Why did USC decide to offer a NE graduate program?
South Carolina has a very large nuclear industry. Within a 120 mile radius of Columbia there is a total of 11 nuclear power reactors generating more than 10% of the nation’s nuclear electricity. While the nation consumes 20% nuclear energy on average, in South Carolina the nuclear electric production is 56% of total. Additionally, the Savannah River National Laboratory is within easy driving distance and one of the world’s largest nuclear fuel fabricators is on our doorstep. Being in the center of all this nuclear activity, we felt we were ideally positioned to serve the needs of this industry.
