CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 73
Monday, 10 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 102BC (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Special Session: The Past Yucca Mountain Project—Advancing Science and Technology for the Future: Was It Worth the Cost?

 

Richard R. Parizek, Claudia M. Newbury and Ardyth M. Simmons, Chairs
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8:00 AM
THE PAST YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT - ADVANCING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE: WAS It WORTH THE COST?
NEWBURY, Claudia M., US DOE (retired), 3220 Malibu Vista St, Las Vegas, NV 89117 and SIMMONS, Ardyth M., EP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Emeritus, P.O. Box 1663, MS-M992, Los Alamos, NM 87501, cmnewbury@gmail.com, cmnewbury@gmail.com
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8:05 AM
OVERVIEW OF THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION PROGRAM
DYER, J. Russell, U.S. Dept. of Energy (retired), P.O. Box 570544, Las Vegas, NV 89157, jr2d2@aol.com, jr2d2@aol.com
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8:25 AM
NEW AND INNOVATIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES
LONG, Roy C., DOE, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 13131 Dairy Ashford, Suite 225, Sugar Land, TX 77478 and SOEDER, Dan, Doe, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 25607, daniel.soeder@netl.doe.gov, daniel.soeder@netl.doe.gov
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8:45 AM
EARTH SCIENCE INNOVATIONS SPAWNED BY THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT
STUCKLESS, John, U.S. Geological Survey, Emeritus, MS 980, Box 25046, Den. Fed. Ctn, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jsscem@yahoo.com, jsscem@yahoo.com
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9:05 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF VOLCANIC HAZARD ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
COPPERSMITH Sr, Kevin, Coppersmith Consulting, Inc, 2121 N. California Blvd, Suite 290, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, kcoppersmith@earthlink.net, kcoppersmith@earthlink.net
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9:25 AM
ADVANCES MADE IN EVALUATING SEISMIC HAZARDS AT THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE
WONG, Ivan, Seismic Hazards Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com
 
9:45 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE MODELING IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER YUCCA MOUNTAIN
SWIFT, Peter N., Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and NUTT, Mark, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, wnutt@anl.gov, wnutt@anl.gov
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10:15 AM
DEVELOPING AN ADVANCED SIMULATION CAPABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS
ROBINSON, Bruce, Civilian Nuclear Programs Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop A127, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and DIXON, Paul, Civilian Nuclear Programs Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop H816, Los Alamos, NM 87545, robinson@lanl.gov, robinson@lanl.gov
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10:35 AM
LEVERAGING THERMAL-HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN TO ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF INTEGRATED GEOTHERMAL CO2-STORAGE RESERVOIRS
BUSCHECK, Thomas A., Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-184, Livermore, CA 94550, SUN, Yunwei, Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P. O. Box 808, L-184, Livermore, CA 94551, HAO, Yue, Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-184, Livermore, CA 94551 and BLINK, James A., Global Security E Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-090, Livermore, CA 94550, buscheck1@llnl.gov, buscheck1@llnl.gov
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10:55 AM
SCIENTIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION: LEARNING FROM NUCLEAR WASTE AND YUCCA MOUNTAIN R&D
BIRKHOLZER, Jens T., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, JTBirkholzer@lbl.gov, JTBirkholzer@lbl.gov
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11:15 AM
THE DEATH VALLEY REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM MODEL: SOUND SCIENCE
BELCHER, Wayne R., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 160 North Stephanie Street, Henderson, NV 89074, SWEETKIND, Donald S., U.S Geological Survey, Mail Stop 973, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and FAUNT, Claudia C., U.S. Geological Survey, 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92101, wbelcher@usgs.gov, wbelcher@usgs.gov
 
11:35 AM
Discussion
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