Appendix C
Presentations to the Committee
Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 2002
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulation of low-activity wastes and expectations for this study, Scott Flanders, USNRC
The Department of Energy’s regulation of low-activity wastes and expectations for this study, Karen Guevara, DOE
The Southeast Compact Commission’s role in managing low-activity wastes and expectations for this study, Mike Mobley, SECC
The Army Corps of Engineers’ role in managing low-activity wastes and expectations for this study, Tomiann McDaniel and John MacEvoy, USACE
The Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of low-activity wastes and expectations for this study, Adam Klinger, EPA
Public comments
Richland, Washington, February 6-7, 2003
Introduction and overview of the DOE Hanford’s low-level waste burial grounds, Rudy Guercia, DOE-Richland
Hanford Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF), Owen Robertson, DOE-Richland
Views of the Hanford Advisory Board, Ken Bracken, HAB
Roundtable discussion led by David Leroy, Committee Chairman
Public comments
Hanford Site Visit
U.S. Ecology briefing and site tour, Mike Ault, U.S. Ecology
ERDF briefing and site tour, Rudy Guercia, DOE-RL
200 West Area low-level waste burial site tour, Rudy Guercia, DOE-RL
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 16-17, 2003
Comments from the Tooele County Commissioners, Gene White, Commissioner
Comments from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Bill Sinclair, Division of Radiation Control
International Uranium Corporation: Overview and waste issues, Dave Frydenlund, IUC
National Mining Association perspective, Tony Thompson, NMA (by telephone)
Public comments
Envirocare of Utah Site Visit
Overview and discussion, Ken Alkema, Envirocare of Utah
Bus tour of the site, Gene Perry, Envirocare of Utah
Washington, D.C., June 11-13, 2003
Risk-based classification of radioactive and hazardous chemical wastes—NCRP 139, Allen Croff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Perspectives from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors on medical waste and NORM, Jill Lipoti, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Increasing disposal options for low-activity and mixed wastes, Adam Klinger, EPA
Disposition of slightly radioactive solid materials, Frank Cardile, USNRC
Milestones and millstones: Industry experience with low-activity waste disposals, Paul Genoa, Nuclear Energy Institute. Comments by Alan Pasternak, CalRad Forum (by telephone)
Roundtable discussion: Framing recommendations for changes in regulatory policy, Frank Marcinowski, EPA; Lawrence Kokajko, USNRC; Karen Guevara, DOE; Kathryn Haynes, SECC
Perspectives on low-activity waste issues, Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service; Judith Johnsrud, Sierra Club
Public comments
Paris, France, September 22-25, 2003
National Plan for Radioactive waste management in France, Jérémie Averous, Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nucléaire et de la Radioprotection (DGSNR)
LLW disposal management and safety in France, Arnaud Grevoz, Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs (ANDRA)
Mine tailing management and impact in France, Anne Christine Servant, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN)
Radiological protection principles evolution: Application to waste management (Jean François Lecomte, IRSN and International Commission for Radiation Protection (ICRP)
Waste management regulation in EU, Derek Taylor, European Commission
Site visit to the LLW disposal facility Centre de l’Aube
Site visit to the LAW disposal facility at Morvilliers
LLW management in Japan, Atsu Suzuki, Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC)
LLW management in South-Korea, Sang Hoon Park, Korean Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)
LLW management in Spain, Pablo Zuloaga, Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos S.A (ENRESA)
LLW management in Belgium, Jean-Paul Minon, Organisme National des Déchets Radioactifs et des matières Fissiles enrichies (ONDRAF)
LLW management in Germany, Bruno Baltes, Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS)
A common framework for radioactive waste disposal, Philip Metcalf, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Washington, D.C., November, 29, 2004
Recap of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on Low-Level Wastes (LLW), Pete Lyons, Clint Williamson (Domenici); Jonathan Epstein, Sam Fowler (Bingaman)
Sponsors’ perspectives and suggestions for completing the study:
Environmental Protection Agency, Adam Klinger, Dan Schultheisz
Army Corps of Engineers, Tomiann McDaniel
DOD Executive Agent for Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Richard Conley (via telephone)
The Institute for Applied Energy—Japan, Shigenobu Hirusawa
California Environmental Protection Agency, Jeffrey Wong (via video-conference)
Southeast Compact Commission, Mike Mobley
Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, Ron Kucera (via telephone)
