LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA), at the University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), announced the first recipients of the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program.
Grants totaling $8 million were awarded to six organizations to support the growth of the state’s nuclear energy ecosystem, ranging from workforce development to site readiness.
“The KNEDA grants focus on building the nuclear energy ecosystem within Kentucky through education, workforce development and accelerating nuclear energy adoption,” said Rodney Andrews, Ph.D., CAER director and KNEDA chair. “The projects supported by this program position Kentucky to capitalize on advanced nuclear technologies.”…