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State-backed nuclear fund helps Roane State students train, land jobs in Oak Ridge
Summary
A state-managed nuclear energy fund paid for a nuclear operations lab at Roane State in Oak Ridge that provides hands-on training and has led to direct hiring of students, a state official said during a campus visit.
A staff member, identified as a state official, said a state-managed nuclear energy fund paid for a new nuclear operations lab at Roane State on the Oak Ridge campus and that students trained there are being hired directly after completing classes.
The official said the lab "was all funded through our nuclear energy fund" and that "we're seeing grant dollars at work." The visit followed a campus tour and a ribbon-cutting event in Oak Ridge, the official said.
The official said the program gives students "access to the real tools that they need to get into the workforce" and that graduates have been hired both in the Oak Ridge area and elsewhere in Tennessee. "The states with the workforce are gonna be the states that win," the official said, adding that the program focuses on new nuclear technology and that organizers expect it to expand.
The transcript did not specify the dollar amount of the state nuclear energy fund or the number of students trained and hired. The official described the outcome as a grant-funded workforce initiative but did not identify the specific state office or agency that manages the fund.
Remarks occurred on campus at Roane State in Oak Ridge during a visit; they were presented as a progress update rather than a formal vote or policy action.
