WMS Papers - 1993

 

 

PLENARY
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: J-C. Alder - NAGRA; Dave Rossin - ANS

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Paper Title & Author

1

Spent Fuel Management and Waste Minimization in France and the World
  J.P. Giraud and J. Pijselman

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7

Nuke Waste 101: People Politics and Policy on a Critical Issue
  David H. Leroy

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11

The Near Future of the Department of Energy's Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program
  Paul Grimm

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LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Chair(s):

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15

Art in the Nuclear Age: Waste Into Art
  James L. Acord,

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LEGAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CONSIDERATIONS IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: George Mellinger - USDOE-HQ; A.P. Malinauskas - ORNL

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17

Experiences of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Spain-Legal and Planning Aspects
  Alfonso Arias and Annan do Veganzones

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21

Disposal of Rocky Flats Residues as Waste
  D.F. Dustin, V.S. Sendelweck and MAo Rivera

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27

WIPP as a Transuranic Waste Repository-- Issues to be Resolved
  Robert H. Neill, Lokesh Chaturvedi and Matthew K Silva

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33

NRC Final Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits Title II Uranium Mill Sites
  Gary Ro Konwinski, Michael C. Layton, Latif S. Hamdan and Myron H. Fliegel

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37

Applying Alternate Dispute Resolution Techniques to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization
  Rosemarie Carolynn Russo

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41

Report of the Foreign Research Reactor Spent Fuel Project
  Joseph R. Egan

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STATE COMPACT AND UTILITY STATUS ISSUES AND PLANS FOR LLW STORAGE AND DISPOSAL-PART INuclear
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Paul Macbeth -WPPS George Antonucci - Chern-

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Paper Title & Author

45

Integration of Low-Level Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Requirements in the 1990's
  Robett T. Anderson and Samuel Pearson

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51

New York State's Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Study
  John P. Spath, Heidi Voelk, Hal Brodie, Ralph E. Wild and Catherine C. Stanton

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57

Low- Level Waste Storage and Disposal: Underlying Sociopolitical Issues
  Mary R. English

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61

Radioactive Waste Reclassification
  David V. LeMone and Lawrence R. Jacobi Jr.

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STATE COMPACT AND UTILITY STATUS ISSUES AND PLANS FOR LLW STORAGE AND DISPOSAL-PART IILowenberg -Lowenberg Assoc.
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: George Antonucci - Chem-Nuclear; Homer

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Paper Title & Author

67

Access to the Southeast Regional Facility: Reprieve or Pardon?
  Sherol S. Bremen, Ted Buckner and Kathryn Visocki

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71

Learning from Experience: New York's Revised Siting Process
  Angelo F. Orazio

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73

LLRW Disposal Facility Site Selection in Connecticut: Will it Succeed the Second Time Around?
  Ronald E. Gingerich and George R. Holeman

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77

The Triad: Maine's Siting Methodology Quality Assurance and Financial Costs for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste DisposaVStorage Facility
  Matthew Scott and John Bolduc and Catharine Damren

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83

Current Status of the West Valley State Licensed Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Area
  T.L. Sonntag

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91

Alternatives to Disposal of Low-Level Waste in State or Regional Disposal Facilities
  Donald 1. Silvennan

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95

Central States Compact Site Approval Proceedings Martinsville Illinois-- Lessions Learned
  John Gibbons, W. Rahe Junge and James F. Stratton

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STATUS OF NUCLEAR WASTE PROGRAMS-PART I
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Earl McDaniel - ORNL; Candace Chan - IAEA

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Paper Title & Author

101

Waste Management and Disposal Strategies in IAEA Member States with Nuclear Power Programs
  C. Y. Chan and DJ. Squires

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107

Present Practices and Innovative Treatments Developed in Solid and Liquid Waste Management in India
  M. Ramaswamy, J. Singh, S.K Samanta and P.K Wattal

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113

Deep Repository Development-Progress in the UK
  H. Beale and C.S. Mogg

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117

Nuclear Waste Program in Ukraine
  L. Bogdan and H. Mikolaychuk

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121

Laguna Verde Station Approach to Nuclear Waste
  Augusto Vera

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127

The Radioactive Waste Management in the Areas of Croatia Affected by the War
  Damir SubaJic, Antun Saler, Marijan Gunaric and Mladen Novakovic

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131

Design and Licensing of the EI Cabril L/lLW Disposal Facility
  M. Carmen Rufz Lopez, Pablo Zuloaga and Jesus Alonso

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STATUS OF NUCLEAR WASTE PROGRAMS-PART II
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Don Clark - WIIC; Larry Oyen - Sargent & Lundy

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Paper Title & Author

137

Argentine Experience Related to the Final Disposal of Low Level Wastes
  Jaime Pahissa-Campa and Marta Herscovich de Pahissa

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143

An Overview of Czechoslovak Approach to Radioactive Waste Management
  L. Nachmilner

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147

National Center for Radioactive Wastes (CENDRA)
  Patricia Gomez Ordonez de Leal

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149

National Program for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
  E. Ne'eman, S. Brenner and Y. Tal

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151

The Swedish Final Repository-SFR for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste
  Jan S. Carlsson

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155

Status of the Radioactive Waste Program in Hungary
  Sandor Pellet, Peter Onnal and Elemer Viragh

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159

Reliability Aspects of RAW Treatment and Storage Issues and Technology
  L. Jeliazkova

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WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION-FACILITY TRANSITION AND MANAGEMENTF. Weston
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Willis Bixby - USDOE-HQ; Steve Vorndran - Roy

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Paper Title & Author

163

New Way of Doing Business
  Leanne Smith and Roberto Macedo

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167

Finding the Peace Dividend at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant
  Tim Heaton, Beth Brainard and Brian Gaudet

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173

Rocky Flats Plant: Test Bed for Transitioning From Weapons Production Mission to Environmetal Restoration Waste Management and Economic Development Missions
  A. Benjamin, KS. Murthy, R. W. Krenzer, R.E. Williams, IA. Detamore, C.M. Brown, G.E. Francis and J J. Lucema

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183

The Next Step Changing Workforce Requirements of the DOE Weapons Complex
  Felix Ortiz

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187

Risk Management in Facility Transition and Decisionmaking: Needs and Opportunities
  W.G. Stillwell, DA. Seaver and J.F. Keller

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197

Lessons Learned From the Hanford Mission Planning Program
  G. Stillwell, Michael S. Madden, Joan F. Keller, Linda Fassbender, Andy Hesser, James O. Honeyman and Willis Bixby

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203

The Regulatory Role in Mission Transition/D&D
  William G. Fraser

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209

Saving Through Sharing: How it Benefits Operations
  James L. Gallagher

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213

Environmental Improvement and Restoration of the Former Eurochemic Site: Status of the Decommissioning and Waste Management Operations
  J. Claes and F. Decamps

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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Nicholas Lombardo -PNL; Jim Cross - BNFL

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Paper Title & Author

219

An Early Warning System for Environmental Compliance
  Thomas A. Quayle

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223

Do You Know What's Dripping Out of Your Pipe (of Environmental Data That Is)?
  Sharon J. Mosset

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227

A Unique Approach to Ensuring Configuration Control of Digital Computer System Software
  RJ. Atkisson Jr., KG. Gavin, D.K Harding and M.C. Annon

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL ROLES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Critz George - RE/SPEC; John Shideler - JK Assoc.

