This panel focused on the large quantities of depleted uranium in the US, which will need to be disposed of in the next several years. The US NRC has decided to pursue Rulemaking to require a site specific performance assessment for disposal of unique waste streams including large quantities of depleted uranium.  The US NRC Rulemaking also identified the technical parameters to be evaluated within the performance assessment.  The panel discussed this complex topic including suggestions for conducting the performance assessment.

Panelists included: David Esh, US NRC; Marty Letourneau, US DOE; Tom Magette, EnergySolutions; Jean-Francois Gervais, AREVA, (France); Rusty Lundberg, State of Utah and Christopher Thomas, HEAL Utah.