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Critical Remarks on the Dominant Flat Gradient - 17206 Felix Himmerkus, WAK GmbH (Germany) 11:20 Gamma Radiation Exposure and Radiological Risk Assessment in Coastal Communities along Tano Basin, Ghana - 17038 Israel Doyi, David K. Essumang, University of Cape Coast (Ghana); Samuel Dampare, Graduate School of Nuclear & Allied Sciences, University of Ghana (Ghana) Session 9 10:00 - 11:45 Room 106A Assessment of Worldwide Disposal Systems, Facilities and Sites for LLW/ILW - (1/2) Session Co-Chairs: Kent Rosenberger, Savannah River Remediation; Linda Suttora, US DOE Lead Organizer: Bob Hiergesell, Washington River Protection Solutions Additional Organizer(s): Marcel Bergeron, Washington River Protection Solutions; Justin Marble, Linda Suttora, US DOE Paper Reviewer: Linda Suttora, US DOE 10:05 Challenges to Collection of High Quality Samples of Saltstone - 17468 Malcolm Smith, Savannah River Remediation 10:30 Analysis of Saltstone Cores Taken from Saltstone Disposal Unit Cell 2A - 17350 Marissa Reigel, Katie Hill, Ralph Nichols, Savannah River National Laboratory 10:55 Contaminant Leaching from Intact Saltstone Monoliths - 17517 John Seaman, Fanny Coutelot, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory - University of Georgia; Steven Simner, Savannah River Remediation 11:20 Sub-Grid Model Improving Shrinking Core Simulations of Redox-Sensitive Technetium Release from Slag Cement Waste Forms - 17295 Greg Flach, Savannah River National Laboratory Session 10 10:00 - 11:45 Room 106B Worldwide Regulatory Issues on Packaging and Transportation Session Co-Chairs: Paul Jones, Ameriphysics; Edward Ketusky, Savannah River National Laboratory Lead Organizer: Olaf Oldiges, DAHER Nuclear Technologies GmbH (Germany) Additional Organizer(s): Ashok Kapoor, US DOE; Kent McDonald, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mike Nolan, Energy NW Columbia Paper Reviewer: Christopher Brandjes, Ameriphysics 10:05 Comparison of US Exception Processes for Licensing Type B Packages - 17513 Edward Ketusky, Jeff England, Savannah River National Laboratory; Robert Watkins, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions; James Shuler, US DOE 10:30 DOE Progress on Implementing Recommendations of National Academy of Sciences for SNF Transportation - 17087 Kevin Connolly, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Judith Holm, US DOE-Retired 10:55 Qualification of Pre-existing Containers According to the Acceptance Criteria of the German Repository Konrad - 17204 Joerg Melzer, KTE (Germany); Felix Himmerkus, WAK GmbH (Germany) 11:20 Standards and Guidelines for the Design of Trunnions of RAM Transport Packages - 17365 Christian Kuschke, Frank Wille, Viktor Ballheimer, Jens Sterthaus, Andreas Apel, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Germany) Session 11 10:00 - 11:45 Room 102A Sustainable Remediation Processes - Global Insights or Applications Session Co-Chairs: Susan Walter, AECOM; Mary McDermott, HII - Newport News Shipbuilding Lead Organizer & Paper Reviewer: Susan Walter, AECOM Additional Organizer(s): Lori Fritz, Mission Support Alliance; Moses Jaraysi, CH2M HILL PRC; Nelson Walter, Amec Foster Wheeler 10:05 Addressing Technical and Policy Challenges for Remediation of Metals and Radionuclides within Complex Vadose Zone Environment - 17028 Dawn Wellman, Michael Truex, Mark Freshley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Michelle Lee, Independent Consultant 10:30 Sustainability Index for Comparison of Environmental Remediation Technologies - 17492 Alexandra Kramer, US DOE; Sarah Bird, Alexis Smoot, Applied Research Center - FIU 43