From KitchenAids to Turbine Blades
Each year, GE Aerospace’s Rutland, Vermont, facility selects 10 lucky applicants for a three-year apprenticeship program where they’re trained in all facets of manufacturing while also earning degrees. Andrew Dubrule took an unlikely path to get to the program; read his story here.
Ontario to Deploy Three More SMRs
GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactor is a simpler and more cost-effective way for utilities to decarbonize than other nuclear technologies. In Canada last week, the Province of Ontario announced that it is working with Ontario Power Generation to begin planning and licensing for the deployment of three additional BWRX-300 SMRs. Read more here.
The 5 Coolest Things on Earth ?
1. A new kind of flexible walking robot.
2. Why Earth once had 19-hour days.
3. A brain-spine interface that turns thought into movement.
4. An antibiotic produced by fruit flies.
5. How ancient fish could duplicate their entire genome.
— Quote of the Day —
“If I can get through to one person, one kid coming out of high school who doesn’t know what they want to do, I can show them that if they come here and are willing to work hard and learn from their mistakes, they can be incredibly successful.”
— Andrew Dubrule, advanced machinist/toolmaker apprentice, GE Aerospace
Quote: GE Reports. Images: courtesy of Andrew Dubrule, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Shutterstock.