North American Young Generation in Nuclear
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The North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) is an organization formed under the purpose of uniting young people in the fields of nuclear science and technology. Individuals can participate in the organization by becoming a continental member, joining a local chapter or joining a continental committee. In many cases, local chapters serve as informal new college graduate groups at companies like Westinghouse
, AREVA
, and GE, who are beefing up hiring to keep up with anticipated new plant orders.
NA-YGN is active at various power plants and is also active in an international forum as seen by their calendar of activities.
The organization's newsletter is Go Nuke. Members are 35 and under (or, according to the NA-YGN bylaws, within the first 10 years of their career ), older professionals may be "honorary" members. The organization was modeled after a European organization with a similar name, the European Nuclear Society Young Generation Network. Some stated objectives are:
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is a nuclear power company, offering a wide range of nuclear products and services to utilities throughout the world, including nuclear fuel, service and maintenance, instrumentation and control and advanced nuclear plant designs...
, AREVA
Areva
AREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie, Paris. AREVA is mainly known for nuclear power; it also has interests in other energy projects. It was created on 3 September 2001, by the merger of Framatome , Cogema and...
, and GE, who are beefing up hiring to keep up with anticipated new plant orders.
NA-YGN is active at various power plants and is also active in an international forum as seen by their calendar of activities.
The organization's newsletter is Go Nuke. Members are 35 and under (or, according to the NA-YGN bylaws, within the first 10 years of their career ), older professionals may be "honorary" members. The organization was modeled after a European organization with a similar name, the European Nuclear Society Young Generation Network. Some stated objectives are:
- focus on the next generation
- promote knowledge in a wide perspective of the nuclear industry
- transfer the 'know-how' within generations
- provide a platform for:
- networking
- professional development
- knowledge transfer
- recruitment and retention of young professionals in nuclear science and technology careers
- public information
See also
- American Nuclear SocietyAmerican Nuclear SocietyThe American Nuclear Society is an international, not-for-profit 501 scientific and educational organization with a membership of approximately 11,000 scientists, engineers, educators, students, and other associate members. Approximately 900 members live outside the United States in 40 countries....
- Nuclear Energy InstituteNuclear Energy InstituteThe Nuclear Energy Institute is a nuclear industry lobbying group in the United States.- Synopsis :According to its website, the NEI "develops policy on key legislative and regulatory issues affecting the industry. NEI then serves as a unified industry voice before the U.S...
- Young Generation NetworkYoung Generation NetworkThe Young Generation Network, or YGN, is a branch of the founded in 1996. It is a British version of the European Young Generation Network created earlier in Sweden by Jan Runermark, a president of ABB Atom who had been concerned with preserving the know-how of retiring nuclear-energy pioneers and...