Virginia energy and education groups today released a priorities and recommendations paper entitled “Solutions to Support Energy in the New...
Author: VNEC Staff (April Wade)
Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium and Center for Advanced Engineering and Research to Join Together to Advance Virginia’s Nuclear Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2016 Contact: April Wade or Bob Bailey 703-672-3883 (Wade) or 434-477-5060 (Bailey) [email protected] or [email protected] Virginia...
Nuclear Engineering Expert Alireza Haghighat Speaks At Recent Events
Originally posted July 6, 2016 at http://ncr.vt.edu/news/20160706_Nuclear_engineering_expert_Alireza_Haghighat_speaks_at_recent_events.html Virginia is one of the top 10 states in nuclear-generated electricity. Dominion Generation’s four...
Virginia Summit Attendees Keen to Advance Nuclear Energy
(Originally posted by NEI) Virginia is a leader in nuclear-related fields, including energy, education Almost all of state’s carbon-free electricity...
Thank you for attending the Virginia Nuclear Energy Summit
Thank you for making the Virginia Nuclear Energy Summit a success. We particularly appreciate the support of both NEI and...
State and National Nuclear Industry Leaders to Convene in Richmond for a Summit to Discuss Industry Issues
RICHMOND. Va., June 2, 2016—Maurice Jones, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and experts from the public and private sectors...
Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Urges the Virginia Congressional Delegation to Support Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2015 Contact: April Wade 703-672-3883 [email protected] Arlington, VA – The Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC) has urged...
Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Announces Founding Members, Executive Director, Launches New Website To Promote Virginia’s Nuclear Industry
The Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC), the newly-formed organization founded to promote Virginia’s important nuclear industry, today announced its leadership team and unveiled its Web site, www.virginianuclear.org. Long-time industry veteran Marshall Cohen will serve as Executive Director while Ali Haghighat, professor of nuclear engineering, Virginia Tech, will serve as Chairman of the Board.
The Nuclear Engineering Program (NEP) at Virginia Tech was reestablished in 2007. Between 2007 and 2013, NEP awarded over thirty...
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is Virginia's premier public, urban research university. Located in downtown Richmond, VCU enrolls more than 32,000 students in 13 Schools and One college. The VCU Medical Center is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. VCU is proud to have a diverse student population that includes traditionally underrepresented minorities and a higher than average female student population. VCU also has a higher than average percentage of non-traditional students, and a high number of transfer students from area community colleges seeking to expand associate degrees into bachelors and even master and PhD degrees.
VCU initiated new graduate and undergraduate programs in nuclear engineering in 2007 in direct response to the growing demand for nuclear engineers in the nuclear power industry, national laboratories and the federal government. VCU is currently the only university in Virginia to offer a full suite of graduate and undergraduate degrees in nuclear engineering, including an ABET accredited BS in Mechanical Engineering with a Major Concentration in Nuclear Engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.