by Paul Balik | Feb 19, 2016 | Chapters, Go Nuke, Northeast
The young engineering students heard all semester about the scale of a nuclear power plant. But nothing prepared them for what they saw when they stood next to the Beaver Valley Unit 1 Turbine set.
by Paul Balik | Oct 23, 2015 | Go Nuke, Northeast
On May 28, 2015, the Peach Bottom NAYGN chapter held its annual Fitness Day. The event included a 5K run/walk around the cooling towers and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. This year, the money raised at the event went to Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of York County,...
by Paul Balik | Oct 5, 2015 | Atlantic, Conferences, Go Nuke, Northeast
“Next in Nuclear” – The 2015 Atlantic – Northeast Regional Conference Members from fifteen NAYGN chapters descended upon Old Town Alexandria, Virginia on September 12, 2015 for the third annual combined Atlantic – Northeast regional conference. Hosted at MPR’s...
by Paul Balik | Jul 24, 2015 | Go Nuke, Northeast
May 29–SHIPPINGPORT — The latest answers about how to best educate high school students aren’t coming from a textbook, in the classroom or from a government-mandated rubric. Instead, they’re coming from places like FirstEnergy Corp.’s...
by Paul Balik | Jul 23, 2015 | Go Nuke, Northeast
On March 4th 2015, the Manhattan-based chapter of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN-New York) went on a tour of Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) in Buchanan, NY. During this time, one of the two reactors was undergoing refueling. After hours of...
by Paul Balik | May 7, 2014 | Advocacy, Go Nuke, Northeast
The NAYGN Chapter in Marlborough hosted a medley of public advocacy events in November 2013, determined to start a broader discussion on the future of nuclear energy in New England. Pairing up with the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Chapter at the Massachusetts...