Photos of 20 Year Anniversary

From left to right:  Dr. John Regnier (past NAREL director), Dr. Bernd Kahn (instrumental in NAREL’s radiochemistry program), Charles R. Porter (past NAREL director), Stan Meiburg (Region 4 Deputy Regional Administrator), and Gina McCarthy (Assistant Administrator, OAR).

Ron Fraass, NAREL Director, at the podium and seated speakers left to right : Mike Flynn, (ORIA Director), Gina McCarthy (Assistant Administrator OAR), Stan Meiburg (Region 4 Deputy Regional Administrator), Sam Windham (past NAREL Director), and Diana Atwell (Colonel, USAF, Maxwell Air Force Base).

Capt. Sam Windham (PHS, Ret.), a past NAREL Director, delivering presentation on the history and evolution of NAREL from  the 1930’s to the present.

Gina McCarthy, EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, focused her talk on NAREL’s role in the recent EPA response to the Japanese nuclear reactor incident

Guests at the NAREL 20th Anniversary Celebration included partners and stakeholders and  former and current NAREL staff. 

After the speaking program a number of guests opted to take tours of the NAREL facilities.   Above, a group is introduced to NAREL’s mobile monitoring capabilities.

Prior to the tours guests enjoyed the opportunity to interact and share experiences and thoughts about the future.