The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Thursday, January 23, 2020, to announce the 2020 time of the Doomsday Clock. The news conference will take place at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Watch the announcement live the website or on their Facebook page
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) will hold a Public Hearing regarding the status of the Savannah River Site (SRS) on March 19, 2020. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to gather information and discuss Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) actions that could impact the safety posture of
Join the Defence and Security Accelerator for a dial-in on 21 April 2020, 1pm to 2pm. The competition team will provide a short briefing on the Biosensing Across Wide Areas Phase 2 competition followed by an open forum Q&A session. One to Ones There will be two opportunities for One to One dial-in sessions with
Join HDIAC on Thursday, May 21, from 1200 to 1300 EDT for a live webinar presentation titled “Advancing Forensic DNA Analysis in Support of DoD Missions”. Please register in advance for the webinar at: https://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EE57DF8384493D Forensic DNA analysis has advanced significantly within the last 5 years and developments are beginning to be incorporated that will
The Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) will host a webinar on Nuclear Power for the Modern Grid on 24 June from 1200 to 1300 EDT. Electric power production in the United States faces challenges on several fronts. This includes the near-term retirement of aging coal-fired power plants, grid stability challenges arising from
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Laboratory Assessments Board will convene in a closed session virtual event on June 25-26, 2020 for the Review of Governance Reform in the National Nuclear Security Administration. Concerns have been raised for decades about the governance and management of the U.S.
The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies will be hosting a virtual meeting for the ongoing study on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. The meeting, which is the latest of a series of public meetings, is scheduled for June 26, 2020, and will feature presentations from the World Institute for Nuclear
Mr. Oxford will discuss the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's role in supporting Department of Defense efforts to reduce the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a time of Great Powers Competition. Mr. Vayl S. Oxford, is the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The DTRA mission is
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a free Bulletin Global Webinar: The Button on July 14, 2020. The event features William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense and Chair of the Bulletin Board of Sponsors; Tom Collina, Policy Director, Ploughshares Fund; and led by Kennette Benedict, Senior Advisor to the Bulletin. Two days before the
