Opening Address
The Hon. J. Efford, Minister, Natural Resources Canada
Regulatory Developments and Issues
L. Keen, President and CEO, CNSC
Successes and Challenges in Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration at AECL
D. Torgerson, Senior Vice-President, Technology, AECL
Successes and Challenges in Waste Management at Ontario Power Generation
K. Nash, Vice-President, Nuclear Waste Management, OPG
Successes and Challenges in Waste Management and Environmental Restoration in the Uranium Mining Industry
R. Pollock, Vice-President, Environment, Health and Safety, AREVA/COGEMA Resources
Session 2 - Low- and Intermediate-Level Waste Management (1)
Low- and Intermediate-Level Waste Management at OPG's Western Waste Management Facility
M. Ellsworth (OPG)
Overview of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's Waste Management Operations at the Chalk River Laboratories
N. MacDonald (AECL)
Reduction of Radioactive Waste Production at Gentilly-2 NPP
J.E. Parent (HQ)
MAGS Low Level Waste Storage at AECL's Chalk River Laboratories
K. Philipose (AECL)
Low-Level Waste (LLW) Reclamation Program for the Point Lepreau Solid Radioactive Waste Management Facility (SRWMF)
M. Mersereau, Kristopher McIntyre (NBPower)
Recovery, Minimization and Repackaging of 25-year old Low- and Intermediate-Level Solid Radioactive Waste
P. Witzke (OPG)
A Solution That Works! Radioactive Waste Management in the Netherlands
H.D.K. Codée, (COVRA, The Netherlands)
Session 3 - Nuclear Facility Decommissioning (1)
Planning for Decommissioning of Ontario Power Generation's Nuclear Facilities
N.D. Jayawardene (OPG)
Developments in the EPRI Decommissioning Technology Program
C.J. Wood, Sean Bushart (EPRI)
Decontamination and Recycling of Radioactive Material from Retired Components
C.J. Wood (EPRI), D. Bradbury, G. Elder (Bradtec Decon Technologies), M. Lindberg (Studsvik, Sweden)
Overview of Decommissioning Activities in the US
T.S. LaGuardia (TLG Services)
Management of Legacy Spent Nuclear Fuel Wastes at the Chalk River Laboratories: Operating Experience and Progress Towards Waste Remediation
D.S. Cox, I.B. Bainbridge, K.R. Greenfield (AECL)
Measuring and Reporting on Decommissioning Progress
B.A. Lange (AECL)
Site Decommissioning of AECL Whiteshell Laboratories
G. Koroll (AECL)
Lessons Learned from the Decommissioning of the Belgian Pressurized Water Test Reactor BR-3
Y. Demeulemeester (SCK/CEN Belgium)
Session 4 - Used Fuel Disposal R&D (1)
Deep Geologic Repository Concepts for Isolation of Used Fuel in Canada
P. Maak (OPG), G.R. Simmons (GR Simmons & Associates)
Incorporating Long-Term Monitoring into a Modified Nuclear Fuel Waste Repository
P.M. Thompson (AECL)
Assessing the Corrosion Performance of High-Level Nuclear Waste Containers
D.W. Shoesmith (UWO)
BIOPROTA: International Collaboration on Key Technical Issues in Biosphere Aspects of Long-Term Radiological Assessment
Graham M. Smith, E.L. Kerrigan (Enviros Consulting), P. Degnan (Nirex)
Durability Issues for Concrete in a Deep Geologic Repository
J.B. Martino (AECL)
Securad's Monitored Retrievable Disposal (MRD) - An Engineering Project with a Communication Twist
G. Arbour (Securad)
Corrosion of Nuclear Fuel inside a Failed High-Level Nuclear Waste Container
D.W. Shoesmith, J.J. Noel (UWO), F. Garisto (OPG)
The Effects of Doping Level, Carbonate, Fe and H2 on the Corrosion Potential and Dissolution Rate of 238Pu-Doped UO2
S. Stroes-Gascoyne, J.S. Betteridge (AECL)
Session 5 - Uranium Mine Waste Management
Environmental Assessment, Continual Improvement and Adaptive Management within the Areva Sustainable Development Framework
A. Rosaasen, S. Frostad (AREVA/COGEMA Resources Inc)
Tailings Management Best Practice: A Case Study of the McClean Lake Jeb Tailings Management Facility
M.A.J. Tremblay, J. Rowson (AREVA/COGEMA Resources Inc)
