WM Symposia, Inc.   WM '99   .


Proceedings
 
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Monday AM   3/1/99
8:00:00 AM       SESSION   1       Music Hall, TCC
Plenary-Status of Waste Management Over the Past 25 Years
Cochairs:
William T. Gregory III, Vinculum
Ted Quinn, ANS
1    A Silver Lining for the 25th Anniversary
Neville Chamberlain, CBE, Deputy Chairman, British Nuclear Fuels plc (UK)
2    The Next 25 years --- the First Quarter of the Century for Environment
A. Suzuki, Tokyo University (JAPAN)
3    PANGEA Pangea -- An International Repository
D. Pentz, Pangea Resources (Australia)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   2       Copper Rm.
International D&D Progress
Cochairs:
Luis Valencia, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
Fred Sheil, BNFL plc
1    Decommissioning of Windscale Pile 1
A.E. Sheil, BNFL; W. Botzem, NUKEM, J. Johnston, RRNES (UK/GERMANY)
2    Overview of the Decommissioning Activities of the Karlsruhe Research Center (FZK)
W. Pfeifer, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (GERMANY)
3    Experience with Dismantling of the German Reprocessing Plant WAK
C. Hanschke, C.R. Jungmann, S. Prüßmann, H. Wiese, Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage Karlsruhe Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (GERMANY)
4    The Way for a Better Management of the Material Flow Generated by a Dismantling: The Implementation of a QA System in the BR3 PWR Dismantling Project
Y. Demeulemeester, S. Moers, V. Massaut, SCK-CEN; A. Lefèbvre, BELGATOM (BELGIUM)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   3       Greenlee Rm.
What Happened to Good Science?
Cochairs:
John A. Mayer, Jr., Consultant
Carol Worth, Words Worth Communications, Inc.
1    Toward a Scientific Radiation Protection Policy
T. Rockwell, MPR Associates, Inc. (USA)
2    Radiation Hormesis with Internal and External Sources
T.D. Luckey, Consultant (USA)
3    Radiation Exposure: Overcoming Vested Interests that Block Good Science
S.E. Logan, S.E. Logan and Associates, Inc. (USA)
4    Organizing and Applying the Extensive Data that Contradict the LNT
J.B. Muckerheide, Mass. State Nuclear Engineer (USA)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   4       Gila Rm.
Practice of Recycling, Especially: Acceptance of Radioactive Materials
Cochairs:
Stephan Halaszovich, FZJ
1    Recycling of Radioactively Contaminated Material
S. Menon, Menon Consulting AB (SWEDEN)
2    The Barriers ARMR Faces in Achieving Metal Recycle from Radiologically Contaminated Scrap Metal
V. Loiselle, ARMR (USA)
3    Experiences with the Release of Radioactive Wastes and Problems Related to their Storage in a Final Repository
M. Sappok, R. Wienert, U. Quade, Siempelkamp Giesserei GmbH & Co. (GERMANY)
4    Recycling of Contaminated Metals for Free Release
L. Andersson, Studsvik Radwaste AB (SWEDEN)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   5       Crystal Rm.
FUSRAP and UMTRA: Keeping Commitments to the Public
Cochairs:
Erich Evered, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Bill Wisenbaker, USDOE
1    UMTRA MANAGEMENT APPROACH- Honoring Commitments
G. Rael, USDOE; L. Pinkel, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; E. Artiglia, Roy F. Weston, Inc.; K. Johnson, D. Zeurcher, S. Cox, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; R. Harrison, Morrison Knudsen Corporation; L. Fahy, D. Mathes, USDOE (USA)
2    DOE, Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRA) Project Disposal Cell Design Summary
J. Lommler, AGRA Earth and Environmental; P.K. Chen, MK-Ferguson Environmental; F.B. Guros, Morrison Knudsen Corporation; E.W. Artiglia, Roy F. Weston, Inc.; B. Bridgeman, AGRA Earth and Environmental; S. Cox, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (USA)
3    FUSRAP, The Vision Continues Pointing Towards Success
K. Huston, USACE; S. Snyder, S. Wilkinson, BNI (USA)
4    U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Approach to Closeout the Remaining FUSRAP Sites throughout the CERCLA Process
R. Waples, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USA)
5    Continuing the Success of the FUSRAP Program on a De-centralized Basis
L. DellOrco, Allen Roos, USACE; S. Wilkinson, S, Snyder, BNI (USA)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   6       Graham Rm.
