Final Programme - Events

Final Programme 

The 9th Intern ational Confe rence 

on Env i ronmental Remediation and 

R a d i o a c t ive Waste Manage m e n t 

September 21 - 25, 2003 

Examination Schools, Oxford, England 

Organised and Sponsored by 

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) 

The British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES) 

The Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE) 

In In cooperation with with the the U.S. USDOE, DOE, NRC, EPA and the IAEA

Welcome to ICEM’03 

The Ninth International Conference on Environmental Remediation and 

Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM’03) is a global information exchange, 

featuring engineering and scientific solutions to environmental problems. More 

than 600 scientists, engineers, managers, project directors, business 

representatives, equipment vendors, and government officials from over 40 

countries are expected to attend the conference, held this year in Oxford, 

England. 

The conference and exhibition will offer a unique opportunity to foster 

co-operation and establish contacts with participants from a number of 

countries. Conference participants will be able to speak directly with peers who 

are reporting new research, initiating and managing environmental projects, 

establishing national and international regulations, and implementing new 

methods and equipment. ICEM’03 features over 300 technical papers, research 

presentations, discussions of field applications, and a number of international 

organisations exhibiting related technologies and services. 

We have organised this Final Programme so you can easily find additional 

details on the technical programme and how you can participate. Please take a 

look inside for details. We are sure you will find something of interest. 

We’re glad to see you in Oxford! 

Gary Benda, US ENERGY Corp. 

Conference General Chair 

Fred Sheil, BNFL 

Conference General Co-Chair 

Visit the ICEM Web Page for Updated Information 

http://www.ICEMconf.com 

We especially want to thank our corporate sponsors for ICEM’03. 

For Platinum Sponsors: 

UKAEA - Monday Breakfast and Tuesday Luncheon 

Washington Group International - Monday Luncheon and 

Tuesday Breakfast 

For Gold Sponsors: 

Fluor Government Group - Tuesday Afternoon Break 

RWE NUKEM Group - Tuesday Morning Break 

The Shaw Group Inc. - Monday Afternoon Break 

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Table of Contents 

Background, Location and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Objectives and Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Format and Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Conference and Opening Session Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Oxford and Surrounding Attractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Contacts for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

ICEM’03 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Associated Social Events and Guest Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Sunday Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Tuesday Evening Exhibit Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Wednesday Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Spouse/Guest Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Associated Technical Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Major Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Participating Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Opening Session at the Town Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Poster Sessions at the Examination Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Special Workshops and Panel Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Daily Speaker/Session Co-Chair Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Coffee/Tea Breaks in Conference Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Lunch Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Speaker Ready Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Technical Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Conference Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Equipment and Services Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Visa, Travel and Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Hotel/Restaurant Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Adminstrative Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Acronym List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Maps of UK and Greater Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Maps of Examination Schools - Level 1 & 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Maps of Exhibit Hall Floor Plan and Exhibitor Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Technical Programme at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Description of the Technical Programme Sessions (1-56). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Int'l Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Technical Programme Track Co-Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Technical Programme Paper Reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Conference Organising Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Condensed Conference Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Background, Location and Contact Information 

Objectives and Background 

The Ninth International Conference on Environmental Remediation and 

Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM) promotes broad global exchange of 

information on technologies, operations, management approaches, economics, 

and public policies. The conference provides a unique opportunity to foster cooperation 

among specialists from countries with emerging programmes. 

Attendees will include scientists, engineers, technology developers, equipment 

suppliers, government officials, utility representatives and owners of 

environmental problems. 

The 2003 conference is the ninth in the ICEM series of biennial international 

conferences on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management. 

This years’ event is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers (ASME), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the 

British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES) and the Institution of Nuclear Engineers 

(INucE). 

The first conference was held in Hong Kong in 1987; followed by Kyoto, Japan, 

in 1989; Seoul, Korea, in 1991; Prague, Czech Republic, in 1993; Berlin, 

Germany in 1995; Singapore in 1997; Nagoya, Japan in 1999 and Bruges, 

Belgium in 2001. The conference with its global events has participation of 

scientists, engineers and managers from over 40 countries. 

In the UK, DECOM 01 was held by IMechE in association with BNES. Over 

200 specialists focusing on D&D activities attended this successful conference. 

In 2001, these two conferences, DECOM 01 and ICEM’01, joined resources 

leading to sponsoring a combined conference, two years later - ICEM’03. 

The success of the previous meetings and continued demand for technical 

information exchange of this type led the ICEM organisers to select Oxford, 

England for their 2003 meeting. 

Format and Venue 

The ICEM’03 technical programme includes concurrent technical sessions in 

five tracks: Low/Intermediate-Level Waste Management; High-Level Waste and 

Spent Fuel Management; Environmental Remediation, Decontamination & 

Decommissiong; and Major Institutional Issues in Environmental 

Management/Public Involvement. The technical programme consists of an 

opening session and up to eight parallel sessions, including oral presentations 

and posters, supplemented by proceedings of peer-reviewed papers. ICEM’03 

includes the Nuclear and Environmental Equipment and Services Exhibition, 

three technical tours of selected major UK nuclear facilities and technical side 

meetings. 

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The ICEM’03 Technical Programme is divided into 56 technical sessions 

conducted over three and one half days. A listing of the specific sessions within 

each of the five technical programme tracks can be found in the “Technical 

Programme at a Glance” section. 

The full registration provides the attendee entrance to all technical presentations 

and the exhibit hall. Included in the registration fee is the Sunday evening 

Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall and the Tuesday evening Exhibitor 

Reception. Also included are the refreshments during the conference breaks and 

lunch for three days. The meeting materials provided include the final 

programme, technical session abstract book, and a complete CD-ROM 

containing all of the approved papers that were presented, which will be mailed 

after the conference. 

Conference and Opening Session Location 

The main venue will be held in the elaborate Oxford Examination Schools built 

in 1882. The Opening Session will take place in the Oxford Town Hall, a 5minute 

walk from the Oxford Examination Schools. 

Oxford and Surrounding Attractions 

The City of Oxford is less than 60 miles Northwest of London and is renowned 

the world over, as the home of one of the oldest and most highly revered 

Universities in the world. 

Oxford University is one of the oldest teaching institutions in Europe with some 

evidence of organised teaching going back to 872. Differences between town 

and gown caused the University to close in 1209, only to be reopened in 1214, 

after local traders felt the pinch. Today, Oxford University is ranked as one of 

the great learning centres of Europe. 

Unlike many University sites, Oxford does not have a campus as such, but is a 

collection of colleges and other buildings spread throughout the city. Many key 

attractions are only a short distance from Oxford. Some of the highlights 

include: 

• Blenheim Palace (10 miles) - birthplace of Churchill, one of England’s most 

magnificent palaces; 

• The Cotswolds (25 miles), one of England’s most scenic rural areas; 

• Windsor Castle (45 miles) and the Changing of the Guard ceremony; 

• Ascot Racecourse and the Festival of Ascot (60 miles), Sunday Sept. 28th; 

• Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill, (60 miles), Prehistoric Britain; 

• London (60 miles), with daily trips 1fi hours away; and 

• Bath (70 miles), Britain’s most Historic Roman Spa town. 

Contacts For More Information 

If you have questions concerning the conference, please visit our web page at 

www.ICEMconf.com or contact the following: 

For questions on the conference organisation, sponsorship or international 

liaisons contact: 

Gary Benda Fred Sheil 

US Energy Corp British Nuclear Fuels plc 

Phone: +1(803) 345-2170 Phone: +44 194767 84813 

E-mail: gbenda_use@hotmail.com E-mail: fred.e.sheil@bnfl.com 

For questions on the technical topics or to support development of the 

technical programme contact: 

Denis Strachan Jim Jones 

Pacific Northwest National Labs Consultant 

Phone: +1(509) 376-0677 Phone: +44 (0) 1229 718 202 

E-mail: denis.strachan@pnl.gov E-mail: jim_jones@btinternet.com 

For questions on the submission of abstracts or papers, and non-EU 

conference registration, contact: 

Donna McComb, ICEM’03 

c/o Laser Options, Inc. 

Phone: +1(520) 292-5652 

Fax: +1(520) 292-9080 

E-mail: dmccomb@laser-options.com 

For questions concerning conference facilities, social programmes, local 

aspects, or EU registration, contact: 

Stephanie Love, IMechE 

1 Birdcage Walk 

London, SW1H 9JJ, UK 

Phone: +44(0) 20 7973 1312 

Fax: +44(0) 20 7222 9881 

E-mail: s_love@imeche.org.uk 

For questions concerning vendor exhibition: 

Paul Terry, IMechE 

1 Birdcage Walk 

London, SW1H 9JJ, UK 

Phone: +44(0) 20 7304 6867 

Fax: +44(0) 20 7222 9881 

E-mail: p_terry@imeche.org.uk 

For questions concerning technical tours: 

John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd. 

Curie Avenue 

Harwell, Didcot 

Oxen, OX11 ORH 

United Kingdom 

Phone: +44(1) 235-82-56-06 

Fax: +44(1) 235-825-459 

E-mail: john.mathieson@nirex.co.uk 

During the conference, in case of an emergency, contact: 

+44 (0) 1865 276913. This is the telephone number for 

the ICEM’03Registration Desk at the Exam Schools. 

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ICEM’03 Sponsors 

U.S. Sponsors 

The Nuclear Engineering Division and the Environmental Engineering Division 

of the ASME are the primary sponsors of the ICEM conference. Since ICEM’s 

inception in 1987, the objective has been to conduct international conferences on 

key environmental management topics in locations convenient to large numbers 

of technical experts from countries with emerging environmental programmes. 

The ASME is committed to continue providing this global conference wherever 

the greatest need and interest are shown. 

ICEM’03 is also organised in co-operation with the U.S. Department of Energy 

(USDOE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Each agency has had significant 

involvement with the ICEM series. The USDOE is responsible for managing the 

wastes and cleaning the sites from the past U.S. government nuclear operations, 

thus the USDOE staff has viewed this conference series as an opportunity to 

identify new technical solutions and to provide information on the results of 

their programmes to the international community. Federal regulatory 

participants from both the USEPA and USNRC have also been active in 

programme development and participation. 

European Sponsors 

The ICEM conferences have always been conducted jointly with a major 

technical society and other co-sponsors in the host country - this year it is the 

United Kingdom. For ICEM’03, the conference is organised in co-operation 

with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the British Nuclear 

Energy Society (BNES) and the Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE). 

Many in the region view ICEM as a valuable opportunity to meet with 

international experts, make personal contacts, gain a comprehensive view of the 

trends and activities in radioactive waste management and environmental 

remediation fields around the world, and to demonstrate to policy makers and 

public groups that suitable methods do exist and can be applied to today’s 

problems. 

Cooperating International Agencies 

Since the beginning, the ICEM meetings have been held in co-operation with 

major international organisations responsible for programmes and research in 

radioactive waste management and environmental remediation fields. The 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been assisting this conference 

in several ways. Their support has included assistance in the technical 

programme preparation, presentation of technical papers and other agency 

information, promotion of the conference to their member states, financial 

assistance and technical assistance. 

Associated Social Events and Guest Programme 

Social Events 

The full registration price includes luncheon for three days, the Welcoming 

Reception and the Tuesday Exhibitor Reception. Wednesday Banquet tickets are 

GBP £15.00 (USD $25.00) for each paid registrants and GBP £40.00 (USD 

$65.00) for guests, exhibitors, and one-day registrants. Space is limited, thus 

only 225 tickets will be issued, first come-first served. 

Sunday Welcoming Reception in the Exhibit Hall 

All conference participants are invited to attend a Welcoming Reception in the 

Exhibit Hall on Sunday from 18:00 to 19:30. The cost of the reception has been 

included in the conference registration fee. Guests are welcome to join the 

Sunday and Tuesday Receptions for an additional GBP £10.00 (USD $15.00). 

Badges are required. 

Monday Evening is a Free Night to Explore Oxford 

A restaurant listing can be found on page 18 so that attendees may explore some 

of the local flavour. Within walking distance is The Eagle & Child Pub where 

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Chronicles of Narnia and The Hobbit. 

Other historical sites and eating establishments are only steps away, such as The 

Bear Inn and the Turf Tavern. 

Tuesday Exhibit Reception at the Conference Centre 

A complimentary reception will be held from 17:15 to 19:00 in the Exhibit Hall. 

Please take this opportunity to review, evaluate and test the current products and 

services of the exhibiting companies while enjoying a typical UK reception. Guests 

are welcome to join the Sunday and Tuesday Receptions for an additional USD 

$15.00 / GBP £10.00 for each event. Badges are required. 

Wednesday Banquet 

The ICEM’03 optional gourmet banquet will be held at St. Edmund Hall on 

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 19:30. Reservation tickets are required for 

registered attendees for an additional USD $25.00/ GBP £15.00 and guests for 

an additional USD $65.00/ GBP £40.00. Badges will be required. Space is 

limited, thus only 225 tickets will be issued, first come-first served. 

Spouse/Guest Programme 

All Spouses and Guests are invited to a Welcome reception on Monday morning 

from 8:00 to 9:00. The reception will be in Room 6, Level - 1 of the 

Examination School, where coffee and tea will be served. At 8:30, we will have 

a local guest speaker give a short talk on Oxford and the sights it has to offer. 

Information will also be provided on which tours are available and where 

bookings can be made. Also, a tourist information Centre is in the Old School 

Building on Gloucester Green and at the Oxford Information Centre, which also 

offers daily walking tours of Oxford. Additional information on places to visit 

can be found on our web page, at www.ICEMconf.com, and in our Exhibit Hall. 

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Associated Technical Events 

Major Topics 

The ICEM’03 Technical Programme is divided into 56 technical sessions 

conducted over three and one half days. A listing of the specific sessions within 

each of the five technical programme tracks can be found in the “Programme at 

a Glance” Section. 

Participating Attendees 

Over 300 abstracts were accepted from over 40 countries. This includes 

technical papers from Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Far and 

Middle East, and from North and South America. This strong technical 

programme is expected to draw more than 600 scientists, engineers, managers, 

project directors, utility and other business representatives, equipment vendors, 

and government officials from around the world. 

The traditionally strong participation from countries with mature environmental 

programmes will be supplemented by a contingent of attendees from Central and 

Eastern Europe as well as by key representatives from other countries from around 

the world with emerging programmes. In the past, the ICEM meetings have 

allowed participants to exchange technical information, discover solutions to 

problems, and make valuable business contacts or even arrange business 

a g r e e m e n t s . 

Opening Session at Town Hall 

The opening session will be held at 9:30 at the Town Hall. It is a 5-minute walk 

from the Examination Schools. Coffee will be served from 9:00 until the 

programme begins. The Welcome speakers and four key-note speakers are: 

• Councillor Patrick Stannard, The Lord Mayor of Oxford 

• Sir John Harman, Chairman of the Environment Agency (UK) 

• Dr. John Garrick, Chairman of the U.S. NRC Advisory Committee on 

Nuclear Waste, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA) 

• Chris Murray, Managing Director, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

• Lynne Smith, EM Headquarters WIPP Office Director, U.S. 

Department of Energy (USA) 

Poster Sessions 

The conference technical programme will contain two major Poster Sessions, on 

Tuesday and Wednesday, arranged from the five Tracks. The leading objective 

for organising poster sessions was that experts in the field and interested 

attendees could gather for a half day in a meeting room where they can move 

around freely and engage discussions which would normally not be possible 

during the oral sessions. The extension into the luncheon will give the meeting a 

social flavour, giving the authors further opportunity to leave their posters and 

socialise with their colleagues in the field. 

Special Workshop and Panel Sessions 

Workshop: Role of Risk in Site Cleanup and Decommissioning 

Sunday, September 21, 2003, 13:00 - 17:30 

Located at the Oxford Examination Schools, Room 4 - Level 1 

This workshop will focus on the issues related to role of risk in site cleanup and 

decommissioning projects. Topics covered will include role of risk in the 

development of standards, risk-informed regulation, risk assessment 

methodologies, standardization, risk vs. cost, risk- or dose-based clean up 

criteria, application to projects, risk management, and risk communication. The 

workshop is being held as a service to the ICEM community. To partially defray 

costs, a nominal fee is required for attending the workshop. Please check the 

appropriate box on the registration form. Participants will receive a certificate of 

workshop attendance. For further information, please contact Dr. Jas Devgun, 

Ph. 312-269-2283 or jas.s.devgun@sargentlundy.com. The cost of the workshop 

is USD $50.00 (£30). 

Session 2A LMU Supplier Forum - UK Liabilities Management Unit (LMU) 

Tier 1 Supplier Forum 

Monday, September 22, 2003, 13:30 - 17:30 

Located at the East School - Level 2 

The United Kingdom Government is bringing together the management of the 

UK civil nuclear liabilities under one body the Nuclear Decommissioning 

Authority (NDA). The liabilities will cover the existing UKAEA licensed sites 

and the BNFL sites excluding Springfields but including the Magnox Reactor 

stations. Legislation is currently being prepared with the aim of the NDA being 

fully operation by April 2005. 

This is an open invitation to major companies wishing to become site managers 

(Tier 1 Contractors) for the UK civil nuclear clean-up programme post April 

2005. At this forum representatives from the LMU will outline the progress 

made towards this goal. Specifically, the forum focus on contracting 

arrangements 

*The Competition and Award Process 

*The Contract Terms 

*Performance Based Initiatives (PBI’s) 

Following the forum we have rescheduled the ICEM Panel Session 2B for 

Tuesday morning discussing the LMU programme. Only ICEM registrants can 

attend the Tuesday session. 

If you are already registered with ICEM’03, you should also register with the 

forum at their registration desk - Level 1 beginning at 12:30 on Monday. To 

preregister for the forum, contact Jo Arthur DTI 1 Victoria Street London. 

E-mail: jo.arthur@dti.gsi.gov.uk. 