Comprehensive Review of the Effectiveness of Mine Rock Management and Decommissioning Practices
R.V. Nicholson, D.L. Lush (EcoMetrix), M.J. Rinker, M. Ben Belfadhel, P. Flavelle (CNSC)
Operational-Phase Waste Rock Management at Cameco's McArthur River Operation
G. Hein, D. Rezansoff, L. Richardson (Cameco)
Long-Term Fate and Transport of Arsenic in an In-Pit Uranium Mine Tailings Facility
B. Moldovan (Cameco), M.J. Hendry (US)
Environmental Risk Assessment for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada
D. Chambers, N. Garisto, H. Phillips (SENES)
Canadian Uranium Mines and Mills Evolution of Regulatory Expectations and Requirements for Effluent Treatment
J. LeClair, F. Ashley (CNSC)
Achieving Regional Sustainability: The Evolution of Mine Closure Planning in the Saskatchewan Uranium Industry
R. Barsi (GA), J. Jarrell (Cameco), R. Pollock (AREVA/COGEMA Resources), G. Misfeldt (GA)
Session 6 - Used Fuel Storage
The Dry Storage System for Irradiated Fuel at Hydro-Québec's Gentilly-2 NPP
M. Lupien (HQ)
Design and Operation of DSC Transporters at Ontario Power Generation
C. Gilroy, P.K. Ostrowski, G. Varsava (OPG)
Update on Use of AECL's MACSTOR Module at CANDU 6 Stations
R. Beaudoin, G. Moussalam, I. Kachef (AECL)
Aging Management of Ontario Power Generation's Dry Storage Containers for Used Fuel
J.A. Sato, B. Ellsworth (OPG)
Protective Coatings for Ontario Power Generation Inc. Used Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Container
R. Lewak (Kinectrics), B. Ellsworth (OPG)
Low-Temperature, Vacuum-Assisted Drying of Degraded Spent Nuclear Fuel
L. Rodrigo, J. Therrien, B. Surette (AECL)
Assessing the Performance of Passive Ventilation for a Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility
K. Matsui, J. Cooper (ANSYS), M. Waldinger (OPG)
Session 7 - Environmental Restoration
Stored Liquid Waste Remediation Program, Phase 1, at Chalk River Laboratories
R.P. Denault, P. Heeney, E. Plaice, K. Schruder, D. Wilder, W. Graham (AECL)
In-Tank Inspections of Buried and Sub-Surface HLW Tanks
P. Heeney, S. Wickware (AECL)
Port Hope Waterworks Remediation Project: Summary
P. Szabo, S. Scandlen, B. Whiffin (CH2MHILL), G. Case, M. Gardiner, M. Owen (LLRWMO)
Experience with Remediating Radiostrontium-Contaminated Ground Water and Surface Water with Versions of AECL's CHEMICTM Process
S. Vijayan (AECL)
Impacts of Species Introductions on the Health of Fish Communities Receiving Chronic Radionuclide Exposures
T.L. Yankovich (AECL), J.M. Casselman (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources), R.J.J. Cornett (Health Canada)
Adaptive Response in Frogs Chronically Exposed to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Environment
M. Audette-Stuart, T. Yankovich, S. Mulpuru (AECL)
The Development of Method of Neutron Source Detection in Soil
N.V. Gorin, G.A. Gornovoy, Ya.Z. Kandiev, E.P. Magda, G.V. Rukavishnikov, D.V. Shmakov, A.N. Scherbina, A.I. Ulyanov (Russian Federal Nuclear Center ZVNIITF)
Session 8 - Plenary: Long-Term Management of Used Fuel
International Review of High-Level Waste Long-Term Management Plans
H. Riotte (OECD NEA)
Long-Term Waste Management Planning Status in the United Kingdom
G. MacKerron (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management)
NWMO Draft Study Report
E. Dowdeswell (President, CNWMO)
Session 9 - Panel Session: Social and Ethical Issues
Government and Industry Social Responsibility Towards Potential Communities Hosting Radioactive Waste Management Sites
W. Cragg (YU), K. Storey (Memorial U), H. Cooper (CNWMO Advisory Council), J. McIntyre (CAMECO), P. Brown (NRCan)
Session 10 - Financial Planning and Liability Management
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's Financial Guarantee Requirements
R. Ferch (CNSC)
Financial Assurances for Decommissioning and Waste Management Activities at OPG
J. van den Hengel (OPG)
Decommissioning Costs in the U.S.
