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Committee Meetings and Other Activities1
FIRST MEETING
August 18-20, 1998
National Research Council
Washington, D.C.
Presentations:
Chemical Demilitarization Program
Col. Edmund Libby, Project Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel (NSCM)
Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
Paul Bergeron, Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Disposal Program
Col. Edmund Libby, NSCM
Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS) Disposal Issue
William Brankowitz, NSCM
Non-Stockpile Public/Stakeholder Involvement Program
Janice Brown, NSCM
Overview of CAIS Disposal Plans and Draft Report to Congress
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Review of Study Task and Sponsor Expectations, Scope, and Terminology
Col. Edmund Libby, NSCM
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Ruth Flanders, NSCM
Technical Issues
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
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Costs
Arlene Wusterbarth, Mitretek
Environmental and Worker/Public Safety
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Risks
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Public and Stakeholder Involvement
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Task Summary and Future Requirements
Robert Wassman, Mitretek
Programmatics
Col. Edmund Libby, NSCM
SECOND MEETING
October 28-29, 1998
National Research Council
Washington, D.C.
Presentations:
Current Program Status and Issues
Col. Edmund Libby, Project Manager for NSCM
Rapid Response System and CAIS Disposal
Larry Friedman, NSCM
Rapid Response System Costs
David Hildebrand, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
CAIS Discovery and Identification Training
Steve Bird, NSCM
Army Standards for CAIS Handling and Disposal in a Commercial Disposal Facility
Steve Bird, NSCM
Quantitative/Qualitative Risks of Handling, Identification, Packaging, Storage, Transport, and Disposal of Recovered CAIS Items
Douglas Woody, SAIC
Toxicity Comparison between CAIS and Other Hazardous Wastes
Raymond Kutzman, Mitretek
The Non-Stockpile Public Outreach Program and the Status of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
Col. Edmund W. Libby, NSCM
David Wilhelm, SAIC
Congressional Staff Perspectives on the Study
Jean Reed, House Committee on National Security
Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Involvement in the NSCM:
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Overall Chemical Demilitarization Program (Stockpile & Non-Stockpile)
James Michael, EPA
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EPA ''Munitions Rule"
Kenneth Shuster, EPA
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EPA "Wastes of Concern" Project
Dale Ruhter, EPA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Involvement in the NSCM
Paul Joe, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Transportation Involvement in the NSCM
George Cushmac, U.S. Department of Transportation
Foreign Perspectives on Non-Stockpile Disposal
Robert Shaw, Army Research Office
Discussion with Members of the Non-Stockpile Forum
Ross Vincent, Sierra Club
Elizabeth Crowe, Kentucky Environmental Foundation
Ted Henry, University of Maryland
The Spring Valley Cleanup Effort
James Sweeney, D.C. Department of Health
Perspectives on Chemical Weapons Disposal
Amy Smithson, Stimson Center
Discussion with Members of the Citizens Advisory Commissions from Utah and Arkansas
Major General John Matthews (retired,), Utah
Major General Don Morrow, Arkansas
THIRD MEETING
December 15-16, 1998
National Research Council
Washington, D.C.
Presentations:
Two day writing session. No Presentations.
FOURTH MEETING
June 15-17, 1999
National Research Council
Washington, D.C.
Presentations:
Evaluation of ACWA Technologies for PMNSCM
George Bizzigotti, Mitretek
Munitions Assessment and Processing System (MAPS) June 1999 Project Overview
William Brankowitz, NSCM
Munitions Management Device (MMD) Version 1.
Alan Caplan, PMNSCM
Technology Monitoring and Evaluation of the Non-Stockpile Program
Joseph Cardito, Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
Public Response from the Non-Stockpile Citizens Coalition
Elizabeth Crowe, Non-Stockpile Citizens Coalition
Non-Intrusive Assessment Capabilities
Ed Doyle, PMNSCM
Single CAIS Access and Neutralization Systems (SCANS)
Ed Doyle, PMNSCM
Explosive Destruction System (EDS)
Mike Duggan, PMNSCM
ACWA Program and Demonstration Update
Carl Eissner, SBCCOM
Rapid Response System Update
Larry Friedman, PMNSCM
Non-Stockpile Waste Streams/Inventory/Monitoring
John Gieseking, PMNSCM
Munitions Management Device-2
Jerry Hawks, PMNSCM
U.S. Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project (NSCMP)
Wayne Jennings, PMNSCM
Alternative Technologies and Approaches Project Overview
J.R Ward, ATAP
SITE VISIT
August 3-4, 1999
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah
Site Team (Committee and Staff)
John Allen
Joan Berkowitz
Judith Bradbury
Martin Edelson
Sidney Green
Douglas Medville
Winifred Palmer
Ronald Woodfin
NRC Staff
Michael Clarke
Delphine Glaze
Gregory Eyring
Tour of Rapid Response System at Deseret Chemical Depot
Hosts: Michael Nuttle, Harold Oliver, Walter Levi, Brett Simms
Meeting with Utah Citizens Advisory Council (CAC)
CA C members present: Dave Ostler, Rosemary Holt, John Matthews, Dan Bauer
Tour of Supercritical Water Oxidation Facility at Dugway Proving Ground
Hosts: William Dement, Charles Donaldson, Andrew Nifsi, Beryl Schwartz, Robert
Edgin, Donald Spina, Bud Salzburg, Michael Spritzer