Cookeville celebrates ground breaking of TTU engineering building, nuclear program expansion

Gov. Bill Lee, officials with Tennessee Technological University, and Cookeville officials were on hand to cut the ribbon on the new college of engineering building while the governor presented a $1 million Nuclear Fund grant to the university to support existing nuclear programs as well as develop and implement new nuclear education curriculum.In response to growing workforce needs of nuclear companies in Tennessee, Tech established a nuclear engineering program, designed to bolster student recruitment and complement existing nuclear engineering programs across the state. The curriculum will include principles of nuclear energy production, reactor systems design, spent fuel reprocessing, nuclear safety and nuclear cybersecurity. The enhanced program at the Cookeville campus will play a vital role in attracting nuclear companies to the region.