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WorkNet Pinellas has won a $1-million federal grant to train welders to staff Florida's "nuclear renaissance." Elaine Chao, U.S. secretary of Labor, awarded the "CLEAN Energy" grant Tuesday during a visit to the Pinellas Technical Education Center in St. Petersburg.
"CLEAN" stands for certification, licensing and education of apprentices for the nuclear energy industry.
The industry hasn't broken ground on a new nuclear plant in about three decades. Many of the industry's workers are now nearing retirement, leaving a dearth of workers to build and staff the more than 30 new reactors planned nationwide.
Progress Energy plans to build two reactors north of Crystal River in Levy County, and Florida Power & Light plans to build two reactors at its St. Lucie power station near Miami.
[Last modified: Jul 25, 2008 03:19 PM]
Comments on this article
by Braveheart
Jul 25, 2008 3:19 PM
Are you kidding? Companies such as Progress Energy use subcontractors and temporary workers to do most of their nuclear welding not regular employees... wake up...
by tim
Jul 24, 2008 3:24 PM
Put up signs in the Black community. Here's a great opportunity for young men and women to learn a high-paying skill
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