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Paper Title & Author

233

Involving People in Nuclear Waste Cleanup: A Regulating State's Perspective
  Mary Angela Getchell

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239

Compliance Strategies: A Regulator's Viewpoint
  Casey O. Ruud, Jack W. Donnelly, Laura E. Russell, G. Thomas Tebb, and Darei D. Teel

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245

Public Acceptance and Nuclear Waste: Do New Technologies Matter?
  Amy S. McCabe, E. William Colglazier and Michael R. Fitzgerald

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251

Options for Citizen Participation and Independent Technical Oversight of st. Louis-Area Radioactive Waste Sites
  Linda A. Witt and Robert P. Morgan

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257

A Small Town That Considered & Rejected Volunteering for an MRS Study
  Stephen H. Kale

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265

Issues Stalling Hanford Waste Management and Cleanup Activities
  F. Robert Cook and Russell Jim

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269

Contrasts Between the Environmental Restoration Challenges Posed by Uranium Mining and Milling in the United States and the Former German Democratic Republic
  Roger A. Nelson, Albert R. Chernoff, Diethard Mager and Wolfgang Goldammer

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION: IMPLEMENTING THE CULTURE CHANGE
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Tom Elsasser - USDOE; Mike Hart - ASI

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Paper Title & Author

277

The Development of the Sellafield Repository Project Communications Program
  PJ. Curd

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281

Scoping for the Hanford Remedial Action Environmental Impact Statement: Increasing Citizen Participation Through Innovative Techniques
  Lewis Michaelson and Sue Weissberg

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285

Adapting UMTRA Project Groundwater PElS Scoping Process to Diverse Community Political Environments
  Charles A. Hundertmark, Rebecca de Neri Zagal and Melanie Majors

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293

Audience Selection for Interpersonal Communication Channels in Public Involvement Programs
  Gene Gardner and Evelyn Wight

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299

Involving Stakeholders in Evaluating Environmental Restoration Technologies
  Gretchen H. McCabe and Pataricia I. Serie

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303

The Changing Nature of DOE's Relationship with the Public
  Donald M. Beck

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307

Two-Way Communication: A Case Study in Improving Public Interactions
  Beatrice Reilly and Paula Austin

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311

Evolving Strategies for Involving the Public in INEL Five-Year Planning
  Tolan Steele and Bob Brown

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EDUCATION TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Margery Olson - SAlC; Abbas Ghassemi - WERC

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Paper Title & Author

315

Transferring Federally-Funded Technologies: New Strategies for Success
  Erik I. Stenehjem

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319

The Environmental Fair: Oak Ridge's Success Story in Educational Outreach
  Gail E. Rymer

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323

Multiple Regulation Training: A Mixed Bag for Mixed Waste
  Gregory B. Hayward and lames E. Gamin

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327

Training and Qualification of Waste Management and Remedial Action Personnel at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  A. Fay Frederick

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333

Science Society and America's Nuclear Waste: A Resource Curriculum
  Ginger P. King and Timothy L. Hill

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337

Using Telecommunications to Improve Science Teaching
  Michael Robinson and Richard R. Powell

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341

International Education Alliance: Moving Toward Global Understanding of Radioactive Waste Management Issues and Solutions
  Ginger P. King and Timothy L. Hill

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HLW DISPOSAL STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Ron Izatt - USDOE-RL; Joe Spencer - PNL

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Paper Title & Author

345

IAEA Sub-Group on Principles and Criteria for Radioactive Waste Disposal-A Status Report on Activities to Date
  K. Bragg

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349

Nordic Criteria for Disposal of High Level Waste in the Perspective of International Development in the Area
  J.O. Snihs, E. Ruokola, G. Johansson, S. Norrby, R. Mustonen and S. Wingefors

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355

The Proposed Amendments to the USEP A Environmental Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear FueL High-Level and Transuranic Radioactive Wastes (40 CPR Part 191)
  Raymond L. Clark, Floyd L. Galpin and James M. Gruhlke

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359

An Economic Perspective on EPA's Proposed Amendments to 40 CPR Part 191
  C. Elliot Foutes

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363

Carbon-14 Releases From an Unsaturated Repository: A Senseless But Expensive Dilemna
  Chris G. Pflum

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LLW REGULATIONS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: J.A. Coleman - USDOE HQ; Don Wood - WIIC

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Paper Title & Author

367

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment Technical Issues and Branch Technical Positon
  Andrew C. Campbell, Frederick W. Ross and Thomas J. Nicholson

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371

Updated Recommendations for Low-Level Waste Performance Assessment
  Matthew W. Kozak and Natalie E. Olague

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377

Waste Acceptance Criteria for Shallow Land Repositories
  L. Nachmilner

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381

Potential Impact of DOE's Performance Objective for Protection of Inadvertent Intruders on Low-Level Waste Disposals at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  D.C. Kocher

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387

On Establishing Waste Concentration Limits for Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal
  Roger R. Seitz and David C. Kocher

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391

Low-l£vel Radioactive Waste From Nuclear Power Generating Stations: Characterization Classification and Assessment of Activated Metals and Waste Streams
  V. W. Thomas, D.E. Robertson and C. W. Thomas

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395

Performance Assessment for LLRW Disposal in a Near Surface Repository
  D.S. Rattan

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401

Application of Lysimeter Data as Input to Performance Assessment Evaluations of a Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility
  J. W. McConnell Jr., R.D. Rogers, T.M. Sullivan, J.D. Jastrow, D.S. Hicks and R.R. Brey

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LOW LEVEL TRU AND HIGH LEVEL WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Ernst Warnecke - IAEA; Michelle Rehmann - Woodward Clyde

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Paper Title & Author

409

The French Integrated Waste Management System
  Annick Pitiot

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411

The Konrad Waste Acceptance Requirements: Guidance for Radioactive Waste Conditioning
  Peter W. Brennecke and Ernst H. Warnecke

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417

Meeting the Waste Certification Program Requirements of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) Disposal Facility
  Frink, D. Rast; J. Clements and C. Waugh

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421

Waste Acceptance Criteria for the DOE's Vitrified High-level Waste Form
  Alan Berosch, Steven Gomberg and Christopher Charles

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427

The DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Operational Readiness Review of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
  Don Carrell and Rick Chavez

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433

Development of the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) and the Evolution of "New" Requirements and Criteria
  Dan Standiford, Ken Mikus and Hal Davis

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439

A Method for Evaluating the Structural Integrity of Buried Liquid Low Level Waste Tanks
  J.H. Kincaid, M.R. Peet and W. T. Thompson

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REGULATORY ISSUES AND PERMITTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Chuck Little - Fluor-Daniel; Hank McGuire - WIIC

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Paper Title & Author

443

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A New Regulatory and Institutional Environment
  Mark W. Frei, Steven P. Schneider, Elizabeth C. Saris and Paula W. Austin

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447

The Impact of Duplicative Regulations on Environmental Restoration Activities
  D.P. McCarthy, M.L. Miller and C. Esparza-Baca

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451

Plutonium Removal Limit for the Disposition of Plutonium-Bearing Materials (U)
  William C. White, Box Mowery, Rowland Felt, Franklin King and John D. Hurley

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457

Pollution Prevention: Incorporation Into the Environmental Regulatory Framework
  Ann E. Walzer and Jay W. Maynard

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463

Environmental Restoration and the N ew EPA Stormwater Regulations
  Rodolfo Bonilla, Angela K John and Gary S. Hartman

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469

Implementation of Environmental Compliance for Operating Radioactive Liquid Waste Systems at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  James H. Hooyman

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475

Potential CERCLA Reauthorization Issues Relevant to U.S. DOE's Environmental Restoration Program
  M.R. Siegel, JA. Jaksch, M.D. McKinney and R.L. Dailey

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RISK ASSESSMENTS IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Bill Seddon

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Paper Title & Author

481

Current Concepts and Methodologies for Assessing and Communicating Risk in Waste Management
  Eugene J. Gardner, Aubrey E. Harvey and John B. Mitchell

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489

Radionuclide Migration to the Aquifer Through the Porous Medium
  Y. Hwang, M.C. Lee, H.S. Shin, C.L. Kim and J. Kim

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495

Risk Estimates for Disposal of NORM Oil Production Wastes in Louisiana
  Vern C. Rogers, Arthur A. Sutherland and David M. Lund

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501

Modeling of Gas-Phase Radionuclides Release From Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities
  Man-Sung Yim, Scott A. Simonson and Terry M. Sullivan

