Appendix E
Committee Meetings and Site Visits
MEETING 5, JULY 12-14, 20041
Washington, D.C.
Objectives: Discuss outline of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) initial design report. Assign writing responsibilities for the BGCAPP initial design report.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Adrienne Cooper, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Harold Forsen, Willard Gekler, Clair Gill, John Merson, Chandra Roy, Kenneth Smith, Michael Stenstrom, and Thomas Webler. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Nancy Schulte, Harrison Pannella, Carter Ford, and James Myska.
MEETING 6, SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2004
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Objectives: Receive comprehensive briefings and hold discussions on the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, including schedule revisions and BGCAPP intermediate design, the technical risk reduction program, and chemical weapons information. Receive responses from the Army to committee queries.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Adrienne Cooper, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Harold Forsen, Willard Gekler, Clair Gill, Chandra Roy, Michael Stenstrom, and Thomas Webler. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Donald Siebenaler, Harrison Pannella, William Campbell, Carter Ford, James Myska, and Nia Johnson.
SITE VISIT 5, OCTOBER 3, 2004
Blue Grass, Kentucky
Objective: Attend the October Blue Grass Citizen’s Advisory Commission meeting.
NRC Participants
Committee member: Thomas Webler.
SITE VISIT 6, OCTOBER 12-15, 2004
Tooele, Utah
Objective: Become familiar with the Tooele Chemical Agent Destruction Facility.
NRC Participants
Committee member: Harold Forsen.
MEETING 7, NOVEMBER 17-19, 2004
San Diego, California
Objectives: Tour the General Atomics facilities to review supercritical water oxidation and energetics batch hydrolyzer demonstration units. Hold discussions about the questions and answers received after the September 22-23 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, briefing, and review updates on the BGCAPP and PCAPP facility design and technical risk reduction projects since September 22, 2004. Hold committee deliberations and continue report writing.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Harold Forsen, Willard Gekler, Clair Gill, Chandra Roy, Kenneth Smith, and Michael Stenstrom. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Donald Siebenaler, Harrison Pannella, William Campbell, and Detra Bodrick-Shorter.
MEETING 8, JANUARY 13-14, 2005
Irvine, California
Objectives: Hold discussions about the data and information received after November 17-19 meeting in San Diego and review updates on the BGCAPP and PCAPP facility designs provided on the Web site. Conduct committee deliberations and continue report writing.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Harold Forsen, Willard Gekler, Clair Gill, Chandra Roy, and Michael Stenstrom. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Donald Siebenaler, Harrison Pannella, William Campbell, and Detra Bodrick-Shorter.
SITE VISIT 7, FEBRUARY 7-10, 2005
Pasadena, California
Objective: Attend BGCAPP intermediate design review.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Robert Beaudet and Willard Gekler.
SITE VISIT 8, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Objective: Attend BGCAPP intermediate design review executive overview.
NRC Participants
Committee member: Joan Berkowitz. NRC staff: Donald Siebenaler.
MEETING 9, MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2005
Washington, D.C.
Objectives: Hold discussions about the data and information received after the January 13-14 meeting in Irvine and review updates on the BGCAPP and PCAPP facility designs as provided on the Web site. Conduct committee deliberations and continue report writing.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Willard Gekler, Clair Gill, Kenneth Smith, and Michael Stenstrom. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Donald Siebenaler, Harrison Pannella, William Campbell, Detra Bodrick-Shorter, and James Myska.
MEETING 10, MAY 9-10, 2005
Washington, D.C.
Objectives: Hold discussions about the Army’s responses to the committee’s requests for information since the March 31-April 1 meeting concerning the BGCAPP design. Receive reports from committee members on any significant new information about the BGCAPP design provided on the Bechtel Web site. Conduct teleconferencing with the sponsor for final informational inputs. Conduct final committee deliberations for each chapter, resolve remaining issues, and finalize substantive text content. Sign concurrence forms for BGCAPP interim design report.
NRC Participants
Committee members: Charles Barton, Robert Beaudet, Joan Berkowitz, Ruth Doherty, Lawrence Eiselstein, Harold Forsen, Willard Gekler, and Clair Gill. NRC staff: Bruce Braun, Donald Siebenaler, Harrison Pannella, William Campbell, and Detra Bodrick-Shorter.
