Vol. 52 - No. 11 March 13, 1998 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY EPA Proposes Two BNLers on FAA Panel HEPAP Draft Supports $80,000 Fine for Limited AGS Program 1997 BNL Findings After RHIC Start Charged with making a recommen- On Monday March 9, the U.S. En- dation on the future of the fixed-target vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) high-energy physics program at BNL’s proposed fines of $80,000 against the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and (AGS) after the AGS becomes the in- BNL’s former contractor, Associated jector for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Universities, Inc. (AUI), for violations Collider (RHIC) in 1999, a subpanel of of environmental law revealed last the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) year during a thorough EPA inspec- High-Energy Physics Advisory Panel tion of BNL’s compliance with all ap- (HEPAP) recommended in a February plicable environmental regulations. draft report that the future AGS fixed- The investigation was invited on May Roger Stoutenburgh target program should continue, al- 1, 1997, by Secretary of Energy Federico beit limited to two experiments. Peña when he announced that DOE “The report was enthusiastically would terminate its contract with AUI. and unanimously adopted by the full “When Secretary Peña invited EPA HEPAP at its February 18 meeting,” to conduct this investigation, we knew said Thomas Kirk, BNL’s Associate they would identify violations, and Joseph Indusi (left) and James Lemley (center) talk with a security Director for High Energy and Nuclear the Department takes them seriously,” officer at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip. Physics. said DOE Brookhaven Group Execu- Appointed in March 1997, the tive Manager Dean Helms. “The Lab Bringing over four decades of safe- Ribbon Panel. Its job is to review and HEPAP subpanel outlines a plan for and the Department corrected a num- guards and security analysis expertise evaluate the methods of assessing U.S. high-energy physics over the next ber of these concerns when we first to the table, two BNL Department of airport vulnerability and to make rec- decade. Its first of three guiding prin- learned of EPA’s findings last sum- Advanced Technology (DAT) scientists ommendations. The panel is also help- ciples is to “maximize the potential for mer. We initiated actions to resolve all — Joseph Indusi and James Lemley — ing the FAA develop an action plan to major discoveries by utilizing existing remaining concerns as soon as we were have been tapped for the Blue Ribbon establish automated assessment tools U.S. facilities at the frontiers in en- notified by EPA.” Panel appointed by the Federal Avia- for use by airport security managers. ergy and precision to capitalize on In a statement issued on Monday, tion Administration (FAA) in response The 15 panel members have been prior investments.” March 9, Lyle Schwartz, AUI Presi- to the White House Commission on selected from the FAA, the U.S. De- The subpanel recommends complet- dent, also emphasized that the EPA’s Aviation Safety & Security. partment of Defense and from the ing two “flagship, high-priority” AGS findings had been addressed immedi- Established in 1996, the Commis- U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) experiments: E787 — the search for a ately. He added, “Though AUI no longer sion is chaired by Vice President Al national laboratories, chosen for their kaon decaying into a positively charged manages Brookhaven, we still care Gore and includes as members analytical skills and experience in pion, a neutrino and an antineutrino; very much about the Lab and the local Federico Peña, formerly Secretary of high-security technology and hands- and E821 — the measurement g-2 of community, and we will be working Transportation, now Secretary of on vulnerability assessments. the muon’s magnetism. According to with DOE and EPA to bring this mat- Energy, and Louis Freeh, Director of Indusi and Lemley, who will serve the report, E787 should end by the ter to a satisfactory conclusion.” the Federal Bureau of Investigation. as his alternate, are among nine rep- time that DOE’s Nuclear Physics Divi- As reported in the Brookhaven Released in February 1997, the Com- (continued on page 3) (continued on page 2) Bulletin of July 18, 1997, specific vio- mission’s report contains sections on lations noted by EPA included: im- improving aviation safety, making air- proper storage of waste-containing traffic control safer and more effi- PCBs, improper storage of hazardous cient, and improving security. By 6-5 Vote, County Task Force waste at the point it was generated, One of the report’s first recom- and lack of sufficient training and mendations was to conduct airport vul- Endorses HFBR Evaluation Process nerability assessments and develop record-keeping for those who gener- On Friday, March 6, the