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DE2004827033

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Berry, R. O.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Both the Health Physics Society (HPS) and American Nuclear Society (ANS) have dedicated public education programs and have relied on their local chapters to further develop local community outreach programs regarding the nuclear industry at the grassroots levels. Providing educational opportunities to the general public has become an extremely important role for these two professional societies in the current social and political environment. These professional societies have also worked with academic institutions both on the secondary and university levels, providing guidelines, lectures and training materials for public outreach and education. This paper is intended to outline and detail the efforts of both the South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society (STC-HPS) and the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in the outreach and education process.
Keywords	Public education Nuclear industry Outreach programs Radioactive wastes Radioactive materials Waste management South Texas Chapter Health Physics Society Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200511

Public Outreach Efforts of the South Texas Chapter Health Physics Society and Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department.

Public Outreach Efforts of the South Texas Chapter Health Physics Society and Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department.
DE2004827033

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Berry, R. O.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Both the Health Physics Society (HPS) and American Nuclear Society (ANS) have dedicated public education programs and have relied on their local chapters to further develop local community outreach programs regarding the nuclear industry at the grassroots levels. Providing educational opportunities to the general public has become an extremely important role for these two professional societies in the current social and political environment. These professional societies have also worked with academic institutions both on the secondary and university levels, providing guidelines, lectures and training materials for public outreach and education. This paper is intended to outline and detail the efforts of both the South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society (STC-HPS) and the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in the outreach and education process.
Keywords	Public education Nuclear industry Outreach programs Radioactive wastes Radioactive materials Waste management South Texas Chapter Health Physics Society Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200511