RPI adds nuclear training lab to campus facilities

RPI adds nuclear training lab to campus facilities

TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) added a nuclear training lab to the Jonsson Engineering Center (JEC) on its campus. The new lab, called the Energy Exploration (E2) Center, is located in room 2027 of the JEC. It is operating in partnership with NuScale Power Corporation to offer students hands-on learning opportunities that demonstrate real-world nuclear power plant scenarios in a simulated control room. There are twelve NuSca…

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