Suffolk County Environmental Task Force on action plans. These assessments are ated that waste; existence of a pipe BNL, chaired by biostatistician Roger Grimson, presented 14 recom- already being done by several differ- that may be a source of unpermitted mendations to a Suffolk County legislative committee on BNL, chaired ent commercial companies having ap- discharge; and the need for greater by Legislator Fred Towle (R-Shirley). The recommendations included propriate technical data and models. attention to meeting air-compliance one that by a 6-5 vote endorsed letting the High Flux Beam Reactor The group to which Indusi and and reporting requirements for oil- (HFBR) evaluation process continue, and another that urged the County Lemley have been appointed is offi- burning boilers at the Lab’s Central to fund further studies as a result of the Task Force’s finding of a higher- cially known as the FAA Interagency Steam Facility. than-expected breast cancer rate on the East End. Working Group on the Airport Vul- Jeanne Fox, EPA’s Administrator By recommending that Suffolk County should “monitor the environ- nerability Assessment Project Blue (continued on page 2) mental impact review process of BNL’s High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) to assure that the impacts of all alternatives be properly addressed,” the Task Force overrode its own radiation subcommittee, which was charged with examining issues related to radioactivity at BNL. BSA Chair Strum Kenny to Speak The radiation subcommittee, which consists of three community members and two public health officials, had earlier voted 3-2, respec- On ‘A Personal Journey’ tively, against the HFBR’s reopening. Two of the radiation subcommittee’s members publicized its stance at a press conference on Wednesday, Now both the President of the State Strum Kenny has combined a teach- March 4, at the Supreme Court building in Mineola. At the conference, University of New York at Stony Brook ing and research career with admin- Ronald Stanchfield, Task Force vice chairman and an East Hampton (USB) and the Chair of Brookhaven istrative leadership, using her expe- builder, said, “DOE [the U.S. Department of Energy] and the scientists Science Associates (BSA), Shirley rience to forge collaborations between . . . treat us and the lab workers like canaries in a coal mine. We’ve become the academic and business communi- victims.” ties. When explaining to the Legislature on March 6 why the full Task How she has used her personal Force vote had gone against the radiation subcommittee’s vote to close strengths to develop a rewarding pro- the HFBR without further delay, Task Force member William Grainer, fessional life will be the topic of “From an associate professor of the New York Institute of Technology, said that Here to There: A Personal Journey,” a the majority of Task Force members were neither for nor against the talk to be delivered by Kenny at 2:30 HFBR, but wanted to see the due process go forward to get full informa- p.m., on Thursday, March 19, in tion before making a decision. Berkner Hall. She will be introduced BNL and Cancer: No Link by John Marburger, BNL’s Director Chairman Grimson, an associate professor at the State University of and BSA President. New York at Stony Brook (USB), also headed the Task Force subcommit- All are invited to attend the talk, tee on epidemiological issues. At the March 6 presentation, Grimson which is sponsored by BNL’s Women’s repeated this subcommittee’s findings, which had already been an- Program Advisory Committee as part nounced late in January (see Brookhaven Bulletin of January 30, 1998), of its Women’s History Month pro- that a review of available data showed no evidence of higher-than- gram of events. Refreshments will be normal cancer rates within a 15-mile radius of the Lab. served. Grimson also discussed the subcommittee’s previous finding that Shirley Strum Kenny received her breast-cancer rates on the South Fork are 60 percent higher than bachelor’s of journalism and also of elsewhere in the county and recommended more research. arts from the University of Texas, her “We need now to go in and do a more detailed epidemiological study, M.A. in English from the University of (continued on page 2) BSA Chair Shirley Strum Kenny (continued on page 3) Brookhaven Bulletin March 13, 1998

