Since 2017, as the president of the Nuclear and Environmental Services business group, Lempke has led HII’s work maintaining a nuclear stewardship culture for the
Lempke also supervised the implementation of programs to build and maintain the education and training of a future nuclear workforce in local communities that prioritizes attracting, training, and retaining top talent.
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“This is an important next step in our international growth initiative, enhancing coordination between AUKUS Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 efforts, enabling an efficient in-country operating model, and providing a unified business approach in Australia,” Mission Technologies President
This announcement follows three strategic partnerships announced in 2023:
- In September,
HII and Babcock International Group combined forces inAustralia to support critical capability requirements for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program.
- In November, HII and Babcock Australasia announced formation of the
AUKUS Workforce Alliance (AWA) with theUniversity of Adelaide ,Curtin University , and theUniversity of New South Wales . The AWA is a partnership committed to preparing a skilled workforce in support of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program.
- In December, HII, Babcock Australasia, and Bechtel Australia signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to identify opportunities to leverage their complementary sets of skills and experience to establish and support Australia’s conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarine program.
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About HII
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Michael Lempke
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