Proceedings of the ASME

14th International Conference on

Environmental Remediation and

Radioactive Waste Management

- 2011 -

Part B

presented at

ASME 2011 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

SEPTEMBER 25-29, 2011

REIMS, FRANCE

sponsored byNUCLEAR ENGINEERING DIVISION, ASME

ASME

Three Park Avenue * New York, N.Y. 10016

PART B

UILW WASTE CHARACTERIZATION, ASSAY, AND TRACKING SYSTEMS

ICEM2011-59016

Measurement Methodology for Fulfilling of Waste Acceptance Criteria for Low and

Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste in StoragesM. Sokcic-Kostic, F. Langer, and R. Schultheis

ICEM2011-59071 793New Free-Release and Sorting Monitors Developed for NPP A-1 Decommissioning, Slovakia

Ondrej Slavik, Alojz Slaninka, Martin Listjak, Kamil Kravarik, and Igor Pely

ICEM2011-59111 801

Ultrasonic Techniques for the In Situ Characterisation of 'Legacy' Waste Sludges andDispersions

Timothy Hunter, Simon Biggs, James Young, Michael Fairweather, and Jeff Peakall

ICEM2011-59122 807Performance of a DrumScan® HRGS Solo Scanner for the Assay of Legacy Waste at theBelgoprocess Site

Daniel F. Parvin and Thomas Huys

ICEM2011-59159 817A Proposed Figure of Merit for Evaluating the Performance of Radiation WasteMeasurement Systems

Ronald M. Keyser, Timothy R. Twomey, Neil A. Webster, and Michael D. Belbot

ICEM2011-59169 823Use of Lanthanum Bromide Detectors to Augment Site Surveys for Depleted Uranium

Ronald J, Unz, Donna M. Rogers, Charles Jones, Jay P. McCown, andCharles A. Waggoner

ICEM2011-59186 831Disposition 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, and David M. French

ICEM2011-59252 837Detection of Shielded Sealed Radioactive Sources in Radioactive Waste by Non-DestructiveAssay Techniques

Leo van Velzen and Steven van der Marck

ICEM2011-59304 847Calibration and Validation of a Wide Range Segmented Gamma Ray Scanning Instrumentfor 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, and Paul Anderson

LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS AND EXPERIENCEICEM2011-59044

855A Fully Operational Pilot Plant for Eliminating Radioactive Oils Mixed WithChlorinated Solvents

A. Jacobs and W. Everett

ICEM2011-59083863

Sodium Nonatitanate for Removal Radioactive Strontium From AqueousContaminated Effluent

Aurelie Merceille, Agnes Grandjean, and Yves Bane

ICEM2011-59112 869

Russia: Results and Prospects of Liquid Solidification Experiments at ROSATOM Sites

Yury Pokhitonov, Vasiliy Babain, Vladislav Kamachev, and Dennis Kelley

ICEM2011-59140 881

Transport and Deposition Properties of Model Slurries of One and Two Particle Species

Hugh Rice, Simon Biggs, Michael Fairweather, and James Young

ICEM2011-59217 889

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, and E. A. Antonov

ICEM2011-59255 897

Adsorption of Cesium Radionuclides by the Composite Sorbents Carbon Fiber/Transition

Metals FerrocyanidesIrina V. Sheveleva, Veniamin V. Zheleznov, Svetlana Yu. Bratskaya, Valery G. Kuryavyi,

and Valentin A. Avramenko

ICEM2011-59403 903

Application of a New Technology for Reprocessing of Wastes Within the Framework of

Rehabilitation of Uranium Mines Operated by In Situ LeachingGagik Martoyan, Garik Nalbandyan, Lavrenti Gagiyan, Gagik Karamyan,

Artak Barseghyan, and Gagik Brutyan

LOW/INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59006 907

Curing Time Effect on the Fraction of 137Cs From Immobilized Radioactive EvaporatorSludge by Portland Cement

llija Plecas, Slavko Dimovic, and Radojica Pesic

ICEM2011-59066 911

Optimization of Radioactive Waste Cementation for Decommissioning of SalaspilsResearch Reactor

