[CPEO-MEF] 2nd ITRC UXO Training Course Scheduled for May 21-22

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

Following the successful inaugural training in Charleston last month, the 
next ITRC 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 and military service 
employees (for whom a certain number of slots are available on a first come 
basis).  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 or advisory board) 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).

Sincerely,
Stacey Kingsbury
ITRC Program Advisor


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