The National Defense Center for Energy and Environment (NDCEE) Program has published the Summer/Fall 2009 NDCEE Newsletter.
The newsletter provides information on recent NDCEE task accomplishments and interest items, including:
Development of a model that reduces the production costs of flowformed mortar tubes
Highlights of the NDCEE and Defense Safety Oversight Council (DSOC) Program Reviews
Application of technology roadmapping to transform installations for Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN)
Demonstration of a novel soil sampling and analysis method for energetics on DoD ranges
Introduction of the new NDCEE Program Director, Mr. Carl Scott
Managing life cycle risks of nanomaterials
Development, demonstration, and validation of a tool to streamline injury reporting in the field and increase the effectiveness of injury management
Achievement of the first OCONUS VPP Star Site, facilitated by the VPP CX
Regulatory insight on the DoD's Policy Memorandum on Defense Uses of Hexavalent Chromium
Improvement of mass casualty decontamination procedures after planning and conducting a Limited Objective Experiment to help evaluate emergency response force tactics, techniques, and procedures
Evaluation of ergonomic seat pads to reduce back injuries in HMMWV drivers escorting convoys through Kuwait and into Iraq
Reduction of nitrate emissions, energy and water usage, and solid waste at Radford Army Ammunition Plant