Published May 23, 2010
By the Tri-City Herald staff
The nuclear technology program at Columbia Basin College in Pasco has been awarded a $120,000 grant to provide scholarships.
The grant is from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. CBC received the same amount last year. The money will pay for 23 scholarships, said CBC officials.
The program started last fall. CBC partnered with Energy Northwest, Washington River Protection Solutions, CH2M-Hill Plateau Remediation Co. and Mission Support Alliance to make it happen because there was no state money for the program.
Students who complete the two-year program earn an associate’s degree in nuclear technology with an instrumentation and control option.
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