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news
BRIEFS
Students invited to
propane competition
Texas A&M students of all majors
are invited to an informational meet
ing about the Propane Vehicle Chal
lenge Project tonight at 5:30 in 301
Engineering/Physics Building.
Texas A&M is one of 1 2 schools
that will compete in the international
competition to convert a minivan into
a propane-fueled vehicle.
Passenger jet stairs
open during flight
The rear stairwell on a TWA
passenger jet dropped open dur
ing flight, but a crew member tied
to a rope pulled the hatch closed
and the plane landed safely, offi
cials said Wednesday.
None of the 66 passengers or
six crew members aboard Flight
199 were injured.
The Boeing 727 was en route
from St. Louis to San Antonio
about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday when
15 miles from the San Antonio In
ternational Airport a cockpit light
indicated the rear stairway was
open, officials said.
Fire destroys fast
food restaurant
A fire caused half of the roof of
Whataburger Restaurant at 902 S.
Texas Ave to collapse last night.
George Spain, College Station Fire
Department battalion chief, said the
fire was extinguished in two hours.
Despite 40 mph winds, no sur
rounding buildings were harmed.
The cause of the fire has not
been determined.
City &: State
Thursday • January 18,1996
Nuclear Science Center puts
heat on research, national rank
□ The reactor attracts thousands of
visitors each year and provides
about one megawatt of power.
By Marissa Alanis
The Battalion
Nestled deeply inside a three-story, partially
underground building on a remote part of the
Texas A&M campus lies an active nuclear device.
The A&M Nuclear Science Center of the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station near Easterwood
Airport houses a nuclear reactor which attracts
about 4,000 visitors each year and provides ap
proximately one megawatt of thermal power.
Nuclear facility employees said, however, that
A&M students and College Station residents are
safe from potential nuclear accidents because the
device is secured at the bottom of a 38-foot tank
that holds 109,000 gallons of water.
Only nine other universities in the United
States have a nuclear reactor as large as A&M’s.
Dr. Dan Reece, Nuclear Science Center director
and associate professor in the Department of Nu
clear Engineering, said the nuclear reactor is used
strictly for teaching and learning purposes, not for
nuclear weapons research.
“In no way can this facility be used for destruc
tive purposes,” Reece said. “It is an intrinsically
safe reactor that exists to benefit the citizens of
the United States. In our license, we hold para
mount the health and safety of the public.”
Nuclear Science Center workers are involved in
many research projects, which are often projects that
reinforce work done in other A&M departments.
“We make medical isotopes for the vet school
and help in the dating process of archaeological
and geology samples,” Reece said.
Shane Brightwell, a health physics graduate
student, made a scientific discovery while working
at the nuclear facility.
Brightwell developed an irradiation device that
speeds the decay of rock formations by blocking ex-
Tim Moog,, The Battaijos
This three story building is home to a nuclear reac
tor. It is located near Easterwood Airport.
cessive radiation, allowing samples to be analyzed
and dated more quickly.
“This method improves the characteristics and
accuracy of the samples for the dating process,”
Brightwell said.
Nuclear researchers are looking for improved
ways to preserve marine artifacts.
Paul Bidden, a nuclear engineering graduate
student, works with the Department of Nautical
Archaeology to restore and preserve underwater
artifacts.
A project at the nuclear facility led Bidden to
discover that gamma radiation can be harnessed
to solidify wood cells, restoring the appearance of
certain artifacts.
“This makes the structure look almost the same
as it originally was as far as color, shape and size
are concerned,” he said.
Research advances made at the Nuclear Science
Center recently garnered a top-five ranking for
A&M’s nuclear engineering department in U.S.
News & World Report.
Lawyers
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need bail, want to file lawsuits or won
der how to plea in criminal cases.
A&M legal services are funded by the
student services fee, a per-credit-hour
charge that students pay each semester.
But though all students pay the
charge, many do not take advantage of
the attorneys service. Powell estimated
that only 1,500 students seek his legal
advice annually.
The lackluster use of legal services
might be because many students, like
Joel Bercu, a sophomore biomedical sci
ence major, are not aware that it is an
option for them.
“I didn’t know that I had a free
lawyer working for me,” Bercu said.
Bercu said he will take advantage of
the free legal service if he ever needs
help in the future.
Powell said he is constantly surprised
by students’ precarious legal situations,
and that many students could benefit
from his advice.
Common situations in which students
seek advise include landlord disputes
and automobile accidents.
“It amazes me how many students
can total their cars in the Albertson’s
grocery store parking lot,” Powell said.
Lucky for Maciejko, Powell also ad
vises students with Minor in Possession
citations.
He helped Maciejko avoid paying a
fine by advising her to request commu
nity service. A judge agreed to let Ma
ciejko take an alcohol awareness class
as her penalty. She only had to pay
court costs.
"He kept me from paying $500,” she
said. “So, in that way, he really helped us.”
"It amazes me how many students can total their cars in the Al
bertson's grocery store parking lot."
— Rick Powell
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