Earlier this year, Catawba Unit 1 set an industry record for an ice condenser plant, completing a refueling/maintenance outage in 21 days, one hour. Both Unit 1 and Unit 2 completed continuous ...

A loose valve in the coolant system came open as the plant heated up and caused a leak of about 10 gallons of water a minute, said Jim Morris, site vice president for the Catawba Nuclear Station.

Construction While in Progress, or CWIP, allows Duke to pass on construction costs before their plants go live. Does it save everyone money or leave ratepayers exposed?

A Catawba Nuclear Station leak is still in repair days after it was discovered, though indicators suggest it shouldn’t spark public alarm. A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission event notification ...

Workers pour concrete to form a containment building at the Catawba Nuclear Station construction phase in the 1980s. Photo courtesy Duke Energy. (This story first ran in Duke Energy’s ...