MIT NUCLEAR REACTOR

   I really enjoyed our trip to the MIT nuclear reactor. Although science isn’t my best subject, and some of what the tour guide was saying went over my head, I was engaged with actually seeing what we’ve been learning about. I found it interesting that they gave us small geiger counters to measure our radiation exposure before and after we went into the area with the reactor.

  I liked the fact that we got to actually go into the different elements of the reactor. The control room seemed a bit overwhelming but very important. I was interesting to see that some of the original elements of the 1970s reactor are still in use today. I liked that we got to see these elements working alongside the new elements being tested and installed today.

I really enjoyed learning about what they were doing to help cancer patients. As someone with cancer in their family, I found it fascinating to learn exactly how patients can be helped by nuclear energy.

Overall I think this was a unique experience for our class. Everything we have been learning about is in this building. I enjoyed being able to be right in the action and even see some engineers at work while we had our tour.