2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 119
Monday, 17 October 2005: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM

T118. The Peña Blanca Uranium District, Chihuahua: A Natural Analogue for the Transport of Radionuclides in a Nuclear Waste Repository in Unsaturated, Welded Tuff II

Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

Ardyth M. Simmons and Patrick F. Dobson, Advocates
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Start Time
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3:30 PM
MOBILIZATION OF URANIUM FROM THE NOPAL I ANALOG AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE
PICKETT, David A., Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238 and LESLIE, Bret, Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, dpickett@swri.org, dpickett@swri.org
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3:50 PM
GAMMA-RAY CHARACTERIZATION OF THE U-SERIES INTERMEDIATE DAUGHTERS FROM SOIL SAMPLES AT THE PEÑA BLANCA NATURAL ANALOG, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
FRENCH, Diana C.1, ANTHONY, Elizabeth1 and GOODELL, Philip2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, dcfrench@utep.edu, dcfrench@utep.edu
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4:05 PM
RADIONUCLIDE DISPERSION RATES BY AEOLIAN, FLUVIAL, AND POROUS MEDIA TRANSPORT
WALTON, John1, GOODELL, Philip2, BESHEARS, Charles3, FRENCH, Diana3 and KELTS, Aaron3, (1)Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. Texas @ El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, walton@utep.edu, walton@utep.edu
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4:20 PM
RETROSPECTION OF U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION EFFORTS ON NATURAL ANALOGS AND THE PEÑA BLANCA URANIUM DISTRICT
VEBLEN, Linda A., Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-9C34, Washington, DC 20555-0001 and LESLIE, Bret W., Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-7F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001, lav@nrc.gov, lav@nrc.gov
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4:35 PM
THE PEÑA BLANCA NATURAL ANALOGUE MODEL
SAULNIER Jr, George J., Federal Group, Framatome ANP, 530 3rd Avenue South, Kirkland, WA 98033 and STATHAM, William, Federal Group, Framatome ANP, 912 Clear Lake Lane, Leander, TX 78641, george.saulnier@framatome-anp.com, george.saulnier@framatome-anp.com
 
4:50 PM
Discussion
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