Science field trips to nuclear power plants - A low capital cost program

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5779389

Cramer, E N; Gabel, C; Sayles, C ^[1]

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1. Southern California Edison, Irvine (United States)

School science field trips to nuclear power plants can be quite rewarding to both students and teachers if the right material is used from a perspective different from the textbooks. One does not need a large, expensive facility to have a program useful to students that addresses adult issues understandably. San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station hosted {approximately}110 visits (simulator tours) averaging 2,700 visitors in each of calendar years 1989 and 1990 after averaging 75 visits in each of the five preceding years. Most audiences were from middle schools located within a 50-mile radius. The station does not have a separate visitor's center; a classroom is reserved at the station's training and education center. The advantage is using real working laboratories; the disadvantage is not having the more traditional displays and interactive models. Therefore, the instructor emphasizes showing the integrated engineering applications of chemistry, physics, and geology - rather than repeating material that is more easily taught in the school's classroom. Generic issues are emphasized rather than the design details of the plant systems.

• OSTI ID: 5779389
• Report Number(s): CONF-910603-; CODEN: TANSA
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 63; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Orlando, FL (United States), 2-6 Jun 1991; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
EDUCATION
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
CONTAINERS
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
CONTROL ROOMS
DESIGN
EARTHQUAKES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
EMERGENCY PLANS
FISSION
NUCLEAR POWER
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REACTOR SIMULATORS
THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
ANALOG SYSTEMS
CONTAINMENT
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
INDUSTRY
LWGR TYPE REACTORS
MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
POWER
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
REACTORS
SEISMIC EVENTS
SIMULATORS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL REACTORS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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