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507

Assessment of Public Doses Due to Discharges From Uranium Fuel Fabrication at Springfields Works B NFL UK
  A.H. Fishwick and R.M. Wilson

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513

Application of Site-Specific Adsorption Isotherms to Contaminant Transport Prediction at the DOE Rifle UMTRA Site
  Clark Poore, John Blount, K McKeown andA. Groffman

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MIXED WASTE CHARACTERIZATION TREATMENT MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE (INCLUDING STORAGE AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS)
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Gary Benda

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Paper Title & Author

519

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Development Mixed-Waste Treatment Research Development Demonstration Testing and Evaluation
  l.B. Beny, P.M. Backus, T.B.Conley, GJ. Coyle, P. W. Lurk and S.M. Wolf

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525

Resolving Mixed Waste Issues
  Dominick A. Orlando and Michael F. Weber

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531

DOE Acceptance of Commercial Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Results of Feasibility Studies
  Colleen M. Owens

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537

Newly Promulgated Land Disposal Restriction Treatment Standards for Mixed Waste Debris
  Douglas W. Vetter, lohn M. Valdez and David Eighmey

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543

Evaluation of the u.s. Department of Energy's Petition for a Mixed Waste Treatment Extension Request and Subsequent Passage of the FFCA
  Stephen H. Kale and Laura A. Schelter

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549

Characterization of Mixed Wastes Resulting From Fuel Fabrication at the Hanford Site: Use of Historical Research
  Michele S. Gerber

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1785

Evaluation of Treatment Technologies for Immobilization and Volume Reduction of Mixed Waste
  H. Holmes Bums and M.L. Meyer.

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1791

Insights Gained From Evaluations of Alternatives for the Treatment ofINEL Low-Level Waste and Low- uvel Mixed Waste
  W.S. Roesener, M. Jorgenson-Waters, T.H. Smith and D.E. Sheldon

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1797

Use of Life-Cycle Cost Estimates in the Evaluation of Proposed Waste-Treatment Facilities
  T.E. Sivill, D.N. Stoddard, T.H. Smith and W.S. Roesener

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1803

Estimation of Initial Costs of DOE Mixed Low-uvel Waste Management Options
  Sayan Chakraborti, Terry DeBiase, Murthy Devarakonda, Mark S. Abashian and Jo-Ann Bassi

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1809

Evaluation of the Regulatory Compliance Impact on DOE Mixed Low-Level Waste Management Options
  Marcia Caregeorges, Sayan Chakraborti, Mark A bash ian and Jo-Ann Bassi

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PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Michael Maline - USDOE; Albert E. Castagnacci - Duquesne Light

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Paper Title & Author

555

The Headquarters Transportation Roadmap and How it Supports the Transportation Management Divsions Critical Mission
  Larry Blalock, Patrick Noblett and Audrey McAllister

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559

From DAD to TRAIN: Evolution of State-Federal Relations in Radioactive Waste Transportation
  Max S. Power, Bob Robison, Douglas Larson and Jim Miemyk

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565

LSA and SCQ Determinations Key to Managing Low- Level Wastes
  Dennis L. McCall

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571

Millstone Steam Generator Packaging Shipment and Disposal
  James L. Braun, Charles R. Witt and Rajinderbir S. Hamal

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575

The WIPP Transportation System- Refmement in Motion
  Thomas R. Ward and Robert Spooner

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577

Potential System and Economic Advantages of the Introduction of a Short Legal Weight Truck Cask Into the Federal Waste Management System
  Edward J. Bentz, Jr., R. W. Peterson and D.B. Bentz

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581

Irradiated Fuel Transport-Two Decades of European Experience
  A. Gandhi

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: John Lehr - USDOE HQ; Erich Evered - Jacobs Engr./FERMCO

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Paper Title & Author

585

The Streamlined Approach for Environmental Restoration
  Samuel Gianti, Richard Dailey, Kevin Hu~l, and Jeffrey Smyth

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589

Measuring Progress in the DOE Environmental Restoration Program
  W. Randall Shangraw, R.F. Shangraw, Jr., and Terrance S. Major

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593

Management Approaches for Improving Environmental Restoration at the Savannah River Site: Projectization Performance and Communications; Savannah River Site Aiken South Carolina (U)
  James M. Pope, W. Dean Hoffman and Lewis Goidell

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597

Planning and Managing Environmental Restoration Waste
  Jerome Q. Miller

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605

Re- Defining the Role of Conceptual Design for Environmental Restoration Activities
  Richard D. Ferguson, Marjorie L. Wesely and Ron Rager

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609

Development of a Comprehensive Radiation Safety and Health Program for Site Restoration Workers
  Michael Boyd

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613

A Value Engineering Approach to Water Treatment Process Evaluation and Selection at a Mixed Waste Site
  Galen Freeman, Linda Meyer and Broce Ballew

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619

Fifteen Years of Experience in Remedial Action Programs for Historic LLR Waste in Canada
  Robert L. Zelmer

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT AT ROCKY FLATS FACILITY
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Ralph Lightner - USDOE-HQ; James Hartman - USDOE-RF

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Paper Title & Author

625

Environmental Restoration and Waste Management at the Rocky Flats Plant
  Richard Schassburger and James Hartman

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629

Use of Risk Assessment/Management Methodologies in Natural Resource Trusteeship
  Beverly Ausmus Ramsey and Bruce K. Thatcher

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633

Technical Progress and Community Relations Activities for the Fluidized Bed Thermal Treatment Process at the Rocky Flats Plant
  Gary B. Semones, Paul M. Williams, Stevan P. Stiefvater, Doyle L. Mitchell and Bryan D. Roecker

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639

Mixed Waste Characterization and Treatment Technology Development at Rocky Flats
  Jerry L. Stakebake and Charles E. Baldwin

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647

Management Technique for Achieving LDR Compliance With Re-Classification of Mixed Wastes
  Candice C. Jierree

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653

Using the Supercompactor to Achieve Waste Reduction at Rocky Flats and the Approach Used to Establish Operational Readiness
  Glenn Doyle and Dale A. Shepherd

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659

Results of Field Treatability Testing of Activated Carbon and Chemical Treatment/Cross-Flow Microftltration at Operable Unit No.2 Rocky Flats Plant
  Scott Grace, Paul Singh, Tom Greengard, Michael Anderson and Robert Cygnarowicz

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POSTER-ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Michael H. K1einrock - USDOE-HQ; Chris Peterson - WHC

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

665

The Regulatory Compliance Plan for the MAWS Program
  Nina K Akgunduz, Rod F. Gimpel and Stanley M. Finger

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671

An Application of the Ultrasonic Ranging and Data System (USRADS) as a Verification Tool Poster Session
  S.M. Smith, MJ. Wilson and M.L. Espegren

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675

Buried Transuranic Waste Retrieval Using Cryogenic Techniques
  Guy G. Loomis, David J. Valentich and Chuck Yemington

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679

Selective Leaching of Uranium From Uranium Contaminated Soils
  C. W. Francis, AJ. Mattus, L.L. Farr, M.P. Elless and S. Y. Lee

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683

Evaluating Non-Incinerative Treatment of Organically Contaminated Low Level Mixed Waste
  David L. Shuck, Michael C. Skriba and Jonathan F. Wade

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691

Options Available for Land Disposal Restricted Waste Management at Federal Sites--A Case Study of Rocky Flats Plant
  Adam R. Lipinski

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697

EPA/DOD GIS Pilot for the Identification Characterization Evaluation and Prioritization of Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Mixed Waste
  B. Garcia-Frias, J. Harrop, M. Gifford and J. Stephens

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701

Mixed Wastes Management During Decommissioning at a DOD Depleted Uranium-Contaminated Facility
  R.G. Shimko, B.R. Magee and Phyllis Breland

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705

VOC-Arid Integrated Demonstration: Program and Monitoring Technology Successes
  S.D. Tomich, KJ. Koegler and J.N. Fisler

