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<strong>Final</strong> <strong>Programme</strong><br />
The 9th Intern ational Confe rence<br />
on Env i ronmental Remediation and<br />
R a d i o a c t ive Waste Manage m e n t<br />
September 21 - 25, 2003<br />
Examination Schools, Oxford, England<br />
Organised and Sponsored by<br />
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)<br />
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)<br />
The British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES)<br />
The Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE)<br />
In In cooperation with with the the U.S. USDOE, DOE, NRC, EPA and the IAEA
Welcome to ICEM’03<br />
The Ninth International Conference on Environmental Remediation and<br />
Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM’03) is a global information exchange,<br />
featuring engineering and scientific solutions to environmental problems. More<br />
than 600 scientists, engineers, managers, project directors, business<br />
representatives, equipment vendors, and government officials from over 40<br />
countries are expected to attend the conference, held this year in Oxford,<br />
England.<br />
The conference and exhibition will offer a unique opportunity to foster<br />
co-operation and establish contacts with participants from a number of<br />
countries. Conference participants will be able to speak directly with peers who<br />
are reporting new research, initiating and managing environmental projects,<br />
establishing national and international regulations, and implementing new<br />
methods and equipment. ICEM’03 features over 300 technical papers, research<br />
presentations, discussions of field applications, and a number of international<br />
organisations exhibiting related technologies and services.<br />
We have organised this <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> so you can easily find additional<br />
details on the technical programme and how you can participate. Please take a<br />
look inside for details. We are sure you will find something of interest.<br />
We’re glad to see you in Oxford!<br />
Gary Benda, US ENERGY Corp.<br />
Conference General Chair<br />
Fred Sheil, BNFL<br />
Conference General Co-Chair<br />
Visit the ICEM Web Page for Updated Information<br />
http://www.ICEMconf.com<br />
We especially want to thank our corporate sponsors for ICEM’03.<br />
For Platinum Sponsors:<br />
UKAEA - Monday Breakfast and Tuesday Luncheon<br />
Washington Group International - Monday Luncheon and<br />
Tuesday Breakfast<br />
For Gold Sponsors:<br />
Fluor Government Group - Tuesday Afternoon Break<br />
RWE NUKEM Group - Tuesday Morning Break<br />
The Shaw Group Inc. - Monday Afternoon Break<br />
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Table of Contents<br />
Background, Location and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Objectives and Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Format and Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Conference and Opening Session Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Oxford and Surrounding Attractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Contacts for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
ICEM’03 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
Associated Social <strong>Events</strong> and Guest <strong>Programme</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Sunday Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Tuesday Evening Exhibit Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Wednesday Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Spouse/Guest <strong>Programme</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Associated Technical <strong>Events</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Major Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Participating Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Opening Session at the Town Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Poster Sessions at the Examination Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Special Workshops and Panel Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Daily Speaker/Session Co-Chair Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
Coffee/Tea Breaks in Conference Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Lunch Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Speaker Ready Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Technical Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Conference Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
Equipment and Services Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
Visa, Travel and Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
Hotel/Restaurant Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
Adminstrative Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
Acronym List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
Maps of UK and Greater Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Maps of Examination Schools - Level 1 & 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
Maps of Exhibit Hall Floor Plan and Exhibitor Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
Schedule of <strong>Events</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />
Description of the Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Sessions (1-56). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
Int'l Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Track Co-Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Paper Reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61<br />
Conference Organising Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63<br />
Condensed Conference Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64<br />
Background, Location and Contact Information<br />
Objectives and Background<br />
The Ninth International Conference on Environmental Remediation and<br />
Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM) promotes broad global exchange of<br />
information on technologies, operations, management approaches, economics,<br />
and public policies. The conference provides a unique opportunity to foster cooperation<br />
among specialists from countries with emerging programmes.<br />
Attendees will include scientists, engineers, technology developers, equipment<br />
suppliers, government officials, utility representatives and owners of<br />
environmental problems.<br />
The 2003 conference is the ninth in the ICEM series of biennial international<br />
conferences on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management.<br />
This years’ event is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical<br />
Engineers (ASME), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the<br />
British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES) and the Institution of Nuclear Engineers<br />
(INucE).<br />
The first conference was held in Hong Kong in 1987; followed by Kyoto, Japan,<br />
in 1989; Seoul, Korea, in 1991; Prague, Czech Republic, in 1993; Berlin,<br />
Germany in 1995; Singapore in 1997; Nagoya, Japan in 1999 and Bruges,<br />
Belgium in 2001. The conference with its global events has participation of<br />
scientists, engineers and managers from over 40 countries.<br />
In the UK, DECOM 01 was held by IMechE in association with BNES. Over<br />
200 specialists focusing on D&D activities attended this successful conference.<br />
In 2001, these two conferences, DECOM 01 and ICEM’01, joined resources<br />
leading to sponsoring a combined conference, two years later - ICEM’03.<br />
The success of the previous meetings and continued demand for technical<br />
information exchange of this type led the ICEM organisers to select Oxford,<br />
England for their 2003 meeting.<br />
Format and Venue<br />
The ICEM’03 technical programme includes concurrent technical sessions in<br />
five tracks: Low/Intermediate-Level Waste Management; High-Level Waste and<br />
Spent Fuel Management; Environmental Remediation, Decontamination &<br />
Decommissiong; and Major Institutional Issues in Environmental<br />
Management/Public Involvement. The technical programme consists of an<br />
opening session and up to eight parallel sessions, including oral presentations<br />
and posters, supplemented by proceedings of peer-reviewed papers. ICEM’03<br />
includes the Nuclear and Environmental Equipment and Services Exhibition,<br />
three technical tours of selected major UK nuclear facilities and technical side<br />
meetings.<br />
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The ICEM’03 Technical <strong>Programme</strong> is divided into 56 technical sessions<br />
conducted over three and one half days. A listing of the specific sessions within<br />
each of the five technical programme tracks can be found in the “Technical<br />
<strong>Programme</strong> at a Glance” section.<br />
The full registration provides the attendee entrance to all technical presentations<br />
and the exhibit hall. Included in the registration fee is the Sunday evening<br />
Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall and the Tuesday evening Exhibitor<br />
Reception. Also included are the refreshments during the conference breaks and<br />
lunch for three days. The meeting materials provided include the final<br />
programme, technical session abstract book, and a complete CD-ROM<br />
containing all of the approved papers that were presented, which will be mailed<br />
after the conference.<br />
Conference and Opening Session Location<br />
The main venue will be held in the elaborate Oxford Examination Schools built<br />
in 1882. The Opening Session will take place in the Oxford Town Hall, a 5minute<br />
walk from the Oxford Examination Schools.<br />
Oxford and Surrounding Attractions<br />
The City of Oxford is less than 60 miles Northwest of London and is renowned<br />
the world over, as the home of one of the oldest and most highly revered<br />
Universities in the world.<br />
Oxford University is one of the oldest teaching institutions in Europe with some<br />
evidence of organised teaching going back to 872. Differences between town<br />
and gown caused the University to close in 1209, only to be reopened in 1214,<br />
after local traders felt the pinch. Today, Oxford University is ranked as one of<br />
the great learning centres of Europe.<br />
Unlike many University sites, Oxford does not have a campus as such, but is a<br />
collection of colleges and other buildings spread throughout the city. Many key<br />
attractions are only a short distance from Oxford. Some of the highlights<br />
include:<br />
• Blenheim Palace (10 miles) - birthplace of Churchill, one of England’s most<br />
magnificent palaces;<br />
• The Cotswolds (25 miles), one of England’s most scenic rural areas;<br />
• Windsor Castle (45 miles) and the Changing of the Guard ceremony;<br />
• Ascot Racecourse and the Festival of Ascot (60 miles), Sunday Sept. 28th;<br />
• Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill, (60 miles), Prehistoric Britain;<br />
• London (60 miles), with daily trips 1fi hours away; and<br />
• Bath (70 miles), Britain’s most Historic Roman Spa town.<br />
Contacts For More Information<br />
If you have questions concerning the conference, please visit our web page at<br />
www.ICEMconf.com or contact the following:<br />
For questions on the conference organisation, sponsorship or international<br />
liaisons contact:<br />
Gary Benda Fred Sheil<br />
US Energy Corp British Nuclear Fuels plc<br />
Phone: +1(803) 345-2170 Phone: +44 194767 84813<br />
E-mail: gbenda_use@hotmail.com E-mail: fred.e.sheil@bnfl.com<br />
For questions on the technical topics or to support development of the<br />
technical programme contact:<br />
Denis Strachan Jim Jones<br />
Pacific Northwest National Labs Consultant<br />
Phone: +1(509) 376-0677 Phone: +44 (0) 1229 718 202<br />
E-mail: denis.strachan@pnl.gov E-mail: jim_jones@btinternet.com<br />
For questions on the submission of abstracts or papers, and non-EU<br />
conference registration, contact:<br />
Donna McComb, ICEM’03<br />
c/o Laser Options, Inc.<br />
Phone: +1(520) 292-5652<br />
Fax: +1(520) 292-9080<br />
E-mail: dmccomb@laser-options.com<br />
For questions concerning conference facilities, social programmes, local<br />
aspects, or EU registration, contact:<br />
Stephanie Love, IMechE<br />
1 Birdcage Walk<br />
London, SW1H 9JJ, UK<br />
Phone: +44(0) 20 7973 1312<br />
Fax: +44(0) 20 7222 9881<br />
E-mail: s_love@imeche.org.uk<br />
For questions concerning vendor exhibition:<br />
Paul Terry, IMechE<br />
1 Birdcage Walk<br />
London, SW1H 9JJ, UK<br />
Phone: +44(0) 20 7304 6867<br />
Fax: +44(0) 20 7222 9881<br />
E-mail: p_terry@imeche.org.uk<br />
For questions concerning technical tours:<br />
John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd.<br />
Curie Avenue<br />
Harwell, Didcot<br />
Oxen, OX11 ORH<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Phone: +44(1) 235-82-56-06<br />
Fax: +44(1) 235-825-459<br />
E-mail: john.mathieson@nirex.co.uk<br />
During the conference, in case of an emergency, contact:<br />
+44 (0) 1865 276913. This is the telephone number for<br />
the ICEM’03Registration Desk at the Exam Schools.<br />
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ICEM’03 Sponsors<br />
U.S. Sponsors<br />
The Nuclear Engineering Division and the Environmental Engineering Division<br />
of the ASME are the primary sponsors of the ICEM conference. Since ICEM’s<br />
inception in 1987, the objective has been to conduct international conferences on<br />
key environmental management topics in locations convenient to large numbers<br />
of technical experts from countries with emerging environmental programmes.<br />
The ASME is committed to continue providing this global conference wherever<br />
the greatest need and interest are shown.<br />
ICEM’03 is also organised in co-operation with the U.S. Department of Energy<br />
(USDOE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), and the U.S.<br />
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Each agency has had significant<br />
involvement with the ICEM series. The USDOE is responsible for managing the<br />
wastes and cleaning the sites from the past U.S. government nuclear operations,<br />
thus the USDOE staff has viewed this conference series as an opportunity to<br />
identify new technical solutions and to provide information on the results of<br />
their programmes to the international community. Federal regulatory<br />
participants from both the USEPA and USNRC have also been active in<br />
programme development and participation.<br />
European Sponsors<br />
The ICEM conferences have always been conducted jointly with a major<br />
technical society and other co-sponsors in the host country - this year it is the<br />
United Kingdom. For ICEM’03, the conference is organised in co-operation<br />
with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the British Nuclear<br />
Energy Society (BNES) and the Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE).<br />
Many in the region view ICEM as a valuable opportunity to meet with<br />
international experts, make personal contacts, gain a comprehensive view of the<br />
trends and activities in radioactive waste management and environmental<br />
remediation fields around the world, and to demonstrate to policy makers and<br />
public groups that suitable methods do exist and can be applied to today’s<br />
problems.<br />
Cooperating International Agencies<br />
Since the beginning, the ICEM meetings have been held in co-operation with<br />
major international organisations responsible for programmes and research in<br />
radioactive waste management and environmental remediation fields. The<br />
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been assisting this conference<br />
in several ways. Their support has included assistance in the technical<br />
programme preparation, presentation of technical papers and other agency<br />
information, promotion of the conference to their member states, financial<br />
assistance and technical assistance.<br />
Associated Social <strong>Events</strong> and Guest <strong>Programme</strong><br />
Social <strong>Events</strong><br />
The full registration price includes luncheon for three days, the Welcoming<br />
Reception and the Tuesday Exhibitor Reception. Wednesday Banquet tickets are<br />
GBP £15.00 (USD $25.00) for each paid registrants and GBP £40.00 (USD<br />
$65.00) for guests, exhibitors, and one-day registrants. Space is limited, thus<br />
only 225 tickets will be issued, first come-first served.<br />
Sunday Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall<br />
All conference participants are invited to attend a Welcoming Reception in the<br />
Exhibit Hall on Sunday from 18:00 to 19:30. The cost of the reception has been<br />
included in the conference registration fee. Guests are welcome to join the<br />
Sunday and Tuesday Receptions for an additional GBP £10.00 (USD $15.00).<br />
Badges are required.<br />
Monday Evening is a Free Night to Explore Oxford<br />
A restaurant listing can be found on page 18 so that attendees may explore some<br />
of the local flavour. Within walking distance is The Eagle & Child Pub where<br />
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Chronicles of Narnia and The Hobbit.<br />
Other historical sites and eating establishments are only steps away, such as The<br />
Bear Inn and the Turf Tavern.<br />
Tuesday Exhibit Reception at the Conference Centre<br />
A complimentary reception will be held from 17:15 to 19:00 in the Exhibit Hall.<br />
Please take this opportunity to review, evaluate and test the current products and<br />
services of the exhibiting companies while enjoying a typical UK reception. Guests<br />
are welcome to join the Sunday and Tuesday Receptions for an additional USD<br />
$15.00 / GBP £10.00 for each event. Badges are required.<br />
Wednesday Banquet<br />
The ICEM’03 optional gourmet banquet will be held at St. Edmund Hall on<br />
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 19:30. Reservation tickets are required for<br />
registered attendees for an additional USD $25.00/ GBP £15.00 and guests for<br />
an additional USD $65.00/ GBP £40.00. Badges will be required. Space is<br />
limited, thus only 225 tickets will be issued, first come-first served.<br />
Spouse/Guest <strong>Programme</strong><br />
All Spouses and Guests are invited to a Welcome reception on Monday morning<br />
from 8:00 to 9:00. The reception will be in Room 6, Level - 1 of the<br />
Examination School, where coffee and tea will be served. At 8:30, we will have<br />
a local guest speaker give a short talk on Oxford and the sights it has to offer.<br />
Information will also be provided on which tours are available and where<br />
bookings can be made. Also, a tourist information Centre is in the Old School<br />
Building on Gloucester Green and at the Oxford Information Centre, which also<br />
offers daily walking tours of Oxford. Additional information on places to visit<br />
can be found on our web page, at www.ICEMconf.com, and in our Exhibit Hall.<br />
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Associated Technical <strong>Events</strong><br />
Major Topics<br />
The ICEM’03 Technical <strong>Programme</strong> is divided into 56 technical sessions<br />
conducted over three and one half days. A listing of the specific sessions within<br />
each of the five technical programme tracks can be found in the “<strong>Programme</strong> at<br />
a Glance” Section.<br />
Participating Attendees<br />
Over 300 abstracts were accepted from over 40 countries. This includes<br />
technical papers from Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Far and<br />
Middle East, and from North and South America. This strong technical<br />
programme is expected to draw more than 600 scientists, engineers, managers,<br />
