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Atomic Energy
Lecture at RCHS
A demonstration lecture sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) on atomic energy and its uses wfif be presented at Rappahannock County High School on October 2.
The program, titled “The Atomic World” is designed to acquaint students With the basic principles of nuclear energy, its sources, and its role in agriculture, industry, medicine, and research.
Kenneth E. Shain, acting Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech will present the assembly program, which explains in terms readily understood by the student, the structure of atoms and the operation of nuclear reactors as well as such concepts as radiation, fission, and fusion.
Mr. Shain has completed extensive training at Oak Ridge, Tenn., facilities of the Atomic Energy Commission and has an M. A. degree from the University of Missouri.
Specially designed electronic equipment is used during the 40-minute program to demonstrate the sources of radiation, how nuclear energy is harnessed to furnish electric power for cities, and the use of radioisotopes to aid in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and to learn more about life processes.
A blackboard talk to science classes, which deals more specifically with the topics of atomic structure, radioactivity, radiation biology, and careers in nuclear science, follows the assembly.
The program is presented by Tech’s Extension Division in cooperation with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a nonprofit educational and research corporation of 41 Southern colleges and universities which operates the nationwide exhibits program for the AEC. The Virginia unit of “This
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