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What’s the best place to start your career in nuclear? 🤔

THE BIG BOY: @ConstellationEG’s Braidwood is Illinois’ largest nuclear power plant, generating enough reliable power for roughly 1.8 million homes in the area. Unit 2 first connected to the grid on this day back in 1988.

Last year, President Trump issued four historic executive orders to revitalize the U.S. nuclear energy industry. Since then, we’ve seen an unprecedented transformation in the nation’s approach to delivering more nuclear power.

Today, we remember and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we are afforded every day.

🎵 One of these casks is not like the others... 🎵 Meet the High Burnup Research Cask, a modified spent nuclear fuel cask that is providing new insights into the long-term storage of high burnup fuel. ➡️ energy.gov/ne/articles/in…

This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant. Each cask generated around 5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity — enough to power nearly half a million homes each year.

LOCO for LOCA. This facility at @ORNL helps researchers understand why nuclear fuels fail when there is a loss of coolant.

Fission and fusion are two physical processes that produce massive amounts of energy from atoms. They yield millions of times more energy than other power sources through nuclear reactions but differ in 5 key ways.

ONE YEAR LATER 🗓️️ A year ago today, President Trump issued four executive orders with a focus on revitalizing the U.S. nuclear energy industry. Read about @ENERGY’s progress and what’s ahead for the U.S. nuclear sector: energy.gov/ne/articles/on…

GOING STRONG 💪: @DukeEnergy's McGuire Nuclear Station is the largest power plant in North Carolina. Its two pressurized water reactors provide enough reliable power for more than 715,000 homes. 🏠 Unit 2 first connected to the grid on this day back in 1983.

WHAT. A. YEAR. 🤩 America’s nuclear energy renaissance is underway, thanks to President Trump’s executive orders issued one year ago. Find out how @ENERGY has answered the call and delivered historic progress on U.S. nuclear energy production over the past 12 months: energy.gov/ne/articles/on…

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It’s full steam ahead for America’s nuclear energy renaissance. ♨️

Last year, President Trump signed four nuclear executive orders to help accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. Now thanks to @POTUS, we are on track to get multiple next generation nuclear reactors critical by July 4th—in time for America’s 250th anniversary!

DID YOU HEAR? 👂 @NRICnuclear’s DOME test bed opened last month! Built for safely testing advanced microreactors, experiments are reviewed by @ENERGY and NRIC. Learn more about upcoming application deadlines: nric.inl.gov/dome/dome-appl…

ICYMI: @ENERGY awarded $94 Million to American companies to help expedite the deployments of small modular reactors in the U.S. 🔗: energy.gov/articles/energ…

WATCH 👀 this amazing test footage out of @INL! Critical heat flux is a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water. Learn more: energy.gov/ne/articles/na…

Quick facts about Palo Verde ⬇️

FAST FACT: Palo Verde is Arizona’s only nuclear power plant and is one of the nation’s largest single sources of clean power. Unit 2 first connected to the grid on this day back in 1986. 📸: @apsFYI