[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 168 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               DINO-BOTS

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                        HON. JEFFERSON VAN DREW

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 13, 2023

  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I want to honor the 
achievements of the Dino-bots, a robotics team who developed a system 
nicknamed ``The Coolinator''. The Dino-bots recognized that thermo-
electric plants require cooling to operate safely and efficiently, but 
the water used for cooling is returned to its source fifteen degrees 
warmer than before. They proposed an idea that nuclear power plants 
using a once-through cooling system build a pipe system that allows the 
water to journey twenty feet underground where a heat transfer will 
take place, resulting in a 7.5 degree Fahrenheit cooling on the water 
exiting the thermo-electric plants back to its source. After consulting 
with a scientist from NOAA, it was concluded that this proposal would 
improve biodiversity and result in a major positive impact. The Dino-
bots developed this idea while participating in the annual robotics 
competition hosted by First Lego League and were selected to move on to 
the Mid Atlantic Innovation Project Competition. The Dino-bots are 
actively searching for energy solutions for our Nation, and I am very 
proud of them for all their accomplishments. God Bless the Dino-bots, 
and God Bless our United States of America.

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