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2012
Renfrew County High School Scholarship
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The Chalk River Branch of the CNS is offering three scholarships ($1,000, $600 and $400) to Grade 12 students in Renfrew County, who will be entering post-secondary education in the fall of 2011. This scholarship requires an original 500 to 1000 word essay on one of the following two topics:
- Description of the CANDU nuclear reactor and how it works, OR
- How different radio-isotopes (choose 2-3 examples) are produced and used in nuclear medicine.
The essay must be submitted as a typed e-document (Microsoft Word, Open Office, or PDF) and must cite and include appropriate references and a bibliography (not to be included in word count). The use of tables, figures, pictures and other illustrations to enhance the essay are encouraged, but are not required.
The essay must be original and must demonstrate critical thinking and interpretation by the student. Teachers of English, French, Science, or Technology are encouraged to mentor, guide and review the student’s work.
The essay shall be submitted as an attachment via email with the subject line: “CNS CRB Essay 2012”. There shall be no information identifying the student or school in the Essay File. In the body of the email the author shall state the writer’s name, mailing address, postal code, phone number, name of high school and mentoring teacher. The student shall also provide information on their expected date of graduation, and the post-secondary institutions to which they are applying for the Fall of 2012.
The email shall be submitted no later than April 30, 2012, to:
Brayan White (bryan.white.cns@gmail.com)
A committee of CNS-CRB members will judge the essays for originality, content, clarity, logical reasoning, and critical thinking. Essays are considered only if they fulfill all the criteria stated above. The committee reserves the right to disqualify essays that are found to contain plagiarism and/or lack ingenuity/originality. The graduation status of scholarship winners will be confirmed prior to making the award.
7th Annual CNS President’s Dinner Meeting
On February 21st, the Chalk River branch hosted its 7th annual CNS president dinner meeting with Frank Doyle. His career in the CANDU nuclear industry includes development, engineering, licensing and project management with senior management positions at Atomic Energy of Canada, Ontario Power Generation and CANDU Owners’ Group (COG).
In his presentation, Mr. Doyle discussed his perspective on the roles of the CNS, COG and Chalk River Laboratories, and how they are aligning their strategic directions to better support the future of nuclear in Canada.
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| CNS Executive and Frank Doyle |
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2011
American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting
On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, several CNS members atttended the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Winter Meeting at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in Washington, D.C.. The ANS held an Awards Luncheon to recognize the achievements of various individuals, including Theodore (Ted) Rockwell, who received the W.B. Lewis Award. Ted Rockwell has had a distinguished career, including extensive work on the U.S. nuclear submarine program during the 1950’s, under the direction of Admiral Hyman Rickover.
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Ted Rockwell and CNS members |
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A nuclear safety assessment of the Fukushima Dai‐ichi events, Aug 25
Organized by the Chalk River Branch of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Professional Engineers Ontario, Algonquin Chapter.
A nuclear safety assessment of the Fukushima Dai‐ichi events presented by Dr. John C. Luxat based upon best available information from multiple sources and independent analysis of accident progression. The presentation covers the accident progression in the four units, reactor core heat up, core damage estimation and hydrogen generation, features of the explosions and damage to the units, fission product release and dispersion, and radiological consequences.
Dr. John C. Luxat is Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics and holds the NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Safety Analysis at McMaster University. He currently has a very active research program at McMaster, studying many aspects of the safety of current and future reactors and nuclear fuel cycles.
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Renfrew County High School Scholarship
The Chalk River Branch of the CNS is offering three scholarships ($1,000, $600 and $400) to Grade 12 students in Renfrew County, who will be entering post-secondary education in the fall of 2011. This scholarship requires an original 500 to 1000 word essay on one of the following two topics:
- Description of the CANDU nuclear reactor and how it works, OR
- How different radio-isotopes (choose 2-3 examples) are produced and used in nuclear medicine.
Note that the deadline to submit your essay is Apr 30, 2011.
Additional information can be found here.
Renfrew County Science Fair (Apr 9)
Approximately 50 projects were reviewed by CNS-CRB representatives and the following 3 projects were selected for the CNS-CRB Award for Science and Innovation.
