Call To Action: Educate and Encourage Students about Nuclear Science

Call To Action: Educate and Encourage Students about Nuclear Science

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 By Bethany Cargle

“Do power plants really use mouse traps and ping-pong balls to create energy?” asked a fifth grade boy at Steele Creek Elementary School.  Why would he ask this question?  Well, the question was a legitimate one for students attending the RCS Nuclear sponsored author reading of Nuclear Power: How a Nuclear Plant Really Works! at Steele Creek Elementary in Charlotte, North Carolina during National Engineers Week.