HEPAP Report (cont’d.) AGS beams to particular advantage.” Further, to make recommendations sion takes over support of AGS base to DOE’s Division of HEP on which Investigations Ongoing of Tritium operations for use as the RHIC injec- competing experiments in kaon and tor, while E821 should finish its data muon physics should be carried out at Elevated in On-Site Monitoring Well runs by the end of fiscal year 2001. either BNL or Fermi National Accel- Analysis of a recent sample from a groundwater monitoring well After the AGS becomes the injector erator Laboratory (Fermilab), HEPAP located east of Bldg. 938, near Michelson Street, has shown a higher- for RHIC, the subpanel recommends, suggests appointing an advisory body than-usual level of tritium, BNL announced last Thursday, March 5. “the possibility [should] be held open drawn from BNL and Fermilab pro- Samples taken periodically since 1994 from this well have consis- for running at most two concurrent gram advisory committees, plus addi- tently shown tritium at concentrations well within the state and experiments that compete within the tional members with relevant exper- federal drinking-water standard. While the latest sample, analyzed on national program and use the unique tise. — Liz Seubert March 3, showed an increased concentration, it was still within the drinking-water standard. Known by its grid number as 64-02, the well is part of a site-wide network of monitoring wells installed by the Lab to identify environ- mental concerns as early as possible. The immediate area is being Task Force (cont’d.) investigated to determine how far the tritium extends, but it is already or some kind of survey, to assess certain components of the environment, known that groundwater samples collected 700 feet south of the well but also to look at characteristics of demography,” Grimson said, accord- do not show elevated levels of tritium. ing to Newsday. Suffolk County Department of Health Services, New York State Newsday also detailed Legislator Towle’s proposed resolution to Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environ- spend $100,000 on further study of the incidence of breast cancer on the mental Protection Agency have been notified of the occurrence. BNL East End. The measure is scheduled to be voted on at a meeting of the will consult with these agencies on the ongoing investigation. legislature on March 31. Well 64-02 was first installed in late 1993, with two other wells, to monitor groundwater in the immediate vicinity of the Booster Conflict on Chairman preaccelerator, Bldg. 942, built in 1992. The wells are also located near During the March 6 presentation, Peter Maniscalco, described by the Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer, Bldg. 931, and the LINAC, Newsday as an environmental activist, urged lawmakers to remove Bldg. 930. One of these could be a possible source for the increased Grimson as chairman, saying his job at USB created a conflict of interest. tritium seen in well 64-02, as could a historical spill or leak. The Research Foundation of the State of New York, on behalf of USB, The Lab is now developing a plan to take additional groundwater together with Battelle Memorial Institute, Inc., teamed to form samples in the area. Brookhaven Science Associates, BNL’s operating manager since March 1, 1998. Grimson had been named chairman by the volunteer group of county residents, public health officials and scientists who made up the Task EPA Proposes Fine (cont’d.) involve serious issues of releases to Force when it was formed by the Suffolk Legislature in 1996 to look into the environment or present a threat to possible health or environmental effects that might be caused by BNL. for Region II, in which BNL is located, public health, but we are committed to Grimson acknowledged the appearance of a conflict, but he said that said at the time the violations were a high level of performance with all most of the panel’s work had been completed before USB became a uncovered that they were “instances environmental regulations. DOE and candidate to manage BNL for DOE. This observation was reiterated by of poor operations maintenance and the public expect nothing less, and the Lab’s new Director, John Marburger, who said that Grimson’s report housekeeping.” careful attention to all details of the “was largely completed even before our proposal was submitted.” “None of the violations appear to regulations is an important part of Nevertheless, Legislator Towle said that someone other than Grimson present an imminent endangerment,” that expectation.” should take over the Task Force chairmanship, although Grimson Fox commented last July. In addition, all RCRA deficiencies should remain on the committee. — Liz Seubert The violations resulted in EPA’s that were identified by EPA have been citing DOE in four environmental pro- corrected through improved manage- gram areas: the Resource Conserva- ment of hazardous waste at points Task Force Recommendations to the Suffolk County Legislature tion and Recovery Act (RCRA); the where the waste is generated in the 1. Seek to establish an education program to make health care Toxic Substances & Control Act/ Poly- facilities cited, and storage procedures providers aware of the health effects of environmental contaminants. chlorinated Biphenyls (TSCA-PCB); have been improved. 