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

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Joann Wardrip, (202) 586-4940		 For Immediate Release
May 5, 2008
 
Senior Department of Energy Official to Outline Cold War Era Nuclear Waste Cleanup Progress at Environmental Management Advisory Board Semi-Annual Meeting
 
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) James A. Rispoli will deliver remarks at the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB) semi-annual public meeting in Washington, D.C.  Assistant Secretary Rispoli will provide an update on the Bush Administration’s priorities for safely and responsibly cleaning up the Nation’s Cold War era nuclear waste and will outline the Department’s recent accomplishments across the DOE complex.

WHO:

DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management James A. Rispoli

WHAT: Remarks at the semi-annual Environmental Management Advisory Board public meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
9:15 AM EDT
WHERE: The Courtyard by Marriott (Lafayette Boardroom)
Washington Embassy Row
1600 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

The Environmental Management program’s semi-annual Environmental Management Advisory Board meeting is an opportunity for the Board to receive information on and discuss EM programmatic issues such as Strategic Planning, Acquisition and Project Management, Quality Assurance, Management Analysis, Human Capital Initiatives, and Communications.  The EMAB provides independent and external advice, information, and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management on corporate issues affecting the EM program.  For more information on DOE’s efforts to reduce risk and cleanup the environmental legacy of the Nation’s nuclear weapons program, visit the Office of Environmental Management.
 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.