[CPEO-MEF] UXO Training offered by ITRC

[ddigenti@helios.hampshire.edu]

Dear Friends,

This came across in email today:

As you know, the next UXO Basic Training is being conducted in Boston, 
Massachusetts on May 21-22. On-line registration has opened on the ITRC 
web site (www.itrcweb.org). Please help spread the word about this 
training and  forward this information to anyone you think should attend 
this course.

UXO Basic Training is a full two day, entry-level course designed to 
provide a solid overview of key environmental issues associated with 
ordnance and explosives cleanup. Program participants will be introduced 
to basic terminology, OE/UXO identification, safety concerns, regulatory 
requirements, conventional and innovative technology, site investigation 
and site remediation. Attendees will receive a course handbook including 
overheads and references used during the training. Training modules 
include the following: What is a Bomb?; Regulatory Framework; OE/UXO 
Technology; Site Investigation and Site Remediation.

UXO Basic Training provides a solid introductory background on key 
OE/UXO  cleanup issues relevant to State regulator, Federal 
environmental program manager, and community stakeholder oversight 
responsibilities. It is not intended as a substitute for more 
comprehensive technical training required to handle and dispose of 
ordnance and explosives.

To register, please either go on-line to the ITRC website 
(www.itrcweb.org) and navigate to Classroom Training and use the UXO 
Basic Training link, or call Eileen O'Toole at 540-557-6007 if you can't 
register on-line. Training fees are $500 for industry and consultants, 
and $100 for federal agencies except for Department of Defense employees 
(fees are waived for DoD employees). ITRC will cover the fee for state 
regulators, stakeholders and tribal members. In addition, a limited 
number of travel scholarships will be available for state regulators, 
stakeholders (one per representative 
organization) and tribal members.

Later 2002 training dates and locations are as follows: Seattle on July 
23 and 24; Monterey on December 10 and 11; and a short 1/2 day course at 
the UXO Countermine Forum in Orlando tentatively scheduled for September 
4.

If you would like additional information on the course, please contact 
Stacey Kingsbury either by phone (540) 557-6065 or e-mail 
(stacey_kingsbury@wpi.org).

Best,

Dori
Dori Digenti
Director, Military Waste Cleanup Program
ISIS/ Hampshire College
893 West St., Prescott D-1
Amherst, MA 01002
Tel 413-559-5129
Fax 413-559-5611
ddigenti@hampshire.edu