San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to Host Open House for Science Fair Winners

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

A very positive contribution towards educating the public. KUDOS 
to San Onofre!!!!

Tuesday March 2, 1:41 pm Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: Southern California Edison

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to Host Open House for Science 
Fair Winners  

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Onofre 
Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), operated by Southern 
California Edison (SCE), will host its annual Nuclear Challenge 
Science Fair Open House on Saturday, March 13, from 8 a.m. to 
noon. Local elementary school students who completed this year's 
science ``challenge'' will be honored at an awards ceremony during 
the event. Friends and family members of winners can view student 
projects and learn more about nuclear power, electricity generation 
and the environment.  

Area students were given three months to solve real-world scientific 
challenges posed by a team of local educators and SONGS 
employees. Judges traveled to participating schools to evaluate the 
projects. All students who submitted a qualifying entry were 
declared winners and invited to the San Onofre plant for a day of 
celebration.  

     This year's challenges included:

     -- Identifying 10 Y2K problems and their solutions;

     -- Developing a method for purifying water;

     -- Designing a vehicle using two or more recyclable items; and

     -- Designing a container suitable for transporting radioactive       
        materials.

For the past eight years, SCE has sponsored the Nuclear 
Challenge Science Fair to encourage local students to consider 
scientific issues and science- related careers.  

Media wishing to attend this year's event must call (800) 332-3612. 
Attendance is by invitation only.

An Edison International (NYSE: EIX - news) company, Southern 
California Edison is the nation's second largest investor-owned 
electric utility, serving more than 11 million people in a 50,000-
square-mile area within central, coastal and Southern California.  


Sandy Perle
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the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
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