Local internship program with Dan Zimmerman expands pathway to high-paying nuclear trades

Jun 4, 2026

County staff and Dan Zimmerman representatives described an internship and apprenticeship pipeline at Surry Power Station that trains local students for nuclear craft jobs; program graduates logged tens of thousands of hours and nearly $800,000 in local wages in recent years, and the county provides small stipends to remove barriers to entry.

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Jean Thompson of Dan Zimmerman presented the company's workforce partnership with Surry County, describing an internship-to-apprenticeship pipeline that trains local students for nuclear craft careers.

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