Chattanooga Engineers Club
P.O. Box 4031
Chattanooga, TN 37405
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org

January 14, 2008 - Dale Bradshaw, President of Electrivation, will speak on "Use of ZnBr batteries for substation and communication node backup".
Lunch will be available for $11 beginning at 11:30 am, and will be from the outstanding Cellar Buffet. Location: Tallan Cellar Restaurant, 200 West ML King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402.

FUTURE MEETINGS
January 21, 2008 - No Meeting - Martin Luther King observance.
January 28, 2008 - Dr Ignatius Fomunung, Professor of Civil Engineering at UTC. He has recently visited China for talks about collaborating with engineering educators at the university where he earned one of his engineering degrees. He will be sharing his China experiences with the Club.

LAST MEETING
January 7, 2008 - "Nuclear Renaissance - Westinghouse AP1000 Power Plant". Jim Schwall, Principal Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Co., presented the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plant and discussed the nuclear renaissance. While the world waits for long-term solutions to future energy needs and environmental concerns, the nuclear industry is preparing for and beginning the leading edge of a renaissance. Westinghouse has hired approximately 2000 employees, some local, to meet the demand for nuclear power. The most significant portion of this new work will focus on the AP1000, Westinghouse's entry into the Generation III+ market. The AP1000 represents technology for today. Design simplification eliminates components and reduces costs. The AP1000 design makes significant use of passive safety systems. The AP1000 achieved NRC Design Certification on December 30, 2005.

ITEMS OF INTEREST
1.      E-week begins February 18^th. Details are provided at the following link: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/engineer/eweek/eweek2008.html
2.      Joe Hoagland, Vice President, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, TVA will be the keynote speaker at the Chattanooga Technology Council meeting on January 16^th. The meeting will be at EPB, 7^th floor from 11:30 – 1:00. Cost is $10.00, payable at the door. RSVP requested to info@chatc.org
3.      A LEED building workshop is being offered by the East Tennessee Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council in Oak Ridge on February 7^th. Go to http://www.usgbc.org/Workshops/Register for more information.

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QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Jim Schwall at 423-267-4257 or by email at Jimgineer@comcast.net. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data, and other info at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Cha. Technology Organization mailing list at http://chattanoogaengineersclub.org/email