Conditioning of Operational and Decommissioning Wastes
Cochairs:
Michael Szukala, Hansa Projekt Anlagentechnik GmbH
Robert G.G. Holmes, BNFL plc
1    Conditioning of Operational and Decommissioning Wastes at the Research Center Karlsruhe
I. Hillebrand, R. Pfeiffer, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (GERMANY)
2    Disposal of the Control Rods of the Experimental and Research Reactor (FMRB) of PTB, Germany
W. Anspach, B. Christ, DETEC (a NUKEM Company (GERMANY))
3    The Role of the World's Largest Interim Storage for Waste and Fuel within the Decom Project of 6 WWER Reactors in Greifswald and Rheinsberg
B. Hartmann, D.F. Leushacke, Energiewerke Nord GmbH (GERMANY)
4    Recovery and Size Reduction of ILW Floor Storage Liners
S.J. Parkinson, R.M. Cornell, NUKEM Nuclear Ltd. (UK)
5    Demonstration of Packaging of Fernald Silo I Waste in Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic
A.S. Wagh, D. Singh, S.Y. Jeong, D. Graczyk, L.B. Tenkate, Argonne National Laboratory (USA)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   7       Maricopa Rm.
Global Perspectives I (Panel Session)
Cochairs:
Mark Matthews, USDOE
John Mathieson, UK Nirex Ltd.
A panel session of high-level officials from several countries (invited speakers include: Russell Dyer, USDOE(USA); Juergen Lempert, DBE(Germany); Antonio Colino, ENRESA(Spain); and Charles McCombie(Switzerland)) are scheduled to discuss concerns and potential solutions regarding waste management issues. In addition, after the panel session, two papers will be presented:
1    Facilitating Radioactive Waste Management Co-operation with the Russian Federation
A. Bonne, B. Semenov, IAEA (AUSTRIA)
2    The Role of Cassiopee in Developing Radioactive Waste Management Strategies in the States of the NIS and Central and Eastern Europe
H. Codee, COVRA; A. Beceiro, ENRESA; J. Mathieson, Nirex (THE NETHERLANDS/SPAIN/UK)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   8       Mohave Rm.
US Community Investment - Is this a Role for DOE and its ERWM Contractors? (Panel)
Cochairs:
John Lindsay, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Gary Coxon, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.
The panel session will focus on the policy underpinnings of the DOE Community Investment Program as well as the breadth of community investment and resource utilization activities within the DOE Complex. Site specific experiences, successes, deficiencies and lessons learned will be addressed.
1    Introduction and the Savannah River Experience
J. Lindsay, Westinghouse Savannah River Co. (USA)
2    Concepts and Policies Underlying Creation of DOE's Community Investment/Economic Transition Program
R. DeGrasse, USDOE-Office of Worker Transition (USA)
3    Perception of and Approach to DOE Community Investment Program
V. Resendez, U.S. General Accounting Office (USA)
4    The Role of National Laboratories in Community Transition
M. Schwenk, PNNL (USA)
5    The Role of Corporate Investment in Industrial Transition
D. Carlson, Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc. (USA)
6    The Oak Ridge Experience and Summary
G. Coxon, Lockheed Martin (USA)

Monday AM   3/1/99
10:30:00 AM       SESSION   9       Turquoise Rm.
Privatization - Does It Work? (Panel)
Cochairs:
Gary Riner, USDOE - Oak Ridge
Bryan Roy, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corp.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is relying heavily on privatization as a contract mechanism for achieving milestones for some of the nation’s most difficult remediation projects. Further, the DOE is depending on privatization to reduce the life cycle cost of the cleanup burden. The panel will discuss the effectiveness of privatization to achieve remediation objectives and evaluate the continued utilization of privatization as a viable contract approach for major projects. The panel will be comprised of individuals from government, financial community and private industry. Issues of risk management, lessons learned on past projects and future opportunities for success will be discussed. The following are invited panelists: Walter Howes-DOE Office of Contract Reform, R. Langley, BNFL, Inc., Vic Rezendes-General Accounting Office, Gary Riner-DOE, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Dan D’Aniello-The Carlyle Group, Bryan Roy-Foster Wheeler Environmental Corp., Charlie Hansen, DOE-Richland Operations Office, J. E. Day-PELL Resources Co.