project directors, utility and other business representatives, equipment vendors,<br />
and government officials from around the world.<br />
The traditionally strong participation from countries with mature environmental<br />
programmes will be supplemented by a contingent of attendees from Central and<br />
Eastern Europe as well as by key representatives from other countries from around<br />
the world with emerging programmes. In the past, the ICEM meetings have<br />
allowed participants to exchange technical information, discover solutions to<br />
problems, and make valuable business contacts or even arrange business<br />
a g r e e m e n t s .<br />
Opening Session at Town Hall<br />
The opening session will be held at 9:30 at the Town Hall. It is a 5-minute walk<br />
from the Examination Schools. Coffee will be served from 9:00 until the<br />
programme begins. The Welcome speakers and four key-note speakers are:<br />
• Councillor Patrick Stannard, The Lord Mayor of Oxford<br />
• Sir John Harman, Chairman of the Environment Agency (UK)<br />
• Dr. John Garrick, Chairman of the U.S. NRC Advisory Committee on<br />
Nuclear Waste, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA)<br />
• Chris Murray, Managing Director, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
• Lynne Smith, EM Headquarters WIPP Office Director, U.S.<br />
Department of Energy (USA)<br />
Poster Sessions<br />
The conference technical programme will contain two major Poster Sessions, on<br />
Tuesday and Wednesday, arranged from the five Tracks. The leading objective<br />
for organising poster sessions was that experts in the field and interested<br />
attendees could gather for a half day in a meeting room where they can move<br />
around freely and engage discussions which would normally not be possible<br />
during the oral sessions. The extension into the luncheon will give the meeting a<br />
social flavour, giving the authors further opportunity to leave their posters and<br />
socialise with their colleagues in the field.<br />
Special Workshop and Panel Sessions<br />
Workshop: Role of Risk in Site Cleanup and Decommissioning<br />
Sunday, September 21, 2003, 13:00 - 17:30<br />
Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 4 - Level 1<br />
This workshop will focus on the issues related to role of risk in site cleanup and<br />
decommissioning projects. Topics covered will include role of risk in the<br />
development of standards, risk-informed regulation, risk assessment<br />
methodologies, standardization, risk vs. cost, risk- or dose-based clean up<br />
criteria, application to projects, risk management, and risk communication. The<br />
workshop is being held as a service to the ICEM community. To partially defray<br />
costs, a nominal fee is required for attending the workshop. Please check the<br />
appropriate box on the registration form. Participants will receive a certificate of<br />
workshop attendance. For further information, please contact Dr. Jas Devgun,<br />
Ph. 312-269-2283 or jas.s.devgun@sargentlundy.com. The cost of the workshop<br />
is USD $50.00 (£30).<br />
Session 2A LMU Supplier Forum - UK Liabilities Management Unit (LMU)<br />
Tier 1 Supplier Forum<br />
Monday, September 22, 2003, 13:30 - 17:30<br />
Located at the East School - Level 2<br />
The United Kingdom Government is bringing together the management of the<br />
UK civil nuclear liabilities under one body the Nuclear Decommissioning<br />
Authority (NDA). The liabilities will cover the existing UKAEA licensed sites<br />
and the BNFL sites excluding Springfields but including the Magnox Reactor<br />
stations. Legislation is currently being prepared with the aim of the NDA being<br />
fully operation by April 2005.<br />
This is an open invitation to major companies wishing to become site managers<br />
(Tier 1 Contractors) for the UK civil nuclear clean-up programme post April<br />
2005. At this forum representatives from the LMU will outline the progress<br />
made towards this goal. Specifically, the forum focus on contracting<br />
arrangements<br />
*The Competition and Award Process<br />
*The Contract Terms<br />
*Performance Based Initiatives (PBI’s)<br />
Following the forum we have rescheduled the ICEM Panel Session 2B for<br />
Tuesday morning discussing the LMU programme. Only ICEM registrants can<br />
attend the Tuesday session.<br />
If you are already registered with ICEM’03, you should also register with the<br />
forum at their registration desk - Level 1 beginning at 12:30 on Monday. To<br />
preregister for the forum, contact Jo Arthur DTI 1 Victoria Street London.<br />
E-mail: jo.arthur@dti.gsi.gov.uk.<br />
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Panel: Session 2B- The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in the UK<br />
Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 9:00<br />
Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 6 - Level 1<br />
Follow-on panel from Session 2A. In anticipation of the Nuclear<br />
Decommissioning Authority (NDA) a Liabilities Management Unit (LMU) was<br />
established to prepare for the NDA including having in place the necessary<br />
working arrangements with the existing site owner/operators. This includes<br />
introducing programmes controls arrangements with Lifecycle Baselines<br />
(LCBLs) and Near Term Work Plans. At the time of ICEM 03 the initial LCBLs<br />
will have been completed for all the sites and the LMU will have concluded the<br />
first national roll up, the production of the first NTWPs will be underway. The<br />
transition to the new arrangements including the move from owner operators to<br />
M&O contractors, the type of contract envisaged and the generation of national<br />
s t r a t e g i e s and priorities will be of interest to all involved in dealing with the<br />
nuclear legacy. A panel of senior government and industry representatives will<br />
discuss the current status and long term objectives. Panelists include: Neil<br />
Baldwin, Head of Site Remediation, BNFL (UK); David Bennett, Strategic<br />
Policy Manager, UK Environment Agency (UK); Alan Edwards, Director,<br />
Liabilities Management Unit (UK); Stephen Marchetti, Executive VP -<br />
Operations, Washington Group International (USA); Mike Weightman, Deputy<br />
Chief Inspector, NII (UK); and Stephen White, Director Liabilities, UKAEA<br />
(UK)<br />
Panel: Session 3 - Achieving Legitimacy in National Waste Management<br />
<strong>Programme</strong>s<br />
Monday, September 22, 2003, 13:30<br />
Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 6 - Level 1<br />
Many countries have failed to implement national programmes for the long-term<br />
management of radioactive waste. There have been notable advances, particularly<br />
in respect of near-surface facilities for low and short-lived intermediate level<br />
waste, and the deep disposal programmes in Scandinavia and the US for HLW and<br />
TRU. These more successful examples may be seen to have engaged all<br />
stakeholder groups including the public in the decision-making process from the<br />
national level to the local level. They encouraged participation from<br />
representatives from government, local communities, industry, non-government<br />
organisations (NGOs) and “the public” and carried them along in the process,<br />
underpinned by a legal framework.<br />
This panel session will examine the successes and failures of national programmes<br />
and issues such as whether legislation which imposes deadlines on programmes<br />
(such as in the case of the EU countries, the proposed Directive on Radioactive<br />
Waste Management) is a help or a hindrance. Audience participation will be<br />
encouraged through a facilitator, Lake Barrett, former Deputy Director of<br />
OCRWM, USDOE, (USA). Panelists include: Hans Bertil Hakansson, President<br />
and CEO of Studsvik AB, (S W E D E N); Peter Brown, Director, Uranium &<br />
Radioactive Waste Division of Natural Resources (CA N A D A); Charles<br />
McCombie, Executive Director of ARIUS, (SW I T Z E R L A N D); Chris Murray,<br />
Managing Director of UK Nirex Ltd, (UK); and Dr. Claudio Pescatore, Principal<br />
Administrator, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (FRANCE).<br />
Panel: Session 22 - Strategies for Incorporating Safety by Design in an<br />
Environmental Remediation Workplace<br />
Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 14:45<br />
Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 6 - Level 1<br />
This session, beginning immediately after Session 21, will explore application/<br />
implementation of safety and health policies that incorporates safety in the<br />
design process via group discussion. Over the years, worker safety has<br />
experienced many frontiers and fads. “Safety by Design” is a concept introduced<br />
some 50 years ago that continues to gain power as its value is recognized by<br />
government and industry in the U.S. and internationally. Occupational safety<br />
and health issues should be considered during all phases of development and<br />
deployment of environmental remediation technologies to protect the worker.<br />
Further, innovative approaches to integrate safety and health into the design and<br />
use of new technologies will be discussed. Also, models for<br />
national/international initiatives that make new technologies inherently safer and<br />
provide an associated measure of risk reduction will be detailed. On all these<br />
issues, the participants will share achievements and lessons learned.<br />
Panel: Session 45 - Requirements of the Legacy Management of Uranium<br />
Mining and Milling Liabilities and Role of the Long Term Stewardship<br />
Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 13:30<br />
Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 6 - Level 1<br />
The UMREG Group constituted itself during the ICEM’95 Berlin Meeting as an<br />
informal network group for multilateral exchange on issues related to uranium<br />
mine and mill remediation. The USDOE UMTRA-Group and the German<br />
BMWi-WISMUT Group started the exchange in 1993 on specific topics related<br />
to the major projects UMTRA Title 1 and WISMUT. Since then several meetings<br />
were held in conjunction with international conferences focussing on<br />
environmental remediation. Also the Group has grown into a international<br />
network including representatives of regulating, permitting and supervising<br />
institutions, operating and consulting companies, and research organisations.<br />
It was a key component of ICEM’01. Panelists include: P. Courtney<br />
(CANADA), E. Falck (IAEA), M. Hagen, WISMUT (GERMANY), Alex<br />
Jakubick, WISMUT (GERMANY), T. Kaasik (ESTONIA), M. Kinze/<br />
E. Ettenhuber/S.Hurst (GERMANY), Pat Landine (CANADA), H. Monken-<br />
Fernandez (BRAZIL), M. Roanhorse (USA), J. Slezak (CZECH REPUBLIC),<br />
and P. Waggitt (AUSTRALIA).<br />
Daily Speaker/Session Co-Chair Breakfast<br />
A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided to all Oral Session<br />
Speakers, Poster Presenters, and Session Co-Chairs on the day of their session.<br />
The breakfast will be served at 8:30 in the East School Examination Hall on<br />
Monday, and at 8:00 on Tuesday - Thursday. Most hotels have breakfast<br />
included in the cost of the room, but the speakers breakfast will give you the<br />
time for final arrangements before your session. The attendance at the breakfast<br />
will provide an opportunity for the Session Co-Chairs to meet with the speakers,<br />
and for all to discuss the topics they will be addressing.<br />
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Coffee/Tea Breaks in the Examination Schools<br />
Complimentary coffee and tea will be served for all meeting participants in<br />
both rooms of the Nuclear & Environmental Equipment and Services<br />
Exhibition halls during the breaks. On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, the<br />
breaks will be held in the East School.<br />
Lunch Periods<br />
Lunch will be served in the Exhibit Halls. Lunches served all three days will<br />
mainly consist of sandwiches and other food that can be easily consumed while<br />
visiting the exhibits and posters. Luncheon hours are from 12:30 to 13:30. Paid<br />
registration includes the luncheon price for all three days. A listing of local<br />
restaurants is also listed within the <strong>Programme</strong> on page 18.<br />
Speaker Ready Room<br />
A planning room will be available where speakers may review their<br />
PowerPoint slides, overheads, and notes. This room will be open from 8:00 to<br />
17:00 at the Conference Centre, Room 5 - Level 1, Monday through Thursday,<br />
and on Sunday 17:00 to 19:00.<br />
Technical Tours<br />
There are three technical tours planned for the conference attendees. The three<br />
technical tours will take place immediately following the conference on<br />
Thursday, and Friday, September 25th and 26th, and include on-site visits,<br />
taking in five establishments. The tours aim to give conference attendees<br />
opportunities to see UK radioactive waste management programmes, first<br />
hand. Please note: These tours were pre-booked and all three tours are full.<br />
For security reasons, we are unable to take further reservations.<br />
The tours will include the facilities of:<br />
• The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) - which<br />
is responsible for managing the decommissioning of the nuclear<br />
reactors and other radioactive facilities used for the UK’s nuclear<br />
research and development programme for the UK’s input to<br />
European fusion research;<br />
• Nirex - which is responsible for developing long-term options<br />
for radioactive materials. It also maintains the UK national<br />
inventory (with the Department of the Environment Food<br />
and Rural Affairs) and advises the industry on treating and<br />
packaging its radioactive waste;<br />
• British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) - which operates in the<br />
UK and overseas, providing fuel manufacture and reactor services<br />
(through Westinghouse); nuclear decommissioning and clean<br />
-up services and spent fuel management (including reprocessing)<br />
and engineering services; and operates the fleet of Magnox power<br />
stations, some of which are being decommissioned.<br />
Tour A - Culham and Harwell<br />
• UKAEA - Culham Fusion Facility;<br />
• Nirex Packaging and Transport Culham Test Facility; and<br />
• UKAEA Harwell<br />
The tour will first visit the EFDA-JET fusion experimental facility at Culham,<br />
some 10 miles south of Oxford. EFDA-JET is the flagship of the European<br />
Community’s fusion research programme and the precursor to the “next step”<br />
devices such as ITER. In 1997, JET reached a record 16 MW of fusion power.<br />
Visitors will also be able to see the EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association’s<br />
own fusion experiment called MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak).<br />
The Culham site is also the location of Nirex’s waste packaging and transport<br />
exhibition and display area. The facility holds examples of Nirex’s standard<br />
packages and containers that have undergone performance testing. These include<br />
scale model re-usable shielded transport containers, 500 litre drums, 3 cubic<br />
metre boxes and the 4-metre box. Lunch will be held at the facilities of the<br />
National Radiological Protection Board at Harwell.<br />
The tour will culminate with a visit to UKAEA’s Harwell site, about 9 miles<br />
south of Culham. Harwell is the headquarters of the UKAEA and hosts a<br />
number of nuclear research facilities that were instrumental in the development<br />
of the UK nuclear programme. Visitors will be able to see the decommissioning<br />
activities taking place at a number of locations on the site, including the<br />
Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile (GLEEP), a thermal heterogeneous<br />
reactor which operated between 1947 and 1990, and the 26 MW (Th) materials<br />
test reactor DIDO, which operated until 1990. Also included will be a visit to the<br />
newly constructed Vault Store and the Liquid Effluent Treatment Plant.<br />
Schedule for Tour A - Culham and Harwell<br />
Friday, 26th September<br />
8:00 Depart Oxford Examination Schools (by coach)<br />
8:30 Arrive Culham Science Centre<br />
8:40 Welcome and Coffee<br />
9:00 Presentation and Tour of JET/MAST machines<br />
11:00 Depart for Tour of Nirex facility, Culham<br />
11:05 Tour of Nirex facility<br />
12:35 Depart Culham Science Centre<br />
13:00 Arrive NRPB Conference Center<br />
13:05 Lunch<br />
13:50 Presentation by John Wilkins, Head of Site<br />
14:30 Depart NRPB for tour of Harwell IBC<br />
14:45 GLEEP Decommissioning Visit and Presentation<br />
15:30 Depart GLEEP for Site Tour<br />
16:00 Arrive B462 for Tour of Vault Store<br />
17:00 Depart Harwell IBC<br />
17:30 Arrive Oxford<br />
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Tour B - Sellafield and Windscale<br />
• BNFL Sellafield<br />
• UKAEA Windscale<br />
The Sellafield site is probably BNFL’s most well-known site and is home to its<br />
reprocessing operations. The national low-level waste repository is nearby at<br />
Drigg.<br />
The Visitors Centre is one of the most popular attractions in the Lake District,<br />
reopened in June 2002 and houses an independent exhibition, “Sparking<br />
Reaction”, created by The Science Museum, London, to stimulate debate on<br />
nuclear issues.<br />
On the Sellafield site itself, visitors will see the new high-level waste<br />
vitrification line, waste encapsulation plant and the thermal oxide reprocessing<br />
plant (THORP). Decommissioning projects will include PFR Fuel Plant Thorp<br />
Miniature Pilot Plant. Lunch will be provided.<br />
Visitors will then transfer to the adjacent UKAEA Windscale site to see<br />
“Project WAGR”. As the lead project for nuclear reactor decommissioning in<br />
the UK, Project WAGR aims to show that a full-size reactor can be dismantled<br />
safely and cost effectively, with minimum risk to the environment. When it<br />
became operational in 1962, Windscale’s Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor<br />
(WAGR) was the prototype of a ‘family’ of reactors providing more efficient<br />
power for Britain than ever before possible. WAGR shut down in 1981.<br />
There may be a chance to visit the Drigg LLW near-surface disposal facility.<br />
Please note that your train fare and hotel bill will be paid by ICEM. However,<br />
any extras charged to your room (room service, telephone, newspapers, etc.)<br />
will be your own responsibility.<br />
Please also note that we cannot deviate from these train times as we have negotiated<br />
a special price with Virgin Rail. If you would like to return South at a<br />
later time or next day etc., this will have to be at your own expense.<br />
Schedule for Tour B - Sellafield and Windscale<br />
Thursday, 25th September<br />
14:00 Meet at Examination Schools Registration Desk area<br />
14:31 Depart Oxford for Penrith (by Virgin Rail)<br />
19:08 Arrive Penrith<br />
19:18 Depart Penrith to Ennerdale Country House<br />
20:30 Dinner<br />
Friday, 26th September<br />
8:30 Depart Hotel for BNFL Sellafield<br />
9:00 Tour of BNFL Sellafield<br />
12:30 Lunch<br />
13:30 Tour UKAEA Windscale<br />
16:00 Depart for Penrith<br />
17:40 Depart Penrith for Oxford/London<br />
22:18 Arrive at Oxford or<br />
22:28 Arrive London (changing at Stockport)<br />
Tour C - Berkeley Power Station<br />
Berkeley Power Station is situated by the River Severn about 25 miles north of<br />
Bristol and some 60 miles from Oxford. The station was the first commercial<br />
nuclear power station to enter service in the UK and was also the first to begin<br />
