| July, 2006 While all the kids were away at camp, Kip and Michele went on a date! They had dinner at one of Michele's favorite restaurants, Micky & Mooch, and then went to a performance of the Charlotte Symphony at McGuire Nuclear Station where Kip works. |
| The concert was open to the public, but many Duke Energy employees were in attendance. The concert is an annual event held around July 4th. |
| Below is a shot of the crowd with McGuire Nuclear Station in the background. This year, McGuire celebrates 25 years of operation. |
| The concert took place on the shores of Lake Norman, which the nuclear plant uses as a cooling medium for it's steam. This is why McGuire has none of the large cooling towers which people normally associate with nuclear power plants. |
| A beautiful sunset over Lake Norman provided the perfect backdrop for this evening concert. |
| McGuire has two reactors, each with its own turbine generator. The electric generators at McGuire operate year-round. Each one creates revenue at a rate of about $12 per second. |
| Michele |
| Kip |