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Hanford Video Lectures
Session 1: Fukushima-Hanford Collaboration and Hanford's Nuclear Legacy
Date: 9/19/2024 | Location: WSU-TC East Auditorium
Speakers:
Mark Triplett, Rebekah Woods, Michael Lee, Kate McAteer, Tom Marceau, Bob Bauman,
and Robert Franklin
Topics:
Roots of the Fukushima-Hanford Collaboration, History of the Hanford Site, the Manhattan
Project, and Hanford's Role in WWII
Lecture 1: "Roots of the Fukushima-Hanford Collaboration" by Robert Franklin, Mark
Triplett, Rebekah Woods, Michael Lee and Kate McAteer
Lecture 2: "The Archaeology of the Hanford Site: A Brief Overview with Examples" by
Thomas Marceau
Lecture 3: “The Manhattan Project, Hanford’s Role in WWII and Its Impact on the Region”
by Bob Bauman and Robert Franklin
Session 2: Hanford's Plutonium Production and Environmental Impact
Date: 10/10/2024 | Location: CBC SWL 121
Speakers:
Bob Bauman, Robert Franklin, Brian Freer, and Bruce Napier
Topics:
Cold War Plutonium Production, Airborne and Environmental Releases, Hanford Dose
Reconstruction Project, and CDC Thyroid Study Results
Lecture 1: “Cold War Plutonium Production” by Bob Bauman and Robert Franklin
Lecture 2: “Plutonium Smelting at Hanford: Industrial Processes, Emission Sources,
& Worker Health” by Brian Freer
Lecture 3: “Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Operational Releases from the
Hanford Site” by Bruce Napier
Session 3: Hanford's Cleanup Mission and Regional Impacts
Date: 10/31/2024 | Location: CBC SWL 121
Speakers:
Trisha Pritikin, Rick Raymond, and Alan Rither
Topics:
Downwinders, Hanford Cleanup Framework, ERDF Development, Spent Nuclear Materials,
Reactor Decommissioning, Tank Waste Remediation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s
(PNNL’s) Evolution and Diversified Missions, and the Regional Impact of PNNL
Lecture 1: “The Downwinders: Civilian Fallout Exposures Downwind and Downriver of
Hanford” by Trisha Pritikin
Lecture 2: “Environmental Cleanup Strategies and Progress at Hanford” by Rick Raymond
Lecture 3: “PNNL: Diversification of Research Missions and Impact on Region” by Alan
Rither and Carolynn Novich
Session 4: Economic Development and Diversification in the Tri-Cities
Date: 11/21/2024 | Location: CBC SWL 121
Speakers:
Karl Dye, David Reeploeg, and Mike Schwenk
Topics:
Tri-City Nuclear Industrial Council, TRIDEC, Hanford Reach National Monument, Manhattan
Project National Park-Hanford Unit, and Tri-Cities’ Economic Development History and
Strategies
Lecture 1: “Tri-Cities Economic Development and Diversification” by Karl Dye and David
Reeploeg
Lecture 2: “Regional Economic Development and Diversification Part 1: 1963 - 1990”
by Mike Schwenk
Lecture 3: “Regional Economic Development and Diversification Part 2: 1986 - 2010”
by Mike Schwenk
Session 5: Energy and Future Tri-Cities Initiatives
Date: 12/5/2024 | Location: WSU-TC East Auditorium
Speakers:
Rick Dunn, Diahann Howard, Kate McAteer, Chad Kruger and Yonas Demissie
Topics:
Regional Electricity Supply and Demand, Energy Challenges and Opportunities, the
Port of Benton's Clean Energy Hub Vision, WSU-TC’s Institute for Northwest Energy
Futures, and the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub
Lecture 1: “Regional Electricity Supply and Demand – Challenges and Opportunities”
by Rick Dunn
Lecture 2: “Clean Energy Hub Vision for the Future” by Diahann Howard
Lecture 3: “Charging Toward a Carbon-Neutral Future: WSU Tri-Cities Institute for
Northwest Energy Futures’ Systems Approach to Clean Energy” by Chad Kruger and Yonas
Demissie
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Phone:
509-542-4614
or ext. 2614
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