NEXT WEEK_________________________________________________
Monday, July 7 - noon

The Next Generation Orbiting Space Telescope - Vince Huegele, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

 

You've been there before...as a child (and even now) you look up into the clear night sky and can't help but wonder what is out there that we haven't discovered yet.  Recently, the Hubble telescope has brought that clear night sky a whole lot closer.  The Hubble telescope has been responsible for showing us colorful breathtaking images of celestial bodies deep in space.  But what you may not hear so much about is the Chandra space telescope.  This telescope operates within an X-Ray spectrum to find what other optical telescopes like the Hubble can't see, black holes.  Vince Huegele from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will give us a presentation on the next generation orbiting space telescope the "James Webb Space Telescope."  This space telescope is so powerful, it's main purpose is to find and study the "edge" of the universe.  If you've ever wondered what's out there, this presentation will be an introduction into how mankind intends to find out.

Invocation Chairperson for July:  Ron Burton

Menu: Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Steamed Vegetable Medley, Crowder Peas, and Apple Cobbler

Jan Griffin and Jack Lewis conducted tours in two groups for about 18 Chattanooga Engineers Club members and guests.  We had at least six guests.  Jan Griffin explained the NRC training center mission and how it related to the NRC’s areas of responsibilities.  In 1980, the training center was located in Chattanooga to be in close proximity to TVA’s nuclear control room simulators.  In 1986, the NRC installed their first nuclear control room simulator in the building behind Eastgate (address below).  They now have at least 4 simulators, 30 NRC employees, and 4 contractors at this site.

http://www.nrc.gov/who-we-are/locations/training.html

Address:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Training Center Osborne Office Center 5746 Marlin Road, Suite 200 Chattanooga, TN 37411-5677

 

Those attending heard that the NRC does not train utility personnel.  They provide tests for licensing utility operators and train inspectors from all over the world.  They also provide training on handling radioactive materials in the medical and transportation industries.  Those touring heard the difference between the fuel rod movement in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) design and a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) design.  They heard how control rods can be used to slow heat build up inside the core.  Some witnessed a simulation of a Sudden Control Rod Automatic Movement (SCRAM) that can occur when cooling water flow is interrupted to the core of a BWR design.

 

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS_____________________________________
July 14:  Supercomputers - Their Design and Application at ORNL- Thomas Zacharia, Director of ORNL's  computational Science Laboratory

July 21:  Managing the flood of 2003 - TVA, Flood Plane Management

July 28:  Garbage! How much more of this can we take? - Damon Riggs, Project. Manager, Solid Waste, ARCADIS

August 4:  The History of Flight:  From the Wright Brothers to the International Space Station - Bob Jaques, Marshall Historian (MSFC)

 

August 11:  Biomass Technology - Mark Downing, ORNL Environmental Sciences Division

 

August 18:  The International Space Station - NASA (MSFC)

 

August 25:  Internet II - Awesome Speed and Immense Possibilities - Dr. Clint Smullen, UTC

 

September 8:  Hybrid Lightning - Jeff Muhs, ORNL Engineering Science and Technology Division

 

September:  Responsible Use of the Internet in Education - a book by Aniekan Ebiefung, UTC, Mathematics

WHERE WE MEET_______________________________________
Unless we note otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in the Tallan Building, Union Square, Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Out meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required. Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter Street and MLK Blvd.) courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club meeting.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? ______________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or email him at baucombe@epb.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.