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ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 25–29, 2011
Reims, France
Conference Sponsors:
  • Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5498-3
In This Volume
ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B

Advanced L/ILW Conditioning Technologies

Immobilisation of Radwaste in Synthetic Rock: An Alternative to Cementation
Bernard Rottner
ICEM 2011; 1-4doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59008
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Rocks , Ash , Cements (Adhesives) , Concretes , Fluids , Heating , High temperature , Robustness , Sands
Cementitious Materials for Radioactive Waste Management Within IAEA Coordinated Research Project
Zoran Drace, Michael I. Ojovan
ICEM 2011; 5-13doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59021
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Topics: Cements (Building materials) , Radioactive wastes , Carbon reinforced plastics , Acceptance criteria , Cements (Adhesives) , Containers , Modeling , Packaging , Storage , Testing
Elution Behavior of Heavy Metals From Cement Solidified Products of Incinerated Ash Waste
Yoshihiro Meguro, Yoshimi Kawato, Takuya Nakayama, Osamu Tomioka, Motoyuki Mitsuda
ICEM 2011; 15-19doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59102
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Topics: Cements (Adhesives) , Heavy metals

Advanced L/ILW Technologies

Advanced Drying System to Meet Radiolysis Criteria of Metallic Waste
Masamichi Obata, Yasushi Ooishi
ICEM 2011; 21-23doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59116
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Topics: Drying , Hydrogen , Metal wastes
Applying Fluid Dynamics Simulations to Improve Processing and Remediation of Nuclear Waste
Kelly J. Knight, Jon Berkoe, Brigette Rosendall, Joel Peltier, Chris Kennedy
ICEM 2011; 25-31doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59172
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Topics: Fluid dynamics , Radioactive wastes , Simulation , Design under uncertainty , Risk , Design , Storage , Certainty , Computational fluid dynamics , Cooling

Applying Strategic Planning, Decision-Making and Risk Reduction Methodologies in EM

Can Sustainability Be Applied to Our Remediation Challenges?
Peter Booth, Vicky Gaskin
ICEM 2011; 33-37doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59148
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Topics: Sustainability , Environmental remediation , Accidents , Cycles , Decision making , Nuclear industry , Risk

Contribution and Complementarities of Interim Storage, Geological Disposal, Partitioning and Transmutation Reversibility Regarding Global Optimization of Radwaste Management

New Nuclear Programmes Must Not Neglect Waste Management
Charles McCombie
ICEM 2011; 39-44doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59077
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Topics: Waste management , Boundary-value problems , Delays , Nuclear power , Nuclear power stations , Optimization , Pressing , Radioactive wastes , Strategic planning , Waste disposal

D&D Management Approaches and Planning Tools

How an Integrated Change Programme Has Accelerated the Reduction in High Hazard Nuclear Facilities at Sellafield
Angela Mackintosh
ICEM 2011; 45-49doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59014
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Topics: Hazards , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear decommissioning , Governments , Maintenance , Risk , Self-evaluation , Waste management
Development of Computer Program for Estimating Decommissioning Cost
Hak-Soo Kim, Jong-Kil Park
ICEM 2011; 51-58doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59037
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Topics: Computer software , Nuclear decommissioning , Flow (Dynamics) , Nuclear power , Nuclear power stations , Project cost estimation , Radioactive wastes , Transportation systems , Waste treatment
Use of Source Term and Air Dispersion Modeling in Planning Demolition of Highly Alpha-Contaminated Buildings
James G. Droppo, Bruce A. Napier, Jeremy P. Rishel, Richard W. Bloom
ICEM 2011; 59-65doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59254
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Topics: Demolition , Modeling , Structures , Contamination , Computation , Emissions , Meteorology , Modeling analysis , Warfare
Magnox Swarf Storage Silo Liquor Effluent Management: Sellafield Site, Cumbria, UK
Stephen Le Clere
ICEM 2011; 67-75doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59271
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Topics: Scrap metals , Storage , Hazards , Cladding systems (Building) , Creativity , Metals , Nuclear decommissioning , Sewage treatment
Implementation of the International Structure for Decommissioning Costing: Examples and Related IAEA Projects
Vladimir Daniska, Michele Laraia, Patrick O’Sullivan
ICEM 2011; 77-87doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59313
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Ambiguity , Nuclear power
Experience of Application of New Remote Controlled Instruments for Scanning of Distribution of Radioactive Contamination in Rooms With High Dose Rate
V. E. Stepanov, A. S. Danilovich, O. P. Ivanov, V. N. Potapov, S. V. Smirnov, A. G. Volkovich
ICEM 2011; 89-93doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59354
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Topics: Contamination , Instrumentation , Nuclear decommissioning , Background radiation , Nuclear power stations , Pollution , Robots

D&D of Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities

Decommissioning the BELGONUCLEAIRE Dessel MOX Plant: Presentation of the Project and Situation on 30/06/2011
J. M. Cuchet, H. Libon, C. Verheyen, J. Bily, J. Custers, R. Walthe´ry
ICEM 2011; 95-103doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59027
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Fuels , Bearings , Cutting , Feedback , Leadership , Licensing , Light water reactors , Radiation (Physics) , Safety
Systematic Chemical Decontamination Using IF7 Gas
Haruhi Hata, Kaoru Yokoyama, Noritake Sugitsue
ICEM 2011; 105-110doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59036
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Topics: Decontamination , Uranium , Cascades (Fluid dynamics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Pressure , Chemical reactions , Clearances (Engineering) , Environmental engineering , Gas cylinders , Gas flow
Uranium Workshops Dismantling and Criticality Control
Pierre Lisbonne, Julie Rosello
ICEM 2011; 111-117doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59060
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Topics: Uranium , Workshops (Work spaces) , Chemical processes , Nuclear decommissioning , Propulsion , Risk , Risk management , Ventilation
Decommissioning and Demolition of Facilities Used for the Storage and Stabilisation of Water Reactor Sludge
N. Brown, R. M. Cornell, A. Staples
ICEM 2011; 119-127doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59097
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Topics: Demolition , Nuclear decommissioning , Storage , Water , Contamination , Design , Performance , Concretes , Construction , Delays
The Complex Challenge of Repairing the Gantry Steelwork on the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond at Sellafield: Legacy Waste Storage, First Generation Magnox Storage Pond
Ian E. Richardson
ICEM 2011; 129-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59133
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Topics: Maintenance , Steelwork , Storage , Structural health monitoring , Teams , Fuel storage , Machinery , Safety , Corrosion , Damage
Decommissioning of the Radio Chemical Hot Laboratory of the European Commission Joint Research Centre of Ispra
Daniele Ugolini, Francesco Rossi, Francesco Basile
ICEM 2011; 141-150doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59207
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Licensing , Waste management , Radiological characterization , Safety , Biochemistry , Construction , Contamination , Decontamination , Heavy metals

D&D of Power Reactors and Research Reactors

Feedback From Westinghouse Experience on Segmentation of Reactor Vessel Internals
Paul J. Kreitman, Joseph Boucau, Per Segerud, Stefan Fallstro¨m
ICEM 2011; 151-155doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59013
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Topics: Feedback , Image segmentation , Reactor vessels , Packaging , Cutting , Containers , Tooling , Boiling water reactors , Bridges (Structures) , Design
Full System Decontamination (FSD) Prior to Decommissioning
Christoph Stiepani
ICEM 2011; 157-164doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59189
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Topics: Decontamination , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Boiling water reactors , Chemistry , Circuits , Coolants , Cooling , Licensing , Oxidation
DfD: An Approach to New Reactor Designs
Jas S. Devgun
ICEM 2011; 165-173doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59197
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Topics: Accidents , Construction , Design , Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011 , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear reactors , Radioactive wastes , Safety
The Removal, Transportation and Final Treatment and Conditioning of the THETIS Research Reactor Spent Fuel of the University of Ghent (Belgium) Achieved in 2010
Hubert Thierens, Myriam Monsieurs, Vincent De pooter, Luc Noynaert, Patrick Maris, Luc Ooms, Patrick Lewandowski, Marnix Braeckeveldt, Karel Strijckmans
ICEM 2011; 175-182doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59261
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Topics: Spent nuclear fuels , Transportation systems , Storage , Graphite , Radioactive wastes , Uranium , Fuels , Isotopes , Licensing , Nuclear power stations
The Decommissioning of the CIEMAT Nuclear Research Center
Sergio Vidaechea, Manuel Ondaro
ICEM 2011; 183-189doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59321
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear research , Decontamination , Manufacturing , Nuclear fuels , Nuclear power , Particle accelerators
Update on Jose´ Cabrera NPP Decommissioning
Nieves Marti´n, Manuel Rodri´guez
ICEM 2011; 191-198doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59322
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Boilers , Containers , Image segmentation , Materials management , Pumps , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Vessels
Decommissioning and Dismantling of the French Brennilis NPP
Thierry Andre´, Werner Botzem
ICEM 2011; 199-202doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59366
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Pipes , Reactor vessels , Engineering prototypes , Water , Design , Dimensions , Fuels , Heat transfer