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709

Destruction of Nitrates Organics and Ferrocyanides by Hydrothermal Processing
  I.M. Robinson, B.R. Foy, P.C. Dell'Orco, G. Anderson, F. Archuleta, I. Atencio, D. Breshears, R. Brewer, H. Eaton, R McFarland, R. McInroy, T. Reynolds, M. Sedillo, E. Wilmanns and SJ. Buelow

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717

Laboratory Scale Vitrification of Low Level Radioactive Nitrate Salts and Soils From the Idaho National Engineering Laooratory
  BrendaAnderson, Peter Shaw and Douglas Davis

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723

Management of Excavated Soils at the Y -12 Plant
  Clarence C. Hill, Laurie Huber and David Thomas

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731

Sampled Data Spectroscopy (SDS): A New Technology for Radiation Instrumentation
  D. Mackenzie C. Odell

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737

Effluent Treatment Facility-Challenged to Meet Environmental Restoration
  Stephen Goetsch, lames W. Kelly, Karl Rickenbach and Dennis A. Wilkie

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741

Environmental Cost Reimbursement and Task Order Subcontracts for the Savannah River Site
  Robert C. Macky and Donald V. Roseborough

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745

The Value of Historical Records and Corporate Memory in Environmental Restoration Work at DOE Facilities
  Barbara A. Swenson, Frank J. Blaha and Ann K Sieben

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753

Waste Management Database Searches: Finding Things Amid the 70000-Odd Documents at a DOE Facility for Special Purpose Use
  Scott Memitz and Gislinde Engelmann

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759

Control of Water Infiltration Into Near Surface LLW Disposal Units-Progress Report on Field Experiments at a Humid Region Site Beltsville Maryland
  Edward O'Donnell, Robert W. Ridky and Robert K Schulz

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771

The Use of Hydrocone as an Investigative Tool
  Berg Keshian, Jr., Michael Gannan, Dwain Farley and David Ingle

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777

Development of a Computer Code to Minimize Occupational Doses During Decommissioning or Radioactive Waste Handling Operations
  J.R. Costes, O. Chuzel and M. Bergman

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781

Modeling of Field Lysimeter Release Data Using the Computer Code Dust
  T.M. Sullivan, l. T. Fitzgerald, J. W. McConnell and R.D. Rogers

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787

Magnetic Separation for Soil Decontamination
  Larry R. Avens, LauraA. Worl, Karen J. de Aguero, Dennis D. Padilla, F. Coyne Prenger, Walter F. Stewart, Dallas D. Hill and Thomas L. Tolt

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791

Development of an Actinide Magnetic Separation System for Enhancement of the TRUciean System
  Harry E. Plumblee, Jr., Ronald F. May, Thomas L. Tolt, Terry K. Wenstrand, F. Coyne Prenger, Walter F. Stewart and Dallas D. Hill

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797

Analytical Electron Microscopy Examination of Uranium Contamination at the DOE Fernald Operation Site
  E. C. Buck, N.L. Dietz, J.K Bates and J. C. Cunnane

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803

Field Demonstration of Technologies for Characterization of Uranium Contamination in Surface Soils
  J.C. Cunnane, S. Y. Lee, D.L. Perry, V.C. Tidwell, J. Schwing, KR. Nuhfer and G. Weigand

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811

Implementing and Operating the Hanford Environmental Information System and Applying it to the Carbon Tetrachloride Expedited Response Action
  Paula J. Cowley, George V. Last, Michael R. Schwab and Virginia J. Rohay

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815

Application of Coherent Laser Radar (CLR) to D&D Characterization
  Richard L. Sebastian

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821

Final Decommissioning of the UCLA Boelter Reactor Facility
  Scott State, Joe Gordon, Joe Takahashi and Amir Huda

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: William D. Adams - USDOE-OR; Steve McCracken - USDOE-WSSRAP

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

827

An Innovative Approach to Multimedia Waste Reduction Measuring Performance for Environmental Cleanup Projects
  Bernard E. Phifer, Jr. and Sheri M. George

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835

Soil Washing as a Potential Remediation Technology for Contaminated DOE Sites
  J.S. Devgun, NJ. Beskid, M.E. Natsis and J.S. Walker

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845

Remediation of Transuranic-Contaminated Coral Soil at Johnston Atoll Using the Segmented Gate System
  Kathleen S. Moroney, John D. Moroney, III and Nels R. Johnson

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849

Full-Scale Field Demonstration and Testing of Physicochemical Processes for In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Soil
  R.L. Siegrist, O.R. West, D.D. Gates, S.E. Herbes, M.I. Morris, T.M. Gilliam, H.L. Jennings, AJ. Lucero, J.S. Watson, DA. Pickering, D. W. Greene, CA. Muhr, J. Zutman, RA. Jenkins, T J. Mitchel~ T. McKnight and D. T. Davenport

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855

Application of Electrokinetic Migration Technology for Removal of Chromium and Uranium From Unsaturated Soil at SRS (U)
  Jane P. Bibler, Audrey B. Osteen, Thomas F. Meaker

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861

Field Test of Six:- Phase Soil Heating and Evaluation of Engineering Design Code
  R.M. Bergsman, J.S. Roberts, D.L. Lessor and W.O. Heath

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867

Investigation of Potential for Occurrence of Molten Soil Displacement Events During In Situ Vitrification of Combustible Wastes
  J.S. Roberts, C. W. Strachan and J. Luey

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STORAGAE OF SPENT FUEL AND HLW: STATUS AND SSUES
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Bala Nair - WEC; Jean-Pierre Giraud - COGEMA

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

873

From Shipping Cask to Interim Storage; Spent Fuel Transfer Technologies at La Hague
  Pierre M. Saverot, Herve Hacard and Daniel Tucoulat

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877

Spent Fuel Storage in the DOE Complex: A Discussion of the Current Status and Unresolved Issues
  John Melvin, Sayan Chakraborti, MarkAbashian and David G. Abbott

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883

History and Current Status of Siting a Facility for the Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States
  Ties van Kempen

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891

Duplication of Regulatory Burden for the Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Facility: A Case for Including MRS in the Proposed Rescission of 40 CPR 61 Subpart 1- NESHAPS
  Homi Minwalla and Deborah Valentine

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897

Newly Discovered Organic Matter-Rich Natural Fission Reactors at OKLO and BANGOMBE: Are They Useful Analogs for Long-Term Anthropogenic Nuclear Waste Containment?
  Bartholomew Nagy and Mark J. Ragali

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903

Disposal of Fuel Assembly Channels from BWR'S and Other Core Components
  G. Gestennann, D. Rittscher and I. Blenski

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907

The Effect of Neutron Radiation on the Deformation Behavior of Spent Fuel Storage Channels
  S.E. Soliman, I.H. He, A_T. Baratta and T A. Balliett

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TRU AND ILW TREATMENT STORAGE AND DISPOSAL ISSUES AND TECHNOLOGY
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Andy Roberts - WHC; Dave Zigelman - WSRC

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

913

Sludge Sampling ystem in Silos Status After the First Active Campaign (La Hague-France)
  P. Roux:, M. Domage and P. Nocture

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917

Development of TR U Sludge Vitrification Process Using Microwave Heating
  Y. Ishiyama, J. Yamaji, T. Mizushima, T. Mimori and K Miyajima

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923

Safety Analysis and Inventory Control of Transuranic and Low-Level Waste in Common Storage
  D.R. Porten, A.L. Bonner and J.P. Joyce

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927

The Effect of Vibration on Alpha Radiolysis of Transuranic (TR U) Waste
  A. Zerwekh, I. Wtmen and S. Kosiewicz

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931

Gas Generation and Release in Deep Geological Radioactive Waste Repositories
  B. Haijtink and T. McMenamin

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935

Characterization of Mixed CH-1RU Waste at Argonne-West (A WIPP Project Update)
  C.C. Dwight, KP. Guay, J.C. Courtney, MJ. Connolly and P J. Higgins

