People are talking about nuclear energy, and as Lisa Peterson describes from her post “A Nuclear Charlotte, North Carolina” on Clean Energy Insight, it’s all about economic growth and jobs.

Nuclear power is on the brink of a renaissance. New nuclear power plants are planned to be built; which means the nuclear industry has the potential to provide thousands of people with jobs, in fields such as construction and engineering, to name a few. This will create major positive impacts on the economy.

The nuclear industry is, therefore, in need of new talent. Charlotte, NC has been named the supposed “hub” for this nuclear renaissance in the United States, drawing scores of people to the area to work in the nuclear industry. Companies like Shaw, Westinghouse, Areva, URS/Washington, and Toshiba all have offices in Charlotte. Utilities who employ many nuclear power plants in their fleets such as Duke Energy, Progress Energy, and The Southern Company are nearby as well. Listen to this radio program that aired on Wednesday, May 6, (WFAE 90.7 FM) that discusses the positive impact that nuclear power can have on the overall national economy, the environment and the influx of jobs it can bring to the Charlotte area.

Click here to see where else AREVA’s 6,000 U.S employees work…

We’d like to give a warm welcome to some newcomers to the neighborhood!  Adding to a blogosphere already diverse in background and discussion, they bring opinions on the subject that shake up the conversation on nuclear energy.

It’s really great to see the dialogue on nuclear energy growing.  There’s a lot to discuss, and there will be a lot more to come.  So keep writing and we’ll keep reading!  We’ve added these blogs to our “Blogs We Read” section in our sidebar. Check these folks out if you have a chance:
 
Nuclear Brunette - A nuclear engineering student at Georgia Tech University writing about nuclear energy
  
Clean Energy Insight – Young professionals from the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) who came together to educate and raise awareness of nuclear energy

What is Nuclear? - A great new resource site, explaining some of the finer points of nuclear power in easy-to-understand terms.

The Energy Collective – Not really a new blog, but we don’t think we’ve highlighted them on here before.  It’s a great resource for discussion and debate over the big picture of our 21st-century energy future.

We hope you’ll stop by and give them a read!