Impacting the industry

How NAYGN is Impacting the Nuclear Industry

NAYGN has begun increasing the organization’s participation on an industry level.  One specific example of this is that NAYGN has been given a representative position on NEI’s Workforce Working Group (WFWG).  The Workforce Working Group represents the nuclear industry in the strategic direction and integration of Work Force Management and Development. During the WFWG’s meeting

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Wolf Creek Young Generation in Nuclear Hosts Boy Scouts of America

On Saturday, April 9, Wolf Creek Young Generation in Nuclear members hosted Boy Scout Troops 1061, 155, 106, 139, 157 and 165 to learn about Wolf Creek and nuclear power. More than 100 boy scouts, troop leaders and family members from Burlington, Emporia, Osage City, and Overland Park participated in the event. The tour began

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Membership Announcements Volume 16, Issue 9

Happy National Nuclear Science Week! If you’re out there doing something great this week, please share on our Facebook and Twitter using #nuclearsciweek Breaking News… A record breaking 5,025 postcards were sent to local and state government officials as part of the 2016 Postcard Push Day! Please congratulate the following 2nd Quarter Excellence Award winners!

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How Duke Energy Is Passing the Torch to Young Employees

Original Post by Anne Fisher Almost half the nuke division’s workers could retire within five years. A couple of years ago, Lee Causey, at age 29 already a senior engineer in Duke Energy’s nuclear group, co-invented a game with teammate Brad Black called “Megawatt Fever.” Loosely based on Monopoly — there’s even funny money and

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The NAYGN Facebook Page is Shining a Spotlight on Our Members

As of October 11, 2016, NAYGN has started showcasing our members on our Facebook page with new biweekly post (published on Tuesday and Thursday mornings) called the NAYGN Member Spotlight. These member features highlight why our members believe nuclear energy is important and why they are a part of the NAYGN organization.  Please visit our

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AREVA NAYGN Works with High School Students on a ‘Space Balloon’ Project to Photograph the Earth from Space

Submitted by Adam Spontarelli (AREVA, Inc.) Our goal was to take a picture of the Earth. We thought about simply enjoying existing images easily found online, but similar to the satisfaction gained from changing your own brake pads, we decided it would be more enjoyable to take the pictures ourselves. So with three NAYGN members,

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Get to Know Nuclear

GE-Hitachi NAYGN & Duke Energy NAYGN Supporting National Nuclear Science Week Event in Wilmington, NC

GE Hitachi, Duke Energy To Bring Annual Nuclear Science Event To Area By Jenny Callison, posted May 9, 2016 (original post) Correction: This version of the story corrects the amount of time the Brunswick Nuclear Plant has operated safely to 40 years. Southeastern North Carolina will be the site of the 2016 Nuclear Science Week

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WCYGN Sponsors Teams for Benefit Softball Tournament

Wolf Creek Young Generation in Nuclear sponsored two softball teams that played in the “Let’s Go to Bat for Kenny” memorial softball tournament Saturday. The two teams were Chain Reaction (full-time employees) and Isotopes (co-ops and interns). The softball tournament is a fundraiser for the Kenny Roney Scholarship fund and a benefit for the Coffey

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