2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 16
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 317 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T134. Radiation Effects, Mineralogy, and Materials Science of Actinides I: In Honor of Rodney C. Ewing, 2015 Roebling Medalist

Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society
Peter C. Burns, William J. Weber, Ian Parsons, E. Bruce Watson, Alexandra Navrotsky and Ginger Sigmon, Session Chairs
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Start Time
8:00 AM
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE UNITED STATES AND ELSEWHERE: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
MACFARLANE, Allison M., Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St NW, Suite 403, Washington, DC 20052, amacfarlane@gwu.edu
8:20 AM
MANAGEMENT OF SNF/HLW: INSIGHTS FROM RISK MANAGEMENT OF SULFIDE-BEARING MINE WASTES
LOGSDON, Mark J., Geochimica, Inc, 9045 Soquel Drive Ste 2, Aptos, CA 95003, mark.logsdon@sbcglobal.net
8:35 AM
MURATAITE CERAMICS: A COMPLEX MATRIX FOR COMPLEX RADIOACTIVE WASTE
KRIVOVICHEV, Sergey V., Crystallography, St.Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, St.Petersburg, 199034, Russia, YUDINTSEV, S.V., Laboratory of radiogeology and radiogeoecology, Institute of geology of ore deposits, petrography, mineralogy and geochemistry RAS, Staromonetny lane, 35, Moscow, 119017, Russia and PAKHOMOVA, Anna S., Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, 30 Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany, skrivovi@mail.ru
8:55 AM
X-RAY AND NEUTRON DIFFRACTION ON LASER HEATED LEVITATED SAMPLES: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
USHAKOV, Sergey V., Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of Califiornia at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, PAVLIK III, Alfred J., Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, NAVROTSKY, Alexandra, Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, UC Davis, 4415 Chemistry Annex, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, WEBER, Richard J.K., Materials Development, Inc., 3090 Daniels Court, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, BENMORE, Chris J., X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439 and NEUEFEIND, Joerg C., Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, svushakov@ucdavis.edu
 
9:10 AM
Discussion
9:25 AM
SINTERED UO2 FUELS BY FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY – ACCIDENT TOLERANCE AND FUEL PERFORMANCE MODELING
LIAN, Jie, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jie Lian, Troy, NY 12180 and YAO, Tiankai, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, lianj@rpi.edu
9:40 AM
REDUCTIVE VERSUS OXIDATIVE ALTERATION OF URANIUM(IV) DIOXIDE, PATHWAYS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL ALTERATION
BRUNO, Jordi, Amphos 21 Group, Passeig Garcia Faria 49-51, Barcelona, 08019, Spain, jordi.bruno@amphos21.com
9:55 AM
REDOX RESPONSE OF ACTINIDE OXIDES AND OXYHYDROXIDES TO HIGHLY IONIZING RADIATION
TRACY, Cameron L.1, LANG, Maik K.2, PRAY, John M.3, PALOMARES, Raul I.4, ZHANG, Fuxiang3, PARK, Changyong5, TRAUTMANN, Christina6, SKURATOV, Vladimir A.7 and EWING, Rodney C.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxvolle, TN 37996, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (4)Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (5)High Pressure Collaborative Access Team (HPCACT), Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Argonne, IL 60439, (6)GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, 64291, Germany; Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 64287, Germany, (7)Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, 141980, Russia, cltracy@umich.edu
10:10 AM
ULTRAFAST LASERS - A PATHWAY TO UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF SWIFT HEAVY ION IRRADIATION
RITTMAN, Dylan R.1, EWING, Rodney C.2, TRACY, Cameron L.2, CUSICK, Alex B.3, YALISOVE, Steven M.3, ABERE, Michael J.3 and TORRALVA, Ben4, (1)Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (3)Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, (4)Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, drittman@stanford.edu
 
10:25 AM
Break
10:40 AM
OH DEFECTS IN NON-METAMICT XENOTIME
ABE, Takeyasu, NAKAMURA, Michihiko and KURIBAYASHI, Takahiro, Department of Earth Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan, takeyasu@dc.tohoku.ac.jp
10:55 AM
EFFECTS OF IRRADIATION-INDUCED STRUCTURAL DISORDERING IN ZIRCONATE PYROCHLORES AT HIGH PRESSURES
PARK, Sulgiye, Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 367 Panama St, Stanford, CA 94305, sulgiye@stanford.edu
11:10 AM
EFFECT OF COMPOSITION ON THE HIGH-PRESSURE BEHAVIOR OF MONAZITE, A RARE-EARTH PHOSPHATE
HEFFERNAN, Karina1, ROSS, Nancy L.1, SPENCER, Elinor1 and BOATNER, Lynn2, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 1405 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Center for Radiation Detection Materials, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, karih92@vt.edu
11:25 AM
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON RADIATION STAINS IN NATURAL DIAMONDS
EATON-MAGANA, Sally, Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA 92653 and MOE, Kyaw Soe, Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY 10036, smagana@gia.edu
11:40 AM
A COMPARISON OF NATURAL AND LABORATORY-INDUCED RADIATION DAMAGE IN GEM DIAMOND
BREEDING, Christopher M., Gemological Institute of America, 5355 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, christopher.breeding@gia.edu
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