Worker shortage looms over new US nuclear power focus.
The article focuses on the challenges and federal efforts to expand the U.S. nuclear energy workforce amid ambitious goals to increase nuclear capacity and develop advanced nuclear technologies. The Department of Energy (DOE) and industry leaders highlight workforce shortages, an aging employee base...
| Publicado en: | CQ Magazine pp. 1 - 2 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
10/31/2025
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