J.E. Carignan (TLG Services)
Decommissioning Costs and Financial Assurances for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada
R. Pollock (AREVA/COGEMA Resources Inc.)
Session 11 - Environmental Assessment (1)
Application of CEAA to Waste Remediation Enhancement Projects at CRL
M.H. Klukas, R.I. Lounsbury (AECL)
An Integrated Approach to Environmental Assessment (EA): A Case Study of the Port Hope Area Initiative EA Program
G.G. Vandergaast, H. Kleb (LLRWMO), R. Doney (Marshall Macklin Monaghan)
Environmental Assessment Process for the Port Hope Project and the Port Granby Project - A Responsible Authority's Perspective
S. Baillie-Malo, D. McCauley (NRCan)
Environmental Assessment of the Dismantling of 12 Russian Nuclear Submarines
D. Moffett (GA), M. Gerchikov (NSS), M.J. Washer (Foreign Affairs Canada), P. Craig (GA), K. Kulikov (NIPTB Onega)
Session 12 - Engineering Perspectives
The Canadian Approach to Nuclear Codes and Standards
S. Azeez, S. Dua (AECL), T. Shin (CSA)
Managing Nuclear Projects: A Design Agency Experience in the Design-Build of Waste Management Facilities in Canada
R. Brewer, L. Calzolari (Canatom NPM)
Maintenance, Repair and Operation (MRO) of Shutdown Facilities
S. Kenny (AECL)
Lessons Learned from the Design, Construction and Operation of a CERCLA Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility at Idaho Falls, Idaho
C.L. Reese (CH2MHILL)
Session 13 - Liquid Waste Management
Radioactive Oil Decontamination Development - An Overview
J. Krasznai (Kinectrics)
Nuclear Steam Generator Chemical Cleaning Waste Treatment Using Membrane Technology
D. Holme, E. Przybylowski, J. Slade (OPG)
Liquid Waste Evaporator Operating Experience
A. Beauchamp (AECL)
Innovative Technology for Radwaste Treatment for New Applications
Y. Pokhitonov, E. Kolobov, A. Orlov (V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute, Russia), D. Kelley (Pacific World Trade)
Session 14 - Research Topics
Thermal and Structural Properties of Irradiated Graphite from the ASTRA Research Reactor - Implications for Disposal
D. Lexa (ARC Austria)
A Review of Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and the Implications for Canada
D.P. Jackson
Decontamination Efficacy of Tritium: Lessons Learned Outside Nuclear Power Operations
E.J. Waller, D. Cole, T. Jamieson
Session 15 - Nuclear Fuel Waste Act Study
An Assessment Method for Long-term Management of Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel
W. Leiss (CNWMO Assessment Team)
Social and Ethical Considerations in the NWMO Study
J. Facella (CNWMO)
Addressing the Long Time Horizon for Managing Used Nuclear Fuel
R.A. Hodge (Anthony Hodge Consultants)
Session 16 - Regulatory Issues
Regulatory Requirements and Policies Related to the Management of Radioactive Waste
R. Lojk (CNSC)
Long-Term Storage of Radioactive Waste: IAEA Perspectives on Safety and Sustainability
J.H. Rowat, D. Louvat, P.E. Metcalf (IAEA)
Confidence Building in Post-Closure Safety Assessments and Safety Cases for Near Surface Disposal Facilities - IAEA ASAM Coordinated Research Programme
M. Ben Belfadhel (CNSC), D.G. Bennett (Galson Sciences), A. Gonzales (Iberdrola Ingeniera y Consultoria), P. Metcalf (IAEA), V. Nys (Association Vincotte Nucleaire), G. Simeonov (Nuclear Regulatory Agency Bulgaria), N. Zeleznik (ARAO Slovenia)
Evolution of Safety Standards for the Long-Term Management of Nuclear Waste and Their Application in Ontario Power Generation
T.F. Kempe (OPG)
Regulatory Harmonization of the Saskatchewan Uranium Mines
R. Forbes (CNSC), T. Moulding (Saskatchewan Environment), G. Alderman (Saskatchewan Labour)
Co-ordination of Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment Processes for the Point Lepreau Generating Station Solid Radioactive Waste Management Facility Modifications
