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Wednesday AM Technical Sessi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
SESSION 39<br />
Wednesday 08:30 Room: 13<br />
L/ILW WASTE HANDLING, TECHNOLOGIES, AND DATA<br />
ANALYSIS (1 OF 3)<br />
Co-Chairs: R<strong>on</strong>ald Keyser, ORTEC – AMETEK (USA)<br />
Karan North, Magnox South Ltd (UK)<br />
Organizer: R<strong>on</strong>ald Keyser<br />
1. Improved Practices for Packaging Transuranic Waste at Los<br />
Alamos Nati<strong>on</strong>al Laboratory (LA-UR 09-00333) – 16280<br />
Kapil Goyal, Peter Cars<strong>on</strong>, Los Alamos Nati<strong>on</strong>al Laboratory<br />
(USA)<br />
2. Radiological Assessment of Petroleum Pipe Scale Waste<br />
Streams from Dry-Rattling Operati<strong>on</strong>s – 16323<br />
Ian Hamilt<strong>on</strong>, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. (USA); Robert Berry,<br />
Matthew Arno, Erich Fruchtnicht, Foxfire Scientific (UK)<br />
3. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> DIAMOND University Research C<strong>on</strong>sortium: Nuclear<br />
Waste Characterisati<strong>on</strong>, Immobilisati<strong>on</strong> And Storage – 16374<br />
Sim<strong>on</strong> Biggs, Michael Fairweather, James Young, University of<br />
Leeds (UK); Neil Hyatt, University of Sheffield (UK); Francis<br />
Livens, <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> University of Machester (UK)<br />
4. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Next EDF Tracking System – 16292<br />
Emmanuelle Julli, Bertrand Lantes, EDF (France)<br />
SESSION 40<br />
Wednesday 10:45 Room: 13<br />
L/ILW WASTE HANDLING, TECHNOLOGIES, AND DATA<br />
ANALYSIS (2 OF 3)<br />
Co-Chairs: R<strong>on</strong>ald Keyser, ORTEC – AMETEK (USA)<br />
Karan North, Magnox South Ltd (UK)<br />
Organizer: R<strong>on</strong>ald Keyser<br />
1. Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of the Radiochemical Activity in Candu Steam<br />
Generators – 16204<br />
Aamir Husain, Yury Verzilov, Sriram Suryanarayan, Kinectrics,<br />
Inc. (Canada)<br />
2. Improved Algorithm for Close Geometry Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
Waste Using Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy – 16320*<br />
John Guo, Richard Hagenauer, ORTEC-AMETEK (USA);<br />
R<strong>on</strong>ald Keyser, ORTEC – AMETEK (USA)<br />
3. Field Examples of Waste Assay Soluti<strong>on</strong>s for Curium-<br />
C<strong>on</strong>taminated Wastes – 16259<br />
Patrick Chard, Canberra UK Ltd. (UK); Barrie Greenhalgh,<br />
Sellafield Ltd. (UK); Ann Ross, Dounreay Site Restorati<strong>on</strong><br />
Limited (DSRL) (UK); Tom Turner, UKAEA (UK); Ian<br />
Hutchins<strong>on</strong>, Canberra UK Ltd (UK); Stephen Croft, Canberra<br />
Industries Inc. (USA)<br />
4. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>oretical Modelling of Nuclear Waste Flows – 16377<br />
J.F. Adams, S.R. Biggs, M. Fairweather, D. Njobuenwu and J.<br />
Yao,University of Leeds (UK)<br />
SESSION 41<br />
Wednesday 08:30 Room: 4B<br />
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF HLW, FISSILE, TRU,<br />
AND SNF<br />
Co-Chairs: Ed Bentz, E.J. Bentz & Associates (USA)<br />
Phillip Gregory, Washingt<strong>on</strong> TRU Soluti<strong>on</strong>s (USA)<br />
Organizer: Ed Bentz<br />
1. Experience with Dry Cask Storage Technology in Germany –<br />
16416<br />
Heinz Geiser, Jens Schroeder, Dietrich Hoffmann, GNS mbH<br />
(Germany)<br />
2. C<strong>on</strong>tingency Opti<strong>on</strong>s for the Dry Storage of Magnox Spent Fuel<br />
in the UK – 16330<br />
Jenny E. Morris, Gals<strong>on</strong> Sciences Limited (UK); Stephen<br />
Wickham, Phil Richards<strong>on</strong>, Gals<strong>on</strong> Sciences Ltd. (UK); Colin<br />
Rhodes, NDA (UK); Mike Newland, UKAEA (UK)<br />
3. WIPP: A Perspective From Ten Years of Operating Success –<br />
16189<br />
Phillip C. Gregory, Washingt<strong>on</strong> TRU Soluti<strong>on</strong>s (USA)<br />
26<br />
4. Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipment from the Czech<br />
Republic to the Russian Federati<strong>on</strong> – 16195<br />