•Magnetic Rifle
•Homemade Solar Air Furnace
•Maximizing Wind Turbine Blade Efficiency
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CNS Annual President’s Dinner Meeting (Feb 21)
On February 21st, the Chalk River branch hosted a dinner meeting with the CNS president Dr. Adriaan Buijs a professor at McMaster University. Dr Buijs gave a presentation on “Nuclear Energy in the Education of Sustainable Engineering Practices”.
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2009-2010
ZED-2 50th Anniversary Celebration
On November 29 2010, the Chalk River branch held a dinner in honour of the 50th anniversary of the ZED-2 research reactor. Retired physicist Rick Jones gave a talk "A History of ZED-2".
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CNS CR branch Program chair Geoff Edwards introduces speaker (and former boss) Rick Jones. |
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CNS CR branch Program chair Geoff Edwards presents speaker Rick Jones with a token of appreciation (some liquid moderator, perhaps?). In front of them is a scale model of ZED-2 (done with a 3-D printer). |
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ZED-2 staff, past and present. Front (left to right): Bruce Wilkin, David Irish, Julian Atfield, Greg Cully, Michael Zeller |
Deep River Science Academy
The Canadian Nuclear Society Prize for Excellence in Nuclear Research, for the Deep River Science Academy 2010, went to:
- Paul Seminsky – Project title: “Hydrogen Absorption and Desorption Properties of Thin MgAl Alloy Films”
- Nancy Xiao – Project title: “Ioan Exchange and the Variation of the Lithium Concentration in the CANDU Heat Transport System Coolant”
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Recipients of the Deep River Science Academy CNS Awards for Excellence in Innovation, |
CNS Graduation Awards in Renfrew County High Schools
The CNS Chalk River Branch awards prizes, in Renfrew County High Schools, to the top two highest ranking students in combined grades in 4U Physics and 4U Calculus and 4U Chemistry, with each course being given equal weighting. The recipients will attend university the following Autumn.
2009 Winners:
- Fellowes High School, Pembroke: Justin Godbout and Kaity Woermke
- Mackenzie High School, Deep River: Martin Magill and Simon Grondin
- General Panet High School, Petawawa: Christopher Gagnon and Jacob Klein
2010 Winners:
- General Panet High School: Prerakkumr Patel and Robert Van Gemeren
- Mackenzie High School: Dan Li and Michael Nishimura
- Fellowes High School: Wanda Lee and Patricia Brum
- Opeongo High School: Malcolm Cairnie and Stephen Hawthorne
- Madawaska Valley District High School: Michael Murack and Tiffany Cybulskie
- Renfrew Collegiate Institute: Thomas Oegema and Adam McGregor
- St. Joseph’s High School: Hailey Miller and Marlee Vandewouw
- Arnprior District High School: Yvonne Post and Jordan Rouse
- Bishop Smith Catholic High School: Alexander Smith, Cameron McRae
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Recipients of the CNS High School Awards for Academic Excellence Fellowes High School Graduation, Pembroke, June 2010 |
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Recipients of the CNS High School Awards for Academic Excellence Opeongo High School Graduation, Douglas, June 2010 |
Algonquin College Radiation Safety Program Award
Algonquin College Radiation Safety Program CNS Award (2010 Winners):
- Anderson Best
- Diane Lynn Cunliffe
- Margo Whalen
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Recipients of the Radiation Safety Program CNS Award Algonquin College Graduation, 2010 |
Renfrew County Science Fair
The Chalk River Branch helps with the annual Renfrew County Science Fair, providing financial support, encouraging members to participate as judges, and hosting an information table. Membership chair (and past branch chair) Blair Bromley is seen here.
Renfrew County Science Fair, 2010 awarded posters/projects were:
- “Super Solar” by Kylee Walsh
- “Methane Production” by Emma March
- “Geothermal Energy” by Alexander Wytenburg
High School Scholarship
The Chalk River Branch of the CNS is offering two scholarships ($1,500 and $1,000) to Grade 12 students in Renfrew County, who will be entering post-secondary education in the fall of 2009. This scholarship requires a 400 to 1000 word essay describing one or more applications of nuclear science and technology.
High School scholarships winners for 2010 were:
- 1st place: Wanda Lee – Pembroke, ON – essay title “Food Irradiation”
- 2nd place: Thomas Mayerhofer – Pembroke, ON – essay title “A Medical Revolution – Nuclear Technology”
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