Tomorrow’s STEM workforce trains at Hanford Site
September 8, 2021, 12:00PMNuclear News
During a recent road closure on the Hanford Site, Florida International University students (from left) Jeff Natividad, Joel Adams, and Thi Tran test a radiation mapping robot outside a tank farm. The students are part of a unique internship program between the DOE’s Office of Environmental Management and the university. (Photo: DOE OEM)
As part of a fellowship program between the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management and Florida International University, a group of FIU students participated in a summer internship initiative called the Science and Technology Workforce Development Program. The program is run in conjunction with Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), the Hanford Site’s tank operations contractor in Washington state.
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