decommissioning. It was a 276 MW(e) twin-reactor Magnox station. It began<br />
operation in June 1962 and ceased generation in March 1989.<br />
Decommissioning at Berkeley is under the control of BNFL Magnox Generation<br />
and is now preparing to enter its care and maintenance phase - due to begin in<br />
2006. Visitors will be able to tour the site and see the latest decommissioning<br />
activities. Of interest will be the Business Visitor Centre that showcases BNFL’s<br />
worldwide decommissioning business.<br />
Schedule for Tour C - Berkeley Power Station<br />
Friday, 26th September<br />
8:00 Depart Oxford Examination Schools (by Coach)<br />
9:30 Arrive Berkeley Power Station<br />
9:45 Welcome and Coffee<br />
10:00 Tour Berkeley<br />
12:30 Lunch<br />
13:30 Depart Berkeley<br />
15:30 Arrive Oxford<br />
Conference Registration<br />
On-Site Registration Hours<br />
It is strongly recommended that the conference participants register on Sunday, 21<br />
September, to avoid the rush before the opening session on Monday morning, 22<br />
September. Badges are required for the Sunday Reception. The registration area is<br />
open at the Examination Schools during the following hours:<br />
Sunday, 21 September 17:00 to 19:00<br />
Monday, 22 September 08:00 to 17:00<br />
Tuesday, 23 September 08:30 to 17:00<br />
Wednesday, 24 September 08:30 to 17:00<br />
Thursday, 25 September 08:30 to 10:00<br />
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Equipment and Services Exhibition<br />
Description of Exhibition<br />
A Nuclear and Environmental Equipment & Services exhibition is held on the<br />
second floor of the Examination Schools and opens concurrently with the technical<br />
sessions. At the exhibition, participants will be able to review, evaluate, and test<br />
some of the most current products and services in the nuclear and environmental<br />
fields. This is a significant opportunity to reach a number of potential international<br />
markets. An exhibition brochure with Exhibitor capabilities is also available for the<br />
conference participants. On Sunday and Tuesday evening, the receptions will be<br />
held in the Exhibit hall.<br />
Schedule of Hours<br />
The exhibition will be held over the four days of the conference according to the<br />
following schedule:<br />
Sunday, 21 September 18:00 to 19:30<br />
Monday, 22 September 12:00 to 18:00<br />
Tuesday, 23 September 08:30 to 19:30<br />
Wednesday, 24 September 08:30 to 14:00<br />
Sponsors<br />
We thank the following companies sponsoring events at the ICEM’03 conference.<br />
Platinum Sponsors: UKAEA<br />
Washington Group International<br />
Gold Sponsors: Fluor Government Group<br />
RWE NUKEM Group<br />
The Shaw Group Inc.<br />
Exhibiting Companies<br />
AEA Technology plc<br />
Allegheny Technologies<br />
ALSTEC Lab Impex Systems<br />
AMETEK Advanced Measurement<br />
Technology<br />
ANSTO<br />
A N Technology<br />
BNFL<br />
British Shielding Windows Ltd<br />
Canberra Harwell Ltd<br />
COGEMA /AREVA<br />
CRIEPI<br />
Euro Nuclear Services<br />
Forward Industries Ltd<br />
Goldsim Technology Group<br />
IBC Advanced Technologies Inc<br />
Imperial College London Consultants<br />
La Calhene<br />
Laboratory Impex Systems<br />
Microflitrex<br />
Mitsui Babcock<br />
NNC Ltd<br />
Pycko Scientific Ltd.<br />
RACE, LLC<br />
RTS plc<br />
RWE NUKEM Group<br />
Serco Assurance<br />
Southern Scientific Ltd<br />
Synodys Group<br />
The Shaw Group Inc<br />
Thermal Electron Corporation<br />
UK Nirex Ltd<br />
UKAEA<br />
Visa, Travel and Currency<br />
Process for Applying for Passport and Visa<br />
All foreign visitors entering the UK must possess valid passports. In addition, some<br />
visitors may need a visa. European Union, US and Canadians citizens do not<br />
require a visa. The organisers advise the participants from each country to consult<br />
with the UK Embassy or a local diplomatic mission for further information.<br />
Transport Details by Air<br />
There are three major airports within 90 minutes of Oxford: Heathrow,<br />
Birmingham and Gatwick. Regular coaches and trains connect the airports with<br />
the city.<br />
Travel from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports by Bus<br />
The easiest way to get to Oxford from any major London airport is by using a direct<br />
bus. A bus to Oxford leaves from both the airports almost every hour. It is not<br />
necessary to order tickets in advance. Please visit our web page<br />
(www.ICEMconf.com) for bus schedules from all major airports to Oxford.<br />
Insurance and Liability<br />
All participants are encouraged to make their own arrangements for health and<br />
travel insurance. Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES, INucE nor their agent, The<br />
Corporate Team, can be held responsible for any personal injury, loss, damage,<br />
accident to private property or additional expenses incurred as a result of delays or<br />
changes in air, rail, sea, road or other services, strikes, sickness, weather or any<br />
other cause.<br />
Foreign Exchange and Traveller’s Checks<br />
The conference secretariat on-site will accept only UK Currency (no US$ or EURO<br />
Traveller’s Checks) for payment of any fees. Visa and MasterCard are also<br />
accepted.<br />
Hotel Listing<br />
Best Western Linton Lodge Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UJ V: +44 (0)1865 553461<br />
East Gate 73 The High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BE V: +44 (0)870 400 8201<br />
. Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Rd., V: +444 (0)8704009086<br />
Holiday Inn Oxford N England OX2 8JD<br />
Oxford Spires Four Pillars Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4PS. V: +44 (0)1865 324324<br />
Randolph Beaumont St, Oxford, OX1 2LN V: +44 (0)870 400 8200<br />
Queen’s Lane off the High St., V: +44 (0)1865 279000<br />
St. Edmund Hall Oxford, OX1 4AR Main Switchboard<br />
Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Rd. V: +44 (0)870 1911705<br />
Travelodge Oxford North England OX2 8JD<br />
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Restaurant Listing<br />
Type Name Address Tel Number Website<br />
American<br />
Old Orleans Threeways House, George St, Oxford 01865 792718 www.oldorleans.co.uk<br />
Pizza Hut 61/63 George Street, Oxford 01865 790089 www.pizzahut.co.uk<br />
Italian<br />
Aquavitae 1 Folly Bridge, Oxford 01865 247775 www.touchoxford.com<br />
Pizza Hut 61/63 George Street, Oxford 01865 790089 www.pizzahut.co.uk<br />
Quod 92-94 High Street, Oxford 01865 202505 www.quod.co.uk<br />
Indian<br />
Aziz 228/230 Cowley Rd, Oxford 01865 794945 www.aziz.oxfordpages.co.uk<br />
Café Zouk 1st Floor, 135 High Street, Oxford 01865 251600 www.cafezouk.co.uk<br />
Polish<br />
Hajduczek 84 Cowley Rd, Oxford 01865 243390 www.hajduczek.co.uk<br />
French<br />
Le Manoir aux Church Rd, Great Milton, Oxford 01844 278881 www.blanc.co.uk<br />
Hotels<br />
Oxford Spires Abingdon Rd, Oxford 01865 324324 www.four-pillars.co.uk<br />
Feathers Market Street, Woodstock, 01993 812291 www.feathers.co.uk<br />
Cotswold 66a Banbury Rd, Oxford 01865 512121 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels.cotswold<br />
Hawkwell<br />
House Church Way, Iffley Village, Oxford 01865 749988 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels/hawkwell<br />
Weston Manor Northampton Rd, 01869 350621 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/<br />
Weston-on-the-Green hotels/westonmanor<br />
Other<br />
All Bar One 124 High Street, Oxford 01865 258991 www.mbplc.com<br />
Gee's<br />
Restaurant 61a Banbury Rd, Oxford 01865 553540 www.gees-restaurant.co.uk<br />
Green Penny Farthing Place, Oxford 01865 246000 www.bar-green.co.uk<br />
Oxford<br />
Stadium Sandy Lane, Cowley, Oxford, 0870 8408903 www.oxfordstadium.co.uk<br />
Rosamund Tooley's, Banbury Museum, www.rosamund.oxford<br />
the Fair Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury 01295 278690 pages.co.uk<br />
The Cherwell<br />
Boathouse Bardwell Rd, Oxford 01865 552746 www.cherwellboathouse.co.uk<br />
Administrative Support Services<br />
For Internet Access and Faxing<br />
Mices.com Internet Shop<br />
118 High Street<br />
Oxford, OX1 4 BX<br />
V: +44(0)1865-726413<br />
Email: info@mices.com<br />
www.mices.com<br />
For Photocopying Services<br />
Max Print<br />
91 High Street<br />
Oxford, OX1 4BJ<br />
V: 44+(0)1865-204713<br />
F: 44+(0)1865-204715<br />
Acronym List<br />
AEA Atomic Energy Agency<br />
ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable<br />
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers<br />
BWR Boiling Water Reactor<br />
CEA Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique<br />
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response and<br />
Liability Act<br />
CH-TRU Contact handled- Transuranic Waste<br />
DAW Dry Activated Waste<br />
DNFSB Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board<br />
DOE Department of Energy<br />
EIS Environmental Impact Statement<br />
EM Environmental Management<br />
EPA Environmental Protection Agency<br />
EPRI Electric Power Research Institute<br />
ER Environmental Remediation<br />
FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program<br />
HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air<br />
HEU Highly Enriched Uranium<br />
HLW High Level Waste<br />
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency<br />
ILW Intermediate Level Waste<br />
IPSN Institut de Protection et de SureteNucleaire<br />
ISM Integrated Safety Management<br />
JAERI Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute<br />
KAERI Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute<br />
LEU Low Enriched Uranium<br />
LILW Low- intermediate Level Waste<br />
LLW Low Level Waste<br />
LOI Laser Options, Inc.<br />
LSA Low Specific Activity<br />
M&I Management & Integration<br />
M&O Management & Operation<br />
MOX Mixed Uranium-Plutonium Oxide<br />
MW Mixed Waste<br />
Disclaimer<br />
NDA Non-Detectable Activity<br />
NEA Nuclear Energy Agency<br />
NED Nuclear Engineering Division<br />
NEI Nucler Energy Institute<br />
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act<br />
NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration<br />
NORM Natural Occurring Radioactive Material<br />
NPO Nuclear Power Operations<br />
NPP Nuclear Power Plant<br />
NWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act<br />
OECD Organization for Economic<br />
Cooperation & Development<br />
PRA Probabilistic Risk Analysis<br />
PWR Pressurized Water Reactor<br />
R&D Research & Development<br />
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act<br />
RH-TRU Remoted handled- Transuranic Waste<br />
ROC Republic of China<br />
RPV Reactor Pressure Vessel<br />
RW Rad Waste<br />
SNF Spent Nuclear Fuel<br />
SRW Solid Radioactive Waste<br />
TENORM Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring<br />
Radioactive Material<br />
TRU Transuranic<br />
TRUPACT Transuranic Package Transporter<br />
UKAEA United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority<br />
USACE United States Army Corps of Enigineers<br />
USDOD US Department of Defense<br />
USDOE US Department of Energy<br />
USNRC US Nuclear Regulatory Commission<br />
WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria<br />
WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant<br />
WM Waste Management<br />
WNA World Nuclear Association<br />
Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE can accept any liability for death, injury,<br />
or any loss, cost or expense suffered or incurred by any person if such loss is<br />
caused or results from the act, default or omission of any person other than an<br />
employee or agent of ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE. In particular, neither<br />
ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE can accept any liability for losses arising from<br />
the provision or non-provision of services provided by hotel companies or transport<br />
operators. Nor can ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE accept liability for losses<br />
suffered by reason of war including threat of war, riot and civil strife, terrorist<br />
activity, natural disaster, weather, flood, drought, technical, mechanical or<br />
electrical breakdown within any premises visited by delegates and/or partners in<br />
connection with the conference, industrial disputes, governmental action,<br />
regulations or technical problems which may affect the services provided in<br />
connection with the conference. Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE is able<br />
to give any warranty that a particular person will appear as a speaker or panellist.<br />
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Maps of UK and Greater Oxford<br />
Map of Oxford<br />
Oxford Bus Terminal<br />
Town Hall<br />
Examination<br />
Schools<br />
St. Edmund Hall<br />
Transport Details by Road: Oxford lies at the centre of a network of major roads and motorways. The M40<br />
connects Oxford with London and the Midlands while the M4 via the A24 gives access to the West and<br />
Wales. There are regular bus and coach links, including all-night coaches to and from London.<br />
Transport Details by Rail: There are regular train services to Oxford from all parts of the country. The<br />
Euro-tunnel link now provides direct access from the continent and is within easy commuting distance.<br />
Oxford Parking Location Spaces Available<br />
Oxpens Car Park Oxpens Road 75 Spaces<br />
Westgate Car Park Norfolk Street 1210 Spaces<br />
Worcester Street Car Park Park End Street 182 Spaces<br />
Gloucester Green Car Park St John Street 100 Spaces<br />
St Clements Car Park St Clements 120 Spaces<br />
South Parks Road Car Park South Parks Road 200 Spaces<br />
There is also a park and ride service that is operated in Oxford, there is ample convenient parking just<br />
minutes off the ring road. There are 4 car parks; Pear Tree, Thornhill, Redbridge and Seacourt. They are<br />
situated around the ring road of Oxford. Some are shown on the Greater Oxford map to the left. A fast and<br />
frequent bus service takes people directly to Oxford City Centre.<br />
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Map of Examination Schools - Level 1<br />
Map of Examination Schools - Level 2<br />
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Exhibit Hall - North School Exhibit Hall - South School<br />
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ICEM’03 Schedule of <strong>Events</strong><br />
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION*<br />
Exhibitor Setup 10:30 - 17:30 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Workshop: Risk in Clean-Up 13:00 - 17:30 Room 4 - Level 1<br />
ICEM Organizing Committee 15:30 - 16:30 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Registration 17:00 - 19:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 17:00 - 19:00 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Welcome Reception 18:00 - 19:30 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
Registration 8:00 - 17:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 8:00 - 9:00 East School - Level 2<br />
9:00 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Spouse/Guest Welcome Reception 8:00 - 9:00 Room 6, Level - 1<br />
Speakers Breakfast 8:30 - 9:00 East School - Level 2<br />
Speaker Ready Room 9:00 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Coffee Break 9:00 - 9:30 Oxford Town Hall<br />
Opening Session - Session 1 9:30 - 12:00 Oxford Town Hall<br />
Exhibit Hall Hours 12:00 - 18:00 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Lunch 12:00 - 13:25 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Sessions 2 - 10 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1<br />
UK LMU Tier 1 Forum (2A) 13:30 - 17:30 East School - Level 2<br />
Coffee Break 15:10 - 15:35 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Monday Evening 18:00 Open Evening - On Your Own<br />
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 7:30 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Speakers Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
Registration 8:30 - 17:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Exhibit Hall Hours 8:30 - 19:30 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Speaker Ready Room 8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Sessions 11 - 18, 2B 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1<br />
Poster Session 19 9:30 - 13:15 East School - Level 2<br />
Coffee Break 10:15 - 10:40 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Lunch 12:25 - 13:25 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
ICEM Int'l Advisory Meeting 12:25 - 13:20 Room 10 - Level 1<br />
Session 20 - 28 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1<br />
Coffee Break 15:10 - 15:35 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Tuesday Reception 17:15 - 19:00 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
* Unless noted otherwise, all locations are at the Examination Schools<br />
ICEM’03 Schedule of <strong>Events</strong><br />
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 7:30 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Speakers Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
Registration 8:30 - 17:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Exhibit Hall Hours 8:30 - 14:00 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Speaker Ready Room 8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Session 29 - 37 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1<br />
Poster Session 38 9:30 - 13:15 East School - Level 2<br />
Coffee Break 10:15 - 10:40 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Lunch 12:25 - 13:25 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Session Organizers/Co-Chairs Mtg. 12:25 - 13:20 East School - Level 2<br />
Sessions 39 - 48, 31, 56 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1<br />
Exhibitor Move out 14:00 - 18:00 North & South Schools - Level 2<br />
Coffee Break 15:20 - 15:45 East School - Level 2<br />
Wednesday Banquet 19:30 St. Edmund Hall<br />
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 7:30 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
8:30 - 12:25 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Speakers Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 East School - Level 2<br />
Registration 8:30 - 10:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Speaker Ready Room 8:30 - 12:25 Room 5 - Level 1<br />
Sessions 49 - 55 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1<br />
Coffee Break 10:15 - 10:40 East School - Level 2<br />
ICEM 03 Conf. Sessions End 12:25<br />
ICEM 03 & 05 Organizer Mtg. 12:25 - 1:00 East School - Level 2<br />
Tour B - Assemble 14:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2003<br />
EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
Tour C - Bus Departs 8:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
Tour A - Bus Departs 8:00 Main Foyer - Level 1<br />
APPROXIMATE PRESENTATION TIMES<br />
Morning Presentation Start Time<br />
Paper 1 9:00<br />
Paper 2 9:25<br />
Paper 3 9:50<br />
Break 10:15 - 10:40<br />
Paper 4 10:45<br />
Paper 5 11:10<br />
Paper 6 11:35<br />
Paper 7 12:00<br />
Lunch Break 12:25 -13:25<br />
Afternoon Presentation Start Time<br />
Paper 1 13:30<br />
Paper 2 13:55<br />
Paper 3 14:20<br />
Paper 4 15:45<br />
Break 15:10 - 15:35<br />
Paper 5 15:40<br />
Paper 6 16:05<br />
Paper 7 16:30<br />
Paper 8 16:55<br />
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MONDAY AM - SEPTEMBER 22, 2003<br />
SESSION TITLES<br />
01 Plenary Session ALL TH 9:30<br />
MONDAY PM- SEPTEMBER 22, 2003<br />
02A LMU Supplier Forum x x X ES 13:30<br />
03 Panel: Achieving Legitimacy in National Waste Management x x X 6 13:30<br />
04 National & International D&D <strong>Programme</strong>s X x 7 13:30<br />
05 L/ILW <strong>Programme</strong>s & Facilities X x 14 13:30<br />
