WORK - With New Nuclear Plants Underway, Workforce Shortage Looms

Nuclear faces a somewhat uncertain future in the U.S., owing to questions about costs -- especially in an era of cheap natural gas -- as well as safety concerns and public acceptance issues in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. But another pressing concern for the industry is how to fill rapidly rising job vacancies at existing plants, as well as the needs of plants under construction. “Almost 50 percent of the current nuclear workforce ...

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