for existing nuclear plants. We’re seeing efforts to boost their power output, extend the lifetime of old reactors, and even reopen facilities that have shut down.

BELEWS CREEK, N.C. — Duke Energy is moving forward with a groundbreaking plan to add a nuclear energy reactor to the Triad. There are already three nuclear power plants in North Carolina ...

Small modular reactors typically have about a third the power production capacity of traditional nuclear plants but can fit on smaller, often rural, sites. They can be shipped and installed much ...