Engineering-45
GE Nuclear Energy (Reactor Training Center)
Field Trip-01→ 4:00pm START
Field-Trip/Tour Summary
Host Institution = General Electric - Hitachi
Nuclear Energy Division,
San Jose, CA
 Day/Date/Time = Mon/13Feb12/4:00pm
o See C.Casillas if you need a NOTE to secure EARLY RELEASE from a Previous
Class
 Location = 1989 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, CA 95125
 Hosts =
o Jose Casillas, Consulting Engineer, BWR Plant Performance
 (408) 925-6910
jose.casillas@ge.com
o Dr. Ron Horn, Senior Materials Engineer
o Website: http://www.geenergy.com/products_and_services/products/nuclear_energy/index.jsp
o http://www.geenergy.com/products_and_services/services/nuclear_energy_services/index.jsp
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Educational Goal = To learn about nuclear power generation plants, and the central
importance of materials science and engineering to their proper design and operation.
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Chabot-Venue Drive Distance = About 33 miles
Latest Depart-Chabot time = 3:20pm
o I will happy to contact any of your pre-3:20pm instructors to request that you be
allowed to leave early to depart for the field trip
Travel Arrangements
Students are responsible for making their OWN travel arrangements. At the conclusion of the
tour:
 All ENGR45 Students are free to go his or her own way. Students do NOT need to
return to campus.
Students are Encouraged to Car Pool if possible. You will need to depart Chabot at about 3:20
pm.
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Field Trip Grading
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5 points for attendance. Completion of the trip report will be considered evidence of
attendance
0-5 Points for sending to the Main Host a THANK YOU eMail within one week of the
tour
o Thank-you-note Grading based on including a THOUGHTFUL comment on the
tour and how much you learned.
 Examples of grading schema
 A “thanks for the Tour” eMail gets about 1-point
 A PARAGRAPH that lists specific activities, explanations, etc.,
demonstrations that were of interest to you gets 5-points
 Attach a copy of your eMail Thank-You as an APPENDIX to your trip
report
0-40 Points for completion and submission of a TRIP report
o Addresses one or several items in
 ENGR45_Sp12_FT01-GE Nuclear Energy Tour Handout.pdf
o See also Reference documents
 Chabot_Engineering_Field-Trip_Report_Template_0402.doc
 Trip_Report-Example_3200_Video_Upgrade_AL3210_Report_0402.doc
Field Trip Logistics
Please bring the Field Trip 01 Tour Handout:
 ENGR45_Sp12_FT01-GE Nuclear Energy Tour Handout.pdf
Equipment to bring:
 Pencil & Paper
 No taking pictures allowed
Report to the Visitor’s Lobby (main office building)
 If you arrive before I do, please politely introduce yourself to the receptionist and wait in
the lobby for the rest of the group.
Host Contact Information
Jose Luis Casillas
Consulting Engineer - BWR Plant Performance
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
1989 Little Orchard Street
San Jose, CA 95125
(408)925-6910 office
(408)904-9374 cell
Driving Directions
I suggest bringing this document with you to the tour.
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The Way I’d Go (Notice alternative route in Thick/Red arrows in Close-up Street Map Below):
 Hwy880/17-South to Mission Blvd in Fremont
 Mission Blvd to Hwy680-South
 Hwy680-South Becomes Hwy280-North in South San Jose
 Take the Hwy280-N to the Hwy 87-South Off-Ramp (Guadalupe Pkwy)
 Exit Right on Curtner Avenue, but Turn Left (East) toward Monterey Hwy/Rd
 Turn Left at the stop light on Little Orchard Street
 GE is on the Right, at 1889 L. Orchard St.
Mobile Communication
If you get delayed by traffic, or get lost, you can call me on my cell phone
CCasillas Cell Phone No. = 831.331.6314
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Print Date/Time = 29-May-16/04:00
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