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Third Annual Science Alliance Takes Place in Ohio
October 9, 2012 - 12:14pm
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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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2. Mékell Mikell
Stakeholder
Engagement Director
WHO
ATTENDED?
Ohio University
Shawnee State
University
Portsmouth Site
Specific Advisory
Board
Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency
Fluor-
B&W/Portsmouth,
Wastren Advantage,
Inc.
Restoration Services,
Inc.
B&W Conversion
Services, LLC
USEC Inc.’s
American Centrifuge
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.
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