Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

Basic Energy Sciences Workshop

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Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

February 28 – March 1Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

Dr. Walter J. StevensOffice of Basic Energy Sciences

walter.stevens@science.doe.gov

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

Detection

Preparedness

Prevention

Protection

Incident Management

Response and Recovery

President Bush Establishes Office of Homeland Securityhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011008.htm

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

John H. Marburger, IIIJohn H. Marburger, IIIDirector, OSTPDirector, OSTP

From a presentation to the AAAS symposium “The War on Terrorism: What Does it Mean for Science?”

December, 2001

“Science and engineering have critical roles to play in the war on terrorism. We need improved tools with which to prevent, detect, protect, and treat victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and conventional terrorist attacks. Additionally, we will need new and improved tools to recover facilities from those same types of attacks, should they ever occur.”

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

Identify critical science issues and opportunities in research areas supported by BES that will be important to our Nation's ability to detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to future terrorist threats.

A report will be available that will summarize the presentations and discussions and include recommendations for future basic research investment needs.

Workshop Objective

Expected Outcome

Walter Stevens (walter.stevens@science.doe.gov)BES Lead

Terry Michalske, Sandia National Laboratories(tamicha@sandia.gov)

Workshop Chair

Jay Davis, National Security Fellow, LLNL and former Director, Defense Threats Reduction Agency

Keynote Speaker

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

Chemical Threats

Biological Threats

Radiological and Nuclear Threats

Including conventional explosives and toxic chemicals such as choking agents, blood agents, blister agents, nerve agents, and byproducts of their manufacture.

Including bacteria, rickettsiae, viruses, fungi, and toxins. Gram for gram much more deadly than chemical agents. Can be bioengineered.

Including nuclear explosives and radioactive materials and byproducts of their manufacture.

FOCUS AREASScientific issues underlying the detection, containment,

sampling, analysis, decontamination, and destruction of:

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

Chair: Terry Michalske (SNL)

Chemical Threat Group

Radiological/Nuclear Threat Group

Chair: Michael Sigman (ORNL) Michael Sailor (UC San Diego) Mike Ramsey (ORNL) Ben Smith (U. Florida) Ken Shea (UC Irvine) Jan Hrbek (BNL)Phil Rodacy (SNL)David Tevault (Army SBCCOM)Jimmy Mays (U. Tennessee)

Chair: Norman Edelstein (LBNL) James Beitz (ANL) Carol Burns (LANL) Greg Choppin (FSU) Sue Clark (WSU) Mark Deitz (ANL) Robin Rogers (U. Alabama) Sam Traina (OSU)

David Baldwin, AMESMarion Thurnauer, ANLGreg Hall, BNLDavid Miller, INEELDon Parkin, LANLDavid Shuh, LBNLJames Roberto, ORNLSteve Colson, PNNLPiero Pianetta, SSRLLou Terminello, LLNLGeorge Samara, SNL-NMRobert Carling, SNL-CADan Blake, NREL

National Laboratory Participants

Biological Threat GroupChair: Jill Trewhella (LANL) Lee Makowski (ANL) Basil Swanson (LANL) Steve Colson (PNNL) Terry Hazen (LBNL) Frank Roberto (INEEL) David Franz (Southern Res. Inst.)Gary Resnick (LANL)Stephen Jacobson (ORNL)Jay Valdez (Army SBCCOM)Paul Gourley (SNL)Darryl Sasaki (SNL)

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

February 28

8:30 Welcome (Patricia Dehmer, Walter Stevens, Office of Basic Energy Sciences)8:45 Introduction and Purpose (Terry Michalske, Sandia National Laboratories)9:15 Keynote Lecture The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism

(Jay Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)10:00 Break10:30 Radiological/Nuclear Threats (Michael Anastasio, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)11:00 Chemical Threats (Michael Sailor, UC San Diego)11:30 Biological Threats (David Franz, Southern Research Institute)12:00 Lunch

1:00 Breakout Sessions: Scientific Issues and Opportunities3:00 Break3:30 Breakout Sessions: Future Directions and Research Needs5:30 Dinner

March 1

8:00 Reports from Breakout Sessions/Large Group Discussion10:00 Break10:30 Breakout Sessions: Organize Input/Preliminary Writing12:00 Lunch

1:00 Continue Breakout3:00 Summarize Report Status and Recommendations4:30 End

Basic Research Needs to Counter Terrorism

• The workshop report will be posted on the BES website by the end of March 2002.

• A survey of National Laboratory research relevant to counter terrorism has been completed and will be included as an appendix to the report.

• Focused workshops in the areas of chemical, biological, and nuclear/radiological threats are being considered for the Summer 2002.