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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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Agendas

KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES WASHINGTON, D.C.

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

0830

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

Peter Blair, Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS)

Charles Draper, Acting Director, Naval Studies Board (NSB)

James Killian, Study Director

0900

COMPOSITION AND BALANCE DISCUSSION

Dennis Chamot, Associate Executive Director, DEPS

Data-Gathering Meeting Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

1045

INTRODUCTION OF ATTENDEES AND AGENDA OUTLINE

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

Milton Minneman, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD (AT&L))/Defense Systems

LTC Jeffrey Davis, USA, Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

1100

DOD VIEWPOINT—The New Triad, Hard and Deeply Buried Targets, Key Performance Parameters, Summer 2002 Assessment, Need for Nuclear Earth-Penetrating Weapons

Gregory Hulcher, Special Assistant to the Director, USD (AT&L)/Defense Systems

MAJ Mark Wittig, USA, Nuclear Weapons Employment Analyst, Advanced Weapons Concept Team, Strategic Studies and Analysis Branch, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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1230

DOE VIEWPOINT—Stockpile Maintenance, Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) Relationship

David Crandall, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Research, Development, and Simulation, DOE, NNSA

1300

TARGET DEFEAT ASSESSMENT

Milton Minneman, USD (AT&L)/Defense Systems

MAJ Mark Wittig, USA, Nuclear Weapons Employment Analyst, Advanced Weapons Concept Team, Strategic Studies and Analysis Branch, USSTRATCOM

Michael Giltrud, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

1400

ROBUST NUCLEAR EARTH PENETRATOR WEAPON KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS AND DESIGN FEASIBILITY STUDY

Frank Fairchild, U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency

R. Glenn Bell, Office of Stockpile Assessment and Certification, DOE

1515

TARGET VULNERABILITY TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

Michael Giltrud, DTRA

1600

ADDITIONAL QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1630

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION—Day One Summary and Impressions

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1730

END SESSION

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

0830

CONVENE—Opening Remarks, Committee Discussion, Study Plans, Report Deliberations

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

Data-Gathering Meeting Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0845

TARGET VULNERABILITY TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Michael Giltrud, DTRA

0930

FALLOUT CALCULATION METHODOLOGY

Donald Linger, DTRA

1030

WEAPON OUTPUT AND ENVIRONMENTS

Thomas Thomson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1115

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION—Continue Committee Discussion, Study Plans, Report Deliberations

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1500

ADJOURN

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Data-Gathering Meeting Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion (Secret)

0800

WELCOME, LABORATORY OVERVIEW

John H. Stichman, Vice President, Weapons Systems Division, Sandia National Laboratories

0815

EFFECTS OF FALLOUT AND OTHER RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Fred A. Mettler, M.D., New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System

0915

CONVENTIONAL HIGH EXPLOSIVES EARTH-PENETRATOR WEAPONS

C. Wayne Young, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

1000

LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF FALLOUT

Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratories

1100

B-61 MODIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING

Kevin Eklund, Distinguished Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

1300

NUCLEAR EARTH-PENETRATOR WEAPON EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFECTS—Joint Laboratory Perspective

Jon Rogers, Manager, National Security Studies Department, Sandia National Laboratories

Rodman R. Linn, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ted F. Harvey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

1445

B-61/B-83 RNEP BRIEFING

Alfredo McDonald, Manager, B-83 and Penetrator Systems Engineering, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1630

IMPRESSIONS FROM DAY ONE

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Data-Gathering Meeting Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0800

AGENT DEFEAT

Donald Linger, Deputy for Test and Technology, DTRA

0850

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM GROUND TRUTH

Thomas Lutton, Senior Scientist, DTRA

Robert Delisle, Contractor, DTRA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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1000

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY OPERATIONAL HAZARD PREDICTION CODE—Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC)

Todd Hann, Deputy for Consequence Assessment Branch, DTRA

1100

SUBSTANTIAL SHAPED CHARGE PROCEEDING NUCLEAR EARTH-PENETRATOR WEAPON

Thomas Togami, Advanced and Exploratory Systems Department, Sandia National Laboratories

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1230

COMPOSITION AND BALANCE DISCUSSION—Update to Meeting One

1300

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS; SUMMARY DISCUSSION

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1500

ADJOURN

KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES WASHINGTON, D.C.

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

0755

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0800

SECOND-HAND THOUGHTS ON TARGETING BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

David R. Franz, Chief Biological Scientist, Midwest Research Institute

Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public: Unclassified Discussion

0930

EARTH-PENETRATING NUCLEAR WEAPONS—TARGET DAMAGE AND FALLOUT

Thomas B. Cochran, Director, Nuclear Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council

1000

EFFECTIVENESS OF EARTH-PENETRATING WEAPONS FOR “BUNKER BUSTINGAND AGENT DEFEAT

Robert W. Nelson, Senior Fellow, Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations

1030

AGENT DEFEAT CALCULATIONS

Michael A. Levi, Science and Technology Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution

1115

CONSEQUENCES OF THE JAPANESE ATOMIC BOMBINGS

Mortimer L. Mendelsohn, Senior Scientist, Biology and Biotechnology Research Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

