NIST WTC Investigation: Access to All Essential Data Obtained [View All]

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http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/progress_investigate.htm

This was back in December 2, 2003, but somehow we failed to notice it around here.

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has obtained access to all of the essential information needed for its two-year federal building and fire safety investigation into the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of Sept. 11, 2001, NIST Director Arden Bement Jr. today announced. NIST’s success in gaining this information from a variety of organizations and agencies is included in an update report presented at the third meeting of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee. This panel of experts advises the NIST Director on investigations conducted under the NCST Act.


Details about NIST’s access to the information needed for the WTC investigation, as well as the status of the investigation’s progress since an interim technical report was issued in May 2003, may be found in a 41-page document (.pdf) available online at http://wtc.nist.gov.


“Since our interim technical report in May, the WTC investigation has achieved a number of milestones critical to its successful completion next fall,” Bement said. “These accomplishments bring us even closer to achieving the desired outcome for our overall response to the WTC disaster: improvements in the way people design, construct, maintain and use buildings, especially high-rise buildings.”

Hmmm, doesn't sound like they're leaning toward the controlled demolition hypothesis, does it? Don't worry. They're holding a public meeting on the investigation February 12. Maybe you can attend and persuade them of the error of their ways then.