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“They were given the opportunity to tour the plant’s maze of steam pipes, turbines and security checkpoints,” said environmental physics teacher James Panzer, whose classes visited the center. “The live fish return system into the Hudson River was a particularly fun aspect of the tour.” Indian Point employees spoke with students about how the station generates electricity and thermal energy using nuclear fission. “One highlight was watching prospective nuclear control room operators run through a series of tests in a realistic simulator, complete with sounds and lights that indicate events to which they must respond,” Panzer said. “Our JJHS students were given facts about the history of nuclear energy, how it works and current safeguards and regulations in place so as to form their own opinions.”
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