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Washington VERTical eNews – May 18, 2023

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NGO Group says the world backs advanced nuclear, Helion inks fusion energy purchase with Microsoft and the region’s premier aerospace and advanced manufacturing event. Read ENews

Washington VERTical eNews – May 4, 2023

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Washington VERTical hosts Governor Inslee, Congressman McMorris Rodgers press release on nuclear energy, Gallup Poll on support for nuclear grows and more. Read ENews

Governor Inslee Meets with Washington VERTical

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Washington VERTical teamed up with state legislators and community leaders today to host Governor Jay Inslee and speak of VERTical’s mission to accelerate the transition to advanced clean energy technologies. 

Washington VERTical eNews – April 20, 2023

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Commerce awards $2 million through Evergreen Manufacturing Grant Program, NPR podcast highlights perspectives of nuclear energy, U.S. Women in Nuclear accepting student applications for the 2023 conferences and more. Read ENews

Commerce Awards $2 Million to Encourage Innovative Business and Manufacturing Growth Statewide

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Yesterday, Washington State Department of Commerce announced $2 million in grants to accelerate manufacturing job growth and economic opportunity across the state. Six businesses and four innovation clusters were awarded $200,000 each through the #EvergreenManufacturing Grant program, including Washington VERTical and our north Richland neighbor, OCOchem. These grants support the BEST Act, which was passed […]

Washington VERTical eNews – April 6, 2023

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Read about Rolls-Royce funding to develop miniature nuclear reactor for moon base, the Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Bill, U.S. regulators delay decision on nuclear fuel storage license. Read ENews

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.