D&D Radiological Characterization and Monitoring

Quantifying Tc-99 Contamination in a Fuel Fabrication Plant
Carol Darbyshire, Pete Burgess
ICEM 2011; 203-206doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59024
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Topics: Contamination , Fuels , Manufacturing , Uranium , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear fuels , Bricks , Brickwork , Demolition , Diffusion (Physics)
The Science, Assaying and Waste Sentencing of Activated Bioshields
Ian Adsley
ICEM 2011; 207-212doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59038
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Topics: Assaying , Neutrons , Concretes , Particle accelerators , Flux (Metallurgy) , Fusion reactors , Gamma rays , Metals , Neutron flux , Nuclear decommissioning
Discrimination Monitors for Various Kinds of Waste to Be Down Graded
Susumu Naito, Shuji Yamamoto, Mikio Izumi, Masamichi Obata, Yukio Yoshimura, Jiro Sakurai, Hitoshi Sakai
ICEM 2011; 213-220doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59117
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Topics: Contamination , Instrumentation , Maintenance , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Nuclides , Particulate matter , Radiation measurement , Radioactive wastes , Sensors
Gamma-Ray Imaging for Generating 3D Dose Rate Maps
Karl Hughes, Edmund Cracknell
ICEM 2011; 221-225doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59123
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Topics: Gamma rays , Imaging , Nuclear decommissioning , Dimensions , Engineering drawings , Lasers , Modeling , Nuclear industry , Overlays (Materials engineering) , Radiation (Physics)
A Practical Approach to Proving Waste Metals Suitable for Consignment as Radiologically Exempt Materials
Iain Carvel, Richard D. Gunn, Christopher H. Orr, Robin Strange
ICEM 2011; 227-231doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59266
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Topics: Alpha particles , Clearances (Engineering) , Contamination , Decontamination , Fingerprints , Hand tools , Industrial research , Instrumentation , Ionization , Metal wastes
Development of a Computer System for Support and Documentation of Clearance of Buildings of Nuclear Installations
Christoph Winkler, Stefan Wo¨rlen, Stefan Thierfeldt, Frank Schartmann
ICEM 2011; 233-237doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59278
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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Computers , Structures , Gamma ray spectrometry , Nuclides , Alpha decay , Computer software , Contamination , Decontamination , Nuclear power stations
Geostatistical Methodology for Waste Optimization of Contaminated Premises
Yvon Desnoyers, Didier Dubot
ICEM 2011; 239-244doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59344
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Topics: Concretes , Cost benefit analysis , Interpolation , Modeling , Nuclear decommissioning , Optimization , Radiation (Physics) , Risk , Uncertainty , Waste management
Sampling vs. Taking Some
D. Francois-Bongarcon
ICEM 2011; 245-248doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59349
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Topics: Decontamination , Nuclear industry , Teaching

D&D Technologies

An Innovative Process for Segmenting of Guide Tubes
Patrick Gobert, Pierre-Henri Ponchon, Stefan Fallstro¨m, Joseph Boucau
ICEM 2011; 249-252doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59029
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Topics: Band saws , Containers , Cutting , Pressurized water reactors , Public utilities , Safety , Storage , Waste management , Waste treatment
Assay of Plutonium Contaminated Waste by Gamma Spectrometry
Ian Adsley, Michael Green, Ian Pearman, Michael Davies
ICEM 2011; 253-258doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59039
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Topics: Gamma ray spectrometry , Sensors , Containers , Demolition , Germanium , Instrumentation , Nuclear decommissioning , Radiation (Physics) , Sodium
Dismantling/Remediation of a Highly Contaminated Sump in Running Plant Conditions
Jos Boussu, Koen Lenie, Reginald Coomans
ICEM 2011; 259-265doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59053
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Topics: Circuits , Decontamination , Flow (Dynamics) , High pressure (Physics) , Maintenance , Nuclear power stations , Pipes , Power stations , Radiation (Physics) , Stainless steel
Transport of Nuclear Waste Flows: A Modelling and Simulation Approach
Jonathan F. W. Adams, Simon R. Biggs, Michael Fairweather, Jun Yao, James Young
ICEM 2011; 267-275doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59136
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Modeling , Radioactive wastes , Simulation , Particulate matter , Pipes , Ducts , Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations , Cooling , Drugs
Reuse of Conditional Released Materials From Decommissioning: A Review of Approaches and Scenarios With Long-Term Constructions
Vladimir Danisˇka, Jozef Pri´trsky´, Frantisˇek Ondra, Matej Zachar, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 277-286doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59149
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Radioisotopes , Steel , Computer software , Concretes , Construction , Design , Maintenance , Manufacturing , Bridges (Structures)
New Degreasing Formulations for the Decontamination of Solid Substrates, Consistent With Concentration and Vitrification Process of the Final Wastes
Jeremy Causse, Cyril Roussignol, Jean-Franc¸ois Vale´ry, Jean-Charles Hamel
ICEM 2011; 287-290doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59166
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Topics: Decontamination , Vitrification , Surfactants , Foundry coatings , Glass , Radioisotopes , Asphalt , Bituminous materials , Contamination , Manufacturing
Characterization of Iraq’s Remote Nuclear Facilities for Decommissioning and Waste Management
Fouad Al-Musawi, Adnan Jarjies, Ross A. Miller
ICEM 2011; 291-295doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59167
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Waste management , Inspection , Structures , Production facilities , Security , Uranium , Construction , Contamination
Remote Decommissioning of Blind Cells: APM 214 Facility CEA Marcoule
Olivier Calixte, Thomas Garnier
ICEM 2011; 297-300doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59206
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Topics: Design , Machinery , Nuclear decommissioning , Radiation (Physics) , Workshops (Work spaces)
Decommissioning of the A-1 NPP Heavy Water Evaporator Facility
Jan Medved, Ladislav Vargovcik
ICEM 2011; 301-307doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59225
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Water , Contamination , Pipelines , Robotics , Aerosols , Circular saws , Civil engineering , Containers
Dealing With a Pa-231 Contaminated Ventilation Duct
Clare Irving, Pete Burgess, Keith Stevens
ICEM 2011; 309-313doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59248
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Topics: Ducts , Ventilation , Chain , Radioactive wastes , Alpha particles , Asbestos cement , Circuits , Contamination , Emissions , Filters
The Use of Standard Alpha and Beta Surface Scintillation Contamination Monitors to Confirm the Contamination Fingerprint and to Check on Source Quality
Pete Burgess
ICEM 2011; 315-319doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59249
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Topics: Contamination , Fingerprints , Sensors , Instrumentation , Phosphors , Probes
Measurement of Plutonium Contamination Through Paint Using a Fidler Probe
Robert Clark, Pete Burgess, Ian Croudace
ICEM 2011; 321-326doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59250
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Topics: Contamination , Paints , Probes , X-rays , Isotopes , Sensors , Beta decay , Calibration , Fingerprints , Fuels
Clearance of Buildings of NPP Wu¨rgassen (Germany) Using an Innovative Clearance Concept
Stefan Wo¨rlen, Marco Steinbusch, Alexander Kummer, Stefan Thierfeldt, Frank Schartmann
ICEM 2011; 327-333doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59280
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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Nuclear power stations , Structures , Gamma ray spectrometry , Contamination , Instrumentation , Nuclear decommissioning , Turbines

Disposal Site and Waste Form Characterization and Performance Assessment - Part 1 of 2

Mineralogical Analyses of Old (78 and 98 Years) Concrete
Tomoko Ishii, Hitoshi Owada, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Masahito Shibata, Kumi Negishi
ICEM 2011; 335-341doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59093
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Topics: Concretes , Cements (Adhesives) , Groundwater , Leachates , Minerals , Radioactive waste repositories , Rotary kilns
Modeling of Alteration Behavior on Blended Cementitious Materials
Hitoshi Owada, Tomoko Ishii, Mayumi Takazawa, Hiroyasu Kato, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Masahito Shibata
ICEM 2011; 343-349doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59096
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Topics: Cements (Building materials) , Modeling , Cements (Adhesives) , Minerals , Leachates , Blast furnaces , Fly ash , Groundwater , Slag cement , Slags

Disposal Site and Waste Form Characterization and Performance Assessment - Part 2 of 2

Characterization and Assessment of the Groundwater Pathway for the Low Level Waste Repository, UK
Lee J. Hartley, Martin James, Peter Jackson, Matt Couch, John Shevelan
ICEM 2011; 351-360doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59098
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Topics: Groundwater , Flow (Dynamics) , Safety , Design , Modeling , Radioactive wastes , Uncertainty , Water , Dimensions , Engineering design
Characterisation of the Geology of the UK Low Level Waste Repository
John Shevelan, Nicholas T. Smith
ICEM 2011; 361-370doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59146
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Topics: Construction , Design , Interpolation , Modeling , Safety , Uncertainty
Evolution of Sorption Properties in Large-Scale Concrete Structures Accounting for Long-Term Physical-Chemical Concrete Degradation
Janez Perko, Diederik Jacques, Dirk Mallants, Suresh Seetharam
ICEM 2011; 371-378doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59297
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Topics: Accounting , Concretes , Sorption , Safety , Radioisotopes , Transparency , Chemical properties , Containment , Dynamic models , Mechanical properties

Economic Analyses, Monitoring Strategies and Project Management in Environmental Management

