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Reactor PROFILE

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Christmas Day - Nuclear Power Demands Respect

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Lessons Learned

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December 25 is one of the rare days in the nuclear age when nothing catastrophic 

happened. 

No reactor accidents. 

No criticality events. 

No fires, no releases, no operator fatalities. 

And that isn’t luck. 

It’s the result of a culture built by generations of nuclear professionals—engineers, operators, 

technicians, chemists, and supervisors—who understood something fundamental from the very 

beginning: Nuclear power demands respect. Every day. Including holidays. 


While much of the world celebrates, nuclear plants remain staffed by men and women who are: 

Quietly confident  

Deeply trained  

Intensely disciplined  

And relentlessly focused on safety  


From slide rules and analog panels to digital control rooms and probabilistic risk assessments, the tools have changed—but the mindset has not. 

Christmas Day is a reminder that nuclear safety isn’t something we talk about. 

It’s something professionals practice—hour by hour, shift by shift, year after year. 

Respect to those who stood watch in the past. 


Respect to those standing watch today. 

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