06 Clearance Levels for Radioactive Waste & NORM X x 11 13:30<br />
07 Waste Minimisation, Avoidance & Recycling in Nuclear Power x X 9 15:40<br />
08 Life Cycle Economics & Cost Benefit Analysis x X 9 13:30<br />
09 Separation Technologies/Strategies for Transmutation x X 15 13:30<br />
10 Contamination Risk, Fate & Transport Assessment for ER x X 6 15:40<br />
TUESDAY AM - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003<br />
02B The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in the UK x x X 6 9:00<br />
11 Storage & Disposal of HLW, SF & Transuranics x X 15 9:00<br />
12 Storage of Spent Fuel X 14 9:00<br />
13 Dismantling, Demoliton & Simulation Technologies x X 9 9:00<br />
14 D & D Radiological Characterisation & Monitoring x X 8 9:00<br />
15 Technical & Public Acceptance Criteria for Disposal or for Clearance x x X 11 9:00<br />
16 L/ILW Waste Characterization, Assay, & Tracking Systems X 7 9:00<br />
17 Quality Assurance, Verification & Control X x 10 9:00<br />
18 Experience in Radiological Contaminant Cleanup x X 4 9:00<br />
19 Poster Session for L/ILW, D&D, ER & EM ALL ES 9:30<br />
TUESDAY PM - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003<br />
20 ER Management Approaches & ER <strong>Programme</strong>s x X x 6 13:30<br />
21 Safety & Health Initiatives, Issues, & Program Developments X x 6 15:40<br />
22 Panel: Safety & Health Initiatives, Issues, & Program Developments X x 6 16:50<br />
23 D & D Lessons Learned X x 7 13:30<br />
24 D & D Management Approaches & Planning Tools X x 9 13:30<br />
25 Disposal Site & Waste Form Characterization & Perf. Assessment X x 15 13:30<br />
26 L/ILW Waste Characterisation, Assay & Tracking Systems X 14 13:30<br />
27 Major Disposal Studies & Near Surface Effects x X x 11 13:30<br />
28 Important Long-Term Parameters for Safety Cases x X 8 15:40<br />
TH - Town Hall<br />
ES - East School<br />
SESSION TITLES<br />
WEDNESDAYAM - SEPTEMBER 24, 2003<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> at a Glance — Page 29<br />
29 National & International EM <strong>Programme</strong>s x x X 4 9:00<br />
30 Management Approaches & Planning Tools x X x 7 9:00<br />
32 Uranium Mining & Milling Environmental Remediation X 6 9:00<br />
33 D & D Cleanup & Release Standards for Sites & Materials x X 11 9:00<br />
34 Treatment, Management & Recycle of D & D Waste x X 9 9:00<br />
35 Liquid Waste Treatment Process & Experience X 8 9:00<br />
36 HLW, Fissile, TRU, & SNF Short & Long-Term Storage X x 15 9:00<br />
37 Developments of Borosilicate Glass & Alternatives for Immobilisation X 14 9:00<br />
38 Poster Session for L/ILW & HLW/SNF ALL ES 9:30<br />
WEDNESDAYPM - SEPTEMBER 24, 2003<br />
31 Experience in Hazardous & Mixed Contaminant Cleanup x X 9 13:30<br />
39 Environmental Management Policies & Regulations x X 4 13:30<br />
40 Solid Waste Volume Reduction, Treatment, & Packaging Experience X 11 13:30<br />
41 Mixed Waste (Hazardous & Radioactive) Waste Mgmtt X x 9 15:40<br />
42 Decommissioning Issues & Decontamination Technologies x X x 8 13:30<br />
43 Health Effects of Ionising Radiation x X 7 13:30<br />
44 Local Participation & Decision Making - I x x X 7 15:40<br />
45 Panel: Mgmt. of U Mining & Milling Liabilities & Long Term Stewardship X x 6 13:30<br />
46 ER Site Characterisation & Monitoring x X 8 15:40<br />
47 Advances in Vitrification of High-Level Waste X 14 13:30<br />
48 Modeling of Long-Term Processes in the Disposal of High-Level Waste X 15 13:30<br />
56 Immobilization/Instrumentation of High-Level Waste x X 14 15:40<br />
THURSDAYAM - SEPTEMBER 25, 2003<br />
49 Local Participation & Decision Making - II x x X 6 9:00<br />
50 D & D of Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities X 8 10:45<br />
51 D & D of Reactors X 11 9:00<br />
52 Advanced L/ILW Conditioning Technologies X 7 9:00<br />
53 Extended & Long-term L/ILW Storage X x 4 9:00<br />
54 Recent Developments in ER Technology X 9 9:00<br />
55 ER Site Characterisation & Monitoring X x 14 9:00<br />
TH - Town Hall<br />
ES - East School
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APPROXIMATE PRESENTATION TIMES<br />
Morning Presentation Start Time<br />
Paper 1 9:00<br />
Paper 2 9:25<br />
Paper 3 9:50<br />
Break 10:15 - 10:40<br />
Paper 4 10:45<br />
Paper 5 11:10<br />
Paper 6 11:35<br />
Paper 7 12:00<br />
Lunch Break 12:25 -13:25<br />
Monday, September 22, 2003<br />
MONDAY 9:30 SESSION 1 - PLENARY SESSION TOWN HALL<br />
CoChairs: Gary Benda, US Energy Corp. (USA)<br />
Fred Sheil, BNFL (UK)<br />
Welcome to the ICEM’03 Conference<br />
Welcome to Oxford, England- Councillor Patrick Stannard, The Lord Mayor of Oxford<br />
1. Sir John Harman, Chairman of the Environment Agency (UK)<br />
2. Dr. John Garrick, Chairman of the U.S. NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste,<br />
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA)<br />
3. Chris Murray, Managing Director, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
4. Lynne Smith, EM Headquarters WIPP Office Director, U.S. Department of Energy<br />
(USA)<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 2A EAST SCHOOL<br />
LMU SUPPLIER FORUM - UK LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT UNIT (LMU) TIER 1<br />
SUPPLIER FORUM<br />
This is an open invitation to major companies wishing to become site managers (Tier 1<br />
Contractors) for the UK civil nuclear clean-up programme post April 2005. At this forum<br />
representatives from the LMU will outline the progress made towards this goal. Specifically,<br />
the forum focus on contracting arrangements<br />
*The Competition and Award Process<br />
*The Contract Terms<br />
*Performance Based Initiatives (PBI’s)<br />
Afternoon Presentation Start Time<br />
Paper 1 13:30<br />
Paper 2 13:55<br />
Paper 3 14:20<br />
Paper 4 15:45<br />
Break 15:10 - 15:35<br />
Paper 5 15:40<br />
Paper 6 16:05<br />
Paper 7 16:30<br />
Paper 8 16:55<br />
Following the forum we have rescheduled the ICEM Panel Session 2B for Tuesday morning<br />
discussing the LMU programme. Only ICEM registrants can attend the Tuesday session.<br />
ICEMand sponsors will be hosting the Monday luncheon and coffee/tea breaks in the Oxford<br />
Examination Schools. Forum attendees are invited to attend.<br />
To pre-register for the forum, contact Jo Arthur DTI 1 Victoria Street, e-mail:<br />
jo.arthur@dti.gsi.gov.uk, or register on Monday beginning at 12:30 at the Examination<br />
Schools. If you are already registered with ICEM’03, you should also register with the forum.<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 2B ROOM 6<br />
LMU PANEL (see narrative on Session 2B on page 34)<br />
Rescheduled to Tuesday Morning - 9:00 - Room 6<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 3 ROOM 6<br />
PANEL SESSION - ACHIEVING LEGITIMACY IN NATIONAL<br />
WASTE MANAGEMENT<br />
Co-Chairs: John Mathieson, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
Lake Barrett, Consultant (USA)<br />
This panel session will examine the successes and failures of national programmes and issues<br />
such as whether legislation which imposes deadlines on programmes (such as in the case of the<br />
EU countries, the proposed Directive on Radioactive Waste Management) is a help or a<br />
hindrance.<br />
Panelists inlcude: Lake Barrett, former Deputy Director of OCRWM, USDOE, (USA); Hans<br />
Bertil Hakansson, President and CEO of Studsvik AB, (S W E D E N); Peter Brown, Director,<br />
Uranium & Radioactive Waste Division of Natural Resources (CA N A D A); Charles McCombie,<br />
Executive Director of ARIUS, (SW I T Z E R L A N D); Chris Murray, Managing Director of UK<br />
Nirex Ltd, (UK); and Dr. Claudio Pescatore, Principal Administrator, OECD Nuclear Energy<br />
Agency (FRANCE). Audience participation will be encouraged through a facilitator.<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 4 ROOM 7<br />
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL D & D PROGRAMMES<br />
Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA)<br />
John Williams, UKAEA (UK)<br />
1. Status of the NRC Decommissioning Program - 4671<br />
C. Craig, D. Orlando, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA)<br />
2. EDF Decommissioning <strong>Programme</strong> - A Global Commitment to a Sustainable Development<br />
- 4722<br />
J-J Grenouillet, EDF-CIDEN (FRANCE)<br />
3. Achievements and Current Issues in Decommissioning of Research Reactors - 4634<br />
M. Laraia, IAEA (AUSTRIA)<br />
4. Remediating Sellafield - A New Focus for the Site- 4815<br />
N.D. Baldwin, BNFL Sellafield (UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 31<br />
5. German “Decommissioning Guideline” - 4721<br />
B. Rehs, E. Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY)<br />
6. Innovations for Escalated Closure of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site<br />
(RFETS) - 4785<br />
A. Moore, Sr., Safe Sites of Colorado L. Umbaugh, Canberra Industries, Inc.; V. Ideker,<br />
Kaiser Hill, LLC – RFETS (USA)<br />
7. National Decommissioning Management System: Experience and Lessons Learned - 4809<br />
J. Cantarella, I. Verstraeten, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)
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MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 5 ROOM 14<br />
L/ILW PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Mohan Rao, Consultant (CANADA)<br />
Paul Grimwood, BNFL (UK)<br />
1. UKAEA, Dounreay - LLW Long Term Strategy - Developing the Options - 4514<br />
D. Broughton, UKAEA (UK)<br />
2. Third Update on Environmental Remediation of Historic LLR Waste Sites in Canada<br />
(1997-2003) - 4847<br />
R. Zelmer, G. Case, AECL (CANADA)<br />
3. The Management of Historic Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste in the United<br />
Kingdom - 4897<br />
D. Horsley, BNFL; B. McKirdy, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Management of Remote Handled Intermediate-level Waste at Harwell - 4555<br />
K. Langley, T. Chambers, G. Preston, A. Ronneback, UKAEA (UK)<br />
5. Design and Siting For Large Diameter Well Type Repositories - 5013<br />
A. Guskov, L. Prozorov, A Tkatchenko, S. Dmitriev, S. Korneva, Mos SIA ”Radon”<br />
(RUSSIA)<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 6 ROOM 11<br />
CLEARANCE LEVELS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND NORM<br />
Co-Chairs: David James, D.W. James and Associates (USA)<br />
Radovan Kohout, R. Kohout & Associates (Canada)<br />
1. Validation of Dose Calculation Codes for Clearance - 4667<br />
S. Menon, Menon Consulting AB; B. Wirendal, J. Bjerler, Studsvik RadWaste;<br />
L. Teunckens, Belgoprocess (SWEDEN/BELGIUM)<br />
2. Approaches for Addressing MARSSIM Complications - 4646<br />
R. Johnson, L. Durham, D. Miller, ANL (USA)<br />
3. Processes for the Treatment of NORM and TENORM - 4623<br />
A. Vesely, Austrian Research Centers (AUSTRIA)<br />
4. Using the HERCULES System to Segregate Room Trash from the LANL Plutonium<br />
Facility and CMR Building - 4975<br />
K.M. Gruetzmacher, R.M. Bustos, S.S. Ramsey, S.C. Myers, LANL; L.E. Gallegos,<br />
Eberline Services (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
5. Clearance Levels in Germany - How Do We Know They Are Right? - 4803<br />
S. Thierfeldt, Brenk Systemplanung GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
6. Free-Release Monitoring Equipment in the UK Nuclear Power Industry - 4564<br />
M. Pottinger, C. Orr, BNFL Instruments(UK)<br />
7. Comprehensive Waste Programs at Biomedical Institutions: Low-Level Radioactive Waste<br />
Disposal as an Integral Part of the Process - 4856<br />
D. Sprau, East Carolina Univ. (USA)<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 33<br />
MONDAY 15:40 SESSION 7 ROOM 9<br />
WASTE MINIMISATION, AVOIDANCE AND RECYCLING IN<br />
NUCLEAR POWER<br />
Co-Chairs: Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA)<br />
Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Recycle of Zr Metal from Hull Wastes by Treatment of Chlorination and Metalization -<br />
4626<br />
Y. Yasuike, S. Iwasa, K. Suzuki, H. Kobayashi, O. Amano, Kashiwa Laboratory;<br />
N. Sato,Tohoku Univ. (JAPAN)<br />
2. Decontamination and Provenance Tracking - 4566<br />
D. Bradbury, G. Elder, Bradtec Decon Technologies LTD.; J. Ritchie, R. Ward, PDSI<br />
(UK)<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 8 ROOM 9<br />
LIFE CYCLE ECONOMICS AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS<br />
Co-Chairs: Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA)<br />
1. Discharge Reductions - Value for Money? - 4931<br />
R.G. Morley, R. Coates, R.H. Taylor, J. Waring, BNFL Plc. (UK)<br />
2. A Computational Model for Estimating the Cost of Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive<br />
Waste Transport - 4783<br />
E.R. Johnson, R.E. Best, JAI Corporation (USA)<br />
3. U.S. Department of Energy’s High-Level Waste Program: Opportunities and Challenges in<br />
Achieving Risk and Cost Reductions - 4627<br />
R. Nazzaro, W. Swick, N. Kintner-Meyer, T. Perry, C. Blackwell, C. Hatscher, A. Locke,<br />
U.S. General Accounting Office (USA)<br />
4. A Framework for Assessing the Cost and Financing Uncertainties of the Belgian High<br />
Level-Waste Repository - 4636<br />
P. Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS/NERAS (BELGIUM)<br />
MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 9 ROOM 15<br />
SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES/STRATEGIES FOR TRANSMUTATION<br />
Co-Chairs: Charles Madic, CEA (FRANCE)<br />
Harry Harmon, PNNL (USA)<br />
1. Status of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site - 4651<br />
T.J. Spears, J.W. McCullough, USDOE-SR; H.D. Harmon, R.K. Leugemors, PNNL (USA)<br />
2. Radiochemical Separations for the Pretreatment of High-Level Nuclear Waste Solutions at<br />
the Savannah River Site - 4536<br />
D.T. Hobbs, T.B. Peters, M.C. Duff, M.J. Barnes, S.D. Fink, D.D. Walker, WSRC, LLC<br />
(USA)<br />
3. DIAMEX Process Development to Separate Trivalent Actinides from High Active<br />
Concentrates - 4812<br />
G. Modolo, S. Seekamp, H. Vijgen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmBH (GERMANY)
Page 34 — Technical Sessions<br />
4. Radioactive Waste Evaporation: Current Methodologies Employed for the Development,<br />
Design and Operation of Waste Evaporators at the Savannah River Site and Hanford Waste<br />
Treatment Plant - 4515<br />
T.B. Calloway, Jr., C.J. Martino, C.M. Jantzen, W.R. Wilmarth, M.E. Stone, R.A. Pierce,<br />
J.E. Josephs, C.D. Barnes, W.E. Daniel, R.E. Eibling, A.S. Choi, T.L. White, D.A. Crowley,<br />
M.A. Baich, J.D. Johnson, WSRC; K. Vijayaraghavan, A. Nikolov, D.T. Wasan, IIT (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
5. Fundamental Chemistry of Hanford Tank Sludges - 4633<br />
G. Lumetta, B.M. Rapko, H.M. Cho, PNNL (USA)<br />
6. Separation of Heat Release Nuclides in HLW by CMPO Impregnated Silica<br />
Ion-exchanger - 4635<br />
T. Kikuchi, I. Goto, K. Suzuki, Institute of Research and Innovation (JAPAN)<br />
7. Enhancing the Sorption of Uranyl Ions in the Presence of Carbonate Ions on Zeolite and<br />
Mesoporous Materials - 4637<br />
H. Kazemian, H.G. Mobtaker, M.H. Mallah, M. Motamedi, M.M. Abbas, A.M. Nejad,<br />
AEOI (IRAN)<br />
8. Crown Esters for Partitioning of High-Level Radioactive Wastes - 4823<br />
I. Mamakin, V. Saranchin, V. Seredenko, V. Yakshin, Russian Research Institute of<br />
Chemical Technology (RUSSIA)<br />
MONDAY 15:40 SESSION 10 ROOM 6<br />
CONTAMINATION RISK, FATE AND TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT FOR ER<br />
Co-Chairs: Larry Regens, University of Oklahoma (USA)<br />
Peter Waggitt, Office of Supervising Scientist (AUSTRALIA)<br />
1. Preliminary Calculations of Radionuclide Release from Near-Field to Biosphere Using<br />
Computer Code Goldsim - 4805<br />
S. Prváková, J. D v<br />
úran, VUJE Trnava, Inc. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)<br />
2. Long-term Prediction of Radionuclide Release from Borehole Type Repositories - 4837<br />
L.B. Prozarov, S. Korneva, MosSIA “Radon” (RUSSIA)<br />
3. Conceptual and Practical Aspects of the Rehabilitation of Chernobyl NPP Exclusion<br />
Zone - 4754<br />
Y.A. Ivanov, International Radioecology Laboratory of Chernobyl Centre for Nuclear<br />
Safety; I.P. Los, Scientific Centre for Radiation Medicine; A.N. Arkhipov, Chernobyl<br />
Radioecological Centre; N.I. Proskura, State Department - Administration of the Exclusion<br />
Zone and the Zone of Absolute Resettlement (UKRAINE)<br />
4. Experimental Research of Am-241 Migration from L/ILW in Soils – Transport Parameters<br />
- 4718<br />
C. Arsene, Institute for Nuclear Research; D. Negoiu, Univ. Bucharest (ROMANIA)<br />
Tuesday, September 23, 2003<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 2B ROOM 6<br />
PANEL SESSION - THE NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY IN THE UK<br />
Co-Chairs: Fred Sheil, BNFL (UK)<br />
Gary Benda, US Energy Corp. (USA)<br />
Follow-on panel from Session 2A. In anticipation of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority<br />
(NDA) a Liabilities Management Unit (LMU) was established to prepare for the NDA including<br />
having in place the necessary working arrangements with the existing site owner/operators. This<br />
includes introducing programmes controls arrangements with Lifecycle Baselines (LCBLs) and<br />
Near Term Work Plans. At the time of ICEM 03 the initial LCBLs will have been completed for<br />
all the sites and the LMU will have concluded the first national roll up, the production of the<br />
first NTWPs will be underway. The transition to the new arrangements including the move from<br />
owner operators to M&O contractors, the type of contract envisaged and the generation of<br />
national strategies and priorities will be of interest to all involved in dealing with the nuclear<br />
legacy. A panel of senior government and industry representatives will discuss the current<br />
status and long term objectives. Panelists include: Neil Baldwin, Head of Site Remediation,<br />
BNFL (UK); David Bennett, Strategic Policy Manager, UK Environment Agency (UK); Alan<br />
Edwards, Director, Liabilities Management Unit (UK); Stephen Marchetti, Executive VP -<br />
Operations, Washington Group International (USA); Mike Weightman, Deputy Chief Inspector,<br />
NII (UK); and Stephen White, Director Liabilities, UKAEA (UK).<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 11 ROOM 15<br />
STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF HLW, SF AND TRANSURANICS<br />
Co-Chairs: Mark Matthews, USDOE (USA)<br />
Thomas McMenamin, Science, Research, and Development,<br />
European Commission (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Progress with Multinational Storage and Disposal Concepts - 4681<br />
C. McCombie, N. Chapman, Arius Association (SWITZERLAND)<br />
2. Canada’s New Nuclear Fuel Waste Act - 4674<br />
P. Brown, Natural Resources Canada (CANADA)<br />
3. Characterization and Treatment Experience of TRU Sludges During NPP A-1<br />
Decommissioning - 4811<br />
D. Majersky, S. Sekely, AllDeco; J. Katrlik, SE-VYZ (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. NUMO’s Open Solicitation of Volunteer Municipalities for a Potential Disposal<br />
Site - 4584<br />
K. Kitayama, NUMO of Japan (JAPAN)<br />
5. Dry Storage of Spent Fuel at the Romanian NPP - 4506<br />
V. Andrei, I. Daian, D. Dumitrescu,F. Glodeanu, Nuclearelectrica (SNN) (ROMANIA)<br />
6. Radioactive Waste Management in the Czech Republic - 4768<br />
V. Duda, RAWRA (CZECH REPUBLIC)<br />
7. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site: An International Center of Excellence - 4845<br />
M. Matthews, USDOE (USA)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 12 ROOM 14<br />
STORAGE OF SPENT FUEL<br />
Co-Chairs: Robert Dyer, USEPA (USA)<br />
Simon Wisbey, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
