Open AccessAerial Measuring System Technical Integration Annual Report 2002
Author(s) -
Laboratory, Bechtel Nevada Remote Sensing
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/812387
Subject(s) - homeland security , law enforcement , plan (archaeology) , radiological weapon , triage , training (meteorology) , business , operations management , engineering , political science , geography , medical emergency , terrorism , medicine , meteorology , archaeology , law , radiology
Fiscal Year 2002 is the second year of a five-year commitment by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to invest in development of new and state-of-the-art technologies for the Aerial Measuring Systems (AMS) project. In 2000, NNSA committed to two million dollars for AMS Technical Integration (TI) for each of five years. The tragedy of September 11, 2001, profoundly influenced the program. NNSA redirected people and funding resources at the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) to more immediate needs. Funds intended for AMS TI were redirected to NNSA's new posture of leaning further forward throughout. AMS TI was brought to a complete halt on December 10, 2001. Then on April 30, 2002, NNSA Headquarters allowed the restart of AMS TI at the reduced level of $840,000. The year's events resulted in a slow beginning of several projects, some of which were resumed only a few weeks before the AMS TI Symposium held at RSL on July 30