  

Monday PM   3/1/99
1:30:00 PM       SESSION   10       Exhibit Hall A,B,C
Poster - HLW & TRU
Cochairs:
Harry Babad, Babad Technical Services
C.F. Wu, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
1    Low-Energy Transmutation of Nuclear Waste Products
P. Brown, Nuclear Solutions, LLC (USA)
2    Standardized Radiogenic Cancer Risk Coefficients - A Review of the Methodology Presented in Federal Guidance Report No. 13
M. Boyd, C. Nelson, USEPA (USA)
3    TSD-DOSE: A Radiological Dose Assessment Model for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
M. Pfingston, J. Arnish, S.Y. Chen, D. LePoire Argonne National Laboratory; H. Himpler, G. Vazquez, USDOE (USA)
4    A Multi-Attribute Utility Decision Analysis for Treatment Alternatives for the DOE-SR Aluminum-Based Spent Nuclear Fuel
T. Wheeler, R. Weiner, F. Davis, K. Sorenson, Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
5    Regulatory and Environmental Analysis Of the Use of Away-From-Reactor Storage Facilities for Interim Storage of Greater-Than-Class C Wastes
S.J. Krill, Jr., D.J. Hammer, ICF Incorporated (USA)
6    The French Experience In Dry Milling of Nuclear Ceramic Powders
R. Liberge, SGN; M.H. Mouliney, SGN CDA; S. Masson, Cogema, J.C. Thieblemont, CEA (FRANCE)
7    Characterization of Rock-Type Materials for Immobilization of Cs/Sr Fraction of Partitioned HLW
T.N. Lashtchenova, SIA "Radon"; B.S. Nikonov, B.I. Omelianenko, IGEM RAS; S.V. Stefanovsky, V.I. Vlasov, SIA "Radon"; S.V. Yudintsev, IGEM RAS (RUSSIA)
8    Preparation and Characterization of Titanate Ceramics for Immobilization of Re-Actinide Fraction of HLW
B.S. Nikonov, B.I. Omelianenko, IGEM RAS; A.G. Ptashkin, D. Mendeleev, University of Chemical Technology; S.V. Stefanovsky, SIA "Radon"; S.V. Yudintsev, IGEM RAS (RUSSIA)
9    Management of Highly Radioactive Waste from En-Masse Coolant Channel Replacement of PHWR - Indian Status
S.S. Ali, M.S. Kumra, B.K. Jain, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (INDIA)
10    High-Level Waste Mobilization and Removal at the West Valley Demonstration Project
W.F. Hamel, Jr., USDOE; D.C. Meess, West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc. (USA)
11    Use of Selective Sorbents for Liquid Wastes Treatment
I.M. El-Naggar, M.M. Abou-Mesalam, N. Belacy, Atomic Energy Authority (EGYPT)
12    Industrial Testing of Hydrazoic Acid Decomposition
E.G. Dzekun, A.N. Mashkin, V.P. Potapov, B.Y. Zilberman, Mayak PA (RUSSIA)
13    Study of the Thermal Behavior of High-Level Wastes Using the Laser Driven Thermal Reactor
A. Nazarian, SAIC (USA)
14    An Assessment of the Uncertainty in the Waste Volume of the Hanford Site Single-Shell and Double-Shell Tanks
J.G. Hill, S.A. Hartley, B.G. Amidan, G. Chen, T.A. Ferryman, F. Gao, C.A. Lopresti, T.J. Deforest, K.M. Remund, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)
15    A Comprehensive Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis Based on Human Health Risk for High-Level Radioactive Single-Shell Tank Closure
A.M. Nazarali, J.C. Henderson, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; G. Whelan, D. Strenge, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; R.W. Lober, USDOE (USA)
16    Evaluation of High-Level Waste Pre-Treatment Processes with an Approximate Reasoning Model
T.F. Bott, S.W. Eisenhawer, S.F. Agnew, Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
17    Selective Removal of Cesium from Radioactive Waste Solutions Using Insoluble Ferrocyanide-Loaded Mordenites
H. Mimura, M. Kimura, K. Akiba, Tohoku University; Y. Onodera, Tohoku National Industrial Research Institute (JAPAN)
18    Study on Gaseous Effluent Treatment During Dissolution of Spent Fuel
H. Mineo, T. Kihara, A. Takahashi, T. Yagi, Y. Nakano, S. Kimura, G. Uchiyama, S. Hotoku, M. Watanabe, K. Kamei, H. Hagiya, T. Iijima, S. Fujine, JAERI (JAPAN)
19    Performance Assessment Uncertainty Analysis for Japan's HLW Program Feasibility Study (H-12)