Delivering Value for Money: Trust and Verify?
Alastair Laird
ICEM 2011; 379-387doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59253
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Topics: Governments , Hazards , Liabilities , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear industry , Uncertainty

Environmental Remediation Posters

Set Up of an Environmental Monitoring System, Shchuchye, Russia Technical Assistance
Stephane Belbeze, Matthieu Hallouin
ICEM 2011; 389-394doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59042
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Topics: Monitoring systems , Weapons , Pollution , Soil , Water , Automobiles , Collaboration , Emergency management , Gas detectors , Gases
Optimisation (Sampling Strategies and Analytical Procedures) for Site Specific Environment Monitoring at the Areas of Uranium Production Legacy Sites in Ukraine
Oleg V. Voitsekhovych, Tatiana V. Lavrova, Alexander B. Kostezh
ICEM 2011; 395-402doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59045
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Topics: Optimization , Uranium , Safety , Analytical methods , Contamination , Decision making , Radioisotopes , Spectroscopy
Post-Iodine Production NORM Repository Technical Design and Reconstruction Experience in Turkmenistan
A. B. Gelbutovskiy, P. I. Cheremisin, A. V. Troshev, A. J. Egorov, M. M. Boriskin
ICEM 2011; 403-408doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59183
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Topics: Coatings , Construction , Containers , Contamination , Design , Drainage , Inspection , Minerals , Packaging , Radioactive wastes

ER Site Characterization and Monitoring

Foam: Novel Delivery Technology for Remediation of Vadose Zone Environments
Danielle Jansik, Dawn M. Wellman, Shas V. Mattigod, Lirong Zhong, Yuxin Wu, Martin Foote, Fred Zhang, Susan Hubbard
ICEM 2011; 409-416doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59019
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Topics: Computer simulation , Contamination , Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Foams (Chemistry) , Gravity (Force) , Groundwater , Metals , Permeability , Petroleum industry
Soils Radiological Characterization Under a Nuclear Facility
Emilie Aubonnet, Didier Dubot
ICEM 2011; 417-423doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59046
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Topics: Radiological characterization , Soil , Contamination , Feedback , Nuclear industry , Nuclear power , Nuclear power stations , Optimization , Surface characterization
Radiological Evaluation of Contaminated Sites and Soils: VEgAS—An Expertise and Investigation Vehicle
Julien Attiogbe, Patrick De Moura, Marie Lavielle
ICEM 2011; 425-428doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59057
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Topics: Soil , Vehicles , Computer software , Contamination , Instrumentation , Modeling , Nuclear power , Optimization , Surface characterization
Characterization of a Deep Radiological Contamination: Integration of Geostatistical Processing and Historical Data
Yvon Desnoyers, Patrick de Moura
ICEM 2011; 429-433doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59062
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Topics: Contamination , Drills (Tools)
High-Density Gamma Radiation Spectrometry Surveys of Contaminated Land
Mike Davies, Robert Clark, Ian Adsley
ICEM 2011; 435-442doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59076
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Topics: Density , Gamma rays , Spectroscopy , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Resolution (Optics) , Radioisotopes , Artificial neural networks , Compression , Contamination , Design
Remediation and Assessment of the National Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal Site in Tajikistan
Nazirzhon T. Buriev, Dzhamshed A. Abdushukurov, Tjalle T. Vandergraaf
ICEM 2011; 443-450doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59110
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Topics: Radioactive waste storage , Storage , Radiation (Physics) , Radioisotopes , Soil , Biomedicine , Containers , Contamination , Gamma ray spectrometry , Gates (Closures)
Integrating History and Measurement Into a Case for Site Release
Angela Bartlett, Mike Davies, Peter Burgess, Gavin Coppins
ICEM 2011; 451-460doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59131
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Topics: Analytical methods , Clearances (Engineering) , Computer software , Contamination , Demolition , Design , Drainage , Environmental remediation , Groundwater , Knowledge management
Determination of the Radionuclide Contamination on the Absheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan
Tjalle T. Vandergraaf, Gudrat G. Mamedov, Mahammadali A. Ramazanov, Jalal A. Naghiyev, Afat A. Mehdiyeva, Nazim A. Huseynov
ICEM 2011; 461-469doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59177
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Topics: Contamination , Radioisotopes , Radiation (Physics) , Water , Dosimetry , Groundwater , Petroleum industry , Pipelines , Sediments , Soil
Industrial Experience Feedback of a Geostatistical Estimation of Contaminated Soil Volumes
Claire Faucheux, Nicolas Jeanne´e
ICEM 2011; 471-478doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59181
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Topics: Feedback , Soil , Financial risk , Pollution , Risk
Sampling and Decommissioning: CETAMA Seminar and International Overview
Guy Granier, Danie`le Roudil, Didier Dubot
ICEM 2011; 479-482doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59209
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear industry , Nuclear power , Risk reduction

Experiences in ER Clean-Up Methods and Actions

Groundwater Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium Along the Columbia River at the Hanford Site in Washington State, USA
Dyan L. Foss, Briant L. Charboneau
ICEM 2011; 483-492doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59030
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Topics: Groundwater , Rivers , Plumes (Fluid dynamics) , Pumps , Nuclear weapons , Resins , Shorelines , Testing , Water
Decommissioning of the Active Storage Facility for Residuals in Rheinsberg (Brandenburg/Germany) and Results of Groundwater Monitoring
Mathias Steinhoff
ICEM 2011; 493-497doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59134
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Topics: Groundwater , Nuclear decommissioning , Storage , Strontium , Water , Cobalt , Contamination , Flow (Dynamics) , Lakes , Transportation systems
Environmental Remediation of an ALSTOM Grid Industrial Site (France)
Ste´phanie Rome´ro
ICEM 2011; 499-502doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59270
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Topics: Decontamination , Environmental remediation , Groundwater , Organic compounds , Pollution , Power transformers , Soil , Soil remediation , Stability , Structures
Design and Installation of a Permeable Treatment Wall to Passively Remove Strontium-90 From Groundwater at a Former Commercial Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility in New York
Douglas Bablitch, Rupeet Malhotra, Rick Frappa, Scott Warner
ICEM 2011; 503-512doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59292
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Topics: Design , Groundwater , Nuclear fuels , Strontium , Trenching machinery , Containment , Engineers , Gravel , Ion exchange , Ions

Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning

Decommissioning Activities for Salaspils Research Reactor
A. Abramenkovs, J. Malnacs
ICEM 2011; 513-518doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59055
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive wastes , Clearances (Engineering) , Concretes , Containers , Governments , Decontamination , Radiation measurement , Radioactive substances , Spent nuclear fuels
Conditional Release of Steel From Decommissioning in a Form of Reinforced Concrete
Jozef Pritrsky, Miroslav Brodnan, Vladimir Necas
ICEM 2011; 519-523doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59058
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Reinforced concrete , Steel , Corrosion , Radioisotopes , Calcium hydroxide , Carbon dioxide , Computer software , Concretes , Safety
Development of Nuclear Facilities Piping Cleaning System Using Microbubble
Jongseon Jeon, Sangchul Lee, Haksoo Kim, Byoungsub Han, Wisoo Kim
ICEM 2011; 525-529doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59070
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Topics: Nuclear power stations , Pipes , Decontamination , Microbubbles , Damage , Radioactive wastes , Cavitation , Collapse , Corrosion , Pipelines
A Matrix-Inversion Method for Gamma-Source Mapping From Gamma-Count Data
Richard K. Bull, Ian Adsley, Claire Burgess
ICEM 2011; 531-537doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59082
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Topics: Fuels , Gamma rays , Noise (Sound) , Nuclear power stations , Springs
Reuse of Conditionally Released Steel: Proposals and Evaluation of Processes for Manufacturing of Steel Elements and Processes for Construction of Selected Scenarios
Peter Beza´k, Frantisˇek Ondra, Eva Hajkova´, Vladimir Danisˇka, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 539-547doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59130
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Topics: Construction , Manufacturing , Steel , Nuclear decommissioning , Concretes , Electromagnetic induction , Furnaces , Melting , Railroads , Rails
Influence of the Conditional Release of the Materials With Very Low Level of Radioactivity on the Environment
Slavka Prvakova, Adela Mrskova, Jozef Pritrsky
ICEM 2011; 549-553doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59132
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Topics: Radioactivity , Radioisotopes , Safety , Analytical methods , Bridges (Structures) , Computers , Concretes , Construction , Flow (Dynamics) , Groundwater
Methodology of External Exposure Calculation for Reuse of Conditional Released Materials From Decommissioning
Frantisˇek Ondra, Marek Vasˇko, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 555-562doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59138
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Rails
Uncertainty Analysis of Activity Measurement of New Monitoring System for Free-Release for NPP A-1 Decommissioning, Slovakia
Alojz Slaninka, Ondrej Sla´vik, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 563-570doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59244
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Topics: Monitoring systems , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Uncertainty analysis , Geometry , Containers , Sensors , Calibration , Polynomials , Semiconductors (Materials)
Use of Highly Pressurized Liquid Nitrogen Technology for Concrete Scabbling Application at SICN Nuclear Facility
Fabrice Moggia, Claire-Emilie Vaudey, Thierry Varet, Vale´rie Toulemonde, Fre´de´ric Richard, Gary Anderson, Fre´de´rique Damerval
ICEM 2011; 571-575doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59282
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Topics: Concretes , Nitrogen , Cutting , Decontamination , Nuclear decommissioning
Laser Removal of Contaminants on the Metal Surface
Hui-Jun Won, Sun-Hee Jung, Chong-Hun Jung, Byung-Seon Choi, Kune-Woo Lee, Jei-Kwon Moon
ICEM 2011; 577-582doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59343
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Topics: Lasers , Metal surfaces , Aluminum , Decontamination , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Stainless steel , Ablation (Vaporization technology) , Fluence (Radiation measurement) , Nd-YAG lasers , Q-switching
The Assessment of the Waste Management Plan to Decommissioning of Cernavoda NPP for Environmental Impact Reduction
Gheorghe Barariu
ICEM 2011; 583-593doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59358
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Radioactive wastes , Waste management
Application of the Data Quality Objective Process to the Partial De-Licensing at Oldbury Nuclear Power Station
Denis Buckley
ICEM 2011; 595-603doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59376
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Topics: Licensing , Nuclear power stations , Contamination , Safety
New Generation of Diamond Toolings for Facilitating Decommissioning Operations
Claude Besson, Erico Mariotti, Alexandre Mouysset, Lorenz zur Nedden, Bernard Delannay
ICEM 2011; 605-609doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59396
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Topics: Diamonds , Nuclear decommissioning , Diamond tools , Decontamination , Nuclear power stations , Cutting , Drilling , Engineers , Grinding
Technical Justification and Choice for Remediation Methods
Mark Morton, Janaka Jayamaha
ICEM 2011; 611-623doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59398
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Topics: Agricultural pollution , Conceptual design , Containers , Design , Nuclear decommissioning , Project cost estimation , Radioisotopes , Risk management , Soil , Surface roughness

