NMT Division Completes First Three-Year Review Cycle

On March 17-19, 1997, NMT Division held its third Science and Technology Assessment (also called "the Division Review") in the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center and in the TA-55 Access Center. With the completion of this year's Science and Technology Assessment on "Stockpile Stewardship and Space Mission," NMT has covered all of its programmatic efforts and other diverse scientific and technical activities. During each of the three reviews, the division also highlighted topical infrastructure and facility operations.

Committee members (left to right) Dr. Gregory Choppin, Dr. Ned Wogman, and Dr. Stephen Carpenter with NMT Division Director Bruce Matthews.

An eleven-member Division Review Committee convened the evening of the 16th for a logistical session, and for the next day and a half the committee listened to presentations ranging from a state-of-the-division message to overviews of NMT's major programs. On the facility operations side, they heard presentations on the Operations Center Upgrade Project, the Capabilities Maintenance and Improvement Project, and media tours during the review year. Poster presentations the afternoon of the second day featured NMT's science and technology activities and accomplishments falling under the main review theme. On the third day of the review, the committee moved to TA-55 and had further, separate discussions with the Nuclear Materials and Stockpile Management (NMSM) Program Director Paul Cunningham, several DOE representatives, and a few NMT technical staff members. In addition to the full committee, the close-out session was attended by Laboratory Deputy Director Pete Miller, who represented the Director's Office; Al Sattelberger and Allen Hartford, both from the Science and Technology Base Program Office; NMSM Program Director Paul Cunningham; NMT Division Director Bruce Matthews; Deputy Dana Christensen; and other NMT members.

Although the final written report will not be sent to Laboratory Director Sig Hecker and the University of California (UC) Science and Technology Panel for several weeks, the Division Review Committee made a number of positive comments on the progress of NMT in all review criteria at the close-out session. The committee also praised the Division Review effort made by the division technical staff and the supporting staff as well as the management team.

Because of the classified nature of this year's review, the preparation of the review documents and presentations and poster papers at the Study Center required careful planning and execution. In the end, the review sessions were well attended by over 100 registered participants. With the successful completion of this year's review, NMT Division has achieved important milestones toward meeting all of its programmatic, scientific and technical, and facility operational goals.

The NMT Division Review Committee is composed of the following 11 members including one ex officio member:

Dr. Ned A. Wogman, Chair
Associate Director, National Security and Defense
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories

Dr. Richard A. Bartsch
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Texas Tech University

Dr. Rohinton K. Bhada
Director, Waste-Management Education
and Research Consortium Associate Dean of Engineering
New Mexico State University

Dr. B. Stephen Carpenter
Director, Office of International Affairs
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dr. Gregory R. Choppin
Department of Chemistry
Florida State University

Dr. Darryl D. DesMarteau
Department of Chemistry
Clemson University

Dr. Todd LaPorte (ex officio)
Department of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley

Dr. A. D. (Tony) Rollett
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Anthony W. Thompson
Materials Science Department
University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Robert Uhrig
Nuclear Engineering Department
The University of Tennessee

Dr. Susan Wood
Vice-President and Director
Savannah River Technology Center
Westinghouse Savannah River Company

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