E.K. Webb, K. Wakasugi, H. Makino, K. Ishihara, Y. Ijiri, A. Sawada, T. Baba, K. Ishiguro, H. Umeki, Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (JAPAN)
20    Waste Package Fabrication and Closure Weld Development for the Yucca Mountain Project
J. Cogar, W. DeCooman, L. Harbison, Framatome Technologies Group (USA)
21    Methodology for Evaluating Criticality Potential of Fissionable Material Emplaced in the Proposed Repository at Yucca Mountain
C.W. Mays, D.A. Thomas, J.J. Sapyta, Framatome Technologies Group (USA)
22    GIS-Based Population Model Applied to Nevada Transportation Routes
G. Mills and K. Neuhauser, Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
23    CONSTOR - Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transport Cask System
R. Peters, R. Diersch, A. Jack, G. Jobson, GNB (a NUKEM Company) (USA)
24    The TN-MTR Packaging
L. Michels, Transnucléaire; R. Bera, ROBATEL (FRANCE/GERMANY)
25    Tamper Detection for Waste Managers
R.G. Johnston, A.R.E. Garcia, Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
26    Decontaminating the DOE-STD-3013 Inner Container to Meet 10 CFR 835 Appendix D Requirements
D. Wedman, K. Weisbrod, Y. Rivera, H.E. Martinez, T.O. Nelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
27    Thermal and Radiation Effects Impact on the Failure of the Near Field Barriers in Geologic Waste Disposal
B. Zlobenko, State Scientific Center of Environ. Radiogeochemistry; A. Litovchenko, NAS (UKRAINE)
28    The Immobilisation and Packaging of Radioactive Wastes For Deep Geological Disposal In The UK – Current Status and Future Challenges
J.D. Palmer, A. McCall, S.J. Wisbey, UK Nirex Ltd (UK)
29    Process Simulation as Applied to Transuranic Waste Management
M.R. Brown, USDOE; S. Downes, J. Trone, Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
30    Technology Development in Support of WIPP: A TRU Story
S.S. Countiss, M.R. Brown, J.A. Mewhinney, USDOE; S. Jennings, Commodore Advanced Sciences, Inc. (USA)
31    Waste Repackaging and Processing (WRAP) Facility - Part of the Solution
M.S. French, USDOE; P.J. Macbeth, Dames & Moore, Inc. (USA)
32    Safety Analysis Approaches for Mixed Transuranic Waste
C.C. Dwight, M.A. Lehto, R.J. Forrester, Argonne National Laboratory; J.C. Courtney, Louisiana State University (USA)
33    Implementing a Computerized Waste Management System to Cement Immobilization of Mixed Waste
J. Hatchell, C. Smith, K. Smith, K. Gruetzmacher, LANL (USA)
34    Glovebox Systems Designed for the Characterization and Repackaging of LLW, TRU, and Mixed Waste
J.T. Newman, Absolute Control Systems, Inc. (USA)
35    Characterization and Processing of Pyrochemical Salts
S.J. Eberlein, M. Johnson, Safe Sites of Colorado, L.L.C. (USA)
36    Technical Initiatives in Residue Disposition at The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
J.M. Ball, Safe Sites of Colorado, L.L.C.; D. Vieth, Los Alamos Technical Associates (USA)
37    Increasing TRUPACT-II Wattage Limits: Hydrogen G-Values and Getters
E.J. Mroz, D. Finnegan, P. Noll, Los Alamos National Laboratory; S. Djordjevic, DJINDECO Consulting; C. Loehr, V. Banjac, J. Weinrach, J. Kinker, Benchmark Environmental Corp.; M.J. Connolly, INEEL (USA)
38    Radioactive/Hazardous Waste Drum Venting & Headspace Gas Characterization Machine
M. A. Castagneri, G. Brassell, NFT Incorporated (USA)
39    U.S. Department of Energy - Carlsbad Area Office Mobile Systems Vendor Program
S.S. Countiss, USDOE; S.A. Lott, Commodore Advanced Sciences Inc. (USA)
40    The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Pipe Overpack Container for TRU Waste Storage and Shipments
D.T. Thorp, R.R.. Geinitz, Safe Sites of Colorado; M.A. Rivera, Los Alamos Technical Associates (USA)
41    Plutonium Removing Test from Unpurified Uranium Solution Using Inorganic Adsorbent in JAERI's Reprocessing Test Facility
A. Kawachi, T. Mimori, K. Miyajima, H. Ishikawa, JAERI (JAPAN)
42    Enzymatic Degradation of Plutonium and Uranium Contaminated Cellulose Products
C.E. Heintz, K. Rainwater, D.L. Barnes, L. Swift, Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium (USA)
43    TN GEMINI: A Large Sized Type B(U) Packaging for a Wastes - The Teachings from the First Rounds of Operation
A. Froment, V. Roland, Transnucleaire (FRANCE)
44    Long-Length Contaminated Equipment Transport System
W.A. McCormick, Waste Management Federal Services (USA)
45    Waste Disposal Augmentations at RFETS
D. Lobdell, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, LLC (USA)
46    Department of Energy Pathways to Cleanup -- An Instructional Video
C. Callan, C. Meek, S. Karpinski, The University of New Mexico (USA)
47    DOE Voluntary Protection Program Recertification
M. Rosenthal, Westinghouse Electric Co. (USA)
48    Lessons Learned Through The Implementation Of The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System At The WIPP
D. Robertson, Westinghouse Electric Co. (USA)
49    Assessing the Impact of Lowering the Radioactivity Limit Definition of TRU Waste From 100 nCi/g to 10 nCi/g
C.R. Holman, P. M. Altomare, USDOE (USA)
50    Separation of Actinides from HLW/TRU Wastes
G. Modolo, M. Lochny, R. Odoj, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (GERMANY)
51    Deeper Geologic Disposal: A New Look at Self-Burial
S.E. Logan, S. E. Logan and Associates, Inc. (USA)
52    Incidental Waste Criteria for Closure of High-Level Waste Closure
B. J. Davis, USNRC; L.T. Ling, USDOE (USA)
53    Deep Repository Development in the Slovak Republic-Legislation Background and Present Status
J. Timul'ák, P. Salzer, Decom Slovakia Ltd. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)
54    Certification and Shipment of Transuranic Waste
L.A. Lewis, E.L. D'Amico, G.A. O'Leary, C. Ferrera, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, LLC (USA)
55    Probabilistic Performance Assessment Modeling Using an Excel(TM) Workbook
L.L. Price, Beta Corporation/Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
56    High Level Waste Management: The Reprocessing Option
K. Case, British Nuclear Fuels plc (UNITED KINGDOM)
57    A Program to Stabilize Nuclear Materials as Managed by the Plutonium Focus Area
F. Southworth, LMITCO; B. Seidel, ANL-W; B. Scott, K. Osborne, USDOE-ID; T. Creque, LMITCO; B. Kenley, Consultant; N. Chipman, D. Knecht, LMITCO (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   11       Copper Rm.
International D&D Progress
Cochairs:
Luis Valencia, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
Barry Hickey, UKAEA
1    Development of Radioactive Waste Decontamination Technologies
H. Nishiwaki, A. Torii, K. Torita, Y. Kariya, NGK Insulators, Ltd.; T. Funahashi, K. Matsuura, K. Suzuki, Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. (JAPAN)
1    Dismantling and Segmentation of the RPV and Internals of the Research Reactor MZFR Karlsruhe, Germany
W. Demant, E. Prechtl, FZK; D. Schmidt, D. Stanke,G. Bender, DETEC & NUKEM Nuclear Technologies (USA/GERMANY)
2    Decommissioning Programs and Technology Development in Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
M. Tanaka, T. Mimori, T. Hirabayashi, S. Yanagihara, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAPAN)
3    Choice of the Optimum Concept of Radwaste Management of Chernobyl NPP "Shelter" at its Conversion to Ecologicaly Safe System
A. Kluchnikov, A. Shcherbin, V. Rudko, V. Batiy, L. Pavlovskiy, A. Stojanov, N. Sidorenko, K. Ankianec, V. Kozoriz, The Interdisciplinary Scientific & Technical Center "Shelter" (UKRAINE)
4    Waste Management at the Chernobyl NPP
A. Skripov, ChNPP; S. Pitchourine, TechnoCenter; J.J. Doublecourt, F. Billon, SGN; D. Brown, AEA Technology (UKRAINE/FRANCE/UK)
5    The Decommissioning of a Tritium Processing Facility
A.V. Roberts, F. Dowling, BNFL Inc. (USA)
6    Dismantling of Large Plutonium-Contaminated Glove Boxes
H.-U. Arnold, DETEC (a NUKEM Company); F. Ledebrink, Siemens AG - Power Generation (KWU) (GERMANY)
