INDEX

1:00 PM-SESSION 27 (Exhibit Hall A,B&C)

POSTER-HLW, TRU

Co-chairs: James Dieckhoner, BDM International, Inc.
Marshall J. Anderson, BDM Federal, Inc.

1. New Technologies for Cost Savings and Volume Reduction of Waste in DOE Tanks--B. M. Mauss, USDOE; D. J. Swanberg, SAIC; J. K. Young, BDM
2. DOE Approach to Removal of Radioactively Contaminated Sludge from Underground Storage Tanks--C.A. Bednarz, G.F. Boris, D.L. Garrett, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.; A.T. Burgess, CDM Federal Programs Corp.
3. An Approximate Reasoning-Based Method for Screening High Level Waste Tanks for Flammable Gas--S. W. Eisenhawer, T. F. Bott, R. E. Smith, LANL
4. In-Situ Investigations on Sealing of Emplacement Drifts and Boreholes for Heat Generating High-Level Waste--J. Droste, T. Rothfuchs, K. Wieczorek, GRS; S. Heusermann, BGR; W. Bechthold, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (GERMANY)
5. Numerical Simulation of Pouring High Level Waste Glass Into Canisters Containing Immobilized Plutonium Forms--W. Stein, T. Kan, LLNL
6. Review of Process Safety Issues Relevant to Vitrification of Radioactive Wastes--V. Jain, R.T. Pabalan, Southwest Research Institute
7. Projectizing INEEL Transuranic Waste Operations--T. L. Clements, Jr., M.R. Martin, M. J. Wolters, LMITCO
8. Simplified Melter System Proposed for Vitrification of INEEL High-Level Waste--G. E. Stegen, Cogema Technologies, Inc.; S. L. Lambert, S. Goetghebenr, SGN Eurisys (FRANCE)
9. Analysis of the DWPF Glass Pouring System Using Neural Networks (U)--T. B. Calloway, Jr., C. M. Jantzen, WSRC; L. Medich, N. Spennato, Pavilion Technologies, Inc.
10. Chemical Process Cell Flowsheet Modifications for the Defense Waste Processing Facility--D. P. Lambert, WSRC; C. S. Boley, ORISE; K. M. Willoughby, Clemson University
11. Metal Matrices for the Immobilization of Highly-Radioactive Spent Sealed Radiation Sources--A. E. Arustamov, M. B. Kachalov, M. I. Ojovan, V. V. Shiryaev, I. A. Sobolev, E. M. Timofeev, SIA Radon (RUSSIA)
12. SIA Radon Activity in Development and Testing of High Level and Actinide Wastes Solidification Processes and Wasteforms Characterization--I. A. Sobolev, S. A. Dmitriev, F. A. Lifanov, S. V. Stefanovsky, SIA Radon (RUSSIA)
13. Development of a Techno-Economic Model to Optimize DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposition--R. J. Ramer, M. M. Plum, J. P. Adams, C. A. Dahl, INEEL-LMITCO
14. Practical Experience and Future Plans for Radioactive Waste Management in the Former Soviet Navy Nuclear Submarine Training Facility, Paldiski, Estonia--M. Varvas, H. Putnik, AS ALARA; F. Hodson, BNFL Engineering Ltd.; S. Pettersson, SKB (ESTONIA/UK/SWEDEN)
15. Synthesis of the Technical Feasibility Evaluation of Spent Fuel Conditioning in Belgium-- C. Dierick, M. Detilleux, TRACTEBEL Energy Engineering; G. Nuyt, Belgonucleaire; L. Janssen, G. Demazy, Synatom (BELGIUM)
16. Preparatory In-Situ Investigations for a Two-Phase Flow Experiment in the ASPO Hard Rock Laboratory--N. Jockwer, U. Zimmer, H. Kull, GRS (GERMANY)
17. The Cerberus Project: Study of the Effect of Heat and Radiation on the Near Field of a HLW or Spent Fuel Repository--L. Noynaert, P. De Canniere, G. Volckaert, D. De Bruyn, SCK-CEN; C. Beaucaire, H. Pitsch, CEA; A. Bouchet, J.C. Parneix, ERM (BELGIUM/FRANCE)
18. Storage and Disposal of Immobilized High and Low Level Tank Waste at Hanford--R. Murkowski, J. Voogd, Lockheed Martin Hanford Corp.
19. Alternative Disposal Possibilities in Rock-Salt Formations--Wim M.G.T. van den Broek, Delft University of Technology (THE NETHERLANDS)
20. Sealing of the Shafts of a Repository in Clay--G. Volckaert, M.J. Put, F.-X. Holvoet, F. Bernier, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)
21. Assessment of Seismic Stability of Boreholes Ued for Long-Term Isolation of HLW--I. Yu. Shishtchitz, V. G. Abalakin, VNIPIpromtechnologii (RUSSIA)
22. Probabilistic Analysis for Safety of Solidified Radwaste Disposal in Crystalline Rocks--T. Gupalo, VNIPIpromtechnologii (RUSSIA)
