This panel focused on all aspects of the management of radioactive waste resulting from uranium recovery operations conducted through conventional milling, in-situ and heap leach processes. The panel discussion also addressed the ongoing management of Title I and Title II sites as well as the implications for evaluating alternatives for waste management to satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Panelists included: Bill Von Till, US NRC; John Cash, UR Energy; Mark Pelizza, Uranium Resources; Jennifer Opila, Unit Leader, State of Colorado Radioactive Materials Unit; Suzanne Bohan, US EPA, Region 8; and Tony Thompson, Thompson and Pugsley, PLLC (USA).