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2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 201
Wednesday, 30 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T50. Characterizing Geochemical Processes: When Is There Sufficient Information?

GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

William L. Dam, Lauren Browning and John Bradbury, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE ROLE OF GEOCHEMISTRY IN BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES
HART, Kaye P., Embassy of Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, kaye.hart@austemb.org, kaye.hart@austemb.org
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8:35 AM
SUFFICIENT AND NECESSARY: THE SITE-SPECIFIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VANIMAN, David T., Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology (EES-6), MS D462, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and BISH, David L., Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology (EES-6), MS D469, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, vaniman@lanl.gov, vaniman@lanl.gov
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8:50 AM
USING RISK INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL GEOCHEMICAL INFORMATION FOR THE PROPOSED YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY
LESLIE, Bret W., Risk Task Group, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001, bwl@nrc.gov, bwl@nrc.gov
4
9:10 AM
Withdrawn
5
9:25 AM
THE COLD-TRAP PROCESS AND ITS EFFECT ON MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION AND CHEMISTRY OF WATER IN DRIFTS
FEDORS, Randall, PRIKRYL, James, MAYER, Stefan, BROWNING, Lauren and DODGE, Franklin, CNWRA, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238, rfedors@swri.edu, rfedors@swri.edu
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9:40 AM
DATA SUFFICIENCY, EIS DEVELOPMENT, AND REGULATORY DECISION MAKING: THE ROLE OF GIS
FARRELL, David A.1, SIMS, Darrell1, MACKIN, Patrick1, FEDORS, Randall1, NECSOIU, Marius1, GLENN, Chad2, SNYDER, Amy3 and ILLMAN, Carla4, (1)Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Rsch Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238, (2)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, (3)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, TX 20852, (4)2004 Rochester Ct, Iowa City, IA 52245, dfarrell@swri.edu, dfarrell@swri.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
ARSENIC RELEASES FROM BURIED URANIUM MILL TAILINGS AT MCCLEAN LAKE: APPLICATION OF GEOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS AND LICENSE APPROVAL BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
LANGMUIR, Donald, Hydrochem Systems Corp, P.O. Box 17090, Golden, CO 80402, MAHONEY, John, Hydrologic Consultants Inc, 143 Union Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80228 and ROWSON, John W., Cogema Resources Inc, 817-825 45th St. W, Saskatoon, SK S7K3X5, Canada, langmuir@ix.netcom.com, langmuir@ix.netcom.com
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10:30 AM
THE OTHER PART OF WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS: MINERALS AND MINERAL SURFACES IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
ZHU, Chen, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, 321 Old Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, czhu@pitt.edu, czhu@pitt.edu
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10:45 AM
USE OF A REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODEL TO PREDICT CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS AT A URANIUM MILL TAILINGS SITE IN WYOMING
LEVY, D.B.1, GIECK, T.E.2, LAWRENCE, E.P.3 and SEALY, C.O.2, (1)Summit Geoscience, 3200 Azalea Drive Suite F4, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (2)Umetco Minerals Corporation, 2754 Compass Dr. Suite 280, Grand Junction, CO 80526, (3)Hydrosolutions, 13701 W. Jewell Ave. Suite 249, Lakewood, CO 80228, david@summitgeoscience.com, david@summitgeoscience.com
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11:00 AM
INSIGHTS FROM PROCESS-LEVEL MODELING OF CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT FROM URANIUM MILL TAILINGS
BRADBURY, John W., Division of Waste Management, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, jwb@nrc.gov, jwb@nrc.gov
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11:15 AM
DISTINGUISHING ANTHROPOGENIC URANIUM IN A HIGH BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT
POTTORFF, Elizabeth T., Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environ, HMWMD-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South, Denver, CO 80246-1530 and SINGER, Stephen, Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 10808 Highway 93, Unit B, Building No. T130C, Golden, CO 80403-8200, elizabeth.pottorff@state.co.us, elizabeth.pottorff@state.co.us
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11:30 AM
CONTAMINANT-TRANSPORT RESEARCH AT THE AMARGOSA DESERT RESEARCH SITE, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA
STONESTROM, David A., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Mail Stop 421, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dastones@usgs.gov, dastones@usgs.gov
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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