2. Underwrite the cost of an informational resource that provides the Underground Injection Control TSCA violations have been ad- technical information for the public on air, surface water and groundwa- (UIC); and the Clean Air Act. EPA also dressed by removing improperly stored ter, including the fate, transport and effects of contaminants in the cited AUI under the RCRA and the waste. Also, DOE plans to discuss with environment. Clean Air Act. EPA remedies for improper use of 3. Recommend that all residents living in areas where municipal Stated Fox this week, “Tighter con- PCBs. water has been offered by DOE hook up to the municipal water supply. trols are needed at BNL to track and DOE and BNL are now characteriz- 4. Direct Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) to capture all the many and variable ing any injection wells — the technical perform a geographic evaluation of existing private well data for wells located sources of large- and small-volume name for sumps, cesspools, storm south of BNL to better define the nature of contamination in the area. hazardous waste. But, we are encour- drains, etc. — that are without per- 5. Recommend that the SCDHS methodology for storing, managing aged by steps already taken in re- mits, and they are working with EPA and reporting data on private wells be upgraded. sponse to the commitment made last on corrective actions. 6. Request that the New York State Department of Environmental May by DOE Secretary Federico Peña While EPA’s inspections began in Conservation (NYSDEC) direct BNL to operate the on-site sewage to make environmental protection and May last year, follow-up investiga- treatment plant to meet groundwater discharge limits. The effluent public safety a priority at the facility. tions are still continuing. EPA is also limitation should be based upon average daily flow rates and include Recent actions by DOE demonstrate involved in ongoing activities that ad- radionuclides. this commitment to improve perfor- dress past contamination, including 7. Request of NYSDEC that it modify the State Pollutant Discharge mance in vital areas of its operations the remediation of the tritium plume Elimination System (SPDES) permit so that effluent parameters, dis- at the Lab.” from the High Flux Beam Reactor and charge limitations and minimum monitoring requirements for discharges For example, under the Clean Air the oversight of the federal Superfund to on-site recharge basins included in the existing SPDES permit more Act, EPA found violations including cleanup on portions of the property. appropriately reflect each discharge and eliminate discrepancies. the failure “to properly notify the regu- “As Brookhaven Science Associates 8. Request that NYSDEC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency latory agencies before asbestos reno- assumes its role as the new manage- evaluate the combined impact of multiple emission sources from BNL. vation and demolition activities; to ment and operating contractor for 9. Conduct a search of records of on-site activities to determine and submit proper notification before the BNL, they are more than aware that document the disposition of contaminated materials disposed of off-site. startup of new boilers; and to meet the Secretary Peña expects vigorous pro- 10. Strongly suggest that an appropriate, independent health study particulate matter emission standard tection of public health, safety and the of laboratory workers, both past and present, be established. This study during the performance test of a new environment, along with scientific ex- should include a review of incidence rates for disease associated with boiler. In addition, there excessive pe- cellence. And we will work closely with exposure to both radiological and non-radiological toxic materials. In riods of time when the opacity and EPA and our other regulators to con- addition, an appropriate screening test, such as the double-hit chromo- nitrogen oxide emission monitoring tinually improve the Lab’s environ- some aberration test, should be utilized on a representative sample of units were inoperable; late and incom- mental performance,” said Helms. workers to determine if genetic effects are occurring. plete submittal of quarterly excess BNL’s new Assistant Director for 11. Fund an epidemiologic study of Suffolk County to monitor the emission reports for opacity and ox- Environmental Management, Michael rates of breast cancer, prostate cancer and childhood rhabdomyosarcoma ides of nitrogen from the boilers; and Schlender, said that the new team and undertake a more rigorous study investigating the causes of the lack of labels on gasoline pumps show- was intent on reviewing all problems higher incidence rate of breast cancer on the East End of Suffolk County. ing the proper operating procedure to and finding the systemic changes 12. Suggest that an independent large- facility (e.g., BNL, LILCO, help avoid spills.” needed to prevent a recurrence. Plum Island) group within Suffolk County Department of Health Ser- In response to these