DOE Selects Stony Brook-Battelle As BNL’S Next Contractor; John Marburger to Be BNL’S New Director Roger Stoutenburgh

Vol. 51 - No. 47 December 5, 1997 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

DOE Selects Stony Brook-Battelle As BNL’s Next Contractor; John Marburger to Be BNL’s New Director Roger Stoutenburgh

John Marburger and Martha Krebs shake on DOE’s announcement that Brookhaven Science Associates will be BNL’s next contractor.

“After careful evaluation of propos- tor has 16 directors on its board, five and dispose of waste, and Duke Engi- tain contracts. Since DOE limited the als from two highly qualified teams, each from Battelle and Stony Brook, neering Services to handle reactor competition for BNL’s contract to non- the Department of Energy [DOE] has and one each from Columbia, Cornell, operations for the Brookhaven Medi- profit organizations or teams led by selected Brookhaven Science Associ- Harvard, Princeton and Yale Univer- cal Research Reactor and, in the event nonprofits, Congressional notification ates [BSA], a team composed of the sities and the Massachusetts Insti- of its restart, the High Flux Beam is required (see Brookhaven Bulletin State University of New York at Stony tute of Technology, which are the in- Reactor. of November 7, 1997). Brook [USB] and the Battelle Memo- stitutions annually sending the largest While the winner of the BNL con- BSA will assume full responsibility rial Institute, to be the new contractor number of facility users to BNL. tract was announced last Thursday, for the Lab’s operations and its an- for the Brookhaven National Labora- To undertake specialized operations the five-year contract with DOE to nual budget of about $400 million fol- tory.” at BNL, BSA has subcontracted with operate BNL cannot be awarded until lowing a 60-day transition which be- With those words, spoken by DOE’s Bechtel International for environmen- early January 1998, due to a new law gins after the contract is awarded. Office of Energy Research Director tal-restoration services, Waste Man- requiring that Congress receive a 60- Until then, Associated Universities, Martha Krebs on November 25 at a agement Federal Services to handle day notice before DOE can award cer- Inc., the contractor that had founded 10:30 a.m. Berkner Hall media confer- BNL 50 years ago and operated the ence, nearly eight months of suspense Lab without interruption until DOE were officially ended for Lab employ- Secretary Federico Peña terminated ees, their Long Island neighbors and Marburger States Support for its contract on May 1 (see Brookhaven the world’s scientific community. Bulletin of May 9, 1997), will manage With the selection process com- HFBR Process, BMRR Operations the Lab for DOE. pleted within a record six months, While Peña was not present during DOE is hoping to restore as soon as When asked by the press, “Is it your intention to restart the High Flux Thursday’s announcement, Krebs read possible “the balance” at Brookhaven Beam Reactor [HFBR],” BNL’s next Director, John Marburger, responded: a statement from the Energy Secre- among excellent science, environmen- “The question of the restart of the High Flux Beam Reactor is one [for] tary in which he noted that he was tally conscious operations and sound which the Department of Energy has already laid out a process. We are “pleased to help introduce Brookhaven community relations, commented certainly committed to that process and to the objective studies that are Science Associates to Long Island citi- Krebs. required to be made before that process can be completed. In fact, one of zens and Brookhaven employees.” BSA is a limited-liability company our requirements under the new contract is to perform studies that will The Energy Secretary continued, involving the Research Foundation of feed into the decision-making on the HFBR restart, and we will perform “The team members have demon- the State University of New York act- those studies and carry them out. strated leadership at their institutions, ing for USB, and the Battelle Memo- “One of the characteristics of science is that you try to get all the facts and I will look to them to fully inte- rial Institute, Inc. BNL’s new contrac- in before you make a definite decision. I believe that there are facts that (continued on page 3) we need to understand before that decision is made. That is why the process was set up in the first place. “For me to stand up here [at the podium in front of the press] and say, ‘Yes, I believe in this or that,’ simply doesn’t make sense from a scientific point of view. So I think that this decision has to be made rationally and with full input. And the [Energy] Secretary has made it possible for the community to have input into this decision as well. So he will have all the facts available to him before he makes that decision.” When asked what BSA’s intentions are with regard to the operation of the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor (BMRR), Marburger stated: “The Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor is currently used for a

Roger Stoutenburgh number of important research functions, and we plan to continue to Roger Stoutenburgh operate that reactor to perform its functions in a manner that is safe and that has no adverse impact on the environment. We are determined to do that, and we have the expertise and the people to make that happen. There is absolutely no reason why that reactor cannot be operated under its current program without any trace of an adverse environmental impact.” BSA Chair Shirley Strum Kenny BSA Vice Chair Douglas Olesen Brookhaven Bulletin December 5, 1997 Employees Introduced to BSA Philosophy, Directorate

In a filled Berkner auditorium meeting immediately following the Novem- ber 25 press conference at which the Lab’s new contractor was announced (see story on page 1), employees were introduced to most of those who will head the Lab’s new organization, when, in early January, Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) becomes BNL’s management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). While most faces were new, some were familiar and others were well known: Introducing themselves first were BSA Board Chair Shirley Strum Kenny, President of the State Univer- sity of New York at Stony Brook (USB); Vice Chair Douglas Olesen, Battelle Memorial Institute’s Chief Executive Officer; and BNL’s soon-to-be Direc- tor John Marburger, a physicist and