Global Partnership in Environmental Management

UK Contributions to the Decommissioning of the BN-350 Reactor in Kazakhstan: 2002–2011
Steven Laws, David Wells, Andrew Herrick
ICEM 2011; 625-633doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59099
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Sodium , Storage , Coolants , Spent nuclear fuels , Liquid metals , Safety , Security , Alloys , Circuits
Environmental and Radiological Remediation Under Canada’s Global Partnership Program 2004–11
Michael J. Washer
ICEM 2011; 635-644doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59185
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Topics: Leadership , Security , Underwater vehicles , Weapons
Methodological and Practical Bases of Providing Information Support to Activities on Environmental Remediation of the Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Temporary Storage Facility in Gremikha
D. B. Stepennov, A. P. Varnavin, A. A. Zakharchev, L. Pillette-Cousin
ICEM 2011; 645-653doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59375
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Topics: Environmental remediation , Radioactive wastes , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Design , Project management , Radiation (Physics) , Three-dimensional modeling
Dismantling of Civilian Nuclear Powered Fleet Technical Support Vessels: Engineering Solutions
Konstantin N. Kulikov, Rinat A. Nizamutdinov, Andrey N. Abramov
ICEM 2011; 655-661doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59386
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Topics: Vessels , Nuclear decommissioning , Ships , Storage , Radiation (Physics) , Containers , Contamination , Economic analysis , Hull , Packing (Shipments)
Progress in International Cooperation on Regulation of Legacy Management: Experience and New Developments in Norwegian Cooperation Programmes
Malgorzata Karpov Sneve
ICEM 2011; 663-670doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59399
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Topics: Collaboration , Generators , Governments , Military systems , Mirrors , Nuclear power , Radiation (Physics) , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes , Safety

Global Partnerships and National Initiatives in Environmental Management

Advanced Simulation Capability for Environmental Management (ASCEM)
Paul Dixon, Mark Williamson, Mark Freshley, David Moulton, Ian Gorton, Elizabeth Keating, Yvette Collazo, Kurt Gerdes, Juan Meza
ICEM 2011; 671-677doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59065
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Topics: Simulation , Cements (Building materials) , Contamination , Flow (Dynamics) , Groundwater , Innovation , Modeling , Radioactive waste disposal , Soil remediation , Uncertainty
The Global Threat Reduction Initiative’s Radiological Security Cooperation With Russia
Tiffany A. Blanchard, William J. Abramson, James W. J. R. Russell, Catherine K. Roberts
ICEM 2011; 679-686doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59361
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Topics: Security , Generators , Radioisotopes , Sustainability
Kola Peninsula Radwaste Management in the Framework of the Italian-Russian Cooperation Agreement for Global Partnership
Massimiliano Nobile, Dmitry Izmailov, Antonino Spadoni, Oleg Uryvskiy
ICEM 2011; 687-697doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59392
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Concretes , Construction , Design , Waste management

HLW, Fissile, TRU and Spent Fuel Short and Long-Term Storage Issues

Advanced Surveillance Technologies for Used Fuel Long-Term Storage and Transportation
Hanchung Tsai, Yung Y. Liu, Mark Nutt, James Shuler
ICEM 2011; 699-706doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59032
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Topics: Fuels , Storage , Surveillance , Transportation systems , Sensors , Cladding systems (Building) , Fuel rods , Radiation (Physics) , Rupture , Corrosion
West Valley Demonstration Project High Level, Transuranic, and Greater Than Class C Wastes
James A. Blankenhorn
ICEM 2011; 707-714doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59048
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Topics: Decontamination , Defense industry , Fuels , Glass , Industrial research , Licensing , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear fuels , Nuclear power , Packaging
Managing Aging Effects on Used Fuel Dry Cask for Very Long-Term Storage
Omesh Chopra, Dwight Diercks, David Ma, Vikram Shah, Shiu-Wing Tam, Ralph Fabian, Yung Liu, Mark Nutt
ICEM 2011; 715-722doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59067
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Topics: Fuels , Storage , Amperes , Transportation systems , Licensing , Life cycle management , Nuclear fuels , Nuclear power stations , Public utilities , Safety
Generic Design Assessment of Long-Term Spent Fuel Storage for New Reactors in the UK
D. Watson, I. Streatfield, C. Grundy, S. Price-Water, D. Glazbrook, C. Fisher
ICEM 2011; 723-729doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59174
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Topics: Design , Spent fuel storage , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Radioactive wastes , Safety , Nuclear decommissioning , Governments , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactors
Industrial Complementarities Between Interim Storage and Reversible Geological Repository
Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke
ICEM 2011; 731-736doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59237
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Topics: Storage , Waste management , Engineering simulation , Flow (Dynamics) , Optimization , Simulation
Application of Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Hydrothermal Systems to Processes Near a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository
Geoffrey J. Peter
ICEM 2011; 737-745doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59246
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Modeling , Chemical kinetics , Engineering teachers , Kinetic energy , Radioisotopes , Rocks , Transport theory , Water

L/ILW Treatment Technology Development and Implementation

Preliminary Demonstration of GeoMelt Treatment of Hanford’s K-Basin Sludge
Keith Witwer
ICEM 2011; 747-752doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59004
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Topics: Acceptance criteria , Condensed matter , Drying , Fuels , Glass , Heating , Metals , Minerals , Packaging , Pressure
Waste Loading Enhancements for Hanford Low-Activity Waste Glasses
Albert A. Kruger
ICEM 2011; 753-754doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59018
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Topics: Glass , Rivers , Vitrification , Waste treatment
THOR® Steam Reforming Technology for the Treatment of Complex and Problematic Wastes
J. Brad Mason, Adam L. Foster
ICEM 2011; 755-763doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59084
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Topics: Steam reforming , Radioactive wastes , Testing , Bearings , Design , Emissions , Glass , Graphite , Heavy metals , Organic wastes
A Room Temperature Stabilization and Waste Volume Reduction Method Tested on Belgian Intermediate-Level Homogeneous Bituminized Waste (Eurobitum)
Nathalie R. E. N. Impens, Lesley Adriaensen, Jan Deckers, Pierre Van Iseghem
ICEM 2011; 765-775doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59103
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Topics: Temperature , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes , Incinerators , Radiation (Physics) , Radioactivity , Separation (Technology) , Water treatment
Standardizing of LLW/ILW Treatment for Russian Type Pressure Water Reactors
Klaus Bu¨ttner, Rainer Slametschka
ICEM 2011; 777-781doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59233
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Topics: Compacting , Databases , Design , Evaporation , Pressure , Storage , Structures , Water
35 Years of Incineration in Studsvik: Lessons Learned and Recent Modifications and Improvements
Maria Lindberg, Joakim Lo¨vstrand, Karin von Kronhelm
ICEM 2011; 783-786doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59264
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Topics: Control systems , Incinerators , Nuclear industry , Pyrolysis , Radioactive wastes