Frantisek Svitak, Karel Svoboda, Josef Podlaha, Nuclear<br />
Research Institute Rez plc. (Czech Republic)<br />
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5. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>rmal Safety Analysis of a Dry Storage Cask for the Korean<br />
Standard Spent Fuel – 16159<br />
Je<strong>on</strong>g-Hun Cha, B. S. Youn, S. N. Kim, Kyunghee University<br />
(Korea); K. W. Choi, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (Korea)<br />
6. C<strong>on</strong>tingency Opti<strong>on</strong>s for the Drying, C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>ing and<br />
Packaging of Magnox Spent Fuel in the UK – 16331<br />
Jenny E. Morris, Phil Richards<strong>on</strong>, Stephen Wickham, Gals<strong>on</strong><br />
Sciences Ltd. (UK); Colin Rhodes, NDA (UK); Mike Newland,<br />
UKAEA (UK)<br />
7. Nuclear Safety at the Heart of the Design of the New Sellafield<br />
Product and Residue Store – 16077*<br />
Alec Glover, Sellafield Limited (UK)<br />
8. Engineering Challenges in the Mechanical Design of a New<br />
Shielded Shipping Cask for Vitrified Waste Products – 16256<br />
R.K. Gupta, S.P. Patil, D.S Sandhanshive, A.K. Singh, K.M.<br />
Singh, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (India)<br />
SESSION 42<br />
Wednesday 08:30 Room:12<br />
ER SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING - PART<br />
2 OF 2<br />
Co-Chairs: Virgene Mulligan, ARS <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> (USA)<br />
Steven Brown, SENES (USA)<br />
Organizer: Virgene Mulligan, ARS <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> (USA)<br />
1. Radiological Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of a Copper/Cobalt Mining &<br />
Milling Site – 16322<br />
Matthew Arno, Janine Arno, Foxfire Scientific (USA); D<strong>on</strong>ald<br />
Halter, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. (USA); Robert Berry, Foxfire<br />
Scientific, Inc.(UK); Stephen Gilliland, Noel Hamilt<strong>on</strong>, Foxfire<br />
Scientific (USA); Ian Hamilt<strong>on</strong>, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. (USA)<br />
2. Radioactivity in Surface and Groundwater Near Old Radium and<br />
Uranium Mines in Portugal – 16258<br />
Fernando P. Carvalho, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear<br />
(Portugal); João M. Oliveira, Magarida Malta, Nuclear and<br />
Technological Institute (Portugal)<br />
SESSION 43<br />
Wedneday: Directly After Sessi<strong>on</strong> 42 Room: 12<br />
URANIUM MINING AND MILLING SITES ER<br />
Co-Chairs: Steven Brown, SENES (USA)<br />
Peter Waggitt, IAEA (AUSTRIA)<br />
Organizer: Steve Brown, SENES C<strong>on</strong>sultants Ltd. (USA)<br />
1. Design Improvements and ALARA at U.S. Uranium In Situ<br />
Recovery Facilities – 16415<br />
Steven Brown, SENES, Englewood (USA)<br />
2. Radi<strong>on</strong>uclide Transfer from Uranium Mine Water Treatment<br />
P<strong>on</strong>ds to Vegetati<strong>on</strong> – 16260<br />
Fernando P. Carvalho, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear<br />
(Portugal); João M. Oliveira, Magarida Malta, Nuclear and<br />
Technological Institute (Portugal)<br />
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3. Completi<strong>on</strong> of the South Alligator Valley Remediati<strong>on</strong>, Northern<br />
Territory, Australia – 16198<br />
Peter Waggitt, IAEA (Austria); Mike Fawcett, Fawcett Minesite<br />
Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> Services (Australia)<br />
4. Gunnar Uranium Mine Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Remediati<strong>on</strong> - Northern<br />
Saskatchewan – 16102<br />
Joseph Muldo<strong>on</strong>, Laurier Schramm, Saskatchewan Research<br />
Council (Canada)<br />
5. Sustainable Covers for Uranium Mill Tailings, USA: Alternative<br />
Design, Performance, and Renovati<strong>on</strong> – 16369<br />
William J. Waugh, S.M. Stoller Corporati<strong>on</strong> (USA); Craig H.<br />
Bens<strong>on</strong>, University of Wisc<strong>on</strong>sin-Madis<strong>on</strong> (USA); William H.<br />
Albright, Desert Research Institute (USA)