1. Dry Storage of the BR3 Spent Fuel in the CASTOR ® BR3 Cask - 4714<br />
L. Ooms, V. Massaut, L. Noyneart, SCK-CEN; M. Braeckeveldt, NIRAS/ONDRAF;<br />
G. Geenen, Belgoprocess (BELGIUM)<br />
2. International Cooperative Program Addressing the Management of Military Spent Nuclear<br />
Fuel in Russia - 4796<br />
R.S. Dyer, E. Barnes, USEPA; R.L. Snipes, ORNL; S. Høibråten, Norwegian Defense<br />
Research Establishment; V. Sveshnikov, RF Ministry of Defense; N. Yanovskaya, FGUP<br />
ICC Nuclide (USA/NORWAY/RUSSIA)<br />
3. U.S. Commercial Spent Fuel Storage Facilities: Public Health and Environmental<br />
Considerations - 5004<br />
D.W. Lewis, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
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4. Studies on Spent Fuel Alterations During Storage and Radiolysis Effects on Corrosion<br />
Behaviour Using Alpha-doped UO 2 - 4593<br />
V.V. Rondinella, T. Wiss, J-P Hiernaut, European Commission, JRC-ITU;<br />
J. Cobos, CIEMAT (GERMANY/SPAIN)<br />
5. Low Temperature Vacuum Drying of Spent Nuclear Fuels and Fuel Debris - 4894<br />
K.Wendt, M. Willmore, A. Christensen, Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (USA)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 13 ROOM 9<br />
DISMANTLING, DEMOLITION AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Detlef Schmidt, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
David Whittle, TWI, Ltd. (UK)<br />
1. Deployment of the RASP System for Cutting a Contaminated Power Reactor Turbine<br />
Shaft - 4860<br />
M. Sanders, S. Fray, H. Jeanes, RWE NUKEM, Ltd; H-U Arnold, RWE NUKEM GmbH<br />
(UK/GERMANY)<br />
2. The Bandsaw - A Highly Sophisticated Dismantling Technique for the Karlsruhe Multi<br />
Purpose Research Reactor - 4683<br />
U. Leffrang, D. Stanke, RWE NUKEM GmbH; E. Prechtl, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe<br />
GmbH; W. Suessdorf, IFM GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
3. The 3D Dynamic Simulation on the RSR and the Shielding Concrete Dismantling Process<br />
of the KRR-2 - 4551<br />
S-K Kim, K-W Lee, J-H Park, KAERI (KOREA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Advanced 3D Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Decommissioning of an A-1<br />
NPP - 4762<br />
P. Vozar, V. Slezak, K. Kravárik, VUJE Trnava a.s.(SLOVAKIA)<br />
5. Remote Handled Removal and Repackaging of Wastes at the VKTA Site<br />
Rossendorf - 4857<br />
A. Kiolbassa, ANSA; E. Güldner, RWE NUKEM GmbH; U. Helwig, Verein für<br />
Kernverfahrenstechnik und Analytik Rossendorf e.V. (GERMANY)<br />
6. The Innovations, Technology and Waste Management Approaches to Safely Package and<br />
Transport the World’s First Radioactive Fusion Research Reactor for Burial - 4938<br />
K. Rule, J. Chrzanowski, M. Viola, E. Perry, Princeton Univ. (USA)<br />
7. Decommissioning AECL Whiteshell Laboratories - 4955<br />
G.W. Koroll, M.A. Ryz, J.W. Harding, W.R. Ridgway, M.J. Rhodes, R.H. McCamis,<br />
AECL (CANADA)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 14 ROOM 8<br />
D & D RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING<br />
Co-Chairs: Andrew Thacker, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies (USA)<br />
Ernst Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY)<br />
1. Technique for Radiological Characterisation of a Site for Task Dose Evaluation Based on<br />
Gamma Scanning, Work Simulation and 3D Dose Modelling - 5011<br />
F. Vermeersch, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
2. Application of a Simplified Approach to Ge Detector System Calibration - 4682<br />
R. Leicht, G. Simon, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
3. Decommissioning Radiological Characterisation of the Romanian VVR-S Research<br />
Reactor - 4723<br />
D. Ene, IFIN-HH; D.G. Cepraga, ENEA (ROMANIA/ITALY)<br />
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4. Characterization and Decontamination of Contaminated Structures Using a Profiling<br />
Technology - 4974<br />
S. Aggarwal, A. Thacker, G. Charters, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies (USA)<br />
5. Decommissioning of a MOX Facility in Germany: Applied Techniques for Minimisation<br />
and Optimisation of Loading Containers with Nuclear Grade Waste for <strong>Final</strong> Repository -<br />
4995<br />
R. Baumann, Siemens AG, Power Generation; G. Grondey, TÜV Hannover-<br />
Sachsen/Anhalt e.V.; I. Hanel, StudsvikSINA; Elke.-D. Kohlgarth, TÜV Hannover-<br />
Sachsen/Anhalt e.V.<br />
6. The Evolving Process of Plutonium Contaminated Equipment D&D - 4710<br />
D.K. Nichols, D3 Technical Services (USA)<br />
7. A Tomographic Segmented Gamma Scanner for the Measurement of Decommissioning<br />
Wastes - 4658<br />
J.A. Mason, A.C. Tolchard, A.C.N. Towner, K. Burke, R.A. Price, S. Dittrich, F. Zurey,<br />
D. Walraven, ANTECH (UK)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 15 ROOM 11<br />
TECHNICAL & PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DISPOSAL<br />
OR FOR CLEARANCE<br />
Co-Chairs: Anthony Hechanova, UNLV (USA)<br />
Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB (SWEDEN)<br />
1. The Nuclear Decommissioner and the Regulation of Low Dose Radiation - 4665<br />
S. Menon, Menon Consulting AB; L. Valencia, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe;<br />
L. Teunckens, Belgoprocess (SWEDEN/GERMANY/BELGIUM)<br />
2. Practical Implementation of National Clearance Levels at Dounreay - 4629<br />
P. McClelland, F. Dennis, M. Liddiard, UKAEA (UK)<br />
3. A Radio Toxicity Index for Fusion Waste - 4889<br />
L. Di Pace, ENEA; C.R. Frascati, A. Natalizio, ENSAC Associates, Ltd. (ITALY/CANADA)<br />
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4. Recycling of Metallic Waste & Decommissioning of Vandellos 1<br />
NPP - 4942<br />
M. Rodriguez, ENRESA (SPAIN)<br />
5. Development of Waste Monitor of Clearance Level to Ensure Social Reliance on Recycled<br />
Metal from Nuclear Facilities - 4534<br />
T. Hattori, M. Sasaki, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (JAPAN)<br />
6. Processing and Free Release of Radioactively Contaminated Scrap Metal from Nuclear<br />
Engineering Facilities - 4726<br />
L. Andersson, Studsvik RadWaste AB (SWEDEN)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 16 ROOM 7<br />
SITING, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF L/ILW DISPOSAL FACILITIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Ronald Keyser, ORTEC (USA)<br />
Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd (UK)<br />
1. Lessons Learned Siting and Successfully Operating Two Large L/ILW Disposal Facilities<br />
in the U.S. - 4835<br />
W. Van Dyke, V. Mangus, J. Latham, Duratek, Inc. (USA)<br />
2. The Australian National Radioactive Waste Repository: Environmental Impact Statement<br />
and Radiological Risk Assessment - 4865<br />
J. Smith-Briggs, RWE NUKEM, Ltd. (UK)
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3. Web-Based Data Management System for Long-Term Performance Monitoring and<br />
Stewardship of a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility - 4642<br />
C.H. Benson, R.J. Tipton, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; U. Kumthekar, J.D. Chiou, Fluor<br />
Fernald, Inc. (USA)<br />
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4. Development of PA/SA for LILW Repository in Slovenia through the IAEA<br />
Cooperation - 4781<br />
N. Z ^ eleznik, I. Mele, ARAO; B. Petkovsek, ZAG (SLOVENIA)<br />
5. Natural and Engineered Barriers in Romanian Disposal Site for Low and Intermediate<br />
Level Waste - 4638<br />
D. Diaconu, Institute for Nuclear Research; K. Birdsell, G. Zyvoloski, LANL<br />
(ROMANIA/USA)<br />
6. Plans for Establishment of Near Surface Repository for Low- and Intermediate- level Short<br />
Lived Radioactive Waste in Lithuania - 4572<br />
A. Vaidotas, D. Janenas, Radioactive Waste Management Agency (LITHUANIA)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 17 ROOM 10<br />
QUALITY ASSURANCE, VERIFICATION AND CONTROL<br />
Co-Chairs: Michael Stephens, AECL (CANADA)<br />
1. Integrated Quality Assurance Program for Transuranic Waste Management at LANL’s<br />
Plutonium Facility - 4588<br />
R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, L.J. Sanchez, LANL (USA)<br />
2. Reduction of False Positives in the Identification of Nuclides in Environmental<br />
Samples - 4542<br />
S. Haywood, ORTEC (USA)<br />
3. Independent Quality Checking of UK LLW for Plutonium using the SCK•CEN Hexagon<br />
2000 Passive Neutron Coincidence Counter - 4954<br />
R. May, R. Strange, NNC Ltd;, M. Bruggeman, W. De Boeck, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Experimental Qualification with a Scale One Mock-up of the “Measurement and Sorting<br />
Device” for Bituminized Waste Drums - 4597<br />
B. Perot, J. L. Artaud, C. Passard, A. C. Raoux, CEA (FRANCE)<br />
5. Implementation of a Quality Assurance System in Radioactive Waste Management in<br />
Cuba - 4790<br />
M. Salgado, J.C. Benitez, I.M. Fernández, M. Marrero, Center for Radiation Protection<br />
and Hygiene (CUBA)<br />
6. Independent Monitoring of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposals in the<br />
UK - 4928<br />
S.R. Daish, NNC Ltd.; N.A. Leech, The Environment Agency (UK)<br />
7. Cemented Containers Radiological Data from a Disused Uranium Mine Low-Level<br />
Waste Repository: A Calculated-Experiment Cross-Check for Data Verification and<br />
Validation - 4516<br />
D.G. Cepraga, ENEA; G. Cambi, Bologna Univ.; M. Frisoni, Athena, s.a.s; D. Ene<br />
IFIN-HH (ITALY/ROMANIA)<br />
TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 18 ROOM 4<br />
EXPERIENCE IN RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANT CLEANUP<br />
Co-Chairs: E.J. Bentz, Jr., E.J. Bentz & Associates, Inc. (USA)<br />
Sharissa Young, SNL (USA)<br />
1. Comparative Experiences in Environmental Remediation for LLR Waste Sites in Diverse<br />
Canadian Environments - 4846<br />
G. Case, R.L. Zelmer, AECL (CANADA)<br />
2. Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Depleted Uranium in South Africa - 4964<br />
G. Liebenberg, A.L. Visagie, NECSA (SOUTH AFRICA)<br />
3. The HRA/SOLARIUM Project: Processing of Historical Waste - 4732<br />
J-M Cuchet, H. Reyniers, Belgatom; C. Renard, ONDRAF/NIRAS; R. Gilis, P. Luycx,<br />
M. Willems, Belgoprocess (BELGIUM)<br />
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4. Successful Team Working in Major Nuclear Decommissioning Project - Progress on<br />
Environmental Restoration at UKAEA, Winfrith - 4622<br />
A. Staples, UKAEA, S.J. Parkingson, RWE NUKEM (UK)<br />
5. Developments in Radiological Characterization and Remediation of Non-Nuclear<br />
Industrial Sites in the Netherlands - 4821<br />
L. van Velzen, NRG vof (NETHERLANDS)<br />
6. The Prognosis of Radioactive Contamination of an Environment of Belarus after<br />
Catastrophe on Chernobyl NPP - 4900<br />
M. Germenchuk, O.M. Zhukova, E.D. Shagalova, The Republican Centre of Radiation and<br />
Environment Montoring (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS)<br />
TUESDAY 9:30 SESSION 19 EAST SCHOOL<br />
POSTER SESSION FOR LOW /INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE,<br />
DECONTAMINATION & DECOMMISSIONING, ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
REMEDIATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/PUBLIC<br />
INVOLVEMENT<br />
Co-Chairs: Denis Strachan, PNNL (USA)<br />
Jim Jones, Consultant (UK)<br />
1. Thermochemical Conditioning of Radioactive Waste Structure and Properties of <strong>Final</strong><br />
Processed Product - 4560<br />
O. Karlina, G.A. Varlakova, S.A. Dmittriev, M.I. Ojovan, SUE MosNPO “Radon”<br />
(RUSSIA)<br />
2. Application of the Dry Polyfunctional Additives at Radioactive Waste Cementation - 4922<br />
A. Varlakov, MosSIA “RADON;” K. Efimov, V. Tchernonojkine, The Institute of<br />
Ecotechnologies; O. Gorbunova, A. Barinov, MosSIA “RADON” (RUSSIA)<br />
3. The British Radwaste Information Management System (BRIMS) - 4808<br />
I. Upshall, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
4. Tracking and Data Collection of Radioactive Waste at LANL’s Plutonium Facility - 4586<br />
R. Wieneke, R.L. Dodge, J.J. Balkey, B.T. Martinez, LANL (USA)<br />
5. Management of Institutional Radioactive Waste in Lithuania - 4877<br />
J. Adomaitis, P. Poskas, R. Kilda, Lithuanian Energy Institute (LITHUANIA)<br />
6. Romanian NPP Within the National Radioactive Waste Management System - 4507<br />
V. Andrei, SNN; D. Dumitresca, CNE PROD Cernavoda (ROMANIA)
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7. Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Project 1.5-1 Radiation Control at Facilities -<br />
Application of the Picasso System - 4999<br />
J. Sanders, U.S. Navy; J. Pomerville, US Department of Defense; P.D. Moskowitz,<br />
Brookhaven National Laboratory; M. Endregard, Norwegian Defence Research<br />
Establishment; R. Singh Sidhu, Institute for Energy Technology; T. Walderhaug,<br />
C-V Sundling, Institute for Energy Technology; V. Bursuk, A. Egorkin, Russian Navy;<br />
S. Gavrilov, V. Kisselev, Institute for Nuclear Safety; L. Tchernaenko, N. Yanovskaya, ICC<br />
Nuclid (USA/NORWAY/RUSSIA)<br />
8. Adsorption Site of Cs+ in Bentonite: Determination by EXAFS - 5000<br />
M. Nakano, RISST; K. Kawamura, Tokyo Institute of Technology; K. Hara, JNC;<br />
K. Amemiya, Hazama Co. Ltd. (JAPAN)<br />
9. Features of Dismantling of Nuclear Submarines with Main Ballast Tanks Filled by<br />
Churned Polystyrene - 5010<br />
S.I. Barmin, V.B. Kalashnikov, FSUE; R.S. Dyer, E. Barnes, USEPA; R.L. Snipes, ORNL<br />
(RUSSIA/USA)<br />
10. Soil Based Barriers for a Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal - 4761<br />
D. Antonov, Geological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BULGARIA)<br />
11. Decontamination and Concentration of Medium-Active Liquid Wastes from Research and<br />
Training Laboratories of Radiochemistry and Radioecology - 4749<br />
A. Krasnopyorova, V.I. Ionenko, O.Yu. Sytnik, L.T. Lebedeva, G.D. Yuhno, The Kharkov<br />
National Univ. (UKRAINE)<br />
12. Experience in Operating Mobile Solidification Plant for BNFL Environmental<br />
Services - 4578<br />
J. Porter, NSG Environmental Ltd. (UK)<br />
13. Suggestion to Waste Classification for Scaling Factor Method - 5007<br />
M. Kashiwagi, JGC Corp.; H. Masui, Tokyo Electric Power Co.; W. Müller, ISTec GmbH;<br />
B. Lantés, EDF (JAPAN/GERMANY/FRANCE)<br />
14. Combined HRGS/PNCC Systems for the Assay of Plutonium Contaminated Waste Arising<br />
from the Drigg Retrieval Project - 4804<br />
C. Wilkins,Canberra Harwell Ltd.; S. Croft, Canberra Industries, Inc.; B. Daniels,<br />
S. Wardle, BNFL (UK/USA)<br />
15. Public Service for Radioactive Waste Management in Slovenia - 4810<br />
M. Fabjan, N. Z ^ eleznik, I. Mele, ARAO (SLOVANIA)<br />
16. Long-Term Dynamics of Radiological Situation in Terrestrial Ecosystems as a Result of<br />
Chernobyl Accident - 4753<br />
Y.A. Ivanov, International Radioecology Laboratory of Chernobyl Centre for Nuclear<br />
Safety (UKRAINE)<br />
17. Characteristics on High Temperature Particulate Cleanup in a Pilot Scale Vitrification<br />
Plant - 4994<br />
S.C. Park, T.W. Hwang, J.H. Ha, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.; H.S. Kim,<br />
S.J. Park, Chungnam National University (KOREA)<br />
18. A Very High Efficiency Neutron Counter for the Measurement of Plutonium in<br />
Decommissioning Wastes - 4659<br />
J.A. Mason, A.C. Tolchard, M.R. Looman, ANTECH (UK)<br />
19. Melt Treatment for Conditioning of Drums Produced During Soil Reclamation of Low<br />
Activity Trenches - 5005<br />
G. Lippolis, E. Petagna, G. Ragazzo, P. Tortorelli, ENEA (ITALY)<br />
20. Quantitative Assessment of the Factors Contributing to the Total Measurement Uncertainty<br />
in the Assay of 200-litre Drums Using Low Resolution Gamma Spectrometry - 4998<br />
M. Wormald,Canberra Harwell, Ltd.; S. Croft, C.G. Wilkins, Canberra Ind., Inc.<br />
(UK/USA)<br />
21. Fleetwide Low Level Radwaste Strategy - 4782<br />
A. Pal, Entergy Nuclear Northeast (USA)<br />
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22. The Scaling of Radiation Contaminated Ecosystems: The Ecosystem “Cost” (EC), the<br />
Ranking of the Contaminated Territories, the Optimization of Decision-Making - 4573<br />
V. Georgievsky, Russian Research Center (RUSSIA)<br />
TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 20 ROOM 6<br />
ER MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND ER PROGRAMMES<br />
Co-Chairs: Michael Hightower, SNL (USA)<br />
Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK)<br />
1. Long Term Stewardship and Risk Management Strategies for Inactive Continental Nuclear<br />
Test Sites in the United States - 4614<br />
D. Shafer, J.B. Chapman, A.E. Hassan, G. Pohll, K.F. Pohlmann, M.H. Young, Desert<br />
Research Institute, Univ. and Comm. College System of Nevada (USA)<br />
2. An Interactive Database Tool for Applying Integrated Safety Management in a Streamlined<br />
and Consistent Manner - 4653<br />
J. Hylko, T.T. Potts, WESKEM LLC.; T.A. Douglas, Alliant Corporation (USA)<br />
3. Risk-based Radiological Site Investigation and Assessment Methodology for the Sellafield<br />
Site, Cumbria, UK - 4830<br />
H. El-ghonemy, C. Lean, A. Lee, BNFL (UK)<br />
4. The Shaw Group’s Safe Remediation of One Million Tons of Low Level Radioactive<br />
Waste from the Fernald, Ohio Waste Pits - 5001<br />
C. Murphy, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
TUESDAY 15:40 SESSION 21 & SESSION 22 16:50 ROOM 6<br />
SAFETY AND HEALTH INITIATIVES, ISSUES, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS<br />
Co-Chairs: Bruce Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety<br />
and Health Training (USA)<br />
1. Technology Safety Data Sheets: Tools Perceived as Valuable by Workers, Technology<br />
Developers, and Regulators - 4872<br />
B. Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training (USA)<br />
2. Successful Implementation of a Behavioral Safety Program at LANL - 4592<br />
R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, J.F. Kleinsteuber, LANL (USA)<br />
3. Workplace Safety and Health is a Leadership Issue - 4986<br />
K.A. Seabrook, Global Solutions, Inc. (UK)<br />
After the last presentation in Session 21, we will explore application/ implementation of safety<br />
and health policies that incorporates safety in the design process via group discussion. Over the<br />
years, worker safety has experienced many frontiers and fads. “Safety by Design” is a concept<br />
introduced some 50 years ago that continues to gain power as its value is recognized by<br />
government and industry in the U.S. and internationally. Occupational safety and health issues<br />
should be considered during all phases of development and deployment of environmental<br />
remediation technologies to protect the worker. Further, innovative approaches to integrate<br />
safety and health into the design and use of new technologies will be discussed. Also, models<br />
for national/international initiatives that make new technologies inherently safer and provide an<br />
associated measure of risk reduction will be detailed. On all these issues, the participants will<br />
share achievements and lessons learned.
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TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 23 ROOM 7<br />
D & D LESSONS LEARNED<br />
Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA)<br />
John Williams, AEA (UK)<br />
1. Safe, Accelerated Closure of the DOE's Fernald Site - 5012<br />
R. Hanson, Fluor Government Group; B. Nichols, Fluor Fernald, Inc. (USA)<br />
2. Accelerating the Closure of U.S. DOE’s Rocky Flats Site - 4784<br />
A. Parker, N. Tuor, A. Schubert, Kaiser-Hill Co. (USA)<br />
3. Update on the Status of the West Valley Demonstration Project - 4670<br />
D. Orlando, C. Craig, C. Glenn, A. Bradford, USNRC (USA)<br />
4. D&D Experience in VNIINM - 4769<br />
