2015 Board Workshop - October 20-21, 2015
October 20-21, 2015
Washington, DC
Topics:
- International Technical Workshop on Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste
- Agenda - October 20-21, 2015 (pdf - 80KB)
- 2015 Board Workshop (pdf - 45KB)
- October 21, 2015 Transcript (pdf - 419KB)
- October 20, 2015 Transcript (pdf - 613KB)
- Timothy Gunter, DOE; DOE's Deep Borehole Disposal Research Program (pdf - 1.5MB)
- David Sassani and Ernest Hardin, Sandia National Laboratories; DOE Deep Borehole Field Test (pdf - 3.4MB)
- Fergus Gibb, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; International Perspective on Deep Borehole Disposal (pdf - 930KB)
- Stephen Hickman, U.S. Geological Survey; Fracturing and Borehole Integrity (pdf - 2.4MB)
- Claus Chur, CCConsulting, Germany; Experience in Deep Drilling in Crystalline Rocks (pdf - 34MB)
- Eric van Oort, University of Texas at Austin; Drilling & Well Construction Considerations (pdf - 1.5MB)
- Wesley Patrick, Southwest Research Institute; Emplacement Mode (pdf - 1.2MB)
- Mark MacGlashan, MacGlashan Engineering Consulting; Deep Borehole Disposal Technical Workshop (pdf - 244KB)
- Douglas Minnema, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Nuclear Safety Considerations (pdf - 115KB)
- Paul Boomer, University of Texas at Austin; Bore Hole Seals: Introduction and Well Bore Seals from an Oil and Gas Perspective (pdf - 156KB)
- Nick Collier, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Sealing and Support Matrices (pdf - 929KB)
- Roland Pusch, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; Bentonite Seals (pdf - 884KB)
- Dan Schultheisz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA's Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for SNF, HLW, and TRU Waste (pdf - 184KB)
- Mark Person, New Mexico Tech; Crystalline Basement & Precambrian Fault Permeability Global and New Mexico Perspectives (pdf - 4.9MB)
- Mark Zoback, Stanford University; A Geomechanical Perspective of Permeability and Fluid Flow in Crystalline Rocks in the Upper Crust (pdf - 5.1MB)
- Kent Novakowski, Queen's University, Canada; The Challenges in Measuring Permeability and Hydraulic Head at Depths Exceeding One Kilometer (pdf - 180KB)
- Panel #5 - Geochemistry of Fluids at Depth (pdf - 74KB)
- D. Kirk Nordstrom, U.S. Geological Survey; (pdf - 474KB)
- Shaun Frape, University of Waterloo, Canada; (pdf - 1.1MB)
- Jennifer McIntosh, University of Arizona; (pdf - 847KB)
- David Sassani, Sandia National Laboratories; Multiple Barriers: Waste Forms and Canister Materials (pdf - 441KB)
- Neil Hyatt, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Role of the Wasteform in Deep Borehole Disposal (pdf - 938KB)
- Narasi Sridhar, DNV GL; Role of Engineered Barrier System in Deep Borehole Disposal: Characteristics and Issues (pdf - 537KB)
- Peter Swift, Sandia National Laboratories; Efficacy of Deep Borehole Disposal and Risk Analysis (pdf - 1.1MB)
- Bertil Grundfeldt, Kamakta Konsult AB, Sweden; Long-Term Safety of Deep Borehole Disposal in Comparison with Disposal in a Mined Facility (pdf - 1.1MB)
- Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus; The Scope of Utility of Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste (pdf - 55KB)
- Panelists - Key Observations from Seven Discussion Panels (pdf - 108KB)
- Andrew Griffith, U.S. Department of Energy; Fuel Cycle Technologies Developed as Part of a System (pdf - 105KB)
- Robert McKinnon - Overview of the Deep Borehole Field Test (pdf - 676KB)
- David Sassani - Deep Borehole Field Test (DBFT) FY15 Site Evaluation Overview (pdf - 1.2MB)
- Kristopher Kuhlman - Deep Borehole Field Test Site Characterization (pdf - 1.9MB)
- Ernest Hardin - Deep Borehole Field Test Waste Packaging, Emplacement and Seals Testing (pdf - 2.1MB)
- S. David Sevougian - Deep Borehole Emplacement Mode Hazard Analysis (pdf - 1.7MB)
- Geoff Freeze - Deep Borehole Disposal (DBD) Licensing and Post-Closure Safety Assessment (pdf - 2MB)