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Nucleargraduates Receive Technical Training at TAMU
C-MORE Participants Visit Universities
NPI Awarded IAEA Observer Status
Glen Rose HS PowerSet and WIT Students Host Visitors from Malaysia
Malaysian Delegation Visited TAMU
Texas Educators to Visit Czech Republic
News from Texas State Technical College - Waco
Czech Republic's Ambassador at Large for Energy Security Visited Texas A&M University
SCIENCE ON SATURDAY
Palacios and Van Vleck Educators Participate in Educator Exchange to the Czech Republic
News from Comanche Peak: Malaysia Exploring Nuclear Power
NPI Expert Visits Nigeria and Thailand
Texas Teachers Conducting Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory through the Teacher Research Academy
Van Vleck High School WIT Members "Zip" through the Austin Area
C-MORE Visits UT
NPI Hosts Summer 2012 E3 Preparation Workshop
High School STEM Teachers to Receive an Engineering Experience
Glen Rose High School POWER SET and WIT Members Visit Comanche Peak
POWER SET Members Awarded Phillips 66 Scholarships
Van Vleck WIT and POWER SET Lend a Hand at the Coastal Expo
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Kalvin Singletary
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Palacios WIT Member Appointed to West Point
STP WIN Awards Scholarships to POWER SET and WIT Members
News from STP: WIN Celebrates School End with POWER SET
SOS Wows Students
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Palacios High School POWER SET Member Travels to Berkeley
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Jasmin Rodriguez
News from STP: Students Encouraged to Get Wild about Their Future at POWER SET Summit 2012
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: El Campo High School WIT Member Going to Harvard University
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: 2012 El Campo High School Top Graduates
C-MORE Participants Visit Industry Sites and Universities
NPI Expert Visits Ghana
News from STP: STEM Teachers Learn about Nuclear, Inspire Their Students
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Ariana Barrios Recipient of the WIN Joy Goode Scholarship
E3 Program Helps Teachers Bring Engineering Concepts into the Classroom
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: POWER SET Member Headed to TAMU
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: POWER SET Member Sets a New "Standard"
NRC Commissioner Bill Magwood Visits NPI
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Van Vleck POWER SET Member Attends Lott Leadership Institute at Ole Miss
Czech Educators Visit Palacios and Van Vleck High Schools
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: POWER SET Induction Ceremony at Palacios High School
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Sweeny Inducts POWER SET Members
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: ECHS POWER SET Got Milk
POWER SET Starting Off Strong in Fort Bend County
Matagorda County Judge and NPI Director Attend a Meeting of the Infrastructure Development Working Group in Slovenia
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: GHS Girls Inducted into POWER SET
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: WIT Explores Career Opportunities
Christmas in the Lab
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: Student leaders take education to D.C.
Nuclear Power Institute Hosting 2nd Annual Science on Saturday (SOS) at Wharton County Junior College
News from STP: STP Hosts IAEA Deputy Director Visit
News from STP: El Campo High School POWER SET and WIT Members Visit STP
Sweeny Refinery Holds Career Nights for WIT Students
Palacios High School POWER SET Visits Sam Houston and Texas A&M Universities
POWER SET Members Attend a Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques Workshop at Sweeny Refinery
C-MORE Members Visit Sweeny Refinery
News from STP: Sweeny High School WIT Students Tour Site
NPI Supporting Texas Math Teachers Headed to TAMU for Summer Research, E3: Enrichment Experiences in Engineering
Events
NPI Career Day
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Consultancy meeting on the “Development of Technical and Professional Human Resources for New Nuclear Power Programmes”
Malaysian Delegation Visit to TAMU
Career Day for Students from NPI Partner Schools - Exploring Career Opportunities
Czech Republic's Ambassador at Large for Energy Security Visits Texas A&M University
Texas Educators to Visit Czech Republic
NPI Advisory Council meeting at TSTC in Waco
WIT Career Day at ConocoPhillips Sweeny Refinery
SCIENCE ON SATURDAY
C-MORE Participants Visit Career Design Center
Regional Meeting on Cooperation and Networking for Nuclear Power Programme in Africa
POWER SET Summit Hosted by STP
The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) Infrastructure Development Working Group and Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group Meetings
The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) Steering Group Meeting
Czech Educators to Visit Texas
The IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School
Career Day for Students from NPI Partner Schools - Exploring Career Opportunities
SCIENCE ON SATURDAY 2013
NPI Career Day Dinner 2013
Wharton ISD WIT, POWER SET, POWER GRID, and BRT Members Host 1st Annual SCIENCE DAY
Nuclear Power Development Training
The King Abdulaziz University/Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Training Course
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Harbin Engineering University Visit
Claude Guet Visit
BCHS AVID Students
BCJH AVID Visit to A&M
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Louise HS POWER SET
Sweeny HS POWER SET
Palacios HS POWER SET
POWER SET: 2011 Summit
July 2011: Louise HS POWER SET
Bay City POWER SET
WIT: 2010-2011
WIN Conference 2010
NPI Advisory Council: 2010
EIP Photos: 2009-2010
POWER SET: 2009
IAEA Visitors at WCJC: February 14, 2012
IAEA Vietnam: November 2011
Texas Educators Visited Czech Republic: March 2012
El Campo WIT and PowerSet at TAMU Physics Weekend: March 2012
Glen Rose POWER SET and WIT Visited Comanche Peak NPP: April 2012
Van Vleck High School WIT members "zip" through the Austin area: April 2012
ConocoPhillips Hosts POWER SET Career Fair: April 2012
WIT Career Day at ConocoPhillips Sweeny Refinery: April 2012
SCIENCE ON SATURDAY: May 2012
Sweeny POWER SET Members Travel to Galveston Island: January 2013
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Did you Know?
Did you know that radiation is used every day to improve our lives?
Did you know that we can reprocess the used nuclear fuel to reduce it to a fraction of the amount we have today?
Did you know that nuclear energy accounts for more energy produced than the average individual believes?
Did you know that nuclear energy is becoming more popular and making a comeback?
Did you know that nuclear power plants are subjected to some of the most stringent security rules possible?
Did you know that even when you use an electric car, you are still contributing to the car’s carbon footprint because it is most likely that the electricity for your car is generated by a coal-fired plant?
Did you know that nuclear energy is one of the most cost efficient sources of energy on the planet?
Did you know that there are currently 55 nuclear reactors under construction around the world with 332 plants already in operation?
Did you know that nuclear energy is one of the most efficient sources of energy at the lowest fuel and environmental cost?
Did you know that food treated with radiation has proven to be a safe way to sterilize and preserve foods?
Did you know that the United States emitted about 7.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2007?
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