HPS MIDYEAR (ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

[Ron Morgan <rgmorgan@lanl.gov>]

Hi Folks,
the following announcement is copied verbatim from a Newsletter article I
just wrote, intended to Advertise and Glorify the Albuquerque Midyear
(Albuquerque is in New Mexico, emphasis on the "New."  No visa is required
for citizens of the USA.  For those of you who might be offended by this
note...you'd be suprised how many folks ask for visa info...).  Note that
the tour of the Classified Nuclear Weapons Museum requires 1) registrations
as a 'conferee,' 2) DOE "Q" clearance with sigmas 1 thru 5, or DoD "secret"
clearance with "CNWDI." (if you have it, you should know it).  rgm 

This is the fifth in a series of articles describing Symposium '99, the
Midyear meeting to be held in Albuquerque, January 24-27, 1999. 

Lots of information about the Symposium, and links to sites of interest,
are available at http://www.lrri.org/rgctitle.htm#Symposium.  Also, visit
the Albuquerque Visitors Guide at http://www.abqcvb.org.

I just got a first look at the technical and social programs, and both are
looking good.  From the technical side we've got a huge range of subjects,
and I've extracted the following sample: Dismantling weapons, stockpile
stewardship, radiation vs. nuclear weapon safety, effects of plutonium and
depleted uranium in humans, remediation activities, managing NARM,
radionuclide dating techniques, mixed oxide fuels, source recycling, space
applications of radionuclides(Cassini etc.), food irradiation, and lots of
isotope production papers including risk analyses, production
quantifications, historical perspectives, etc.

On the social calendar we have tours of the National Atomic Museum, the
Classified Nuclear Weapons Museum (for requirements to attend, please
contact me at the address below), a tour of the Sandia Moly production
reactor (ACRR), a tour of the Los Alamos LANSCE linear accelerator and
(future) tritium production facility (plus a ride through the spectacular
Valle Grande in the Jemez mountains),  a Sandia Peak Tram and winetasting
tour (I personally highly recommend a ride on the tram), a tour of
Albuquerque's Old Town and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, a great golf
program, and a night-out that includes great food, great views, a band, and
a combination Indian Dance and Wild West Show.

Then there is the stuff you can do on-your-own, like a Santa Fe trip (forty
minute drive), hikes, walks, biking, an aquarium and a zoo, casinos, etc.

WHEW!!!  Lotsa STUFF! Gotta come!

Don't forget to visit the Albuquerque webpage and the symposium webpage,
both at the top of this column.

If you have something particular in mind, or if you'd like to make a
suggestion on additional tours, etc. (gotta make it quick, tho) drop me a
line (rgmorgan@lanl.gov), or one to Jim Hylko (JHylko@sandia.gov) or Randy
Salyer (rlsalye@sandia.gov).  
Thanks, rgm

Remember, Enchantment is in Albuquerque in January.  

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   Ron Morgan
   Radiation Protection Services (ESH-12)
   Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS K-483
   Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544
   Phone (505) 665-7843
   FAX   (505) 667-9726
   E-mail rgmorgan@lanl.gov
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