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941

Transuranic Waste Roadmaps Crosscut Document
  Paul Kryska and Tim Hanns

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945

Three Candidate Treatment Teehnologies for Remediating Hanford Site Watch-List Tanks
  SA. Colby

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PROGRESS IN HLW CHARACTERIZATION PRETREATMENT AND SOLIDIFICATION
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Len Sjostrom - USDOE-SR; Gary Bracken - USDOE-RL

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

951

Characterization of High Level Waste Concentrate
  R. Berg, U. Schaarschmidt, M. Weishaupt and D. Fang

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957

Installation Start-up and Operation of a PUREX HLW Sludge Mobilization and Wash System at the West Valley Demonstration Project
  MA. Schiffhauer and S.C. Thompson

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963

Development of a NitricIFormic Acid Process to Reduce Hydrogen Emissions During Sludge Treatment in the DWP
  C.W. Hsu, D.M. Fen-ara, N.E. Bibler, B.C. Ha.andIA. Ritter

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973

Laboratory-Scale Vitrification and Leaching of Hanford High-Level Waste for Validating Simulant and Glass Property Models
  E. V. Mon-ey, M.L. Elliott and I.M. Tingey

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985

Leaching of Borosilicate Glasses Incorporating Simulated High-Level Radioactive Wastes Using Draft ASTM Procedure
  Hersh K Manaktala

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993

Statistical Acceptance of West Valley HLW Glass
  A. Drobot and J.L. Mahoney

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POSTER-DEFENSE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Harry Babad - WHC; Ken Bracken - USDOE-RL

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

999

ICPP Waste Management Technology Development Program
  G. W. Hogg, A.L. Olson, DA. Knecht and MJ. Bonkosld

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1005

Development of Waste Cost Manual for SRS (U)
  Gary H. Street, Blaine K Taylor and John P. Harley

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1011

Advancing the U.S. Department of Energy's Technologies Through the Underground Storage Tank-Integrated Demonstration Program
  T.E. Gates

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1015

Study on the Colloids Generated From Testing of High-level Nuclear Waste Glasses
  X Feng, E.C. Buck, C. Mertz, I.K. Bates, J.C. Cunnane and DJ. Chaiko

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1023

Time and Motion Simulation of the WRAP Module 1 Facility
  Kenneth D. Van Zanten and John R. Weidert

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1031

Evaluation of Alternative Drilling Technologies and Subsurface Confinement Barriers for Single Shell Tanks at Hanford
  Willard P. Acheson, Terri A. Towers, Kendrick W. Wentze~ Harry R. lohnson and William K Overbey

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1039

Remediation of Hanford Tank Waste Using Magnetic Separation
  LauraA. Worl, Larry R. Avens, Karen 1. de Aguero, F. Coyne Prenger, Walter F. Stewart and Dallas D. Hill

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1045

Development and Demonstration of the TRUEX Solvent Extraction Process
  G.F. Vandegrift, D.B. Chamberlain, C. Conner, 1.M. Copple, lA. Dow, L. Everson, 1.C. Hutter, RA. Leonard, L. Nunez, M.C. Regalbuto, 1. Sedlet, B. Srinivasan, S. Weber and D.G. Wygmans

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1051

Decomposition of Tetraphenylborate Precipitates Used to Isolate Cs-137 From Savannah River Site High-uvel Waste
  D.M. Ferrara, N.E. Bibler and B.C. Ha

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1057

High-uvel Waste Management and Treatment Program for the Analytical Laboratory
  A.G. King, R. T. Steele, D.L. Baldwin and KA. Poston

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1063

Infrared Scanner Parametric Test Using Heated-Simulant Tank Waste
  L.E. Efferding

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1067

Integrated Instrument Platform for In Situ Characterization of Tank Wastes
  Susan J. Eberlein

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1071

Rheology of Savannah River Site Tank 51 HL W Radioactive Sludge
  B.C. Ha

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1075

Infrared Imaging Systems for the Ferrocyanide Waste Tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site
  R.B. Mailhot and KL. Morris

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1081

TWEAT: Ternary Waste Envelope Assessment Tool
  Bob Robertus, Pavel Hnna and Ross Lambert

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1085

Pilot-Scale Verification Tests for Hanford Grout
  L.M. Bagaasen and W J. Powell

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1093

Quantitative Measurement of Cyanide Species in Simulated Hanford Waste
  SA. Bryan, KH. Pool, and I.D. Matheson

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1099

Effect of Potential Hanford Ferrocyanide Waste Constituents on the Reaction Between Ferrocyanide and Nitrates/Nitrites
  R.D. Scheele, L.L. Burger and R.L. Sell

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1105

Characterization of Hanford Tank Wastes Containing Ferrocyanides
  J.M. Tingey, J.D. Matheson, S.G. McKinley, T.E. Jones and KH. Pool

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1111

Recent Results From Characterization of Ferrocyanide Wastes at the Hanford Site
  B.C. Simpson, Ho Babad and RJ. Cash

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1117

Development of a Ten Drum Overpack as an Authorized Trupact-II Payload Container for Use at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
  Phillip C. Gregory, J. Carlos Lopez and Robert Spooner

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1121

Radiological Control Aspects of WIPP Waste Characterization Operations at ANL- W
  J. C. Courtney, KP. Guay and C. C. Dwight

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1127

United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Integrated Approach for Site Remediation
  Robert S. Dyer, Kelly Nix and Larry Coe

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1131

Environmental Assessment and Remediation Estimating the Costs of Uncertainty
  Michael A. Morse

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1141

Public Involvement Correlated With Local Newspaper Coverage at a Bloomington Indiana Superfund Site: A Case Study
  Rheta J. Smith, Sona Chambers and John Pe"econe

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USDOE'S HANFORD HLW TANK RMEDIATION PROGRAM-A STRATEGIC REEVALUATION
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: John Antonnen - USDOE-RL; John Tseng - USDOE-HQ

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1143

Hanford Site Tank Waste Remediation System-A Progrm Overview
  J.C. Tseng, J.H. Anttonen, D.D. Wodrich and R. Herbst

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1149

Tank Waste Retrieval Issues and Options for Their Resolution
  W.C. Miller, J.M. Henderson, EJ. Shen, L.C. Stegen and W.R. Wnesinski

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1155

Tank Waste Pretreatment Issues Alternatives and Strategies for Resolution
  Bill Miller, John Appel, Blaine BaTton, Ron Onne and Langdon Holton

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1163

Low-Level Waste Disposal-Grout Issue and Alternative Waste Form Technology
  J.L. Epstein and J.H. Westsik, Jr.

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1171

A Strategy for Resolving High-Priority Hanford Site Radioactive Waste Storage Tank Safety Issues
  Harry Babad, Cherri DeFigh-Price and John C. Fulton

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1177

Tank Waste Chemistry-A New Understanding of Waste Aging
  H. Babad, D.M. Camaio, MA. Lilga, W.D. Samuels and D.M. Strachan

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1183

Resolving the Safety Issue for Radioactive Waste Tanks With High Organic Content
  Harry Babad, Monte D. Crippen, David A. Tumerand MarkA. Gerber

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1191

Technology Development to Support Hanford Site Tank Waste Remediation System Objectives
  S. T. Bumum and B.M. Johnson

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PROGRESS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN-COMPLIANCE AND SUITABILITY
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Lowell Snow - Roy F. Weston; Carl Gertz - USDOE-ID

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1197

1992: When Things Began to Move at Yucca Mountain
  Carl P. Gertz and Sheldon Teitelbaum

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1201

Early Evaluation of the Suitability of the Potential Repository Site at Yucca Mountain Nevada
  Jean L. Younker, Jeremy M. Boak and J. Russell Dyer

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1207

The Annotated Outline Process for Mined Geologic Disposal System License Application
  Thomas M. WIlliamson andApril VanCamp Gil

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1211

Issue Resolution Process: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project
  Susan B. Jones, April V. Gil and Miguel A. Lugo

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1215

Performance of a Potential Civilian Radioactive Waste Repository: Future Directions Derived From TSP A 1991 and Program Priorities
  Jeremy M. Book, Holly Dockery and Abraham van Luik