G, Abramenkova, A. Abramenkovs, and M. Klavins

ICEM2011-59074 917

Gas Transport Properties of Pumice Tuff for Performance Assessment of

LLW Disposal FacilityShuichi Yamamoto, Kenichiro Suzuki, Mamoru Kumagai, Yasuhiro Tawara, and

Koji Mori

ICEM2011-59081 925

Bayesian Statistics Applied to the Activities of Waste Drums

Richard K. Bull and Ian Adsley

ICEM2011-59142 929

Instrumented Measurements on Radioactive Waste Disposal Containers DuringExperimental Drop TestingThomas Quercetti, Andre Musolff, and Karsten Muller

ICEM2011-59144 939

Photocatalytic and Photochemical Degradation of Liquid Waste Containing EDTAC. Lepeytre, C. Lavaud, and G. Serve

ICEM2011-59147 943

Physical Modelling of Turbulent Jets for Nuclear Sludge Mobilisation

D. McKendrick, S. R. Biggs, M. Fairweather, and J. Young

ICEM2011-59153 949

A Numerical Interpretation of Density Homogenization of Bentonite Material in

Wetting Process

Atsushi lizuka, Yusuke Takayama, Shinya Tachibana, Shintaro Ohno, Ichizo Kobayashi,and Katsuyuki Kawai

ICEM2011-59308 955

Design and Operation of the Combined Technology Automated Waste

Characterization SystemJ. A. Mason, M. R. Looman, and R. A. Price

ICEM2011-59318 963

Laboratory Experiments on the Alteration of Highly-Compacted Bentonite by Alkaline

Solution and the Effects on Physical PropertiesSatoru Miyoshi, Shinya Morikami, Yukinobu Kimura, Tomoko Jinno, and

Shuichi Yamamoto

ICEM2011-59347 967

Self Cleaning High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filtration Without InterruptingProcess Flow

Chris Chadwick

ICEM2011-59383 971

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,and Jei-Kwon Moon

ICEM2011-59405 975

Regulatory Clearance of Spent Steel Drums

Dae-Seok Hong, Yong-Yong Ji, ll-Sik Kang, Kyoung-Kil Kwak, and Woo-Seog Ryu

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL D&D PROGRAMSICEM2011-59193 981

Particularities of ChNPP Site Remediation During Its Decommissioning: Final State of

ChNPPSite

Sergey V. Mitichkin and Valeriy A. Seyda

ICEM2011-59214 985

Division of Nuclear Liabilities Between Different License Holders and Owners

Staffan Lindskog and Rolf Sjoblom

ICEM2011-59309995

Decommissioning of Obsolete Nuclear Facilities in the Nuclear Research Institute Rez

Josef Podlaha, Karel Svoboda, and Eduard Hanslfk

ICEM2011-593201005

Spanish Approach to Large Decommissioning Projects

Juan Luis Santiago and Alejandro Rodriguez

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ER PROGRAMS

ICEM2011-59184 1011

Application of an Environmental Remediation Methodology:

Theory vs. Practice - Reflections and Two Belgian Case Studies

W. Blommaert, K. Mannaerts, S. Pepin, and B. Dehandschutter

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR L/ILW MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59059 1023

Taking the UK's National LLW Progamme From Strategy Development to Implementation

David Rossiter and Rachel O'Donnell

ICEM2011-59105 1031

Regulations for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste in the Konrad Repository

Hagen G. Jung and Gabriele Bandt

1CEM2011-59164 1037

Radioactive Waste Management Challenges and Progress in IraqFouad Al-Musawi, Emad S. Shamsaldin, and John R. Cochran

ICEM2011-59285 1043

The Hydrogeologic Environment for a Proposed Deep Geologic Repository in Canada

for Low and Intermediate Levef Radioactive Waste

Jonathan F. Sykes, Stefano D. Normani, Yong Yin, and Mark R. Jensen

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SPENT FUEL,

FISSILE, TRU, AND HLW MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59118 1053

