Engineering Project Updates by University of Virginia ASCE Student Chapter in Charlottesville
ASCE Virginia Section Annual Meeting (Civil Soiree) by Liberty University in Lynchburg
Concrete for Kids co-hosted with the Miller School in Charlottesville (Volunteers and Sponsors needed)
Engineers, volunteers converge to restore local access to flood victims by JZ Engineering (At VTRC in Charlottesville)
One of our most popular Monthly Technical Meetings of the year has come around again. On Tuesday April 28th, we're heading back to James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg for a 12pm lunch and presentation (and optional tour). If you haven't been to one of our Monthly Technical Meetings in a while, this would be a great one to attend.
First, we'll start with a free lunch provided to us by the generous folks at JMU Engineering. Then we'll hear from students in the JMU ASCE Student Chapter as they present snippets on their recent projects. These include a Stream Restoration project as well as their ASCE Virginias Conference entries in Steel Bridge and Surveying. Lastly, we've been invited on an optional tour of JMU's engineering facilities at EnGeo at 1pm for those interested.
Space is limited for this month's meeting so if you are interested in attending, please RSVP to my email at [email protected]. Free parking (also provided by JMU Engineering) will be available. Final meeting logistics and details will be provided to those that RSVP as 4/28 gets closer.
It is important that all who are interested in attending contact me via email (and copy our ASCE BRB Program Chair Ed Kent at [email protected]) by January 30 so that Dominion Energy can run the necessary security check and plan for the number of attending. Details of the tour are tentative, but we will provide more information in early February. Additionally, you may RSVP and make your $5 lunch payment here:
Stripe link to RSVP and make a lunch payment
Below are the topics we asked that Dominion consider:
Introduction- including basic components and functions of nuclear power generation, Lake Anna cooling water and dike system, role of the Power Station in the VA and eastern US grid, recent extension of operating license, and plant security.
Planning Phase Highlights- siting, permitting, environmental considerations for Lake Anna and the Power Station.
Construction Phase Highlights- challenges, unique aspects, progress photos.
Tour of the Power Station- control room, reactor (not allowed), boiler, pumps, turbine, generator, cooling water intake and discharge, spent fuel storage area and any disposal plans.
Mark Smith has said that he will line up some of the North Anna projects people to walk through some of the processes for executing large projects including planning and permits. While they are unable to talk in detail about plant security, it will be addressed at a high level. For the other items of interest, he will arrange for people to discuss.
The tentative plan is to have a meet-and-greet type of session with presentations given in the areas that we are interested in followed by a plant tour. We can go into the control room as well as in the simulator where we would be free to walk around and look at things up close. The reactor building will not be able to be accessed during that time, but we can go pretty much anywhere else.
This is an exciting opportunity to learn about a major source of carbon-free energy in Virginia. Please contact Ryan Henry by January 30 to reserve your place for the tour.
On Tuesday January 27, our Monthly Technical Meeting will be at the Augusta County Service Authority (aka Augusta Water) at their Middle River location in Verona, VA. Plenty of free parking is available. We'll start with lunch and a presentation at 12pm followed by a tour of their facility. The Augusta Water Verona location address is:
846 Laurel Hill Road
Verona, VA 24482
Our hosts for the presentation and tour will be Phil Martin (Augusta Water Executive Director), Ron Elkins (Director of Treatment Operations), and Hal McWhorter (Treatment Operations Superintendent). By attending this presentation, Professional Engineers can earn 1.0 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs) toward their license renewal. Additional information about Augusta Water can be found here:
As a means to become more financially sustainable as an ASCE Branch, there is a nominal $5 lunch cost associated with attending this month's Lunch and Learn. Please use this Stripe link below to RSVP and make a lunch payment:
Stripe link to RSVP and make a lunch payment
Space is limited for this month's meeting, so if you are interested in attending, please be sure to RSVP (contact Ryan Henry). Final meeting logistics will be provided to those that have RSVP'd / paid later the week of 1/20.