The committee on Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car, part of the Transportation Research Board, will meet on 6 December 2021 in a closed session. This is the 6th Session of Phase II review. Background: An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will review,
The Autonomous Interoperability Standards Development Event will take place 7-9 December 2021. The event is hosted by SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM’s Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) and Naval Special Warfare (NSW), and is open to U.S. Citizens only. The event aims to bring together Special Operations Forces representatives and Subject Matter Experts to
The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies will host a two-hour webinar on December 14 to discuss the pros and cons of tracking radiation doses from medical diagnostic procedures and possible implications. The use of medical diagnostic procedures has benefited the care of most patients. However, it is accompanied by growing concerns about
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting will be held January 9–13, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The event is expected to attract thousands of transportation professionals from around the world. The meeting program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and
This is a closed meeting of the committee on The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires. Destructive fires at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have burned thousands of acres of residential space in recent years. This study will convene experts to examine the chemical processes that occur during urban wildfires, the identity of resulting chemicals, and what is
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will host a three day workshop to discover and share the latest in advancing molten salt reactor (MSR) systems from March 28-30, 2022 in Richland, Washington. This event was previously scheduled for August 30 - September 2, 2021. Presentations will focus on molten salt chemistry, actinide and radionuclide chemistry
The 35th annual CHMIA Training Conference hosted by the California Hazardous Materials Investigators Association will be held April 6-8, 2022 in Pismo Beach, California. Total conference scholarships are available to qualified members. Additional details will be available on the CHMIA website as the event dates draw closer.
The George Mason University (GMU) Schar School of Policy and Government will host a Master’s and Certificate Open House on April 13, 2022 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Arlington, Virginia. The event will provide an overview of available master’s degree programs and highlight GMU’s world-class faculty and research. Admissions and student services staff will
An upcoming public meeting of the Committee to Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation will be held 26-28 April, 2022. This is the third meeting of the committee. There will be both information-gathering (open) sessions and closed (committee only) sessions. During the information-gathering sessions, the
