The 12th International Conference on Environmental ... - Events

Monday AM Technical Sessions
Monday, October 12, 2009
SESSION 1
Monday 09:00 - 12:30 Room:1
PLENARY - OPENING SESSION
Co-Chairs: Kenneth Kok, URS Washington Division (USA)
Fred Sheil, Sellafield Ltd. (UK)
Welcome to the ICEM’09 <strong>Conference</strong> —
Welcome to Liverpool —
Plenary speakers that have confirmed:
• Dr. Inés Triay, Assistant Secretary- US DOE EM Program
(USA)
• Hans Forström, Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste
Technology IAEA (AUSTRIA)
• Stephen Henwood, Chairman, Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority (UK)
• Bill Poulson, Managing Director, Shellafield Ltd. (UK)
<strong>Conference</strong> Organization and Administration:
Gary Benda, <strong>Conference</strong> Manager (USA)
SESSION 2A
Monday 13:45 Room:3A
PANEL: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP WORLDWIDE -
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Co-Chairs: Ana M. Han, US DOE (USA)
James Marra, SRNS (USA)
Organizers: Kurt Gerdes, Ana Han
This panel will provide a global perspective on the current status of
environmental management in the world ...
Panelists include: Marc Butez, CEA (France); Hiroyuki Umeki,
JAEA (Japan); Myung-Jae Song, Doosan (Korea); Adrian Simper,
NDA (UK); and Samit Bhattacharyya, SRNL (USA).
SESSION 2B
Monday 16:15 Room:3A
PANEL: WILL THE LACK OF GEOLOGICAL
REPOSITORIES SLOW THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE
Co-Chairs: Phillip Gregory, Washington TRU Solutions (USA)
Charles McCombie, Arius Association (UK)
Organizers: Murthy Devarakonda, Charles McCombie
<strong>The</strong> continued growth in interest in expanding nuclear power program
and the continuing challenge of implementing geological disposal are
strongly related issues. New nuclear plants may be more acceptable if
“the waste problem” is seen to be solved – and thus more effort may
be devoted to this task. On the other hand, the urgent need for more,
CO2 free electricity may tempt decision makers to downplay the backend
issues. In either case, there may be direct impacts on national
disposal programs and also on the support given to multinational
disposal initiatives that may provide small and new nuclear programs
with earlier, more affordable, access to safe and secure repositories.
Panelists include: Professor W.E. (Bill) Lee, Imperial College (UK);
Hiroyuki Umeki, JAEA (Japan); Ewoud Verhoef, COVRA
(Netherlands); and Charles McCombie, Arius Association (UK).
SESSION 3
Monday 13:45 Room: 3B
HOT TOPICS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN D&D
Co-Chairs: Jas S. Devgun, Sargent & Lundy (USA)
Michele Laraia, IAEA (AUSTRIA)
Organizer: Jas Devgun
This panel will focus on current hot topics and emerging issues in the
decommissioning area worldwide. <strong>The</strong> topics being considered
include critical issues facing D&D, privatization, supply chain issues,
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disposal issues, cost-effectiveness, loss and retention of skills, and
international cooperation and networking.
Panelists include: Dr. Jas Devgun, Sargent & Lundy LLC, (USA);
Dr. Michele Laraia, IAEA (Austria); Russ Mellor, Sellafield (UK);
Dr. Charles Miller, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA); Mr.
Richard Mrowicki, NDA (UK); David Boath, AMEC (UK); and
Brad Smith, CH2M Hill (USA).
SESSION 4
Monday 13:45 Room: 12
PANEL: NATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR L/ILW
Co-Chairs: Juergen Krone, DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH
(GERMANY)
Angie Jones, AMEC Earth & Environmental (USA)
Organizer: Angie Jones
1. UK Strategy for Nuclear Industry LLW – 16393
Matthew Clark, Joanne Fisher, NDA (UK)
2. <strong>The</strong> Role of the National Low Level Waste Repository In
Delivering New Solutions for the Management of Low Level
Wastes in the UK – 16217
Martin Walkingshaw, LLW Repository Ltd, (UK)
3. Sellafield Site Low Level Waste Management Strategy – 16234
Laurence Cook, David Loudon, Charles Mason, Sellafield
Limited, (UK)
4. Regulatory Review of Preliminary Safety Assessment for the
Baita Bihor Repository, Romania – 16031
Enrique Biurrun, Bernt Haverkamp, DBE Technology GmbH,
(Germany); Klaus-Jürgen Röhlig, Clausthal University of
Technology, (Germany)
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5. An Overview of US EPAs Current Radioactive Waste
Management Efforts – 16104
Tom Peake, Loren Setlow, Daniel Schultheisz, Ken Czyscinski,
US Environmental Protection Agency, (USA)
6. Analysis of Management and Disposal Alternatives for Low
Activity Radioactive Waste – 16192
Keith Anderson, ECC (USA)
7. Strategy and Practice in Spent Sealed Sources Management in
Belgium – 16335
Vincent De pooter, NIRAS/ONDRAF (Belgium); Marnix
Braeckeveldt, David Vanleeuw, Gunter Van Zaelen,
NIRAS/ONDRAF (Belgium)
8. Improvement of the Management of Institutional Radioactive
Waste in Slovenia – 16092
Marija Fabjan, Agency for Radwaste Management, SI-1000
(Slovenia); Jože Rojc, RŽV- Mine Žrovski vrh, (Slovenia); Koen
Lenie, Leniko, (Belgium); Yves Niels, IRE, (Belgium); Gasper
Tavar, Matjaž Stepišnik, Institut “Jožef Stefan” (Slovenia)
SESSION 5
Monday 13:45 Room: 4B
LLW CHARACTERIZATION, TREATMENT & PACKAGING
DEVELOPMENTS - PART 1 OF 2
Co-Chairs: Kapil Goyal, Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
Hans Codee, COVRA N.V. (NETHERLANDS)
Organizer: Kapil Goyal
1. Treatment of Irradiated Core Components from BWR and PWR
Nuclear Power Plants – 16043
Joerg Viermann, Joerg Radzuweit, Andreas Friske, GNS
Gesellschaft fuer Nuklear-Service mbH (Germany)
2. Characterization of NORM Sources in Petroleum Coke
Calcining Processes – 16314
Ian Hamilton, Donald Halter, Matthew Arno, Foxfire Scientific
(USA); Robert Berry, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. (UK)
3. Measurement of Solid-Liquid Mixtures Using Electrical
Tomography Measurement Techniques – 16088
Gary Bolton, Industrial Tomography Systems (UK); Steven
Stanley, National Nuclear Labpratory (UK)