findings, BNL vices be established to monitor compliance with federal, state and local has upgraded the emissions monitor- regulations. This group would meet regularly with citizen’s groups to ing and data-logging system at the address areas of concern. boilers, has submitted the missing as- Arrivals & Departures 13. Strongly suggest that all tanks and piping holding or conveying bestos notifications, and now submits toxic or hazardous materials, as defined by Article 12 of the Suffolk timely and complete quarterly excess Arrivals County Sanitary Code, must comply with the applicable provisions of emission reports. BNL service-station Alexei N. Lebedev...... RHIC this code. The facility review and groundwater monitoring process must gasoline pumps have been labeled to Frank Quarant...... Financial Services be continued and all identified plumes must be addressed appropriately. warn against overfilling tanks. Departures 14. Monitor the environmental impact review process of the HFBR to “We have been treating these prob- This list includes all employees who have termi- assure that the impacts of all alternatives be properly addressed. lems very seriously,” said Robert nated from the Lab, including retirees: Casey, Director’s Office. “They do not See-Meng Wong...... Adv. Technology Brookhaven Bulletin March 13, 1998

Strum Kenney (cont’d.) March Is Women’s History Month at BNL Minnesota and her Ph.D. in English Coming Up from the University of Chicago. Displays in Berkner Hall Kenny has taught at the Univer- BNL’s Women’s Program Advisory Committee has four displays in the lobby Yannis Semertzidis, a sity of Texas, Gallaudet College, the of Berkner Hall this March, to commemorate Women’s History Month. physicist in the Physics De- Catholic University of America, the First, you are invited to see women at work through photographs of female partment, will give the next University of Delaware and the Uni- employees who perform a variety of jobs at the Lab. In addition, look for the Brookhaven Lecture, “Let versity of Maryland. While at Mary- woman in each girl as you study pictures from these women’s childhoods. There Be Darkness: A land, she chaired the Department of Second, take a glance at Women’s History at the GLANCE kiosk. There, the Search for Axions,” at 4 p.m. English, and she served as Provost of progress from the Civil War through the present of American women within the on Wednesday, March 25, in Arts & Humanities. workforce is presented on videotape, according to the following schedule: Berkner Hall. Before becoming USB’s first woman starting title • president, she was the President of March 16 Cultural Image & Economic Reality (1917-42) The BERA Afro-American Queens College, 1985-94. During her March 20 War Work, Housework & Growing Discontent (1942-55) Culture Club will once again nine years at Queens, she initiated March 26 New Attitudes Force Dramatic Change (1955-present) present its popular Gospel many new programs, including those Third, take a quiz, which is posted for all to test their knowledge of women’s Extravaganza — this year at in business & liberal arts and in jour- history. 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, nalism, and established several new Finally, after taking the quiz, fill out a free chance to win the book Timelines in Berkner Hall. The fea- centers, including one for Asian Ameri- of American Women’s History by Sue Heinmann, a reference on the political, tured artists will include the cans and one for the new American religious, economic, scientific, artistic and social contributions of women through- Arc Gospel Choir of New workforce. out America’s history. Drawings will be held weekly. York City; the Young Adult To assist in her quest to enhance Choir of Somerset, New Jer- undergraduate education at USB, BWIS — Not for Women Scientists Only sey; the Stephens Singers of Kenny established the National Com- In addition, consider joining Brookhaven Women in Science — an organiza- Jersey City; the First Bap- mission on Educating Undergradu- tion which is not for women scientists only and which has benefited the entire tist Church Choir of River- ates in the Research University. She Lab community through its actions — during women’s history month. A display head; and the BNL Gospel serves on the boards of, among others, of BWIS accomplishment is available for viewing, and a BWIS membership drive Choir. In addition, an exhi- Computer Associates International, will take place during lunch on March 23 to 27. bition of photography, art the Long Island Association and the and crafts will be displayed Long Island Research Institute. in the lobby. Tickets will be Kenny has published five books and on sale at $10 for adults, $6 numerous articles on the Restoration An Evening With Tatjana Rankovich for children under 12, at the and 18th-century British drama. She BERA Sales Office, Ext. 3347, An evening of delight is