2 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland County.

Your guide to best brunch spots in Raleigh. 

Savor the flavor: Raleigh's 20 best brunch spots revealed

Rosewater Kitchen & Bar

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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Nuclear power Coverage

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Feb. 29

U.S. Capitol

North Carolina's No. 1 power provider wants to add to its nuclear portfolio. However, WRAL found the future of nuclear has a much different look.

Keep the lights on? WRAL Investigates new nuclear power coming to N.C.

Nuclear power plant

WRAL Investigates dives into the future of power production coming to North Carolina. The real question remains: What will happen to my power bill?
 

<p>Imagine generating the energy produced by this massive nuclear plant in a couple a fraction of the size. We're very excited about his potential. When we can expect this energy breakthrough, where did they go? And what it will mean for your power Bill Monday at six.</p>

The future of nuclear power is smaller, more modular

On WRAL at 6: Will the future of N.C. power save you money? 

Lexington-based steel producer Nucor has partnered with Helion to develop a 500MW nuclear fusion power plant.

Steel producer Nucor invests $35M in nuclear fusion power project

Nuclear energy's second chance: Climate crisis is driving revival in interest

Duke Energy’s latest carbon-reduction plan calls for placing a modular “advanced nuclear” reactor on the site of the Belews Creek Steam Station, a partially coal-fired power plant in Stokes County that’s slated for retirement. Business North Carolina has the details.

Duke Energy eyes 'advanced nuclear reactor' for NC site, Business NC reports

 For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN.

Nuclear power breakthrough? US scientists reportedly produce fusion reaction

In the quest to decarbonize while meeting growing energy demands, nuclear power could play an important role as a cost-effective source of domestic power. Moreover, the fragility of global energy supplies highlighted by Russia’s war in Ukraine has illustrated the importance of long-term domestic sources such as nuclear power. But even if it looks like a good solution on paper, is there actually a viable path for resurrecting nuclear power in the U.S.?

Decarbonizing & finding energy: How US nuclear power can rise again

The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry's trade association.

Nuclear power comeback? Industry hopes to bring some 300 new reactors online by 2050

The war in Ukraine has sent energy costs soaring leaving many experts hoping that the U.S. will stop relying so much on crude oil and instead seek cleaner sources of energy.  



Inside NC State's nuclear reactor: Students learn about the future of energy 

Inside NC State's groundbreaking nuclear reactor used for student learning

Many people probably never knew there exists a nuclear reactor in the heart of NC State. Students walk by it every day at the Burlington Labs building. The nuclear reactive, called PULSTAR, has been at NC State since 1950. 

ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR CLEMENCY. ALRIGHT, GILBERT, THANK YOU. >> THE WAR IN UKRAINE HAS SENT ENERGY COSTS SOARING AS WE PLAINLY SEE AT THE PUMP, RISING COST COINCIDE WITH EVER-RISING CONCERNS OVER CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED TO SEE CLEANER SOURCES OF ENERGY. ONE EXPERT AT NC STATE SAYS WITH FUEL COSTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, NUCLEAR ENERGY SHOULD BE THE ANSWER. WRAL'S BRYAN MIMS JOINS US LIVE ON CAMPUS. NOT TOO FAR FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR. >> JUST A FEW FEET AS A MATTER OF FACT, MANY PEOPLE LIKELY NEVER EVEN KNEW THERE EXISTS A NUCLEAR REACTOR SMACK DAB IN THE HEART OF NC STATE STUDENTS WALK PAST IT EVERY DAY HERE AT THE BURLINGTON LABS INSIDE THESE NONDESCRIPT BRICK WALLS. NUCLEAR IS INCREASINGLY AND VOTE. >> IT IS COOL. PEERING DOWN THROUGH A 20 FOOT TANK OF CLEAR WATER TO SEE AGO SLEEP BLUE LIGHT THAT LIGHT IS LETHAL LETHAL, IF NOT FOR THE WATER THAT SHIELD ITS RADIATION, YOU'RE PEERING INTO POLE STAR, A NUCLEAR REACTOR THAT'S OPERATED AT NC STATE FOR 50 YEARS. THE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS REALLY A VERY BROAD FOOTPRINT. >> AND THAT'S ALL IT TOOK 2 YEARS TO UTILIZE IT AS BROADLY AS POSSIBLE. DOCTOR LORI IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL'S NUCLEAR REACTOR PROGRAM. THE REACTOR DOES NOT GENERATE ELECTRICITY. IT'S HERE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. >> IT'S A ONE MEGAWATT REACTOR BY COMPARISON. THE REACTOR AT THE SHARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT OUTSIDE RALEIGH IS 3,000 MEGAWATTS DOCTOR. LAURIE SAYS NUCLEAR ENERGY IS GROWING, NOT ONLY AN ACCEPTANCE, BUT IN POPULARITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. I HAVE A CLASS ACT NOW THAT HAS 15. >> YOUNG STUDENTS AND AT THAT WANT TO BECOME NUCLEAR ENGINEERS. IF I GO BACK 20 YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST JOINED NC STATE THAT WAS 8 STUDENTS IN THE CLASS THAT TELLS YOU HOW THE COMMUNITIES MENTALITY. AND YOU OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IS CHANGING. CHANGING LIKE THE CLIMATE NUCLEAR ENERGY HE SAYS IS VERY CLEAN. >> WHEN YOU OPERATE A NUCLEAR THE ACTIVE, YOU'RE NOT ADMITTING THE IN-HOUSE GASES AT ALL. AND YOU DON'T ADD TO THE CLIMATE PROBLEM AND IT CAN FOSTER ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. IF WE DEVELOP NUCLEAR POWER FOR THAT. >> WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON IMPORTING ENERGY. >> WE WOULD GENERATING INDIGENOUS ENERGY. NUCLEAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A KNACK FOR GENERATING SAFETY QUESTIONS. BUT DOCTOR WHO ARE ISIS? NEW CLEAR IS SAFE AND ONLY GETTING SAFER. YES, ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. >> NOW LEAPS AND BOUNDS BEYOND THAT IN TERMS OF INSTITUTING SAFETY MEASURES, UNDERSTANDING BETTER. THE SAFETY OF EXISTING THE ACTORS. >> BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS LEARNING. >> NC STATE HAS HAD A NUCLEAR REACTOR ON CAMPUS SINCE 1950, SOME MORE THAN 70 YEARS. THE SCHOOL BECAME THE FIRST ACADEMIC INSTITUTION TO DESIGN BUILD AND OPERATE A NUCLEAR REACTOR. VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR NC STATE. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO

France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices.

Nuclear power gets a boost: France plans to build up to 14 new reactors

Wyoming said that Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company, TerraPower, LLC,
and PacifiCorp will launch the first Natrium reactor, in the state on the site of a retiring coal plant.

Bill Gates building next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming 

The Gateses’ Public Split Spotlights a Secretive Fortune

Because of a change in federal regulations finalized in the past few months, the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in southwest Wake County could keep operating for another 48 years, Duke Energy officials told state lawmakers Tuesday.

Lawmakers get update on NC's nuclear capability

Shearon Harris

Sirens sounded at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, prompting several calls to WRAL News.

<p>Sirens sounded at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, prompting several calls to law enforcement and WRAL News.</p>