IEEE New Brunswick Section, Point Lepreau Visit

Date:  Thursday, September 29, 2005
Time:  1:30 p.m.
Place: Point Lepreau
       Nuclear Generating Station
       New Brunswick

A small visit (of about 15 people) to the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is being arranged for Thursday, September 29, 2005. Although much of the facility will be off-limits, we will receive a general presentation and visit a full-scale simulator used at the plant. We will also hear about the development of the simulator's software.

Although the majority of participants are expected to be Science/Engineering/CS students from UNB Saint John, IEEE members are also invited. In particular, we would appreciate a few people willing to take passengers from UNB SJ to the station. When you email to sign up, please indicate your willingness to help provide transportation for the group.

If the visit is a success, we may wish to identify other industrial facilities that are willing to give tours to IEEE members and students. Your suggestions for future tours are welcomed and could be emailed to Janet Light ( ) or Owen Kaser ( ).

1. submit a list of visitors to the station in advance. If you wish to come, you MUST email Owen Kaser ( ). BEFORE NOON on Monday, September 26, 2005. (Supply your name in the way that it appears on your photo ID.) If we have more requests than we can accommodate, preference will be given to those who can drive and those who are students in CS or Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering.
2. have everyone bring two official photo ids. These will be checked at the gate by guards at the station. Non-Canadians should bring a passport and one other photo id (eg, UNB student card). Canadians also need two ids, but can substitute a photo driver's license in place of a passport.
3. tell the station how many cars to expect and who will be in each car. We will do this right before leaving for the station, and thus any IEEE members travelling independently to the station need to inform Owen Kaser.