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Welcome to
the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) web site. ORSSAB is an
independent, federally appointed citizens’ panel that provides advice and
recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Office
(ORO) on its
Environmental Management (EM) Program in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The board was formed in 1995 and is composed of up
to 20 members, chosen to reflect the diversity of gender, race,
occupation, views, and interests of persons living near the DOE Oak Ridge
Reservation.
Members are appointed by DOE and serve on a voluntary basis, without
compensation. Non-voting liaisons include representatives from DOE-Oak
Ridge, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region 4, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation. Non-voting student participants also serve on
the board to represent the viewpoints and concerns of area youth.
The board's mission is to provide meaningful opportunities for
collaborative dialogue among the communities surrounding the Oak Ridge
Reservation, EM, and DOE-ORO. The board is chartered under the EM SSAB
charter. At the request of the Assistant Secretary, the ORO Manager, or
the ORO Assistant Manager for EM, the board may provide informed advice
and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues:
cleanup standards and environmental restoration, waste management and
disposition, stabilization and disposition of non-stockpile nuclear
materials, excess facilities, future land use and long-term stewardship,
risk assessment and management, and cleanup science and technology
activities. The board may also be asked to provide advice and
recommendations on any other EM project or issue. The board ensures
early, ongoing community access to information (and its interpretation
and implications) and dialogue that improves the quality of the
decision-making process of EM and ORO.
ORSSAB provides a number of avenues for the public to learn and express views about
DOE-ORO EM program work. All board and committee meetings are open to the public and are
announced in newspaper advertisements and the Federal Register. Board meetings are video recorded, and copies are available for
public review. Information is also available by calling the ORSSAB support
office at (865) 241-4583 or 241-4584.
Pictured above: FY 2008 ORSSAB
members, liaisons, and student representatives. Seated, left to right: Mike
Haygood, Gloria Mei, Sondra Sarten, Rhonda Bogard, Hubert Gibson (student
representative), Jan Teague. Standing, left to right: Bill Bass, John Owsley
(TDEC Liaison), Pat Halsey (DOE Federal Coordinator), Steve Dixon
(Vice-chair), Ted Lundy (Secretary), Bob Olson, Kevin Westervelt, Dave Adler
(DOE Liaison), Lance Mezga (Chair), David Martin, Charles Jensen, David
Branch, Ron Murphree, Darryl Bonner, Steve McCracken (DOE Deputy Designated
Federal Officer), Ben Adams. Not pictured: John Coffman, Ashlyn Hall
(student representative), Tim Myrick, Steve Stow, Connie Jones (EPA
Liaison).
Last Update: 10/2/08
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