Curriculum
The Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp seeks to train students and early career professionals in skills essential to innovation in nuclear energy while executing group projects. The program consists of expert-led sessions, team-building exercises, and group project design time.
Bootcamp Curriculum
Participants leave the Bootcamp with an in depth understanding of innovation issues specific to nuclear in the 21st century
Venture fundamentals
Methods for idea generation and critique
Cross-cutting needs in nuclear energy systems
Product development and marketing
Generation IV designs
Community and Stakeholder engagement
Venture and Institutional Financing
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Challenges and opportunities for nuclear in the 21st century energy landscape
Licensing, legal issues, and government/NGO support
Participants are selected amongst the most qualified students and young professionals in nuclear. Time in the bootcamp is spent on four key areas.
1. Learning strategies for innovation by obtaining the tools to go through opportunity recognition, idea generation, idea refinement, and idea execution
2. Developing approaches to venture-building by applying this process to relevant problems and receiving feedback on their work from private companies, technical experts, and potential funders
3. Examining the feasibility of initiatives by learning about the technical aspects of innovation in nuclear
4. Critiquing projects from a multi-disciplinary perspective by learning about non-technical considerations in the nuclear space