23. Increasing Transparency of the Safety Case During Optimisation of Repository Design-- I.G. McKinley, NAGRA; M. Toyota, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (SWITZERLAND/JAPAN)
24. Status and Future Plans for Deep Underground Research and R&D Laboratories Investigation of Two-Phase Flow in Fractured Rock--L. Liedtke, H. Shao, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources; H. Kull, GRS (GERMANY)
25. Spread Sheet Application to Classify Radioactive Materials for Shipment--A. N. Brown, LMITCO
26. A New and Improved Offsite Shipping Module for the Rocky Flats Waste Database--P. Edrich, RMRS; J. Morse, Hallel Solutions, Inc.
27. An Analysis of Radioactive Waste Information on the Internet: Developing a Framework for a Radioactive Waste Virtual Institute--B. Plummer, Project Performance Corp.
28. Pinhole Corrosion of CH-TRU Waste Containers by Volatile Organic Compounds--D.P. Zeek, LMITCO
29. Comparison Studies of Behavior of Neptunium, Plutonium and Americium Solidified Forms Resulting by the High Temperature Adsorption Method--K. K. Korchenkin, A. N. Mashkin, E. G. Dzekun, A. K. Nardova, PA Mayak (RUSSIA)
30. Use of Thermal Spray Processes for Refurbishing TRU Waste Containers--D. J. Varacalle, Jr., D. P. Zeek, INEEL; V. Zanchuck, E. Sampson, Tafa, Inc.; K. W. Couch, D. M. Benson, Protech Lab. Corp.; G. S. Cox, ITI Anti-Corrosion, Inc.
31. Radiological Health Impacts Associated with the Treatment of Plutonium Residual Material at DOE Facilities--G. H. Waldman, SAIC
32. Transuranic Waste Examination & Characterization at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - Status Update--C. J. Stanley, LMITCO
33. Stabilization of Liquid Plutonium and Uranium Residues at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site--W. A. Franz, R.S. Schmidt, Safe Sites of Colorado, L.L.C.
34. The Study on Radiolytic Gas Evolution from Nitrate-Acetate Aqueous Solutions Modelling Radioactive Wastes--A.K. Pikaev, G.N. Pirogova, I.M. Kosareva, M.K. Savushkina, S.A. Kabakchi, Russian Academy of Sciences (RUSSIA)
35. A Study of Physicochemical Processes Determing the State of Waste Components in Underground Repositories--I.M. Kosareva, M.K. Savushkina, Russian Academy of Sciences (RUSSIA)
36. Planning the Closure of a Nuclear Facility at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site- -S.B. Miller, D. G. Hamrick, Safe Sites of Colorado, L.L.C.
37. Hydrogen Diffusivity Through Drum and Liner Venting Filters--T. Wickland, Nuclear Filter Technology, Inc.; J. Schierloh, RFETS
38. Using Aspen Simulation Package to Determine Solubility of Mixed Salts in TRU Waste Evaporator Bottoms--J. Hatchell, LANL
39. Overcoming the Challenges of Legacy Waste In Today's More Stringent Standards-Based Department of Energy Work Environment--G.J. Bracken, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, LLC; B.P. Colby, GTS Duratek; R.G. Lahoud, Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC; G.L. Potter, Savant Enterprises, LLC
40. Cementation of Residue Ion Exchange Resins at Rocky Flats--D. F. Dustin, T.D. Beckman, C.M. Madore, Safe Sites of Colorado, L.L.C.
41. Requalification of the 235-F Metallograph Facility Gloveboxes for Use in the 773-A Plutonium Immobilization Demonstration--S. S. Hinds, J. W. Hidlay, Bechtel Savannah River, Inc.
42. Systematic Evaluation of Options to Avoid Generation of Non-certifiable Transuranic Waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory--J. M. Boak, S. T. Kosiewicz, I. Triay, K. Gruetzmacher, A. Montoya, LANL
43. Operational Experience in the New CILVA Installations at Belgoprocess--J. Deckers, P. Luycx, R. Vanbrabant, Belgoprocess; M. Detilleux, Ph. Beguin, Belgatom (BELGIUM)
44. Description, Safety Design Criteria and Cold Commissioning of the Storage Facility for HLW and MLW in Belgium--G. Nuyt, J. Van Averbeke, J. L. Catoire, Belgatom; J. P. Boyazis, M. Demarche, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)

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