Clean Energy Insight - Moving Energy Forward

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Left to right: Imani Lockhart, Principal Paul Kennamer, Zachary Patterson, Carla Dulaney, Matthew Bush, Harward Durham, John Stubblefield, Melinda Rogers, and Lionel Locke.

The Bellefonte Chapter of North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) held its first annual School Supply Drive during the month of August to benefit schools in the Jackson County (Alabama) area.  Thanks to our Vector NA-YGN members in the Chattanooga and Knoxville locations, we were able to expand the donations collected for the Bellefonte supply drive to benefit local students.

The school supplies were presented to the staff of Hollywood Elementary School on Thursday August 11th, 2011.  Supplies include, but are not limited to: three-ring binders, copy paper, folders, color pencils, markers, pens, and USB flash drives that will be used for eight grade projects.   Electric pencil sharpeners and large desk calendars were also donated for each classroom.  Principal Paul Kennamer stated that “getting all of these supplies is like Christmas” and looked forward to the jobs that Bellefonte will be creating for the area.

I would like to thank the entire Bellefonte Team for their contributions towards our first school supply drive, and offer a special thanks to Burns & McDonnell and Partners in Education (PIE) for their generosity in this effort.

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The Washington Post issued an online article last week titled, “Quake shifted nuclear storage containers at Virginia’s North Anna plant.” The picture following the headline (below) is a perfect example of the misrepresentation commonly faced by the nuclear industry.

Be informed, this photo is not a concrete wall in a nuclear power facility.  By selecting the “View Photo Gallery” link below the image and then viewing picture number four in the gallery; it is clear that this is not damage to a nuclear power facility. 

The caption associated with the image reads, “Damage is visible on a beam that supports the roof over the atrium in Ernest Everett Just Middle School.”

The article indicates that the spent fuel storage casks that shifted remained intact and upright. 

See how tough these spent fuel storage casks actually are by viewing these test pictures and videos.

Stay Informed.

UPDATE:

Tuesday, September 6 - The Washington Post has updated the picture associated with the article since it was released last week.  The picture now shows the North Anna nuclear power plant.

I commend the The Washington Post for updating this image, however, erroneous occurrences such as this should not occur when reporting on issues where misleading information can generate negative perception.