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Panel: Session 2B- The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in the UK 

Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 9:00 


Follow-on panel from Session 2A. In anticipation of the Nuclear 

Decommissioning Authority (NDA) a Liabilities Management Unit (LMU) was 

established to prepare for the NDA including having in place the necessary 

working arrangements with the existing site owner/operators. This includes 

introducing programmes controls arrangements with Lifecycle Baselines 

(LCBLs) and Near Term Work Plans. At the time of ICEM 03 the initial LCBLs 

will have been completed for all the sites and the LMU will have concluded the 

first national roll up, the production of the first NTWPs will be underway. The 

transition to the new arrangements including the move from owner operators to 

M&O contractors, the type of contract envisaged and the generation of national 

s t r a t e g i e s and priorities will be of interest to all involved in dealing with the 

nuclear legacy. A panel of senior government and industry representatives will 

discuss the current status and long term objectives. Panelists include: Neil 

Baldwin, Head of Site Remediation, BNFL (UK); David Bennett, Strategic 

Policy Manager, UK Environment Agency (UK); Alan Edwards, Director, 

Liabilities Management Unit (UK); Stephen Marchetti, Executive VP - 

Operations, Washington Group International (USA); Mike Weightman, Deputy 

Chief Inspector, NII (UK); and Stephen White, Director Liabilities, UKAEA 

(UK) 

Panel: Session 3 - Achieving Legitimacy in National Waste Management 

Programmes 

Monday, September 22, 2003, 13:30 


Many countries have failed to implement national programmes for the long-term 

management of radioactive waste. There have been notable advances, particularly 

in respect of near-surface facilities for low and short-lived intermediate level 

waste, and the deep disposal programmes in Scandinavia and the US for HLW and 

TRU. These more successful examples may be seen to have engaged all 

stakeholder groups including the public in the decision-making process from the 

national level to the local level. They encouraged participation from 

representatives from government, local communities, industry, non-government 

organisations (NGOs) and “the public” and carried them along in the process, 

underpinned by a legal framework. 

This panel session will examine the successes and failures of national programmes 

and issues such as whether legislation which imposes deadlines on programmes 

(such as in the case of the EU countries, the proposed Directive on Radioactive 

Waste Management) is a help or a hindrance. Audience participation will be 

encouraged through a facilitator, Lake Barrett, former Deputy Director of 

OCRWM, USDOE, (USA). Panelists include: Hans Bertil Hakansson, President 

and CEO of Studsvik AB, (S W E D E N); Peter Brown, Director, Uranium & 

Radioactive Waste Division of Natural Resources (CA N A D A); Charles 

McCombie, Executive Director of ARIUS, (SW I T Z E R L A N D); Chris Murray, 

Managing Director of UK Nirex Ltd, (UK); and Dr. Claudio Pescatore, Principal 

Administrator, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (FRANCE). 

Panel: Session 22 - Strategies for Incorporating Safety by Design in an 

Environmental Remediation Workplace 

Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 14:45 


This session, beginning immediately after Session 21, will explore application/ 

implementation of safety and health policies that incorporates safety in the 

design process via group discussion. Over the years, worker safety has 

experienced many frontiers and fads. “Safety by Design” is a concept introduced 

some 50 years ago that continues to gain power as its value is recognized by 

government and industry in the U.S. and internationally. Occupational safety 

and health issues should be considered during all phases of development and 

deployment of environmental remediation technologies to protect the worker. 

Further, innovative approaches to integrate safety and health into the design and 

use of new technologies will be discussed. Also, models for 

national/international initiatives that make new technologies inherently safer and 

provide an associated measure of risk reduction will be detailed. On all these 

issues, the participants will share achievements and lessons learned. 

Panel: Session 45 - Requirements of the Legacy Management of Uranium 

Mining and Milling Liabilities and Role of the Long Term Stewardship 

Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 13:30 


The UMREG Group constituted itself during the ICEM’95 Berlin Meeting as an 

informal network group for multilateral exchange on issues related to uranium 

mine and mill remediation. The USDOE UMTRA-Group and the German 

BMWi-WISMUT Group started the exchange in 1993 on specific topics related 

to the major projects UMTRA Title 1 and WISMUT. Since then several meetings 

were held in conjunction with international conferences focussing on 

environmental remediation. Also the Group has grown into a international 

network including representatives of regulating, permitting and supervising 

institutions, operating and consulting companies, and research organisations. 

It was a key component of ICEM’01. Panelists include: P. Courtney 

(CANADA), E. Falck (IAEA), M. Hagen, WISMUT (GERMANY), Alex 

Jakubick, WISMUT (GERMANY), T. Kaasik (ESTONIA), M. Kinze/ 

E. Ettenhuber/S.Hurst (GERMANY), Pat Landine (CANADA), H. Monken- 

Fernandez (BRAZIL), M. Roanhorse (USA), J. Slezak (CZECH REPUBLIC), 

and P. Waggitt (AUSTRALIA). 

Daily Speaker/Session Co-Chair Breakfast 

A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided to all Oral Session 

Speakers, Poster Presenters, and Session Co-Chairs on the day of their session. 

The breakfast will be served at 8:30 in the East School Examination Hall on 

Monday, and at 8:00 on Tuesday - Thursday. Most hotels have breakfast 

included in the cost of the room, but the speakers breakfast will give you the 

time for final arrangements before your session. The attendance at the breakfast 

will provide an opportunity for the Session Co-Chairs to meet with the speakers, 

and for all to discuss the topics they will be addressing. 

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Coffee/Tea Breaks in the Examination Schools 

Complimentary coffee and tea will be served for all meeting participants in 

both rooms of the Nuclear & Environmental Equipment and Services 

Exhibition halls during the breaks. On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, the 

breaks will be held in the East School. 

Lunch Periods 

Lunch will be served in the Exhibit Halls. Lunches served all three days will 

mainly consist of sandwiches and other food that can be easily consumed while 

visiting the exhibits and posters. Luncheon hours are from 12:30 to 13:30. Paid 

registration includes the luncheon price for all three days. A listing of local 

restaurants is also listed within the Programme on page 18. 

Speaker Ready Room 

A planning room will be available where speakers may review their 

PowerPoint slides, overheads, and notes. This room will be open from 8:00 to 

17:00 at the Conference Centre, Room 5 - Level 1, Monday through Thursday, 

and on Sunday 17:00 to 19:00. 

Technical Tours 

There are three technical tours planned for the conference attendees. The three 

technical tours will take place immediately following the conference on 

Thursday, and Friday, September 25th and 26th, and include on-site visits, 

taking in five establishments. The tours aim to give conference attendees 

opportunities to see UK radioactive waste management programmes, first 

hand. Please note: These tours were pre-booked and all three tours are full. 

For security reasons, we are unable to take further reservations. 

The tours will include the facilities of: 

• The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) - which 

is responsible for managing the decommissioning of the nuclear 

reactors and other radioactive facilities used for the UK’s nuclear 

research and development programme for the UK’s input to 

European fusion research; 

• Nirex - which is responsible for developing long-term options 

for radioactive materials. It also maintains the UK national 

inventory (with the Department of the Environment Food 

and Rural Affairs) and advises the industry on treating and 

packaging its radioactive waste; 

• British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) - which operates in the 

UK and overseas, providing fuel manufacture and reactor services 

(through Westinghouse); nuclear decommissioning and clean 

-up services and spent fuel management (including reprocessing) 

and engineering services; and operates the fleet of Magnox power 

stations, some of which are being decommissioned. 

Tour A - Culham and Harwell 

• UKAEA - Culham Fusion Facility; 

• Nirex Packaging and Transport Culham Test Facility; and 

• UKAEA Harwell 

The tour will first visit the EFDA-JET fusion experimental facility at Culham, 

some 10 miles south of Oxford. EFDA-JET is the flagship of the European 

Community’s fusion research programme and the precursor to the “next step” 

devices such as ITER. In 1997, JET reached a record 16 MW of fusion power. 

Visitors will also be able to see the EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association’s 

own fusion experiment called MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak). 

The Culham site is also the location of Nirex’s waste packaging and transport 

exhibition and display area. The facility holds examples of Nirex’s standard 

packages and containers that have undergone performance testing. These include 

scale model re-usable shielded transport containers, 500 litre drums, 3 cubic 

metre boxes and the 4-metre box. Lunch will be held at the facilities of the 

National Radiological Protection Board at Harwell. 

The tour will culminate with a visit to UKAEA’s Harwell site, about 9 miles 

south of Culham. Harwell is the headquarters of the UKAEA and hosts a 

number of nuclear research facilities that were instrumental in the development 

of the UK nuclear programme. Visitors will be able to see the decommissioning 

activities taking place at a number of locations on the site, including the 

Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile (GLEEP), a thermal heterogeneous 

reactor which operated between 1947 and 1990, and the 26 MW (Th) materials 

test reactor DIDO, which operated until 1990. Also included will be a visit to the 

newly constructed Vault Store and the Liquid Effluent Treatment Plant. 

Schedule for Tour A - Culham and Harwell 

Friday, 26th September 

8:00 Depart Oxford Examination Schools (by coach) 

8:30 Arrive Culham Science Centre 

8:40 Welcome and Coffee 

9:00 Presentation and Tour of JET/MAST machines 

11:00 Depart for Tour of Nirex facility, Culham 

11:05 Tour of Nirex facility 

12:35 Depart Culham Science Centre 

13:00 Arrive NRPB Conference Center 

13:05 Lunch 

13:50 Presentation by John Wilkins, Head of Site 

14:30 Depart NRPB for tour of Harwell IBC 

14:45 GLEEP Decommissioning Visit and Presentation 

15:30 Depart GLEEP for Site Tour 

16:00 Arrive B462 for Tour of Vault Store 

17:00 Depart Harwell IBC 

17:30 Arrive Oxford 

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Tour B - Sellafield and Windscale 

• BNFL Sellafield 

• UKAEA Windscale 

The Sellafield site is probably BNFL’s most well-known site and is home to its 

reprocessing operations. The national low-level waste repository is nearby at 

Drigg. 

The Visitors Centre is one of the most popular attractions in the Lake District, 

reopened in June 2002 and houses an independent exhibition, “Sparking 

Reaction”, created by The Science Museum, London, to stimulate debate on 

nuclear issues. 

On the Sellafield site itself, visitors will see the new high-level waste 

vitrification line, waste encapsulation plant and the thermal oxide reprocessing 

plant (THORP). Decommissioning projects will include PFR Fuel Plant Thorp 

Miniature Pilot Plant. Lunch will be provided. 

Visitors will then transfer to the adjacent UKAEA Windscale site to see 

“Project WAGR”. As the lead project for nuclear reactor decommissioning in 

the UK, Project WAGR aims to show that a full-size reactor can be dismantled 

safely and cost effectively, with minimum risk to the environment. When it 

became operational in 1962, Windscale’s Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor 

(WAGR) was the prototype of a ‘family’ of reactors providing more efficient 

power for Britain than ever before possible. WAGR shut down in 1981. 

There may be a chance to visit the Drigg LLW near-surface disposal facility. 

Please note that your train fare and hotel bill will be paid by ICEM. However, 

any extras charged to your room (room service, telephone, newspapers, etc.) 

will be your own responsibility. 

Please also note that we cannot deviate from these train times as we have negotiated 

a special price with Virgin Rail. If you would like to return South at a 

later time or next day etc., this will have to be at your own expense. 

Schedule for Tour B - Sellafield and Windscale 

Thursday, 25th September 

14:00 Meet at Examination Schools Registration Desk area 

14:31 Depart Oxford for Penrith (by Virgin Rail) 

19:08 Arrive Penrith 

19:18 Depart Penrith to Ennerdale Country House 

20:30 Dinner 


8:30 Depart Hotel for BNFL Sellafield 

9:00 Tour of BNFL Sellafield 

12:30 Lunch 

13:30 Tour UKAEA Windscale 

16:00 Depart for Penrith 

17:40 Depart Penrith for Oxford/London 

22:18 Arrive at Oxford or 

22:28 Arrive London (changing at Stockport) 

Tour C - Berkeley Power Station 

Berkeley Power Station is situated by the River Severn about 25 miles north of 

Bristol and some 60 miles from Oxford. The station was the first commercial 

nuclear power station to enter service in the UK and was also the first to begin 

decommissioning. It was a 276 MW(e) twin-reactor Magnox station. It began 

operation in June 1962 and ceased generation in March 1989. 

Decommissioning at Berkeley is under the control of BNFL Magnox Generation 

and is now preparing to enter its care and maintenance phase - due to begin in 

2006. Visitors will be able to tour the site and see the latest decommissioning 

activities. Of interest will be the Business Visitor Centre that showcases BNFL’s 

worldwide decommissioning business. 

Schedule for Tour C - Berkeley Power Station 


8:00 Depart Oxford Examination Schools (by Coach) 

9:30 Arrive Berkeley Power Station 

9:45 Welcome and Coffee 

10:00 Tour Berkeley 

12:30 Lunch 

13:30 Depart Berkeley 

15:30 Arrive Oxford 

Conference Registration 

On-Site Registration Hours 

It is strongly recommended that the conference participants register on Sunday, 21 

September, to avoid the rush before the opening session on Monday morning, 22 

September. Badges are required for the Sunday Reception. The registration area is 

open at the Examination Schools during the following hours: 

Sunday, 21 September 17:00 to 19:00 

Monday, 22 September 08:00 to 17:00 

Tuesday, 23 September 08:30 to 17:00 

Wednesday, 24 September 08:30 to 17:00 

Thursday, 25 September 08:30 to 10:00 

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Equipment and Services Exhibition 

Description of Exhibition 

A Nuclear and Environmental Equipment & Services exhibition is held on the 

second floor of the Examination Schools and opens concurrently with the technical 

sessions. At the exhibition, participants will be able to review, evaluate, and test 

some of the most current products and services in the nuclear and environmental 

fields. This is a significant opportunity to reach a number of potential international 

markets. An exhibition brochure with Exhibitor capabilities is also available for the 

conference participants. On Sunday and Tuesday evening, the receptions will be 

held in the Exhibit hall. 

Schedule of Hours 

The exhibition will be held over the four days of the conference according to the 

following schedule: 

Sunday, 21 September 18:00 to 19:30 

Monday, 22 September 12:00 to 18:00 

Tuesday, 23 September 08:30 to 19:30 

Wednesday, 24 September 08:30 to 14:00 

Sponsors 

We thank the following companies sponsoring events at the ICEM’03 conference. 

Platinum Sponsors: UKAEA 

Washington Group International 

Gold Sponsors: Fluor Government Group 

RWE NUKEM Group 

The Shaw Group Inc. 

Exhibiting Companies 

AEA Technology plc 

Allegheny Technologies 

ALSTEC Lab Impex Systems 

AMETEK Advanced Measurement 

Technology 

ANSTO 

A N Technology 

BNFL 

British Shielding Windows Ltd 

Canberra Harwell Ltd 

COGEMA /AREVA 

CRIEPI 

Euro Nuclear Services 

Forward Industries Ltd 

Goldsim Technology Group 

IBC Advanced Technologies Inc 

Imperial College London Consultants 

La Calhene 

Laboratory Impex Systems 

Microflitrex 

Mitsui Babcock 

NNC Ltd 

Pycko Scientific Ltd. 

RACE, LLC 

RTS plc 

RWE NUKEM Group 

Serco Assurance 

Southern Scientific Ltd 

Synodys Group 

The Shaw Group Inc 

Thermal Electron Corporation 

UK Nirex Ltd 

UKAEA 

Visa, Travel and Currency 

Process for Applying for Passport and Visa 

All foreign visitors entering the UK must possess valid passports. In addition, some 

visitors may need a visa. European Union, US and Canadians citizens do not 

require a visa. The organisers advise the participants from each country to consult 

with the UK Embassy or a local diplomatic mission for further information. 

Transport Details by Air 

There are three major airports within 90 minutes of Oxford: Heathrow, 

Birmingham and Gatwick. Regular coaches and trains connect the airports with 

the city. 

Travel from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports by Bus 

The easiest way to get to Oxford from any major London airport is by using a direct 

bus. A bus to Oxford leaves from both the airports almost every hour. It is not 

necessary to order tickets in advance. Please visit our web page 

(www.ICEMconf.com) for bus schedules from all major airports to Oxford. 

Insurance and Liability 

All participants are encouraged to make their own arrangements for health and 

travel insurance. Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES, INucE nor their agent, The 

Corporate Team, can be held responsible for any personal injury, loss, damage, 

accident to private property or additional expenses incurred as a result of delays or 

changes in air, rail, sea, road or other services, strikes, sickness, weather or any 

other cause. 

Foreign Exchange and Traveller’s Checks 

The conference secretariat on-site will accept only UK Currency (no US$ or EURO 

Traveller’s Checks) for payment of any fees. Visa and MasterCard are also 

accepted. 

Hotel Listing 

Best Western Linton Lodge Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UJ V: +44 (0)1865 553461 

East Gate 73 The High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BE V: +44 (0)870 400 8201 

. Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Rd., V: +444 (0)8704009086 

Holiday Inn Oxford N England OX2 8JD 

Oxford Spires Four Pillars Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4PS. V: +44 (0)1865 324324 

Randolph Beaumont St, Oxford, OX1 2LN V: +44 (0)870 400 8200 

Queen’s Lane off the High St., V: +44 (0)1865 279000 

St. Edmund Hall Oxford, OX1 4AR Main Switchboard 

Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Rd. V: +44 (0)870 1911705 

Travelodge Oxford North England OX2 8JD 

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Restaurant Listing 

Type Name Address Tel Number Website 

American 

Old Orleans Threeways House, George St, Oxford 01865 792718 www.oldorleans.co.uk 

Pizza Hut 61/63 George Street, Oxford 01865 790089 www.pizzahut.co.uk 

Italian 

Aquavitae 1 Folly Bridge, Oxford 01865 247775 www.touchoxford.com 

Pizza Hut 61/63 George Street, Oxford 01865 790089 www.pizzahut.co.uk 

Quod 92-94 High Street, Oxford 01865 202505 www.quod.co.uk 

Indian 

Aziz 228/230 Cowley Rd, Oxford 01865 794945 www.aziz.oxfordpages.co.uk 

Café Zouk 1st Floor, 135 High Street, Oxford 01865 251600 www.cafezouk.co.uk 

Polish 

Hajduczek 84 Cowley Rd, Oxford 01865 243390 www.hajduczek.co.uk 

French 

Le Manoir aux Church Rd, Great Milton, Oxford 01844 278881 www.blanc.co.uk 

Hotels 

Oxford Spires Abingdon Rd, Oxford 01865 324324 www.four-pillars.co.uk 

Feathers Market Street, Woodstock, 01993 812291 www.feathers.co.uk 

Cotswold 66a Banbury Rd, Oxford 01865 512121 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels.cotswold 

Hawkwell 

House Church Way, Iffley Village, Oxford 01865 749988 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels/hawkwell 

Weston Manor Northampton Rd, 01869 350621 www.oxfordcity.co.uk/ 

Weston-on-the-Green hotels/westonmanor 

Other 

All Bar One 124 High Street, Oxford 01865 258991 www.mbplc.com 

Gee's 

Restaurant 61a Banbury Rd, Oxford 01865 553540 www.gees-restaurant.co.uk 

Green Penny Farthing Place, Oxford 01865 246000 www.bar-green.co.uk 

Oxford 

Stadium Sandy Lane, Cowley, Oxford, 0870 8408903 www.oxfordstadium.co.uk 

Rosamund Tooley's, Banbury Museum, www.rosamund.oxford 

the Fair Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury 01295 278690 pages.co.uk 

The Cherwell 

Boathouse Bardwell Rd, Oxford 01865 552746 www.cherwellboathouse.co.uk 

Administrative Support Services 

For Internet Access and Faxing 

Mices.com Internet Shop 

118 High Street 

Oxford, OX1 4 BX 

V: +44(0)1865-726413 

Email: info@mices.com 

www.mices.com 

For Photocopying Services 

Max Print 

91 High Street 

Oxford, OX1 4BJ 

V: 44+(0)1865-204713 

F: 44+(0)1865-204715 

Acronym List 

AEA Atomic Energy Agency 

ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable 

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

BWR Boiling Water Reactor 

CEA Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response and 

Liability Act 

CH-TRU Contact handled- Transuranic Waste 

DAW Dry Activated Waste 

DNFSB Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board 

DOE Department of Energy 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

EM Environmental Management 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

EPRI Electric Power Research Institute 

ER Environmental Remediation 

FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 

HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air 

HEU Highly Enriched Uranium 

HLW High Level Waste 

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency 

ILW Intermediate Level Waste 

IPSN Institut de Protection et de SureteNucleaire 

ISM Integrated Safety Management 

JAERI Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 

KAERI Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 

LEU Low Enriched Uranium 

LILW Low- intermediate Level Waste 

LLW Low Level Waste 

LOI Laser Options, Inc. 