L/ILW Waste Characterization, Assay, and Tracking Systems

Measurement Methodology for Fulfilling of Waste Acceptance Criteria for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste in Storages
M. Sokcic-Kostic, F. Langer, R. Schultheis
ICEM 2011; 787-792doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59016
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Topics: Acceptance criteria , Radioactive wastes , Radioactive waste storage , Storage
New Free-Release and Sorting Monitors Developed for NPP A-1 Decommissioning, Slovakia
Ondrej Sla´vik, Alojz Slaninka, Martin Lisˇtjak, Kamil Krava´rik, Igor Pe´ly
ICEM 2011; 793-799doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59071
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Containers , Geometry , Sensors , Navigation , Conceptual design , Design , Engineering prototypes , Horizontal directional drilling
Ultrasonic Techniques for the In Situ Characterisation of ‘Legacy’ Waste Sludges and Dispersions
Timothy Hunter, Simon Biggs, James Young, Michael Fairweather, Jeff Peakall
ICEM 2011; 801-806doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59111
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Topics: Disperse systems , Particulate matter , Sensors , Acoustics , Storage , Backscattering , Diamonds , Glass , Magnesium (Metal) , Probes
Performance of a DrumScan® HRGS Solo Scanner for the Assay of Legacy Waste at the Belgoprocess Site
Daniel F. Parvin, Thomas Huys
ICEM 2011; 807-816doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59122
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Topics: Asphalt , Bituminous materials , Calibration , Fuels , Gamma rays , Geometry , Pitch (Bituminous material) , Radioactive wastes , Storage , Testing
A Proposed Figure of Merit for Evaluating the Performance of Radiation Waste Measurement Systems
Ronald M. Keyser, Timothy R. Twomey, Neil A. Webster, Michael D. Belbot
ICEM 2011; 817-821doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59159
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Topics: Measurement systems , Radiation (Physics) , Instrumentation , Gates (Closures) , Nuclides , Computer software , Containers , Hardware , Radiation detectors , Radioactive substances
Use of Lanthanum Bromide Detectors to Augment Site Surveys for Depleted Uranium
Ronald J. Unz, Donna M. Rogers, Charles Jones, Jay P. McCown, Charles A. Waggoner
ICEM 2011; 823-830doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59169
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Topics: Lanthanum , Sensors , Uranium , Contamination , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Composite materials , Soil , Computer software , Sodium , Surveying
Disposition of Transuranic Residues From Plutonium Isentropic Compression Experiment (Pu-ICE) Conducted at Z Machine (LA-UR-10-05649)
Kapil K. Goyal, Betty J. Humphrey, Jeffry Gluth, David M. French
ICEM 2011; 831-836doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59186
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Topics: Compression , Machinery , Computers , Explosions , Generators , Isotopes , Nuclear weapons , Reliability , Storage , Testing
Detection of Shielded Sealed Radioactive Sources in Radioactive Waste by Non-Destructive Assay Techniques
Leo van Velzen, Steven van der Marck
ICEM 2011; 837-845doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59252
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Topics: Nondestructive evaluation , Radioactive wastes , Photons , Backscattering , Computers , Density , Engineering simulation , Geometry , Neutrons , Probability
Calibration and Validation of a Wide Range Segmented Gamma Ray Scanning Instrument for the Measurement of Low and Intermediate Level Waste
John A. Mason, Marc R. Looman, Antony C. N. Towner, Kapila Fernando, Roland Wong, Robert A. Price, Brett Taylor, Paul Anderson
ICEM 2011; 847-853doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59304
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Topics: Calibration , Gamma rays , Instrumentation , Density , Background radiation , Design , Germanium , Radioisotopes , Sensors , Storage

Liquid Waste Treatment Process and Experience

A Fully Operational Pilot Plant for Eliminating Radioactive Oils Mixed With Chlorinated Solvents
A. Jacobs, W. Everett
ICEM 2011; 855-862doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59044
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Topics: Oils , Petroleum , Biomass , Lubricating oils , Water , Carbon dioxide , Biodegradation , Heavy metals , Organic wastes , Carbon
Sodium Nonatitanate for Removal Radioactive Strontium From Aqueous Contaminated Effluent
Aure´lie Merceille, Agne`s Grandjean, Yves Barre´
ICEM 2011; 863-868doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59083
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Topics: Sodium , Sorption , Strontium
Russia: Results and Prospects of Liquid Solidification Experiments at ROSATOM Sites
Yury Pokhitonov, Vasiliy Babain, Vladislav Kamachev, Dennis Kelley
ICEM 2011; 869-880doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59112
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Topics: Solidification , Polymers , Weapons , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Radioactive wastes , Generators , Absorption , Chemical stability , Contamination , Decontamination
Transport and Deposition Properties of Model Slurries of One and Two Particle Species
Hugh Rice, Simon Biggs, Michael Fairweather, James Young
ICEM 2011; 881-887doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59140
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Topics: Particulate matter , Slurries , Flow (Dynamics) , Reynolds number , Turbulence , Nuclear industry , Optimization , Pipe flow , Pipes , Radioactivity
Nuclide Separation by Hydrothermal Treatment and Ion Exchange: A Highly Effective Method for Treatment of Liquid Effluents
Georg Braehler, Ronald Rieck, V. A. Avramenko, V. I. Sergienko, E. A. Antonov
ICEM 2011; 889-896doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59217
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Topics: Ion exchange , Nuclides , Separation (Technology) , Resins , Cements (Adhesives) , Chemistry , Cycles , Engineers , Hydrogen , Oxidation
Adsorption of Cesium Radionuclides by the Composite Sorbents Carbon Fiber/Transition Metals Ferrocyanides
Irina V. Sheveleva, Veniamin V. Zheleznov, Svetlana Yu. Bratskaya, Valery G. Kuryavyi, Valentin A. Avramenko
ICEM 2011; 897-902doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59255
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Topics: Carbon fibers , Composite materials , Radioisotopes , Sorbents , Transition metals , Latex , Crystals , Ions , Nanocrystals , Particulate matter
Application of a New Technology for Reprocessing of Wastes Within the Framework of Rehabilitation of Uranium Mines Operated by In Situ Leaching
Gagik Martoyan, Garik Nalbandyan, Lavrenti Gagiyan, Gagik Karamyan, Artak Barseghyan, Gagik Brutyan
ICEM 2011; 903-906doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59403
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Topics: In situ processing (Mining) , Uranium mining , Uranium , Nuclear fuels , Radium , Recycling

Low/Intermediate Level Waste Management

Curing Time Effect on the Fraction of 137Cs From Immobilized Radioactive Evaporator Sludge by Portland Cement
Ilija Plecas, Slavko Dimovic, Radojica Pesic
ICEM 2011; 907-909doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59006
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Topics: Cements (Adhesives) , Hardening (Curing) , Radioactive wastes
Optimization of Radioactive Waste Cementation for Decommissioning of Salaspils Research Reactor
G. Abramenkova, A. Abramenkovs, M. Klavins
ICEM 2011; 911-915doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59066
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Optimization , Radioactive wastes , Cements (Adhesives) , Water , Radioisotopes , Mortar , Solidification , Temperature , Leakage
Gas Transport Properties of Pumice Tuff for Performance Assessment of LLW Disposal Facility
Shuichi Yamamoto, Kenichiro Suzuki, Mamoru Kumagai, Yasuhiro Tawara, Koji Mori
ICEM 2011; 917-923doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59074
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Topics: Cements (Building materials) , Concretes , Containers , Corrosion , Deformation , Fracture (Process) , Gas flow , Hydraulic conductivity , Hydrogen , Multiphase flow
Bayesian Statistics Applied to the Activities of Waste Drums
Richard K. Bull, Ian Adsley
ICEM 2011; 925-927doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59081
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Topics: Statistics as topic , Statistical distributions , Gamma ray spectrometry , Theorems (Mathematics)
Instrumented Measurements on Radioactive Waste Disposal Containers During Experimental Drop Testing
Thomas Quercetti, Andre Musolff, Karsten Mu¨ller
ICEM 2011; 929-938doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59142
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Topics: Containers , Radioactive waste disposal , Testing , Accelerometers , Radioactive wastes , Safety , Strain gages , Deformation , Displacement , Finite element methods
Photocatalytic and Photochemical Degradation of Liquid Waste Containing EDTA
C. Lepeytre, C. Lavaud, G. Serve
ICEM 2011; 939-941doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59144
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Topics: Carbon dioxide , Decontamination , Ions , Oxidation , Radioactive wastes , Semiconductors (Materials) , Titanium , Ultraviolet radiation , Water , Wavelength
Physical Modelling of Turbulent Jets for Nuclear Sludge Mobilisation
D. McKendrick, S. R. Biggs, M. Fairweather, J. Young
ICEM 2011; 943-947doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59147
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Topics: Jets , Modeling , Turbulence , Erosion , Particulate matter , Sands , Sediments , Computers , Design , Flow (Dynamics)
A Numerical Interpretation of Density Homogenization of Bentonite Material in Wetting Process
Atsushi Iizuka, Yusuke Takayama, Shinya Tachibana, Shintaro Ohno, Ichizo Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Kawai
ICEM 2011; 949-954doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59153
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Topics: Density , Soil , Wetting , Simulation results , Water , Computer simulation , Constitutive equations , Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Mechanical behavior
Design and Operation of the Combined Technology Automated Waste Characterization System
J. A. Mason, M. R. Looman, R. A. Price
ICEM 2011; 955-962doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59308
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Topics: Design , Gamma rays , Neutrons , Conveyor systems , Nondestructive evaluation , Polishing equipment , Weight (Mass) , Calibration , Graphite , Materials processing
Laboratory Experiments on the Alteration of Highly-Compacted Bentonite by Alkaline Solution and the Effects on Physical Properties
Satoru Miyoshi, Shinya Morikami, Yukinobu Kimura, Tomoko Jinno, Shuichi Yamamoto
ICEM 2011; 963-966doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59318
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Topics: Density , Flow (Dynamics) , Hydraulic conductivity , Minerals , Quartz , Silicon , Sodium , Temperature , Viscosity
Self Cleaning High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filtration Without Interrupting Process Flow
Chris Chadwick
ICEM 2011; 967-969doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59347
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Topics: Filtration , Flow (Dynamics) , Particulate matter , Trains , Filters , Glass fibers , Contamination , Cycles , Dust , Fire resistance
Environmentally-Friendly Recovery of Uranium From Nuclear Fuel Scraps Generated at Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Process
Kwang-Wook Kim, Dong-Youg Chung, Eil-Hee Lee, Keun-Young Lee, Kune-Woo Lee, Jei-Kwon Moon
ICEM 2011; 971-974doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59383
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Topics: Manufacturing , Nuclear fuels , Uranium , Hydrogen
Regulatory Clearance of Spent Steel Drums
Dae-Seok Hong, Yong-Yong Ji, Il-Sik Kang, Kyoung-Kil Kwak, Woo-Seog Ryu
ICEM 2011; 975-979doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59405
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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Steel , Radioactive wastes , Packaging , Recycling , Scrap metals , Concretes , Nuclear power , Radiation (Physics) , Soil

National and International D&D Programs

Peculiarities of ChNPP Site Remediation During Its Decommissioning: Final State of ChNPP Site
Sergey V. Mitichkin, Valeriy A. Seyda
ICEM 2011; 981-983doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59193
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning
Division of Nuclear Liabilities Between Different License Holders and Owners
Staffan Lindskog, Rolf Sjo¨blom
ICEM 2011; 985-994doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59214
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Topics: Liabilities , Licensing , Nuclear decommissioning , Project cost estimation , Construction , Neutrons , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactors , Ore dressing , Soil
Decommissioning of Obsolete Nuclear Facilities in the Nuclear Research Institute Rez
Josef Podlaha, Karel Svoboda, Eduard Hansli´k
ICEM 2011; 995-1004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59309
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear research , Biomedicine , Chemistry , Electron accelerators , Food products , Industrial research , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Nuclear fuel cycle
Spanish Approach to Large Decommissioning Projects
Juan Luis Santiago, Alejandro Rodri´guez
ICEM 2011; 1005-1009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59320
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Materials management , Nuclear research

National and International ER Programs

Application of an Environmental Remediation Methodology: Theory vs. Practice—Reflections and Two Belgian Case Studies
W. Blommaert, K. Mannaerts, S. Pepin, B. Dehandschutter
ICEM 2011; 1011-1021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59184
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Topics: Environmental remediation , Reflection , Contamination , Licensing , Radioactivity , Performance , Project cost estimation , Radioisotopes , Radium , Regulations

National and International Programs for L/ILW Management

Taking the UK’s National LLW Progamme From Strategy Development to Implementation
David Rossiter, Rachel O’Donnell
ICEM 2011; 1023-1029doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59059
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Topics: Defense industry , Education , Governments , Health care , Metal recycling , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear environmental management , Nuclear power , Packaging , Risk
Regulations for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste in the Konrad Repository
Hagen G. Jung, Gabriele Bandt
ICEM 2011; 1031-1036doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59105
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Regulations , Water , Construction , Groundwater , Heat , Mining , Radiation (Physics) , Shorelines , Water resource management
Radioactive Waste Management Challenges and Progress in Iraq
Fouad Al-Musawi, Emad S. Shamsaldin, John R. Cochran
ICEM 2011; 1037-1041doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59164
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Nuclear decommissioning , Fuels , Governments , Manufacturing , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear research , Production facilities , Radioisotopes , Storage
The Hydrogeologic Environment for a Proposed Deep Geologic Repository in Canada for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste
Jonathan F. Sykes, Stefano D. Normani, Yong Yin, Mark R. Jensen
ICEM 2011; 1043-1052doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59285
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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Flow (Dynamics) , Diffusion (Physics) , Engineering simulation , Simulation , Water , Density , Energy generation , Groundwater , Hydraulic conductivity

National and International Programs for Spent Fuel, Fissile, TRU, and HLW Management

Implications of Co-Existing National and Multinational Geological Repository Development Programmes in Europe
Neil Chapman, Charles McCombie, Edwoud Verhoef
ICEM 2011; 1053-1057doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59118
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Topics: Safety , Security , Waste management
Establishment of Research and Development Priorities Regarding the Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste in the United States and Strategies for International Collaboration
Mark Nutt, Michael Voegele, Jens Birkholzer, Peter Swift, Kevin McMahon, Jeff Williams, Mark Peters
ICEM 2011; 1059-1068doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59168
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Topics: Collaboration , Industrial research , Radioactive wastes , Nuclear power , Fuels , Storage , Cycles , Databases , Nuclear fuel cycle , Nuclear fuels
The Cige´o Industrial Geological Repository Project
Thibaud Labalette, Alain Harman, Marie-Claude Dupuis
ICEM 2011; 1069-1075doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59265
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Topics: Construction , Design , Governments , Licensing , Optimization , Radioactive wastes , Safety
Regulation of Ageing Reprocessing Facilities in the UK
R. P. Maitland
ICEM 2011; 1077-1081doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59353
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Topics: Health and safety , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear fuel cycle , Nuclear fuels , Risk , Safety , Security , Spent nuclear fuels

Public Perception Issues and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies in Radioactive Environmental Management

A Dialogue-Centric Approach to Environmental-Remediation Decision-Making
Laurel Boucher, James F. Clark
ICEM 2011; 1083-1092doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59115
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Topics: Decision making , Environmental remediation , Collaboration , Defense industry , Delays , Leadership , Sustainability
Engaging Local Stakeholders on Technical Issues: Test Case at the La Hague Reprocessing Plant
Ludivine Gilli
ICEM 2011; 1093-1099doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59211
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Topics: Fuels , Non-governmental organizations , Nuclear decommissioning , Radiation (Physics) , Safety , Transparency , Workshops (Work spaces)
Perspectives on Reversibility and Retrievability of a Geological Repository in France
Jean-Noe¨l Dumont, Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke
ICEM 2011; 1101-1109doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59263
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Topics: Construction , Design , Licensing
Outreach and Education to Ensure a Clean Energy Future for All
Susan M. Hess
ICEM 2011; 1111-1113doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59339
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Topics: Education , Renewable energy , Carbon dioxide , Climate change , Emissions , Energy resources , Governments , Nuclear industry , Security

Radium Remediation: Historical Perspectives and Current Circumstances

Remediation of Canada’s Historic Haul Route for Radium and Uranium Ores: The Northern Transportation Route
Brian Geddes, Chris Wenzel, Michael Owen, Mark Gardiner, Julie Brown
ICEM 2011; 1115-1126doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59303
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Topics: Radium , Transportation systems , Uranium , Fortification , Soil , Rivers , Lakes , Biomedicine , Contamination , Mining
Preparing for the Construction Phase of the Port Hope Area Initiative: Canada’s Largest Low-Level Radioactive Waste Clean-Up Project
Christine A. Fahey, G. Glenn Case, Andrea T. Denby, Tim Palmeter
ICEM 2011; 1127-1134doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59307
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Topics: Construction , Radioactive wastes , Containment , Soil
Radium Diagnosis Campaign
Florence Gabillaud-Poillion
ICEM 2011; 1135-1138doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59327
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Topics: Radium , Biomedicine , Pollution , Safety , Cancer , Clocks , Lightning rods , Manufacturing , Patient treatment , Radiation (Physics)
Overview of Radium Legacies in Belgium
B. Dehandschutter, L. Jadoul, K. Mannaerts, S. Pepin, A. Poffijn, W. Blommaert, M. Sonck
ICEM 2011; 1139-1143doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59367
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Topics: Radium , Minerals , Production facilities

Recent Advances in Processing and Immobilization of HLW, Fissile Material and Transuranic (TRU)

Status of the Development of In-Tank/At-Tank Separations Technologies for High-Level Waste Processing for the U.S. Department of Energy
William R. Wilmarth, Nicholas P. Machara, Reid A. Peterson, Sheryl R. Bush
ICEM 2011; 1145-1150doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59109
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Topics: Borosilicate glasses , Cycles , Defense industry , Heat resistant glass , Industrial research , Innovation , Ion exchange , Radioactive wastes , Rivers , Separation (Technology)
Mitigation of Sliding Motion of a Cask-Canister by Fluid-Structure Interaction in an Annular Region
Tomohiro Ito, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Atsuhiko Shintani, Chihiro Nakagawa, Kazuhisa Furuta
ICEM 2011; 1151-1157doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59208
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Topics: Fluid structure interaction , Equations of motion , Excitation , Spent nuclear fuels , Water
Pilot Test of Precipitation Setup for Dust Supressor and Transuranic Elements Removal From Wastewaters of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Valentin Avramenko, Svetlana Bratskaya, Dmitry Marinin, Anatoliy Terzi, Mariya Yarmolyuk
ICEM 2011; 1159-1165doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59256
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Topics: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986 , Dust , Nuclear power stations , Precipitation , Decontamination , Water , Density , Drainage , Electrostatic interactions , Filtration
Uranium Metal Oxidation, Grinding, and Encapsulation in BoroBond®: TRU Waste Management
Kevin S. Cook, Larry A. Addington, Beth Utley
ICEM 2011; 1167-1175doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59279
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Topics: Grinding , Metals , Oxidation , Uranium , Waste management , Water , Wear , Corrosion , Hydrogen , Milling
High Waste Loading Glass Formulations for Hanford High-Aluminum High-Level Waste Streams
Albert A. Kruger
ICEM 2011; 1177-1178doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59388
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Topics: Aluminum , Glass , Zirconium , Ceramics , Iron , Joules , Sulfur , Testing

Repository Programs: Site Selection and Characterization, Underground Research Labs, Engineering and Geological Barriers

Safety Assessment Input for Site Selection: The Swedish Example
Johan Andersson
ICEM 2011; 1179-1184doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59031
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Topics: Safety , Groundwater , Flow (Dynamics) , Risk , Climate change , Construction , Design , Earthquakes , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process)
Technical Know-How of Selection Process for the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Area and Site
Takanori Kunimaru, Ryuji Takeuchi, Tatsuji Matsuzaki
ICEM 2011; 1185-1194doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59088
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Topics: Construction , Groundwater , Regulations , Rock mechanics , Rocks , Safety
Hydraulic/Mechanical Modeling of Smectitic Materials for HMC Analytical Evaluation of the Long Term Performance of TRU Geological Repository
Ichizo Kobayashi, Hitoshi Owada, Tomoko Ishii
ICEM 2011; 1195-1204doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59090
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Topics: Modeling , Pressure , Water , Deformation , Density , Compression , Compressive stress , Equilibrium (Physics) , Chemical potential , Darcy's law
Characterization of Bedrock Hydrogeology at the Olkiluoto Site Using Surface Based and Underground Data
Lee Hartley, Dave Swan, Steven Baxter
ICEM 2011; 1205-1214doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59095
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Topics: Construction , Drills (Tools) , Flow (Dynamics) , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Geometry , Groundwater , Modeling , Resolution (Optics) , Rocks
Self-Disposal Option for Heat-Generating Waste
Michael I. Ojovan, Pavel P. Poluektov, Vladimir A. Kascheev
ICEM 2011; 1215-1221doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59182
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Topics: Heat , Radioisotopes , Radioactive wastes , Rocks , Melting , Safety , Density , Nuclear industry , Sealing (Process) , Seas
Modeling Approaches for Evaluating the Effects of Heterogeneity on Two-Phase Flow Associated With the Migration of Waste-Generated Gas From SF/HLW- and L/ILW Repositories in Low-Permeability Formations
A. Papafotiou, R. Senger, A. Alcolea, G. W. Lanyon, J. Ewing
ICEM 2011; 1223-1230doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59196
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Topics: Modeling , Permeability , Two-phase flow , Rocks , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Porosity , Tunnels , Pressure , Composite materials
Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Simulation of a Heating and Hydration Experimental Study (the China-Mock-Up) in GMZ Bentonite
L. Chen, J. Wang, Y. M. Liu, F. Collin, J. L. Xie
ICEM 2011; 1231-1239doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59212
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Topics: China , Heating , Simulation , Mechanical behavior , Computer simulation , Heat , Water , Water vapor
Investigations of the Possible Separation Distance Between Spent Fuel/High-Level Waste and a Low/Intermediate-Level Waste Repositories due to Gas and Heat Generation
R. Senger, J. Ewing
ICEM 2011; 1241-1251doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59220
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Topics: Heat , Separation (Technology) , Spent nuclear fuels , Pressure , Tunnels , Corrosion , Radioactive waste repositories , Computer simulation , Temperature effects , Alpha decay
EBS Behaviour Immediately After Repository Closure in a Clay Host Rock: The HE-E Experiment (Mont Terri URL)
Irina Gaus, Klaus Wieczorek, Juan Carlos Mayor, Thomas Trick, Jose´-Luis Garcia` Sin˜eriz, Kristof Schuster, Benoit Garitte, Uli Kuhlman
ICEM 2011; 1253-1258doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59288
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Topics: Rocks , Safety , Thermal conductivity , Water , Calibration , Design , Experimental design , Heat , Heating , High temperature
Performance Assessment Modelling for the Geological Siting Regions for the L/ILW and HLW Repositories in the Context of the Swiss Site Selection Plan
Andreas Poller, Ju¨rg W. Schneider, Piet Zuidema, Johannes Holocher, Gerhard Mayer
ICEM 2011; 1259-1265doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59306
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Topics: Modeling , Nuclear power , Radioactive waste repositories , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes , Safety , Transparency
A New Safety Concept for Geological Disposal in Japan (II)
Kazumi Kitayama
ICEM 2011; 1267-1272doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59357
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Topics: Safety , Defense industry , Radioactive wastes
NUMO’s Approach for Long-Term Safety Assessment
Takeshi Ebashi, Kenichi Kaku, Katsuhiko Ishiguro
ICEM 2011; 1273-1282doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59404
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Topics: Safety , Boundary-value problems , Decision making , Uncertainty

Risk/Performance Assessments and Contaminant Migration

Identification and Implementation of End-User Needs During Development of a State-of-the-Art Modeling Toolset
Roger Seitz, Mark Freshley, Mark Williamson, Paul Dixon, Kurt Gerdes, Yvette T. Collazo, Susan Hubbard
ICEM 2011; 1283-1290doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59069
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Topics: Modeling , Computer software , Engineering prototypes , Innovation , Risk , Risk assessment , Simulation , Teams , User interfaces
Intermediate and Long-Term Radiological Consequences of an Uncontrolled Access of Saline Solution Into the Asse Mine
Veronika Ustohalova, Christian Ku¨ppers
ICEM 2011; 1291-1300doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59163
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Topics: Chain , Collapse , Computation , Contamination , Groundwater , Inflow , Radiation (Physics) , Radioisotopes , Risk , Sorption
Independent Technical Reviews for Groundwater and Soil Remediation Projects at US Department of Energy Sites
Dawn S. Kaback, Grover Chamberlain, John G. Morse, Scott W. Petersen
ICEM 2011; 1301-1306doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59188
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Topics: Groundwater , Soil remediation , Design , Teams , Workshops (Work spaces) , Soil , Uncertainty
Uncertainties on the Extension of a Polluted Zone
Chantal de Fouquet, Yves Benoit, Claire Carpentier, Bruno Fricaudet
ICEM 2011; 1307-1312doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59198
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Topics: Errors , Pollution , Uncertainty

Safety and Security Related to Environmental and Nuclear Materials Management

Remote Radiation and Visual Surveys of the Hot Cell Waste Vault and Spent Fuel Transfer Route at Kazakhstan’s BN-350 Reactor
David Wells, Andrew Herrick, Alexander Klepikov, Igor Yakovlev, Evgeniy Tur, Collin Knight
ICEM 2011; 1313-1321doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59101
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Topics: Radiation (Physics) , Spent nuclear fuels , Fuels , Storage , Contamination , Coolants , Fast neutron reactors , Fuel storage , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Nuclear decommissioning
Human Reliability-Based MC&A Methods for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Protecting Nuclear Material
Felicia A. Dura´n, Gregory D. Wyss
ICEM 2011; 1323-1330doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59379
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Topics: Reliability , Nuclear power stations , Human reliability analysis , Probability , Sensors , Security , Nuclear fuel cycle , Probabilistic risk assessment

Safety Considerations Associated With L/ILW Management

The LLWR’s 2011 Environmental Safety Case
Richard Cummings, Andrew J. Baker, Trevor Sumerling, John Shevelan, Amy Huntington
ICEM 2011; 1331-1340doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59135
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Topics: Safety , Groundwater , Uncertainty , Concretes , Decision making , Design , Erosion , Flow (Dynamics) , Modeling , Nuclear decommissioning
An Assessment of the Radiological Impact of Coastal Erosion of the UK Low-Level Waste Repository
Trevor Sumerling, Paul Fish, George Towler, James Penfold, John Shevelan, Richard Cummings
ICEM 2011; 1341-1350doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59137
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Topics: Erosion , Shorelines , Seas , Uncertainty , Safety , Sediments , Desorption , Hydrodynamics , Inspection , Modeling
Factors Affecting the Longevity of Interim ILW Stores, Monitoring Methods and Techniques Supporting Store Life Extension
Jenny Morris, Stephen Wickham, Tim Hicks, Phil Richardson, James McKinney, Mark Tearle, Darrell Morris, Melanie Brownridge
ICEM 2011; 1351-1360doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59151
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Topics: Life extension , Service life (Equipment) , Coatings , Concretes , Corrosion , Cranes , Failure , Inspection , Maintenance , Optical quality control
Development of a Methodology for Determining ILW Package Monitoring and Inspection Requirements
Jenny Morris, Tim Hicks, Stephen Wickham, Antonio Guida, James McKinney, Mark Tearle, Darrell Morris, Melanie Brownridge
ICEM 2011; 1361-1370doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59156
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Topics: Inspection , Storage , Cost benefit analysis , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive wastes , Risk
An Assessment of the Radiological Impact of Human Intrusion at the UK Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR)
Tim. Hicks, Tamara Baldwin, Richard Cummings, Trevor Sumerling
ICEM 2011; 1371-1380doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59356
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Topics: Bearings , Design , Erosion , Radiation (Physics) , Radioisotopes , Radium , Safety , Seas , Shorelines , Structures