C. Hickman, P.D. Thompson (NBPower), J. Barnes (Jacques Whitford Environment Ltd.)
Licensing of Waste Remediation and Enhancement Projects at CRL: AECL's Approach and Experience
R.I. Lounsbury (AECL)
New Issues in Radioactive Waste Management Legal Frame and Challenges for CNE-PROD Cernavoda NPP
I. Daian, I. Popescu, V. Simionov (CNE-PROD Cernavoda)
Session 17 - Low- and Intermediate-Level Waste Management (2)
Improved Design Features for ACR-700 Radioactive Waste Management Systems
N. Pontikakis, C.R. Boss, K.F. Hau, K. Wittann (AECL)
Installing and Commissioning a New Rad Waste Tracking System - Lessons Learned
R.S. Anderson (INL), M. Garamszeghy, F. Rodrigues, E. Nicholls (OPG)
Filter Drying Tools
M. Mersereau, K. McIntyre (NBP)
A Modular Waste Storage Yard Concept for Managing CANDU 600 MW Nuclear Generating Station Refurbishment Waste Streams
P. Tume, C. Cottrell, T. Hiscock, J. Jamieson (AECL)
Building Condition Assessment Program - Risk Evaluation and Liability Management
M.C. Audet (AECL)
The Status of Nuclear Waste from NPP in Romania
T. Mauna (AREN Romania)
AECL's Mixed Waste Management Program
R. Peori, V. Hulley (AECL)
Upgrading Radioactive Waste Management Facility in Armenia
M. Gerchikov (NSS), M. Sargsyan (Metsamor,Armenia)
Session 18 - Used Fuel Disposal R&D (2)
Technical Implications of Aging Used Fuel Prior to Emplacement in a Deep Geologic Repository
P. Baumgartner (AECL)
A Review of the Tunnel Sealing Experiment
J.B. Martino, D.A. Dixon, E.T. Kozak (AECL), B. Vignal (ANDRA), Y. Sugita, T. Fujita (JNC), K. Masumoto (Kajima Technical Research Institute)
Development of Sealing Materials for Application in Engineered Barriers of a Conceptual Deep Geologic Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel: Filling the Gaps
D.A. Dixon, S. Stroes-Gascoyne (AECL), B. Kjartanson (Lakehead University), P. Baumgartner (AECL)
Sealing Materials Proposed for Use in a Deep Geologic Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel: Tests Conducted Using Bentonite-Based Materials at AECL's URL (1988-2004)
D.A. Dixon, J.B. Martino, P.M. Thompson (AECL)
Testing of a Full-Scale Bentonite-Based Tunnel Seal for Use in a Deep Geologic Repository: The Tunnel Sealing Experiment (1998-2004)
D.A. Dixon, J.B. Martino (AECL)
Demonstrating the Sealing of a Deep Geologic Repository: The RECAP Project
G.W. Kuzyk, D.A. Dixon, J.B. Martino, E.T. Kozak, D.M. Bilinsky, P.M. Thompson (AECL)
Factors Affecting Microbial Activity in Compacted Clay-Based Sealing Materials Proposed for Use in a Deep Geologic Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel
S. Stroes-Gascoyne, C.J. Hamon, D.A. Dixon (AECL), B. Kjartanson (Lakehead University)
Session 19 - Waste Management at Closed Uranium Mines
Decommissioning of Low-grade Uranium Mines in Canada: Current Status and Long-term Radium Mobility
N.K. Davé (NRCan)
