Date/Time
11/16/2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Penn State Breazeale Reactor
101 Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
Univeristy Park
Categories
Ambassadors, Cadettes, Juniors, Leaders, Seniors
Uniform Class A
The Women in Nuclear group is holding a Girl Scout event on Saturday, November 16 from 10AM-1PM. This rare opportunity is open to any Girl Scout Junior and older and any Girl Scout adults who would like this experience.
Event to be held on campus at the nuclear reactor site and includes a pizza lunch. Bring a water bottle. Limited items permitted inside, but lockers available to hold your personal items
Tentative Itinerary
10:00AM Scouts Arrive/Radiation Basics Video
Radiation Hunt
Time/Distance/Shielding
Cloud Chambers
Half-Life- Older Scouts will perform AG-108 Simple Silver Decay while younger Scouts to perform M&M half-life
Marshmallow-topes
Careers in Nuclear Discussion
Fission/Fusion and Nuclear Reactors
Reactor Demonstration
12:45 Scout Departure
To register, email Zach zjv5001@psu.edu
Zach Van Horn
Outreach Coordinator/Gamma Irradiation Supervisor
133 Breazeale Reactor University Park, PA 16802
zjv5001@psu.edu | 412-403-6957| rsec.psu.edu