1300

CONVENTIONAL SOURCES—Target Release and Agent Defeat

Todd H. Pierce, Science Applications International Corporation

1345

UNCERTAINTIES IN CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SOURCE TERM MODELS FOR NUCLEAR ATTACKS ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES

Philip A. Hookham, Titan Corporation

1445

FIRST PRINCIPLES MODELING OF CLOUD RISE AND DISPERSION

David P. Bacon, Science Applications International Corporation

R. Ian Sykes, Titan Corporation

1615

FALLOUT PHENOMENOLOGY IN HPAC

Joseph T. McGahan, Science Applications International Corporation

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1715

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS—Day One Summary and Impressions

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1730

END SESSION

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

0755

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public: Unclassified Discussion

0800

MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0915

AGENT DEFEAT CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR WARHEADS

Hans W. Kruger, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

1015

AGENT DEFEAT WEAPON FINDINGS/LESSONS LEARNED

Michael A. Martinez, Chief, Advanced Technology Division, Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency

1130

RESULTS OF HAZARD PREDICTION ANALYSIS CODE SAMPLE CALCULATIONS

Michael Phillips, Contractor, DTRA

1300

RESULTS OF K DIVISION FALLOUT CODE/LAGRANGIAN OPERATIONAL DISPERSION INTEGRATOR (KDFOC/LODI) SAMPLE CALCULATIONS

Ted F. Harvey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1415

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS—Study Plans, Report Deliberations

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1600

ADJOURN

KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES WASHINGTON, D.C.

Monday, May 17, 2004

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0830

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

0835

THE NEED FOR RNEP

Gregory Hulcher, Special Assistant to the Director, USD (AT&L))/Defense Systems

0905

EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR EARTH-PENETRATOR WEAPONS

Bryan Fearey, Los Alamos National Laboratory

John St. Ledger, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public: Unclassified Discussion

1000

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE PERSPECTIVE

Jonathan Medalia, Congressional Research Service

1045

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

Stephen Morse, Associate Director for Science, Bio-Terrorism, Preparedness and Response Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1130

RNEP

Keith Payne, National Institute for Public Policy

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

1300

COLLATERAL RISKS FROM ATTACKS ON CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACILITIES

Jeffrey Grotte, Deputy Director, Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division, Institute for Defense Analyses

1345

BATTLEFIELD OPERATIONS IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL (NBC) ENVIRONMENT

COL Richard Hill, USA, Operations Division Chief, Nuclear Division, U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency

Martin Moakler, Physical Scientist, U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency

1445

HARD TARGET DEFEAT

Donald Linger, Deputy for Test and Technology, DTRA

1530

HPAC/ANRAC COMPUTER RUNS DISCUSSION

Todd Hann, DTRA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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1630

CONVENTIONAL PENETRATORS

Barry Hannah, Branch Head Reentry Systems, Navy Strategic Systems Programs

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1700

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS—Day One Summary and Impressions, Outline and Writing Assignments Status

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1900

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS—Discuss Preliminary Findings and Recommendations

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

2100

END SESSION

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0800

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

0805

HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS

David Moore, Vice President of Medical Technology, Battelle Memorial Institute

0905

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AEROSOLIZED—Viable vs. Respirable

Martin Bagley, DTRA

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1000

COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS—Preparation for Woods Hole Meeting

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

1200

ADJOURN

J. ERIK JONSSON WOODS HOLE CENTER WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS

Monday, June 21, 2004

Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public: Classified Discussion

0830

CONVENE—Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

0835

NUCLEAR EVENT CALCULATIONS

Todd Hann, DTRA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

1300

REPORT DISCUSSION AND DRAFTING

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1700

END SESSION

Tuesday Through Thursday, June 22-24, 2004

Closed Session: Committee Members and NRC Staff Only

0830

CONVENE—Plans for the Day

John Ahearne, Committee Chair

James Killian, Study Director

0835

REPORT DISCUSSION AND DRAFTING

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1300

REPORT DISCUSSION AND DRAFTING (CONTINUED)

Moderator: John Ahearne, Committee Chair

1700

END SESSION

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas." National Research Council. 2005. Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11282.
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Underground facilities are used extensively by many nations to conceal and protect strategic military functions and weapons' stockpiles. Because of their depth and hardened status, however, many of these strategic hard and deeply buried targets could only be put at risk by conventional or nuclear earth penetrating weapons (EPW). Recently, an engineering feasibility study, the robust nuclear earth penetrator program, was started by DOE and DOD to determine if a more effective EPW could be designed using major components of existing nuclear weapons. This activity has created some controversy about, among other things, the level of collateral damage that would ensue if such a weapon were used. To help clarify this issue, the Congress, in P.L. 107-314, directed the Secretary of Defense to request from the NRC a study of the anticipated health and environmental effects of nuclear earth-penetrators and other weapons and the effect of both conventional and nuclear weapons against the storage of biological and chemical weapons. This report provides the results of those analyses. Based on detailed numerical calculations, the report presents a series of findings comparing the effectiveness and expected collateral damage of nuclear EPW and surface nuclear weapons under a variety of conditions.

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