USB’s former president. Roger Stoutenburgh Marburger, in turn, presented his two deputy directors: Peter Paul, a nuclear physicist and the Chairman of USB’s Department of Physics, who will be the Deputy Director for Science & Technology; and, as the Deputy Di- rector for Operations, Thomas Marburger outlined BSA’s manage- able to the nation’s prowess in scien- I look forward to most is helping to Sheridan, who holds an M.S. in opera- ment philosophy: “We strongly believe tific matters, especially physics, that release that power and resume the tions research from the U.S. Navy’s that the success of the Laboratory and that very excellence has sheltered the momentum that this Lab has to postgraduate school, and who formerly the [likelihood] of our achieving our Laboratory from the . . . new era, the achieve a glorious scientific destiny. worked for Battelle at Pacific North- goals depends upon individuals. It is a new public scrutiny, the new proce- “Science is, after all, the product, west National Laboratory (PNNL) and people-oriented philosophy: We want dures. Well, the time has come for us and what we are here to deliver is the for DOE’s Richland Washington Op- to make it possible for everyone to do to experience the new ways, and they best possible science, but . . . in the erations Office. their jobs well. When we do that, we are not very different from the ways context of environmental conscious- As the new Laboratory Director will succeed, and I am optimistic about that we acted before,” observed the ness and full interaction with our com- explained, eight “level-one” associate the future of the Lab.” next Director. munities who really need to know what directors for science and assistant di- Marburger added that he “welcomes He continued, “The kind of atten- we are doing and how we are going rectors for support functions, plus a the opportunity to guide the Lab . . . tion to detail, the need to know within about doing it. . . . [A]nd we need for legal counsel, will report to him. into a new way of doing things that context, the . . . hunger for being the them to understand us better, so we Those already known to the Labo- better fits the kind of world that we best that drives good science can also can get the support to do what needs to ratory community are: Tom Kirk, who are living in today.” be captured to drive good operations. . be done.” continues as Associate Director for He explained: “The objectives of . . The elements of caring, of intelli- So, Marburger concluded, “Com- High Energy & Nuclear Physics; Denis science for this nation are different gence and of the desire to be the best munity involvement, environmental McWhan, who remains Associate Di- than they were, the manner of fund- that already exist here at Brookhaven health and safety [which] were less rector for Basic Energy Sciences; Ri- ing science is different from what it . . . [can] drive a future that is every bit important in the first 50 years are chard Setlow, who stays Associate was, and the way science is done — in as glorious as the past.” going to be just as important as the Director for Life Sciences; Mike Bebon, an atmosphere of public scrutiny and The future Director added, “Com- science, and it is possible to give these now Interim Deputy Director, who public interest — is different than it munity . . . criticism and press expo- things the kind of attention that they becomes the Assistant Director for was when this Lab began 50 years ago. sure and even the chaos of politics and deserve and need without diminish- Operations; and Marge Lynch, now “The science that has been pro- large bureaucracies — these are al- ing the quality of the science.” Manager of the Public Affairs Office, duced by Brookhaven National Labo- most incidental to the power that ex- Employee Questions Answered who will be Assistant Director for Com- ratory has been so basic and so valu- ists within [this community]. . . . [What] Marburger acknowledged, in an- munity Involvement & Public Affairs. swer to the first employee question, New are: the Associate Director for that all the changes in management Applied Science & Technology, Adrian John Marburger III, BNL’s Next Director and philosophy that BSA will bring to Roberts, a metallurgist who formerly BNL “will not be apparent in a day.” In directed PNNL’s economic develop- John Marburger III, BNL’s next Director, earned his 1967 Ph.D. in applied asking for employees’ patience, ment office and was PNNL’s deputy physics at Stanford University and embarked first on a research and teaching Marburger also requested their coop- director of research; the Assistant Di- career focused on laser phenomena and nonlinear optics, and then on an eration, as “it can’t be us versus them rector for Environment, Safety & administrative career focused on linking basic research to the needs of society. anymore.” After working at Goddard Space Flight Center 1962-63 and summers while at Health (ES&H) and Quality, Kenneth As the new contractor works to re- Brog, a physicist who formerly served Stanford, he moved in 1966 to the University of Southern California (USC), where he helped to establish a Center for Laser Studies to link basic research to solve the Lab’s management problems, as a Battelle corporate vice president “there will be a lot of interviews, a lot for ES&H and PNNL’s ES&H director; Southern California’s technology-based industry. Later, as Dean of USC’s College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, 1976-1980, of job description rewrites,” explained the Assistant Director for Environ- Marburger found a new way to communicate the importance of basic science Marburger, involving and empower- mental Management, Michael Schlen- through a CBS-produced educational television series entitled “Frontiers of ing employees in the process. der, who holds an M.S. in chemistry/ Electronics.” The success of this and other ventures led eventually to his Questions were asked about BSA’s environmental science and was a accepting the invitation to become president of the State University of New York fee and the costs associated with the former Battelle environmental-resto- at Stony Brook (USB) in 1980. transition between contractors. Ac- ration project manager; and General During 14 years at USB, Marburger led the growth of the federally sponsored cording to Marburger, the increase in research program, resulting in USB’s recognition in 1987 as a Research I Counsel Gregory Fess, an attorney fee is justified because BSA has to who was Battelle’s legal advisor on University by the Carnegie Foundation and the tripling of research expendi- tures. Milestones included state designation of USB as a Center for Advanced make Brookhaven “more competitive, nuclear and environmental compli- more efficient and more effective” and ance programs at PNNL. Technology in Biotechnology, federal designation of USB as a Science & Technol- ogy Center in High-Pressure Research, endowment of the Staller Center for the it “must inspire confidence.” Before introducing the new direc- Arts, and creation of the Long Island State Veterans’ Nursing Home on campus. And, since the transition has to be torate, however, Marburger “extended Under Marburger’s leadership, USB’s infrastructure was expanded and paid for out of available money, the heartfelt thanks” to Peter Bond, BNL’s rehabilitated, while he worked to increase community support by serving as financial “reality” is a difficult one, Interim Director, for making “my job chairman of various governmental commissions. These included a gubernatorial acknowledged Marburger. He prom- much easier though I haven’t even commission to evaluate the New York State Energy Office and a commission to ised, “We are going to make it work as started yet” — thanks for a job well explore the financial future of Suffolk County. For then Governor Mario Cuomo, best we can and protect programmatic Marburger chaired a fact-finding panel on the Shoreham nuclear power plant, done during a difficult time in the funding as much as possible.” Lab’s history. Marburger’s sentiments and, from 1988 to 1993, he chaired the Universities Research Association (URA), which operates Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for the U.S. Department Two questions were asked regard- were reiterated by the audience ing whether or not the tenure system through its sustained applause. of Energy, remaining a board member until 1995. Marburger also assisted URA in establishing a new corporate structure to accommodate the Superconducting for scientists would remain in place, When asked, Marburger informed Super Collider design project. and both questioners and scientific the audience that Bond’s future role Other highlights of Marburger’s contribution to the Long Island community staff were reassured that it would. was as yet unknown, but was to be the include his decade of work to establish what has become the Long Island High- In response to another question, subject of the next morning’s break- Technology Incubator Corporation, a facility to link new businesses to USB’s Marburger explained that employees fast conversation between the new scientific strength. He also worked to create a broader technology-transfer entity will all receive their paychecks from and interim directors. now known as the Long Island Research Institute, which realizes one of his early BSA, though the new contractor will ‘People-Oriented Philosophy’ goals: To link USB, BNL and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to regional economic development. — Liz Seubert employ three subcontractors to man- After presenting “the people who age certain operations. are going to help you do [your jobs],” — Marsha Belford Brookhaven Bulletin December 5, 1997

BNLers React to DOE’s Selection of BSA Coming Up Klaus Kinder-Geiger, an as- Reactions from those present at the chance for a fresh start.” agement partnership gave a good first sociate physicist in the Phys- employee meeting with Brookhaven • Doan Hansen, Safety & Environ- impression. I think they will do well in ics Department, will talk on Science Associates included: mental Protection Division: “I’m look- strengthening the Lab’s position on the theory underlying BNL’s • Joseph Buscemi, Plant Engineer- ing forward to a new and exciting era Long Island.” Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider ing Division and Local 2230, Interna- at BNL, which promises awareness of • Bob Rooks, Reactor Division: “Af- at the next Brookhaven Lec- tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work- the Lab’s scientific commitment and ter attending the meeting and listen- ture, on Wednesday, Decem- ers (IBEW): “From the track record of its supportive and interactive role with ing to the new Director and the BSA ber 17, at 4 p.m., in Berkner both institutions making up BSA and the environment and the community.” team, it sounds as if we can expect a Hall. what has been said today, I am very • Charles LaSalla, Safety & Envi- fair and rational decision-making pro- confident that we can work well with ronmental Protection Division: “The cess on the future of the HFBR.” them in the future.” BSA team looked like a strong combi- • John Shanklin, Biology Depart- • Graham Campbell, Computing & nation. I believe that the combination ment and Friends of Brookhaven, Inc.: Outreach Workshop Communications Division retiree and of BNL and Stony Brook will “Stony Brook-Battelle is clearly a Brookhaven Retired Employees Asso- strengthen both local institutions.” strong scientific team. Selecting Stony Taking Control During ciation: “Having Stony Brook and • Susan Perino, Financial Services Brook, a respected member of the Long Organizational Change Battelle as the new contractor is a Division: “John Marburger is going to Island community, to manage BNL positive outcome of recent events. be excellent. He looked as if he will will add to current efforts to rebuild To help BNLers cope during the Stony Brook’s sponsorship will in- provide solid and responsive leader- trust with our neighbors. I’m confi- upcoming transition between contrac- crease the stature of BNL, both scien- ship and be able to represent BNL to dent that the Stony Brook-Battelle- tors, “Organizational Cultures: Cre- tifically and in the local community.” DOE, the community, the media and BNL partnership will be successful.” ating Control During Uncertain • Earnest Courant, Relativistic other outside parties. I was disap- • Stephen Schwartz, Department Times” will be discussed by clinical Heavy Ion Collider Project: “I am pointed that I learned about the deci- of Applied Science and Brookhaven psychologist Diana Richman, on Tues- pleased at the way the decision has sion first in the paper, but, ultimately, Scientists Association: “We were very day, December 9, from noon to 1 p.m. come out, although not that the whole I was impressed by the new team.” pleased by what we heard today. We in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by the situation had occurred. I know both • Phil Pizzo, Plant Engineering Di- look forward to working with our new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Jack Marburger and Peter Paul per- vision and Local 2230, IBEW: “I was contractors. It was a real pleasure to of the Occupational Medicine Clinic, sonally and have a good opinion of glad to see that DOE recognized the see the enthusiasm and optimism of this lecture is open to all BNLers. To them: They are very capable.” importance of awarding the contract the new team.” register, complete and return the bot- • Stephen