Appendix B
Open Session Agendas
MEETING 1—January 7, 2013
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions David Daniel (NAE), Ph.D., Chair, Committee on Characterization, Modeling, Monitoring, and Remediation of Fractured Rocks |
9:05 | Sponsor expectations Thomas Nicholson, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Risk Analysis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research |
Mark Schoppet, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Management Division | |
10:50 | Break |
11:00 | Perspectives on fractured bedrock across disciplines and scales Matthew Becker, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach |
12:00 p.m. | Working lunch in meeting room; continued discussions |
12:30 | A recent study of fault zone hydrology Kenzi Karasaki, Ph.D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
1:30 | Sponsor expectations (cont.) TBD, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Fuel Disposition |
2:00 | Open session adjourns |
WORKSHOP—May 29–31, 2013
DAY ONE: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
CHARACTERIZING PHYSICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN FRACTURED ROCK
8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
8:30 | Welcome and introductory remarks David Daniel (NAE), Ph.D., Committee Chair |
SESSION 1: RECENT ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGIC AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES
Session Moderator: Allen Shapiro, Ph.D., committee member
8:50 | Fractured rock: How did it get that way? Terry Engelder, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University |
9:20 | Hydromechanical coupling Mark Zoback (NAE), Ph.D., Stanford University |
9:50 | Contaminant geochemical behavior in fractured rocks: Lessons from porous media Richelle Allen-King, Ph.D., University at Buffalo |
10:20 | Break |
10:40 | Panel discussion |
11:40 | Lunch |
SESSION 2: ENHANCED CHARACTERIZATION
Session Moderator: Kamini Singha, Ph.D., committee member
1:00 p.m. | Fracture architecture and mechanical stratigraphy in sedimentary rocks Michael Gross, Ph.D., Shell Oil |
1:30 | Advances in the characterization of fractured rock systems beyond the borehole wall using geophysical imaging Lee Slater, Ph.D., Rutgers University |
2:00 | Panel discussion |
3:00 | Break |
SESSION 3: SYNTHESIZING CHARACTERIZATION INFORMATION INTO CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF GROUNDWATER FLOW AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRANSPORT
Session Moderator: Bill Dershowitz, Ph.D., committee member
3:20 | Experiences from site-descriptive and safety assessment modeling, and input from ongoing research and development plans Jan-Olof Selroos, Ph.D., Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) |
3:50 | Data model synthesis for flow and transport in fractured rocks Paul Hsieh, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey |
4:20 | Panel discussion Jan-Olof Selroos, Ph.D., SKB Paul Hsieh, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey Kent Novakowski, Ph.D., Queens University Scott Painter, Ph.D. |
5:20 | Adjourn for the day |
DAY TWO: Thursday, May 30, 2013
REMEDIATION AND MONITORING IN FRACTURED ROCK
8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
8:30 | Welcome and introductory remarks David Daniel (NAE), Ph.D., Committee Chair |
SESSION 4: REMEDIATION IN FRACTURED ROCK
Session Moderator: David Reynolds, Ph.D., committee member
8:45 | What is the future of remediation science and technology and how do we prepare? Jeffrey Marqusee, Ph.D., Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program |
9:15 | Use of thermal conductive heating to remove chlorinated solvents from fractured bedrock Bernie Kueper, Ph.D., Queens University |
9:45 | Biotic/abiotic degradation Leo Lehmicke, Ph.D., CO2 and Water, Inc. |
10:15 | Break |
10:30 | In situ bioremediation of uranium Steve Yabusaki, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
11:00 | Panel discussion |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
SESSION 5: MONITORING FOR EARLY INDICATORS OF ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIATION PROGRESS
Session Moderator: Lynn Orr, Jr., Ph.D., committee member
1:00 | Session introduction |
1:15 | Working group discussions |
Questions for working groups:
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2:30 | Working group summaries provided in plenary session |
3:00 | Large group discussion |
CONCLUDING REMARKS
4:00 | Closing remarks David Daniel (NAE), Ph.D., Committee Chair |
4:30 | Workshop adjourns |