Workshop Addresses Long-term Nuclear-weapons Stewardship

More than 50 experts representing all levels of government, tribal nations, environmental groups, and academia gathered April 16 and 17 at Resources for the Future (Washington, DC). The discussions there covered the challenges in assuring protection from risks to human health and ensuring the environment's safety from the hazards remaining at the nation's nuclear-weapons production sites.

Hosted by RFF's Center for Risk Management, the workshop addressed long-term stewardship--the development of physical controls, institutions, information, and strategies to ensure protecting people and the environment well into the future.

The two-day workshop featured remarks by two senior Clinton administration officials from the U.S. EPA and DOE involved in nuclear weapons cleanup. The workshop also included two panel discussions about stewardship at Oak Ridge, TN and Rocky Flats near Denver, CO. A summary of the workshop will be posted to RFF's Interment site: http://www.rff.org/intersections/weapons_cleanup.htm.