Appendix C Presentations to the Committee
Washington, D.C., October 24-25, 2001
Overview of the Office of Science and Technology’s Role in the Environmental Management Cleanup Mission, Teresa Fryberger, Department of Energy (DOE)
Charter and Description of the EM Science Program, Roland Hirsch and Mark Gilbertson, DOE
Nuclear Material Program Review, John Tseng, DOE
Spent Nuclear Fuel Program Review, John Tseng, DOE
Role of the Nuclear Materials Focus Area (NMFA), Stan Wolf, DOE
Depleted Uranium Program Review, Kevin Shaw, DOE
Statement of Task and Needs of the Sponsor, Gerald Boyd and Mark Gilbertson, DOE
Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 14-15, 2002
EM Program Oversight for Pu Operations, R. Erickson, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
NMFA Work at LANL and Emerging Needs, J. Boak, LANL
MOX Fuel from Excess Pu, K. Abney, LANL
Aries Program for Stabilizing Pu, C. James, LANL
NDA Assay Techniques, N. Enslinn, LANL
Roundtable Discussions with LANL Research Personnel
Roundtable Discussions with Sandia National Laboratories Personnel
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 6-7, 2002
Oak Ridge Nuclear Materials Overview, Allen Croff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Depleted Uranium (DU), J. Haire and R. Hightower, ORNL
Uranium-233, James Rushton and Charles Forsberg, ORNL
Heavy Isotopes, Ron Canon and Emory Collins, ORNL
Highly Enriched/Low-Enriched/and Natural Uranium, J. Dale Jackson, ORNL
Pu-238, Robert Wham, ORNL
Tour—DU Uses Research (Heavy Concrete/Catalysis), L. Dole, C. Mattus, S. Dai, ORNL
Tour—Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, B. Patton, J. Knauer, ORNL
Tour—East Tennessee Technology Park DU Storage Cylinders, H. Philpot, ORNL
Augusta, Georgia, March 7-8, 2002
Site Overview and EM Nuclear Materials Planning, Jay Bilyeu, DOE-Savannah River (DOE-SR)
Summary of Site Nuclear Materials Science Needs, Alan Riechman, Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC)
Tour 330-M and 331-M—Depleted Uranium Storage, James Wiederkehr, WSRC, and Dawn Gillas, DOE-SR
Driving tour F Area A-Line—Depleted Uranium Solution Conversion, George Zachmann, WSRC
Tour 717-F Mock-up Shop, Dave Barnette, Bechtel Savannah River Inc.
Tour H-Canyon Control Room, Don Johnson, Glynn Dyer, Jimmy Winkler, WSRC
HB-Line Overview—Nuclear Materials Recovery, Dick Murphy, WSRC
USDOE Nuclear Material Disposal Orphans, Billy Chambers, DOE-SR
DOE-EM Aluminum-Based SNF Disposition Alternatives—Potential for H-Canyon Reprocessing, Billy Chambers, DOE-SR
Radiolysis of Adsorbed Moisture, Neal Askew, WSRC
Gas Generation Research to Support Transportation and Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials, Jon Duffy and Ron Livingston, WSRC
Prevention of Precipitation of Unwanted Solids During Nuclear Material Processing, William J. Crooks III, WSRC
Computer Modeling of Uranium and Plutonium Solvent Extraction Processes, Mark Crowder, WSRC
Interaction of Actinide Process Solutions with Concrete, Michael Bronikowski, WSRC
Aqueous Pretreatment of LWR Fuel for Accelerator Transmutation of Waste, Major Thompson, WSRC
Plutonium Storage Science Needs, Kerry Dunn and Thad Adams, WSRC
Test Program of Impact/Crush/Thermally Resistive Materials for Radioactive Materials Packaging, P.S. Blanton and A. C. Smith, WSRC
Remote Monitoring of Nuclear Materials Under Surveillance, Bill Rigot, WSRC
SRS SNF Science Needs, Thad M. Adams, WSRC
Richland, Washington, May 20-22, 2002
Integration of Science at Hanford, John LaFemina and Terry Walton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) Project Overview, Larry Romine, DOE-Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL)
Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project Overview, Roger McCormack, Fluor Hanford
Cs/Sr Capsules Overview, George Sanders and Sen Moy, DOE-RL
Waste Management—Central Waste Complex, George Sanders and Todd Shrader, DOE-RL
EM Science Program at Hanford, Paul Bredt, PNNL
INEEL Spent Nuclear Fuels, Phil Winston, INEEL
SNF Technology Gaps, Jim Sloughter and Bruce Makenas, Fluor Hanford, and John Abrehah, PNNL
Non-Destructive Special Nuclear Materials Analysis, Tony Peurrung, PNNL
Nuclear Materials Technology Gaps, Ted Venetz, Fluor Hanford, Cal Delegard and Andy Schmidt, PNNL
PFP Technical Roundtable, Suzanne Clarke, DOE-RL, Lenny Perkins, DFSH, and Dwayne Speer, DOE-RL