Duke Energy filed an application to build North Carolina’s first new nuclear reactor since the 1980s. (Axios)
Duke aims to reuse the existing Belews Creek coal plant and workforce to secure sizable federal tax credits (and take a key step toward its net-zero goals).
Duke submitted a “technology-neutral” early site permit for the project, allowing it to clear an 18-month safety review now while waiting to see which SMR designs mature best over that period.