7    B41 Waste Retrieval Plant at BNFL Sellafield
P. Manson, A. Woowat, BNFL (UK)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   12       Graham Rm.
Characterization and Analysis of Low-Level and Mixed Waste
Cochairs:
Nancy Rothermich, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Martin Wheeler, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services
1    Filling the Pipe Line: The Transuranic Waste Characterization Task Force
G.L. Scott, Kent Hunter USDOE (USA)
2    Radiological Field Characterization of Low-Level Waste By Measuring Surface Contamination and Calculating Total and Specific Activity
B.P. Colby, GTS Duratek; G.J. Bracken, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, LLC (USA)
3    Argonne National Laboratory-West's Approach to Filter Characterization
T.A. Miller, M.A. Lehto, Argonne National Laboratory (USA)
4    Rapid Sampling from Sealed Containers
R.G. Johnston, A.R.E. Garcia, R.K. Martinez, E.T. Baca, Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
5    The MDL and PQL: Their Derivations and Regulatory Implications
C. Wayman, USDOE; E. Gordon, G. King, CTAC (USA)
6    Waste Characterization for Radioactive Liquid Waste Evaporators at Argonne National Laboratory - West
B.D. Christensen, M.A. Letho, Argonne National Laboratory (USA)
7    Characterization of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Combustible Wastes
R.L. Ames, Los Alamos National Laboratory, S. Eberlein, Safe Sites of Colorado (USA)
8    MEPHISTO: A Volumic Model for the Characterization of Waste Packages by Gamma Emission Tomography
R. Thierry, J.L. Pettier, CEA; L. Desbat, TIMC-IMAG (FRANCE)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   13       Mohave Rm.
Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization (P2/Wmin)
Cochairs:
David Zigelman, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Lance Mezga, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1    The Life Cycle Analysis Toolbox
K. Yuracko, B. Tonn, K. Williams, M. Gresalfi, ORNL; P. Yerace, L. Bishop, USDOE (USA)
2    The Ups and Downs of Waste Minimization
J. Hettinger, Pennsylvania Power & Light (USA)
3    Introducing Commercial Pollution Prevention Technologies at the Savannah River Site…Taking the Next Step
K.A. Stone, BNFL-SR; K. Hooker, USDOE; J. Harley, WSRC (USA)
4    TRU Waste Minmization During Hot Cell Decommissioning
A. DesRosiers, Bartlett Nuclear Services; R. Kaiser, Entropic Systems, Inc. (USA)
5    The Oak Ridge National Laboratory "Green is Clean" - Achieving Waste Reduction and Efficiency Goals
J.B. Berry,E.L. Daggett, GTS Durtek, (USA)
6    Deploying P2/WMin Practices During Environmental Restoration at DOE Sites: An Integrated Internet Interactive (I3) Approach
M.A. Krstich, Environmental Management Solutions; K. Yuracko, M. Gresalfi, ORNL; P. Yerace, K. Hancock, USDOE (USA)
7    Chemicals and Excess Materials Disposition During Facility Deactivation As A Means Of Pollution Prevention
S.D. Godfrey, G.J. LeBaron, B & W Hanford Company (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   14       Maricopa Rm.
Global Perspectives II
Cochairs:
Jacques Tamborini, ANDRA
M.A. Al-Mughrabi, IAEA
1    Recent Developments in Nuclear Waste Management in Canada
F. King, Ontario Hydro (CANADA)
2    Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sweden
T. Hedman, Swedish Nuclear Waste Management Co. (SKB) (SWEDEN)
3    Key Aspects of the Second Progress Report in the Japanese R&D Progamme for HLW Disposal
S. Masuda, M. Yamakawa, H. Umeki, M. Naito, K. Shimizu, K. Miyahara, Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JAPAN)
4    Management of Low and Intermdiate Level Mixed Radioactive Waste Produced in Ghana
J.J. Fletcher, E.T. Glover, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GHANA)
5    The International Cooperative Program of the U.S. DOE Carlsbad Area Office
M. Matthews, USDOE (USA)
6    Overview Of The Spanish Program For High Level Waste Disposal
J. Santiago, J. Astudillo, ENRESA (SPAIN)
7    The Regulatory and Organizational Framework for Management of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes in Cuba
J.C. Benitez, M. Salgado, L. Jova, S. Madrazo, Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene (CUBA)
8    The Radioactive Waste Management Program in France
M. Jorda, I. Forest, ANDRA (FRANCE)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   15       Turquoise Rm.
Strategic Directions in the DOE Waste Management Program
Cochairs:
Joseph Coleman, USDOE
R.P. Whitfield, Consultant
1    Achieving Efficiencies Through Program Integration -- The Environmental Management Integration Program
D. Tonkay, USDOE; P. Austin, SAIC (USA)
2    Managing Radioactive Waste - The Department of Energy’s Last Bastion of Self-Regulatory Authority Under the Atomic Energy Act - Where Are We?