S.V. Mikheykin, P.P. Poluektov, S.L. Khrabrov, A.Y. Smirnov, VNIINM (RUSSIA)<br />
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5. Sellafield Decommissioning <strong>Programme</strong> – Progress Update - 4817<br />
S. Challinor, BNFL (UK)<br />
6. Winfrith - Life After Decommissioning - Nuclear Site to Science & Technology<br />
Park - 4639<br />
A. Neal, UKAEA (UK)<br />
7. Laser-Based Cutting of Contaminated Concrete - 4731<br />
P. Crouse, L. Li, UMIST; J. Spencer, BNFL(UK)<br />
8. Radiation Protection Experience in RA Heavy Water Research Reactor Important for<br />
Decommissioning - 4617<br />
M.M. Ninkovic, Institute of Nuclear Sciences-Vinca (YUGOSLAVIA)<br />
TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 24 ROOM 9<br />
D & D MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND PLANNING TOOLS<br />
Co-Chairs: Arthur Desrosiers, Bartlett Nuclear, Inc. (USA)<br />
Marnix Braeckeveldt, NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Managing Nuclear Liabilities in the UK: Evaluating Strategic Options and Communicating<br />
Financial and Resource Implications - 4510<br />
A. Harper, J. Harrison, D. Swan, Serco Assurance (UK)<br />
2. Status and Challenges in D&D of Nuclear Facilities in NEA Countries-Activities of the<br />
NEA Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling - 4960<br />
C. Pescatore, OECD/NEA (FRANCE)<br />
3. Decommissioning Liabilities and Cost Considerations - 4890<br />
W.A. Cloutier, Jr., TLG Services, Inc. (USA)<br />
4. Decommissioning Cost Calculation Code Based on Proposed Standardised List of Items<br />
for Costing Purposes with Integrated Material and Activity Flow Control and Integrated<br />
Cost Allocating System - 4824<br />
V. Daniska, I. Rehak, M. Vasko, J. Pritrsky, P. Bezak, K. Kristofova, DECOM Slovakia<br />
Ltd. (SLOVAKIA)<br />
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5. The Regulation of Legacy Situations Where Reduction in Long Term Radiation Hazard<br />
Requires an Increase in Short Term Detriments - 4764<br />
S. Fisher, Environment Agency, D. Turton, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (UK)<br />
6. Management System for D&D Waste - ReVK - 4884<br />
D. Gründler, E. Kaffka, W. Wurtinger, ISTec GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
7. Decommissioning Software for the Kozloduy NPP - 4801<br />
V. Ribarski, R. Kozloduy, NPP; A. Bäcker, Energiewerke Nord Gmbh (GERMANY)<br />
TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 25 ROOM 15<br />
DISPOSAL SITE AND WASTE FORM CHARACTERIZATION AND<br />
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT<br />
Co-Chairs: Steve Barlow, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
George Dolinar, AECL Waste Management Systems<br />
(CANADA)<br />
1. An Integrated Safety Assessment System for Near-Surface Disposal of Low- and<br />
Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste in Korea - 4616<br />
J.W. Park, C.L. Kim, J.B. Park, E.Y. Lee, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.;<br />
Y.M. Lee, C.H. Kang, KAERI; W. Zhou, M.W. Kozak, Monitor Scientific, LLC (KOREA)<br />
2. Approach for Derivation of Waste Acceptance Criteria for Mochovce Disposal<br />
Facility - 4797<br />
V. Hanusik, Z. Kusovska, J. Balaz, A. Mrskova, VUJE Trnava, Inc. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)<br />
3. Vitrified Waste Corrosion Rates from Field Experiment and Reactive Transport Modeling -<br />
4509<br />
D.H. Bacon, B.P. McGrail, PNNL; M.I. Ojovan, The Univ. of Sheffield; N.V. Ojovan,<br />
I.V. Startsceva, MosSIA "Radon" (USA/UK/RUSSIA)<br />
4. The Importance of Geochemical Characterization of Repository Host Horizons for<br />
Radioactive Waste Disposal: Saligny Repository Site for L/ILW, Romania - 4760<br />
C. Bucur, M. Pavelescu, Institute for Nuclear Research; I. Anghel, S.D. Ware, LANL<br />
(ROMANIA/USA)<br />
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5. Modelling 226 Ra, 222 Rn, and 210 Pb Migration in a Proposed Surface Repository of Very Low<br />
Level - 4632<br />
D. Mallants, D. Jacques, T. Zeevaert, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
6. Modelling the Gas Generation of Intermediate and Low Radioactive Wastes - 4512<br />
G. Bracke, W. Müller, ISTec GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
7. Development of On-Line Performance Assessment System - 4874<br />
H. Takase, M. Inagaki, T. Noguchi, Quintessa Japan, Ltd. (JAPAN)<br />
TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 26 ROOM 14<br />
L/ILW WASTE CHARACTERISATION, ASSAY AND TRACKING SYSTEMS<br />
Co-Chairs: Ronald Keyser, ORTEC (USA)<br />
Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd (UK)<br />
1. Gamma Spectrometry Systems for the Assay or Uranium Residues and Potentially<br />
Contaminated Low Level Wastes at the Capenhurst Site - 4690<br />
D.F. Parvin, C.Y. Powrie, C.H. Orr, G. Mottershead, BNFL Instruments;<br />
A. Forbes, BNFL Environmental Services (UK)<br />
2. Results and Experience from the In-Situ Counting of Crates and Drums of Plutonium<br />
Contaminated Waste - 4997<br />
I. Sinclair, Canberra Harwell, Ltd.; S. Croft, Canberra Industries Inc.; M. Williams,<br />
J. Rawlings, Rolls Royce Nuclear Ltd. (UK)<br />
3. Optimisation of Non-Destructive Assay Equipment for Intermediate Level Waste in the<br />
B462.27 Vault Store at Harwell - 4820<br />
P. Chard, P. McClelland, N. Hopes, S. Watson, M. Brown, T. Turner UKAEA (UK)
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4. A Californium Shuffler for the Assay of Uranium in Magnox Waste in the Sellafield<br />
Drypac Plant - 4806<br />
S. Croft, L.C-A Bourva, Canberra Industries Inc.; C.G. Wilkins, M. R. Wormald, Canberra<br />
Harwell, Ltd. (USA/UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
5. Special Radiometric Investigations at BNFL Sellafield and at the UKAEA, Dounreay -<br />
4692<br />
D. Thornley, R.D. Gunn, P.A. Clark, S. Sampson, K. McCrindle, A.S. Chesterman, BNFL<br />
Instruments; D. Lacey, BNFL Engineering (UK)<br />
6. L/ILW Waste Characterisation by the ENEA Multi-technique Gamma System<br />
SRWGA - 4730<br />
F. Troiani, N. Cherubini, A. Dodaro, F. Vittorio Frazzoli, Romolo Remetti, Univ. of Rome<br />
(ITALY)<br />
7. Setting-to-work a State-of-the-art Solid Waste Characterisation Facility at JRC Ispra - 4850<br />
I. Huhtiniemi, M. Anselmi, G. Vassallo, EC Joint Research Centre (ITALY)<br />
TUESDAY 13:30 SESSION 27 ROOM 11<br />
MAJOR DISPOSAL STUDIES AND NEAR SURFACE EFFECTS<br />
Co-Chairs: Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA)<br />
Malcolm Wakerley, Defra/Atkins Nuclear (UK)<br />
1. The Role of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in the Cleanup of the US Nuclear Weapons<br />
Complex - 4791<br />
L. Smith, M.L. Bisesi, WIPP, USDOE (USA)<br />
2. DTI Nuclear Legacy <strong>Programme</strong>: Andreeva Bay - 4863<br />
J. Smith-Briggs, D. Field, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; P. Norton, UK Department of Trade and<br />
Industry (UK)<br />
3. Results of a Recent Safety Assessment of a Proposed Deep Geological Repository in the<br />
Opalinus Clay of the Zürcher Weinland in Northern Switzerland - 4596<br />
J.W. Schneider, L.H. Johnson, P. Zuidema, NAGRA; P. Gribi, Vibro-Consult AG;<br />
G. Mayer, Colenco Power Engineering, AG.; P.A. Smith, Safety Assessment Management<br />
Ltd. (SWITZERLAND/UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Analysis of Environmental Friendliness of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Korea - 4576<br />
K-J Lee, Y-H Kim, KAIST; W-Z Oh, KAERI (KOREA)<br />
5. Rehabilitations of Radioactively Contaminated Site of Russian Research Center<br />
“Kurchatov Institute”: Technology Development for Soil Decontamination and<br />
Recultivation - 4680<br />
V.G. Volkov, N.N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi, E.S. Melkov, E.P. Ryazantsev, V.S. Dikarev,<br />
G.G. Gorodetsky, N.E. Kukharkin, Y.A. Zverkov, T.I. Kuznetsova, Russian Research Center<br />
“Kurchatov Institute;” P.P. Poluektov, S.V. Mikheykin, A.Y. Smirnov, VNIINM (RUSSIA)<br />
TUESDAY 15:40 SESSION 28 ROOM 8<br />
IMPORTANT LONG-TERM PARAMETERS FOR SAFETY CASES<br />
Co-Chairs: Bernhard Kienzler, FZK-INE, Institute for Nuclear Waste Management<br />
(GERMANY)<br />
Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Radionuclide Source Term for the ASSE Salt Mine - Geochemical Assessment for the Use<br />
of Magnesium(II) Based Backfill Material - 4602<br />
V. Metz, P. Vejmelka, W. Schuessler, H. Luetzenkirchen, B. Kienzler, FZK-INE<br />
(GERMANY)<br />
2. Analysis of the Excavated Archaeological Iron Using X-ray-CT - 4776<br />
H. Yoshikawa, K. Ueno, M. Yui, JNC, Tokai Works; T. Honda, S. Yamaguchi, Hitachi<br />
Engineering Co., Ltd.(JAPAN)<br />
3. A Constitutive Law of Salt Concrete Used for Closure of an LILW-repository - 4570<br />
H-J Engelhardt, M. Kreienmeyer, C. Lerch, N. Müller-Hoeppe, DBE Technology GmbH;<br />
R. Koster J. Preuss, BfS (GERMANY)<br />
4. Effects of Temperature on the Sorption of Radioactive Cations on Bentonite: Experiments<br />
and Modelling - 4563<br />
A. Guillaud, C. Hurel, N. Marmier, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (FRANCE)<br />
Wednesday, September 24, 2003<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 29 ROOM 4<br />
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EM PROGRAMMES<br />
Co-Chairs: John Dalton, UK NIREX Ltd. (UK)<br />
Mark Matthews, USDOE, (USA)<br />
1. Legitimacy as the Key: The Long-term Management of Radioactive Waste in the UK -<br />
4828<br />
J. Mathieson, C. Murray, D. Wild, A. McCall, B. Russell, UK Nirex Ltd. (UK)<br />
2. The Radioactive Waste Management <strong>Programme</strong> in Spain - 4898<br />
A.R. Beceiro, E. Vico, E. Garcia Neri, ENRESA (SPAIN)<br />
3. The Disposal of HL/LL Waste in a Granitic Formation: The Status of Research in<br />
France - 4818<br />
T. Merceron, B. Mouroux, D. Vilogeux, J. de Meredieu, ANDRA (FRANCE)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Building the Yucca Mountain Repository - 4545<br />
R.G. Vawter, ATP Services (USA)<br />
5. Current Status of Radioactive Waste Disposal in Russia - 4532<br />
T.A. Gupalo, V.V. Lopatin, N.F. Lobanov, VNIPIPT (RUSSIA)<br />
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WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 30 ROOM 7<br />
MANAGEMENT APPROACHES & PLANNING TOOLS<br />
Co-Chairs: Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK)<br />
Cecille Lucien, European Commission (Belgium)<br />
1. A Data Management and Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Management of<br />
Land Quality on UKAEA Sites - 4519<br />
G.J. Coppins, UKAEA; M. Ayres, ESiT Ltd.; M. Pearl, UKAEA (UK)
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2. Application of Best Practice Manufacturing Methodologies to Support Achievement of<br />
Planned Decommissioning Timescales and Costs - 4625<br />
I. Sturgeon, OEE Consulting LTD.; J.B. Thomson, BNFL, Ltd (UK)<br />
3. Quantifying the CERCLA Process: Use of Decision Support Modeling to Improve<br />
Technology Selection for an Actual Mixed Waste Site - 4851<br />
R.K. Farnsworth, G.E. McDannel, Sr., J.G. Richardson, INEEL (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Applying UKAEA’s Data Management and Geographical Information System to the<br />
Development of a Safety Case for Contaminated Ground - 4571<br />
M. Pearl, F. Dennis, G.J. Coppins UKAEA (UK)<br />
5. An Environmental Response Handbook for BNFL Sites - 4518<br />
D. Claxton, BNFL (UK)<br />
6. The Use of a Waste Conversion Index as a Long Term Performance Indicator for Public<br />
Sector Nuclear Liabilities - 4952<br />
P. Fawcett, D. Spencer, R. Jarvis, BNFL; G. Linekar, UKAEA (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 31 ROOM 9<br />
EXPERIENCE IN HAZARDOUS AND MIXED CONTAMINANT CLEANUP<br />
Co-Chairs: Hildegarde Vandenhove, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
Donald Goebel, Savern Trent Laboratories, (USA)<br />
1. Stabilization of Underground Solvent Storage Tanks - 4786<br />
A. Herb, T.R. Smail, M.C. Hall, WSRC (USA)<br />
2. Using Engineering, Administrative and Personal Protective Equipment Controls to<br />
Remediate Hazardous and Radioactive Constituents - 4652<br />
J. Hylko, WESKEM LLC (USA)<br />
3. Remediation of the Southern Storage Area (SSA) - 4508<br />
P. Atyeo, UKAEA (UK)<br />
4. Characterisation and Remediation of Beryllium Waste Pits in the Southern Storage Area at<br />
Harwell - 4861<br />
L. Fellingham, A. Graham, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; S. Stiff, VHE Construction Ltd. (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 32 ROOM 6<br />
URANIUM MINING AND MILLING ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION<br />
Co-Chairs: Alex Jakubick, Wismut (GERMANY)<br />
Don Metzler, USDOE (USA)<br />
1. Mailuu-Suu Tailings Problems and Options for Remediation - 4535<br />
H. Vandenhove, SCK-CEN; J. Paridaens, T. Zeevaert, H. Vanmarcke, F. Vanhaevere,<br />
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre; J-J Clerc, J-M Lejeune, GESTER; H. Quarch,<br />
Germany; A. Aitkulov, S. Imanakunov, Alex Stewart Assay and Environmental<br />
Laboratories; B. Tolongutov, M. Savosin, CHU-Ecological Laboratory; I. Torgoev,<br />
Geopribor; A. Neboga, M. Mirzachev, O. Mombekov, KyrgyzGIIS<br />
(BELGIUM/FRANCE/GERMANY/ KYRGYZSTAN)<br />
2. History of Groundwater Chemistry Changes (1979 - 2001) at the Nabarlek Uranium Mine,<br />
Australia - 4640<br />
P. Waggitt, Office of the Supervising Scientist, A.R. Hughes, Northern Territory<br />
Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development (AUSTRALIA)<br />
3. Integrating Technical and Nontechnical Factors in Environmental Remediation:<br />
Conclusions and Recommendations of the UMREG’02 Meeting - 5006<br />
M. Hagen, A.T. Jakubick, WISMUT, GmbH; D. Lush, Stantec Consulting Ltd.; D. Metzler,<br />
USDOE (USA)<br />
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4. Integrated Approach to Remediation of Multiple Uranium Mill Tailing Sites for the U.S.<br />
DOE in the Western United States - 4834<br />
W. Van Dyke, T. Dabrowki, Duratek, Inc. (USA)<br />
5. Impact Assessment of Uranium Exploration Liabilities in Albania - 4875<br />
M. Kelly, D. Holton, M.C. Thorne, Serco Assurance (UK)<br />
6. Comprehensive Remediation Scheme of the Uranium Mining and Milling Site of Pocos de<br />
Caldas - Brazil - 4989<br />
H. Monken-Fernandes, M.R. Franklin, L. Vasconcelos, CNEN (BRAZIL)<br />
7. Environmental Risks and Costs/Benefits of the WISMUT Remediation - 4982<br />
A.T. Jakubick, M. Hagen, WISMUT GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 33 ROOM 11<br />
D & D CLEANUP AND RELEASE STANDARDS FOR SITES AND MATERIALS<br />
Co-Chairs: Claudia Craig, USNRC (USA)<br />
Paul Haigh, Consultant (UK)<br />
1. An Update on Clearance Initiatives in the United States - 4923<br />
J. Devgun, Sargent & Lundy LLC; H. Peterson, USDOE; C. Trottier, USNRC (USA)<br />
2. Free Release Waste Characterisation During the Decommissioning of Windscale Pile 2<br />
Chimney - 4924<br />
A. Frith, NNC Ltd.; E.D. Dickson, J.A. Hewetson, BNFL (UK)<br />
3. Release from Regulatory Control - 4944<br />
J. Cooper, National Radiological Protection Board (UK)<br />
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4. Rationale for Independent Site Clean-up and Radiological Clearance Standards - 4930<br />
P. Genoa, NEI (USA)<br />
5. Practical Considerations of Site Clearance - 4919<br />
T. LaGuardia, TLG Services, Inc. (USA)<br />
6. Clearance Levels in Germany and their Application in D&D Projects - 4904<br />
L. Weil, BfS (GERMANY)<br />
7. The Regulation of Decommissioning Tasks Involving Uncertainties - 4741<br />
D. Turton, J.E Wilson, HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 34 ROOM 9<br />
TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT AND RECYLE OF D & D WASTE<br />
Co-Chairs: Ken Kasper, Scientech, Inc. (USA)<br />
Kevin Langley, UKAEA (UK)<br />
1. Radioactive Contamination of Concrete: Uptake and Release of Radionuclides - 4814<br />
A. Bath, Intellisci Ltd.; G.Z. Deissmann, Brenk Systemplanung GmbH; S. Jefferis,<br />
Environmental Geotechnics Ltd. (UK/GERMANY)<br />
2. Thermochemical Conversion of Asbestos Contaminated with Radionuclides and/or Other<br />
Hazardous Materials - 4705<br />
D. Timmons, ARI Technologies, Inc. (USA)<br />
3. Optimization Features in Management of Salaspils Research Reactor Decommissioning<br />
Waste - 4522<br />
A. Dreimanis, Radiation Safety Centre (LATVIA)<br />
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4. Radioactive Waste Management Problems at the Chernobyl NPP - 4827<br />
B. Oskolkov, State Specialized Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP”; V.A. Seyda, Chornobyl<br />
Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology; Y.A. Neretin, V.P. Saliy,<br />
V.V. Fomin, State Specialized Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP” (UKRAINE)<br />
5. Improved Technologies for Decontamination and Reuse of Plutonium Contaminated<br />
Gloveboxes - 5003<br />
J. McFee, K. Barbour, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
6. Possibility for Incineration of Spent Graphite Sleeves from Plutonium-production Reactors<br />
of the SGCE (Tomsk-7) - 4541<br />
A. Busheuv, T.B. Aleeva, E.V. Petrova, V.N. Zubarev MEPhI; A.G. Nikolaev SGCE;<br />
V.G. Semenov, SRC; B.G. Silin, RF Minatom; A. M. Dmitriev, RF GAN, (RUSSIAN<br />
FEDERATION)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 35 ROOM 8<br />
LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE<br />
Co-Chairs: Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA)<br />
Gert Gestermann, GNS (GERMANY)<br />
1. Application of High Technology Polymers for the Immobilization and Solidification of<br />
Complex Liquid Radwaste Types - 4559<br />
D. Kelley, Pacific World Trade, Inc.; W. Brunkow, The Chamberlain Group;<br />
Y. Pokhitonov, V. Starchenko, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute (USA/RUSSIA)<br />
2. Japanese-Russian Arms Reduction Co-Operation Barge Mounted Low Level Liquid Waste<br />
Treatment Plant - Suzuran/Landysh - 4867<br />
D. Field, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; J. Stephens, Crown Agents (UK)<br />
3. Quantification of Transferring and Adhering for Pd, Mo, Te, Sb, Ru, Re(Tc), Cs and I in<br />
the Evaporation at Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressure - 4878<br />
K. Ito, Tohoku Univ.; M. Kamiya, T. Takata, JNCOEC (JAPAN)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Comparative Testing of New Sorbents for LRW Purification - 4537<br />
V. Ilin, Y.V. Karlin, S.A. Dmitriev, N.G. Belyanina, V.E. Makeeva, Mos SIA “Radon”<br />
(RUSSIA)<br />
5. Removal of Actinides and other Radioactive Metal Ions from Water Systems - 4909<br />
J.H.P. Watson, D.C. Ellwood, Univ. of Southampton; R.G. Lidzey, Bio Separation Ltd.<br />
(UK)<br />
6. A Review of Power Fluidics for Nuclear Waste Mobilisation - 4605<br />
M.C. Williams, P.A. Murray, AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc.; J. Stairmand,<br />
AEA Technology plc (USA/UK)<br />
7. Development and Use of Electrodialysis Equipment for LRW Processing and Saltish Water<br />
Desalination - 4748<br />
D. Adamovich, S.A. Dmitriev, V.I. Demkin, V.I. Panteleev, Mos SIA “Radon” (RUSSIA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 36 ROOM 15<br />
HLW, FISSILE, TRU, AND SNF SHORT AND LONG-TERM STORAGE<br />
Co-Chairs: Vincenzo Rondinella, European Commission, Joint Research Centre,<br />
Institute for Transuranium Elem (GERMANY)<br />
1. TN 81: A Challenging Design - 4945<br />
O. Camille, Y. Chanzy, COGEMA Logistics (FRANCE)<br />
2. Ductile Cast Iron for Transportation Cask Bodies - 4528<br />
E.P. Warnke, GNB; W. Steinwarz, Siempelkamp GmbHW. Sowa, R. Hüggenberg, GNB<br />
(GERMANY)<br />
3. Design, Loading, Transport and Storage Experience of CASTOR Casks for Vitrified High<br />
Level Waste - 4724<br />
A. Voßnacke, R.Hüggenberg, GNB Gesellschaft für Nuklearbehälter mbH; W. Graf,<br />
