February
11, 2002
Energy
Department Showcases Advanced Security Technologies
at Washington, D.C. Exposition
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) is sponsoring a two-day exposition to exhibit
advanced security technologies. Experts from DOE's
national laboratories will demonstrate the latest
technologies in physical and cyber security, modeling
and simulations, sensors and information systems,
interdependent infrastructures, and training and
emergency response.
The exposition - "Assuring Our Energy Infrastructure:
Solutions for the 21st Century," is being
held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C.,
today and tomorrow, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The exposition will give government and industry
members a close-up look at the new technologies
that may be applicable to their critical infrastructure
protection needs.
"The work of the Energy Department's national
labs on display here today shows how well they
help ensure that America has adequate energy resources,"
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said. "The
men and women at these labs continue to perform
work that is vital to the defense of our homeland
and the security of our energy infrastructure."
Technologies showcased at the expo will include
advanced explosive detection, barrier and vehicle-intrusion
countermeasures, ballistic protection, intrusion
detection and access control. In addition, Supervisory
Command and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) vulnerabilities
and protection technologies, vulnerability assessments
of information technology systems, and other new
cyber security technology will be featured. The
expo will also include analyses of electric power
systems and critical interdependencies by the
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis
Center (NISAC).
The DOE national laboratories participating are:
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y.
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory,
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley,
Calif.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
Calif.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown,
W. Va.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden,
Colo.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland,
Wash.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Plainsboro,
N.J.
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, N.M.
The exposition is open to the public.
Media Contact: Hope Williams, 202/586-5806
Number: PR-02-023
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