Emergency drill scheduled Saturday morning near Argonne site

ARGONNE, Ill. (June 8, 2007) — Argonne National Laboratory will be host on Saturday to a multiple-agency emergency drill that will take place along South Cass Avenue near the Argonne site next to Darien.

The drill will begin about 8:30 a.m., and will include police and fire departments from 10 jurisdictions across DuPage County, including hazardous materials response teams, who will dress in full gear as part of the exercise. The exercise is expected to conclude at about 2:30 p.m.

The simulated incident will take place near Argonne's east entrance, and the emergency response equipment will be staged at the entrance to Argonne park, so the events will be visible to passers-by. Signs along Cass Avenue will be posted to indicate that the event is a drill and not an actual emergency.

Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

For more information, please contact Steve McGregor (630/252-5580 or media@anl.gov) at Argonne.