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

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Joann Wardrip, (202) 586-4940		 For Immediate Release
September 24, 2008
 
Senior Department of Energy Official to Outline Nuclear Waste Cleanup Progress at Semi-Annual Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting in Ohio
 
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, September 25, 2008, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) James A. Rispoli will provide an update on the Environmental Management program to the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB).  Assistant Secretary Rispoli will update the Board on the Department’s progress at cleaning up nuclear waste from the nation’s former weapons production program.

WHO: DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management James A. Rispoli
WHAT: Remarks at the semi-annual Environmental Management Advisory Board public meeting
WHEN:

Thursday, September 25, 2008
9:00 a.m. EDT

WHERE: The Millennium Hotel
150 West Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH

The Environmental Management program’s semi-annual EMAB meeting is an opportunity for the Board to receive information on and to discuss the EM Program.  The Board 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.