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Winter 2019 Newsletter

EWC Officers & Chairs

2018 EWC Officers & Chairs

Membership

Welcome to the Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers

The EWC-ACHMM has been formed to provide association activities for CHMM Members and Associates in the Tri-Cities area of Eastern Washington.

The Chapter is dedicated to the development of professionals involved with all aspects of hazardous materials management. Individuals involved in the Chapter have jobs in diverse areas such as environmental compliance, waste management, asbestos management, safety, industrial hygiene, education, project management, analytical services, quality assurance, and engineering.

The EWC-ACHMM is a chapter of the The Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals™ (AHMP). The AHMP is a membership organization dedicated to fostering professional development through continuing education, peer group interaction, the exchange of ideas and information relating to hazardous materials management. AHMP is comprised of 54 Chapters with over 7,000 members in 34 States, the District of Columbia and Guam.

The AHMP also is the membership organization for individuals who have successfully completed the education, experience, and testing requirements necessary to become a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM). The CHMM program is administered by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM).

UPCOMING EVENT

EWC Co-Sponsors
Presentation on the Reclassification of High-Level Nuclear Waste
Friday, January 11 at 12:30 p.m.
Richland Public Library
Speakers: Alex Smith, Program Manager, Washington Department of Ecology & Jim Nunca, Nuclear Waste Scientific Consultant

This program sponsored in conjunction with The American Nuclear Society-Eastern Washington Section will provide a perspective on the reclassification of high-level nuclear waste (HLW). The discussion will include the possibility of potentially dropping the physical source aspect of the definition of HLW and increasing the focus on the isotopic inventory. This is of particular interest with respect to radiological waste disposal. It also relates to regulation, cost, schedule, and eventual disposal of defense nuclear waste. The assertion is that clean up and disposal programs utilizing this definition may be accelerated at a substantially reduced cost.