{"id":1429,"date":"2023-11-02T16:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/coltnesshsscience\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:51:14","slug":"trip-to-torness-nuclear-power-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/coltnesshsscience\/2023\/11\/02\/trip-to-torness-nuclear-power-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Torness Nuclear Power Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our S4 physics pupils enjoyed a trip to the seaside this week, with a visit to Scotland&#8217;s last nuclear power station near Dunbar.\u00a0 As well as a tour of the site, the pupils had a challenging STEM activity where they built a working robot droid.\u00a0 They also got to talk to the armed police who guard the site.\u00a0 We weren&#8217;t allowed to take photos in the power station, but here are some of the successful droid builders:<\/p>\n<p><a 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armed police who &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/coltnesshsscience\/2023\/11\/02\/trip-to-torness-nuclear-power-station\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trip to Torness Nuclear Power Station<\/span> <span 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