This panel will discuss the risk-informed provisions for waste management of US DOE and UK radioactive wastes. The US DOE proposed regulation (DOE Order 435.1A) will be released soon for public comment and panelists will discuss the provisions of this Order that have been revised in the proposal to improve risk informed nature of  the requirements. There will be representation from the three major waste types used in classifying US DOE waste (LLW, TRU and HLW) and the General Requirements Sections. The UK representative will discuss implementation of the Low-Level Waste Disposal Requirements issued by the Office of Nuclear Regulation.

Panelists include: Linda Suttora, Senior Technical Staff, Office of Environmental Compliance Management, US DOE EM; Joel Case, Federal Project Director, Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project, Idaho Cleanup Project, US DOE-ID; Tom Morgan, US DOE; Frank DiSanza, Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc. and former Federal Project Director, Waste Management at Nevada National Security Site; and Chris Fisher, Principal Inspector of Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation