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Recycling Against Radiation

George French and Zane Vandivere

11/29/18

Dr. Psaker
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Objectives for the Next Month

During the next month, we plan to make our recycled polyethylene panels. We have

written how we plan to do this in our procedure:

1. Cut up recycled plastic with scissors.

2. Shred plastic pieces in blender.

3. Heat the shredded plastic on the pancake griddle on top of wax paper until the pieces

have begun to meld together.

4. Soften plastic in oven until soft enough to mold.

5. Put plastic in mold and let it set, keeping constant pressure to prevent swelling and wax

paper between the wood and plastic to prevent any small irregularities forming in the

surface of the plastic.

We also plan to get any approval we need and finish our safety forms.
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Accomplishments Since Last Progress Report

We now have access to an X-ray machine. We also have a certified supervisor for the

X-ray in the form of George’s father, John French. We have worked on completing safety and

mentor approval forms. Finally, we have completed the wooden cast for molding our plastic

polyethylene sheets.
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Materials and Methods

We have already begun construction on our molding cast for the plastic sheets that we

will soon be making. In this construction process, we used materials such as wood, tape, and

cardboard to form a 12 x 12 square for casting plastic. Additionally, we have successfully

gathered a large supply of plastic polyethylene grocery bags that we will later be melting into

radiation shields.

We also have added an X-ray to our list of acquired materials. We have gained access to

a small, safe X-ray machine. It’s intended use is for airport security screening, which means that

it is required to be safe to use near people. Our supervisor will be John French, who will be

granting us access to the machine and is approved to handle it.

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Data and Results

We have not yet collected any data.

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References

We have no new external references to report.