Waste Management Symposia 2013


Session 069 - US DOE Featured Site: West Valley, NY
This panel focused on the challenges and successes in decommissioning the West Valley site as well as the management of LLW, waste incidental to reprocessing and management of HLW. The discussion included consideration of Phase I and Phase II decommissioning at the site and the related segmented environmental impact statement along with stakeholder perspectives in addressing this very complex site being decommissioned under the West Valley Demonstration Project Act of 1981. Panelists included: *Chad Glenn, West Valley Senior Project Manager, US NRC; Craig Rieman, Deputy Director, US DOE, West Valley Demonstration Project; Paul Giardina, Chief, Radiation and Indoor Air Branch, US EPA - Region 2; and Paul Bembia*, Program Director, West Valley Site Management, NYSERDA.

Chair(s):	Larry Camper, US NRC John Greeves, Talisman International
Primary Organizer:	Larry Camper, US NRC
	Panel Report

Panelists:
Panel Session 69 Introduction - West Valley Demonstration Project Larry Camper, US NRC (USA)
West Valley Demonstration Project - Communication in the Decommissioning Process Benefits & Challenges Chad Glenn, US NRC (USA)
West Valley Demonstration Project Decommissioning Successes & Challenges Craig Rieman, USDOE West Valley (USA)
West Valley – EPA’s Role & Perspective - Then and Now Paul Giardina, US EPA (USA)
Western New York Nuclear Service Center - History and NYSERDA Perspective Paul Bembia, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (USA)