LSA Low Specific Activity 

M&I Management & Integration 

M&O Management & Operation 

MOX Mixed Uranium-Plutonium Oxide 

MW Mixed Waste 

Disclaimer 

NDA Non-Detectable Activity 

NEA Nuclear Energy Agency 

NED Nuclear Engineering Division 

NEI Nucler Energy Institute 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 

NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration 

NORM Natural Occurring Radioactive Material 

NPO Nuclear Power Operations 

NPP Nuclear Power Plant 

NWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

OECD Organization for Economic 

Cooperation & Development 

PRA Probabilistic Risk Analysis 

PWR Pressurized Water Reactor 

R&D Research & Development 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

RH-TRU Remoted handled- Transuranic Waste 

ROC Republic of China 

RPV Reactor Pressure Vessel 

RW Rad Waste 

SNF Spent Nuclear Fuel 

SRW Solid Radioactive Waste 

TENORM Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring 

Radioactive Material 

TRU Transuranic 

TRUPACT Transuranic Package Transporter 

UKAEA United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 

USACE United States Army Corps of Enigineers 

USDOD US Department of Defense 

USDOE US Department of Energy 

USNRC US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria 

WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

WM Waste Management 

WNA World Nuclear Association 

Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE can accept any liability for death, injury, 

or any loss, cost or expense suffered or incurred by any person if such loss is 

caused or results from the act, default or omission of any person other than an 

employee or agent of ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE. In particular, neither 

ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE can accept any liability for losses arising from 

the provision or non-provision of services provided by hotel companies or transport 

operators. Nor can ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE accept liability for losses 

suffered by reason of war including threat of war, riot and civil strife, terrorist 

activity, natural disaster, weather, flood, drought, technical, mechanical or 

electrical breakdown within any premises visited by delegates and/or partners in 

connection with the conference, industrial disputes, governmental action, 

regulations or technical problems which may affect the services provided in 

connection with the conference. Neither ASME, IMechE, BNES or INucE is able 

to give any warranty that a particular person will appear as a speaker or panellist. 

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Maps of UK and Greater Oxford 

Map of Oxford 

Oxford Bus Terminal 

Town Hall 

Examination 

Schools 

St. Edmund Hall 

Transport Details by Road: Oxford lies at the centre of a network of major roads and motorways. The M40 

connects Oxford with London and the Midlands while the M4 via the A24 gives access to the West and 

Wales. There are regular bus and coach links, including all-night coaches to and from London. 

Transport Details by Rail: There are regular train services to Oxford from all parts of the country. The 

Euro-tunnel link now provides direct access from the continent and is within easy commuting distance. 

Oxford Parking Location Spaces Available 

Oxpens Car Park Oxpens Road 75 Spaces 

Westgate Car Park Norfolk Street 1210 Spaces 

Worcester Street Car Park Park End Street 182 Spaces 

Gloucester Green Car Park St John Street 100 Spaces 

St Clements Car Park St Clements 120 Spaces 

South Parks Road Car Park South Parks Road 200 Spaces 

There is also a park and ride service that is operated in Oxford, there is ample convenient parking just 

minutes off the ring road. There are 4 car parks; Pear Tree, Thornhill, Redbridge and Seacourt. They are 

situated around the ring road of Oxford. Some are shown on the Greater Oxford map to the left. A fast and 

frequent bus service takes people directly to Oxford City Centre. 

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Map of Examination Schools - Level 1 

Map of Examination Schools - Level 2 

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Exhibit Hall - North School Exhibit Hall - South School 

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ICEM’03 Schedule of Events 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2003 

EVENT TIME LOCATION* 

Exhibitor Setup 10:30 - 17:30 North & South Schools - Level 2 

Workshop: Risk in Clean-Up 13:00 - 17:30 Room 4 - Level 1 

ICEM Organizing Committee 15:30 - 16:30 Room 5 - Level 1 

Registration 17:00 - 19:00 Main Foyer - Level 1 

Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 17:00 - 19:00 Room 5 - Level 1 

Welcome Reception 18:00 - 19:30 North & South Schools - Level 2 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 

EVENT TIME LOCATION 


Speaker/Poster/Co-Chair Check-In 8:00 - 9:00 East School - Level 2 

9:00 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1 

Spouse/Guest Welcome Reception 8:00 - 9:00 Room 6, Level - 1 

Speakers Breakfast 8:30 - 9:00 East School - Level 2 

Speaker Ready Room 9:00 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1 

Coffee Break 9:00 - 9:30 Oxford Town Hall 

Opening Session - Session 1 9:30 - 12:00 Oxford Town Hall 

Exhibit Hall Hours 12:00 - 18:00 North & South Schools - Level 2 

Lunch 12:00 - 13:25 North & South Schools - Level 2 

Sessions 2 - 10 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1 

UK LMU Tier 1 Forum (2A) 13:30 - 17:30 East School - Level 2 

Coffee Break 15:10 - 15:35 North & South Schools - Level 2 

Monday Evening 18:00 Open Evening - On Your Own 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 



8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1 





Sessions 11 - 18, 2B 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1 

Poster Session 19 9:30 - 13:15 East School - Level 2 



ICEM Int'l Advisory Meeting 12:25 - 13:20 Room 10 - Level 1 

Session 20 - 28 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1 


Tuesday Reception 17:15 - 19:00 North & South Schools - Level 2 

* Unless noted otherwise, all locations are at the Examination Schools 

ICEM’03 Schedule of Events 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 



8:30 - 17:45 Room 5 - Level 1 





Session 29 - 37 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1 

Poster Session 38 9:30 - 13:15 East School - Level 2 



Session Organizers/Co-Chairs Mtg. 12:25 - 13:20 East School - Level 2 

Sessions 39 - 48, 31, 56 13:30 - 17:20 Examination School - Level 1 

Exhibitor Move out 14:00 - 18:00 North & South Schools - Level 2 

Coffee Break 15:20 - 15:45 East School - Level 2 

Wednesday Banquet 19:30 St. Edmund Hall 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 



8:30 - 12:25 Room 5 - Level 1 




Sessions 49 - 55 9:00 - 12:25 Examination School - Level 1 

Coffee Break 10:15 - 10:40 East School - Level 2 

ICEM 03 Conf. Sessions End 12:25 

ICEM 03 & 05 Organizer Mtg. 12:25 - 1:00 East School - Level 2 

Tour B - Assemble 14:00 Main Foyer - Level 1 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2003 


Tour C - Bus Departs 8:00 Main Foyer - Level 1 

Tour A - Bus Departs 8:00 Main Foyer - Level 1 

APPROXIMATE PRESENTATION TIMES 

Morning Presentation Start Time 

Paper 1 9:00 

Paper 2 9:25 

Paper 3 9:50 

Break 10:15 - 10:40 

Paper 4 10:45 

Paper 5 11:10 

Paper 6 11:35 

Paper 7 12:00 

Lunch Break 12:25 -13:25 

Afternoon Presentation Start Time 

Paper 1 13:30 

Paper 2 13:55 

Paper 3 14:20 

Paper 4 15:45 

Break 15:10 - 15:35 

Paper 5 15:40 

Paper 6 16:05 

Paper 7 16:30 

Paper 8 16:55 

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Page 28 — Technical Programme at a Glance 

MONDAY AM - SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 

SESSION TITLES 

01 Plenary Session ALL TH 9:30 

MONDAY PM- SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 

02A LMU Supplier Forum x x X ES 13:30 

03 Panel: Achieving Legitimacy in National Waste Management x x X 6 13:30 

04 National & International D&D Programmes X x 7 13:30 

05 L/ILW Programmes & Facilities X x 14 13:30 

06 Clearance Levels for Radioactive Waste & NORM X x 11 13:30 

07 Waste Minimisation, Avoidance & Recycling in Nuclear Power x X 9 15:40 

08 Life Cycle Economics & Cost Benefit Analysis x X 9 13:30 

09 Separation Technologies/Strategies for Transmutation x X 15 13:30 

10 Contamination Risk, Fate & Transport Assessment for ER x X 6 15:40 

TUESDAY AM - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 

02B The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in the UK x x X 6 9:00 

11 Storage & Disposal of HLW, SF & Transuranics x X 15 9:00 

12 Storage of Spent Fuel X 14 9:00 

13 Dismantling, Demoliton & Simulation Technologies x X 9 9:00 

14 D & D Radiological Characterisation & Monitoring x X 8 9:00 

15 Technical & Public Acceptance Criteria for Disposal or for Clearance x x X 11 9:00 

16 L/ILW Waste Characterization, Assay, & Tracking Systems X 7 9:00 

17 Quality Assurance, Verification & Control X x 10 9:00 

18 Experience in Radiological Contaminant Cleanup x X 4 9:00 

19 Poster Session for L/ILW, D&D, ER & EM ALL ES 9:30 

TUESDAY PM - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 

20 ER Management Approaches & ER Programmes x X x 6 13:30 

21 Safety & Health Initiatives, Issues, & Program Developments X x 6 15:40 

22 Panel: Safety & Health Initiatives, Issues, & Program Developments X x 6 16:50 

23 D & D Lessons Learned X x 7 13:30 

24 D & D Management Approaches & Planning Tools X x 9 13:30 

25 Disposal Site & Waste Form Characterization & Perf. Assessment X x 15 13:30 

26 L/ILW Waste Characterisation, Assay & Tracking Systems X 14 13:30 

27 Major Disposal Studies & Near Surface Effects x X x 11 13:30 

28 Important Long-Term Parameters for Safety Cases x X 8 15:40 

TH - Town Hall 

ES - East School 

SESSION TITLES 

WEDNESDAYAM - SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 

Technical Programme at a Glance — Page 29 

29 National & International EM Programmes x x X 4 9:00 

30 Management Approaches & Planning Tools x X x 7 9:00 

32 Uranium Mining & Milling Environmental Remediation X 6 9:00 

33 D & D Cleanup & Release Standards for Sites & Materials x X 11 9:00 

34 Treatment, Management & Recycle of D & D Waste x X 9 9:00 

35 Liquid Waste Treatment Process & Experience X 8 9:00 

36 HLW, Fissile, TRU, & SNF Short & Long-Term Storage X x 15 9:00 

37 Developments of Borosilicate Glass & Alternatives for Immobilisation X 14 9:00 

38 Poster Session for L/ILW & HLW/SNF ALL ES 9:30 

WEDNESDAYPM - SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 

31 Experience in Hazardous & Mixed Contaminant Cleanup x X 9 13:30 

39 Environmental Management Policies & Regulations x X 4 13:30 

40 Solid Waste Volume Reduction, Treatment, & Packaging Experience X 11 13:30 

41 Mixed Waste (Hazardous & Radioactive) Waste Mgmtt X x 9 15:40 

42 Decommissioning Issues & Decontamination Technologies x X x 8 13:30 

43 Health Effects of Ionising Radiation x X 7 13:30 

44 Local Participation & Decision Making - I x x X 7 15:40 

45 Panel: Mgmt. of U Mining & Milling Liabilities & Long Term Stewardship X x 6 13:30 

46 ER Site Characterisation & Monitoring x X 8 15:40 

47 Advances in Vitrification of High-Level Waste X 14 13:30 

48 Modeling of Long-Term Processes in the Disposal of High-Level Waste X 15 13:30 

56 Immobilization/Instrumentation of High-Level Waste x X 14 15:40 

THURSDAYAM - SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 

49 Local Participation & Decision Making - II x x X 6 9:00 

50 D & D of Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities X 8 10:45 

51 D & D of Reactors X 11 9:00 

52 Advanced L/ILW Conditioning Technologies X 7 9:00 

53 Extended & Long-term L/ILW Storage X x 4 9:00 

54 Recent Developments in ER Technology X 9 9:00 

55 ER Site Characterisation & Monitoring X x 14 9:00 

TH - Town Hall 

ES - East School

Page 30 — Technical Sessions 

APPROXIMATE PRESENTATION TIMES 

Morning Presentation Start Time 

Paper 1 9:00 

Paper 2 9:25 

Paper 3 9:50 

Break 10:15 - 10:40 

Paper 4 10:45 

Paper 5 11:10 

Paper 6 11:35 

Paper 7 12:00 

Lunch Break 12:25 -13:25 

Monday, September 22, 2003 

MONDAY 9:30 SESSION 1 - PLENARY SESSION TOWN HALL 

CoChairs: Gary Benda, US Energy Corp. (USA) 

Fred Sheil, BNFL (UK) 

Welcome to the ICEM’03 Conference 

Welcome to Oxford, England- Councillor Patrick Stannard, The Lord Mayor of Oxford 

1. Sir John Harman, Chairman of the Environment Agency (UK) 

2. Dr. John Garrick, Chairman of the U.S. NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA) 

3. Chris Murray, Managing Director, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

4. Lynne Smith, EM Headquarters WIPP Office Director, U.S. Department of Energy 

(USA) 

MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 2A EAST SCHOOL 

LMU SUPPLIER FORUM - UK LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT UNIT (LMU) TIER 1 

SUPPLIER FORUM 

This is an open invitation to major companies wishing to become site managers (Tier 1 

Contractors) for the UK civil nuclear clean-up programme post April 2005. At this forum 

representatives from the LMU will outline the progress made towards this goal. Specifically, 

the forum focus on contracting arrangements 

*The Competition and Award Process 

*The Contract Terms 

*Performance Based Initiatives (PBI’s) 

Afternoon Presentation Start Time 

Paper 1 13:30 

Paper 2 13:55 

Paper 3 14:20 

Paper 4 15:45 

Break 15:10 - 15:35 

Paper 5 15:40 

Paper 6 16:05 

Paper 7 16:30 

Paper 8 16:55 

Following the forum we have rescheduled the ICEM Panel Session 2B for Tuesday morning 

discussing the LMU programme. Only ICEM registrants can attend the Tuesday session. 

ICEMand sponsors will be hosting the Monday luncheon and coffee/tea breaks in the Oxford 

Examination Schools. Forum attendees are invited to attend. 

To pre-register for the forum, contact Jo Arthur DTI 1 Victoria Street, e-mail: 

jo.arthur@dti.gsi.gov.uk, or register on Monday beginning at 12:30 at the Examination 

Schools. If you are already registered with ICEM’03, you should also register with the forum. 

TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 2B ROOM 6 

LMU PANEL (see narrative on Session 2B on page 34) 

Rescheduled to Tuesday Morning - 9:00 - Room 6 

MONDAY 13:30 SESSION 3 ROOM 6 

PANEL SESSION - ACHIEVING LEGITIMACY IN NATIONAL 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 

Co-Chairs: John Mathieson, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

Lake Barrett, Consultant (USA) 

This panel session will examine the successes and failures of national programmes and issues 

such as whether legislation which imposes deadlines on programmes (such as in the case of the 

EU countries, the proposed Directive on Radioactive Waste Management) is a help or a 

hindrance. 

Panelists inlcude: Lake Barrett, former Deputy Director of OCRWM, USDOE, (USA); Hans 

Bertil Hakansson, President and CEO of Studsvik AB, (S W E D E N); Peter Brown, Director, 

Uranium & Radioactive Waste Division of Natural Resources (CA N A D A); Charles McCombie, 

Executive Director of ARIUS, (SW I T Z E R L A N D); Chris Murray, Managing Director of UK 

Nirex Ltd, (UK); and Dr. Claudio Pescatore, Principal Administrator, OECD Nuclear Energy 

Agency (FRANCE). Audience participation will be encouraged through a facilitator. 


NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL D & D PROGRAMMES 

Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA) 

John Williams, UKAEA (UK) 

1. Status of the NRC Decommissioning Program - 4671 

C. Craig, D. Orlando, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA) 

2. EDF Decommissioning Programme - A Global Commitment to a Sustainable Development 

- 4722 

J-J Grenouillet, EDF-CIDEN (FRANCE) 

3. Achievements and Current Issues in Decommissioning of Research Reactors - 4634 

M. Laraia, IAEA (AUSTRIA) 

4. Remediating Sellafield - A New Focus for the Site- 4815 

N.D. Baldwin, BNFL Sellafield (UK) 

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5. German “Decommissioning Guideline” - 4721 

B. Rehs, E. Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY) 

6. Innovations for Escalated Closure of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site 

(RFETS) - 4785 

A. Moore, Sr., Safe Sites of Colorado L. Umbaugh, Canberra Industries, Inc.; V. Ideker, 

Kaiser Hill, LLC – RFETS (USA) 

7. National Decommissioning Management System: Experience and Lessons Learned - 4809 

J. Cantarella, I. Verstraeten, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM)



L/ILW PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES 

Co-Chairs: Mohan Rao, Consultant (CANADA) 

Paul Grimwood, BNFL (UK) 

1. UKAEA, Dounreay - LLW Long Term Strategy - Developing the Options - 4514 

D. Broughton, UKAEA (UK) 

2. Third Update on Environmental Remediation of Historic LLR Waste Sites in Canada 

(1997-2003) - 4847 

R. Zelmer, G. Case, AECL (CANADA) 

3. The Management of Historic Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste in the United 

Kingdom - 4897 

D. Horsley, BNFL; B. McKirdy, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

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4. Management of Remote Handled Intermediate-level Waste at Harwell - 4555 

K. Langley, T. Chambers, G. Preston, A. Ronneback, UKAEA (UK) 

5. Design and Siting For Large Diameter Well Type Repositories - 5013 

A. Guskov, L. Prozorov, A Tkatchenko, S. Dmitriev, S. Korneva, Mos SIA ”Radon” 

(RUSSIA) 


CLEARANCE LEVELS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND NORM 

Co-Chairs: David James, D.W. James and Associates (USA) 

Radovan Kohout, R. Kohout & Associates (Canada) 

1. Validation of Dose Calculation Codes for Clearance - 4667 

S. Menon, Menon Consulting AB; B. Wirendal, J. Bjerler, Studsvik RadWaste; 

L. Teunckens, Belgoprocess (SWEDEN/BELGIUM) 

2. Approaches for Addressing MARSSIM Complications - 4646 

R. Johnson, L. Durham, D. Miller, ANL (USA) 

3. Processes for the Treatment of NORM and TENORM - 4623 

A. Vesely, Austrian Research Centers (AUSTRIA) 

4. Using the HERCULES System to Segregate Room Trash from the LANL Plutonium 

Facility and CMR Building - 4975 

K.M. Gruetzmacher, R.M. Bustos, S.S. Ramsey, S.C. Myers, LANL; L.E. Gallegos, 

Eberline Services (USA) 

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5. Clearance Levels in Germany - How Do We Know They Are Right? - 4803 

S. Thierfeldt, Brenk Systemplanung GmbH (GERMANY) 

6. Free-Release Monitoring Equipment in the UK Nuclear Power Industry - 4564 

M. Pottinger, C. Orr, BNFL Instruments(UK) 

7. Comprehensive Waste Programs at Biomedical Institutions: Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

Disposal as an Integral Part of the Process - 4856 

D. Sprau, East Carolina Univ. (USA) 



WASTE MINIMISATION, AVOIDANCE AND RECYCLING IN 

NUCLEAR POWER 

Co-Chairs: Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA) 

Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

1. Recycle of Zr Metal from Hull Wastes by Treatment of Chlorination and Metalization - 

4626 

Y. Yasuike, S. Iwasa, K. Suzuki, H. Kobayashi, O. Amano, Kashiwa Laboratory; 

N. Sato,Tohoku Univ. (JAPAN) 

2. Decontamination and Provenance Tracking - 4566 

D. Bradbury, G. Elder, Bradtec Decon Technologies LTD.; J. Ritchie, R. Ward, PDSI 

(UK) 


LIFE CYCLE ECONOMICS AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 

Co-Chairs: Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA) 

1. Discharge Reductions - Value for Money? - 4931 

R.G. Morley, R. Coates, R.H. Taylor, J. Waring, BNFL Plc. (UK) 

2. A Computational Model for Estimating the Cost of Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive 

Waste Transport - 4783 

E.R. Johnson, R.E. Best, JAI Corporation (USA) 

3. U.S. Department of Energy’s High-Level Waste Program: Opportunities and Challenges in 

Achieving Risk and Cost Reductions - 4627 

R. Nazzaro, W. Swick, N. Kintner-Meyer, T. Perry, C. Blackwell, C. Hatscher, A. Locke, 

U.S. General Accounting Office (USA) 

4. A Framework for Assessing the Cost and Financing Uncertainties of the Belgian High 

Level-Waste Repository - 4636 

P. Kunsch, ONDRAF/NIRAS/NERAS (BELGIUM) 


SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES/STRATEGIES FOR TRANSMUTATION 

Co-Chairs: Charles Madic, CEA (FRANCE) 

Harry Harmon, PNNL (USA) 

1. Status of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site - 4651 

T.J. Spears, J.W. McCullough, USDOE-SR; H.D. Harmon, R.K. Leugemors, PNNL (USA) 

2. Radiochemical Separations for the Pretreatment of High-Level Nuclear Waste Solutions at 

the Savannah River Site - 4536 

D.T. Hobbs, T.B. Peters, M.C. Duff, M.J. Barnes, S.D. Fink, D.D. Walker, WSRC, LLC 

(USA) 

3. DIAMEX Process Development to Separate Trivalent Actinides from High Active 

Concentrates - 4812 

G. Modolo, S. Seekamp, H. Vijgen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmBH (GERMANY)


4. Radioactive Waste Evaporation: Current Methodologies Employed for the Development, 

Design and Operation of Waste Evaporators at the Savannah River Site and Hanford Waste 

Treatment Plant - 4515 

T.B. Calloway, Jr., C.J. Martino, C.M. Jantzen, W.R. Wilmarth, M.E. Stone, R.A. Pierce, 

J.E. Josephs, C.D. Barnes, W.E. Daniel, R.E. Eibling, A.S. Choi, T.L. White, D.A. Crowley, 

M.A. Baich, J.D. Johnson, WSRC; K. Vijayaraghavan, A. Nikolov, D.T. Wasan, IIT (USA) 

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5. Fundamental Chemistry of Hanford Tank Sludges - 4633 

G. Lumetta, B.M. Rapko, H.M. Cho, PNNL (USA) 

6. Separation of Heat Release Nuclides in HLW by CMPO Impregnated Silica 

Ion-exchanger - 4635 

T. Kikuchi, I. Goto, K. Suzuki, Institute of Research and Innovation (JAPAN) 

7. Enhancing the Sorption of Uranyl Ions in the Presence of Carbonate Ions on Zeolite and 

Mesoporous Materials - 4637 

H. Kazemian, H.G. Mobtaker, M.H. Mallah, M. Motamedi, M.M. Abbas, A.M. Nejad, 

AEOI (IRAN) 

8. Crown Esters for Partitioning of High-Level Radioactive Wastes - 4823 

I. Mamakin, V. Saranchin, V. Seredenko, V. Yakshin, Russian Research Institute of 

Chemical Technology (RUSSIA) 


CONTAMINATION RISK, FATE AND TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT FOR ER 

Co-Chairs: Larry Regens, University of Oklahoma (USA) 

Peter Waggitt, Office of Supervising Scientist (AUSTRALIA) 

1. Preliminary Calculations of Radionuclide Release from Near-Field to Biosphere Using 

Computer Code Goldsim - 4805 

S. Prváková, J. D v 

úran, VUJE Trnava, Inc. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC) 

2. Long-term Prediction of Radionuclide Release from Borehole Type Repositories - 4837 

L.B. Prozarov, S. Korneva, MosSIA “Radon” (RUSSIA) 

3. Conceptual and Practical Aspects of the Rehabilitation of Chernobyl NPP Exclusion 

Zone - 4754 

Y.A. Ivanov, International Radioecology Laboratory of Chernobyl Centre for Nuclear 

Safety; I.P. Los, Scientific Centre for Radiation Medicine; A.N. Arkhipov, Chernobyl 

Radioecological Centre; N.I. Proskura, State Department - Administration of the Exclusion 

Zone and the Zone of Absolute Resettlement (UKRAINE) 

4. Experimental Research of Am-241 Migration from L/ILW in Soils – Transport Parameters 

- 4718 

C. Arsene, Institute for Nuclear Research; D. Negoiu, Univ. Bucharest (ROMANIA) 

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 

TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 2B ROOM 6 

PANEL SESSION - THE NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY IN THE UK 

Co-Chairs: Fred Sheil, BNFL (UK) 

Gary Benda, US Energy Corp. (USA) 

Follow-on panel from Session 2A. In anticipation of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 

(NDA) a Liabilities Management Unit (LMU) was established to prepare for the NDA including 

having in place the necessary working arrangements with the existing site owner/operators. This 

includes introducing programmes controls arrangements with Lifecycle Baselines (LCBLs) and 

Near Term Work Plans. At the time of ICEM 03 the initial LCBLs will have been completed for 

all the sites and the LMU will have concluded the first national roll up, the production of the 

first NTWPs will be underway. The transition to the new arrangements including the move from 

owner operators to M&O contractors, the type of contract envisaged and the generation of 

national strategies and priorities will be of interest to all involved in dealing with the nuclear 

legacy. A panel of senior government and industry representatives will discuss the current 

status and long term objectives. Panelists include: Neil Baldwin, Head of Site Remediation, 

BNFL (UK); David Bennett, Strategic Policy Manager, UK Environment Agency (UK); Alan 

Edwards, Director, Liabilities Management Unit (UK); Stephen Marchetti, Executive VP - 

Operations, Washington Group International (USA); Mike Weightman, Deputy Chief Inspector, 

NII (UK); and Stephen White, Director Liabilities, UKAEA (UK). 

TUESDAY 9:00 SESSION 11 ROOM 15 

STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF HLW, SF AND TRANSURANICS 

Co-Chairs: Mark Matthews, USDOE (USA) 

Thomas McMenamin, Science, Research, and Development, 

European Commission (BELGIUM) 

1. Progress with Multinational Storage and Disposal Concepts - 4681 

C. McCombie, N. Chapman, Arius Association (SWITZERLAND) 

2. Canada’s New Nuclear Fuel Waste Act - 4674 

P. Brown, Natural Resources Canada (CANADA) 

3. Characterization and Treatment Experience of TRU Sludges During NPP A-1 

Decommissioning - 4811 

D. Majersky, S. Sekely, AllDeco; J. Katrlik, SE-VYZ (SLOVAK REPUBLIC) 

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4. NUMO’s Open Solicitation of Volunteer Municipalities for a Potential Disposal 

Site - 4584 

K. Kitayama, NUMO of Japan (JAPAN) 

5. Dry Storage of Spent Fuel at the Romanian NPP - 4506 

V. Andrei, I. Daian, D. Dumitrescu,F. Glodeanu, Nuclearelectrica (SNN) (ROMANIA) 

6. Radioactive Waste Management in the Czech Republic - 4768 

V. Duda, RAWRA (CZECH REPUBLIC) 

7. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site: An International Center of Excellence - 4845 

M. Matthews, USDOE (USA) 


STORAGE OF SPENT FUEL 

Co-Chairs: Robert Dyer, USEPA (USA) 

Simon Wisbey, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

1. Dry Storage of the BR3 Spent Fuel in the CASTOR ® BR3 Cask - 4714 

L. Ooms, V. Massaut, L. Noyneart, SCK-CEN; M. Braeckeveldt, NIRAS/ONDRAF; 

G. Geenen, Belgoprocess (BELGIUM) 

2. International Cooperative Program Addressing the Management of Military Spent Nuclear 

Fuel in Russia - 4796 

R.S. Dyer, E. Barnes, USEPA; R.L. Snipes, ORNL; S. Høibråten, Norwegian Defense 

Research Establishment; V. Sveshnikov, RF Ministry of Defense; N. Yanovskaya, FGUP 

ICC Nuclide (USA/NORWAY/RUSSIA) 

3. U.S. Commercial Spent Fuel Storage Facilities: Public Health and Environmental 

Considerations - 5004 

D.W. Lewis, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

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4. Studies on Spent Fuel Alterations During Storage and Radiolysis Effects on Corrosion 

Behaviour Using Alpha-doped UO 2 - 4593 

V.V. Rondinella, T. Wiss, J-P Hiernaut, European Commission, JRC-ITU; 

J. Cobos, CIEMAT (GERMANY/SPAIN) 

5. Low Temperature Vacuum Drying of Spent Nuclear Fuels and Fuel Debris - 4894 

K.Wendt, M. Willmore, A. Christensen, Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (USA) 


DISMANTLING, DEMOLITION AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES 

Co-Chairs: Detlef Schmidt, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY) 

David Whittle, TWI, Ltd. (UK) 

1. Deployment of the RASP System for Cutting a Contaminated Power Reactor Turbine 

Shaft - 4860 

M. Sanders, S. Fray, H. Jeanes, RWE NUKEM, Ltd; H-U Arnold, RWE NUKEM GmbH 

(UK/GERMANY) 

2. The Bandsaw - A Highly Sophisticated Dismantling Technique for the Karlsruhe Multi 

Purpose Research Reactor - 4683 

U. Leffrang, D. Stanke, RWE NUKEM GmbH; E. Prechtl, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe 

GmbH; W. Suessdorf, IFM GmbH (GERMANY) 

3. The 3D Dynamic Simulation on the RSR and the Shielding Concrete Dismantling Process 

of the KRR-2 - 4551 

S-K Kim, K-W Lee, J-H Park, KAERI (KOREA) 

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4. Advanced 3D Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Decommissioning of an A-1 

NPP - 4762 

P. Vozar, V. Slezak, K. Kravárik, VUJE Trnava a.s.(SLOVAKIA) 

5. Remote Handled Removal and Repackaging of Wastes at the VKTA Site 

Rossendorf - 4857 

A. Kiolbassa, ANSA; E. Güldner, RWE NUKEM GmbH; U. Helwig, Verein für 

Kernverfahrenstechnik und Analytik Rossendorf e.V. (GERMANY) 

6. The Innovations, Technology and Waste Management Approaches to Safely Package and 

Transport the World’s First Radioactive Fusion Research Reactor for Burial - 4938 

K. Rule, J. Chrzanowski, M. Viola, E. Perry, Princeton Univ. (USA) 

7. Decommissioning AECL Whiteshell Laboratories - 4955 

G.W. Koroll, M.A. Ryz, J.W. Harding, W.R. Ridgway, M.J. Rhodes, R.H. McCamis, 

AECL (CANADA) 


D & D RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING 

Co-Chairs: Andrew Thacker, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies (USA) 

Ernst Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY) 

1. Technique for Radiological Characterisation of a Site for Task Dose Evaluation Based on 

Gamma Scanning, Work Simulation and 3D Dose Modelling - 5011 

F. Vermeersch, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

2. Application of a Simplified Approach to Ge Detector System Calibration - 4682 

R. Leicht, G. Simon, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY) 

3. Decommissioning Radiological Characterisation of the Romanian VVR-S Research 

Reactor - 4723 

D. Ene, IFIN-HH; D.G. Cepraga, ENEA (ROMANIA/ITALY) 

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4. Characterization and Decontamination of Contaminated Structures Using a Profiling 

Technology - 4974 

S. Aggarwal, A. Thacker, G. Charters, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies (USA) 

5. Decommissioning of a MOX Facility in Germany: Applied Techniques for Minimisation 

and Optimisation of Loading Containers with Nuclear Grade Waste for Final Repository - 

4995 

R. Baumann, Siemens AG, Power Generation; G. Grondey, TÜV Hannover- 

Sachsen/Anhalt e.V.; I. Hanel, StudsvikSINA; Elke.-D. Kohlgarth, TÜV Hannover- 

Sachsen/Anhalt e.V. 

6. The Evolving Process of Plutonium Contaminated Equipment D&D - 4710 

D.K. Nichols, D3 Technical Services (USA) 

7. A Tomographic Segmented Gamma Scanner for the Measurement of Decommissioning 

Wastes - 4658 

J.A. Mason, A.C. Tolchard, A.C.N. Towner, K. Burke, R.A. Price, S. Dittrich, F. Zurey, 

D. Walraven, ANTECH (UK) 


TECHNICAL & PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DISPOSAL 

OR FOR CLEARANCE 

Co-Chairs: Anthony Hechanova, UNLV (USA) 

Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB (SWEDEN) 

1. The Nuclear Decommissioner and the Regulation of Low Dose Radiation - 4665 

S. Menon, Menon Consulting AB; L. Valencia, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe; 

L. Teunckens, Belgoprocess (SWEDEN/GERMANY/BELGIUM) 

2. Practical Implementation of National Clearance Levels at Dounreay - 4629 

P. McClelland, F. Dennis, M. Liddiard, UKAEA (UK) 

3. A Radio Toxicity Index for Fusion Waste - 4889 

L. Di Pace, ENEA; C.R. Frascati, A. Natalizio, ENSAC Associates, Ltd. (ITALY/CANADA) 

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4. Recycling of Metallic Waste & Decommissioning of Vandellos 1 

NPP - 4942 

M. Rodriguez, ENRESA (SPAIN) 

5. Development of Waste Monitor of Clearance Level to Ensure Social Reliance on Recycled 

Metal from Nuclear Facilities - 4534 

T. Hattori, M. Sasaki, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (JAPAN) 

6. Processing and Free Release of Radioactively Contaminated Scrap Metal from Nuclear 

Engineering Facilities - 4726 

L. Andersson, Studsvik RadWaste AB (SWEDEN) 


SITING, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF L/ILW DISPOSAL FACILITIES 

Co-Chairs: Ronald Keyser, ORTEC (USA) 

Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd (UK) 

1. Lessons Learned Siting and Successfully Operating Two Large L/ILW Disposal Facilities 

in the U.S. - 4835 

W. Van Dyke, V. Mangus, J. Latham, Duratek, Inc. (USA) 

2. The Australian National Radioactive Waste Repository: Environmental Impact Statement 

and Radiological Risk Assessment - 4865 

J. Smith-Briggs, RWE NUKEM, Ltd. (UK)


3. Web-Based Data Management System for Long-Term Performance Monitoring and 

Stewardship of a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility - 4642 

C.H. Benson, R.J. Tipton, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; U. Kumthekar, J.D. Chiou, Fluor 

Fernald, Inc. (USA) 

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4. Development of PA/SA for LILW Repository in Slovenia through the IAEA 

Cooperation - 4781 

N. Z ^ eleznik, I. Mele, ARAO; B. Petkovsek, ZAG (SLOVENIA) 

5. Natural and Engineered Barriers in Romanian Disposal Site for Low and Intermediate 

Level Waste - 4638 

D. Diaconu, Institute for Nuclear Research; K. Birdsell, G. Zyvoloski, LANL 

(ROMANIA/USA) 

6. Plans for Establishment of Near Surface Repository for Low- and Intermediate- level Short 

Lived Radioactive Waste in Lithuania - 4572 

A. Vaidotas, D. Janenas, Radioactive Waste Management Agency (LITHUANIA) 


QUALITY ASSURANCE, VERIFICATION AND CONTROL 

Co-Chairs: Michael Stephens, AECL (CANADA) 