Implications of Co-Existing National and Multinational Geological Repository DevelopmentProgrammes in Europe

Neil Chapman, Charles McCombie, and Edwoud Verhoef

ICEM2011-59168 1059

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, and Mark Peters

ICEM2011-59265 1069

The Cigeo Industrial Geological Repository ProjectThibaud Labalette, Alain Harman, and Marie-Claude Dupuis

ICEM2011-59353 1077

Regulation of Ageing Reprocessing Facilities in the UK

R. P. Maitland

PUBLIC PERCEPTION ISSUES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

STRATEGIES IN RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTICEM2011-59115 1083

A Dialogue-Centric Approach to Environmental-Remediation Decision-MakingLaurel Boucher and James F. Clark

ICEM2011-59211 1093

Engaging Local Stakeholders on Technical Issues: Test Case at the La HagueReprocessing Plant

Ludivine Gilli

ICEM2011-59263 1101

Perspectives on Reversibility and Retrievability of a Geological Repository in France

Jean-Noel Dumont and Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke

ICEM2011-59339 1111

Outreach and Education to Ensure a Clean Energy Future for All

Susan M. Hess

RADIUM REMEDIATION: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ANDCURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES

ICEM2011-59303 1115Remediation of Canada's Historic Haul Route for Radium and Uranium Ores:The Northern Transportation Route

Brian Geddes, Chris Wenzel, Michael Owen, Mark Gardiner, and Julie Brown

ICEM2011-59307 1127

Preparing for the Construction Phase of the Port Hope Area Initiative: Canada's LargestLow-Level Radioactive Waste Clean-Up Project

Christine A. Fahey, G. Glenn Case, Andrea T. Denby, and Tim Palmeter

ICEM2011-59327 1135Radium Diagnosis Campaign

Florence Gabillaud-Poillion

ICEM2011 -59367 1139Overview of Radium Legacies in Belgium

B. Dehandschutter, L. Jadoul, K. Mannaerts, S. Pepin, A. Poffijn, W. Blommaert, andM. Sonck

RECENT ADVANCES IN PROCESSING AND IMMOBILIZATION OF HLW,

FISSILE MATERIAL AND TRANSURANIC (TRU)

ICEM2011-59109 1145

Status of the Development of In-Tank/At-Tank Separations Technologies for High-LevelWaste Processing for the U.S. Department of Energy

William R. Wilmarth, Nicholas P. Machara, Reid A. Peterson, and Sheryl R. Bush

ICEM2011-59208 1151

Mitigation of Sliding Motion of a Cask-Canister by Fluid-Structure Interaction in an

Annular RegionTomohiro Ito, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Atsuhiko Shintani, Chihiro Nakagawa, and

Kazuhisa Furuta

ICEM2011-59256 1159

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, and

Mariya Yarmolyuk

ICEM2011-59279 1167

Uranium Metal Oxidation, Grinding, and Encapsulation in BoroBond®:

TRU Waste ManagementKevin S. Cook, Larry A. Addington, and Beth Utley

ICEM2011 -59388 1177

High Waste Loading Glass Formulations for Hanford High-Aluminum High-Level

Waste Streams

Albert A. Kruger

REPOSITORY PROGRAMS: SITE SELECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION,

UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABS, ENGINEERING AND

GEOLOGICAL BARRIERS

IC EM2011-59031 1179

Safety Assessment Input for Site Selection: The Swedish ExampleJohan Andersson

ICEM2011-59088 1185

Technical Know-How of Selection Process for the Horonobe Underground Research

Laboratory Area and Site

Takanori Kunimaru, Ryuji Takeuchi, and Tatsuji Matsuzaki

ICEM2011-59090 1195

Hydraulic/Mechanical Modeling of Smectitic Materials for HMC Analytical Evaluation of the

