2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 92
Monday, 29 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T14. Innovative Approaches to Uranium Mining and Groundwater Restoration

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Patricia Beth Moran and James F. Ranville, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
LOW TEMPERATURE MOBILITY OF URANIUM IN SURFACE AND NEAR SURFACE AQUEOUS CRUSTAL ENVIRONMENTS
ROMBERGER, Samuel B., Colorado School Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401-1887, sromberg@mines.edu, sromberg@mines.edu
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1:50 PM
GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF URANIUM RECOVERY OF GRANTS URANIUM DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO
MCLEMORE, Virginia T., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and SMITH, Robert, 1 Country Lane, Wimberley, TX 78676, ginger@gis.nmt.edu, ginger@gis.nmt.edu
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2:05 PM
GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF URANIUM ISL GROUNDWATER RESTORATION
DAVIS, James A., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 465, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and CURTIS, Gary P., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 409, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jadavis@usgs.gov, jadavis@usgs.gov
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2:20 PM
UPSCALING OF URANIUM(VI) TRANSPORT IN CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER
MILLER, Andy W.1, RODRIGUEZ, Derrick R.2 and HONEYMAN, Bruce D.2, (1)Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, (2)Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Laboratory for Applied and Environmental Radiochemistry, Golden, CO 80401, andmill@sandia.gov, andmill@sandia.gov
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2:35 PM
IN-SITU ALKALINITY STABILIZATION PILOT STUDY, UNC CHURCH ROCK SITE, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
BLICKWEDEL, Roy1, CARRILLO-SHERIDAN, Margaret2, GEFELL, Michael3, HENDRICKSON, Kelly2, KOLM, Kenneth E.4, MUSSER, Douglas5, SELLECK, Bruce W.6 and STOURT, Paul7, (1)General Electric Company, 640 Freedom Business Ctr, King of Prussia, PA 19406, (2)ARCADIS-BBL, 6723 Towpath Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, (3)ARCADIS-BBL, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401, (4)ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401, (5)ARCADIS-BBL, 14 Conovers Lane, Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210, (6)Department of Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, (7)ARCADIS-BBL, 8 South River Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512, m.carillo-sherican@arcadis-us.com, m.carillo-sherican@arcadis-us.com
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2:50 PM
ENGINEERED IN-SITU URANIUM PRECIPITATION: AN EMERGING APPROACH TO GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
GILLOW, Jeffrey1, CLARK, Boyce2, DIVINE, Craig1, MURPHY, Richard1 and HORST, John3, (1)ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 630 Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, (2)ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 10352 Plaza Americana Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, (3)ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 6 Terry Drive, Suite 300, Newtown, PA 18940, jgillow@arcadis-us.com, jgillow@arcadis-us.com
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC SIGNATURE OF A URANIUM-RICH CONTAMINANT PLUME, FRY CANYON, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH: IMPLICATIONS FOR SITE MONITORING AND REMEDIATION
OTTON, James K., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939 Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225 and ZIELINSKI, Robert A., U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, rzielinski@usgs.gov, rzielinski@usgs.gov
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3:35 PM
IN-SITU IMMOBILIZATION OF DISSOLVED URANIUM FOR RESTORATION OF URANIUM MINING SITES
HIGGINS, Elaine A.1, HUANG, Sharon X.2, CONNOR, John A.1, LEE, Robert S.1 and CLIFFORD, Dennis A.3, (1)GSI Environmental Inc, 2211 Norfolk, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77098-4054, (2)3362 Harvest Ridge Rd, Geneva, IL 60134, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004, eahiggins@gsi-net.com, eahiggins@gsi-net.com
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3:50 PM
MICROBIOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL AND HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES CONTROLLING URANIUM MOBILITY: AN INTEGRATED FIELD-SCALE SUBSURFACE RESEARCH CHALLENGE SITE AT RIFLE, COLORADO
LONG, Philip, Hydrology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Mail Stop K9-33, Richland, WA 99352, philip.long@pnl.gov, philip.long@pnl.gov
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4:05 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON IN A BIOSTIMULATED AQUIFER
LESHER, Emily1, FIGUEROA, Linda1 and RANVILLE, James2, (1)Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, elesher@mines.edu, elesher@mines.edu
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4:20 PM
EFFECTS OF FULVIC ACID ON URANIUM VI SORPTION AND TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR: THE ROLE OF FULVIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS AND SYSTEM KINETICS
TINNACHER, Ruth M. and HONEYMAN, Bruce D., Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Laboratory for Applied and Environmental Radiochemistry, Golden, CO 80401, rtinnach@mines.edu, rtinnach@mines.edu
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4:35 PM
MEASUREMENT OF URANIUM COMPLEXATION BY DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER USING HYPHENATED TECHNIQUES
RANVILLE, James F.1, LESHER, Emily2 and HONEYMAN, Bruce2, (1)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, jranvill@mines.edu, jranvill@mines.edu
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4:50 PM
RADIUM CONTROL IN URANIUM MINING WITH A SELECTIVE COMPLEXER
GOLTZ, H. Robert, Dow Chemical, Larkin Lab, 1691 N. Swede Rd, Midland, MI 48640, HRGoltz@Dow.com, HRGoltz@Dow.com
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