Power Plant Field Trip

Today I, Tim, got to go with the chemistry class on a field trip to a nearby nuclear power plant in Switzerland. It was awesome!! This is a picture of the visitor center with the cooling tower in the background.

Highlights included going into the cooling tower and actually entering the "core" and being able to see the dome of the reactor.

Here I am with some of the BFA guys just prior to entering the core. We had to completely change clothes, right down to socks, shoes and yes, skivvies, and put on these funny outfits so our own clothes didn't get contaminated. We also had to carry small meters to monitor the radiation levels we were exposed to. The whole experience is actually quite serious and intimidating. I'm sure none of us will ever forget this day. Very few people in the world get to see what we did.

The nuclear power plant is an amazing example of man's creative genius tapping into God's power found in nature.