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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10684.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10684.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10684.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10684.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10684.
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The production of nuclear materials for the national defense was an intense, nationwide effort that began with the Manhattan Project and continued throughout the Cold War. Now many of these product materials, by-products, and precursors, such as irradiated nuclear fuels and targets, have been declared as excess by the Department of Energy (DOE). Most of this excess inventory has been, or will be, turned over to DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM), which is responsible for cleaning up the former production sites. Recognizing the scientific and technical challenges facing EM, Congress in 1995 established the EM Science Program (EMSP) to develop and fund directed, long-term research that could substantially enhance the knowledge base available for new cleanup technologies and decision making.

The EMSP has previously asked the National Academies' National Research Council for advice for developing research agendas in subsurface contamination, facility deactivation and decommissioning, high-level waste, and mixed and transuranic waste. For this study the committee was tasked to provide recommendations for a research agenda to improve the scientific basis for DOE's management of its high-cost, high-volume, or high-risk excess nuclear materials and spent nuclear fuels. To address its task, the committee focused its attention on DOE's excess plutonium-239, spent nuclear fuels, cesium-137 and strontium-90 capsules, depleted uranium, and higher actinide isotopes.

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