1. Integrated Quality Assurance Program for Transuranic Waste Management at LANL’s 

Plutonium Facility - 4588 

R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, L.J. Sanchez, LANL (USA) 

2. Reduction of False Positives in the Identification of Nuclides in Environmental 

Samples - 4542 

S. Haywood, ORTEC (USA) 

3. Independent Quality Checking of UK LLW for Plutonium using the SCK•CEN Hexagon 

2000 Passive Neutron Coincidence Counter - 4954 

R. May, R. Strange, NNC Ltd;, M. Bruggeman, W. De Boeck, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

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4. Experimental Qualification with a Scale One Mock-up of the “Measurement and Sorting 

Device” for Bituminized Waste Drums - 4597 

B. Perot, J. L. Artaud, C. Passard, A. C. Raoux, CEA (FRANCE) 

5. Implementation of a Quality Assurance System in Radioactive Waste Management in 

Cuba - 4790 

M. Salgado, J.C. Benitez, I.M. Fernández, M. Marrero, Center for Radiation Protection 

and Hygiene (CUBA) 

6. Independent Monitoring of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposals in the 

UK - 4928 

S.R. Daish, NNC Ltd.; N.A. Leech, The Environment Agency (UK) 

7. Cemented Containers Radiological Data from a Disused Uranium Mine Low-Level 

Waste Repository: A Calculated-Experiment Cross-Check for Data Verification and 

Validation - 4516 

D.G. Cepraga, ENEA; G. Cambi, Bologna Univ.; M. Frisoni, Athena, s.a.s; D. Ene 

IFIN-HH (ITALY/ROMANIA) 


EXPERIENCE IN RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANT CLEANUP 

Co-Chairs: E.J. Bentz, Jr., E.J. Bentz & Associates, Inc. (USA) 

Sharissa Young, SNL (USA) 

1. Comparative Experiences in Environmental Remediation for LLR Waste Sites in Diverse 

Canadian Environments - 4846 

G. Case, R.L. Zelmer, AECL (CANADA) 

2. Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Depleted Uranium in South Africa - 4964 

G. Liebenberg, A.L. Visagie, NECSA (SOUTH AFRICA) 

3. The HRA/SOLARIUM Project: Processing of Historical Waste - 4732 

J-M Cuchet, H. Reyniers, Belgatom; C. Renard, ONDRAF/NIRAS; R. Gilis, P. Luycx, 

M. Willems, Belgoprocess (BELGIUM) 

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4. Successful Team Working in Major Nuclear Decommissioning Project - Progress on 

Environmental Restoration at UKAEA, Winfrith - 4622 

A. Staples, UKAEA, S.J. Parkingson, RWE NUKEM (UK) 

5. Developments in Radiological Characterization and Remediation of Non-Nuclear 

Industrial Sites in the Netherlands - 4821 

L. van Velzen, NRG vof (NETHERLANDS) 

6. The Prognosis of Radioactive Contamination of an Environment of Belarus after 

Catastrophe on Chernobyl NPP - 4900 

M. Germenchuk, O.M. Zhukova, E.D. Shagalova, The Republican Centre of Radiation and 

Environment Montoring (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) 

TUESDAY 9:30 SESSION 19 EAST SCHOOL 

POSTER SESSION FOR LOW /INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE, 

DECONTAMINATION & DECOMMISSIONING, ENVIRONMENTAL 

REMEDIATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/PUBLIC 

INVOLVEMENT 

Co-Chairs: Denis Strachan, PNNL (USA) 

Jim Jones, Consultant (UK) 

1. Thermochemical Conditioning of Radioactive Waste Structure and Properties of Final 

Processed Product - 4560 

O. Karlina, G.A. Varlakova, S.A. Dmittriev, M.I. Ojovan, SUE MosNPO “Radon” 

(RUSSIA) 

2. Application of the Dry Polyfunctional Additives at Radioactive Waste Cementation - 4922 

A. Varlakov, MosSIA “RADON;” K. Efimov, V. Tchernonojkine, The Institute of 

Ecotechnologies; O. Gorbunova, A. Barinov, MosSIA “RADON” (RUSSIA) 

3. The British Radwaste Information Management System (BRIMS) - 4808 

I. Upshall, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

4. Tracking and Data Collection of Radioactive Waste at LANL’s Plutonium Facility - 4586 

R. Wieneke, R.L. Dodge, J.J. Balkey, B.T. Martinez, LANL (USA) 

5. Management of Institutional Radioactive Waste in Lithuania - 4877 

J. Adomaitis, P. Poskas, R. Kilda, Lithuanian Energy Institute (LITHUANIA) 

6. Romanian NPP Within the National Radioactive Waste Management System - 4507 

V. Andrei, SNN; D. Dumitresca, CNE PROD Cernavoda (ROMANIA)


7. Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Project 1.5-1 Radiation Control at Facilities - 

Application of the Picasso System - 4999 

J. Sanders, U.S. Navy; J. Pomerville, US Department of Defense; P.D. Moskowitz, 

Brookhaven National Laboratory; M. Endregard, Norwegian Defence Research 

Establishment; R. Singh Sidhu, Institute for Energy Technology; T. Walderhaug, 

C-V Sundling, Institute for Energy Technology; V. Bursuk, A. Egorkin, Russian Navy; 

S. Gavrilov, V. Kisselev, Institute for Nuclear Safety; L. Tchernaenko, N. Yanovskaya, ICC 

Nuclid (USA/NORWAY/RUSSIA) 

8. Adsorption Site of Cs+ in Bentonite: Determination by EXAFS - 5000 

M. Nakano, RISST; K. Kawamura, Tokyo Institute of Technology; K. Hara, JNC; 

K. Amemiya, Hazama Co. Ltd. (JAPAN) 

9. Features of Dismantling of Nuclear Submarines with Main Ballast Tanks Filled by 

Churned Polystyrene - 5010 

S.I. Barmin, V.B. Kalashnikov, FSUE; R.S. Dyer, E. Barnes, USEPA; R.L. Snipes, ORNL 

(RUSSIA/USA) 

10. Soil Based Barriers for a Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal - 4761 

D. Antonov, Geological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BULGARIA) 

11. Decontamination and Concentration of Medium-Active Liquid Wastes from Research and 

Training Laboratories of Radiochemistry and Radioecology - 4749 

A. Krasnopyorova, V.I. Ionenko, O.Yu. Sytnik, L.T. Lebedeva, G.D. Yuhno, The Kharkov 

National Univ. (UKRAINE) 

12. Experience in Operating Mobile Solidification Plant for BNFL Environmental 

Services - 4578 

J. Porter, NSG Environmental Ltd. (UK) 

13. Suggestion to Waste Classification for Scaling Factor Method - 5007 

M. Kashiwagi, JGC Corp.; H. Masui, Tokyo Electric Power Co.; W. Müller, ISTec GmbH; 

B. Lantés, EDF (JAPAN/GERMANY/FRANCE) 

14. Combined HRGS/PNCC Systems for the Assay of Plutonium Contaminated Waste Arising 

from the Drigg Retrieval Project - 4804 

C. Wilkins,Canberra Harwell Ltd.; S. Croft, Canberra Industries, Inc.; B. Daniels, 

S. Wardle, BNFL (UK/USA) 

15. Public Service for Radioactive Waste Management in Slovenia - 4810 

M. Fabjan, N. Z ^ eleznik, I. Mele, ARAO (SLOVANIA) 

16. Long-Term Dynamics of Radiological Situation in Terrestrial Ecosystems as a Result of 

Chernobyl Accident - 4753 

Y.A. Ivanov, International Radioecology Laboratory of Chernobyl Centre for Nuclear 

Safety (UKRAINE) 

17. Characteristics on High Temperature Particulate Cleanup in a Pilot Scale Vitrification 

Plant - 4994 

S.C. Park, T.W. Hwang, J.H. Ha, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.; H.S. Kim, 

S.J. Park, Chungnam National University (KOREA) 

18. A Very High Efficiency Neutron Counter for the Measurement of Plutonium in 

Decommissioning Wastes - 4659 

J.A. Mason, A.C. Tolchard, M.R. Looman, ANTECH (UK) 

19. Melt Treatment for Conditioning of Drums Produced During Soil Reclamation of Low 

Activity Trenches - 5005 

G. Lippolis, E. Petagna, G. Ragazzo, P. Tortorelli, ENEA (ITALY) 

20. Quantitative Assessment of the Factors Contributing to the Total Measurement Uncertainty 

in the Assay of 200-litre Drums Using Low Resolution Gamma Spectrometry - 4998 

M. Wormald,Canberra Harwell, Ltd.; S. Croft, C.G. Wilkins, Canberra Ind., Inc. 

(UK/USA) 

21. Fleetwide Low Level Radwaste Strategy - 4782 

A. Pal, Entergy Nuclear Northeast (USA) 


22. The Scaling of Radiation Contaminated Ecosystems: The Ecosystem “Cost” (EC), the 

Ranking of the Contaminated Territories, the Optimization of Decision-Making - 4573 

V. Georgievsky, Russian Research Center (RUSSIA) 


ER MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND ER PROGRAMMES 

Co-Chairs: Michael Hightower, SNL (USA) 

Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK) 

1. Long Term Stewardship and Risk Management Strategies for Inactive Continental Nuclear 

Test Sites in the United States - 4614 

D. Shafer, J.B. Chapman, A.E. Hassan, G. Pohll, K.F. Pohlmann, M.H. Young, Desert 

Research Institute, Univ. and Comm. College System of Nevada (USA) 

2. An Interactive Database Tool for Applying Integrated Safety Management in a Streamlined 

and Consistent Manner - 4653 

J. Hylko, T.T. Potts, WESKEM LLC.; T.A. Douglas, Alliant Corporation (USA) 

3. Risk-based Radiological Site Investigation and Assessment Methodology for the Sellafield 

Site, Cumbria, UK - 4830 

H. El-ghonemy, C. Lean, A. Lee, BNFL (UK) 

4. The Shaw Group’s Safe Remediation of One Million Tons of Low Level Radioactive 

Waste from the Fernald, Ohio Waste Pits - 5001 

C. Murphy, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

TUESDAY 15:40 SESSION 21 & SESSION 22 16:50 ROOM 6 

SAFETY AND HEALTH INITIATIVES, ISSUES, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS 

Co-Chairs: Bruce Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety 

and Health Training (USA) 

1. Technology Safety Data Sheets: Tools Perceived as Valuable by Workers, Technology 

Developers, and Regulators - 4872 

B. Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training (USA) 

2. Successful Implementation of a Behavioral Safety Program at LANL - 4592 

R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, J.F. Kleinsteuber, LANL (USA) 

3. Workplace Safety and Health is a Leadership Issue - 4986 

K.A. Seabrook, Global Solutions, Inc. (UK) 

After the last presentation in Session 21, we will explore application/ implementation of safety 

and health policies that incorporates safety in the design process via group discussion. Over the 

years, worker safety has experienced many frontiers and fads. “Safety by Design” is a concept 

introduced some 50 years ago that continues to gain power as its value is recognized by 

government and industry in the U.S. and internationally. Occupational safety and health issues 

should be considered during all phases of development and deployment of environmental 

remediation technologies to protect the worker. Further, innovative approaches to integrate 

safety and health into the design and use of new technologies will be discussed. Also, models 

for national/international initiatives that make new technologies inherently safer and provide an 

associated measure of risk reduction will be detailed. On all these issues, the participants will 

share achievements and lessons learned.



D & D LESSONS LEARNED 

Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA) 

John Williams, AEA (UK) 

1. Safe, Accelerated Closure of the DOE's Fernald Site - 5012 

R. Hanson, Fluor Government Group; B. Nichols, Fluor Fernald, Inc. (USA) 

2. Accelerating the Closure of U.S. DOE’s Rocky Flats Site - 4784 

A. Parker, N. Tuor, A. Schubert, Kaiser-Hill Co. (USA) 

3. Update on the Status of the West Valley Demonstration Project - 4670 

D. Orlando, C. Craig, C. Glenn, A. Bradford, USNRC (USA) 

4. D&D Experience in VNIINM - 4769 

S.V. Mikheykin, P.P. Poluektov, S.L. Khrabrov, A.Y. Smirnov, VNIINM (RUSSIA) 

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5. Sellafield Decommissioning Programme – Progress Update - 4817 

S. Challinor, BNFL (UK) 

6. Winfrith - Life After Decommissioning - Nuclear Site to Science & Technology 

Park - 4639 

A. Neal, UKAEA (UK) 

7. Laser-Based Cutting of Contaminated Concrete - 4731 

P. Crouse, L. Li, UMIST; J. Spencer, BNFL(UK) 

8. Radiation Protection Experience in RA Heavy Water Research Reactor Important for 

Decommissioning - 4617 

M.M. Ninkovic, Institute of Nuclear Sciences-Vinca (YUGOSLAVIA) 


D & D MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND PLANNING TOOLS 

Co-Chairs: Arthur Desrosiers, Bartlett Nuclear, Inc. (USA) 

Marnix Braeckeveldt, NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

1. Managing Nuclear Liabilities in the UK: Evaluating Strategic Options and Communicating 

Financial and Resource Implications - 4510 

A. Harper, J. Harrison, D. Swan, Serco Assurance (UK) 

2. Status and Challenges in D&D of Nuclear Facilities in NEA Countries-Activities of the 

NEA Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling - 4960 

C. Pescatore, OECD/NEA (FRANCE) 

3. Decommissioning Liabilities and Cost Considerations - 4890 

W.A. Cloutier, Jr., TLG Services, Inc. (USA) 

4. Decommissioning Cost Calculation Code Based on Proposed Standardised List of Items 

for Costing Purposes with Integrated Material and Activity Flow Control and Integrated 

Cost Allocating System - 4824 

V. Daniska, I. Rehak, M. Vasko, J. Pritrsky, P. Bezak, K. Kristofova, DECOM Slovakia 

Ltd. (SLOVAKIA) 

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5. The Regulation of Legacy Situations Where Reduction in Long Term Radiation Hazard 

Requires an Increase in Short Term Detriments - 4764 

S. Fisher, Environment Agency, D. Turton, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (UK) 

6. Management System for D&D Waste - ReVK - 4884 

D. Gründler, E. Kaffka, W. Wurtinger, ISTec GmbH (GERMANY) 

7. Decommissioning Software for the Kozloduy NPP - 4801 

V. Ribarski, R. Kozloduy, NPP; A. Bäcker, Energiewerke Nord Gmbh (GERMANY) 


DISPOSAL SITE AND WASTE FORM CHARACTERIZATION AND 

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 

Co-Chairs: Steve Barlow, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

George Dolinar, AECL Waste Management Systems 

(CANADA) 

1. An Integrated Safety Assessment System for Near-Surface Disposal of Low- and 

Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste in Korea - 4616 

J.W. Park, C.L. Kim, J.B. Park, E.Y. Lee, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.; 

Y.M. Lee, C.H. Kang, KAERI; W. Zhou, M.W. Kozak, Monitor Scientific, LLC (KOREA) 

2. Approach for Derivation of Waste Acceptance Criteria for Mochovce Disposal 

Facility - 4797 

V. Hanusik, Z. Kusovska, J. Balaz, A. Mrskova, VUJE Trnava, Inc. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC) 

3. Vitrified Waste Corrosion Rates from Field Experiment and Reactive Transport Modeling - 

4509 

D.H. Bacon, B.P. McGrail, PNNL; M.I. Ojovan, The Univ. of Sheffield; N.V. Ojovan, 

I.V. Startsceva, MosSIA "Radon" (USA/UK/RUSSIA) 

4. The Importance of Geochemical Characterization of Repository Host Horizons for 

Radioactive Waste Disposal: Saligny Repository Site for L/ILW, Romania - 4760 

C. Bucur, M. Pavelescu, Institute for Nuclear Research; I. Anghel, S.D. Ware, LANL 

(ROMANIA/USA) 

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5. Modelling 226 Ra, 222 Rn, and 210 Pb Migration in a Proposed Surface Repository of Very Low 

Level - 4632 

D. Mallants, D. Jacques, T. Zeevaert, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

6. Modelling the Gas Generation of Intermediate and Low Radioactive Wastes - 4512 

G. Bracke, W. Müller, ISTec GmbH (GERMANY) 

7. Development of On-Line Performance Assessment System - 4874 

H. Takase, M. Inagaki, T. Noguchi, Quintessa Japan, Ltd. (JAPAN) 


L/ILW WASTE CHARACTERISATION, ASSAY AND TRACKING SYSTEMS 

Co-Chairs: Ronald Keyser, ORTEC (USA) 

Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd (UK) 

1. Gamma Spectrometry Systems for the Assay or Uranium Residues and Potentially 

Contaminated Low Level Wastes at the Capenhurst Site - 4690 

D.F. Parvin, C.Y. Powrie, C.H. Orr, G. Mottershead, BNFL Instruments; 

A. Forbes, BNFL Environmental Services (UK) 

2. Results and Experience from the In-Situ Counting of Crates and Drums of Plutonium 

Contaminated Waste - 4997 

I. Sinclair, Canberra Harwell, Ltd.; S. Croft, Canberra Industries Inc.; M. Williams, 

J. Rawlings, Rolls Royce Nuclear Ltd. (UK) 

3. Optimisation of Non-Destructive Assay Equipment for Intermediate Level Waste in the 

B462.27 Vault Store at Harwell - 4820 

P. Chard, P. McClelland, N. Hopes, S. Watson, M. Brown, T. Turner UKAEA (UK)


4. A Californium Shuffler for the Assay of Uranium in Magnox Waste in the Sellafield 

Drypac Plant - 4806 

S. Croft, L.C-A Bourva, Canberra Industries Inc.; C.G. Wilkins, M. R. Wormald, Canberra 

Harwell, Ltd. (USA/UK) 

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5. Special Radiometric Investigations at BNFL Sellafield and at the UKAEA, Dounreay - 

4692 

D. Thornley, R.D. Gunn, P.A. Clark, S. Sampson, K. McCrindle, A.S. Chesterman, BNFL 

Instruments; D. Lacey, BNFL Engineering (UK) 

6. L/ILW Waste Characterisation by the ENEA Multi-technique Gamma System 

SRWGA - 4730 

F. Troiani, N. Cherubini, A. Dodaro, F. Vittorio Frazzoli, Romolo Remetti, Univ. of Rome 

(ITALY) 

