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
How Credible Nuclear Security Guarantees Backfire with Lauren Sukin Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will discuss How Credible Nuclear Security Guarantees Backfire during a virtual event open to the public on 26 April 2022. Those with an active Stanford ID may attend in person at Encina Hall. Existing literature posits that
Goodbye sole purpose: The Biden administration’s emerging nuclear policy and budget - a webinar hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Join Adam Mount and Lynn Rusten in conversation with Monica Montgomery on 27 April 2022 to discuss the future of nuclear policy and modernization. Together, we’ll dive into topics like sole purpose, the
Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will host a lecture event featuring Congressman Ted W. Lieu on 5 May 2022 to discuss presidential nuclear strike authority and the role of congressional oversight; Cold-era nuclear use policy; and nuclear security challenges of the modern era. The event is open to the public through
The next National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Conference and Expo will take place June 6-8, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. A pre-conference virtual event is planned for November 2021 in lieu of no full conference for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NICE program is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