Dewey, Chemistry De- to an organization that has a vested • Larry Toler, Physics Department: tom portion of the Outreach flyer re- partment: “I am extremely pleased at interest in Long Island.” “My reaction is positive. There’ll be cently sent to all employees to EAP the selection of BSA. They have big • Michele Rabatin, Department of some hard times, but, in the long run, Staff Psychologist Dianne Polowczyk shoes to fill as AUI leaves Long Island. Advanced Technology: “The new man- it’ll be good for the Laboratory.” by Monday, December 8. However, Stony Brook and Battelle are a strong and diversified team dedicated to BNL’s long-standing mission. hospital, all on a 1,100-acre campus. Lab’s next Director, Marburger reit- BSA Selection (cont’d.) I believe that this new relationship USB is the largest academic insti- erated Peña’s emphasis on the impor- represents a win-win scenario for BNL grate safety and environmental pro- tutional user of BNL facilities and, as tance of reestablishing the surround- employees, BNL facility users, and tection into scientific research, to ac- a result of its proximity and size, is ing community’s trust and confidence Suffolk County and its populace.” celerate and intensify recent efforts to linked with many BNL research pro- in the Laboratory through a demon- • Gary Gross, Safeguards & Security rebuild community trust, and to grams. strated concern for environmental pro- Division: “I have a good first impres- achieve overall excellence. Working The BSA Chair continued, “Our tection, worker safety and public sion of the new team — their enthusi- together, we will make it possible for university is in the Town of Brook- health. asm and general plan seemed like a the Laboratory to carry out its mission haven, most of us live in the Town of “We believe that it is possible to shot of adrenaline to revitalize the as a world-class research facility and Brookhaven, [and] we raise our chil- continue to do the excellent science for Lab and get us back on track with a prove itself a good neighbor to Suffolk dren here. So not only is the science, which Brookhaven has been renowned County and Long Island.” but also the environment in which we for 50 years in a completely environ- DOE’s selection of BSA over its sole raise our children terribly important mentally benign manner,” he stated. Book Fair Today competitor, IITRI Brookhaven, which to us. We are the neighbors of the Marburger elaborated, “There is no is a nonprofit entity of the Illinois people who work at Brookhaven, and reason that the facilities should not be If you haven’t been to the BERA Institute of Technology Research In- we are the neighbors of the people who operated and could not be operated Book Fair in Berkner Hall, drop by for stitute (IITRI) which had teamed with are most concerned about the environ- without . . . adverse impact on the its last day, today, Friday, December Westinghouse Corporation, was based ment. Together, we believe that we environment. We are committed to 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “on [BSA’s] clear superiority compared can bring an understanding of the putting into place the management With books ranging from children’s to IITRI in the area of scientific and community and the scientific issues tools and practices to ensure that this stories to cookbooks to The New York technological programs,” according to and a total commitment to the safety, happens in the future. There is simply Times bestsellers, there is something DOE source selection official Franklin environmental protection and health no contradiction between the kind of for every reader on your holiday list. Peters. issues that will be essential to the excellent science done here and the Some gift items will also be available. This was, noted Peters, “coupled future of Brookhaven National Labo- clean environment that we are dedi- For more information, call Andrea with the BSA team’s excellent demon- ratory.” cated to seeing. . . . We believe that . . . Dehler, Ext. 3347, or M. Kay Dellimore, strated record of success in the areas Introduced by Kenny, Olesen com- we can restore the pristine character Ext. 2873. of environment, safety and health, mented that Battelle was “extremely of the site, including contamination operations and environmental man- pleased” to be part of the team that due to prior operators. One of my vi- agement, and community involve- was selected. “We have always viewed sions is that we leave it as a clean site, Arrivals & Departures ment; BSA’s proposed management Brookhaven National Laboratory as but that can’t happen without addi- Arrivals approaches . . .; and the outstanding an exciting cutting-edge scientific in- tional support from the community as well as the Department of Energy.” Lenny J. Campione...... RHIC qualifications of BSA’s proposed key stitution, and it is our intent to do Richard A. Przybylinski...... RHIC management personnel, including the everything that we can to continue to As he had learned while at USB, Jullie W. Pan...... Medical proposed Laboratory director.” build on that excellent scientific repu- Marburger said, “We cannot operate a Roger C. Lee...... RHIC BSA’s President and the Lab’s next tation.” public facility without public support. Fred J. Benjamin...... Financial Services Director was introduced as John Mar- Headquartered since 1929 in Co- . . . I am dedicated to the notion that Departures burger III, a USB physicist who, for 14 lumbus, Ohio, and employing a staff of this Lab belongs to the people in a very This list includes all employees who have terminated from the Lab, including retirees: years, had been USB President (see 7,500 worldwide, Battelle Memorial important sense, and we’d like you to Michael A. Bender...... Medical story on page 2). The current USB Institute works with government and be able to know more about what we Dion G. Durnford...... Applied Science President, Shirley Strum Kenny, met industry to develop new technologies are doing here so you can take the kind Jeremy T. Medalle...... Biology the press as the first Chair of BSA’s and products — work which results in of pride in it that we do.” Board of Directors, and Battelle’s Chief up to 100 patented inventions each So, when asked what his number- Executive Officer Douglas Olesen was year and a business volume of nearly one job at Brookhaven will be, introduced as the Board’s vice chair $1 billion a year. Since 1965, Battelle Marburger replied “reaching out and and, after two years, its next presi- has managed the Pacific Northwest restoring ties to the communities.” dent (both are pictured on page one). National Laboratory for DOE. The next Director added, “To be