M. Letourneau, USDOE; B. Flory Girod, ICF Kaiser Consulting Group (USA)
3    DOE Strategy for HLW Radioactive Waste Tank Closures
K.G. Picha, Jr., L. Ling, J. May, T. Wichmann, C. West, USDOE (USA)
4    Certified and Ready…The Remaining Challenges to Opening the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
S.G. Van Camp, USDOE; E.C. Saris, SAIC; M.W. Frei, USDOE (USA)
5    Integration of DOE’s LLW/MLLW Management System
H. Belencan, K. Guevara, USDOE, D. Armstrong, MACTEC Inc., (USA)
6    Integration and Transportation - Are They Different?
K.C. Guevara, USDOE; L.H. Harmon, MACTEC (USA)
7    A Stakeholders Perspective on the Status of the DOE Low-Level Waste Management System
E.C. Dixon, NTS Community Advisory Board (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   16       Crystal Rm.
Ward Valley: Good Science or Politics?
Cochairs:
Todd Lovinger, Afton Assoc./LLW Forum
Jim Tripodes, University of California
1    The California and Southwestern Compact Low-Level Waste Disposal Program: Waste Generators' Perspective, 1983-1999
A. Pasternak, Cal Rad Forum (USA)
2    Arizona's Need for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site
J.M. Woolfenden, University of Arizona (USA)
3    Congress Efforts & Processes to Transfer Ward Valley and Implement the LLWPA
K. Johnson, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (USA)
4    White House Involvement In Ward Valley Land Transfer Delays
J. Nagel, S. Romano, American Ecology Corporation (USA)
5    Indian Tribes and Low Level Radioactive Waste Management by the Southwest Compact: A Contrarian View
M. Tano, Tano & Associates (USA)
6    Low-Level Radioactive Waste and the Media
D.M. Wilkie, San Diego Union Tribune (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   17       Greenlee Rm.
Reindustrialization - Conversion of Existing Facilities and Equipment to New Uses
Cochairs:
Gary Benda, NUKEM
Jack Tuohy, IDM Environmental Corp.
1    Swords into Plowshares; Transforming Cold War Equipment into Jobs
R. Hottel, WSRC; D. Hepner, USDOE; M. Eidson, Mid-Am Metal Forming of South Carolina (USA)
2    Reindustrialization - An Overview of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Strategy
J.C. Hall, R. Brown, L. Clark, USDOE (USA)
3    Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee - The Vehicle for Community Diversification
L.T. Young, CROET (USA)
4    Kicking NEPA Into High Gear! Making the Process Work for Your Project
P. Hart, USDOE; L. Cusick, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (USA)
5    Matching the Business Opportunities and the Leasing Process
W. Biloski, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (USA)
6    Accelerating Cleanup and Savings Through the Use of Innovative Strategies on the Reservation
S. Cange, P. Hart, USDOE (USA)
7    National Electronics Recycling Center - A Reuse Alternative
H. Osucha, Scientific and Technical Resources, Inc. (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   18       Gila Rm.
The DOE Center of Excellence for Metals Recycle
Cochairs:
Vincent Adams, USDOE
Michael J. Gresalfi, ORNL
1    U.S. Department of Energy National Center of Excellence for Metals Recycle
V. Adams, M. Bennett, L. Bishop, J. Powell, K. Deacon, T. Mims, USDOE; K. Yuracko, ORNL (USA)
2    Utilizing Non-Real Property to Leverage Cleanup Activities at U.S. Department of Energy Sites
L. Bishop, USDOE; K. Yuracko, ORNL; C. Goddard, IT (USA)
3    A Life Cycle Analysis System to Support D&D, Pollution Prevention, and Asset Recovery
K. Yuracko, B. Tonn, M. Morris, ORNL; L. Bishop, USDOE (USA)
4    A Commodity Market Framework For Metal Recycling
K.S. Redus, MACTEC, Inc.; D.W. Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
5    Development of DOE Complexwide Authorized Release Protocols for Radioactive Scrap Metals
S.Y. Chen, J. Arnish, L. Nieves, S. Kamboj, L. Boing, K. Trychta, Argonne National Laboratory; F. Gines, A. Bindokas, USDOE (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   19       Coconino Rm.