Siting, Design, Construction, and Operation of L/ILW Disposal Facilities

On-Site, Near Surface Disposal of Graphite Wastes in the UK
Adam Meehan, Peter Sibley, Jeremy Lightfoot, Duncan Jackson
ICEM 2011; 1381-1387doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59078
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Topics: Graphite , Design , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive wastes , Civil engineering , Concretes , Construction , Containers , Engineering design , Engineering prototypes
Radiological Impact of Co-Location of the VLLW and LILW Repository at Mochovce Site
V. Hanusik, Z. Kusovska, J. Moravek, J. Balaz, O. Chren
ICEM 2011; 1389-1393doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59152
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Topics: Conceptual design , Construction , Groundwater , Lakes , Leachates , Licensing , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive waste repositories , Radioisotopes , Roads
Development of an Engineering Design Process and Associated Systems and Procedures for a UK Geological Disposal Facility
Philip Rendell, Henry O’Grady, Brendan Breen, Alastair Clark, Steve Reece
ICEM 2011; 1395-1401doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59160
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Topics: Engineering design processes , Design , Radioactive wastes , Governments , Construction , Finishes , Gates (Closures) , Licensing , Nuclear decommissioning , Public policy
Demonstration Test of Underground Cavern-Type Disposal Facilities, Fiscal 2010 Status
Yoshihiro Akiyama, Kenji Terada, Nobuaki Oda, Tsutomu Yada, Takahiro Nakajima
ICEM 2011; 1403-1412doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59180
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Topics: Construction , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive waste repositories , Radioactive wastes , Radioactivity , Spent nuclear fuels
Demonstration of Gas-Permeable Seals for Radioactive Waste Repositories: Laboratory and In-Situ Experiments
Joerg Rueedi, Paul Marschall
ICEM 2011; 1413-1420doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59224
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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Carbon dioxide , Corrosion , Design , Gas flow , Hydraulic conductivity , Hydrogen , Metals , Methane , Modeling
Centre de la Manche Institutional Control Period: After the First Safety Review
Michel Dutzer, Jean Pierre Vervialle, Alain Andre´, Albert Marchiol
ICEM 2011; 1421-1427doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59236
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Topics: Safety , Membranes , Water , Contamination , Design , Generators , Groundwater , Pipes , Radioactive wastes , Slabs
State of the Art for Fabricating and Emplacing Concrete Containers Into Large Horizontal Disposal Caverns in the French Geological Repository
Jean-Michel Bosgiraud, Maurice Guariso, Franc¸ois Pineau
ICEM 2011; 1429-1435doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59267
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Topics: Concretes , Containers , Manufacturing , Design , Gantry cranes , Industrial research , Licensing , Machinery , Performance , Storage

Spent Fuel, Fissile, Transuranic and High Level Waste Management

Validation of Correlations Between Nd Isotopes and Difficult-to-Measure Nuclides Predicted With Burn-Up Calculation Code by Postirradiation Examination
Shiho Asai, Keisuke Okumura, Yukiko Hanzawa, Hideya Suzuki, Masaaki Toshimitsu, Jun Inagawa, Takaumi Kimura, Satoru Kaneko, Kensuke Suzuki
ICEM 2011; 1437-1442doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59086
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Topics: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , Isotopes , Nuclides , Tin , Cooling , Fuels , Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Nuclear fission , Pressurized water reactors , Radioactive wastes
Computational Study for Inventory Estimation of Se-79, Tc-99, Sn-126, and Cs-135 in High-Level Radioactive Wastes From Spent Nuclear Fuels of Light Water Reactors
Keisuke Okumura, Shiho Asai, Yukiko Hanzawa, Tsutomu Okamoto, Hideya Suzuki, Masaaki Toshimitsu, Jun Inagawa, Takaumi Kimura, Kensuke Suzuki, Satoru Kaneko
ICEM 2011; 1443-1450doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59087
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Topics: Light water reactors , Nuclear fission , Radioactive wastes , Spent nuclear fuels , Tin
Technical Know-How of Site Descriptive Modeling for Site Characterization
Hiromitsu Saegusa, Tadafumi Niizato, Ken-ichi Yasue, Hironori Onoe, Ryosuke Doke
ICEM 2011; 1451-1460doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59089
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Modeling , Uncertainty , Decision making , Industrial research , Radioactive wastes , Resolution (Optics) , Transparency
Capillary Electrophoresis With Laser-Induced Fluorescent Detection Method Using Highly Emissive Probes for Analysis of Actinides in Radioactive Wastes
Tomoko Haraga, Yuta Nakano, Masami Shibukawa, Yutaka Kameo, Kuniaki Takahashi, Shingo Saito
ICEM 2011; 1461-1465doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59092
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Topics: Electrophoresis , Lasers , Probes , Radioactive wastes
Technical Know-How for the Investigation and Modelling of Topographic Evolution for Site Characterisation
Ryosuke Doke, Ken-ichi Yasue, Tadafumi Niizato, Akio Nakayasu
ICEM 2011; 1467-1476doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59171
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Topics: Modeling , Flow (Dynamics) , Construction , Decision making , Expert systems , Uncertainty , Arches , Groundwater , Hazard analysis , Nuclear power stations
Development of Comprehensive Techniques for Coastal Site Characterisation: Integrated Palaeohydrogeological Approach for Development of Site Evolution Models
Kenji Amano, Tadafumi Niizato, Kunio Ota, Bill Lanyon, W. Russell Alexander
ICEM 2011; 1477-1481doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59259
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Topics: Shorelines , Safety , Groundwater , Mechanical stability , Radioactive waste repositories , Seas
Industrial Scale HL-LL Waste Canister Transfer Demonstrator
Pascal Champ, Jacques Bardet, Benjamin Attias
ICEM 2011; 1483-1491doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59305
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Topics: Design , Manufacturing , Transportation systems

Uranium Mining and Milling Sites ER

Mobility of Ra-226 and Heavy Metals (U, Th and Pb) From Pyritic Uranium Mine Tailings Under Sub-Aqueous Disposal Conditions
Nand K. Dave´
ICEM 2011; 1493-1501doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59283
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Topics: Heavy metals , Mechanical admittance , Uranium mining , Water , Gypsum , Iron , Stability

Waste Minimization, Avoidance, and Recycling

Pollution Prevention Benefits of Dissolvable Protective Clothing
Michael E. Cournoyer, David L. Wannigman, Robert L. Dodge
ICEM 2011; 1503-1509doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59003
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Topics: Pollution control , Protective clothing , Contamination , Quality control , Radioactive waste disposal , Safety , Textiles , Waste reduction
Waste Minimization by Melting–Recycling of Radioactive Metals: 20 Years Operation of the Melting Plant CARLA by Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH
Ulrich Quade, Thomas Kluth
ICEM 2011; 1511-1519doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59040
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Topics: Melting , Metals , Recycling , Waste reduction , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear industry , Radioactive wastes
Treatment of Spent Acidic Decontaminants With a High-Efficiency Cementation Method
Kou-Ming Lin, Ching-Tu Chang, Ming-Shin Wu, Wen-Chen Lee, Jen-Chieh Chung, Tsong-Yang Wei
ICEM 2011; 1521-1524doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59063
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Topics: Chemical processes , Clearances (Engineering) , Compression , Cycles , Decontamination , Metal wastes , Metals , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear energy research , Nuclear power stations
Evaluation of External Exposure During Building and Operation of Concrete Bridges Constructions That Reuse the Conditionally Released Steels
Michal Panik, Vladimir Necas
ICEM 2011; 1525-1532doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59120
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Topics: Concrete bridges , Steel , Bridges (Structures) , Modeling , Computers , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactivity , Radioisotopes
Impact of Nuclide Vector Composition Contained in Conditionally Released Steel Reused in Motorway Tunnels Scenario on Calculated Individual Effective Doses
Toma´sˇ Hrncˇi´rˇ, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 1533-1543doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59128
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Topics: Highways , Nuclides , Steel , Tunnels , Modeling , Nuclear decommissioning , Computers , Concrete construction , Maintenance , Radioactivity
Methodology for Identification of Conditionally Released Materials From Decommissioning Using the OMEGA Code
Matej Zachar, Vladimi´r Danisˇka, Vladimi´r Necˇas
ICEM 2011; 1545-1553doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59175
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Clearances (Engineering) , Radioactivity , Algorithms , Databases , Radiation (Physics) , Radioactive substances , Radioisotopes , Waste management

Young Generation Network (YGN) and Professional Development Programs

Planning for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Some Views of Younger Stakeholders
Bea Labor, Staffan Lindskog
ICEM 2011; 1555-1562doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59222
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations
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