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We're a 501(c)(3) Now. Which Company Sponsors the First Seat?

By Randy Steele · July 2, 2026 · 4 min read

BWRx Studio is now a 501(c)(3). That means every dollar a company sends toward NUCLEUS is tax-deductible.

Here's the ask, plain and simple: $750 sponsors one seat. One high schooler. One shot at a nuclear career that starts before graduation — not after a four-year degree nobody in their family can afford.

Why I'm asking

I spent 35 years at Browns Ferry. I've trained operators, mentored apprentices, and watched good people get shut out of this industry — not because they lacked what it takes, but because nobody ever showed them the door existed.

NUCLEUS is that door.

What $750 covers — one full seat

Real Carnegie Units. Real DOE Fundamentals curriculum. Taught to a kid who's never set foot on a plant site.

The workforce cliff isn't coming — it's already here

The nuclear industry talks a lot about the workforce cliff at every conference, in every panel, in every press release. Every company building an SMR, every utility extending a license, every contractor bidding a new build is going to need welders, technicians, operators, and engineers who don't exist yet.

This is how the workforce actually gets made — not by talking about the shortage, but by funding the pipeline before the year you need it.

The math is simple

$750 is a seat. A seat is a kid. A kid is your future workforce.

Which company steps up first?

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Randy Steele

Founder, BWRx Studio · Licensed Senior Reactor Operator · Faculty, Chattanooga State Community College

Randy spent 35 years in nuclear power at TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant and now teaches Nuclear Power Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State. He founded BWRx Studio to rebuild the nuclear workforce pipeline starting at the high school level.

Sponsor a Seat in NUCLEUS

BWRx Studio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every dollar is tax-deductible. $750 covers one student, full curriculum, real Carnegie Unit credit.

Contact Randy →
Questions? randy@bwrx.studio · (423) 903-2190