At the recent ANS meeting, I had the opportunity to talk with some people from the Public Information Committee. One shared the above with me – it is one side of a postcard addressed to:
The Outreach Department
American Nuclear Society
555 N. Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, IL 60526.
Outreach.ans.org
I thought you might enjoy seeing it. Warning – the Aboutnuclear.org website is a work in progress that could use some volunteers to assist in its development.
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