Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING________________________

Monday April 5 – Noon – DOUBLETREE HOTEL

407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

“Energy Storage Overview” – Dale Bradshaw, Senior Program Manager and Consultant to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Dale will give an overview of all energy storage technologies including pumped hydro, compressed air energy storage, and advanced batteries. He will discuss the pros and cons of each technology, and explain why advanced energy storage may be a key enabler for the smart grid and renewable power.

Dale holds a BS and MS from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA in Finance from the University of Tennessee. He retired in 2004 as a senior manager of R&D at TVA, after 29 years of service.

Monday April 12 &19 – Noon – “Kruesi ‘Spirit of Innovation ‘Award Finalists” Jim Frierson will introduce finalists for the Kruesi award.

Wednesday April 28 – Spirit of Innovation Luncheon at the Convention Center

For more information see http://www.chattanoogachamber.com/newsandvideo/100323_Kruesi.asp

Monday April 26 – Noon – “B&W’s Modular Nuclear Reactor”

Speaker: Juan F. Villarreal, Director of Commercial Operations & Marketing,

Babcock & Wilcox - Modular Nuclear Energy

PREVIOUS MEETING____________________________

Monday, March 29 — Field Trip — Westinghouse Electric Company, Welding Institute & BWR Training Facility

Club members and guests toured the Westinghouse Electric Company Welding Institute and the BWR (Boiling Water Reactor) training facilities. Tour guides were Jim Ford, Dwight Starnes and Mike Lary.

The Welding Institute includes 48 welding training stations, and provides 4-6 months of training. Students agree to work for Westinghouse as a welder for 2000 hours after training is complete. (see http://www.wecweldinginstitute.com/) The BWR maintenance training facilities include control rod drive mechanisms, fuel rod assemblies, jet pumps, robotic devices, tools and a full size BWR shell with internal assemblies, including 600,000 gallons of water and associated spent fuel pool.

CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB — CORPORATE SPONSORS______________

We gratefully acknowledge the corporate sponsorships listed below.

2010 — Robbins & Bohr, LLC

2009 — Coca—Cola

2008 — Alstom

2008 — Chattanooga State

MEETING LOGISTICS_______________________

The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, CHATTANOOGA,
407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402. Free parking is available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel.

For noontime meetings, the gate will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Plan to arrive at about 11:30 a.m., if you intend to park in the limited space available.

QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS______________

If you have any questions, items that would be of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for future programs, please contact Ralph Boroughs by e-mail at rdboroughs@gmail.com or by phone at 423-227-0412. 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 Chattanooga Technology Organization mailing list at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email.

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