13 Sep DD participated in Girls' Day in Science

September 12th marked “Girls’ Day in Science”. This is Tektanken's national campaign day, aimed at attracting more girls to STEM education and careers – and DD participated.

DTU was among the 39 companies and educational institutions that invited girls from primary and secondary schools. At Risø, DTU's Centre for Nuclear Technologies offered a course entitled "When radiation saves lives", which focused on how radioactivity is used in cancer treatment. To also give the girls an impression of the problems surrounding society's radioactive waste, a visit to the centre's neighbours, Danish Decommissioning, was included.

Here Heidi Sjølin Thomsen, project manager for a long-term waste solution, and communication advisor Lene Elmegaard were able to talk about how DD and store the radioactive waste. The herd of 9th-grade girls was also given a tour of the two storage facilities where the waste is so far stored.

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