ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan is getting $1.3 million in federal money to help train and educate the next generation of leaders in the nation's nuclear industry.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced the money in research grants, fellowships and scholarships. They're part of the department's Nuclear Energy University Program and Integrated University Program that will support nuclear energy research and development efforts.
Part of the money for the Ann Arbor school will go to a research project aimed at developing new and advanced reactor designs and technologies.
Funding is going to 46 colleges and universities nationwide.
