Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 04.02.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Mid-Atlantic Regional Test Laboratory Nuclear Chemistry/Industrial Applications Branch (Code 134.2) Chemist Jasmine Whitaker prepares for a microwave digestion analysis in the Detrimental Materials Laboratory. “Code 134.2 has a high-quality water lab, a gas lab, an oils lab, a detrimental materials lab and an industrial processing applications lab,” said Whitaker.......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 04.02.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Mid-Atlantic Regional Test Laboratory Analytical/Environmental Laboratory Branch (Code 134.1) Physical Science Technician Quay Young looks through a microscope to see what the test sample consists of. “Code 134.1 performs a variety of tests on environmental samples such as rainwater and wastewater,” said Young. “We perform asbestos sampling, metal sampling and......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 04.02.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Mid-Atlantic Regional Test Laboratory Materials Evaluation Branch (Code 134.3) Senior Materials Engineer Bailey Zydron prepares to conduct a tension test which pulls the sample apart to test its strength. “Code 134.4 provides a broad range of tests that requires us to break or destroy equipment and systems parts and materials,” said Zydron. “The type of testing and......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 04.02.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Mid-Atlantic Regional Test Laboratory Organic Chemistry Branch (Code 134.4) Quality Assurance Specialist Joe Iriarte worked in Code 134.4 as a Sailor, prior to becoming a civilian employee after he retired from the Navy. “The Organic Chemistry Branch (Code 134.4) provides test analysis and reporting of oil samples, lubricating oil samples and hydraulic samples from......