UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2013

 

Commission file
number

 

Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization,

Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone Number

 

IRS Employer
Identification No.

 

 

 

 

1-32853

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(a Delaware corporation)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803

704-382-3853

 

 

20-2777218

1-3382

 

DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, INC.

(a North Carolina corporation)

410 South Wilmington Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748

704-382-3853

 

56-0165465

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On June 7, 2013, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Company”) began bringing the Harris Nuclear Plant back into service after an outage to make minor repairs in a nozzle that penetrates the top of the reactor vessel. On May 15, 2013, the Company announced it had removed the Harris Nuclear Plant from service to make these repairs.  There was no evidence of any leakage from the reactor vessel.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing the circumstances associated with the outage and is expected to issue a report with its findings in mid-July.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: June 7, 2013

By:

/s/ Julia S. Janson

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal

 

 

Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, INC.

 

 

 

Date: June 7, 2013

By:

/s/ Julia S. Janson

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

 

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