Emily Frantz: Thoughts from WE12

1. A presentation by Bechtel Corporation gave the basics of Small Modular Reactors, such as their Generation mPower project with Babcock & Wilcox.  The electric output of a small modular is less than 300 Megawatts, while a full nuclear power plant has an output of about 1000 MW.  One benefit is that these are built offsite and then brought in.  With the Generation mPower specifically, they are packaged in 180 MW increments and when installed, about 20 feet of it is above ground and 140 feet are below ground.
2. I also met Lynn Bresnahan, an RPI alumni, in her presentation "Where is my Crystal Ball?", on being unsure of your future.  The best advice to come from her presentation was that if you are not uncomfortable, you are not learning.