NNSA Official to Testify Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment on “Solving the Medical Isotope Crisis”
– By Linton Levy –
Dr. Parrish Staples, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Director of European and African Threat Reduction, will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, September 9.
The hearing will examine the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.
WHO: Dr. Parrish Staples, Director of European and African Threat Reduction, Office of Global Threat Reduction, National Nuclear Security Administration
WHAT: Testimony before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
WHEN: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2322
Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science in the nation’s national security enterprise. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, reliability, and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing; reduces the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad. Visit www.nnsa.energy.gov for more information.