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Nuclear science: A vast subject. An important topic.

Nuclear science: A vast subject. An important topic.

Thanks for visiting the home of the National Nuclear Science Week.

National Nuclear Science Week is a national, broadly observed week-long celebration to focus local, regional and national interest on all aspects of nuclear science. Each day will provide for learning about the contributions, innovations and opportunities that can be found by exploring nuclear science.

Colorful posters promoting the week are available here for your classroom or workplace!

Nuclear Science Day: LIVE Talks for Students and Teachers January 25, 2012

Green Power for a Digital World
What’s Cool About Nuclear Electricity
Why Nuclear Medicine is Important To Me
Shaping the Nuclear Energy Future

Register at the NSTA Learning Center for this SPECIAL LIVE EVENT from the prestigious Illinois Institute of Technology where national experts are gathering to talk nuclear. This webinar is for grades 5 – 12 and covers electricity production, basics in nuclear science, nuclear medicine and an overview of the future of nuclear in the U.S.

Student and teacher questions will be taken LIVE. This is a unique opportunity to hear from scientists, nuclear engineers, health professionals and others.

Title: “Green Power for a Digital World”
What is it like to be a young woman engineer at a real, working nuclear power plant? Nuclear is green and clean? Nuclear electricity is green like solar and wind but turned on 24/7/365.

Time: 11 am EST/ 10 am CST/ 9 am MST/ 8 am PCT

Presenters: Natalie Wood, nuclear engineer at River Bend Nuclear Power Station in Louisiana and Marv Fertel, Nuclear Energy Institute CEO

Title: “What’s Cool About Nuclear Science and Nuclear Electricity”
Nuclear science is part of our everyday lives. Hear scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory share cool facts, projects and how nuclear electricity is powering our cool world.

Time: 12 noon EST/ 11 am CST/ 10 am MST/ 9 am PCT

Presenters: Mark Peters, Deputy Director for Programs, Argonne National Laboratory and Justin Thomas, Principle Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboraatory

Title: “Careers in Nuclear Science and Technology from the Inner Atom to Outer Space”
From exploring mysteries of the inner atom to using nuclear energy for applications in outer space, there are many career opportunities in nuclear science and technology. There are applications in medicine, agriculture, manufacturing, basic research, and energy, to name a few. Dr. Loewen will highlight diverse opportunities for today’s students.

Time: 2 pm EST/ 1 pm CST/ 12 noon MST/ 11 am PCT

Presenter: Eric Loewen, PhD, President of the American Nuclear Society, Chief Consulting Engineer, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Title: “Shaping the Nuclear Energy Future”
You’ve heard about Fukushima – so now what? Are there more nuclear power plants being built – what’s going on with reactor safety in the U.S. since the disaster in Japan? How will it affect the price of my electricity bill, the clean air policies and much more will be discussed by this IIT professor as he looks at his crystal ball about nuclear energy in the U.S.

Time: 3 pm EST/ 2 pm CST/ 1 pm MST/ 12 noon PCT

Presenter: Jeff Terry ,Chair, Advanced Test Reactor Users Organization Director, Health Physics Program and Associate Professor of Physics at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Our thanks to these sponsors:

Illinois Institute of Technology
National Science Teachers Association
Nuclear Energy Institute
American Nuclear Society
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Exelon Nuclear
Entergy
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

US Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, has a message for those of us celebrating National Nuclear Science Week. See it here:NNSW 2012 Sec. Chu Message PDF

Celebration Guide

This downloadable Celebration Guide 2012 PDF will give you some creative ideas about National Nuclear Science Week through a variety of actions, such as getting involved in your community, reaching out to the public or to those around you and ideas for your school or company. There are also ideas for professional society chapters.

And for a look at how our partners recognizing our inaugural week, visit our friends :

American Nuclear Society
Nuclear Street
National Nuclear Security Administration
National Science Teachers Association
Nuclear Clean Air Energy
Nuclear Energy Institute
SRS Community Reuse Organization

Cool stuff for National Nuclear Science Week!

The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History Store has great merchandise for purchase online. National Museum of Nuclear Science & History store