promised Adrian Corleonis. In addition, she has is editing The Plays of George Etherege open weekdays 9 a.m. to 1:30 on Thursday, March 19, when gifted been a featured artist on WQXR’s for the Oxford University Press. p.m. pianist Tatjana Rankovich will inter- “Young Artist Showcase” and WNYC’s Kenny has been awarded honorary pret a selection of well-loved music for “Around New York.” doctorates from the University of Roch- the next BERA concert. The concert is Currently on the piano faculty of ester and Chonnam National Univer- FAA Panel (cont’d.) open to the public, and all are wel- Mannes College and the Dalcroze sity in Korea. resentatives of national labs on the come. Admission is free, but, to defray School of Music, both in New York In addition, the University of Mary- panel. Indusi, who heads DAT’s Safe- costs, donations will be gratefully ac- City, Rankovich has been honored with land has honored her as an Outstand- guards, Safety & Nonproliferation cepted. numerous awards. Among these have ing Woman, and the University of Division, and Lemley, Deputy Divi- Beginning at 8 p.m. in Berkner been the first prize at the 1989 Artists Chicago and the College of Communi- sion Head, have had experience in Hall, the program will consist of International auditions and top prizes cations at the University of Texas have dozens of safeguards & security as- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata at the Olga Koussevitsky and Young each named her their Outstanding sessments at DOE and Nuclear Regu- in F Major, K. 332; Maurice Ravel’s Keyboard Artists international com- Alumnus. latory Commission nuclear facilities. Valses nobles et sentimentales; petitions. Both have been long involved in Frédéric Chopin’s Préludes, Op. 28; To hear a recorded message about nuclear safeguards and security tech- Paul Creston’s Sonata for Piano, Op. the concert, call Ext. 3550. nology — Indusi for 24 years and Volunteers Wanted 9; and Sergei Rach- Lemley for 22 years. maninoff’s Etudes- Healthy volunteers, both men and “We have also developed such se- Tableaux, Op. 39. women, aged over 18 years, are curity models ourselves, so we know A native of the wanted to participate in magnetic what to look for in assessing these former Yugoslavia, resonance imaging spectroscopy and models,” said Indusi. “Also, we’re fre- Rankovich came to imaging studies of the human brain. quent air travelers, so we have per- the U.S. at age 19 to Candidates who participate will sonal as well as professional interest earn her bachelor’s receive $20/hour. If you are inter- in the security of air transportation.” and master’s de- ested, call Noelwah Netusil, Ext. 8032, — Liz Seubert after 9:30 a.m. grees at the Juilliard School, winning the Judel- Computing Corner Reminder: Register son Award as well as a teaching fellow- The Computing & Communications Your Vehicle Now ship grant. Since Division (CCD) plans the following then, she has toured schedule for March through May. For All employees and Laboratory in the U.S., Europe more information, call Pam Mansfield guests who have not already done so and South America, at Ext. 7286 or e-mail [email protected]. must register the private motor ve- acclaimed by both MIX Meeting Next Wednesday hicles that they use on site or renew audiences and crit- The next Monthly Information their registration with BNL’s Police ics. eXchange (MIX) meeting with CCD Group. Rankovich’s pre- will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, To obtain a current registration miere recording of March 18, in Room B, Berkner Hall, sticker, come to the Personnel & In- Nicolas Flagello’s where a Windows NT update will be formation Security Office in the Second and Third presented by Ronnie Evans. All are Brookhaven Center, Bldg. 30, week- Piano Concerti with welcome to attend. days during usual business hours. David Amos and the PC Training: March, April, May For more information, call Hank Slovak Philhar- Raimondo, Ext. 7258. monic, released by Date Course Vox Classics in 3/17 Word, beginner 1996, was chosen 3/18-20 Visual Basic prog., intro. one of the five “best 3/23-27 AutoCAD release 14, update of the year” by Fan- 3/20 PowerPoint, intro. fare magazine critic Pianist Tatjana Rankovich 4/1 EXCEL, beginner 4/2 & 3 Microsoft Project ’98, intro. 