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1223

Application of Systems Engineering to the Licensing of a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository
  Joseph J. Holonich, Robert L. Johnson and Patrick C. Mackin

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1227

The Function Analysis Approach to Establishing the OCRWM Requirements Baseline
  MA. Duffy, T A. Mozhi, H.R. Victor and WA. Lemeshewsky

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PARTITIONING AND TRANSMUTATION OF HLW
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Robert Ramsey - Consultant; Wayne Ross - PNL

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1235

Role and Influence of Partitioning and Transmutation on the Management of Nuclear Waste Streams
  L.H. Baetsle

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1243

R&D Status on Transmutation of Minor Actinides and Fission Products in JAERI
  Hiroji Katsuta

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1249

Application of Modified TRUEX Flowsheet to Minor Actinide Separation From High Level Liquid Waste
  y. Koma, K Nomura, S. Nemoto, M. Ozawa and T. Kawata

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1253

Partitioning and Transmutation: Near-Term Solution or Long-Term Option?
  Lawrence D. Ramspott and Thomas Isaacs

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1257

Transmutation of HLW (Actinide Nuclides and Fission Products)
  Qiu Lijian, Wu Yican, Xu Qiang, Huang Qunying

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1261

Transuranic Material Recovery in the Integral Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Demonstraton
  R. W. Benedict and KM. Goff

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1267

Hypothetical Criticality Accidents in Dilute Plutonium-Water Solutions: A Potential Transuranic Storage Hazard
  David L. Hetrick and Drew E. Kornreich

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1271

Radiation Dose Levels in the Handling of Minor Actinide Fuels
  G. Nicolaou and L. Koch

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POSTER-MIXED & HIGH-LEVEL COMMERCIAL WASTE
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: William Stubbs - USDOE-SR; Howard Gnann - USDOE-SR

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1275

Resource Allocation Support System (RASS): Summary of the 1992 Pilot Study
  K Donovan, WA. Buehring, WJ. Price, R.G. Whitfield and T.D. Wolsko'

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1281

An Experimental Determination of Mixed and Forced Convection Heat Transfer Coefficients in a Modeled Nuclear Waste Repository
  Rodney L. Osborne and Richard N. Christensen

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1289

Building Debris Management at a DOE Remedial Action Project
  Felix Spittler and Ken Warbritton

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1293

Laboratory Screening of Low- Level Mixed Waste Forms
  W. O. Greenhalgh

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1297

Implementation of Quality Assurance in the Environmental Arena with Changing Program Requirements
  Martha I. Mitchell, William M. Little and Michael P. Mauzy

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1301

Thermal Influence of the Decay Heat and Resulting Requirements on the Disposal Strategy for Waste Packages
  H.P. Berg, P. Brennecke and H. Illi

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1305

Remote Retrieval Available Technologies and Operations for Recovery From a Roof Fall During the Bin Scale Test Program
  Rodney A. Palanca

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1311

Demonstration Tests for the Simulation of Shaft Transport
  HJ. Engelmann, W. Filbert and C. Schrimpf

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1317

Geoscientific Information Systems and 3-D Hydrogeologic Framework Models for the Yucca Mountain Area Southern Nevada and California
  C.C. Faunt, FA. D'Agnese, A.K TumerandJ.S. Downey

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1321

Hydrologic Responses to Earthquakes (June 28-29 1992) at Yucca Mountain Nevada
  Grady M. O'Brien and Patick Tucci

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1327

The Diffusion of Some Radionuclides in Rocks Collected From Potential Repository Sites in Syria
  l. Othman and J. Abou-Jamoos

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1329

Fe-Oxides in Ash Flow Tuff: Adsorption Agent for Carbon Dioxide?
  Florie A. CapoTUscio

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1333

A Case for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) "No-Migration" Variance (NMV) and Land Disposal of Mixed Land Disposal Restrictions (LOR) Waste at the Nevada Test Site (NTS)
  LJ. O'Neil~ I.M. Ginann~ D.P. Hammenneister, D.O. Blout, D.F. Emer, MJ. Sully, K.R. Johnejack, T.E. Detty, D. Schmidhofer, D.L. Gustafson, and S. W. Tyler

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1347

Peroxyborate as a Decontamination Agent
  Beverly Ausmus Ramsey

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1351

Construction of a Mixed-Waste Facility-A Case Study in Quality Assurance/Quality Control
  Steven l. Peterson

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1355

Toxic Emission Control Systems for Mixed Waste Storage Tanks
  Greg E. Hansen

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1363

Process for Reduction of Volume of Contaminated Soil by Compaction
  W.L. lohanan

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1369

Results of Vitrifying Fernald OU-4 Wastes
  RA. Merrill and D.S. Janke

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1375

Lessons Learned: Problems Encountered With Subcontracted Analytical Services for the Characterization of Drummed Low-Level Radioactive RCRA Hazardous and Mixed Waste
  Tracy B. Plessinger, Kenneth E. Karp and Daniel J. Haley

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1379

Application of Remote Raman Screening to Processing of Mixed Wastes in Drums
  BA. Crawford, J.R. Jewett, KE. Parker and CA Petersen

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1383

Polyethylene Encapsulation of Single Shell Tank Low-Level Wastes
  Paul D. Kalb, Mark Fuhtmann and Peter Colombo

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1387

A Preliminary Study of Heavy Metal Leachability From Polyethylene Encapsulated Nitrate Salt Waste at Rocky Flats
  B. W. Logsdon, A.M. Faucette, J.H. Oldham and RJ. Yudnich

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1393

Pathways Analysis Model to Evaluate DOE Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities
  Sinisa M. Djordjevic, L. Richie Spangler, Robert Sobocinski and Mark S. Abashian

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1399

Bench Scale Operation of the Detox Wet Oxidation Process for Mixed Wastes
  Patrick Dhooge

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1404

Radiological Dose Assessment for the Commercial Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities That Handle Department of Energy Hazardous Wastes
  L.E. Stevens, C. W. Ma, G.L. Weinstein, S. Y. Chen and K W. Owens

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1409

Radioactive Waste Drum Inspection Using Computed Tomography and Digital Radiography
  John Steude, Ed Strickland and Jeff Anders

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1415

Oak Ridge Y -12 Mercury Treatment for Discharge
  Jack S. Watson, Dennis A. Wilkie and Lou Reynolds

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1419

Liner and Final Cover Optimization Mixed Waste Storage/Disposal Facility at Los Alamos National Laooratory
  Alan MacGregor and Dean C. Nelson

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THE LLW STORAGE/DISPOSAL SITUATION
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Stuart Donn - BNFL; Yves Marque - ANDRA

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1421

Preparing for Low- Level Waste Disposal Facility Licensing-- The Planning Stage
  Edward R. Burt, Patricia J. Serie and David L. Siefken

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1425

Proposed Program and Objectives for Shallow Land Disposal System of Low-Level Radioactive Waste in Yugolavia
  l. PlecaS, A. Peric and R. Maksic

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1431

The Design and Construction of a Facility for the Handling and Packaging of Radwast~ From Jet Operations
  D. Collins and SJ. Booth

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1437

SRP 1-"Road Map" for Reviewing License Applications for a Near-Surface LLW Disposal Facility Under 10 CFR Part 61
  John J. Lentz

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1447

An Ongoing Evaluation of In Situ Vitrification Technology for Potential Application to a LLW Dis{X)sal Facility
  Brett E. Campbell, James E. Hansen, Motoshi Muraoka, Tetsunari lida, Naoya Kaneko and Hiroshi Tasaka

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1455

U.S. Department of Energy Defense Programs' Approach to Pollution Prevention Technology Transferllnformation Exchange
  E. McPherson, D.M. Eggers, T.E. Hand, S.E. Pemberton, D.L. Stoltz, D.S. Genser and W.H. Schlosberg

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1459

Waste Reduction Activities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Susan R.C. Michaud

