U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs

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Joann Wardrip, (202) 586-4940		 For Immediate Release
March 17, 2008
 
Senior Department of Energy Official to Address Energy Facility Contractors
 
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Jim Rispoli will deliver remarks at the Energy Facility Contractors Group’s 2008 Annual Executive Council Meeting in Washington, DC.  Assistant Secretary Rispoli is expected to discuss the Department’s goals for safely and responsibly cleaning up the Nation’s Cold War era nuclear waste, contracting activity at DOE sites across the country, and project management improvements.

WHO: DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Jim Rispoli
WHAT: Remarks at the Energy Facility Contractors Group’s 2008 Annual Executive Council Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
10:15 AM EDT
WHERE: L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
Grand Ballroom
480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20024

The Energy Facility Contractors Group’s 2008 Annual Executive Council (EFCOG) Meeting provides an annual forum where DOE headquarters and field personnel, members of Congress, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and others can update EFCOG members on the challenges facing the Department and discuss evolving policies.  The Office of Environmental Management has more information on DOE’s efforts to reduce risk and cleanup the environmental legacy of the Nation’s nuclear weapons program.
 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.