4/6-9 Mechanical Desktop 4/14 Outlook, beginner Published weekly 4/16 & 17 ACCESS, beginner by the Public Affairs Office Volleyball Captains’ Meeting for the employees of Volleyball 4/23 HTML prog., intro. BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY Standings as of February 27 As the 1997-98 season comes to a Planned for May are: an introduc- League I League III close, all captains are invited to at- tion to UNIX, C, C++ and Perl Pro- ANITA COHEN, Editor Bikers & Spikers 49-11 Silver Bullets 38-7 MARSHA BELFORD, Assistant Editor tend the next captains’ meeting, on gramming and Solaris system ad- Set to Kill 39-24 Group Sets 33-9 Rude Dogs 34-26 Just 4 Fun 27-18 Wednesday, March 18, at noon in the ministration. Bldg. 134, P.O. Box 5000 Scared Hitless 30-30 Upton Ups 22-20 Upton NY 11973-5000 second-floor conference room, Bldg. To register, send a training request ReTurners 1-62 Six Samurai 13-29 Tel. (516) 344-2345; Fax (516) 344-3368 130. The agenda includes the election form (TRF) and an intra-laboratory League II Just In Time 13-32 Safe Sets 39-9 NWO 7-38 of officers and designation of new requisition (ILR) for the appropriate World Wide Web: Spiked Jello 36-12 leagues for next season, and plans for training fee to Pam Mansfield, CCD, http://www.pubaf.bnl.gov/bulletin.html Monday Nite Live 34-14 Open League Undecided 28-20 Spikers 43-17 a volleyball party. Bldg. 515. Registrations are not ac- The Brookhaven Bulletin is printed on pa- Jao-About-That 27-21 Shank,Carry&Throw 33-24 per containing at least 50 percent recycled Call Rick Wagener, Ext. 5886, or e- cepted by phone. TRFs are available materials, with 10 percent post-consumer Nuts & Bolts 17-31 Death Volley 25-32 waste. It can be recycled. Fossils 9-39 Pass, Set & Crush 23-34 mail [email protected] for more infor- from your training coordinator and in Setups 2-46 Far Side 20-37 mation. the Bldg. 515 lobby.

New CIGNA ID Cards All employees who are enrolled in the CIGNA indemnitiy plan for medi- Volunteers: Link With LINCT cal coverage may pick up new identi- The Long Island Network for Community Telecomputing fication cards and claim forms on (LINCT)-East has asked the Lab’s Diversity Office to recruit BNL Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 volunteers to serve as computer trainers and repair staff, as part and 19. of LINCT-East’s effort to teach computer skills to low-income Cards will be available at the Hu- Suffolk County residents. man Resources Division, Bldg. 185, LINCT-East is part of the national organization Learning & 8:30-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.; and Berkner Information Networking for Community via Telenetworking, Hall lobby, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. which was founded in 1994 in Hampton Bays, to assist local communities around the country to develop what LINCT calls Cooking Exchange electronic equity — universal access to information and resources via computer networking. To celebrate Spring’s coming, the LINCT participants not only learn basic computer setup, oper- Hospitality Committee invites all on- ating system and applications skills, but also gain job skills that site residents and their friends to join prepare them for office and clerical work. the monthly cooking exchange meet- While there is no shortage of program participants, LINCT-East ing, which will be held on Thursday, is looking for knowledgeable volunteers to serve as computer March 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at trainers for four hours a week and as computer repair staff. For the Recreation Building in the apart- more information, contact Jeff Taylor, Diversity Office, Ext. 2703. ment area. Bring your favorite dish to share and come to keep company with your neighbors. For more information, con- tact Susan Hart, 821-4257. Classified Spring Bus Trip Advertisements To Atlantic City Placement Notices The Laboratory’s placement policy is to select the A few seats remain for the BERA- best-qualified candidate for an available position. Candidates are considered in the following order: (1) sponsored bus trip to the Resorts present employees within the department/division Hotel and Casino on the Boardwalk in and/or appropriate bargaining unit, with preference Atlantic City on Saturday, April 18. for those within the immediate work group; (2) present employees within the Laboratory; and (3) outside The trip will cost $23 per person, with applicants. In keeping with the Affirmative Action a $12.50 coin return and free rolls and Plan, selections are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or vet- donuts on the bus. eran status. The bus will leave the Brookhaven Each week, the Human Resources Division lists Center promptly at 8 a.m. and return new placement notices, first, so employees may request consideration for themselves, and, second, by about 10 p.m., making an extra for open recruitment. Because of the priority policy stop at LIE Exit 63, if requested. Buy stated above, each listing does not necessarily repre- sent an opportunity for all people. your tickets at the BERA Sales Office Except when operational needs require otherwise, in Berkner Hall, weekdays, 9 a.m. to positions will be open for one week after publication. 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Employment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344- For more information, call Andrea 7744), for a complete list of all job openings; use a Dehler, Ext. 3347, or M. Kay Dellimore, TDD system to access job information by calling (516) Ext. 2873. 