Nuclear Science Week Big Events: Idaho Falls
| 2017 Nuclear Science Week Big Events
Schedule of Events |
| Thursday, Oct. 12 – Friday, Oct. 20 |
Nuclear Science Week is here!
Energy for Humanity is excited to be heading to Idaho to join some inspirational people in a fabulous programme of events.
Idaho Falls are hosting this year’s festivities. Hope you can drop by, but if you’re not in the neighbourhood check out your local activity.
THURSDAY, OCT. 12
URENCO’S Discovery Day: Focus on STEM Presented by URENCO Ltd
10:00 am – 2:30 pm ……………………………. Discovery Day: Focus on STEM
Mackey Middle School students will investigate a variety of topics including; coding, electricity, magnetism and nanotechnology, and develop exciting new ways to enrich the classroom.
Nuclear Science Week Welcome Reception (By Invitation)
INL Meeting Center, Energy Innovation Laboratory, 775 University Blvd., Idaho Falls
Presented by Idaho National Laboratory, Nuclear Science & Technology Directorate
6:00 – 8:00 pm ………………………………… Welcome Reception
A welcome gathering for Big Event participants, featuring INL Lab Director Mark Peters, Big Event Program Chair Harold McFarlane, and National Museum for Nuclear Science & History
Executive Director Jim Walther.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
2017 Nuclear Science Week Big Event: Our New Energy Horizon
INL Meeting Center, Energy Innovation Laboratory, 775 University Blvd, Idaho Falls
8:00 am – 12:00 pm ………………………….. The Big Event
Register by emailing inlevents@inl.gov
Our New Energy Horizon
2017 Nuclear Science Week: The Big Event
Agenda
Friday, October 13, 2017
INL Meeting Center at the Energy Innovation Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
8:00 am Welcome & Introductions
Harold McFarlane,
NSW Big Event Chair, Idaho ANS
Jim Walther
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
8:05 am Harnessing Clean Energy for People, Planet and Prosperity
The imperative for clean, interdependent energy systems
Kemal Pasamehmetoglu
Idaho National Laboratory
Conversation: The role nuclear energy can play in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Robin Mills
CEO, Qamar Energy and author, The Myth of the Oil Crisis
9:00 am Break #NuclearSciWeek The Big Event 2017 Nuclear Science Week INL Meeting Center at the Energy Innovation Laboratory 775 University Blvd. Idaho Falls, Idaho Page 2 of 2
9:10 am Our New Energy Horizon: Navigating the Course
Moderator: Harold McFarlane, Idaho ANS
Panelists:
Robin Bedilion, EPRI
Sarah Spath, Mothers for Nuclear
Kirsty Gogan, Energy for Humanity
Juliet Marshall, University of Idaho
10:10 am Break
10:20 am Our New Energy Horizon: Advancing Nuclear Energy
Moderator: John Wagner, Idaho National Laboratory
Panelists:
Kathryn McCarthy, Canadian National Laboratories
Rita Baranwal, GAIN
Jose Reyes, NuScale Power
Kevan Weaver, TerraPower
Irfan Ali, Energy Innovation Reform Project
11:30 am Wrap: The Future of Clean Energy Systems
Mark Peters
INL Lab Director
11:55 am Closing Remarks
Harold McFarlane
NSW Big Event Chair, Idaho ANS
12:00 noon Adjourn
FRIDAY, OCT. 13 (CONT.)
The Big STEM Event: Stage Show & Book Reading
1:00 – 3:00 (times approximate) ………………The Big STEM Event
The Big STEM Event will combine a book reading of the NAYGN-commission book “Marie’s Electric Adventure” with Dr. Cathy Riddle’s Nuclear Forensics stage show. The audience will be elementary school students.
Sneak Preview of an Advanced Nuclear Documentary (By Invitation)
Presented By: North American Young Generation in Nuclear
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ……………………………..Sneak Preview
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Nuclear Science Scouting Workshops
EBR-1 Atomic Museum, located on U.S. Highway 20/26 between Idaho Falls and Arco
Presented by the University of Idaho ANS Student Section
9:00 am – 12:00 pm …………………………… Boy Scouts Merit Badge Workshop
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ……………………………. Girl Scouts Nuclear Science Patch Workshop
Open to the first 50 Boy Scouts and the first 50 Girl Scouts to register.
Interested parents should RVSP to Emma Redfoot at (406) 876-2026 or redf3263@vandals.uidaho.edu.
EBR-1 Museum Open House
EBR-1 Atomic Museum
EBR-1 Atomic Museum will open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 14, in recognition of Nuclear Science Week. The Museum is regularly open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend. No registration necessary.
MONDAY, OCT. 16
Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything: National Laboratories and Advanced Nuclear Technologies Development’
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/
Presented by U.S. DOE, Office of Nuclear Energy and Idaho National Laboratory
11:00 am – 2:00 pm (times approximate)…….Reddit AMA
No registration necessary. People who are interested in asking questions should register for a Reddit account (free registration).
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18
Family Nuclear Science Night
INL Meeting Center, Energy Innovation Laboratory, 775 University Blvd, Idaho Falls
Presented by the INL STEM Team, Team INL and participating organizations
5:00 – 7:30 pm ………………………………… Family Nuclear Science Night interactive exhibits
The second annual Family Nuclear Science Night will be held Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the INL Meeting Center. Registration is now closed.