Usually exam days aren't the best days for students, but today was a pretty great day. Despite still being tired from whitewater rafting on Sunday, I felt pretty good going into the exam. Once Dr. CK handed out the exam, I felt even better. I'm especially excited about the take-home portion of the exam! After a recess for lunch, we headed out to the Savannah River Site for a tour. Since we haven't had an official tour of the site or anyone official to question about the site, I was intrigued. First things first, inspection. Then, hop in the SRS bus for a tour of the limited access areas. Of course we didn't get to go into any of the buildings or walk around the reactors, but then again, who would want to? It was neat to actually get close to the buildings we'd only seen from a distance. We also learned that the walls of the buildings are 5 feet thick and there's typically another three stories of building underground. Many of the areas are being closed down, but new buildings are still being built and designed. Many of the new areas are being designed to store plutonium until a final resting place is determined for the radioactive waste of the entire U.S. I found the whole tour pretty interesting, and our tour guide seemed to really know her stuff. That being said, you can't believe everything you hear!
Ps. GO AL EAST!!! That's me watching the All-Star game!
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