Nuclear Materials Stewardship
Cochairs:
Paul Dickman, USDOE
Thomas L. Sanders, Sandia National Laboratories
The management of nuclear materials may determine the future of U.S. and global interests in nuclear sciences and industry. With the end of the Cold War, nations are faced with addressing how to best utilize or dispose of their excess nuclear materials and to transition their nuclear materials complexes. Several countries have already applied some surplus capacity and materials to peaceful energy production. However, current U.S. policy only addresses the materials disposition and is silent on what nuclear technology and infrastructure should be sustained in a Post Cold War environment. The technical and managerial infrastructure needed to disposition materials is very different from that needed for a sustainable nuclear economy. This panel will discuss domestic and international nuclear materials stewardship programs and policies which may affect the future role of the U.S. in maintaining a position of global leadership.
1    Managing Legacy Nuclear Materials: Stewardship Beyond 2006
D. Huizenga, R. Scott, USDOE (USA)
2    Global Nuclear Materials: Stewardship: A Domestic Perspective
R. Sena, E. Whiteman, P. Dickman, USDOE; T. Sanders, SNL (USA)
3    Global Nuclear Materials Stewardship: and International Perspective From the CSIS Workshop
C. Gentry, R. Ebel, S. Nunn, CSIS (USA)
4    Integrated Approach for Nuclear Materials: A TRI-Labs Perspective
T. Surles, LLNL; D. Cobb, LANL; T. Hunter, SNL (USA)
5    An Integrated Plan for Russian Weapons, Fissile Materials, and Nuclear Complex
S. Hecker, M. Mullen, J. Toevs, LANL (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
3:30:00 PM       SESSION   20       Coconino Rm.
Spent Fuel Reprocessing - Implications for Waste Management/Disposal, Economics, and Non-Proliferation
Cochairs:
Dieter Knecht, INEEL-LMITCO
Bernard Lenail, COGEMA-BCR
Panelists will briefly summarize their views, followed by a panel discussion and questions. Full papers will be published in the WM'99 Proceedings. Issues include plutonium recycle, economics, waste management, waste disposal, nonproliferation, and bases for differences in national policies. Panelists include: Marilyn Meigs, British fuel reprocessing, BNFL; Jean-Claude Guais, French fuel reprocessing, COGEMA, Kunihiko Uematsu, Japanese fuel reprocessing, Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, JNC; Stan O. Schriber, accelerator-driven transmutation of waste, LANL, LANSCE; David Rossin, book to be published on history of U. S. decision to stop reprocessing, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University; Peter Lyons, Staff to Senator Pete Domenici; Leonard Spector, DOE Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Paul Leventhal, Nuclear Control Institute.
1    U. S. Reprocessing and Nonproliferation Policy
A. Rossin, (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
2:00:00 PM       SESSION   21       Apache/Cochise Rm.
DOE Nuclear Safety Regulation
Cochairs:
Finish Southworth, INEEL-LMITCO
1    Lessons Learned for DOE Contractors Facing Independent Nuclear Regulation
D.J. Silverman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (USA)
2    What is Required for a Successful Tranisition From DOE to NRC? Major Distinctions Between DOE and NRC Regulation
S. Polston, Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC (USA)
3    DOE Nuclear Safety Regulation - Price Anderson Regulatory Process
A. R. Buhl, Energx; F. Casella, Kaiser-Hill LLC (USA)
4    Independent DOE Regulation of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System Privatization Project
R. Barr, USDOE (USA)
5    EPA Development of Revised Drinking Water Standards for Radionuclides and Potential Impacts on Nuclear Waste Facilities
J. Fehrenbach, Winston & Strawn (USA)

Monday PM   3/1/99
5:00:00 PM       SESSION   22       Turquoise Rm.
DOE LLW/MLLW Management Integration Activities
Cochairs:
Jill Lytle, Former Dept. Assist. Secretary for WM USDOE
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Department of Energy panelists will provide a description of the integrated system for the life-cycle management of its low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste. This system has evolved from the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement process and the forthcoming Records of Decision. There will also be a description of the potential implications of the system for all parties from a DOE perspective. Stakeholder panelists will describe the impacts of the integrated system as seen by them and their constituents. Introductory comments by the panelists will provide a basis for dialogue and exchange of views among the panelists and workshop attendees. The Workshop will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Turquoise Room, TCC immediately following Session 15 “Strategic Directions in the DOE Waste Management Program.” For more information, contact Dr. Joseph A. Coleman, USDOE, at V- (301) 903-7108, F- (301) 903-7165, E-Mail- joseph.coleman@em.gov or Mr. Lawrence Harmon, MACTEC, V-(301) 353-9444, F- (301) 353-9447, E-mail - lharmon@mactec.com.
  


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