b'INTERNSHIP AREASTechnical internships are primarily granted in three general fields of study and select other areas.Nuclear Energy: Advanced nuclear fuels, nuclear reactor systems, modeling and simulation, safety and risk assessment, materials and fuels management, advanced test reactor experiments, and spaceIn addition to gaining careerpractical hands-on experience power systems. perspectives, the summer internalongside nationally recognized Energy and Environment: Hybridprogram offered opportunitiesINL scientists and engineers. to form new friendships andThe structure and duration of energy systems integrationembark on adventures. Manya co-op with INL is driven by concepts, electric vehicleinterns participated in groupboth the university and mission system diagnostics and testing,excursions where they took fullneeds of INL. For example, past and biomass research. advantage of the hiking, fishing,co-op students alternated a National and Homeland Security:mountain biking and othersemester or quarter of work with Safeguarding fissile materialsoutdoor activities in the region. a semester on campus. from proliferation, addressingThe co-op program has secure communications channels forCOOPERATIVE EDUCATIONcontinued to increase in the first responders, and strengtheningPROGRAM (CO-OP)number of participants with reliance of cybersecurity and INL hosted ten Cooperativean over 50 percent increase in critical infrastructure. Education Program (co-op)2018. Some areas that INL has Interns are also offeredstudents in 2018 in the fieldsalready identified for future opportunities in businessof electrical, mechanical andco-ops include: fire protection fields, operations, marketing,computer engineering. A co- engineering, cybersecurity, communications and logistics. op is a type of internship thatcomputational modeling and allows students to apply thesimulation, and materials knowledge they obtain throughscience and engineering.their university studies with The co-op program has benefited our facilities at the Materials and FuelsComplex. Returning co-op engineers couple their previous work experience andcontinuing education to provide meaningful contributions to ongoing engineeringefforts. In addition, the work at INL provides co-ops the experience to shape their future career and educational plans.- Ron Crone, associate laboratory director for MFC2018 Annual Report| 19'