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DOE News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2002

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Kathy Gatens, 208-526-1058 kzc@inel.gov

INEEL hires former brigadier general for national security job

Former Brig. Gen. Bob Summers has been appointed Director of Defense & Infrastructure Systems, within U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory National Security Division.

Summers transitioned from the U.S. Air Force in 2000. His service included numerous assignments involving space and missile operations, teaching physics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and leadership of several programs involved with the repair and maintenance of aircraft and space systems.

His most recent assignment was with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, where he was the director for Combat Support. In this role, he directed analytical and operations support to our nation's senior military commanders with an emphasis on nuclear, chemical and biological threats.

"I was very impressed with the caliber of people I met during my first visits to the INEEL," said Summers. "Some places get a lot of publicity. Here, people are quietly competent. Today, we are faced with a whole new set of issues along with the old problems. With the talented people here, we will find solutions to these new challenges."

"Bob Summers has earned a reputation as a problem solver," said Laurin Dodd, Associate Laboratory Director for INEEL's National Security Division. "I expect him to play a key leadership role in enhancing INEEL's contributions to our national security mission."

This is not Summers' first relocation to the West. He lived in the Rocky Mountain region on five previous assignments, including several in Montana and Wyoming. Avid skiers, Summers and his wife, Kathy, are looking forward to living in Idaho Falls.

Summers earned his bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his master of science degree in physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

The INEEL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in environment, energy, science and national security. The INEEL is operated for the DOE by Bechtel BWXT Idaho LLC.

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