| Events |
Date/Location
|
Purpose |
Attendees |
| Steven
Chu to Begin Term as Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) Director
Point
of Contact: Ron Kolb, LBL, (510) 486-7586 |
August
1, 2004
Berkeley,
CA |
The
University of California Board of Regents named
Steven Chu, professor in the physics and applied
physics departments at Stanford University and a
co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, as director
of the UC-managed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Chu will take office August 1, replacing departing
director Charles V. Shank |
TBD |
| Minority
High School Apprenticeship Program (MHSAP) Continues
at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Point
of Contact: John Carter, BSO, 631-344-5195 |
August
2-27, 2004
Upton,
NY |
The
summer’s second session of MHSAP at BNL begins
August 2 and concludes on August 27. This program
offers research apprenticeships to 9th and 10th
graders from under represented minorities (African
Ancestry, Hispanic/Latino, Native American or Pacific
Islander). Approximately 30 students are selected
from an average applicant pool of 300. The term
offers four one-week segments of instruction in
physics, biology, chemistry, and environmental science. |
BNL,
local students. |
Start
of 30-Day Comment Period for Brookhaven Graphite
Research Reactor (BGRR) Clean-up Plan
Point
of Contact: John Carter, BSO, (631) 344-5195 |
August
2–September 3, 2004,
Upton,
NY |
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking public
comment on the proposed cleanup plan for BGRR at
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The public
comment period will be open from August 2 to September
3, 2004. The Proposed Remedial Action Plan for the
Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor and its accompanying
Feasibility Study are available on the BNL web site
at http://www.bnl.gov/bgrr/Default.html, and in
the local libraries. Information sessions on the
proposed plan will be held on August 17, 2004, from
2 to 4 p.m,. and on August 19, 2004, from 7 to 9
p.m., both in Berkner Hall at Brookhaven Lab. A
public meeting will be held on August 24, 2004,
from 7 to 9 p.m., also in Brookhaven Lab’s
Berkner Hall. |
BNL
staff, stakeholders. |
Office
of Science (SC) Laboratory
Directors Meeting
Point
of Contact: David Koegel, SC-7, 202-586-8831 |
August
5, 2004
Argonne,
IL |
SC
laboratory meet several times a year with the Director
of the Office of Science. At this meeting, they
will discuss issues common across the SC laboratory
complex; review long-range plans for facilities;
be given an update on the OneSC project; and share
their own successes and problems with each other
in subject areas such as ES&H. |
SC
Director and immediate staff; SC Laboratory Directors;
possibly others. |
Meeting
of the Basic Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee
Point
of Contact: Karen Talamini, (301) 903-4563 |
August
5-6, 2004
Rockville,
MD |
Agenda
items will include news from the Office of Science
and the Office of Basic Energy Sciences; discussion
of follow-on actions to the BESAC Workshop on Basic
Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future;
report of the BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation
in Basic Energy Sciences; and Report of the BESAC
Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facilities
Division. |
BESAC
members; Dr. James Decker, Principal Deputy Director
of SC; Dr. Patricia Dehmer; Associate Director of
the Office of Basic Energy Sciences; staff of the
Office of Basic Energy Sciences; representatives
from other agencies; and interested members of the
basic energy sciences community. |
Safety
Management Audit Set for Brookhaven
National Laboratory (BNL)
Point
of Contact: Pat Palladino, BSO, (631) 344-7936 |
August
9-13, 2004
Upton,
NY |
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be conducting
an on-site assessment of BNL’s Integrated
Safety Management System (ISM) from August 9 - 13.
The scope covers four areas: worker injuries, the
Chemistry Department, electrical safety, and hoisting
and rigging. |
The
DOE team will include nine members, three from the
Brookhaven Site Office (BHSO), two from the Chicago
Office, two contractors with hoisting and rigging/electrical
expertise, and two Federal employees. Safety and
Health Services Division and the Quality Management
Office will be coordinating the assessment and taking
care of logistics, scheduling etc. |
Argonne
Site Office – West (ASO-W) Team Leader Participates
in Audit at Yucca Mountain Project Office:
Point
of Contact: Mark Holzmer, ASO-W, (208) 533-7446 |
August
9-13, 2004
Las
Vegas, NV |
Mark
Holzmer, ASO-W Team Leader, will accompany two representatives
from Office of Nuclear Energy – Idaho Office
(NE-ID) to Las Vegas, NM, to perform an audit of
the Yucca Mountain Project Office’s Quality
Assurance Program. |
ASO-W,
NE-ID, Yucca Mountain Project. |
Office
of Science Readiness Review of the Linac
Coherent Light Source Project
Point
of Contact: Jeff Hoy, (301) 903-4924 |
August
10-11, 2004
Stanford,
CA |
Dan
Lehman, SC-81, will lead a review to assess the
project’s readiness for Critical Decision
2b (Approve Performance Baseline) and Critical Decision
3a (Approve Start of Long-Lead Procurement). The
review scope will encompass all aspects of the project’s
design and long-lead procurement plans – technical,
conventional construction, cost, schedule, management,
and ES&H. |
Lawrence
Berkeley Lab employees, workshop attendees. |
| Workshop
on the DOE Advanced CompuTational Software (ACTS)
Collection
Point
of Contact: Ron Kolb (620) 586-7586 |
August
24-27, 2004
Berkeley,
CA |
Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory will again host a four-day workshop
on the DOE Advanced CompuTational Software (ACTS)
Collection, a set of software tools aimed at simplifying
the solution of common and important computational
problems. The workshop, entitled “Enabling
Technologies for High End Computer Simulations,”
will be held in Berkeley, California. |
Lawrence
Berkeley Lab employees, workshop attendees. |
Thomas
Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Institutional
Management Peer Review
Point
of Contact: Jim Turi, JSO, 757-269-7140 |
August
30-31, 2004
Newport
News, VA |
Biannual
Peer review will assess overall institutional management
of JLab with emphasis on three criteria: strategic
planning, managerial effectiveness, and organizational
culture. Peer review panel chairman is Chuck Shank,
LBNL. |
SURA,
JLab, NP, and site office representatives. |
Radiological
Control Peer Review at Thomas Jefferson National
Accelerator Facility
POC: Jim Turi, JSO, 757-269-7140
|
August
30–September 1, 2004
Newport
News, VA |
The
Radiological Control Peer Review consists of a panel
of well-known Health Physicists from other Laboratories
who will evaluate the Lab’s Radiological Program
in many areas such as: compliance with laws, regulations
and other appropriate consensus standards; management
and control of exposures to workers, the public,
and the environment; and, effective use of resources.
|
JLab
Site Office and JLab representatives. |
