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Students arrive at the welcome tent during the beginning of the two-day Science Alliance, in which more than 900 area high school juniors enjoyed presentations in 14 separate areas on a midway in the X-2207A parking lot.
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: Tue, 2012-09-25 08:59
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Students arrive at the welcome tent during the beginning of the two-day Science Alliance, in which more than 900 area high school juniors enjoyed presentations in 14 separate areas on a midway in the X-2207A parking lot.
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: 2012-09-25 08:59
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DOE Site Lead Joel Bradburne, Site Director Dr. Vince Adams and Science Alliance team member John Zangri of Fluor-B&W join students in watching one of the presentations during the Science Alliance.
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: 2012-09-25 10:16
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Sheldon Hurst and Dan Minter of B&W Conversion Services introduce a student participant to the complexities of loading a DUF6 cylinder onto a miniature rail car in a remote camera and crane simulation during Science Alliance activities.
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: 2012-09-25 10:22
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Emergency Services' Mark Andronis shows a student the proper way to use a fire extinguisher on a blaze.
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: 2012-09-25 12:34
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Tim Williams of Fluor-B&W gives a pop quiz to students for prizes, asking technical questions about demolition equipment on display. | Photo courtesy of Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Image: Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management
Date taken: 2012-09-26 10:38
Portsmouth, Ohio
Nearly 1,000 high school juniors flooded the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio, last week to attend the two-day Science Alliance.
Hosted by the Energy Department, the third annual event allowed students to play the Cleanup Time Warp to learn more about the site’s history and mission, test their skills with miniature tabletop loading equipment, handle materials inside of a glove box and learn the proper way to use a fire extinguisher. The scientific demonstrations, games and interactive displays represented subject areas ranging from ecology, communications, emergency preparedness, earthquakes, engineering and math. Prizes were awarded for correct answers to pop quizzes given at the demonstrations. In addition, guests were taken on a tour of the site.
The teens and their teachers, who arrived from 20 regional schools, received a great hands-on lesson about important career opportunities in science and technology. In addition to Energy Department staff, Science Alliance participants included Ohio University, Shawnee State University, the Portsmouth Site Specific Advisory Board, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Fluor-B&W/Portsmouth, Wastren Advantage, Inc., Restoration Services, Inc., B&W Conversion Services, LLC, and USEC Inc.’s American Centrifuge.
Check out a photo slideshow of the event above.
