Washington VERTical eNews – March 27, 2025

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Inland Northwest tech hub receives $50 million boost The envisioned Spokane-Coeur d’Alene aerospace tech hub has received $48 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced today. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – February 27, 2025

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Tri-Cities STEM Career Academy June 23-26, 2025 Registration is now open through May 1, and space is limited. The cost is $125 to attend, including food, materials, and transportation to field trips. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – January 30, 2025

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ORAU, leading nuclear industry organizations develop Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap to address workforce challenges, education gaps The Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap (NEAR) aims to enhance career awareness, support pipeline development, identify financial resources, and optimize academic programs at the K-12, vocational and technical school, and university levels. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – January 23, 2025

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New Funding Available to Small Businesses for Clean Energy Research and Development The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened new funding to small businesses for innovative clean energy technologies as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – January 9, 2025

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U.S. Department of Energy Releases $10 Million to Support Research on Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Technologies The funding will encourage innovation and competitiveness of domestic used nuclear fuel recycling processes in the United States. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – December 13, 2024

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Talking Nuclear this Holiday Season 2024 has been an incredibly slow year. Nothing has happened. Literally nothing besides Brat summer. Also, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – November 27, 2024

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U.S. Unveils Road Map to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050 As the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit kicked off this week, President Biden’s administration laid out plans to add 200 GW of nuclear power in the next 25 years through a combination of new reactor deployment, plant restarts, and upgrades at existing sites. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – November 14, 2024

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U.S. Unveils Road Map to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050 As the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit kicked off this week, President Biden’s administration laid out plans to add 200 GW of nuclear power in the next 25 years through a combination of new reactor deployment, plant restarts, and upgrades at existing sites. Read eNews

Washington VERTical eNews – October 17, 2024

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Amazon and Energy Northwest announce plans to develop advanced nuclear technology in Washington Amazon (Nasdaq; AMZN) and Energy Northwest, a public power agency leading in the development of next-generation nuclear technologies, today announced an agreement to fund efforts to move toward development and deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Washington state to advance […]

Waynette Roberson

Waynette Roberson is CPCCo’s Director of Mission Assurance & Optimization. With more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear and manufacturing sectors, she leads initiatives to align CPCCo’s goals with a strong nuclear safety culture.

Previously, Waynette was the Chief Performance Assurance Officer at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, where she designed the Performance Assurance Organization and developed the Performance Assurance Program. Her career roles focusing on performance assurance, quality management and regulatory compliance with several companies across the DOE complex and internationally.

She holds a master’s degree in business and organizational communication and a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering technology from Murray State University. Certified as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor, Waynette excels in performance and quality assurance, incident investigation and root-cause analysis.