Long Term Performance of TRU Geological Repository

Ichizo Kobayashi, Hitoshi Owada, and Tomoko Ishii

ICEM2011-59095 1205

Characterisation of Bedrock Hydrogeology at the Olkiluoto Site Using Surface Based and

Underground Data

Lee Hartley, Dave Swan, and Steven Baxter

1CEM2011-59182 1215

Self-Disposal Option for Heat-Generating Waste

Michael I. Ojovan, Pavel P. Poluektov, and Vladimir A. Kascheev

ICEM2011-59196 1223

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, and J. Ewing

ICEM2011-59212 1231

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, and J. L. Xie

ICEM2011-59220 1241

Investigations of the Possible Separation Distance Between Spent Fuel/High-LevelWaste and a Low/Intermediate-Level Waste Repositories due to Gas and Heat Generation

R. Senger and J. Ewing

ICEM2011-59288 1253

EBS Behaviour Immediately After Repository Closure in a Clay Host Rock:

The HE-E Experiment (MontTerri URL)Irina Gaus, Klaus Wieczorek, Juan Carlos Mayor, Thomas Trick, Jose-Luis Garcia Sineriz,

Kristof Schuster, Benoit Garitte, and Uli Kuhlman

ICEM2011-59306 1259

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, Jurg W. Schneider, Piet Zuidema, Johannes Holocher, andGerhard Mayer

ICEM2011-59357 1267A New Safety Concept for Geological Disposal in Japan (II)

Kazumi Kitayama

ICEM2011-59404 1273

NUMO's Approach for Long-Term Safety Assessment

Takeshi Ebashi, Kenichi Kaku, and Katsuhiko Ishiguro

RISK/PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND CONTAMINANT MIGRATIONICEM2011-59069 1283Identification 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,and Susan Hubbard

ICEM2011-59163 1291

Intermediate and Long-Term Radiological Consequences of an Uncontrolled Access ofSaline Solution Into the Asse Mine

Veronika Ustohalova and Christian Kuppers

ICEM2011-59188 1301

Independent Technical Reviews for Groundwater and Soil Remediation Projects at

US Department of Energy Sites

Dawn S. Kaback, Grover Chamberlain, John G. Morse, and Scott W. Petersen

ICEM2011-59198 1307

Uncertainties on the Extension of a Polluted Zone

Chantal de Fouquet, Yves Benoit, Claire Carpentier, and Bruno Fricaudet

SAFETY AND SECURITY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND

NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59101 1313

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, and

Collin Knight

ICEM2011 -59379 1323

Human Reliability-Based MC&A Methods for Evaluating the Effectiveness of ProtectingNuclear Material

Felicia A. Duran and Gregory D. Wyss

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH L/ILW MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59135 1331

The LLWR's 2011 Environmental Safety Case

Richard Cummings, Andrew J. Baker, Trevor Sumerling, John Shevelan, and

Amy Huntington

ICEM2011-59137 1341

An Assessment of the Radiological Impact of Coastal Erosion of the UK Low-Level

Waste RepositoryTrevor Sumerling, Paul Fish, George Towler, James Penfold, John Shevelan, and

Richard Cummings

ICEM2011-59151 1351

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, and Melanie Brownridge

ICEM2011-59156 1361

Development of a Methodology for Determining ILW Package Monitoring and

Inspection RequirementsJenny Morris, Tim Hicks, Stephen Wickham, Antonio Guida, James McKinney,

Mark Tearle, Darrell Morris, and Melanie Brownridge

ICEM2011-59356 1371

An Assessment of the Radiological Impact of Human Intrusion at the UK Low Level

Waste Repository (LLWR)

Tim Hicks, Tamara Baldwin, Richard Cummings, and Trevor Sumerling

SITING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTIONS, AND OPERATION OF L/ILW