Cluff Lake Decommissioning Project - Planning and Current Status
G. Acott, R. Pollock (AREVA/COGEMA Resources Inc.)
The Fort McMurray Historic Uranium Cleanup Project
R.B. Geddes (AMEC Earth & Environmental), G.G. Case (LLRWMO), R. Doney (Marshall Macklin Monaghan)
Decommissioning and Reclamation of the Beaverlodge Uranium Mine/Mill Operation: Ecosystem in Recovery
K. Himbeault, R.L.J. Phillips (Cameco), P. Vanriel, K. Wells (Canada North Environmental Services), B.E. Halbert (SENES)
Fifty Years Environmental Record at Elliot Lake
M. Wiber, A. Coggan (Rio Algom), R. Mansell, R. Knapp (SENES)
The Decommissioning of the Denison Uranium Facilities in Elliot Lake
I. Ludgate, P. Primeau, R. Laliberte, R. Pedlar (Denison Environmental Services)
Environmental Remediation of the Wismut Legacy and Utilization of the Reclaimed Areas, Waste Rock Piles and Tailings Ponds
M. Hagen, A.T. Jakubick (Wismut GmbH, Germany)
Post-Decommissioning Monitoring of Uranium Mines; A Watershed Monitoring Program Based on Biological Response
C. Russel (Minnow Environmental Inc.), A. Coggan (Rio Algom Ltd), I. Ludgate (Denison Environmental Services)
Session 20 - Nuclear Facility Decommissioning (2)
Estimation of the Radionuclide Inventory of Activated Decommissioning Waste from Ontario Power Generation's Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
A. Husain (Kinectrics)
Decommissioning Information Management at AECL
D.S. Lemire (AECL)
Implementing the AECL Decommissioning Quality Assurance Program at the Chalk River and Whiteshell Laboratories
C.A. Colotelo, E.M. Attas, M.E. Stephens (AECL)
Radiological Safety Issues for Spent Fuel Wet Storage (Ponds) Facilities Decommissioning at UK Magnox Power Stations
M. Tuck (Matom Radiological Services, UK), P. Blott (BNFL, UK)
Radiological Surveys of Lands and River Sediments to Support Defining the Scope of the Whiteshell Laboratories Decommissioning Project
M. Rhodes (AECL)
Inventory of Radioactivity in Ottawa River-Bed Sediments Near the Chalk River Laboratories
D.R. Lee, D.S. Hartwig (AECL)
Radiological Decommissioning Activities with the Canadian Department of National Defence: A 10-Year Perspective
E.J. Waller, D. Cole, T. Jamieson (SAIC Canada)
Lessons Learned from US DOE Programs on Decontamination and Demolition, Radioactive Waste Processing and Shipping, and Environmental Restoration of Former Nuclear Technology and Production Sites
M.D. Maloney (CH2MHILL)
Session 21 - Panel Session: Waste Classification
The Need for a National Classification System for Radioactive Wastes
J. Rowat (IAEA), D. Howard (CNSC)
Session 22 - Host Community Issues
Winning Community Support Through Proactive Communications
R.L. Zelmer, S. Stickley, B. Gerestein (LLRWMO)
The Port Hope Area Initiative from the Municipal Perspective
R. Austin (Municipality of Port Hope)
Socio-Political Conditions Conducive to Siting of Nuclear Waste Management Facilities
C. Haussmann (Haussmann Consulting)
The Role of Peer Review in Responsive Decisions - A Case Study of Clean-up and Safe Long-Term Management of Historic Waste at Port Hope and Clarington
D. Hardy (Hardy Stevenson)
Session 23 - Radioactive Materials Transportation
Radioactive Material Transportation in OPG
P. Holmes (OPG)
Qualification of IP-2, IP-3 and Type A Packaging for Radioactive Liquid Shipments
L. Marcu, G. Sullivan, K.K. Lo (OPG)
Thermal Analysis of Regulatory Fire Conditions on a Transport Package for Radioactive Material
J. Ramsay (MDS Nordion)
Type B Packaging Maintenance at OPG's Nuclear Waste Management Division
D. Witzke (OPG)
Design of a New Type B Multi-purpose Transportation Package
E. Freeman, G. J. Sullivan, K. K. Lo (OPG)
Approaches to Overall Architecture of Transport Systems for Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste: Examples from Europe and Canada
