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Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
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Aug 29
TRIFECTA: Browns Ferry is home to three boiling-water reactors that produce up to 3,400 megawatts of power in Alabama and is one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. On this day back in 1974, Unit 2 first connected to the grid. 📷: @TVAnews
Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
@GovNuclear
Aug 28
Meet Davis-Besse 👋 Located in Ohio, the plant generates about 5% of the state’s electricity. ⚡ Davis-Besse's Unit 1 first connected to the grid on this day in 1977.
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Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
@GovNuclear
Aug 28
The Golden Age of nuclear energy is here to STAY. ✨
Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
@GovNuclear
Aug 28
NUCLEAR 101: What is uranium enrichment? ⚛️ Before natural uranium can be used as fuel in most nuclear power plants, it needs to undergo enrichment in order to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Here's everything you need to know about how it works.👇
Uranium Enrichment, Explained
From energy.gov
Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
@GovNuclear
Aug 28
GROWTH IN THE GARDEN STATE 💐: Over 40% of New Jersey’s total electricity is powered by nuclear energy!