A. Gisbertz, GNS Gellschaft für Nuklear-Servise mbH (GERMANY)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Unusual Procedures During the Shipment of Spent Fuel from the TRIGA Heidelberg,<br />
Germany and Licensing of the Decommissioning - 4966<br />
B. Jünger-Graef, K-H Hoever, DKFZ Heidelberg (GERMANY)<br />
5. Assessment of the Impact of Restricted Transport on the Management of Spent Fuel in<br />
North-west Russia - 4902<br />
L. Fellingham, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; P. Michou, B. Alquier, SGN (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 37 ROOM 14<br />
DEVELOPMENTS OF BOROSILICATE GLASS AND ALTERNATIVES FOR<br />
IMMOBILISATION<br />
Co-Chairs: Thierry Advocat, CEA (FRANCE)<br />
Pavel Hrma, PNNL (USA)<br />
1. Measurement of Glass Corrosion in Boom Clay Disposal Conditions: First Results of the<br />
Experimental <strong>Programme</strong> 2000-2003 of SCK-CEN - 4774<br />
K. Lemmens, V. Pirlet, M. Aertsens, N. Maes, H. Moors, D. Jacques, P. Van Iseghem,<br />
SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
2. Ion Irradiation Damage in Zirconate and Titanate Ceramics for Pu Disposition - 4746<br />
M.W.A. Stewart, B.D. Begg, K. Finnie, M. Colella, H. Li, T.I. McLeod, K.L. Smith, Z.<br />
Zhang, ANSTO; W.J. Weber, S. Thevuthasan, PNNL (AUSTRALIA/USA)<br />
3. Barrier Properties of Synroc and Synroc-like Ceramics - 4788<br />
V. Tsvetkov, I. Ivanov, A. Nechaev, St.-Petersburg Institute of Technology; S. Stefanovsky,<br />
Mos SIA “Radon” (RUSSIA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Fixation of Actinides in Zirkonium Based Ceramics - 4813<br />
D. Barrier, A. Bukaemskiy, K-S Soe, G. Modolo, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH<br />
(GERMANY)<br />
5. Electron-Sputtering-Induced Spontaneous Dust Productivity and Radiation Steadiness of<br />
Silicate Compositions Containing the Irradiated Nuclear Fuel - 4987<br />
O. Zhydkov, V. Zhydkov, ISTC “Shelter”, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine<br />
(UKRAINE)<br />
6. Application of Mechanical Activation for Production of Pyrochlore Ceramic Containing<br />
Simulated Rare-Earth - Actinide Fraction of HLW - 4672<br />
S. Stefanovsky, O.I. Kirjanova, Mos SIA Radon; S.V. Chizhevskaya, Univ. of Chemical<br />
Engineering; S.V. Yudintsev, B.S. Nikonov, IGEM RAS (RUSSIA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:30 SESSION 38 EAST SCHOOL<br />
POSTER SESSION FOR L/ILW AND HLW/SNF<br />
Co-Chairs: Denis Strachan, PNNL (USA)<br />
Jim Jones, Consultant (UK)<br />
1. The Properties of Zeolite in Molten LiCl Waste - 4720<br />
J-G Kim, J-H Lee, G-I Park, S-H Lee, J-H Kim, KAERI (KOREA)<br />
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2. Underground Research Laboratories in Japan - What are the Important Factors for<br />
Facilities Design - 4736<br />
T. Sato, S. Mikake, M. Sakamaki, N. Shigeta, S. Takeda, K. Aoki, S. Yamasaki, Japan<br />
Nuclear Cycle Development Center (JAPAN)<br />
3. Nirex Coherent Approach to Achieving Criticality Safety - 4839<br />
P. Wood, M. Askarieh, P. Lock, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
4. Development of Induction Melting System with Active Insulator for Radioactive Solid<br />
Waste - 4630<br />
T. Matsumoto, I. Kawaguchi, R. Chishiro, M. Nishimura, K. Kanai, S. Yamazaki,<br />
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.; M. Yokosawa, S. Mihara, JGC Corporation (JAPAN)<br />
5. Treatment and Volume Reduction of Transuranic Waste at LANL’s Plutonium<br />
Facility - 4550<br />
R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, S.S. Ramsey, LANL (USA)<br />
6. Retention Investigation of the Carbon-14 being Contained in the Irradiated Reactor<br />
Graphite - 4567<br />
O. Karlina, S.A. Gmitriev, V.L. Klimov, M.I. Ojovan, G.Y. Pavlova, A.Y. Yurchenko, SUE<br />
MosNPO “Radon” (RUSSIA)<br />
7. The Potential Impact of Oil and Other Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs) on the Longterm<br />
Management of Radioactive Wastes - 4887<br />
S. Wisbey, M.M. Askarieh, A.W. Harris, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
8. Innovations Using Ultra-Light Cellular Grout and High Strength Medium Density Grout<br />
for Stabilization of Irradiated Components During Decommissioning - 4798<br />
D. Heath, L. Peterson, Decommissioning and Integrated Sciences Co., LLC; P. Stephens,<br />
Pacific Int.’l Grout Co. (USA)<br />
9. Development of Fluorination Decontamination Technique for Uranium Bearing<br />
Wastes - 4527<br />
K. Fujiwara, T. Sasaki, Y. Saita, Radioactive Wastes Management Funding and Research<br />
Center; T. Fukui, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (JAPAN)<br />
10. The Measurement of Radioactive Surface Contamination Using an Inorganic Fluor-<br />
Impregnated Membrane - 4595<br />
B-K Seo, KAERI; S-K Kim, K-W Lee, J-H Park, N-J Lim, M-J Han, Kyungil Univ.<br />
(KOREA)<br />
11. REE and TUE Incorporation into Monazite Type Ceramics - 4906<br />
E. Kovaskaya, A.S. Aloy, T.I. Koltsova, S.E. Samoylov, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute;<br />
S.I. Rovnyi, G.M. Medvedev, Production Association “Mayak” (RUSSIA)<br />
12. Distribution of Palladium During Spent Fuel Reprocessing - 4766<br />
Y. Pokhitonov, V. Romanovski, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute; P.J.W. Rance, BNFL<br />
(RUSSIA/UK)<br />
13. Site Specific Sorption Data for the Asse Salt Mine - 4621<br />
J. Luetzenkirchen, P. Vejmelka, V. Metz, B. Kienzler, FZK-INE (GERMANY)<br />
14. Test Sorption on Concrete Samples - 4738<br />
M. Olteanu, C. Bucur, Insitute for Nuclear Research (ROMANIA)<br />
15. Development of Methods of an Immobilization of Am-inclusive Waste which are Obtained<br />
at Conversion of Metallic Plutonium - 4943<br />
A. Minaev, D.G. Kuznetsov, I.B. Popov, V.V. Ivanov, S.M. Baranov, Russian Academy of<br />
Science (RUSSIA)<br />
16. Electrochemical Membrane Technique with Pulse Energy for Reprocessing of Secondary<br />
Liquid Waste - 4891<br />
S.V. Mikheykin, L.V. Ilozheva, P.P. Poluektov, V.I. Kushnerev, S.A. Dmitriev, VNIINM<br />
(RUSSIA)<br />
17. Conditioning Experiments of Organic Solvents Solutions Contaminated with<br />
Tritium - 4740<br />
M. Dianu, N. Deneanu, Institute for Nuclear Research (ROMANIA)<br />
18. Kinetics of Mixed Low-Level Waste Incapsulation Using Iron Phosphate Chemically<br />
Bonded Cement - 4905<br />
T. Koltsova, A.S. Aloy, E.N. Kovaskaya, M.Y. Silin, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute<br />
(RUSSIA)<br />
19. Isothermal Calorimeters Applied to the Measurement of Plutonium Residues for Plant Post<br />
Operational Clean-Out- 4657<br />
J.A. Mason, A.C.N. Towner, B.M. Scott, K. Burke, A.C. Tolchard, ANTECH (UK)<br />
20. Radioactive Graphite Problem. Diffusion of Radionuclides in Reactor Graphite - 4789<br />
V. Tsvetkov, I. Ivanov, St. Petersburg Institute of Technology (RUSSIA)<br />
21. Mechanical, Thermal and Nuclear Analyses for a Reference Container Design for Spent<br />
Fuel Disposal in Korea - 4879<br />
J. Choi, P.S. Hahn, KAERI (KOREA)<br />
22. TNT Equivalent of Event for Tomsk-7 Purex-Technology Reactor at 7 April 1993 - 4684<br />
V. Mineev, V.A. Ryzhanskii, O.A. Lavrent’eva, Russian Academy of Sciences (RUSSIA)<br />
23. Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic Properties of Granites at Macro- and Micro-scale for<br />
the HLW Disposal - 4601<br />
V.A. Petrov, V.V. Poluektov, IGEM RAS; R.M. Nasimov, N.I. Diaur, UIPE RAS;<br />
A.A. Burmistrov, MSU; M. Lespinasse; J. Sausse, M. Cuney, J. Leroy, UMR<br />
(RUSSIA/FRANCE)<br />
24. Aqueous Waste Treatment Plant at Aldermaston - 4868<br />
D. Keene, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; J. Fowler, M. Harrison AWE Aldermaston (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 31 ROOM 9<br />
(see narrative on Session 31 on page 46) -<br />
Rescheduled to Wednesday Afternoon<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 39 ROOM 4<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES & REGULATIONS<br />
Co-Chairs: Scott Moore, USNRC (USA)<br />
Roger Yearsley, Environment Agency (UK)<br />
1. Developments in UK Regulation of Nuclear Wastes - 4707<br />
S. Newstead, Environment Agency; M. Bacon, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, St.<br />
Peters House; J. Cochrane, Scottish EPA (UK)<br />
2. Experiences of Dealing with Environmental Statements for Nuclear Reactor<br />
Decommissioning Projects under the EIA Directive - 4713<br />
S. McCready-Shea, F.E. Taylor, J. Batt, Health and Safety Executive (UK)<br />
3. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment as Part of a<br />
Stepwise Decision Making Process - 4896<br />
E. Atherton, A. McCall, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
4. Policy and Law Relating to Nuclear Waste; International Direction and Human<br />
Rights - 4948<br />
P. Riley, De Montfort Univ. School of Law (UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 51<br />
5. EIA Processes in the Radioactive Waste Management in Slovakia - Eight Years of<br />
Experience - 4565<br />
P. Salzer, E. Senc ^ áková, DECOM Slovakia, Ltd. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)<br />
6. Public Debates - Key Issue in the Environmental Licensing Process for the Completion of<br />
Cernavoda 2 NPP - 4525<br />
I. Rotaru, A. Jelev, Societatea Nationala “Nuclearelectrica” S.A (ROMANIA)
Page 52 — Technical Sessions<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 40 ROOM 11<br />
SOLID WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND PACKAGING<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
Co-Chairs: Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation (CANADA)<br />
Gert Gestermann, GNS (GERMANY)<br />
1. The Benefits of Cementitious Encapsulation Matrices for the Conditioning of Intermediate<br />
Level Wastes - 4886<br />
S. Wisbey, R.M. Guppy, S. Vines, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK)<br />
2. Industrial Complex for Solid Radwaste Management at Chernobyl Nuclear Power<br />
Plant - 4727<br />
J. Rausch, S. Ahner, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
3. Cementitious Systems for Encapsulation of Intermediate Level Waste - 4554<br />
J. Sharp, J. Hill, N. B. Milestone, Univ. of Sheffield; E.W. Miller, BNFL(UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Transactive-20 Container for Transporting Large Volumes of Intermediate Level<br />
Waste - 4751<br />
J. Jenkins, AEA Technology; T. Gaffka, RWE NUKEM; S. Withers UKAEA (UK)<br />
5. Spent Resin Treatment Test in the ATR Fugen Nuclear Power Station Using Low Pressure<br />
Oxygen ICP - 4869<br />
G. Katagiri, M. Fujisawa, T. Shimamura, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.; K. Sano, N. Higashiura,<br />
JNC (JAPAN)<br />
WEDNESDAY 15:40 SESSION 41 ROOM 9<br />
MIXED WASTE (HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE) AND HAZARDOUS WASTE<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
Co-Chairs: Angie (Brill) Jones, Safety & Ecology Corporation (USA)<br />
Paul McClelland, UKAEA (UK)<br />
1. Electrochemical Destruction of Waste Lubricants Using Diamond-Coated<br />
Electrodes - 4763<br />
C. Bates, G.T. Taylor, AWE plc (UK)<br />
2. Oak Ridge Reservation Department of Energy Facilities - Waste Management Challenges<br />
and Success Stories Focusing on Waste Minimization - 4608<br />
A. (Brill) Jones, J. Scott, Safety and Ecology Corp.; J. Patterson, Bechtel Jacobs Co.<br />
(USA)<br />
3. Packaging and Packaging and Conditioning of Solvent Wastes from Decontamination<br />
Operation Cernavoda NPP - 4759<br />
N. Deneanu, Institute for Nuclear Research; I. Teoreanu, Univ. Polytechnic of Bucharest<br />
(ROMANIA)<br />
4. Removal of Dioxin Contamination for Gas Turbine Generator Set Repair - 4743<br />
R.E. Borah, S. Fay, Active Environmental Technologies, Inc. (USA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 42 ROOM 8<br />
DECOMMISSIONING ISSUES & DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Claudia Craig, USNRC (USA)<br />
Michael Grave, Mitsui Babcock (UK)<br />
1. Low-Level Waste Disposition in D&D - A SystemS Engineered Approach - 4744<br />
R. Prince, D. Ferrigno, M. Kirshe, Duratek, Inc. (USA)<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 53<br />
2. TRIGA Soil Decontamination by Electrokinetic Method - 4711<br />
G-N Kim, W-Z Oh, H-J Won, M-G Kim, KAERI (KOREA)<br />
3. Foam: Decontamination a Brief Review of 10 Years French Experience - 4526<br />
B. Fournel, S. Faure, J. Pouvreau, C. Dame, S. Poulain, CEA (FRANCE)<br />
4. Development of Foam Floating Decontamination System for Radioactive Solid Wastes<br />
from MOX Fuel Fabrication - 4822<br />
T. Okada, S. Uematsu, N. Tobita, J. Kato, JNC (JAPAN)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 43 ROOM 7<br />
HEALTH EFFECTS OF IONISING RADIATION<br />
Co-Chairs: Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
1. Should We Discount Low Dose Radiation Risk? - 4829<br />
R.S. Peckover, N.D. Priest, Middlesex Univ. (UK)<br />
2. The Risk to Health from Exposure to Low Doses of Ionising Radiation - 4927<br />
R. Wakeford, BNFL; E.J. Tawn, Westlakes Research Institute (UK)<br />
3. Doses Forming Paths of External Irradiation of Personnel on Radioactive Waste Disposal<br />
Facilities - 4873<br />
T. Yakimenco, T.I. Paramonova, V.A. Smirnov, MosNPO “Radon” (RUSSIA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 15:40 SESSION 44 ROOM 7<br />
LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING - I<br />
Co-Chairs: Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Port Hope Area Initiative - 4675<br />
P. Brown, D. McCauley, Natural Resources of Canada (CANADA)<br />
2. Engaging the Public on Technical Issues - 4876<br />
B. Breen, E. Atherton, S. Barlow, UK Nirex (UK)<br />
3. Transparency in Practice - 4880<br />
J. Dalton, UK Nirex, Ltd.; J. Watson, Independant Consultant (UK)<br />
4. Providing Better Information for Public Participation in Contentious Decisions - 4568<br />
P. Orr, Environment Agency; D. Collier, Greenstreet Berman (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 45 ROOM 6<br />
PANEL SESSION: REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEGACY MANAGEMENT OF<br />
URANIUM MINING AND MILLING LIABILITIES AND THE ROLE OF LONG<br />
TERM STEWARDSHIP<br />
Co-Chairs: Diethard Mager, BMWi (GERMANY)<br />
M. Hagen, WISMUT (GERMANY)<br />
This panel will discuss Management of the Uranium Mining and Milling Liabilities and Role of<br />
Long Term Stewardship. The UMREG Group constituted itself during the ICEM’95 Berlin<br />
Meeting as an informal network group for multilateral exchange on issues related to uranium<br />
mine and mill remediation. The USDOE UMTRA-Group and the German BMWi-WISMUT<br />
Group started the exchange in 1993 on specific topics related to the major projects UMTRA<br />
Title 1 and WISMUT. Since then several meetings were held in conjunction with international<br />
conferences focussing on environmental remediation. Also the Group has grown into a<br />
international network including representatives of regulating, permitting and supervising<br />
institutions, operating and consulting companies, and research organisations.
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1. Uranium Mining Legacy: Long-Term Stewardship Challenges.<br />
E. Falck (IAEA)<br />
2. The Hungarian Approach to Long Term Monitoring and Maintenance<br />
J. Banik, I. Benkovics, G. Eroes (HUNGARIA)<br />
3. Preparation for Long Term Stewardship during the Active Mining Phase and Long Term<br />
Stewardship of the Orphan Sites<br />
P.Courtney, (CANADA)<br />
4. Saxony Regulator's Perspective of LTSM<br />
M.Kinze, S.Hurst (GERMANY)<br />
5. Long Term Monitoring/Stewardship Plans for the Sillamae Tailings Pond, Estonia<br />
T. Kaasik (ESTONIA)<br />
6. Uranium Mining Industry Perspective<br />
P.Landine (CANADA)<br />
7. A DOE Contractor's Perspective<br />
J.Moran (USA)<br />
8. Preparing Long Term Stewardship for the Brazilian Uranium-Mines<br />
H. Monken-Fernandes (BRAZIL)<br />
9. The WISMUT Strategy of Long Term Monitoring<br />
M. Paul (GERMANY)<br />
10. The Navajo Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action and Abandoned Mines Reclamation<br />
M. Roanhorse (USA)<br />
11. Preparing Long Term Stewardship in the Czech Republic<br />
J. Slezak (CZECH REPUBLIC)<br />
12. What is Stewardship? Preparing an LTSSM Plan for Former Uranium Mines in Northern<br />
Australia<br />
P. Waggitt (AUSTRALIA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 15:40 SESSION 46 ROOM 8<br />
ER SITE CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING<br />
Co-Chairs: Wayne Einfeld, SNL (USA)<br />
Peter Booth, BNFL (UK)<br />
1. The Difficulties of Undertaking Site Characterisation on Operational Nuclear Licensed<br />
Sites - 4929<br />
P. Booth, R. Gordon, BNFL (UK)<br />
2. Characterization of NORM Contaminated Sites at the Syrian Oilfield: Depth Profiles and<br />
Leaching Processes - 4772<br />
M.S. Al-Masri, A. Aba, A. Al-Hamwi, H. Mukhallati, AECS (SYRIA)<br />
3. The Nature of Contamination of the Area in the Nearest Vicinity of Chernobyl NPP<br />
Destroyed Unit - 4737<br />
A. Skorbun, M. Panasyuk, O. Zhydkov, V. Gonchar, ITSC “Shelter”, Interdisciplinary<br />
Scientific and Technical Center (UKRAINE)<br />
4. Characterization of Current State of SRAW Storage Facilities of the Siberian Group of<br />
Chemical Enterprises and Radiological Situation on Adjacent Territory - 4840<br />
A. Bushuev, E. Petrova, T. Aleeva, V. Zubarev, I. Proshin, A. Kachanovsky, Moscow<br />
Engineering Physics Institute; E. ZaHarova, S. Ushakov, Institute of Physical Chemistry of<br />
Russian Academy of Sciences; V. Mescheryakov, A. Nikolaev, V. Hvostov, P. Savinyh,<br />
E. Kolobova, Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 55<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 47 ROOM 14<br />
ADVANCES IN VITRIFICATION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE<br />
Co-Chairs: Bill Holtzscheiter, WSRC/SRS (USA)<br />
Herve Masson, COGEMA (FRANCE)<br />
1. Vitrification of DOE Simulated Radioactive Waste by Induction-Heated Cold-Crucible<br />
Melter Technology - 4907<br />
R.A. Soshnikov, A.S. Aloy, A.V. Trofimenko, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute; D.B. Lopukh,<br />
A.Y. Pechenkov, I.A. Loginov, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical Univ.; D.F. Bickford,<br />
C.C. Herman, W. Holtzsheiter, WSRC (RUSSIA/USA)<br />
2. Iron Phosphate Glass as Optional <strong>Final</strong> Waste Matrix for HLW - 4529<br />
T. Fukui, T. Ishinomori, N. Kubota, Y. Endo, Ishikawajima-Harima, Heavy Industries Co.;<br />
M. Sazarashi, K. Maruyama, S. Ono, K. Suzuki, IRI (JAPAN)<br />
3. Vitrification of HLW Produced by Uranium/Molybdenum Fuel Reprocessing in<br />
COGEMA’s Cold Crucible Melter - 4594<br />
R. Do-Quang, COGEMA; T. Flament, A. Prod’homme, SGN; V. Petitjean, F. Hollebecque,<br />
O. Pinet, CEA Marcoule (FRANCE)<br />
4. Lessons Learned Siting and Successfully Processing U.S. DOE Radioactive Waste Using a<br />
High Throughput Vitrification Process - 4836<br />
R. Prince, B.W. Bowan, II, Duratek, Inc. (USA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13:30 SESSION 48 ROOM 15<br />
MODELING OF LONG-TERM PROCESSES IN THE DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL<br />
WASTE<br />
Co-Chairs: Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA)<br />
Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Post-Leaching Studies of Defect Rodlets - 4641<br />
D. Wegen, D. Papaioannou, J-P Glatz, M. Amme, European Commission (GERMANY)<br />
2. A Radiolytic Modelling Intercomparison Exercise: Influence of Alpha Radiation on Spent<br />
Fuel Alteration Process - 4574<br />
J. Quiñones, CIEMAT; J. Merino, E. Cera, J. Bruno, ENVIROS; J. Cobos, CIEMAT-ITU;<br />
A. Martinez-Esparza, ENRESA (SPAIN/GERMANY)<br />
3. Evaluation of Uncertainty Associated with Spatially Variable Properties - 4561<br />
K. Kato, Tokyo Electric Power Company; T. Maeda, TEPCO Systems Corporation;<br />