Brookhaven’s New Leadership What BSA brings to the table, Olsen sure, science is the most important product of BNL, and, unless the sci- “We are excited about the future, explained, are four elements: first, a ence is excellent, it is not worth sup- Published weekly and we feel that what we and what our new leadership team made up of man- by the Public Affairs Office porting. So we need to create an envi- collaborator Battelle bring to the table agers from Stony Brook and Battelle, for the employees of ronment here that is attractive to BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY [is the] kind of leadership that as well as “key incumbents”; second, scientists who make BNL a world- Brookhaven and all of us are looking “a continuation of the cutting-edge ANITA COHEN, Editor renowned institution.” for,” stated Kenny, USB President science”; third, “a strong focus on envi- MARSHA BELFORD, Assistant Editor As part of its approach to doing since 1994. ronment, safety and health, and a new this, BSA has retained the existing Bldg. 134, P.O. Box 5000 Celebrating its 40th year this year, disciple in [their] management”; and Upton NY 11973-5000 tenure system for scientists, a point Stony Brook is a nationally ranked “finally, a strong commitment to build- Tel. (516) 344-2345; Fax (516) 344-3368 discussed during an 11:30 a.m. degree-granting and research univer- ing a solid and productive relation- Berkner auditorium meeting with World Wide Web: sity, with several colleges, professional ship with the community, [so] we can http://www.pubaf.bnl.gov/bulletin.html employees (see story on page 2), as schools, and research and medical cen- work together to build this institu- well as the current salary structure The Brookhaven Bulletin is printed on pa- ters; more than 10,000 employees, tion.” per containing at least 50 percent recycled and benefits packages for all employ- materials, with 10 percent post-consumer 1,500 faculty members and 18,000 stu- Reestablishing Trust, Confidence waste. It can be recycled. ees. dents; and its own 500-bed teaching In his first public remarks as the — Marsha Belford Brookhaven Bulletin December 5, 1997 HFBR EIS Public Meeting on 12/10 BGRR Duct Water Pumping Begins On Wednesday, December 10, the take an EIS. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will “An environmental impact state- On December 1, the Hazardous Waste Management (HWM) Group of hold the first of two meetings to solicit ment will provide a thorough assess- the Safety & Environmental Protection (SEP) Division started pumping public comment on the scope and con- ment of environmental and public out some 60,000 gallons of contaminated water that had accumulated tent of the Environmental Impact health effects of the different alterna- over the years in a 36-foot-deep underground concrete-enclosed steel air Statement (EIS) that it is preparing tives for the future of the HFBR, which duct. The duct had been used to convey the air that cooled the Brookhaven for BNL’s High Flux Beam Reactor has been a valuable U.S. scientific Graphite Research Reactor (BGRR) when it was operational, 1950-1968, (HFBR). research facility for many years,” noted (see Brookhaven Bulletin of October 10, 1997). The meeting will be held at the Peña in DOE’s November 20 press During the approximately two-month process, the air-duct water is Mastic Beach Property Owners Asso- release. being pumped into a 6,500-gallon, stainless steel tanker, which then ciation, 31 Neighborhood Road, Mas- As a second step, to solicit public transfers its contents to double-containment storage tanks located in a tic Beach, from 4 to 9 p.m. that day. All comment on the EIS’s scope and con- paved area at the new Hazardous Waste Management Facility, Bldg. are invited, and requests to speak at tent by January 23, DOE is holding 855. From these tanks, the water will be processed on site or shipped to the meeting can be made to Michael the December 10 meeting and another a disposal facility in Hanford, Washington. Holland, DOE Brookhaven Group, Ext. one in January 1998. In addition to The pumping procedure and use of these specific tanker and tanks 3552, fax Ext. 1377, or e-mail mholland being used to help define the EIS’s have been reviewed by Suffolk County Department of Health Services @bnl.gov. scope and content, the public com- (SCDHS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Under the National Environmen- ments will be forwarded to Peña, to be Department of Energy (DOE). Approval for on site storage has been tal Policy Act, an EIS is a comprehen- factored into his decision on the pos- granted by SCDHS. sive evaluation of the effect that major sible future for the reactor. His deci- The standing water in the duct was discovered on September 15 governmental programs or projects, sion is now expected in the first quar- during the site-wide Facility Review, which was begun last April to such as the HFBR, have on the envi- ter of 1998. determine if any additional environmental vulnerabilities existed from ronment. Following DOE’s decision to As Peña explained, “Most impor- current or past Laboratory activities (see Brookhaven Bulletin, April 18, undertaken an EIS for the HFBR as tantly, this process will include public 1997). The water is believed to have originated primarily from the part of the HFBR restart-consideration meetings and comment periods so that BGRR’s cooling coils and/or rainwater intrusion. process initiated by Energy Secretary the local community and anyone who Analyses have shown that the air-duct water contains americium, Federico Peña, the DOE also was di- is interested has the opportunity to cesium, plutonium, strontium, tritium and uranium (see Brookhaven rected by Congress in its fiscal year express their views on this important Bulletin of October 31, 1997). However, radiation measurements show 1998 Energy & Water Development decision.” that the water, whether underground in the duct or while it is being Appropriations Act report to do an EIS Using this input, the EIS will then pumped, has not been and is not a health or safety hazard to BNL for the HFBR. be written as step three, and a draft is workers or to members of the public. As the first step in the six-step EIS to be released in summer 1998 for Working with the HWM pumping team are members of SEP’s Facili- process, DOE publically announced additional public comment. The final ties Support Group, which is overseeing the health and safety of the on November 20 its intent to under- EIS is expected in November 1998, workers involved and ensuring environmental compliance. after what is called a record of decision Said HWM Operations Supervisor Alan