7. Setting-to-work a State-of-the-art Solid Waste Characterisation Facility at JRC Ispra - 4850 

I. Huhtiniemi, M. Anselmi, G. Vassallo, EC Joint Research Centre (ITALY) 


MAJOR DISPOSAL STUDIES AND NEAR SURFACE EFFECTS 

Co-Chairs: Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA) 

Malcolm Wakerley, Defra/Atkins Nuclear (UK) 

1. The Role of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in the Cleanup of the US Nuclear Weapons 

Complex - 4791 

L. Smith, M.L. Bisesi, WIPP, USDOE (USA) 

2. DTI Nuclear Legacy Programme: Andreeva Bay - 4863 

J. Smith-Briggs, D. Field, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; P. Norton, UK Department of Trade and 

Industry (UK) 

3. Results of a Recent Safety Assessment of a Proposed Deep Geological Repository in the 

Opalinus Clay of the Zürcher Weinland in Northern Switzerland - 4596 

J.W. Schneider, L.H. Johnson, P. Zuidema, NAGRA; P. Gribi, Vibro-Consult AG; 

G. Mayer, Colenco Power Engineering, AG.; P.A. Smith, Safety Assessment Management 

Ltd. (SWITZERLAND/UK) 

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4. Analysis of Environmental Friendliness of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Korea - 4576 

K-J Lee, Y-H Kim, KAIST; W-Z Oh, KAERI (KOREA) 

5. Rehabilitations of Radioactively Contaminated Site of Russian Research Center 

“Kurchatov Institute”: Technology Development for Soil Decontamination and 

Recultivation - 4680 

V.G. Volkov, N.N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi, E.S. Melkov, E.P. Ryazantsev, V.S. Dikarev, 

G.G. Gorodetsky, N.E. Kukharkin, Y.A. Zverkov, T.I. Kuznetsova, Russian Research Center 

“Kurchatov Institute;” P.P. Poluektov, S.V. Mikheykin, A.Y. Smirnov, VNIINM (RUSSIA) 


IMPORTANT LONG-TERM PARAMETERS FOR SAFETY CASES 

Co-Chairs: Bernhard Kienzler, FZK-INE, Institute for Nuclear Waste Management 

(GERMANY) 

Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

1. Radionuclide Source Term for the ASSE Salt Mine - Geochemical Assessment for the Use 

of Magnesium(II) Based Backfill Material - 4602 

V. Metz, P. Vejmelka, W. Schuessler, H. Luetzenkirchen, B. Kienzler, FZK-INE 

(GERMANY) 

2. Analysis of the Excavated Archaeological Iron Using X-ray-CT - 4776 

H. Yoshikawa, K. Ueno, M. Yui, JNC, Tokai Works; T. Honda, S. Yamaguchi, Hitachi 

Engineering Co., Ltd.(JAPAN) 

3. A Constitutive Law of Salt Concrete Used for Closure of an LILW-repository - 4570 

H-J Engelhardt, M. Kreienmeyer, C. Lerch, N. Müller-Hoeppe, DBE Technology GmbH; 

R. Koster J. Preuss, BfS (GERMANY) 

4. Effects of Temperature on the Sorption of Radioactive Cations on Bentonite: Experiments 

and Modelling - 4563 

A. Guillaud, C. Hurel, N. Marmier, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (FRANCE) 

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 

WEDNESDAY 9:00 SESSION 29 ROOM 4 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EM PROGRAMMES 

Co-Chairs: John Dalton, UK NIREX Ltd. (UK) 

Mark Matthews, USDOE, (USA) 

1. Legitimacy as the Key: The Long-term Management of Radioactive Waste in the UK - 

4828 

J. Mathieson, C. Murray, D. Wild, A. McCall, B. Russell, UK Nirex Ltd. (UK) 

2. The Radioactive Waste Management Programme in Spain - 4898 

A.R. Beceiro, E. Vico, E. Garcia Neri, ENRESA (SPAIN) 

3. The Disposal of HL/LL Waste in a Granitic Formation: The Status of Research in 

France - 4818 

T. Merceron, B. Mouroux, D. Vilogeux, J. de Meredieu, ANDRA (FRANCE) 

- Break - 

4. Building the Yucca Mountain Repository - 4545 

R.G. Vawter, ATP Services (USA) 

5. Current Status of Radioactive Waste Disposal in Russia - 4532 

T.A. Gupalo, V.V. Lopatin, N.F. Lobanov, VNIPIPT (RUSSIA) 



MANAGEMENT APPROACHES & PLANNING TOOLS 

Co-Chairs: Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK) 

Cecille Lucien, European Commission (Belgium) 

1. A Data Management and Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Management of 

Land Quality on UKAEA Sites - 4519 

G.J. Coppins, UKAEA; M. Ayres, ESiT Ltd.; M. Pearl, UKAEA (UK)


2. Application of Best Practice Manufacturing Methodologies to Support Achievement of 

Planned Decommissioning Timescales and Costs - 4625 

I. Sturgeon, OEE Consulting LTD.; J.B. Thomson, BNFL, Ltd (UK) 

3. Quantifying the CERCLA Process: Use of Decision Support Modeling to Improve 

Technology Selection for an Actual Mixed Waste Site - 4851 

R.K. Farnsworth, G.E. McDannel, Sr., J.G. Richardson, INEEL (USA) 

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4. Applying UKAEA’s Data Management and Geographical Information System to the 

Development of a Safety Case for Contaminated Ground - 4571 

M. Pearl, F. Dennis, G.J. Coppins UKAEA (UK) 

5. An Environmental Response Handbook for BNFL Sites - 4518 

D. Claxton, BNFL (UK) 

6. The Use of a Waste Conversion Index as a Long Term Performance Indicator for Public 

Sector Nuclear Liabilities - 4952 

P. Fawcett, D. Spencer, R. Jarvis, BNFL; G. Linekar, UKAEA (UK) 


EXPERIENCE IN HAZARDOUS AND MIXED CONTAMINANT CLEANUP 

Co-Chairs: Hildegarde Vandenhove, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

Donald Goebel, Savern Trent Laboratories, (USA) 

1. Stabilization of Underground Solvent Storage Tanks - 4786 

A. Herb, T.R. Smail, M.C. Hall, WSRC (USA) 

2. Using Engineering, Administrative and Personal Protective Equipment Controls to 

Remediate Hazardous and Radioactive Constituents - 4652 

J. Hylko, WESKEM LLC (USA) 

3. Remediation of the Southern Storage Area (SSA) - 4508 

P. Atyeo, UKAEA (UK) 

4. Characterisation and Remediation of Beryllium Waste Pits in the Southern Storage Area at 

Harwell - 4861 

L. Fellingham, A. Graham, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; S. Stiff, VHE Construction Ltd. (UK) 


URANIUM MINING AND MILLING ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 

Co-Chairs: Alex Jakubick, Wismut (GERMANY) 

Don Metzler, USDOE (USA) 

1. Mailuu-Suu Tailings Problems and Options for Remediation - 4535 

H. Vandenhove, SCK-CEN; J. Paridaens, T. Zeevaert, H. Vanmarcke, F. Vanhaevere, 

Belgian Nuclear Research Centre; J-J Clerc, J-M Lejeune, GESTER; H. Quarch, 

Germany; A. Aitkulov, S. Imanakunov, Alex Stewart Assay and Environmental 

Laboratories; B. Tolongutov, M. Savosin, CHU-Ecological Laboratory; I. Torgoev, 

Geopribor; A. Neboga, M. Mirzachev, O. Mombekov, KyrgyzGIIS 

(BELGIUM/FRANCE/GERMANY/ KYRGYZSTAN) 

2. History of Groundwater Chemistry Changes (1979 - 2001) at the Nabarlek Uranium Mine, 

Australia - 4640 

P. Waggitt, Office of the Supervising Scientist, A.R. Hughes, Northern Territory 

Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development (AUSTRALIA) 

3. Integrating Technical and Nontechnical Factors in Environmental Remediation: 

Conclusions and Recommendations of the UMREG’02 Meeting - 5006 

M. Hagen, A.T. Jakubick, WISMUT, GmbH; D. Lush, Stantec Consulting Ltd.; D. Metzler, 

USDOE (USA) 

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4. Integrated Approach to Remediation of Multiple Uranium Mill Tailing Sites for the U.S. 

DOE in the Western United States - 4834 

W. Van Dyke, T. Dabrowki, Duratek, Inc. (USA) 

5. Impact Assessment of Uranium Exploration Liabilities in Albania - 4875 

M. Kelly, D. Holton, M.C. Thorne, Serco Assurance (UK) 

6. Comprehensive Remediation Scheme of the Uranium Mining and Milling Site of Pocos de 

Caldas - Brazil - 4989 

H. Monken-Fernandes, M.R. Franklin, L. Vasconcelos, CNEN (BRAZIL) 

7. Environmental Risks and Costs/Benefits of the WISMUT Remediation - 4982 

A.T. Jakubick, M. Hagen, WISMUT GmbH (GERMANY) 


D & D CLEANUP AND RELEASE STANDARDS FOR SITES AND MATERIALS 

Co-Chairs: Claudia Craig, USNRC (USA) 

Paul Haigh, Consultant (UK) 

1. An Update on Clearance Initiatives in the United States - 4923 

J. Devgun, Sargent & Lundy LLC; H. Peterson, USDOE; C. Trottier, USNRC (USA) 

2. Free Release Waste Characterisation During the Decommissioning of Windscale Pile 2 

Chimney - 4924 

A. Frith, NNC Ltd.; E.D. Dickson, J.A. Hewetson, BNFL (UK) 

3. Release from Regulatory Control - 4944 

J. Cooper, National Radiological Protection Board (UK) 

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4. Rationale for Independent Site Clean-up and Radiological Clearance Standards - 4930 

P. Genoa, NEI (USA) 

5. Practical Considerations of Site Clearance - 4919 

T. LaGuardia, TLG Services, Inc. (USA) 

6. Clearance Levels in Germany and their Application in D&D Projects - 4904 

L. Weil, BfS (GERMANY) 

7. The Regulation of Decommissioning Tasks Involving Uncertainties - 4741 

D. Turton, J.E Wilson, HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (UK) 


TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT AND RECYLE OF D & D WASTE 

Co-Chairs: Ken Kasper, Scientech, Inc. (USA) 

Kevin Langley, UKAEA (UK) 

1. Radioactive Contamination of Concrete: Uptake and Release of Radionuclides - 4814 

A. Bath, Intellisci Ltd.; G.Z. Deissmann, Brenk Systemplanung GmbH; S. Jefferis, 

Environmental Geotechnics Ltd. (UK/GERMANY) 

2. Thermochemical Conversion of Asbestos Contaminated with Radionuclides and/or Other 

Hazardous Materials - 4705 

D. Timmons, ARI Technologies, Inc. (USA) 

3. Optimization Features in Management of Salaspils Research Reactor Decommissioning 

Waste - 4522 

A. Dreimanis, Radiation Safety Centre (LATVIA) 

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4. Radioactive Waste Management Problems at the Chernobyl NPP - 4827 

B. Oskolkov, State Specialized Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP”; V.A. Seyda, Chornobyl 

Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology; Y.A. Neretin, V.P. Saliy, 

V.V. Fomin, State Specialized Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP” (UKRAINE) 

5. Improved Technologies for Decontamination and Reuse of Plutonium Contaminated 

Gloveboxes - 5003 

J. McFee, K. Barbour, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

6. Possibility for Incineration of Spent Graphite Sleeves from Plutonium-production Reactors 

of the SGCE (Tomsk-7) - 4541 

A. Busheuv, T.B. Aleeva, E.V. Petrova, V.N. Zubarev MEPhI; A.G. Nikolaev SGCE; 

V.G. Semenov, SRC; B.G. Silin, RF Minatom; A. M. Dmitriev, RF GAN, (RUSSIAN 

FEDERATION) 


LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE 

Co-Chairs: Sean Bushart, EPRI (USA) 

Gert Gestermann, GNS (GERMANY) 

1. Application of High Technology Polymers for the Immobilization and Solidification of 

Complex Liquid Radwaste Types - 4559 

D. Kelley, Pacific World Trade, Inc.; W. Brunkow, The Chamberlain Group; 

Y. Pokhitonov, V. Starchenko, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute (USA/RUSSIA) 

2. Japanese-Russian Arms Reduction Co-Operation Barge Mounted Low Level Liquid Waste 

Treatment Plant - Suzuran/Landysh - 4867 

D. Field, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; J. Stephens, Crown Agents (UK) 

3. Quantification of Transferring and Adhering for Pd, Mo, Te, Sb, Ru, Re(Tc), Cs and I in 

the Evaporation at Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressure - 4878 

K. Ito, Tohoku Univ.; M. Kamiya, T. Takata, JNCOEC (JAPAN) 

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4. Comparative Testing of New Sorbents for LRW Purification - 4537 

V. Ilin, Y.V. Karlin, S.A. Dmitriev, N.G. Belyanina, V.E. Makeeva, Mos SIA “Radon” 

(RUSSIA) 

5. Removal of Actinides and other Radioactive Metal Ions from Water Systems - 4909 

J.H.P. Watson, D.C. Ellwood, Univ. of Southampton; R.G. Lidzey, Bio Separation Ltd. 

(UK) 

6. A Review of Power Fluidics for Nuclear Waste Mobilisation - 4605 

M.C. Williams, P.A. Murray, AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc.; J. Stairmand, 

AEA Technology plc (USA/UK) 

7. Development and Use of Electrodialysis Equipment for LRW Processing and Saltish Water 

Desalination - 4748 

D. Adamovich, S.A. Dmitriev, V.I. Demkin, V.I. Panteleev, Mos SIA “Radon” (RUSSIA) 


HLW, FISSILE, TRU, AND SNF SHORT AND LONG-TERM STORAGE 

Co-Chairs: Vincenzo Rondinella, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 

Institute for Transuranium Elem (GERMANY) 

1. TN 81: A Challenging Design - 4945 

O. Camille, Y. Chanzy, COGEMA Logistics (FRANCE) 

2. Ductile Cast Iron for Transportation Cask Bodies - 4528 

E.P. Warnke, GNB; W. Steinwarz, Siempelkamp GmbHW. Sowa, R. Hüggenberg, GNB 

(GERMANY) 

3. Design, Loading, Transport and Storage Experience of CASTOR Casks for Vitrified High 

Level Waste - 4724 

A. Voßnacke, R.Hüggenberg, GNB Gesellschaft für Nuklearbehälter mbH; W. Graf, 

A. Gisbertz, GNS Gellschaft für Nuklear-Servise mbH (GERMANY) 

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4. Unusual Procedures During the Shipment of Spent Fuel from the TRIGA Heidelberg, 

Germany and Licensing of the Decommissioning - 4966 

B. Jünger-Graef, K-H Hoever, DKFZ Heidelberg (GERMANY) 

5. Assessment of the Impact of Restricted Transport on the Management of Spent Fuel in 

North-west Russia - 4902 

L. Fellingham, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; P. Michou, B. Alquier, SGN (UK) 


DEVELOPMENTS OF BOROSILICATE GLASS AND ALTERNATIVES FOR 

IMMOBILISATION 

Co-Chairs: Thierry Advocat, CEA (FRANCE) 

Pavel Hrma, PNNL (USA) 

1. Measurement of Glass Corrosion in Boom Clay Disposal Conditions: First Results of the 

Experimental Programme 2000-2003 of SCK-CEN - 4774 

K. Lemmens, V. Pirlet, M. Aertsens, N. Maes, H. Moors, D. Jacques, P. Van Iseghem, 

SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

2. Ion Irradiation Damage in Zirconate and Titanate Ceramics for Pu Disposition - 4746 

M.W.A. Stewart, B.D. Begg, K. Finnie, M. Colella, H. Li, T.I. McLeod, K.L. Smith, Z. 

Zhang, ANSTO; W.J. Weber, S. Thevuthasan, PNNL (AUSTRALIA/USA) 

3. Barrier Properties of Synroc and Synroc-like Ceramics - 4788 

V. Tsvetkov, I. Ivanov, A. Nechaev, St.-Petersburg Institute of Technology; S. Stefanovsky, 

Mos SIA “Radon” (RUSSIA) 

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4. Fixation of Actinides in Zirkonium Based Ceramics - 4813 

D. Barrier, A. Bukaemskiy, K-S Soe, G. Modolo, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 

(GERMANY) 

5. Electron-Sputtering-Induced Spontaneous Dust Productivity and Radiation Steadiness of 

Silicate Compositions Containing the Irradiated Nuclear Fuel - 4987 

O. Zhydkov, V. Zhydkov, ISTC “Shelter”, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 

(UKRAINE) 

6. Application of Mechanical Activation for Production of Pyrochlore Ceramic Containing 

Simulated Rare-Earth - Actinide Fraction of HLW - 4672 

S. Stefanovsky, O.I. Kirjanova, Mos SIA Radon; S.V. Chizhevskaya, Univ. of Chemical 

Engineering; S.V. Yudintsev, B.S. Nikonov, IGEM RAS (RUSSIA) 

WEDNESDAY 9:30 SESSION 38 EAST SCHOOL 

POSTER SESSION FOR L/ILW AND HLW/SNF 

Co-Chairs: Denis Strachan, PNNL (USA) 

Jim Jones, Consultant (UK) 

1. The Properties of Zeolite in Molten LiCl Waste - 4720 

J-G Kim, J-H Lee, G-I Park, S-H Lee, J-H Kim, KAERI (KOREA) 



2. Underground Research Laboratories in Japan - What are the Important Factors for 

Facilities Design - 4736 

T. Sato, S. Mikake, M. Sakamaki, N. Shigeta, S. Takeda, K. Aoki, S. Yamasaki, Japan 

Nuclear Cycle Development Center (JAPAN) 

3. Nirex Coherent Approach to Achieving Criticality Safety - 4839 

P. Wood, M. Askarieh, P. Lock, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

4. Development of Induction Melting System with Active Insulator for Radioactive Solid 

Waste - 4630 

T. Matsumoto, I. Kawaguchi, R. Chishiro, M. Nishimura, K. Kanai, S. Yamazaki, 

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.; M. Yokosawa, S. Mihara, JGC Corporation (JAPAN) 

5. Treatment and Volume Reduction of Transuranic Waste at LANL’s Plutonium 

Facility - 4550 

R. Wieneke, J.J. Balkey, S.S. Ramsey, LANL (USA) 

6. Retention Investigation of the Carbon-14 being Contained in the Irradiated Reactor 

Graphite - 4567 

O. Karlina, S.A. Gmitriev, V.L. Klimov, M.I. Ojovan, G.Y. Pavlova, A.Y. Yurchenko, SUE 

MosNPO “Radon” (RUSSIA) 

7. The Potential Impact of Oil and Other Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs) on the Longterm 

Management of Radioactive Wastes - 4887 

S. Wisbey, M.M. Askarieh, A.W. Harris, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

8. Innovations Using Ultra-Light Cellular Grout and High Strength Medium Density Grout 

for Stabilization of Irradiated Components During Decommissioning - 4798 

D. Heath, L. Peterson, Decommissioning and Integrated Sciences Co., LLC; P. Stephens, 

Pacific Int.’l Grout Co. (USA) 

9. Development of Fluorination Decontamination Technique for Uranium Bearing 

Wastes - 4527 

K. Fujiwara, T. Sasaki, Y. Saita, Radioactive Wastes Management Funding and Research 

Center; T. Fukui, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (JAPAN) 

10. The Measurement of Radioactive Surface Contamination Using an Inorganic Fluor- 

Impregnated Membrane - 4595 

B-K Seo, KAERI; S-K Kim, K-W Lee, J-H Park, N-J Lim, M-J Han, Kyungil Univ. 

