2003 Radiochemistry Conference Agenda |
Tuesday July 15, 2003 |
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Welcome and Plenary Session |
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8:00 |
Welcome from the Conference Chair and Co-chair Steve Warren/Cliff Stroud |
8:15 |
Welcome from the Radiochemistry Society Steve Bakhtiar |
8:30 |
Welcome and Overview of the WIPP Project Ines Triay |
9:00 |
Major Scientific Issues for the WIPP and How They Were Resolved Wendell Weart |
9:45 |
Break |
Session 1A |
Radiochemical Applications and Weapons of Mass Destruction Presiding: Donald Wall |
10:00 |
Liquid-Liquid Solvent Extraction/Alpha Spectrometry Procedure for Determination of Multiple Radionuclides in Terrorist Bomb Debris B.A. Martinez, D.E. Dry, S.D. Ware, R.C. Roback, M.M. Fowler, G.H. Brooks, Jr. |
10:20 |
Radiation Dispersal Devices (RDDs) and Radiological Sources Gregory J. Van Tuyle |
10:40 |
Radiotracer Method in Study of Reactive Transport Across Chemical Gradients in Porous Media Mei Ding |
11:00 |
Radiolysis of Organic Polymeric Materials Andrzej J. Rafalski |
11:20 |
Successful Bioassay Program at WIPP Laboratory Ying-hua Xue, Okka Maung, Joe Ortiz |
Session 1B |
Regional and Economical Development Presiding: Cliff Stroud |
10:00 |
Panel Discussion |
Mayor Forrest, Congressman Heaton , Ned Elkins, William Nordyke |
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11:40 |
Lunch |
Session 2 |
The Radiochemistry Society and Radiochemical Applications Presiding: |
1:00 |
Monte Carlo Error Propagation Using Spreadsheets Robert Hayes |
1:20 |
Technical Collaborations between a Small American Business and Leading Research Institutions in the Former Soviet Union Leo S. Gomez |
1:40 |
International Cooperation By The Radiochemistry Society Faraj Ghanbari, Amir Mohagheghi, Ed MacKerrows, Steven N. Bakhtiar |
2:00 |
The Radiochemistry Society & Carlsbad, New Mexico Larry A. Burchfield, Steven N. Bakhtiar |
2:20 |
Break |
Session 3 |
Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Presiding: Donald Wall |
2:30 |
Expected Geochemical Processes and Predictions of Geochemical Conditions in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant L.H. Brush, A.J. Francis, J.B. Gillow, Y. Wang, A.C. Snider, Y. Xiong |
2:50 |
Microbial Transformations of Actinides in Transuranic and Mixed Wastes A.J. Francis |
3:10 |
PIMS with Apatite II for the Remediation of U and Pu Judith Wright, James Conca |
3:30 |
Influence of Radiolysis by-Products on the Actinide Chemistry in Brines from Geological Saline Repository J-F. Lucchini, A. Rafalski, M. Borkowski, J. Conca |
3:50 |
X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopic Determination of the Speciation of Pu(IV/IV+d ) in the Environment and Under Environmentally Relevant Conditions Rinat I. Gabitov, Steven D. Conradson, Mei Ding |
4:10 |
Poster Session |
Wednesday July 16, 2003 |
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Session 4 |
Waste Management and Environmental Issues Presiding: |
8:30 |
The Effect of Degree of Saturation on Multivalent Radionuclide Transport in Non-Welded Tuff T.T. Vandergraaf, D.J. Drew, C.J. Hamon, W.A. Seddon |
8:50 |
Chernobyl, Causes of the Accident and the Environmental Legacy George Anastas |
9:10 |
Hanford Vitrification Project Update Steven N. Bakhtiar, Larry A. Burchfield |
9:30 |
Relationships between Dust and Transuranics in Aerosol Particles from the Carlsbad/WIPP Area R. Arimoto, T. Kirchner, J. Webb, B. Stewart, D. Moir, D. Schoep |
9:50 |
The Identification and Quantification of Gnome-Derived Radionuclides in WIPP Environmental Samples Thomas B. Kirchner |
10:10 |
Break |
Session 5 |
Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Presiding: |
10:30 |
Biosorption and Bioreduction of Neptunium: Implications for the Bio-immobilization of Actinides in the Subsurface Donald T. Reed, Warinthorn Songkasiri, Bruce E. Rittmann |
10:50 |
Determination of Polynuclear Stability Constants of Th4+ with [NaP5W30O110]14- D.E. Wall, G.R. Choppin |
11:10 |
Effect of Pseudohalide Ligands on Lanthanide/Actinide Group Separation Marian Borkowski, Jadwiga Krejzler |
11:30 |
Overview of Microbial Activity in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant L.H. Brush, A.J. Francis, J.B. Gillow, Y. Wang, H. Gao |
11:50 |
The Carbonation of Magnesium Oxide in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Anna C. Snider |
12:10 |
Lunch |
Wednesday July 16, 2003 |
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Session 6 |
Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Presiding: |
1:20 |
Salado Radionuclide Transport Calculations for the First Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Thomas S. Lowry |
1:40 |
Direct Brine Release Calculations for the First Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Joshua S. Stein |
2:00 |
Effects of Magnesium Oxide Backfill on Brine Chemistry and Pu Concentrations James Conca, Ningping Lu |
2:20 |
Experimental Investigations of the Reaction Pathway in the MgO-H2O-CO2 System in Concentrated Brines at Ambient Temperature and Atmospheric CO2: Applications to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Yongliang Xiong, Anna Snider |
2:40 |
Humic Acids in the WIPP Nathalie A. Wall and Sara Mathews |
3:00 |
Disturbed Rock Zone and Reconsolidation Salt Analysis D. Michael Chapin, Jr., Frank D. Hansen |
3:20 |
Break |
Session 7 |
U.S./Mexico Border Initiative Issues Presiding: |
3:40 |
Highlights of the National Border Technology Partnership Program Gary Scott, Richard Jiminez |
4:00 |
Distributed Energy Systems for Efficiency and Sustainability George Mulholland, Karen Mikel |
4:20 |
Hazardous Waste Analysis and the U.S.-Mexico Border Kimberly E. Parsons |
4:40 |
Erosion and Transport Potential of Sediment Obstructing the Flow of the Rio Grande into the Gulf of Mexico D. Michael Chapin, Jr., Rich Jepsen, Jesse D. Roberts, Randy Buhalts |