MacIntyre, leader of the is to be made that December. pumping team, “The removal effort has been speeded up by the excellent Computing Corner In the HFBR’s EIS, the environ- cooperation of everyone concerned. This includes not only help from SEP, mental impact and public health ef- groups, but also assistance from members of BNL’s Reactor Division, the The Computing & Communications fects of the HFBR will be assessed Plant Engineering Division and the Office of Environmental Restora- Division (CCD) is offering the follow- under four different scenarios: one, tion, as well as DOE, EPA and SCDHS.” — Liz Seubert ing. For more information or to regis- the permanent shutdown of the reac- ter, contact Pam Mansfield, Bldg. 515, tor; two, resumption of operations; Ext. 7286. three, resumption of operations with was shut down prior to the discovery According to DOE, the U.S. Envi- MIX Meeting next Wednesday an upgrade to the reactor; or, four, of a tritium leak from its spent-fuel ronmental Protection Agency, the New The next Monthly Information taking no action, but keeping the reac- pool in January 1997, York State Department of Environ- eXchange (MIX) meeting with CCD tor shut down and defueled. While scientific research has been mental Conservation and the Suffolk will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, The HFBR is an internationally re- halted at the HFBR until its fate is County Department of Health Ser- December 10, in Room B, Berkner nowned research reactor that had used determined, the on-site groundwater vices, at no time has this contamina- Hall. There, a review of the SC97 BNL by scientists worldwide for ground that was contaminated with tritium tion been a threat to public health. research exhibit will be presented by breaking research in the fields of phys- has been undergoing processing since DOE’s notice of intent to undertake the the SC97 team. All are welcome to ics, materials science, structural biol- May, to ensure that contaminated wa- EIS for the HFBR is on the World Wide attend. ogy, medicine and chemistry before it ter does not leave the Lab’s property. Web at http://tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa/. PC Training Personal computer (PC) training classes in December are: 12/10, mov- Free BERA Concert: Opera Buffs — It’s Your Scene! ing up to Windows 95; and 12/16, be- ginner PowerPoint. Brook (USB). LabVIEW Training The production will be staged by The next LabVIEW training class Richard Cross, who sang with the New will be held on January 26 through York City Opera from 1959 to 1992, January 30, 1998. This five-day class starred in several NBC television pro- consists of three days of introductory- ductions and performed in most capi- level and two days of advanced-level tals in Europe in both opera and con- training. The class will meet in the cert. Partnering Joan Sutherland in Human Resources training room, Bldg. several productions, he recorded 459, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Bellini’s Norma with her for RCA. He training fee for the five days is $1,875 is currently on the faculties of USB per person. To register, send an ILR and the Juilliard School of Music. for that amount. The opera singers will be accompa- nied by graduate students in piano, under the direction of David Lawton, Recreation Schedule USB Music Department Chair. With 20 years’ experience as a pro- Due to preparations and scheduled fessional opera conductor in the United parties, the Recreation Building in States and Italy, Lawton’s work in- the apartment area is closed for un- Hansel: Hi Myung Choo scheduled general activities effective Susanna: Eun Kyung Kwon immediately until Monday, January Vignettes from several all-time op- cludes conducting the 1996 American 5. If you want to schedule a holiday era favorites will be on the program premiere of Bizet’s La jolie fille de function in the Recreation Building or for the next BERA Concert on Thurs- Perth as his Sarasota Opera debut for more information, call M. Kay day, December 11, when the Stony and the 1993 world premiere of Conrad Dellimore, Ext. 2873. Brook Opera Ensemble will perform Cummings’ Tonkin for Opera- “An Evening of Opera Scenes,” at 8 Delaware. Also for OperaDelaware, Calling All Carolers p.m. in Berkner Hall. he conducted La nozze di Figaro in Open to the public, the event is free. November and will conduct Der The BNL Choral Group will present However, donations will be gratefully fliegende Hollander in May 1998. its annual Christmas Concert in the accepted to help fund future concerts. Seats are not reserved. For more Cafeteria, at the special Christmas The program includes scenes from information, call (516) 344-3550 to lis- luncheon scheduled for Thursday, De- Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Cosi ten to a recorded message. Concert- cember 18. fan tutte, Donizetti’s Lucia de goers are advised to call in case of bad The next rehearsal for this concert Lammermoor and an abridged ver- weather. will be held at noon sharp in Berkner sion of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Hall on Monday, December 8. Singers Gretel. Singing at the concert will be for all parts are welcome. For more promising graduate music students See Supplement for other information, call Kara Villamil, Ext. (some of whom are pictured) from the news and for classified ads. 5658, or Liz Seubert, Ext. 2346. State University of New York at Stony Ferrando: Whaa Chin Chae Supplement to Brookhaven Bulletin December 5, 1997 Healthfest ’97 — Four Days of Employee Health, Fitness & Safety Healthfest ’97, BNL’s fifth celebra- try Department; Fred Horn, SEP; Ri- tion of personal health, fitness and chard Machnowski, Instrumentation; safety, again drew a healthy crowd of Christine Ronick, Administrative Sup- employees to all its offerings, inside port Division; Richard Rosetti, Safe- and out. guards & Security Division (S&SD); Lasting four days, October 6-9, Jack Russell, Division of Contracts & Healthfest ’97 began on Monday with 30 Procurement; Camille Saville, OMC; employees stretching before the Em- John Schill, Instrumentation; Ed Sperry ployee Fitness Walk, in which 340 IV, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider walkers paced themselves over the 2- Project; and Michael Timm, S&SD. mile course up and down Brookhaven The executive committee that over- Avenue. sees the planning committee includes: Then, that Tuesday, the pre-run Bryce Breitenstein, OMC Manager, stretch involved 35 BNLers, while 110 Robert D’Angio, HR Manager; M. Sue runners competed to complete the 5- Davis, DO; and Richard Setlow, Asso- kilometer Employee Fitness Run ciate Director for Life Sciences.

