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Nuclear education and training

March 13, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear NewsLisa Marshall

Lisa Marshall
president@ans.org

This year's ANS Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE), held in early February, tackled emerging approaches to nuclear skills and the workforce. How do we attract, retain, and qualify our future professionals? What technologies will enhance teaching and assessment methods?

In 2024, the Department of Energy called the following developments “wins for nuclear energy”:

  • Vogtle-4 had its commercial start.
  • The ADVANCE Act to accelerate deployment of advanced reactors.
  • Reactor recommissioning announcements and collaborations with tech companies.
  • Growing our domestic nuclear fuel supply chain and expanding domestic capacity by 200 GW.
  • Demonstration projects such as Natrium, Project Pele, and Hermes.
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