Nuclear Science Week – Resources and Recordings

Overview

Nuclear Science Week is an international, broadly observed week-long celebration to focus local, regional, national and international interest on all aspects of nuclear science.

Nuclear Science Week takes place each year on the third week of October, and each day provides for learning about the contributions, innovations and opportunities that can be found by exploring nuclear science. The Centre of Excellence for Energy, the Atlantica Centre of Energy and NB Power presented a series of webinars during Nuclear Science Week (NSW) in October 2021.  

NB Curriculum Connections

Science 10

• Strand: Scientific Literacy – Big Ideas: Investigation, Sensemaking, Communication
• Strand: Learning and Living Sustainably – Big Ideas: Responsible and Sustainable Application, Responsible Application and Sustainable Practices

Introduction to Environmental Science 120

• Identify links between personal behavior and local, regional and global environmental issues
• Become aware of the range of issues arising from overpopulation and human activity
• Explore how technology is used to gather and communicate information, and to address the issues

What you’ll need

1. Internet enabled device
2. Recordings of sessions (below)
3. Nuclear Energy Resources

Instructions

1. Download the background Nuclear Energy Resources document or visit Teach Nuclear Lesson Plans.
2. Choose the recordings you’d like to watch.
3. Discuss the benefits and risks of nuclear science.

Recordings

1. NSW: clean energy and emissions reductions – October 18, 2021 | 10AM-10:45AM
   • Greenhouse Gases Fact Sheet – Atlantica Centre for Energy
2. NSW: what is nuclear energy?  – October 18, 2021 | 1PM-2PM
   • Nuclear 101
   • Powering New Brunswick’s Future with Small Modular Reactors -ACEA
3. NSW: SMR panel discussion – October 19, 2021 | 1PM-2PM
   1. • Interested in careers in nuclear?  Check out the videos below.
      • Non-technical careers
      • Technical careers
4. Radiation sciences: diagnostics in a hospital setting – Exploring nuclear medicine – October 20, 2021 | 10AM-11AM
5. Radiation science – therapeutics in a hospital setting – November 5, 2021
   1. • Nuclear Medicine Technology – School of Health Sciences – Dalhousie University
      • Would you like to learn more about Radiation Sciences in a hospital setting? Go to Home – Horizon Health (myhorizoncareer.ca) to view a Horizon Health Career Guide, learn about job shadowing opportunities, and so much more!”
6. NSW: nuclear engineering at UNB – October 21, 2021 | 10AM-11AM
   • Centre for Nuclear Energy Research 
7. NSW: 12 careers in the energy sector you may never have considered. (#7 may shock you) – October 21, 2021 | 1PM-2PM
   • Each program discussed today has specific admissions requirements. Please visit the program page at
     https://nbcc.ca/programs-courses/full-time-programs to review the entry requirements.
   • If you know somebody interested in any of the programs discussed today, please connect them with a member of our team.  They can email collegeworks@nbcc.ca or visit https://nbcc.ca/contact-us/recruitment-advisors
     to be speak with a Recruitment Advisor.  NBCC is hosting a virtual open house on November 17th. You can register for the event here – https://nbcc.ca/visit-us/open-house
   • Interested in Apprenticeship?  More info here.
8. NSW: what is energy? with Science East – October 22, 2021 | 11AM-12PM
9. NSW: Kahoot quiz

NB Global Competencies

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Sustainability and Global Citizenship