V. Roland (COGEMA LOGISTICS), T. Neider (TRANSNUCLEAR Inc.)
Proposals of RFNC-VNIITF on Development of Unified Shipping Casks with Bodies on the Base of the "Rolled" Technology
A.I. Vorobyov, V.G. Kazeev, V.S. Krayev, G.N. Rykovanov, A.N. Shcherbina (RFNC-VNIITF Russia)
Session 24 - Used Fuel Disposal - Geotechnical Aspects
The Deep Geologic Repository Technology Program: Developing a Geoscientific Basis for Repository Safety
M. Jensen, A. Vorauer, M. Hobbs (OPG)
Probabilistic Fracture Network Models for Preliminary Site Characterization
R.M. Srivastava (FSS Canada Consultants)
Long-Term Climate Change: Advances in Understanding Relevant to a Deep Geologic Repository
W.R. Peltier (UT)
Long-Term Regional and Sub-Regional Scale Groundwater Flow Within an Irregularly Fractured Canadian Shield Setting
J.F. Sykes, E.A. Sudicky, S.D. Normani, R.G. McLaren (UW), M.R. Jensen (OPG)
Scientific Visualization for Enhanced Interpretation and Communication of Geoscientific Information
A. Vorauer (OPG), L. Cotesta (MIRARCO)
A Comparison of Laboratory and Field Techniques for Characterizing Diffusion in Sparsely Fractured Granite
P. Vilks, N.H. Miller (AECL), M. Jensen (OPG)
Session 25 - Used Fuel Safety Assessment
Comparison of Risks from Deep Geological Disposal and Extended Storage Approaches to the Long-Term Management of Used Fuel
N.C. Garisto, M.W. Davis (SENES)
The Third Case Study Postclosure Safety Assessment for a Hypothetical Canadian Deep Geologic Repository
P. Gierszewski (OPG), J. Avis, N. Calder (Intera), F. Garisto (OPG), C. Kitson, T. Melnyk (AECL), K. Wei (OPG), L. Wojciechowski (AECL)
A Risk-Based Monitoring Framework for the Long-Term Management of Used Fuel
N.C. Garisto (SENES)
Safety Assessment of OPG's Used Fuel Dry Storage Facilities
H. Román, A. Khan
A Probability Risk Assessment for MACSTOR/KN-400 During the Air Inlet Blockage Accident
J.H. Ryu, M. Jae (Hanyang University, S. Korea), C. Jeong (KINS)
Consideration of Accident Events During On-Site Waste Handling
G. Morandin, E. Araujo, C. Manu, R. Sauvé (AECL)
Session 26 - Environmental Assessment (2)
Considerations in the Development of Generic Human Health-Based Soil Quality Guidelines for Uranium
G.M. Richardson, S. Petrovic (Health Canada), C. Purtill (Toxico-Logic Consulting), R. Wilson (Wilson Scientific Consulting)
Ecological Land Classification and Terrestrial Environment Effects Assessment for the Port Granby Project
M. Taylor, U. Wittkugel (Amec Earth and Environmental), H. Kleb (AECL)
Safe Is Beautiful!
