Amid ‘Nuclear Renaissance,’ Idaho Worries About Job Demands Coming to the Intermountain West

Amid ‘nuclear renaissance,’ Idaho worries about job demands coming to the Intermountain West

Originally published April 13 on idahocapitalsun.com. As Utah takes action to power up its nuclear ambitions, the next generation of workers needed for future reactors are mostly unprepared. In neighboring Idaho, which hosts the Idaho National Lab focused on nuclear…

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Idaho, Utah Face Nuclear Workforce Gap as Industry Growth Looms

BOISE, ID – As Utah takes action to power up its nuclear ambitions, the next generation of workers needed for future reactors are mostly unprepared. In neighboring Idaho, which hosts the Idaho National Lab focused on nuclear research, the scenario is similar and keeps some state officials up at night trying to find solutions for what’s expected to become a booming workforce market. Wendi Secrist, executive director at the Idaho Workforce Develop…