EM News Flash Sept. 6, 2017: Nuclear Cleanup Caucus to Focus on Increasing Urgency in Cleanup

EM News Flash | Sept. 6, 2017

Nuclear Cleanup Caucus to Focus on Increasing Urgency in Cleanup at Sept. 13 Event WASHINGTON, D.C. – DOE headquarters and site officials will participate in a panel discussion for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Panelists will discuss increasing urgency in EM’s cleanup efforts.     Participants are Acting EM Assistant Secretary Jim Owendoff; Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor to the Energy Secretary for EM; and EM Savannah River Operations Office Manager Jack Craig. Ken Rueter, president and project manager for URS|CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, will moderate the panel.     The caucus chair is Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (Tennessee) and the co-chair is Rep. Ben Luján (New Mexico). The bipartisan caucus serves to educate lawmakers about EM and advocate for cleanup in Congress.    Sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Institute, Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association, and Energy Facility Contractors Group, the event is at 5:30 p.m. in Rooms 2043 and 2044 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. A reception follows the panel discussion.    To RSVP, email cleanup@nei.org by close of business Friday, Sept. 8.