around site. For the second year in a Roger Stoutenburgh row, Jennifer Schretzmayer, Chemis- try Department, won the race, in a BERA Toy Drive time of 17:34 — nine seconds off her winning time last year. As a result of It’s not too late to bring in a new toy this repeat win, Schretzmayer has set or gift for a needy child or teen to make and holds the record for the number of their holiday a happy one. Please do- consecutive wins. ees Recreation Association, CIGNA Clinic (OMC), who had obtained the nate your gift by Friday, December 19. The two-day Health, Fitness & Healthcare, Fidelity Investments Tax- event’s sponsorship by the Director’s Donations may be brought to the BERA Safety Fair in Berkner Hall drew 29 Exempt Services, Health Insurance Office, was its primary organizer and Sales Office, Berkner Hall, weekdays, exhibitors and approximately 600 fair- Plan of Greater New York, Power chaired the Healthfest ’97 planning com- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more informa- goers over Thursday and Friday. Food, Radisson Hotel Islandia, mittee. tion, call Andrea Dehler, Ext. 3347, or During the fair, some 35 employees Ramada East End, TIAA-CREF, The That committee included: Marsha M. Kay Dellimore, Ext. 2873. participated in the Thursday lunch- Vanguard Group and Vytra Belford, Public Affairs Office; Nicole time workshop on stress management Healthcare. In addition, Flik Interna- Bernholc, Safety & Environmental Cooking Exchange & relaxation techniques, while an- tional, Nabisco, U.S. Healthcare and Protection (SEP) Division; M. Kay To celebrate the holidays, all on- other 35 took part in the Reiki healing Weight Watchers provided fair-goers Dellimore, Human Resources (HR) Di- site residents and their spouses are circle held on Friday during lunch. with healthy snacks.. vision; Denise DiMeglio, HR; Renée invited to the next Cooking Exchange Meanwhile, some 200 BNLers had “This year, Healthfest gave people Flack, Office of Educational Programs; meeting, to be held on Thursday, De- their blood pressure checked, 82 had something to celebrate during BNL’s Patricia Flood, Information Services cember 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Rec- their vision tested, 60 had their body 50th-anniversary year,” says Mary Division; D.J. Greco, Director’s Office reation Building. Bring a starter dish, composition analyzed, 55 had their Wood, BNL’s Heath Promotion Spe- (DO); Claudia Hatton, Plant Engineer- vegetable, fish or dessert to share. lung capacity measured, 45 attended cialist in the Occupational Medicine ing Division; Diane Hatton, Chemis- The turkey, something special for the the foot screening, 37 had their hear- kids, beverages and utensils will be ing tested, and 30 took part in the provided. To reserve your place and massage-therapy demonstration. for more information, call Greta Kiers, Fair-attendees who won door prizes Help Make BNL History: Ext. 1036. were: Tracy Blydenburgh, Pat Bounauti, Tim Carroll, Red Carsten, Good New Uses for Denise DeMeglio, Ed Gill, David Gra- Help Form the Big 5-0! ham, D.J. Greco, Piyush Joshi, Mickey Your Used Clothing Haller, Bryan Hanlon, Chris Hanley, If you’ve always wanted to take to cation on the cover of the Brookhaven Slawomir Kwiatkowski, Melinda the field during a football game to Bulletin of December 19, the final is- Women’s and children’s clothing, Markstaller, Mike Marshall, Angela become part of a marching band’s hu- sue of the Lab’s 50th-anniversary year. accessories and toiletries are needed Melocoton, Joe Modjeska, Terry man formation of some slogan or sym- Since this is the first time in for two programs being supported at Monahan, Sue Monteleone, Michael bol, then here’s your chance: At noon Brookhaven’s 50 years that a Labora- BNL by the Women’s Program Advi- Morello, Ken Mohring, Swapna on Thursday, Decem- tory group shot has ever sory Committee and Brookhaven Mukherji, Margareta Rehak, Pavel ber 11, all BNLers are been attempted, what- Women in Science: Brighter Tomor- Rehak, Tom Roza, Jack Russell, Will- invited to be part of the ever number of employ- rows, a refuge for domestic-violence iam Sanchez, Nedy Santiago, Rich B, N, L, 5 or 0 on the ees, retirees, on-site victims, and Dress for Success Scheidet, Gerry Shepherd, John field aside of Police workers, on-site resi- Brookhaven, which is run by the Town Skonieczyk, Judy Tidwell, Celeste Headquarters, Bldg. 50 dents and guests who of Brookhaven Office of Women’s Ser- Tymann, Joyce Vail, Kathy Vivirito, (not Berkner Hall as BNL come out for the photo vices to provide work-appropriate Bill Voegelin, Susan Wang, Pat Will- previously advertised). will be a record. clothing to low-income women seek- iams, James Wishart and Bob Wong. The raindate is Mon- But let’s try to make ing employment. Some of the prizes which were won day, December 15; if the the first record number To help, bring donations to any of were donated by: American Floral at weather is iffy, check a big one! the following people by Wednesday, Calverton, the Brookhaven Employ- for an all-employee e- So, bring your co- December 12: Maureen Anderson, mail or listen for all- workers, your office, di- Bldg. 197; Anita Cohen, Bldg. 134; employee voice mail 50 vision or department, Eva Emmerich, Bldg. 911; Sydell Attn. 87 Percenters that morning for instructions. Park- your on-site friends and acquaintan- Lamb, Bldg. 463; Stephanie Lamon- Thirteen percent of BNLers have ing will be in the Brookhaven Center ces, and BERA teammates to the tagne, Bldg. 1005; Jackie Larrie, Bldg. contributed $70,000 toward the 1997 lot across the street. penultimate official celebration of 490; Vicki McLane, Bldg. 197; Marilyn United Way Campaign goal of $90,000. This living “BNL 50” will be photo- BNL’s 50 years — and see yourself in Pandorf, Bldg. 185; Gail Schuman, That means only $20,000 is needed graphed safely from atop the water what will become a historical photo! Bldg. 515; Michiko Tanaka, Bldg. 477; from BNL’s remaining 87 percent — tower by Bulletin photographer-in- After all, BNL will only be 50 once! or Dorry Tooker, Bldg. 475. For more so please give now! chief Roger Stoutenburgh, for publi- So show your Lab spirit and be there! information, call Ext. 5205.

