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Utility, Industry & CorporationUtilityTeach for AmericaThe Entergy Charitable Foundationannounced a gift of $355,000 to Teach forAmerica, the national corps of top recentcollege graduates.Louisiana State University (LSU)will receive a grant of $45,000 fromthe Entergy Charitable Foundation as amatch toward the cost of developing acurriculum to train students to work inthe nuclear industry.The LSU grant is part of a largereffort to develop an educated and highlytrained workforce for the energy industry.The U.S. Department of Labor reports thatby 2012 large numbers of energy industryworkers will be eligible for retirement.Contact: Michael Burns, telephone:(504) 576-4238, email: mburns@entergy.com.IndustryEducation GrantsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commissionhas awarded nearly $20 million to70 institutions to boost nuclear educationand expand the workforce in nuclear andnuclear-related disciplines. Congress providedthe NRC funding for a $5 millionEducational Curriculum program and anadditional $15 million to supplement theNRC’s grant program for scholarshipsand fellowships, faculty development,trade schools, and community colleges,with $5 million of this amount designatedfor the Integrated University Program.The Integrated University Program fundsare coordinated and awarded through theNRC, Department of Energy, and NationalNuclear Security Administration tosupport multi-year research projects thatdo not align with programmatic missionsbut are critical to maintaining nuclear engineeringand science.The NRC awarded 102 grants forscholarships ($2.9 million) fellowships($5.4 million), faculty development ($4.8million), trade and community collegescholarships ($1.8 million) and nucleareducation and curriculum development($4.8 million). Recipients are located in29 states, the District of Columbia andPuerto Rico.Additional details are posted on theNRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/awards.html.Contact: Technical questions shouldbe directed to either John Gutteridge,at (301)-492-2313, for the $15 millionprogram or Randi Neff, at (301) 492-2301,for the $5 million program. Administrativequestions should be directed to KathleenShino, at (301) 492-3636, in the Divisionof Contracts.(Continued on page 12)Nuclear Plant Journal'sProduct & Service Directory 2010NuclearPlantJournalAn International PublicationPublished in the United StatesCost-free 5 Listings & Organization's Contact Information2010 DirectoryAll nuclear power industry suppliers who are not listedin the 2009 Directory may request a complete informationpackage by sending an email to npj@goinfo.com withcomplete contact information.Suppliers listed in Nuclear Plant Journal's 2009 Directorywill receive the 2010 Directory mailing with a list of theirproducts and services as they appeared in the 2009 Directory.Deadlines:Input Form- November 18, 2009Ad Commitment- November 18, 2009Nuclear Plant JournalPhone: (630) 858-6161, ext. 103Fax: (630) 858-8787http://www.NuclearPlantJournal.com.E-mail: michelle@goinfo.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 11