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1465

Waste Minimization Recycling and Reuse Considerations for the Design of a Nuclear Fuel and Target Fabrication Plant
  Edward Borders and Richard D. Snell

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1471

Management of New Production Reactor Waste Streams at Savannah River (U)
  W.R. McDonell and J.L. Newman

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1477

Volume Reduction of Contaminated Concrete
  HA. W. Cornelissen

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1481

Waste Minimization With Plasma Processing
  R. C. Eschenbach, M.E. Schlienger and M.P. Schlienger

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1485

Alternate Air Filtration System to Minimize Waste Generation in Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities
  Gurinder Grewal, Zoran Milatovic' and Frank L. Landon

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DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGY AND ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Tom H. Smith - EG&G-ID; Cedric Mogg NIREX

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1489

The Legacy of D&O: Real Progress or Continued Deferral?
  M. Judson Lilly, Jeffrey W. Nelson and David P. Boram

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1495

Licensing Experience for Decommissioning Fort St. Vrain
  Vincent F. Likm and Dennis M. Popp

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1501

Reactor Coolant Circuit Decontamination
  I. Annson and D. Pearson

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1505

Remote Dismantlement by Novel Adaptations of Conventional Equipment
  W.C. Sturtevant, R.D. Meyer, P.H. Horton and G. Subbaraman

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1511

Reactor and Facility Decommissioning at the Army Materials Technology Laboratory--A Model for Controlling Decommissioning Work
  KA. Swenson, W J. Pananos and R.S. Skryness

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1517

Response Recovery and Investigation of a Cesium Release an Subsequent Remediation of a Radiation Sterilization Facility
  E. Newman, I.R. Hightower, B.D. Patton and I. W. Snider

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1521

Decontamination Efforts at the Radiation Sterilizers Inc. (RSI) Facility in Decatur Georgia
  A. W. Flath and B.R. Poff

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POSTER-LOW LEVEL WASTE & TRANSPORTATION
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: T.B. Veneziano - WHC; Richard Yoshimura - SNL

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1525

Tests for Process Control During Cementation of LAW and MAW
  HA. W. Cornelissen

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1529

The Acceptance Before Transport of the Waste Radioactive Packages at the Disposal Facilities of ANDRA
  Pascal Lecoq

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1533

Quality Assurance Requirements and Procedures for the Disposal of JET's Operational Radioactive Wastes
  Graham Newbert and Steven Booth

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1537

Upgrades and Operating Experience With a Boron Recycle System
  C. C. Miller, E.L. Dubost and A. Noman

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1541

Anion Retention in Soil: Possible Application to Reduce Migration of Buried Technetium and Iodine-Development of a Field Test
  E. O'Donnell, E.C. Duckart and R.K Schulz

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1553

Decontamination & Free Release of Reactor Pond Furniture
  S.P. Burke and MJ. Sanders

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1557

The Development of Functional Requirements for the OCRWM Waste Acceptance and Transportation Systems
  MA. Duffy, T A. Mozh~ R.E. Hahn, 'F. Truong and M. Senderling

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1565

The Goiania Source Inventory
  P.F.L. Hei/bron and R.O. Brandiio

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1569

Conditioning of Spent Ion Exchange Resin Using High Performance Cement
  Masami Matsuda, Makoto Kikuchi, Takashi Nishi, Shin Tamata and Tatsuo Izumida

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1573

The Mound 1 KW Package-A New Package for the Shipment of Radioactive Materials
  Paul Bales, Andy Langston and Corwin Robinson

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1579

Capping Options for a Low-Level Radioactive Material Storage Pile
  S.R. Parikh, C.S. Patel, D. Christodoss and WM. Seay

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1585

Radionuclide Releases From Cement-Solidified Decontamination Ion-Exchange Resins Leached in Simulated Groundwaters
  D. W. Akers, C. V. McIsaac, J. W. McConnell, N. Morcos and R.M. Neilson, Jr.

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1595

Mobile Soils Washing Treatability System
  James N. Taylor and Gary A. Benda

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1599

Bench-Scale Treatability Testing and Determination of Process Design Parameters for Treatment of Trench Water From a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Area at West Valley New York
  J.A. Sundquist, I.C. Gillings, T.L. Sonntag and R.P. Denault

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1603

Incentives for Use of Inelastic Analysis in RAM Transport Container Design
  DJ. Ammennan and M. W. Heinstein

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1607

Design Manufacture and Testing of the Nirex 3 Cubic Meter Box
  S. V. Barlow, C.F. Tso, P. Donelan and F. A. Ajayi

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1613

Chemically BondedPhosphate Ceramics for Radioactive and Mixed-Waste Solidification and Stabilization
  AlUn S. Wagh, J.C. Cunnane, Dileep Singh, Donald T. Reed, Steve Annstrong, Waseem Subhan and Nikhilesh Chawla

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1619

Development of a Waste Inventory for N ew York State
  Peter Blood and Kathleen McMullin

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1625

The REBEKA Facility for Recycling and Treatment of Radioactive Materials
  S. Storch, S. Halaszovich, H. Geiser and R. Printz

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1627

An Assessment of Plant ;Biointrusion on Six UMTRA Project Disposal Cells
  Charles Jo Burt and Steven W. Cox

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1635

Selection and Cultivation of Final Vegetative Cover for Closed Waste Sites at the Savannah River Site
  . S. Keith Salvo and James R. Cook

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1639

Incineration of Radioactive Wastes Containing Only C-14 and H-3 Calcualtions to Keep Individual and Collective Doses as Low as Reasonably Achievable
  Corazon M. Garcia

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1643

A Computer Program for Estimating Decommissioning Costs for Light Water Reactors
  M. C. Bierschbach

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1649

Mixed Incineration System for LLW RIA W and Liquid Scintillator Waste After Storage-For-Decay
  Katsumi Naba and Kuniaki Imao

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1655

Lessons Learned From Startup of the Savannah River Site E- Area Disposal Vaults and Current Operational Status
  Pamela R. Jenkins, Paul D. Hunt, Charles W. McVay and Claiborne L. Faul

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1661

How to Overcome Diminishing Returns Associated With Volume Reduction
  Michael S. McGough

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1665

RCRA Permitting of Mixed Waste Facilities at the Rocky Flats Plant
  Kyle G. Peter

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 1
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1669

The Mobile PCF 2
  Eric Schlienger, William R. War[ and Stephen R. Johnson

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 2
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1673

Removal of C060 From the Liquid Radioactive Waste in High Salt Concentration
  Sung Paal Yim, Young Min Kim, Hun Hwee Park, Jae In Shin and Joon-Hyung Kim

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 3
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1677

Microwave Waste Processing Technology Overview
  R.D. Petersen

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 4
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1683

Radioactive Metal Melting Test at Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
  Hisashi Nakamura and Kazuo Fujiki

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 5
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1687

Industrial Scale Removal of Cesium with Hexacyanoferrate Exchanger-Process Realization and Test Run
  E.H. Tusa, A. Paavola, R. Harjula and J. Lehto

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 6
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1693

Industrial Scale Removal of Cesium With Hexacyanoferrate Exchanger-Process Development
  Jukka Lehto, Risto Harjula, Esko Tusa and Asko Paavola

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART 7
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Jas Devgun - ANL; Nevyn Rankin - SRL

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Paper Title & Author

1697

Graphite Electrode DC Arc Technology Development for Treatment of Buried Wastes
  J.E. Sunna, D.R. Cohn, D.L. Smatlak, P. Thomas, PoP. Woskov, C.H. Titus, J.K Wittle and RA. Hamilton

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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES-PART II
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Dieter Knecht - INEL; Ganesan Subbaraman - RI

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Paper Title & Author

1701

Overview of Laboratory Treatment Studies for Decontamination of Liquid Low-Level Waste at Oak Ridge National Labortory 0 .
  T.E. Kent, W.D. Arnold, W.D. Bond, l.L. Collins, DJ. Davidson, P A. Taylor and D.F. Williams