Time Capsule Countdown Save Lives With Your Blood! Mark the Date: December 16 A two-day blood drive will be held on Tuesday and The final event event of BNL’s 50th-anniversary has been scheduled, so mark Wednesday, December 9 and 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 your calendars and start counting down the days: At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, p.m. in the Brookhaven Center. BNL employees are December 16, in Berkner Hall, the Lab community and their families are invited urged to participate and to bring a friend or a family to watch as the Lab’s 50th anniversary time capsules are filled and sealed, and member to take part in this vital effort for the commu- then buried in front of Berkner, for opening in 2047 during Brookhaven’s 100th nity. anniversary. Donating blood saves lives — the lives of people The ceremony will not only feature a glimpse into BNL’s scientific, historical who could live on your block. So, if you are in good and activity-filled past through the glass-walled time capsules, but also a health, between the ages of 17 and 76, and have not demonstration of the timeless art of glassblowing, as Barry Lafler, a scientific donated blood during the past 56 days, then take an glassblower in the Chemistry Department for the past 29 years, vacuum-seals hour from your schedule to participate in the BNL the glass containers prior to their entombment in a polymer-concrete topped Blood Drive to give blood, and, thus, the gift of life to crypt. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. To attend, register with a member of the Long Island family. April Donegain, Ext. 2459. For more information about any aspect of giving blood, or to make an The time-capsule committee still welcomes suggestions and examples of appointment to donate during this drive, contact Blood Drive Chair experiments investigating the aging of materials, such as superconducting Susan Foster, Ext. 2888, or e-mail foster2@bnlgov, with your name, cables, that could be conducted inside the capsules — the results of which will only telephone extension, and preferred date and time to donate. be known to posterity! So contact time-capsule project coordinator Patti Bender, Ext. 3145, Bldg. 130, about placing such experiments within the time capsules. physics, and experience operating high-power laser Winter Holidays Goodies systems. Will be responsible for the final assembly and alignment of the laser systems for the STAR From the Science Store detector. RHIC Project. when: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ONLY on Friday, December 19. where: Berkner Hall auditorium BNLers favorite science toys and gadgets for holiday gift-giving will be available in limited quantities, so shop early! For more information, look for a flyer to be mailed to all employees or contact the Museum Programs staff of the Public Affairs Office, Ext. 4495.

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Placement Notices

The Lab’s placement policy is to select the best- qualified candidate for an available position. Candi- dates are considered in the following order: (1) present employees within the department/division and/or appropriate bargaining unit, with preference for those within the immediate work group; (2) present employees within the Laboratory; and (3) outside applicants. In keeping with the Affirmative Action Plan, selections are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or veteran status. Each week, the Human Resources Division lists new placement notices, first, so employees may request consideration for themselves, and, second, for open recruitment. Because of the priority policy stated above, each listing does not necessarily represent an opportunity for all people. Except when operational needs require otherwise, positions will be open for one week after publication. For more information, contact the Employment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344- 7744), for a complete list of all job openings; use a TDD system to access job information by calling (516) 344-6018; or access current job openings on the World Wide Web at http://www.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html.

SCIENTIFIC RECRUITMENT - Doctorate usually required. Candidates may apply directly to the department representative named. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES/ASSIS- TANT PHYSICISTS - (several positions) Trained in high-energy theory, to conduct research in elemen- tary particle physics, starting October 1, 1998. Must have a proven record of accomplishments and the potential for outstanding contributions to the High Energy Theory Group’s ongoing efforts. Current research activities include electroweak studies, perturbative QCD, collider phenomenology, lattice gauge theories, and finite temperature field theory. Contact: William Marciano, Physics Department. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Trained in geology or a related discipline.Will use synchrotron computed microtomography to make innovative measurements of geological rock properties, fractures, and fluid flow at the micrometer scale. Excellent computer skills are required for carrying on improve- ments to the tomographic technique and for data analysis visualization. Contact: Keith Jones, Depart- ment of Applied Science.

OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities for Labora- tory employees and outside candidates. DD4060. TOWER LINE PERSON - (term appointment, reposting) Under minimum supervision installs, re- pairs, and maintains overhead and underground electrical distribution lines, systems, equipment, controls and related devices, ordinarily of 2300 volts and over. Duties include rigging, electrical and mechanical work incidental to the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment, wires, lines, instruments, and fabri- cated metal on structures such as meteorology tow- ers, pile stack and water tower. Will otherwise perform duties of Electrician A. Plant Engineering Division. NS7580. PHYSICS ASSOCIATE POSITION - Requires a bachelor’s degree in physics or a related field and excellent communication skills. Background in high- power pulsed power supplies, digital electronics, computer controls and programming, as well as laboratory test and measurement techniques is desirable. Primary duties, as part of a rotating shift team, include the operation and troubleshooting of the AGS accelerator complex for the experimental physics program. Alternating Gradient Synchrotron Department. NS3575. ACCOUNTANT POSITION - Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business (MBA preferred); authoritative knowledge of Gener- ally Accepted Accounting Principles and Cost Ac- counting Standards; extensive experience in corporate accounting, including all related functions; and excellent communication skills. Extensive experience with computerized business systems and processes, and proven analytical skills are necessary. Profi- ciency with PCs and spreadsheet programs (Excel/ Lotus) required. Experience in FIS reporting to DOE or regulatory reporting, and knowledge of PeopleSoft General Ledger, Project Costing, Query, etc., are highly desirable. CPA certification preferred. Finan- cial Services Division. MK4881. GENERAL SUPERVISOR STAFF SERVICES, FLEET MANAGEMENT - Requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a related field or equivalent; significant supervisory and management experience; several years’ experience in large auto- motive-fleet management; and skills in the use of computers as management tools. In addition, excellent oral and written communications also required. Will be responsible for the management, administration and control of the motor-vehicle fleet operations, transportation services, communications services and other division functions as assigned. Administrative Support Division. MK3148. PHYSICS ASSOCIATE POSITION - Re- quires an MS in physics, working knowledge of the basic principles of mechanical design, experience developing calibration and alignment systems for large-scale tracking detectors in high-energy or nuclear