Penn State Expanding Its Nuclear Energy Program

Video posted March 28, 2019 in Centre County Report by Centre County Report, Maddie Biertempfel

It's been 40 years since the partial nuclear reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island, and Penn State has plans to expand its nuclear engineering department as more students pursue the career path. Maddie Biertempfel reports.

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Maddie Biertempfel

Senior / Broadcast Journalism and Political Science

Maddie Biertempfel is a senior double majoring in broadcast journalism and political science at Penn State. She currently is news director for CommRadio and a teaching assistant for both COMM165 and a first-year seminar. Previously, she interned at WPSU, where her radio stories placed 7th in the national Hearst competition for radio news and features. She’s also reported for the Centre County Report, interned at C-SPAN and Fox News, served as executive producer of Penn State Network News, and has written articles for the Centre Daily Times and Daily Collegian. Follow her on Twitter @mbiertempfel or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).