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2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 38
Sunday, 7 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T33. Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Rising to the Challenge of Regulatory Requirements and Environmental Protection at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Near Carlsbad, New Mexico, and the Yucca Mountain Site, Southern Nevada II

GSA Hydrogeology Division; U.S. Department of Energy; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

Robert A. Levich, Russell L. Patterson and Ronald M. Linden, Advocates
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1:30 PM
CHEMICAL AND U-SERIES ISOTOPE VARIATIONS IN FELSIC TUFFS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, AS INDICATORS OF PAST WATER FLOW THROUGH THE UNSATURATED ZONE
NEYMARK, Leonid A., US Geological Survey, Denfer Federal Center, Mailbox 25046, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225 and PACES, James B., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, lneymark@usgs.gov, lneymark@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
VARIATIONS IN PLEISTOCENE FRACTURE FLOW AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, INVESTIGATED BY ION MICROPROBE U-SERIES DATING AND CATHODOLUMINESCENCE OF UNSATURATED-ZONE OPAL
PACES, James B.1, NEYMARK, Leonid A.1 and WOODEN, Joseph L.2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)USGS-SUMAC, Rm. 89, Ion Probe Lab, Green Building, 367 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, jbpaces@usgs.gov, jbpaces@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
SECONDARY MINERALS AS INDICATORS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE, YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
MARSHALL, B.D.1, PACES, J.B.1, NEYMARK, L.A.2 and WHELAN, J.F.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)S.M. Stoller Corp., c/o U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046, bdmarsha@usgs.gov, bdmarsha@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
OVERVIEW OF NEAR-FIELD GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE WIPP
BRUSH, Laurence H.1, GAO, Huizhen1, SNIDER, Anna C.2, WALL, Donald E.1, WALL, Nathalie A.1 and XIONG, Yongliang1, (1)Repository Performance Dept. 6822, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad Programs Group, 4100 National Parks Hwy, Carlsbad, NM 88220, (2)Geotechnology and Engineering Dept. 6113, Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0706, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0706, lhbrush@sandia.gov, lhbrush@sandia.gov
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2:30 PM
REDUCTION OF HIGHER-VALENT ACTINIDES IN THE WIPP
REED, Donald T. and LUCCHINI, Jean Francois, EES-12, Los Alamos National Lab, 1400 University Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, dreed@lanl.gov, dreed@lanl.gov
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2:45 PM
PREDICTIONS OF ACTINIDE SOLUBILITIES UNDER NEAR-FIELD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE WIPP
XIONG, Yongliang, BRUSH, Laurence H., WALL, Donald E. and WALL, Nathalie A., Repository Performance Dept. 6822, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad Programs Group, 4100 National Parks Hwy, Carlsbad, NM 88220, yxiong@sandia.gov, yxiong@sandia.gov
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3:00 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC STUDIES TO ADDRESS CHANGING WATER LEVELS AT THE WIPP SITE
BEAUHEIM, Richard L., Repository Performance Department, Sandia National Laboratories, 4100 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220, LOWRY, Thomas S., Geohydrology Department, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, MS0735, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and POWERS, Dennis W., Consulting Geologist, 140 Hemley Road, Anthony, TX 79821, rlbeauh@sandia.gov, rlbeauh@sandia.gov
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3:15 PM
THE SATURATED ZONE A PART OF THE NATURAL BARRIER BELOW THE REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
EDDEBBARH, Al Aziz1, ZYVOLOSKI, George A.2, GABLE, Carl W.3, MILLER, Terry A.3, ARNOLD, Bill W.4, JAMES, Scott C.5 and REHFELDT, Ken R.6, (1)Los Alamos National Lab, 9500 Balatta Canyon Court, Las Vegas, 89144, (2)Los Alamos National Lab, MS T003, Los Alamos, 87545, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, MS T003, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)Total Systems Performance Assesesment, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0778, (5)Geohydrology Department, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0735, (6)Los Alamos National Lab, MS T003, los Alamos, 87545, Al_eddebbarh@ymp.gov, Al_eddebbarh@ymp.gov
 
3:30 PM
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3:45 PM
YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE-SCALE FLOW MODEL: SENSITIVITY TO HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY MODEL, BOUNDARY FLUX AND HEAD MEASUREMENTS
GABLE, Carl W., ZYVOLOSKI, George A., EDDEBBARH, A.A., CHEN, Mingjie and MILLER, Terry A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, MS T003, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, gable@lanl.gov, gable@lanl.gov
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4:00 PM
SITE-SCALE SATURATED ZONE TRANSPORT MODEL PREDICTIONS USING ALTERNATE FLOW MODELS AT THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE
KELKAR, Sharad, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Hydrology, Geochemistry & Geology, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, DASH, Zora V., Earth and Environment Sciences, Hydrology, Geochemistry & Geology, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and ARNOLD, Bill W., Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, kelkar@lanl.gov, kelkar@lanl.gov
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4:15 PM
SORPTION/DESORPTION BEHAVIOR OF URANIUM IN YUCCA MOUNTAIN ALLUVIUM
SCISM, C.D.1, REIMUS, Paul W.1, DING, Mei2 and KINKEAD, Heather L.1, (1)C-INC, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Ees-14, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, scism@lanl.gov, scism@lanl.gov
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4:30 PM
MODELING OF EARLY BREAKTHROUGH BEHAVIOR OF NEPTUNIUM AND URANIUM IN COLUMN TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS IN YUCCA MOUNTAIN ALLUVIUM
REIMUS, Paul W.1, DING, Mei2 and SCISM, C.D.1, (1)C-INC, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Ees-14, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, preimus@lanl.gov, preimus@lanl.gov
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4:45 PM
OVERVIEW OF US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR A YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY
VAN LUIK, Abraham E. and LEVICH, Robert A., US Department of Energy, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, abe_vanluik@ymp.gov, abe_vanluik@ymp.gov
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5:00 PM
DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES IN GELOGICAL PREDICTION FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES: THE EXPERIENCE OF WIPP
CHATURVEDI, Lokesh, Portage Environmental, Inc, CTAC, 5401 Vista Lejana N.E, Albuquerque, NM 87111 and PATTERSON, Russell, Carlsbad Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 3090, 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88221-3090, lchaturvedi1@comcast.net, lchaturvedi1@comcast.net
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5:15 PM
OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR THE RECERTIFICATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
KESSEL, David S., Performance Assessment, Sandia National Laboratories, 4100 National Parks Hwy, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and STEIN, Joshua S., Performance Assessment, 4100 National Parks Hwy, Carlsbad, NM 88220, jsstein@sandia.gov, jsstein@sandia.gov
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