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Appendix C


Workshop 1 Agenda

Best Practices for Risk-Informed Remedy Selection, Closure and Post-Closure Control of Contaminated Sites: A National Academies Workshop

October 30-31, 2013
The National Academies of Science Building
Lecture Room
2100 C Street NW
Washington, D.C.

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together federal and state agency decision makers responsible for contaminated site cleanup and closure decisions, federal and state regulators, key stakeholders, and other technical experts to examine holistic approaches for remediating sites with multiple contaminant sources and post-closure uses. The workshop will also examine approaches for incorporating a sustainability framework into decision making regarding site remediation, closure, and post-closure control of sites.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

8:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction

Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy

8:40 AM

Keynote(s): DOE Presentation

Alice Williams, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy

9:00 AM

Framing the Issue: Challenges to Regulatory Flexibility

Moderator: Jeffrey Wong, Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency (Member, Planning Committee)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop 1 Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18747.
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Carolyn Huntoon, Independent Consultant and former Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy

Larry Camper, Director, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

9:50 AM

Discussion

10:15 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM

Framing the Issue: Challenges to Risk-Informed Decision Making

Moderator: Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy

Stephen Cobb, Chief, Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch, Land Division, Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Anna Willett, Director, Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council, Environmental Council of the States

11:20 AM

Discussion

11:50 AM

Morning Summary

Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy

12:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 PM

Holistic Approaches to Remediation: Overcoming Barriers at Hanford and Savannah River

Moderator: Patricia Culligan, Professor, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University (Member, Planning Committee)

Michael Truex, Earth Systems Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop 1 Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18747.
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Jeffrey Griffin, Associate Laboratory Director, Environmental Stewardship Directorate, Savannah River National Laboratory

1:50 PM

Discussion

2:30 PM

BREAK

2:45 PM

Holistic Approaches to Remediation: Alternate End States

Moderator: Rula Deeb, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants

John Applegate, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and IU Executive Vice President for University Academic Affairs, Indiana University

David Maloney, Director, Technology, CH2M HILL

3:25 PM

Discussion

4:15 PM

Summary Discussion

Participant 1

Participant 2

4:50 PM

Wrap-up

Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice

President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy

5:00 PM

ADJOURN

Thursday, October 31, 2013

8:30 AM

Welcome and Re-Cap of First Day

Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy

8:40 AM

Incorporating Sustainability into Decision Making for Site Remediation

Moderator: Rula Deeb, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants

Geoffrey Fettus, Senior Project Attorney, Nuclear Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop 1 Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18747.
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Nick Garson, President, The Sustainable Remediation Forum, Inc.

Buddy Bealer, Sustainable Remediation Initiative

9:50 AM

Discussion

10:40 AM

Federal Agency Perspective on Incorporating Sustainability into Site Remediation

Moderator: Jeffrey Wong, Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency (Member, Planning Committee)

Maureen Sullivan, Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Walter Mugdan, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2

11:30 AM

Discussion

12:15 PM

Summary and Wrap-up

Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Covanta Energy

12:30 PM

ADJOURN

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop 1 Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18747.
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The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management's (EM) mission is the safe cleanup of sites associated with the government-led development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. While many of these legacy sites have completed cleanup, the largest and most complex sites have not been fully remediated. The cleanup of these sites is proceeding under legally enforceable agreements with timelines for hundreds of milestones. EM is reviewing alternative approaches to increase effectiveness and improve cost efficiencies of its cleanup activities, especially for sites that will have residual contamination when active cleanup is complete.

This report is the summary of two workshops convened in October 2013 and January 2014 on best practices for risk-informed remedy selection, closure, and post-closure control of radioactive and chemically contaminated sites that present significant difficulty for remediation to unrestricted release. The workshop series aimed to explore best practices that promote effective, risk-informed decision making and future opportunities to improve remediation approaches and practices.In the Workshop #1 section of Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites, the report examines holistic approaches for remediating sites with multiple contaminant sources and post-closure uses, and approaches for incorporating a sustainability framework into decision making regarding site remediation, closure, and post-closure control. In Workshop #2, the report focuses on post-closure controls, assessment of long-term performance of site remedies, and best practices for risk-based remediation decisions.

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