August 15, 2024
By Mikey Fuller

The Nuclear Company made a stop at Georgia Tech’s campus for their six-state Nuclear Frontier bus tour. Led by Juliann Edwards, Chief Development Officer and U.S. Chair for Women in Nuclear, and Joseph Klecha IV, Chief Nuclear Officer, the tour aims to engage with government and industry leaders, as well as skilled tradespeople who will rebuild America’s nuclear leadership.

The Nuclear Company is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable electricity at a lower cost. Their mission is to push the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America by tripling nuclear energy by 2050.

The bus arrived on campus on Wednesday, July 3, and was greeted by Devesh Ranjan, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering’s Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair.

Ranjan says he is proud that the Nuclear Company has chosen the Woodruff School’s Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics (NREMP) program to help showcase the benefits of the nuclear industry for students.

Starting with a walking tour of campus, led by Ranjan, the group stopped at Tech Tower to meet with the dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair, Raheem Beyah, to discuss the growing interest in nuclear engineering for students and the future possibilities of the industry in connection with Tech’s engineering programs.

After their meeting with Beyah, Edwards and her team met with NREMP faculty and students to share insights into the Company’s mission and learn more about the students’ experiences and hopes for the future of nuclear engineering. They also took a tour of the Radiological Science and Engineering Laboratory (RSEL), led by RSEL Lab and Operations Manager Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay.

Steven Biegalski, NREMP program chair, says, “We are excited to be working with The Nuclear Company to develop opportunities for Georgia Tech students in the workforce. Our students are eager to innovate nuclear technologies to provide safe, clean, sustainable, and reliable electricity.”

The bus tour started its journey in Pittsburgh, Penn. at the annual U.S. Women in Nuclear Conference. The final stop was in Washington D.C. on August 1 for a Hill-hosted event that included facilitated conversations with public and private partners.