(KOREA) 

11. REE and TUE Incorporation into Monazite Type Ceramics - 4906 

E. Kovaskaya, A.S. Aloy, T.I. Koltsova, S.E. Samoylov, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute; 

S.I. Rovnyi, G.M. Medvedev, Production Association “Mayak” (RUSSIA) 

12. Distribution of Palladium During Spent Fuel Reprocessing - 4766 

Y. Pokhitonov, V. Romanovski, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute; P.J.W. Rance, BNFL 

(RUSSIA/UK) 

13. Site Specific Sorption Data for the Asse Salt Mine - 4621 

J. Luetzenkirchen, P. Vejmelka, V. Metz, B. Kienzler, FZK-INE (GERMANY) 

14. Test Sorption on Concrete Samples - 4738 

M. Olteanu, C. Bucur, Insitute for Nuclear Research (ROMANIA) 

15. Development of Methods of an Immobilization of Am-inclusive Waste which are Obtained 

at Conversion of Metallic Plutonium - 4943 

A. Minaev, D.G. Kuznetsov, I.B. Popov, V.V. Ivanov, S.M. Baranov, Russian Academy of 

Science (RUSSIA) 

16. Electrochemical Membrane Technique with Pulse Energy for Reprocessing of Secondary 

Liquid Waste - 4891 

S.V. Mikheykin, L.V. Ilozheva, P.P. Poluektov, V.I. Kushnerev, S.A. Dmitriev, VNIINM 

(RUSSIA) 

17. Conditioning Experiments of Organic Solvents Solutions Contaminated with 

Tritium - 4740 

M. Dianu, N. Deneanu, Institute for Nuclear Research (ROMANIA) 

18. Kinetics of Mixed Low-Level Waste Incapsulation Using Iron Phosphate Chemically 

Bonded Cement - 4905 

T. Koltsova, A.S. Aloy, E.N. Kovaskaya, M.Y. Silin, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute 

(RUSSIA) 

19. Isothermal Calorimeters Applied to the Measurement of Plutonium Residues for Plant Post 

Operational Clean-Out- 4657 

J.A. Mason, A.C.N. Towner, B.M. Scott, K. Burke, A.C. Tolchard, ANTECH (UK) 

20. Radioactive Graphite Problem. Diffusion of Radionuclides in Reactor Graphite - 4789 

V. Tsvetkov, I. Ivanov, St. Petersburg Institute of Technology (RUSSIA) 

21. Mechanical, Thermal and Nuclear Analyses for a Reference Container Design for Spent 

Fuel Disposal in Korea - 4879 

J. Choi, P.S. Hahn, KAERI (KOREA) 

22. TNT Equivalent of Event for Tomsk-7 Purex-Technology Reactor at 7 April 1993 - 4684 

V. Mineev, V.A. Ryzhanskii, O.A. Lavrent’eva, Russian Academy of Sciences (RUSSIA) 

23. Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic Properties of Granites at Macro- and Micro-scale for 

the HLW Disposal - 4601 

V.A. Petrov, V.V. Poluektov, IGEM RAS; R.M. Nasimov, N.I. Diaur, UIPE RAS; 

A.A. Burmistrov, MSU; M. Lespinasse; J. Sausse, M. Cuney, J. Leroy, UMR 

(RUSSIA/FRANCE) 

24. Aqueous Waste Treatment Plant at Aldermaston - 4868 

D. Keene, RWE NUKEM Ltd.; J. Fowler, M. Harrison AWE Aldermaston (UK) 


(see narrative on Session 31 on page 46) - 

Rescheduled to Wednesday Afternoon 


ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES & REGULATIONS 

Co-Chairs: Scott Moore, USNRC (USA) 

Roger Yearsley, Environment Agency (UK) 

1. Developments in UK Regulation of Nuclear Wastes - 4707 

S. Newstead, Environment Agency; M. Bacon, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, St. 

Peters House; J. Cochrane, Scottish EPA (UK) 

2. Experiences of Dealing with Environmental Statements for Nuclear Reactor 

Decommissioning Projects under the EIA Directive - 4713 

S. McCready-Shea, F.E. Taylor, J. Batt, Health and Safety Executive (UK) 

3. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment as Part of a 

Stepwise Decision Making Process - 4896 

E. Atherton, A. McCall, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

4. Policy and Law Relating to Nuclear Waste; International Direction and Human 

Rights - 4948 

P. Riley, De Montfort Univ. School of Law (UK) 

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5. EIA Processes in the Radioactive Waste Management in Slovakia - Eight Years of 

Experience - 4565 

P. Salzer, E. Senc ^ áková, DECOM Slovakia, Ltd. (SLOVAK REPUBLIC) 

6. Public Debates - Key Issue in the Environmental Licensing Process for the Completion of 

Cernavoda 2 NPP - 4525 

I. Rotaru, A. Jelev, Societatea Nationala “Nuclearelectrica” S.A (ROMANIA)



SOLID WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND PACKAGING 

EXPERIENCE 

Co-Chairs: Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation (CANADA) 

Gert Gestermann, GNS (GERMANY) 

1. The Benefits of Cementitious Encapsulation Matrices for the Conditioning of Intermediate 

Level Wastes - 4886 

S. Wisbey, R.M. Guppy, S. Vines, UK Nirex, Ltd. (UK) 

2. Industrial Complex for Solid Radwaste Management at Chernobyl Nuclear Power 

Plant - 4727 

J. Rausch, S. Ahner, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY) 

3. Cementitious Systems for Encapsulation of Intermediate Level Waste - 4554 

J. Sharp, J. Hill, N. B. Milestone, Univ. of Sheffield; E.W. Miller, BNFL(UK) 

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4. Transactive-20 Container for Transporting Large Volumes of Intermediate Level 

Waste - 4751 

J. Jenkins, AEA Technology; T. Gaffka, RWE NUKEM; S. Withers UKAEA (UK) 

5. Spent Resin Treatment Test in the ATR Fugen Nuclear Power Station Using Low Pressure 

Oxygen ICP - 4869 

G. Katagiri, M. Fujisawa, T. Shimamura, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.; K. Sano, N. Higashiura, 

JNC (JAPAN) 


MIXED WASTE (HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE) AND HAZARDOUS WASTE 

MANAGEMENT 

Co-Chairs: Angie (Brill) Jones, Safety & Ecology Corporation (USA) 

Paul McClelland, UKAEA (UK) 

1. Electrochemical Destruction of Waste Lubricants Using Diamond-Coated 

Electrodes - 4763 

C. Bates, G.T. Taylor, AWE plc (UK) 

2. Oak Ridge Reservation Department of Energy Facilities - Waste Management Challenges 

and Success Stories Focusing on Waste Minimization - 4608 

A. (Brill) Jones, J. Scott, Safety and Ecology Corp.; J. Patterson, Bechtel Jacobs Co. 

(USA) 

3. Packaging and Packaging and Conditioning of Solvent Wastes from Decontamination 

Operation Cernavoda NPP - 4759 

N. Deneanu, Institute for Nuclear Research; I. Teoreanu, Univ. Polytechnic of Bucharest 

(ROMANIA) 

4. Removal of Dioxin Contamination for Gas Turbine Generator Set Repair - 4743 

R.E. Borah, S. Fay, Active Environmental Technologies, Inc. (USA) 


DECOMMISSIONING ISSUES & DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES 

Co-Chairs: Claudia Craig, USNRC (USA) 

Michael Grave, Mitsui Babcock (UK) 

1. Low-Level Waste Disposition in D&D - A SystemS Engineered Approach - 4744 

R. Prince, D. Ferrigno, M. Kirshe, Duratek, Inc. (USA) 


2. TRIGA Soil Decontamination by Electrokinetic Method - 4711 

G-N Kim, W-Z Oh, H-J Won, M-G Kim, KAERI (KOREA) 

3. Foam: Decontamination a Brief Review of 10 Years French Experience - 4526 

B. Fournel, S. Faure, J. Pouvreau, C. Dame, S. Poulain, CEA (FRANCE) 

4. Development of Foam Floating Decontamination System for Radioactive Solid Wastes 

from MOX Fuel Fabrication - 4822 

T. Okada, S. Uematsu, N. Tobita, J. Kato, JNC (JAPAN) 


HEALTH EFFECTS OF IONISING RADIATION 

Co-Chairs: Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

1. Should We Discount Low Dose Radiation Risk? - 4829 

R.S. Peckover, N.D. Priest, Middlesex Univ. (UK) 

2. The Risk to Health from Exposure to Low Doses of Ionising Radiation - 4927 

R. Wakeford, BNFL; E.J. Tawn, Westlakes Research Institute (UK) 

3. Doses Forming Paths of External Irradiation of Personnel on Radioactive Waste Disposal 

Facilities - 4873 

T. Yakimenco, T.I. Paramonova, V.A. Smirnov, MosNPO “Radon” (RUSSIA) 


LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING - I 

Co-Chairs: Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

1. Port Hope Area Initiative - 4675 

P. Brown, D. McCauley, Natural Resources of Canada (CANADA) 

2. Engaging the Public on Technical Issues - 4876 

B. Breen, E. Atherton, S. Barlow, UK Nirex (UK) 

3. Transparency in Practice - 4880 

J. Dalton, UK Nirex, Ltd.; J. Watson, Independant Consultant (UK) 

4. Providing Better Information for Public Participation in Contentious Decisions - 4568 

P. Orr, Environment Agency; D. Collier, Greenstreet Berman (UK) 


PANEL SESSION: REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEGACY MANAGEMENT OF 

URANIUM MINING AND MILLING LIABILITIES AND THE ROLE OF LONG 

TERM STEWARDSHIP 

Co-Chairs: Diethard Mager, BMWi (GERMANY) 

M. Hagen, WISMUT (GERMANY) 

This panel will discuss Management of the Uranium Mining and Milling Liabilities and Role of 

Long Term Stewardship. The UMREG Group constituted itself during the ICEM’95 Berlin 

Meeting as an informal network group for multilateral exchange on issues related to uranium 

mine and mill remediation. The USDOE UMTRA-Group and the German BMWi-WISMUT 

Group started the exchange in 1993 on specific topics related to the major projects UMTRA 

Title 1 and WISMUT. Since then several meetings were held in conjunction with international 

conferences focussing on environmental remediation. Also the Group has grown into a 

international network including representatives of regulating, permitting and supervising 

institutions, operating and consulting companies, and research organisations.


1. Uranium Mining Legacy: Long-Term Stewardship Challenges. 

E. Falck (IAEA) 

2. The Hungarian Approach to Long Term Monitoring and Maintenance 

J. Banik, I. Benkovics, G. Eroes (HUNGARIA) 

3. Preparation for Long Term Stewardship during the Active Mining Phase and Long Term 

Stewardship of the Orphan Sites 

P.Courtney, (CANADA) 

4. Saxony Regulator's Perspective of LTSM 

M.Kinze, S.Hurst (GERMANY) 

5. Long Term Monitoring/Stewardship Plans for the Sillamae Tailings Pond, Estonia 

T. Kaasik (ESTONIA) 

6. Uranium Mining Industry Perspective 

P.Landine (CANADA) 

7. A DOE Contractor's Perspective 

J.Moran (USA) 

8. Preparing Long Term Stewardship for the Brazilian Uranium-Mines 

H. Monken-Fernandes (BRAZIL) 

9. The WISMUT Strategy of Long Term Monitoring 

M. Paul (GERMANY) 

10. The Navajo Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action and Abandoned Mines Reclamation 

M. Roanhorse (USA) 

11. Preparing Long Term Stewardship in the Czech Republic 

J. Slezak (CZECH REPUBLIC) 

12. What is Stewardship? Preparing an LTSSM Plan for Former Uranium Mines in Northern 

Australia 

P. Waggitt (AUSTRALIA) 


ER SITE CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING 

Co-Chairs: Wayne Einfeld, SNL (USA) 

Peter Booth, BNFL (UK) 

1. The Difficulties of Undertaking Site Characterisation on Operational Nuclear Licensed 

Sites - 4929 

P. Booth, R. Gordon, BNFL (UK) 

2. Characterization of NORM Contaminated Sites at the Syrian Oilfield: Depth Profiles and 

Leaching Processes - 4772 

M.S. Al-Masri, A. Aba, A. Al-Hamwi, H. Mukhallati, AECS (SYRIA) 

3. The Nature of Contamination of the Area in the Nearest Vicinity of Chernobyl NPP 

Destroyed Unit - 4737 

A. Skorbun, M. Panasyuk, O. Zhydkov, V. Gonchar, ITSC “Shelter”, Interdisciplinary 

Scientific and Technical Center (UKRAINE) 

4. Characterization of Current State of SRAW Storage Facilities of the Siberian Group of 

Chemical Enterprises and Radiological Situation on Adjacent Territory - 4840 

A. Bushuev, E. Petrova, T. Aleeva, V. Zubarev, I. Proshin, A. Kachanovsky, Moscow 

Engineering Physics Institute; E. ZaHarova, S. Ushakov, Institute of Physical Chemistry of 

Russian Academy of Sciences; V. Mescheryakov, A. Nikolaev, V. Hvostov, P. Savinyh, 

E. Kolobova, Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) 



ADVANCES IN VITRIFICATION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE 

Co-Chairs: Bill Holtzscheiter, WSRC/SRS (USA) 

Herve Masson, COGEMA (FRANCE) 

1. Vitrification of DOE Simulated Radioactive Waste by Induction-Heated Cold-Crucible 

Melter Technology - 4907 

R.A. Soshnikov, A.S. Aloy, A.V. Trofimenko, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute; D.B. Lopukh, 

A.Y. Pechenkov, I.A. Loginov, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical Univ.; D.F. Bickford, 

C.C. Herman, W. Holtzsheiter, WSRC (RUSSIA/USA) 

2. Iron Phosphate Glass as Optional Final Waste Matrix for HLW - 4529 

T. Fukui, T. Ishinomori, N. Kubota, Y. Endo, Ishikawajima-Harima, Heavy Industries Co.; 

M. Sazarashi, K. Maruyama, S. Ono, K. Suzuki, IRI (JAPAN) 

3. Vitrification of HLW Produced by Uranium/Molybdenum Fuel Reprocessing in 

COGEMA’s Cold Crucible Melter - 4594 

R. Do-Quang, COGEMA; T. Flament, A. Prod’homme, SGN; V. Petitjean, F. Hollebecque, 

O. Pinet, CEA Marcoule (FRANCE) 

4. Lessons Learned Siting and Successfully Processing U.S. DOE Radioactive Waste Using a 

High Throughput Vitrification Process - 4836 

R. Prince, B.W. Bowan, II, Duratek, Inc. (USA) 


MODELING OF LONG-TERM PROCESSES IN THE DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL 

WASTE 

Co-Chairs: Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA) 

Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN (BELGIUM) 

1. Post-Leaching Studies of Defect Rodlets - 4641 

D. Wegen, D. Papaioannou, J-P Glatz, M. Amme, European Commission (GERMANY) 

2. A Radiolytic Modelling Intercomparison Exercise: Influence of Alpha Radiation on Spent 

Fuel Alteration Process - 4574 

J. Quiñones, CIEMAT; J. Merino, E. Cera, J. Bruno, ENVIROS; J. Cobos, CIEMAT-ITU; 

A. Martinez-Esparza, ENRESA (SPAIN/GERMANY) 

3. Evaluation of Uncertainty Associated with Spatially Variable Properties - 4561 

K. Kato, Tokyo Electric Power Company; T. Maeda, TEPCO Systems Corporation; 

H. Takase, Quintessa (JAPAN) 

4. Testing Safety and Performance Indicators in an Assessment of the Long-Term 

Performance of the Geological Disposal of Spent Fuel in Boom Clay - 4620 

X. Sillen, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre; J. Marivoet, SCK-CEN; W. Cool, 

P. de Preter, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

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5. Long-Term In-Package Spent Fuel Criticality Calculations - 4575 

O. Wantz, Universite Libre de Bruxelles; O.F. Smidts, Association Vincotte Nuclear; 

A. Dubus, R. Beauwens, Service de Metrologie Nucleaire (BELGIUM) 

6. Comparative Quantitative Estimation of Engineered and Natural Barriers Influence on 

Ecological Safety of Long-lived Radwaste Underground Disposition - 4533 

T. Gupalo, V.P. Beygul, V.Yu. Konovalov, VNIPIPT (RF Minatom) (RUSSIA) 

7. Proceeding Toward a License Application for U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository: Total 

System Performance Assessment Approach - 4956 

J. McNeish, Bechtel-SAIC, LLC; P. Swift, SNL; R. Howard, Bechtel SAIC, LLC; 

D. Sevougian, D. Kalinich, R. MacKinnon, SNL (USA)


8. Assessment of the Recoverability of Dumped Spent Fuel in the Kara Sea - 4864 

L. Fellingham, RWE NUKEM Ltd. T.K. Manners,UKAEA (UK) 


IMMOBILIZATION/INSTRUMENTATION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE 

Co-Chairs: Harry Harmon, PNNL (USA) 

Herve Masson, COGEMA (FRANCE) 

1. Application of Optical and Imaging Techniques to Inspection of Off-Line Joule-Heated 

Melter at the West Valley Demonstration Project - 4580 

M.J. Plodinec, P-R Jang, Z Long, D. Monts, W.P. Okhuysen, T. Philip, Y. Su, DIAL, 