DISPOSAL FACILITIES

ICEM2011-59078 1381

On-Site, Near Surface Disposal of Graphite Wastes in the UK

Adam Meehan, Peter Sibley, Jeremy Lightfoot, and Duncan Jackson

ICEM2011-59152 1389

Radiological Impact of Co-Location of the VLLW and LILW Repository at Mochovce Site

V. Hanusik, Z. Kusovska, J. Moravek, J. Balaz, and 0. Chren

ICEM2011-59160 1395

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, and Steve Reece

ICEM2011-59180 1403

Demonstration Test of Underground Cavern-Type Disposal Facilities, Fiscal 2010 Status

Yoshihiro Akiyama, Kenji Terada, Nobuaki Oda, Tsutomu Yada, and Takahiro Nakajima

ICEM2011-59224 1413

Demonstration of Gas-Permeable Seals for Radioactive Waste Repositories:

Laboratory and In-Situ ExperimentsJoerg Rueedi and Paul Marschall

ICEM2011-59236 1421

Centre de la Manche Institutional Control Period: After the First Safety Review

Michel Dutzer, Jean Pierre Vervialle, Alain Andre, and Albert Marchiol

ICEM2011-59267 1429

State of the Art for Fabricating and Emplacing Concrete Containers Into Large Horizontal

Disposal Caverns in the French Geological RepositoryJean-Michel Bosgiraud, Maurice Guariso, and Frangois Pineau

SPENT FUEL, FISSILE, TRANSURANIC AND HIGH LEVEL

WASTE MANAGEMENT

ICEM2011-59086 1437

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, and Kensuke Suzuki

ICEM2011-590871443

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, and

Satoru Kaneko

ICEM2011-59089 1451

Technical Know-How of Site Descriptive Modeling for Site Characterization

Hiromitsu Saegusa, Tadafumi Niizato, Ken-ichi Yasue, Hironori Onoe, and

Ryosuke Doke

ICEM2011-59092 1461

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,

and Shingo Saito

ICEM2011-59171 1467

Technical Know-How for the Investigation and Modelling of Topographic Evolution for

Site Characterisation

Ryosuke Doke, Ken-ichi Yasue, Tadafumi Niizato, and Akio Nakayasu

ICEM2011-59259 1477

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, and W. Russell Alexander

ICEM2011-59305 1483

Industrial Scale HL-LL Waste Canister Transfer Demonstrator

Pascal Champ, Jacques Bardet, and Benjamin Attias

URANIUM SITES, ER ISSUES, SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND

MONITORING

ICEM2011-59283 1493

Mobility of Ra-226 and Heavy Metals (U, Th and Pb) From Pyritic Uranium Mine Tailings

Under Sub-Aqueous Disposal Conditions

Nand K. Dave

WASTE MINIMIZATION, AVOIDANCE, AND RECYCLING

ICEM2011-59003 1503

Pollution Prevention Benefits of Dissolvable Protective ClothingMichael E. Cournoyer, David L. Wannigman, and Robert L. Dodge

ICEM2011-59040 1511

Waste Minimization by Melting: Recycling of Radioactive Metals — 20 Years Operation of

the Melting Plant CARLA by Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH

Ulrich Quade and Thomas Kluth

ICEM2011-59063 1521

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, and

Tsong-Yang Wei

ICEM2011-59120 1525Evaluation of External Exposure During Building and Operation of Concrete BridgesConstructions That Reuse the Conditionally Released Steels

Michal Panik and Vladimir Necas

ICEM2011-59128 1533

Impact of Nuclide Vector Composition Contained in Conditionally Released Steel Reused in

Motorway Tunnels Scenario on Calculated Individual Effective Doses

Tomas Hrnclr and Vladimir Necas

ICEM2011-59175 1545

Methodology for Identification of Conditionally Released Materials From DecommissioningUsing the OMEGA Code

Mate} Zachar, Vladimir Daniska, and Vladimir Necas

YOUNG GENERATION NETWORK (YGN) AND PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

ICEM2011-59222 1555

Planning for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Some Views of Younger StakeholdersBea Labor and Staffan Lindskog

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