Pantex, Scouts discuss atoms to earn Atomic Energy Merit Badges.

From: Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) | Date: March 6, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Brandi Dean

Mar. 6--"Pretty cool."

You probably don't hear that often in the same sentence as "atomic energy", but that was seventh-grader Jordan Ingerson's pronouncement on the subject, and it seemed to be shared by most of the 160 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts earning their Atomic Energy Merit Badges on Saturday with the help of volunteers from BWXT Pantex and the Department of Energy.

"I learned how to get energy from atoms," Tyler Mahan, a Canyon eighth-grader, said, sounding impressed. "How they break apart. I always knew basically what happened, but I ...

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