Mississippi State Univ. (USA) 

2. Instrumental Photon Activation and Applications in a Nuclear-Waste Inspection 

Purpose - 4765 

F. Jeanneau, J.-M. Capdevila, M. Gmar, N. Huot, F.C. Lainé, A. Lyoussi, Ph. Pillot, 

L. Roux, N. Saurel, CEA (FRANCE) 

3. Development of Actinide-Containing Waste Immobilization Process - 4673 

S. Stefanovsky, A.G. Ptashkin, SIA Radon; Y.M. Kuliako, S.A. Perevalov, Vernadsky 

Institute of Geochemistry; S.V. Yudintsev, Institute of Geology or Ore Deposits; 

A.M. Chekmarev, A.V. Ochkin, S.V. Chizhevskaya, Mendeleev Univ. of Chemical 

Technology (RUSSIA) 

4. Different Pathways of Secondary Phase Formation Induced by Colloidal and Dissolved 

Silica During the Dissolution of UO 2 Nuclear Fuel in Leaching Tests - 4504 

M. Amme, JRC-ITU; A.H. Lang, B.M. Stöckl, GSF National Research Centre for 

Environmental Health (GERMANY) 

Thursday, September 25, 2003 

THURSDAY 9:00 SESSION 49 ROOM 6 

LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING - II 

Co-Chairs: Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF/NIRAS (BELGIUM) 

1. Safe and Compliant Nuclear Waste Management - What Does It Really Mean? - 4854 

M. Devarakonda, J. Biedscheid, Washington TRU Solutions, LLC (USA) 

2. Stepwise Decision Making for Long-Term Management of Radioactive Waste - Activities 

of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence - 4959 

C. Pescatore, OECD/NEA; A. Vari, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 

(FRANCE/HUNGARY) 

3. Public Involvement in Nevada: The Role of the University - 4647 

A. Hechanova, Univ. of Nevada (USA) 

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4. Being Ahead of the Game - Public Involvement and Community Relations Before and 

During Environmental Projects - 4993 

E. Roos, L.P.M. Stahl, The Shaw Group Inc.(USA) 

5. MONA, Public Participation in the Siting of a LLW Repository in Mol, Belgium - 4816 

B.Meus, H. Ceulemans, MONA (BELGIUM) 

6. Approach to Responsibility - 4883 

J. Dalton, D. Wild, UK Nirex; S. Tibballs, The Future Foundation (UK) 


7. Information Overload: Processing Consultation Responses from Experts, Stakeholder 

Groups and Communities - 4579 

D. Collier, Faulkland Associates Ltd.; P. Orr, Environment Agency of England and Wales 

(UK) 


D & D OF NON-REACTOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

Co-Chairs: Scott Moore, USNRC (USA) 

Ernst Warnecke, Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) (GERMANY) 

1. Decommissioning and Decontamination and Radioactive Waste Management within the 

Framework of Remediation of Environmental Liabilities in the Nuclear Research Institute 

Rez plc - 4838 

J. Podlaha, Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc (CZECH REPUBLIC) 

2. Decommissioning of a Shielded αβγ PIE Facility at Harwell - 4547 

T. Chambers, UKAEA (UK) 

3. The First Decommissioning of a Fusion Reactor Fueled by Deuterium-Tritium - 4546 

C. Gentile, E. Perry, J. Chrzanowski, R. Parsells, M. Viola, K. Rule, Princeton Univ. 

(USA) 

4. Decommissioning of a Caesium-137 Sealed Source Production Facility - 4859 

A. Murray, RWE NUKEM Ltd. (UK) 


D & D OF REACTORS 

Co-Chairs: Tom LaGuardia, TLG Services, Inc. (USA) 

Leopold Weil, Bundesamt fur Strahlenschutz (GERMANY) 

1. RTS - 1 - Galilei Decommissioning Project - 4661 

E. Cimini, A. Boschi, F. Pagni, L. Parracone, M. Pocai, M. Russo, A.M. Spano, CISAM - 

Italian MoD (ITALY) 

2. Windscale Pile 1 - A New Approach - 4540 

T. Milburn, UKAEA (UK) 

3. Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation, Containment Vessel (CV) Concrete Removal: 

Decommissioning in a Flood Plain - 4685 

S.L. Endsley, TLG Services, Inc. (USA) 

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4. Project WAGR: the UK Demonstration Project for Power Reactor Decommissioning 

the Core and Beyond - 4544 

T. Benest, UKAEA (UK) 

5. Results of the Full Scale Testing of the Remote Dismantling in Greifswald NPP - 4777 

R. Borchardt, J. Raasch, Energiewerke Nord GmbH (GERMANY) 

6. DFR Decommissioning: The Breeder Fuel Removal Project: Retrieval and Processing 

Facilities - 4936 

C. Bonnet, SGN; P. Potier, Framatome ANP; B. Ashton; UKAEA (FRANCE/UK) 

7. Decommissioning Strategy for Chernobyl NPP - 4752 

T. Baybuzenko, V.I. Filatov; G.G. Krasnjansky, Kiev Research and Design Institute 

“Energoproject;” A.A. Jakovlev, L.L. Litvinsky, J.N. Lobach, O.A. Purtov, State Scientific 

Engineering Center of Control Systems and Emergency Response; V.K. Kuchinsky, 

V.A. Seyda, V.P. Saliy, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant; V.M. Rudko, V.N. Scherbin, 

International Scientific Technical Center (UKRAINE)



ADVANCED L/ILW CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGIES 

Co-Chairs: Michael Ojovan, University of Sheffield (UK) 

Russel Hand, University of Sheffield (UK) 

1. Characterisation of Geopolymers for the Immobilisation of Intermediate Level 

Waste - 4589 

D.S. Perera, E.R. Vance, Z. Aly, K.S. Finnie, J.V Hanna, ANSTO; C. L. Nicholson, 

Industrial Research Ltd.; R.L. Trautman, M.W.A. Stewart, ANSTO (AUSTRALIA) 

2. Self-Sustaining Immobisation Processes - 4543 

M.I. Ojovan, Univ. of Sheffield; O.K. Karlina, G.A. Petrov, I.A. Sobolev, S.A. Dmitriev, 

G.A. Petrov, SIA”Radon”; W.E. Lee, Univ. of Sheffield (UK/RUSSIA) 

3. Immobilisation of Contaminated DEHPA Waste in Portland Cement - 4771 

N. Blagojevic, L. Vance, Laurie Aldridge, ANSTO; S. Malik, MINT 

(AUSTRALIA/MALAYSIA) 

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4. Conditioning of Radioactive Waste Resulted from the Treatment of Liquid Waste from the 

Romanian Nuclear Power Plant - 4717 

C. Arsene, Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti; D. Negoiu, Univ. of Bucharest 

(ROMANIA) 

5. Disposal of Spent Sealed Sources - 4972 

I. Stefanova, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (BULGARIA) 

6. Development and Implementation of Technology for the Treatment and Encapsulation of 

Operational Intermediate-level Wastes - 4735 

E. Butcher, R. Caldwell, H. Godfrey, M. Hayes, E. Miller, BNFL. (UK) 


EXTENDED AND LONG-TERM L/ILW STORAGE 

Co-Chairs: Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (CANADA) 

Stephen Wickham, Galson Sciences Ltd. (UK) 

1. Long-term Issues for Indefinite Surface Storage of Intermediate and Some Low Level 

Radioactive Waste in the UK - 4935 

S. King, UK Nirex Ltd (UK) 

2. Design of a Storage Facility for Intermediate Level Waste at Hunterston A 

Decommissioning Site - 4885 

A. Carr, M.J. Clarke, G.E. Langley, N.C. Sanders, C.R.J. Sunman, BNFL Environmental 

Services (UK) 

3. A Temporary Store for Radioactive Waste - 4719 

M. Thomson, J. Sims, MRP Systems Ltd. (UK) 

- Break - 

4. Experience from Safety Assessment of the Existing Storage Facility for Solid Radwaste at 

Ignalina NPP - 4650 

P. Poskas, V. Ragaisis, A. Smaizys, Lithuanian Energy Institute (LITHUANIA) 

5. Towards a Holistic Risk Management Strategy for Long-Term Interim Storage - 4973 

S. Wickham, D.A. Galson, T.W. Hicks, R.V. Kemp, M.J. White, Galson Sciences, Ltd. (UK) 

6. Safety Implications and Sustainability of Long Term Storage of Radioactive Waste - 4548 

J. Rowat, IAEA (AUSTRIA) 

7. Assessment of Package Performance during Long-term Storage of Intermediate-level 

Radioactive Waste - 4517 

A.V. Chambers, W.R. Rodwell, M. Kelly, A.R. Hoch, A.J. Baker, Serco Assurance (UK) 


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ER TECHNOLOGY 

Co-Chairs: James Navratil, Clemson University (USA) 

Mike Pearl, UKAEA (UK) 

1. A Finite Element Computer Model for the Application of Electrokinetics to Contaminated 

Land Sites - 4562 

S. Kwong, A. Paulley, A. Bond, L.M. Fowler, BNFL (UK) 

2. Design and Construction of Multi-layered Permeable Reactive Barrier for Removing 

Radionuclides, Nitrate, and Perchlorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory - 5002 

P.S. den Baars,The Shaw Group Inc.; J. Kaszuba, LANL; T. Cota, J. Myers, The Shaw 

Group Inc.; P. Longmire, B. Strietelmeier, T.P. Taylor, LANL (USA) 

3. Characterization of Plutonium Contaminated Soils from the Nevada Test Site for 

Remediation Method Selection - 4610 

G. Torrao, R. Carlino, S.L. Hoeffner, J.D. Navratil, Clemson Univ. (USA) 

- Break - 

4. The Hanau Land Remediation Soil Segregation Project - 4976 

B. Christ, G.G. Simon, M. Sokcic-Kostic, RWE NUKEM GmbH (GERMANY) 

5. Non-Oxidative Destruction of TNT, RDX, and HMX on Contaminated Soil using 

Subcritical (Hot/Liquid) Water - 4792 

S.B. Hawthorne, A.J.M. Lagadec, D.J. Miller, Univ. of North Dakota; P.J. Hammond, 

Univ. of Leeds (USA/UK) 


ER SITE CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING 

Co-Chairs: Margaret Macdonell, ANL (USA) 

Steve Brown, The Shaw Group Inc.(USA) 

1. Continuous On-site Monitoring of VOCs in Water Sources - 4677 

A. Linenberg, Sentex Systems, Inc. 

2. Automated Analysis of Trichloroethene and Chloroform - 4648 

S. Burge, Burge Environmental, Inc. 

3. Direct Push Technology and Application to Vertical Profiling of Hydraulic Conductivity in 

Unconsolidated Formations - 4590 

W. McCall, T.M. Christy, Geoprobe Systems; J. J. Butler, Jr., Kansas Geological Survey 

- Break - 

4. Development and Evolution of a Site Survey System - Groundhog - 4870 

M. Davies, R. Murley, I. Adsley RWE NUKEM 

5. Real-Time Support for Precision Excavation of Radionuclide Contaminated Soils - 4664 

L. Durham, R. Johnson, D. Miller, ANL (USA) 

6. Using Real-Time Vadose Zone Monitoring for Long Term Performance Assessment of a 

Corrective Action Management Unit Containment Cell Sandia National Laboratories, New 

Mexico - 4914 

L.A. Brouillard, GRAM, Inc.M. Irwinn, SNL (USA) 

7. Some Current Photon Measurements at Airliner Altitudes - 4961 

M. Cox, Consultant (USA) 


(see narrative on Session 56 on page 56) - 

Rescheduled to Wednesday Afternoon 


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International Advisory Committee, Track Co-Chairs 

and Paper Reviewers 

International Advisory Committee 

Albert Aloy, Khlopin Radium Institute (Russia) 

Karen Broden, Studsvik (Sweden) 

Ramesh Dayal, IAEA 

Miklos Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation (Canada) 


Kun Jai Lee, KAIST (Korea) 

John Mathieson, NIREX (UK) 

Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB (Sweden) 

Lumir Nachmilner, RAWRA (Czech Republic) 

Michael Ojovan, U of Sheffield (UK) 

Claudio Pescatore, NEA/OECD (France) 

Jacques Tamborini, ANDRA (France) 

Derek Taylor, EC 

Rik Vanbrabant, Belgoprocess (Belgium) 

Bernard Vigreux, SFEN (France) 

Peter Waggitt, Office of Supervising Scientist-Env. (Australia) 

Technical Programme Co-Chairs 

Denis Strachen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA) 

Jim Jones - Consultant (UK) 

Track Co-Chairs 

Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) 

Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA) 

John Williams, UKAEA (UK) 

Environmental Remediation (ER) 

Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratory (USA) 

Paul Humphreys, BNFL (UK) 

Spent Fuel, Fissile, Transuranic (TRU), and High-level Waste (HLW) 

Management 

Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions (USA) 

Joe Perez, Washington Group International (USA) 

Malcolm Wakerley, DEFRA - UK Government Department of Environment (UK) 

Low/Intermediate-level Waste (L/ILW) Management 

Andy Baker, Serco Assurance (UK) 


Major Institutional Issues in EM/Public Involvement 

John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd. (UK) 

Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. (USA) 

Paper Reviewers 

Thierry Advocat, CEA MARCOULE 

Sue Aggrawal, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies 

Andy Baker, Serco Assurance (UK) 

Steve Barlow, UK Nirex Ltd 

Peter Booth, BNFL 

Marnix Braeckeveldt, NIRAS 

Angie Brill, Safety and Ecology Group 

Sean Bushart, EPRI 

Michael Cappiello, LANL 

Grant Charters, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies 

John Dalton, UK NIREX Ltd. 

Guy Damette, IRSN 

Arthur Desrosiers, Bartlett 

Murthy Devarakonda, Westinghouse TRU Solutions 

Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy 

George Dolinar, AECL 

Robert Dyer, USEPA 

Valeri Efremenkov, IAEA 

Wayne Einfeld, Sandia National Laboratories 

Al Freitag, WMG, Inc. 

Mike Garamszeghy, Ontario Power Generation Inc. 

Gert Gestermann, GNS 

Ganapathi Gomes, Bechtel Jacobs LLC 

Michael Grave, c/o Mitsui Babcock 

Paul Grimwood, BNFL 

Paul Haigh, Consultant 

Russell Hand, University of Sheffield 

Anthony Hechanova, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

Bill Holtzscheiter, Westinghouse Savannah River Co. 

Pavel Hrma, PNNL 

Paul Humphreys, BNFL 

Nathan Hurt, Consultant 

Jim Hylko, WESKEM, LLC 

Alex Jakubick, WISMUT 

David James, D. W. James and Associates 

Ken Kasper, Scientech Inc. 

Ronald Keyser, ORTEC 

Bernhard Kienzler, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (INE) 

Pierre Kunsch, ONDRAF-NIRAS 

Tom LaGuardia, TLG Services 

Kevin Langley, UKAEA 

Bruce Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training 

Cecille Lucien, European Commission 

Margaret MacDonell, ANL 

Charles Madic, CEA 

Roy Manning, UKAEA 

Herve Masson, COGEMA 

John Mathieson, UK NIREX Ltd. 

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Mark Matthews, USDOE 

Paul McClelland, UKAEA 

Shankar Menon, Menon Consulting AB 

Don Metzler, USDOE Grand Junction 

Scott Moore, USNRC 

James Navratil, Clemson University 

Michael Ojovan, University of Sheffield 

Nick Orlando, USNRC 

Randy Parker, USEPA 

Mike Pearl, UKAEA 

Christophe Poinssot, CEA 

Mohan Rao, Consultant 

Philip Rendell, UK Nirex Ltd 

Vincenzo Rondinella, European Commission 

Emmy Roos, The Shaw Group Inc. 

Detlef Schmidt, RWE NUKEM GmbH 

Michael Stephens, AECL 

Jon Stouky, WPI 

Pierre Van Iseghem, SCK-CEN 

Hildegarde Vandenhove, SCK/CEN 

Valentine Vanhove, ONDRAF NIRAS 

Bernard Vigreux, SFEN 

Peter Waggitt, Office of the Supervising Scientist-Environment Australia 

Ernst Warncke, BfS 

Leopold Weil, BfS 

David Whittle, TWI Ltd. 

Steve Wickham, Galson Sciences Ltd. 

Stefan Wilhelm, Colenco Power Engng AG 

John Williams, UKAEA 

Simon Wisbey, UK Nirex Ltd. 

Roger Yearsley, Environment Agency 

Sharissa Young, Sandia National Laboratories 

Conference Web Site: 

http://www.icemconf.com 

Conference Organising Committee 

Conference General Chair: 

Gary Benda - US Energy Corp 

Conference Co - Chair: 

Fred Sheil - British Nuclear Fuels plc 

ICEM 2005 Conference Chair: 

Kenneth Kok - WSMS 

Technical Programme Chair: 

Denis M. Strachan - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 

Technical Programme Co - Chair: 

Jim Jones - Consultant 

Exhibition Programme Chair: 

Paul Terry - IMechE 

International Financial Support Liaison: 

Don Clark - DEC Enterprises, Inc 

US Federal Liaisons: 

Doug Tonkay - USDOE 

Randal Parker - USEPA 

John Greeves - USNRC 

Giorgio Gnugnoli - USNRC 

Technical Tours: 

John Mathieson - UK Nirex Ltd. 

American Society of Mechnical Engineers (ASME): 

John Bendo - ASME 

British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES): 

Fred Sheil - British Nuclear Fuels, plc 

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE): 

Maureen Carter - IMechE 

Stephanie Love - IMechE 

The Institution of Nuclear Engineers (INucE): 

Bill Hurst, Secretary, INucE 

Edmund Morgan-Warren, INucE 

ASME ICEM’03 Conference Committee Chairs: 

Gary Benda (US Energy Corp) - Environmental Engineering Division (EED) 

Kenneth Kok (WSMS) - Nuclear Engineering Division (NED) 

ASME NED Committee Liasions: 

John Bendo - ASME 

Romney Duffy - ASME 

William Gregory - Vinculum 

Jack Tuohy - The Shaw Group, Inc. 

ASME EED Committee Liasions: 

Elio Manes - ASME 

Alan Moghissi - Institute for Regulatory Science 

Karen Moore - INEEL 

Anibal Taboas - USDOE 

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