$400,000 Grant to Virginia Tech

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has awarded a $400,000 grant to Virginia Tech for their Multi-campus Nuclear Engineering Fellowship Program.

“Virginia Tech is home to some of the strongest research and engineering programs in the United States. I applaud the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for awarding Virginia Tech this $400,000 fellowship grant, as it will not only help the University attract high quality candidates to their nuclear engineering program, but will also have the potential to bring more high paying nuclear jobs to the region,” said Griffith.

Made possible through the University Nuclear Leadership Program authorization, the NRC has awarded this grant in an effort to “support fellowships for nuclear science, engineering, technology and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials.”