H.D.K. Codée (COVRA,The Netherlands)
Radio Ecological Benchmarks for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
N.C. Garisto (SENES)
A Compartment Model for 90 Sr Contamination in a Wetland at the Chalk River Laboratories
J. Doyle, M. Stephenson (Jacques Whitford Limited)
Application of a Mesoscale Forecasting Model (NMM) Coupled to the CALMET to Develop Forecast Meteorology to Use With the CALPUFF Air Dispersion Model
Z. Radonjic, B. Telenta, J. Kirkaldy, D. Chambers (SENES), H. Kleb (AECL)
Session 27 - Panel Session: Regulatory Challenges
Regulatory Challenges Associated With the Licensing of Long-Term Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
G. Dolinar (AECL), B. Howden (CNSC), T. Kempe (OPG), S. Russell (CNWMO), L. Thompson (Municipality of Port Hope)
Session 28 - Port Hope Area Initiative (1)
Port Hope and Area Property Value Protection Program: Creating Stability in the Marketplace
B. Gerestein, B. Flynn (LLRWMO)
Balancing the Positives and Negatives: The Challenge of Socio-Economic Effects Assessment of the Port Hope Area Initiative
T.L. Wlodarczyk, (Gartner Lee), B. Flynn (LLRWMO)
Climate Change Considerations for the Port Hope Area Initiative
J. Kirkaldy (SENES), M. Morassutti (Climet Systems), J. Tamm (AECL), P. Coutts, D. Chambers (SENES)
Session 29 - Kincardine Initiative
The Review of Options for Long-term Management of OPG's Low- and Intermediate-Level Waste
T. Squire, D. Barker (OPG)
The OPG/Kincardine Hosting Agreement for a Deep Geologic Repository for OPG's Low- and Intermediate-Level Waste
A.G. Castellan, D. Barker (OPG)
Proposed Deep Geologic Repository for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste at the Bruce Nuclear Site
R.J. Heystee, M.R. Jensen (OPG)
Preliminary Post-Closure Safety Assessment of Repository Concepts for Low Level Radioactive Waste at the Bruce Site, Ontario
H. Leung (OPG), R.H. Little, J.S.S. Penfold, M.J. Egan (Quintessa)
Session 30 - Port Hope Area Initiative (2)
Assessing Health Consequences as a Component of a CEAA Screening Level Environmental Assessment: The Case of the Port Hope Area Initiative
Melissa Mayhew, Sara D. Lancaster, Duncan Moffett (GA), Heather Kleb (AECL)
Ecological Risk Assessments for the Baseline Condition for the Port Hope and Port Granby Projects
D.R. Hart (EcoMetrix), H. Kleb (AECL)
Poster: The Alternative Means Process for the Port Hope Area Initiative
J.E. O'Neill (GA), D. Campbell (Conestoga-Rovers and Associates ), R. Rossi (LLRWMO)
Session 31 - Nuclear Facility Decommissioning (3)
Incorporating Human Factors in Decommissioning Projects - Opportunities for Adapting Application
E. Davey (CSS)
Human Factors Considerations in the Transfer and Storage of Liquid Nuclear Waste at Chalk River Laboratories
C. Ngo (AECL)
The Regulatory Perspective on Incorporation of Human Factors into Decommissioning Activities
F. Harrison (CNSC)
Regulatory Review of Safety Assessments for Decommissioning Projects - An International Project
R. Ferch (CNSC), B. Batandjieva (IAEA)
Characterization of Ontario Power Generation's Low- and Intermediate-Level Reactor Waste - An Overview
A. Husain (Kinectrics)
Characterisation of Ontario Power Generation's Spent Resins
A. Husain (Kinectrics), D. Evans (OPG)
Decontamination Issues Related to Museum Operations
E.J. Waller, D. Cole, T. Jamieson (SAIC Canada)
Session 33 - Panel Session: Waste Clearance
The Clearance of Very-low Activity Materials from Regulatory Control
M. Audet (AECL), D. Lexa (ARCS Seibersdorf, Austria), P. McKee (EcoMetrix), B. Theriault (CNSC)