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1707

Pilot-Scale Treatability Testing of Waste-Pit Liquid from the Lowry Landfill Superfund Site
  Neil J. Myers, David C. Erickson and Kelly Ao DeFelice

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1713

Commercial and Research Status Report for Inorganic Membranes: Suggested Uses in Environmental and Waste Management Processes
  Phillip L Pohl

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1723

Theoretical Study on the Migration Phenomena of a Chelated Radionuclide in a Porous Medium
  Min Hoon Baik and Kun Jai Lee

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1729

State of the Art Design: A Closure System for the Largest Hazardous Waste Landfill at the Savannah River Site (U)
  Steven F. Bartlett, Michael G. Se"ato and Scott R. McMullin

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1737

Separation of Alkaline-Earth Radionuclides in the Presence of Iron
  Gh. Barariu, M. Brezeanu, M. Paraschiv, L. Diamandescu and M. Morariu

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1743

Bioremediation: Status and Prospects for Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  Geoffrey C. ](jnnel and Robert P. Morgan

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1751

Treatment of Liquid Nuclear Wastes With Advanced Forms of Titanate Ion Exchangers
  R.G. Dosch, N.E. Brown, H.P. Stephens and R.G. Anthony

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POWER PLANT LLW PROCESSING STABILIZATION AND PACKAGING
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Gerald Knight - TVA; Pete Mays - SEG

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Paper Title & Author

1755

Liquid Radwaste Performance Improvement by Data Analysis
  Jeff Bramblett

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1759

Evolution of Radioactive Waste Management Design for Indian PHWRS
  P.D. Shanna, V.K Shanna and Ch. Surendar

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1765

Design and First Year's Experience at the Surry Power Station New Radwaste Facility
  Linwood L. Morris and Barry R. Knoll

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1769

Conditioning of Powder Resins From Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) in Cast Iron Containers Designed for Interim and Final Storage
  G. Gestennann and W. Behrens

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1773

On-Line Nondestructive Methods for Compressive Strength Prediction in Waste Cementation
  Robert Lewis and Hans Cornelissen

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1779

Bench Scale Tests for the Chemical Stabilization/Solidification of Weldon Spring Site Sludge and Quarry Soils
  Marjorie L. Wesley, Richard D. Ferguson, John G. Enger and Rafael Soto

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MIXED WASTE CHARACTERIZATION TREATMENT MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE (INCLUDING STORAGE AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS)
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Leon Borduin - LANL; Myron Kaczmarsky - Ebasco

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Paper Title & Author

519

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Development Mixed-Waste Treatment Research Development Demonstration Testing and Evaluation
  l.B. Beny, P.M. Backus, T.B.Conley, GJ. Coyle, P. W. Lurk and S.M. Wolf

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525

Resolving Mixed Waste Issues
  Dominick A. Orlando and Michael F. Weber

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531

DOE Acceptance of Commercial Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Results of Feasibility Studies
  Colleen M. Owens

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537

Newly Promulgated Land Disposal Restriction Treatment Standards for Mixed Waste Debris
  Douglas W. Vetter, lohn M. Valdez and David Eighmey

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543

Evaluation of the u.s. Department of Energy's Petition for a Mixed Waste Treatment Extension Request and Subsequent Passage of the FFCA
  Stephen H. Kale and Laura A. Schelter

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549

Characterization of Mixed Wastes Resulting From Fuel Fabrication at the Hanford Site: Use of Historical Research
  Michele S. Gerber

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1785

Evaluation of Treatment Technologies for Immobilization and Volume Reduction of Mixed Waste
  H. Holmes Bums and M.L. Meyer.

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1791

Insights Gained From Evaluations of Alternatives for the Treatment ofINEL Low-Level Waste and Low- uvel Mixed Waste
  W.S. Roesener, M. Jorgenson-Waters, T.H. Smith and D.E. Sheldon

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1797

Use of Life-Cycle Cost Estimates in the Evaluation of Proposed Waste-Treatment Facilities
  T.E. Sivill, D.N. Stoddard, T.H. Smith and W.S. Roesener

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1803

Estimation of Initial Costs of DOE Mixed Low-uvel Waste Management Options
  Sayan Chakraborti, Terry DeBiase, Murthy Devarakonda, Mark S. Abashian and Jo-Ann Bassi

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1809

Evaluation of the Regulatory Compliance Impact on DOE Mixed Low-Level Waste Management Options
  Marcia Caregeorges, Sayan Chakraborti, Mark A bash ian and Jo-Ann Bassi

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DECONTAMINATION & DECOMMISSIONING
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: J. Kennerly - MMES; J. Voss - ENSRC & E

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Paper Title & Author

1813

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Site Decommissioning Management Plan
  David N. Fauver

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1819

Destruction of Organics and Decomposition of Nitrates in UST Wastes by Steam Reforming
  Terry R. Galloway, Robert G. Dosch and Jeremy L. Sprung

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1823

Implementation of In Situ Vitrification Technology for Remediation of Oak Ridge Contaminated Soil Sites: Past Results and Future Plans
  John S. TlXier, Thomas D. Powell, Brian P. Spalding and Gary K Jacobs

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1829

Influence of Temperature on Strength of Cemented Surrogate Nitrate Salt Waste
  Kathy Swan-Bogard and Steve Jorgensen

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1833

A Review of the Radioactive and Thermal Stablity of Low Density Polyethylene Encapsulated Nitrate Salt Waste
  A.M. Faucette, B. W. Logsdon and J.H. Oldham

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1839

Application of Inorganic Adsorbents and Ion-Exchange Resins for Decontaminating Solutions from Cesium and Strontium Radionuclides
  Vladimir M. Gelfs and Evgueny A. Kozlitin

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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AT USDOE FACILITIES
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: Joe V. Cioffi - WSRC; Scott Dam - BNFL Inc.

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Paper Title & Author

1843

U.S. Department of Energy's Waste Type Management Programs-Integrated Low-level Waste Management Program and Strategic Planning
  Gregory Duggan, Bryan Westich, Lawrence Harmon and Jou Hwang

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1849

Savannah River Site Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy
  James A. Wright, Phillip R. Washer and Richard C. Shank

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1855

Managing Hanford Site Solid Waste Through Strict Acceptance Criteria
  w.G. Jasen, R.D. Pierce and N.P. Willis

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1861

Greater Confmement Disposal of High Activity and Special Case Wastes at the Nevada Test Site: A Unified Migration Assessment Approach
  Paul A. Davis, Natalie E. Olague, Vainer L. Johnson, Paul T. Dickman and Layton J. O'Neill

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1867

Oak Ridge Reservation Solid Low-Level and Radioactive Mixed Waste Planning and Disposal Activities
  Lance J. Mezga and Larry L. Radcliffe

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1871

Bottoms-Up Solutions to Top Down Challenges: R&D Laboratory Working Group (RADWG) Approach to the DOE Shipping Moratorium and Other Waste Management Issues
  Patricia A. Harrington and Raymond E. Lang

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WORKSHOP- HOW CLEAN IS CLEAN? STATISTICAL APPROACHES TO FINAL RELEASE OF CLEANED UP RADIOACTIVE SITES"
Chair(s): Co-Chairs: G. Subbaraman - Rockwell Jas S. Devgun - Argonne National International Laboratory

Page No.

Paper Title & Author

1879

Summary of the Workshop
  G. Subbaraman and J.S. Devgun

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1881

Overview of NRC Manual NUREG/CR-549 On Surveys for License Termination
  James D. Berger

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1887

NRC Termination Survey Requirements-Compliance Using Draft NVREG/CR-5849 Guidance
  David N. Fauver

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1889

USDOE Initiatives on Residual Radioactive Material Standards
  A. Wallo, III

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1893

Statistical Evaluation of Cleanup: How Should It Be Done?
  Richard O. Gilbert

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1899

Sampling Inspection and Survey Interpretation: A Comparison of Methods
  RJ. Tuttle and G. Subbaraman

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