In October of 2007 our chapter participated in the NA-YGN Drawing Contest. YGN members give a presentation to 5th graders on the different ways to produce electricity, how nuclear fission works, and everyday applications of nuclear science and technology. This year Adam Strange, Paul Swaney, Ashley Peterman and Sarah Chisholm presented to Hornets Nest and Ashley Park Elementary schools. Our chapter held a local contest. First place went to Brittany Murphy. The runners-up were Richele Young, Taylor Seabrooks, and India Headen. Continue reading ‘2007 NA-YGN Local Drawing Contest Winners’
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PD and PI hours up big in 2007
Published by January 31st, 2008 in Professional Development and Public Information.Our chapter logged around 950 hours of Professional Development and Public Information activities in 2007. We helped contribute along with over 40 other chapters to the 33,529 hours reported by our overall NA-YGN organization. Compare this to only 12,000 hours in 2006. Our organization has done a great job growing more active.
Thanks to everyone who contributed!
This month’s Engineering Explorers Post 228 Program is on Electrical Engineering. The students will be building an electronic counter using breadboards. Since it is close to the holidays, we need volunteers of all types, especially if you happen to be an electrical engineer or good with circuits. The program will be from 6pm to 9pm Tuesday, November 20. If you are interested in volunteering, email PublicInfo ‘at’ carolina-naygn.org.
Carolina YGN is teaming up with EPRI and AREVA to supply volunteers for a high school engineering program. Engineering Explorers Post 228 is a program for local high school students geared towards teaching about the different engineering disciplines using hands-on experiments and tours. The program needs volunteers to help out from 6pm-9pm on the second Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in volunteering email PublicInfo ‘at’ carolina-naygn.org. More information can be found on the program website.
It has been a busy past couple of weeks for YGN PI members. Janelle Penisten and Sarah Chisholm wrote Letters to the Editor on a recent opinion article in the Charlotte Observer by Rep. Harrison. Janelle also wrote a Letter to the Editor to the Aspen Daily News. Click the link below to read these responses.
Janelle Penisten submitted a Letter to the Editor to the Rock Hill Herald. This was in response to the article “Group raises nuclear waste worries” which criticized and questioned the safety of transporting spent nuclear fuel. Click link below to view Janelle’s response.
Continue reading ‘Janelle Penisten Published in the Herald’
Dave Orr, Ryan Boyle, and Sarah Chisholm presented to three classes of 2nd graders in Covenant Day School’s Super Science Day. YGN hosted two short experiments geared towards topics that the students were currently learning about in their classes. The first experiment “How can you measure something you cannot see” used Geiger counters to measure the radioactivity of household materials. The second demonstration allowed the students to observe the sublimation of dry ice.
Continue reading ‘Super Science Day at Covenant Day School’
YGN Judges and Presents an Award at the 2007 Regional Science Fair
Published by March 14th, 2007 in Public Information.UPDATE: Carolina YGN’s Excellence in Energy Awards were featured in the School Notes section of the Charlotte Observer.
4 students earn energy awards
The Carolina chapter of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) presented four Excellence in Energy Awards at the 2007 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Regional Science Fair, held Feb. 24. The awards are given to students whose projects exemplify energy efficiency, electricity generation and technology, or nuclear science and technology. Winners are: Duncan Anderson of Statesville Road Elementary School for his project, “Pencil Resistors,” in the Elementary Division; Alex Hardy of South Lake Christian Academy for “Which Brand of Batteries Last the Longest?” in the Junior Division; and Bobby Lee of Merlin Middle School and David McKee of Stillwater Academy for “Building a Heat Engine: Converting Thermal Energy into Kinetic Energy” in the Junior Division.
Continue reading ‘YGN Judges and Presents an Award at the 2007 Regional Science Fair’
The March 2nd “Working in the Nuclear Industry Colloquium” was a big step in the right direction for NA-YGN. It was one of the 1st events at the university level that included so many different organizations. The event brought together NA-YGN members from the Midlands Chapter and the Carolinas Chapter as well as ANS, NEI, and the student chapter of ASCE. Members represented a broad range of the nuclear industry, from utilities such as SCE&G & Duke Energy to government agencies such as SRS and Washington Group to vendors such as Westinghouse.
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Department of Energy (DOE) Public Scoping Meeting on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
North Augusta Community Center, North Augusta, SC
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Attended by William Murphy, Andrew James, and Sarah Chisholm
The following article is a summary of the Public Scoping Meeting and some thoughts on the PEIS scope and selected comments made at the meeting.
Continue reading ‘YGN Members’ Views on the GNEP PEIS Meeting’
