Los Padres Council has teamed up with Pacific Gas and Electric to offer the Nuclear Science Merit Badge at the Avila Beach PG&E facility at Diablo Canyon. The session will be on Saturday, February 27, 2016, from _____ to _____. There is a maximum of 60 openings for this session.
The following guide gives instructions to participants on the prerequisities that MUST be completed prior to the class in order to complete this merit badge.
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Greetings Scout.s and Future Nuclear Scientists,
We are excited to offer the Nuclear Science merit badge workshop at PG&E education center. You will enjoy a day of interactive presentations and activities for this event, so bring your enthusiasm and curiosity as we explore the world of Nuclear Science. When we've completed our time together, you should be able to go back to your school classrooms and pass along all the knowledge and
excitement you've learned here.
We will use the Nuclear Science workbook (revised 2011) located at:
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badge_Worksheets
We will review and complete most of the requirements for the Nuclear Science merit badge here at Diablo Canyon during your visit. So, there is no need to complete the workbook prior to the class unless you want a better understanding of the class material (except for Section 4).
There are some items you will need to complete prior to arriving at the DCPP Nuclear Science Workshop:
1) Bring your filled-out BSA merit badge blue card with you
2) Complete section 4 of the Nuclear Science Workbook.
You only need to complete TWO of the items within section 4.
We suggest item "c" and item "d".
ï· Some suggestions for item "4c" are:
- purchase some MRE's (meals-ready-to eat) from a local military surplus store or
a camping outfitter store. The MRE's have been irradiated to kill any bacteria
within the food for long term storage. Complete the questions in item 4c
ï· Some suggestions for item "4d" are:
- home smoke detectors (Am-241)
- business tritium exit signs
- tritium in gun sights, do not bring gun sights with you to the event ï
- water softener potassium chloride (K-40) pellets from Home Depot
- Dentist or Doctor office, x-ray machines
- you can find information on the internet (with your parents approval) by
searching NORM and TENORM. If you don't complete Section 4 of the Nuclear Science Workbook prior to the workshop, we will not be able to completely sign off your blue card.
