NuScale Power submitted the first-ever Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Design Certification Application (DCA) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December 2016. The NRC accepted the DCA submittal in March 2017 and the NRC’s final report approving the design is expected by September 2020. Despite the long time frame, there are already positive signs emerging. […]
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From your NAYGN Core Your vote is needed – Candidates are running for four of NAYGN’s Core positions, and our current Core has proposed changes to our Bylaws. But none of these are possible without your voice! Our Annual Award Nominations are open! Please nominate your chapter and peers by Feb. 28th for all their
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Meeting Luca, the first thing you notice is his welcoming Italian accent. He’s a nuclear engineer at Idaho National Laboratory, and a fan of Inter Milan FC. He’s also a nuclear advocate, an IYNC officer, and the kind of person that makes NAYGN so great. Luca’s been a member of Idaho’s NAYGN chapter for less
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From your NAYGN Core Our Annual Award Nominations are open! Please nominate your chapter and peers by Feb. 28th for all their outstanding work! Have you seen our new Individual Achievement Award? We’re also accepting nominations for 4th Quarter 2017 Excellence Awards through February 15th. NAYGN’s annual drawing contest and essay contest are both up
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Members from the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) chapter at Vogtle 3 and 4 visited Westmont Elementary in Augusta, GA to read Marie’s Electric Adventure. They had the opportunity to share Marie’s story with ten 1st and 2nd grade art classes. The readers were very animated while reading the book which kept the students
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From your NAYGN Core Happy New Year! 2018 is going to be awesome… The 2017 NAYGN Career Report Survey is open through January 15th. Please take the time to share your views, and we’ll build the Career Report to ensure your voice is heard. We’re also taking nominations for 4 positions on our Board: Vice
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By: Matt Mairinger NAYGN Durham was eager to participate when our chapter was invited to be an exhibitor on Friday November 17th for “Student day & trades indigenous careers open house” and on Saturday November 18th for “Darlington refurbishment open house”. On Friday, over 200 grade 9 students had the opportunity to learn more about
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From your NAYGN Core Chris Wolfe, our PI Chair and superhuman nuclear advocate, offers these words for 2017. Spoiler alert: NAYGN’s been busy! If you haven’t met Chris yet (pictured above), you should. Christy Fletcher (Enercon) has been the unsung hero of Post Card Push Day, and offers us this great reminder of NAYGN’s impact.
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Written by: Erin Gryniak As part of our commitment to give back to the local community, River Bend Station’s North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) chapter hosted site tours for Baton Rouge Community College students on Friday, October 27 and Friday, November 3. The students were part of BRCC’s Process Technology Degree Program (PTEC) and most
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From your NAYGN Core Your NAYGN Core (above) met last week during the Regional Events in DC. We covered the budget and elections, Nuclear Science Week achievements, NAYGN PD Conference sessions and teacher workshop, chapter Innovating Our Impact submittals, and so much more. We’re making a sequel to Marie’s Electric Adventure, but need ideas and
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