Georgia Regents University to Host High School Students During Nuclear Science Week

Georgia Regents University will introduce local high school students to nuclear technology benefits and career opportunities during GRU Education Day Tuesday, Oct. 21. The event, now in its second year, is held as part of Nuclear Science Week.

More than 60 sophomores and juniors from Evans High School in Columbia County and Technical Career Magnet School in Richmond County will participate in programs taught by regional nuclear experts and supported by faculty from the College of Allied Health Sciences’ Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy programs.

“We are delighted to offer this program again,” said Dr. Greg Passmore, GRU Professor of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Technology. “Our inaugural event last year was a great success. It is wonderful to see interest in nuclear technology sparked in such bright students and we hope to expand the program in years to come.”

Representatives from CB&I AREVA MOX Services, a design and construction contractor of mixed oxide fuel fabrication facilities in Aiken, S.C., will present a program on the fundamentals of nuclear fuel and the benefits of nuclear medicine.

Volunteers from the Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness Education Committee will offer a second program, “Journey to the Center of the Atom,” that will allow students to explore atomic structure in a series of hands-on activities using a new Isotope Discovery Kit. These kits are available year-round to area teachers through the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Traveling Science program at the University of South Carolina Aiken.