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NR NRC C Str Strate tegic ic Plan Plan public public meeting meeting Jul uly y 27, 27, 2016 2016

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Yassin A. Hassan Nuclear Engineering Head of Departments Organization (NEHDO)

Department Head Department of Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University

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• Having a well prepared workforce is key to safe, secure and sustainable utilization of

nuclear energy

• NRC programs are instrumental to assuring this critical capability for safety, both within

the Agency and more broadly across the industry

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• Internships
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• Scholarships that provide an excellent opportunity to recruit outstanding students
• Development of Specific Disciplinary Programs
• Establishment of diversity fellowships
• NRC initiatives to facilitate avenues for faculty to participate in NRC research
• Retention of students in the nuclear field.

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TRTR Remarks  The Community appreciates the effort at license renewal streamlining, but the license renewal and license amendment process remain overly

• burdensome. Even simple license amendments can take months to

years.  NUREGs and Standards have become de facto regulation over the actual regulations in Part 50.  The regulator must remain cognizant of the very low risk to the public health and environment presented by non-power reactor and utilization facilities.

The National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR)

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