344-6018; or access current job openings on the World Wide Web at http://www.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html. The following vacancies are exempt from the Director’s Phone Hang-Ups: hiring freeze. SCIENTIFIC RECRUITMENT - Doctorate usually Press Star for No Message required. Candidates may apply directly to the de- partment representative named. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE OR JUN- You are due at a meeting seven IOR STAFF - (2 positions) Researchers trained in minutes ago, but, in rushing by your nuclear or high-energy physics. Experience with C++ desk, you glimpse your voicemail mes- programming and knowledge of object-oriented de- sign techniques are required. Familiarity with object- sage light flashing. Has your meeting oriented databases and distributed computing is pre- been cancelled? You hurry through ferred. Will assist with the design and implementation the message retrieval steps only to get of a large-scale computing farm for the analysis of physics data from PHENIX, a large relativistic heavy- — the sound of a phone hanging up. ion experiment at RHIC to begin operation in autumn1999. Maybe, however, you’ve been guilty Contact: David Morrison, Physics Department. of this hanging offense yourself? OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities for Labora- There’s an easy fix: A caller who tory Employees and Outside Candidates gets a person’s voicemail but prefers MK 7016 - SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE ASSIS- TANT LABORATORY DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE not to leave a message should simply AND ADMINISTRATION - Requires a bachelor’s/ press the “star” key before hanging up master’s degree in an appropriate discipline, excel- lent analytical and communication skills (both oral the phone. That way, the hang-up is and written), high degree of initiative, professional not recorded. judgment and knowledge of latest computer applica- This telephone tip from Chris tions (such as Office 97). In addition, requires the ability to simultaneously plan, organize, coordinate Ronick of the Administrative Support and handle several projects with divergent view- Division will save many BNLers both points and a variety of requirements and conditions. Extensive knowledge of Laboratory operations, BNL time and potential high blood-pres- and DOE policies, procedures and practices highly sure. desirable. Responsibilities include, but will not be limited to, the development and implementation of those policies and procedures under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Laboratory Director (ALD), acting as Bowling liaison between ALD and organizational units report- Red and Green League - March 5 ing to ALD and liaison on special studies and projects. Will also respond to requests for information from all R. Eggert 256, R. Raynis 211, A. levels of the Laboratory, DOE and outside organiza- Warkentien 229/215, S. DiMaiuta 209/200, tions. Director’s Office. G. Mehl 209, E. Sperry III 207/180, Doug DD 6163. ENGINEERING POSITION - (reposting) Fisher 202, B. Mullany 200, N. Besemer Requires an MSEE or equivalent and experience in 199, A. Wynkoop 198, K. Dilgen 192, K. the design of diagnostics hardware and electronics. Strong analytical background in control systems, Koebel 190, L. Hermes 187, S. Elliott 186, J. both analog and digital, is highly desirable. Respon- McCarthy 181, T. Blydenburgh180, K. sibilities will include the improvement of synchrotron Eggert 179, R. Koebel 184/180, M. DiMaiuta light monitors and complex orbit feedback control 175, F. Simes 173. systems utilized in the facility’s 800 MeV injector and storage rings. National Synchrotron Light Source Scotch Doubles Department. Today is the last day to pay $30 per DD 7461. TECHNICAL POSITION - (Reposting) Re- quires a BS in electronic technology or equivalent. couple for the Scotch Doubles Tourna- Will assist in the maintenance and administration of ment. On Monday, the cost goes up to the department communication networks. Will also $35 per couple. Open to BNL employ- assist the staff with the installation and setup of computers connected to the network. Familiarity with ees, their family members and friends, network technology is necessary, including cabling, the Scotch Doubles Tournament will cable testing, network protocols, fiber optics, rout- take place on Sunday, March 22, begin- ers, switches and diagnostic tools. Additional re- sponsibilities involve assisting the computer group in ning at 1:30 p.m. sharp at the Port Jeff maintaining NSLS control systems which includes Bowl. The cost includes bowling, prizes workstations and VME systems. National Synchro- and buffet. tron Light Source Department. So, to join in the some fun, get your application in today. For applications or more information, or to find a part- ner, contact Debbie Keating, Ext. 3888, or Tracy Blydenburgh, Ext. 4422.