H. Takase, Quintessa (JAPAN)<br />
4. Testing Safety and Performance Indicators in an Assessment of the Long-Term<br />
Performance of the Geological Disposal of Spent Fuel in Boom Clay - 4620<br />
X. Sillen, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre; J. Marivoet, SCK-CEN; W. Cool,<br />
P. de Preter, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
- Break -<br />
5. Long-Term In-Package Spent Fuel Criticality Calculations - 4575<br />
O. Wantz, Universite Libre de Bruxelles; O.F. Smidts, Association Vincotte Nuclear;<br />
A. Dubus, R. Beauwens, Service de Metrologie Nucleaire (BELGIUM)<br />
6. Comparative Quantitative Estimation of Engineered and Natural Barriers Influence on<br />
Ecological Safety of Long-lived Radwaste Underground Disposition - 4533<br />
T. Gupalo, V.P. Beygul, V.Yu. Konovalov, VNIPIPT (RF Minatom) (RUSSIA)<br />
7. Proceeding Toward a License Application for U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository: Total<br />
System Performance Assessment Approach - 4956<br />
J. McNeish, Bechtel-SAIC, LLC; P. Swift, SNL; R. Howard, Bechtel SAIC, LLC;<br />
D. Sevougian, D. Kalinich, R. MacKinnon, SNL (USA)
Page 56 — Technical Sessions<br />
8. Assessment of the Recoverability of Dumped Spent Fuel in the Kara Sea - 4864<br />
L. Fellingham, RWE NUKEM Ltd. T.K. Manners,UKAEA (UK)<br />
WEDNESDAY 15:40 SESSION 56 ROOM 14<br />
IMMOBILIZATION/INSTRUMENTATION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE<br />
Co-Chairs: Harry Harmon, PNNL (USA)<br />
Herve Masson, COGEMA (FRANCE)<br />
1. Application of Optical and Imaging Techniques to Inspection of Off-Line Joule-Heated<br />
Melter at the West Valley Demonstration Project - 4580<br />
M.J. Plodinec, P-R Jang, Z Long, D. Monts, W.P. Okhuysen, T. Philip, Y. Su, DIAL,<br />
Mississippi State Univ. (USA)<br />
2. Instrumental Photon Activation and Applications in a Nuclear-Waste Inspection<br />
Purpose - 4765<br />
F. Jeanneau, J.-M. Capdevila, M. Gmar, N. Huot, F.C. Lainé, A. Lyoussi, Ph. Pillot,<br />
L. Roux, N. Saurel, CEA (FRANCE)<br />
3. Development of Actinide-Containing Waste Immobilization Process - 4673<br />
S. Stefanovsky, A.G. Ptashkin, SIA Radon; Y.M. Kuliako, S.A. Perevalov, Vernadsky<br />
Institute of Geochemistry; S.V. Yudintsev, Institute of Geology or Ore Deposits;<br />
A.M. Chekmarev, A.V. Ochkin, S.V. Chizhevskaya, Mendeleev Univ. of Chemical<br />
Technology (RUSSIA)<br />
4. Different Pathways of Secondary Phase Formation Induced by Colloidal and Dissolved<br />
Silica During the Dissolution of UO 2 Nuclear Fuel in Leaching Tests - 4504<br />
M. Amme, JRC-ITU; A.H. Lang, B.M. Stöckl, GSF National Research Centre for<br />
Environmental Health (GERMANY)<br />
Thursday, September 25, 2003<br />
THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 49 ROOM 6<br />
LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING - II<br />
Co-Chairs: Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)<br />
1. Safe and Compliant Nuclear Waste Management - What Does It Really Mean? - 4854<br />
M. Devarakonda, J. Biedscheid, Washington TRU Solutions, LLC (USA)<br />
2. Stepwise Decision Making for Long-Term Management of Radioactive Waste - Activities<br />
of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence - 4959<br />
C. Pescatore, OECD/NEA; A. Vari, Hungarian Academy of Sciences<br />
(FRANCE/HUNGARY)<br />
3. Public Involvement in Nevada: The Role of the University - 4647<br />
A. Hechanova, Univ. of Nevada (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Being Ahead of the Game - Public Involvement and Community Relations Before and<br />
During Environmental Projects - 4993<br />
E. Roos, L.P.M. Stahl, The Shaw Group Inc.(USA)<br />
5. MONA, Public Participation in the Siting of a LLW Repository in Mol, Belgium - 4816<br />
B.Meus, H. Ceulemans, MONA (BELGIUM)<br />
6. Approach to Responsibility - 4883<br />
J. Dalton, D. Wild, UK Nirex; S. Tibballs, The Future Foundation (UK)<br />
Technical Sessions — Page 57<br />
7. Information Overload: Processing Consultation Responses from Experts, Stakeholder<br />
Groups and Communities - 4579<br />
D. Collier, Faulkland Associates Ltd.; P. Orr, Environment Agency of England and Wales<br />
(UK)<br />
THURSDAY 10:45 SESSION 50 ROOM 8<br />
D & D OF NON-REACTOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Scott Moore, USNRC (USA)<br />
Ernst Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY)<br />
1. Decommissioning and Decontamination and Radioactive Waste Management within the<br />
Framework of Remediation of Environmental Liabilities in the Nuclear Research Institute<br />
Rez plc - 4838<br />
J. Podlaha, Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc (CZECH REPUBLIC)<br />
2. Decommissioning of a Shielded αβγ PIE Facility at Harwell - 4547<br />
T. Chambers, UKAEA (UK)<br />
3. The First Decommissioning of a Fusion Reactor Fueled by Deuterium-Tritium - 4546<br />
C. Gentile, E. Perry, J. Chrzanowski, R. Parsells, M. Viola, K. Rule, Princeton Univ.<br />
(USA)<br />
4. Decommissioning of a Caesium-137 Sealed Source Production Facility - 4859<br />
A. Murray, RWE NUKEM Ltd. (UK)<br />
THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 51 ROOM 11<br />
D & D OF REACTORS<br />
Co-Chairs: Tom LaGuardia, TLG Services, Inc. (USA)<br />
Leopold Weil, Bundesamt fur Strahlenschutz (GERMANY)<br />
1. RTS - 1 - Galilei Decommissioning Project - 4661<br />
E. Cimini, A. Boschi, F. Pagni, L. Parracone, M. Pocai, M. Russo, A.M. Spano, CISAM -<br />
Italian MoD (ITALY)<br />
2. Windscale Pile 1 - A New Approach - 4540<br />
T. Milburn, UKAEA (UK)<br />
3. Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation, Containment Vessel (CV) Concrete Removal:<br />
Decommissioning in a Flood Plain - 4685<br />
S.L. Endsley, TLG Services, Inc. (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Project WAGR: the UK Demonstration Project for Power Reactor Decommissioning<br />
the Core and Beyond - 4544<br />
T. Benest, UKAEA (UK)<br />
5. Results of the Full Scale Testing of the Remote Dismantling in Greifswald NPP - 4777<br />
R. Borchardt, J. Raasch, Energiewerke Nord GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
6. DFR Decommissioning: The Breeder Fuel Removal Project: Retrieval and Processing<br />
Facilities - 4936<br />
C. Bonnet, SGN; P. Potier, Framatome ANP; B. Ashton; UKAEA (FRANCE/UK)<br />
7. Decommissioning Strategy for Chernobyl NPP - 4752<br />
T. Baybuzenko, V.I. Filatov; G.G. Krasnjansky, Kiev Research and Design Institute<br />
“Energoproject;” A.A. Jakovlev, L.L. Litvinsky, J.N. Lobach, O.A. Purtov, State Scientific<br />
Engineering Center of Control Systems and Emergency Response; V.K. Kuchinsky,<br />
V.A. Seyda, V.P. Saliy, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant; V.M. Rudko, V.N. Scherbin,<br />
International Scientific Technical Center (UKRAINE)
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THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 52 ROOM 7<br />
ADVANCED L/ILW CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGIES<br />
Co-Chairs: Michael Ojovan, University of Sheffield (UK)<br />
Russel Hand, University of Sheffield (UK)<br />
1. Characterisation of Geopolymers for the Immobilisation of Intermediate Level<br />
Waste - 4589<br />
D.S. Perera, E.R. Vance, Z. Aly, K.S. Finnie, J.V Hanna, ANSTO; C. L. Nicholson,<br />
Industrial Research Ltd.; R.L. Trautman, M.W.A. Stewart, ANSTO (AUSTRALIA)<br />
2. Self-Sustaining Immobisation Processes - 4543<br />
M.I. Ojovan, Univ. of Sheffield; O.K. Karlina, G.A. Petrov, I.A. Sobolev, S.A. Dmitriev,<br />
G.A. Petrov, SIA”Radon”; W.E. Lee, Univ. of Sheffield (UK/RUSSIA)<br />
3. Immobilisation of Contaminated DEHPA Waste in Portland Cement - 4771<br />
N. Blagojevic, L. Vance, Laurie Aldridge, ANSTO; S. Malik, MINT<br />
(AUSTRALIA/MALAYSIA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Conditioning of Radioactive Waste Resulted from the Treatment of Liquid Waste from the<br />
Romanian Nuclear Power Plant - 4717<br />
C. Arsene, Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti; D. Negoiu, Univ. of Bucharest<br />
(ROMANIA)<br />
5. Disposal of Spent Sealed Sources - 4972<br />
I. Stefanova, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (BULGARIA)<br />
6. Development and Implementation of Technology for the Treatment and Encapsulation of<br />
Operational Intermediate-level Wastes - 4735<br />
E. Butcher, R. Caldwell, H. Godfrey, M. Hayes, E. Miller, BNFL. (UK)<br />
THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 53 ROOM 4<br />
EXTENDED AND LONG-TERM L/ILW STORAGE<br />
Co-Chairs: Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (CANADA)<br />
Stephen Wickham, Galson Sciences Ltd. (UK)<br />
1. Long-term Issues for Indefinite Surface Storage of Intermediate and Some Low Level<br />
Radioactive Waste in the UK - 4935<br />
S. King, UK Nirex Ltd (UK)<br />
2. Design of a Storage Facility for Intermediate Level Waste at Hunterston A<br />
Decommissioning Site - 4885<br />
A. Carr, M.J. Clarke, G.E. Langley, N.C. Sanders, C.R.J. Sunman, BNFL Environmental<br />
Services (UK)<br />
3. A Temporary Store for Radioactive Waste - 4719<br />
M. Thomson, J. Sims, MRP Systems Ltd. (UK)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Experience from Safety Assessment of the Existing Storage Facility for Solid Radwaste at<br />
Ignalina NPP - 4650<br />
P. Poskas, V. Ragaisis, A. Smaizys, Lithuanian Energy Institute (LITHUANIA)<br />
5. Towards a Holistic Risk Management Strategy for Long-Term Interim Storage - 4973<br />
S. Wickham, D.A. Galson, T.W. Hicks, R.V. Kemp, M.J. White, Galson Sciences, Ltd. (UK)<br />
6. Safety Implications and Sustainability of Long Term Storage of Radioactive Waste - 4548<br />
J. Rowat, IAEA (AUSTRIA)<br />
7. Assessment of Package Performance during Long-term Storage of Intermediate-level<br />
Radioactive Waste - 4517<br />
A.V. Chambers, W.R. Rodwell, M. Kelly, A.R. Hoch, A.J. Baker, Serco Assurance (UK)<br />
THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 54 ROOM 9<br />
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ER TECHNOLOGY<br />
Co-Chairs: James Navratil, Clemson University (USA)<br />
Mike Pearl, UKAEA (UK)<br />
1. A Finite Element Computer Model for the Application of Electrokinetics to Contaminated<br />
Land Sites - 4562<br />
S. Kwong, A. Paulley, A. Bond, L.M. Fowler, BNFL (UK)<br />
2. Design and Construction of Multi-layered Permeable Reactive Barrier for Removing<br />
Radionuclides, Nitrate, and Perchlorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory - 5002<br />
P.S. den Baars,The Shaw Group Inc.; J. Kaszuba, LANL; T. Cota, J. Myers, The Shaw<br />
Group Inc.; P. Longmire, B. Strietelmeier, T.P. Taylor, LANL (USA)<br />
3. Characterization of Plutonium Contaminated Soils from the Nevada Test Site for<br />
Remediation Method Selection - 4610<br />
G. Torrao, R. Carlino, S.L. Hoeffner, J.D. Navratil, Clemson Univ. (USA)<br />
- Break -<br />
4. The Hanau Land Remediation Soil Segregation Project - 4976<br />
B. Christ, G.G. Simon, M. Sokcic-Kostic, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY)<br />
5. Non-Oxidative Destruction of TNT, RDX, and HMX on Contaminated Soil using<br />
Subcritical (Hot/Liquid) Water - 4792<br />
S.B. Hawthorne, A.J.M. Lagadec, D.J. Miller, Univ. of North Dakota; P.J. Hammond,<br />
Univ. of Leeds (USA/UK)<br />
THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 55 ROOM 14<br />
ER SITE CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING<br />
Co-Chairs: Margaret Macdonell, ANL (USA)<br />
Steve Brown, The Shaw Group Inc.(USA)<br />
1. Continuous On-site Monitoring of VOCs in Water Sources - 4677<br />
A. Linenberg, Sentex Systems, Inc.<br />
2. Automated Analysis of Trichloroethene and Chloroform - 4648<br />
S. Burge, Burge Environmental, Inc.<br />
3. Direct Push Technology and Application to Vertical Profiling of Hydraulic Conductivity in<br />
Unconsolidated Formations - 4590<br />
W. McCall, T.M. Christy, Geoprobe Systems; J. J. Butler, Jr., Kansas Geological Survey<br />
- Break -<br />
4. Development and Evolution of a Site Survey System - Groundhog - 4870<br />
M. Davies, R. Murley, I. Adsley RWE NUKEM<br />
5. Real-Time Support for Precision Excavation of Radionuclide Contaminated Soils - 4664<br />
L. Durham, R. Johnson, D. Miller, ANL (USA)<br />
6. Using Real-Time Vadose Zone Monitoring for Long Term Performance Assessment of a<br />
Corrective Action Management Unit Containment Cell Sandia National Laboratories, New<br />
Mexico - 4914<br />
L.A. Brouillard, GRAM, Inc.M. Irwinn, SNL (USA)<br />
7. Some Current Photon Measurements at Airliner Altitudes - 4961<br />
M. Cox, Consultant (USA)<br />
WEDNESDAY 15:40 SESSION 56 ROOM 14<br />
(see narrative on Session 56 on page 56) -<br />
Rescheduled to Wednesday Afternoon<br />
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International Advisory Committee, Track Co-Chairs<br />
and Paper Reviewers<br />
International Advisory Committee<br />
Albert Aloy, Khlopin Radium Institute (Russia)<br />
Karen Broden, Studsvik (Sweden)<br />
Ramesh Dayal, IAEA<br />
Miklos Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation (Canada)<br />
Radovan Kohout, R. Kohout & Associates (Canada)<br />
Kun Jai Lee, KAIST (Korea)<br />
John Mathieson, NIREX (UK)<br />
Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB (Sweden)<br />
Lumir Nachmilner, RAWRA (Czech Republic)<br />
Michael Ojovan, U of Sheffield (UK)<br />
Claudio Pescatore, NEA/OECD (France)<br />
Jacques Tamborini, ANDRA (France)<br />
Derek Taylor, EC<br />
Rik Vanbrabant, Belgoprocess (Belgium)<br />
Bernard Vigreux, SFEN (France)<br />
Peter Waggitt, Office of Supervising Scientist-Env. (Australia)<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Co-Chairs<br />
Denis Strachen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)<br />
Jim Jones - Consultant (UK)<br />
Track Co-Chairs<br />
Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D)<br />
Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA)<br />
John Williams, UKAEA (UK)<br />
Environmental Remediation (ER)<br />
Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratory (USA)<br />
Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK)<br />
Spent Fuel, Fissile, Transuranic (TRU), and High-level Waste (HLW)<br />
Management<br />
Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA)<br />
Joe Perez, Washington Group International (USA)<br />
Malcolm Wakerley, DEFRA - UK Government Department of Environment (UK)<br />
Low/Intermediate-level Waste (L/ILW) Management<br />
Andy Baker, Serco Assurance (UK)<br />
Radovan Kohout, R. Kohout & Associates (Canada)<br />
Major Institutional Issues in EM/Public Involvement<br />
John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd. (UK)<br />
Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA)<br />
Paper Reviewers<br />
Thierry Advocat, CEA MARCOULE<br />
Sue Aggrawal, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies<br />
Andy Baker, Serco Assurance (UK)<br />
Steve Barlow, UK Nirex Ltd<br />
Peter Booth, BNFL<br />
Marnix Braeckeveldt, NIRAS<br />
Angie Brill, Safety and Ecology Group<br />
Sean Bushart, EPRI<br />
Michael Cappiello, LANL<br />
Grant Charters, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies<br />
John Dalton, UK NIREX Ltd.<br />
Guy Damette, IRSN<br />
Arthur Desrosiers, Bartlett<br />
Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions<br />
Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy<br />
George Dolinar, AECL<br />
Robert Dyer, USEPA<br />
Valeri Efremenkov, IAEA<br />
Wayne Einfeld, Sandia National Laboratories<br />
Al Freitag, WMG, Inc.<br />
Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation Inc.<br />
Gert Gestermann, GNS<br />
Ganapathi Gomes, Bechtel Jacobs LLC<br />
Michael Grave, c/o Mitsui Babcock<br />
Paul Grimwood, BNFL<br />
Paul Haigh, Consultant<br />
Russell Hand, University of Sheffield<br />
Anthony Hechanova, University of Nevada, Las Vegas<br />
Bill Holtzscheiter, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.<br />
Pavel Hrma, PNNL<br />
Paul Humphreys, BNFL<br />
Nathan Hurt, Consultant<br />
Jim Hylko, WESKEM, LLC<br />
Alex Jakubick, WISMUT<br />
David James, D. W. James and Associates<br />
Ken Kasper, Scientech Inc.<br />
Ronald Keyser, ORTEC<br />
Bernhard Kienzler, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (INE)<br />
Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF-NIRAS<br />
Tom LaGuardia, TLG Services<br />
Kevin Langley, UKAEA<br />
Bruce Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training<br />
Cecille Lucien, European Commission<br />
Margaret MacDonell, ANL<br />
Charles Madic, CEA<br />
Roy Manning, UKAEA<br />
Herve Masson, COGEMA<br />
John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd.<br />
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Mark Matthews, USDOE<br />
Paul McClelland, UKAEA<br />
Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB<br />
Don Metzler, USDOE Grand Junction<br />
Scott Moore, USNRC<br />
James Navratil, Clemson University<br />
Michael Ojovan, University of Sheffield<br />
Nick Orlando, USNRC<br />
Randy Parker, USEPA<br />
Mike Pearl, UKAEA<br />
Christophe Poinssot, CEA<br />
Mohan Rao, Consultant<br />
Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd<br />
Vincenzo Rondinella, European Commission<br />
Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc.<br />
Detlef Schmidt, RWE NUKEM GmbH<br />
Michael Stephens, AECL<br />
Jon Stouky, WPI<br />
Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN<br />
Hildegarde Vandenhove, SCK/CEN<br />
Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF NIRAS<br />
Bernard Vigreux, SFEN<br />
Peter Waggitt, Office of the Supervising Scientist-Environment Australia<br />
Ernst Warncke, BfS<br />
Leopold Weil, BfS<br />
David Whittle, TWI Ltd.<br />
Steve Wickham, Galson Sciences Ltd.<br />
Stefan Wilhelm, Colenco Power Engng AG<br />
John Williams, UKAEA<br />
Simon Wisbey, UK Nirex Ltd.<br />
Roger Yearsley, Environment Agency<br />
Sharissa Young, Sandia National Laboratories<br />
Conference Web Site:<br />
http://www.icemconf.com<br />
Conference Organising Committee<br />
Conference General Chair:<br />
Gary Benda - US Energy Corp<br />
Conference Co - Chair:<br />
Fred Sheil - British Nuclear Fuels plc<br />
ICEM 2005 Conference Chair:<br />
Kenneth Kok - WSMS<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Chair:<br />
Denis M. Strachan - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<br />
Technical <strong>Programme</strong> Co - Chair:<br />
Jim Jones - Consultant<br />
Exhibition <strong>Programme</strong> Chair:<br />
Paul Terry - IMechE<br />
International Financial Support Liaison:<br />
Don Clark - DEC Enterprises, Inc<br />
US Federal Liaisons:<br />
Doug Tonkay - USDOE<br />
Randal Parker - USEPA<br />
John Greeves - USNRC<br />
Giorgio Gnugnoli - USNRC<br />
Technical Tours:<br />
John Mathieson - UK Nirex Ltd.<br />
American Society of Mechnical Engineers (ASME):<br />
John Bendo - ASME<br />
British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES):<br />
Fred Sheil - British Nuclear Fuels, plc<br />
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE):<br />
Maureen Carter - IMechE<br />
Stephanie Love - IMechE<br />
The Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE):<br />
Bill Hurst, Secretary, INucE<br />
Edmund Morgan-Warren, INucE<br />
ASME ICEM’03 Conference Committee Chairs:<br />
Gary Benda (US Energy Corp) - Environmental Engineering Division (EED)<br />
Kenneth Kok (WSMS) - Nuclear Engineering Division (NED)<br />
ASME NED Committee Liasions:<br />
John Bendo - ASME<br />
Romney Duffy - ASME<br />
William Gregory - Vinculum<br />
Jack Tuohy - The Shaw Group, Inc.<br />
ASME EED Committee Liasions:<br />
Elio Manes - ASME<br />
Alan Moghissi - Institute for Regulatory Science<br />
Karen Moore - INEEL<br />
Anibal Taboas - USDOE<br />
ICEM Technical Support Contractor<br />
Laser Options, Inc.<br />
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