Preliminary Program September 11 to 14, 2011

Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel Toronto, Ontario

The conference is being organized The Canadian Nuclear Society The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), is a by the Canadian Nuclear Society in technical society dedicated to the exchange of information on all aspects of nuclear science cooperation with the International and technology which supports conferences, courses and specialty programs. For membership Atomic Energy Agency, and is co- contact the CNS offi ce at www.cns-snc.ca sponsored by the American Nuclear

Society, the Argentina Nuclear

Technology Association, the Atomic

Energy Society of Japan, the Chinese

Nuclear Society, the Indian Nuclear

Society, the Korean Nuclear Society, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the

OECD and the Romanian Nuclear

Energy Association.

3 Conference Organizers

Conference Chair Technical Program Inquiries Colin Allan, AECL (retired) Mark Chapman mail: [email protected] Plenary Program Chair Ken Dormuth, AECL (retired) General Conference Inquiries Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs Technical Program Committee Chair Conference Administrator Alan Melnyk, AECL The Professional Edge 1027 Pembroke Street East, Suite 200 Organizing Committee Pembroke, ON K8A 3M4 Barbara Gray, AECL (retired) North American Toll-free Tel: 1-800-868-8776 Kathleen Hollington, NRCan International Tel: 613-732-7068 Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Fax: 613-732-3386 Jamie Robinson, NWMO Email: [email protected] Dave McCauley, NRCan Joan Miller, AECL Conference Registration Inquiries Benjamin Rouben, Canadian Nuclear Society Denise Rouben Judy Ryan, CANDU Owners Group Conference Registrar Tracy Sanderson, AECL Canadian Nuclear Society Brad Strueby, Corporation 480 University Avenue, Suite 200 Pauline Witzke, Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 Canada Tel: 416-977-7620 Technical Program Committee Fax: 416-663-3504 François Bilodeau, Hydro-Québec Email: [email protected] Mark Chapman, AECL Lauren Corkum, Ontario Power Generation Conference Program Updates Ken Dormuth, AECL (retired) The Preliminary Program is subject to change. Jo-Ann Facella, NWMO Please check the Conference website for updates. Daniel Grondon, AECL Sarah Hirschorn, NWMO Conference Website Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission http://www.cns-snc.ca/events/waste-management-decommissioning- Helen Leung, NWMO and-environmental/ Kris McIntyre, NB Power Nuclear Alan Melnyk, AECL Doug Metcalfe, NRCan Bob Pollock, AREVA Judy Ryan, CANDU Owners Group

4 Sponsors and Exhibitors

The Canadian Nuclear Society gratefully acknowledges the Conference sponsorship provided by the following organizations.

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Sponsorship towards this Conference provides not only the benefi t of corporate visibility, but also recognition among participants of a company’s leadership within the industry and as a strong supporter of the Conference and its objectives. There are a range of sponsorships opportunities and levels of fi nancial support. Exhibiting provides the additional profi le and the opportunity for businesses to showcase their products and services pertaining to nuclear waste management, decommissioning and environmental restoration. Please contact the Conference Administrator to obtain a Complete Sponsorship and Exhibitor Information package.

5 Conference Conference Venue The Conference is being held at the Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Background Toronto. A block of rooms is held for Conference Participants at the reduced rate of $199 per night single or double occupancy plus applicable taxes. The cut-off date for reservations is Friday, August This Conference is intended to 22, 2011, so please reserve early. Please note that the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will provide a forum for discussion also take place at the time of the Conference, so it is important to make hotel reservations as early as possible to be assured of accommodation, as it is can be diffi cult to arrange accommodation of the status and proposed during TIFF. future directions of technical, Room reservations must be made directly with the Hotel by calling 1-800-905-0667. When calling regulatory, environmental, the hotel, you must indicate that the reservation is for the CNS 2011 Waste Management Conference. social, and economic aspects of radioactive waste management, Conference Format The Conference includes invited plenary presentations and contributed technical papers presented in nuclear facility decommissioning, Parallel Technical Sessions. The working language of the Conference and presentations is English. The and environmental restoration Final Program will include abstracts of all presentations and will be provided to all participants upon their arrival at the Conference. Conference Proceedings will be published on a CD and mailed to activities for Canadian nuclear participants following the Conference. facilities. Although the Copyright conference will focus on activities Copyright for papers submitted to the conference on Waste Management, Decommissioning and pertaining to Canada’s nuclear Environmental Restoration for Canada’s Nuclear Activities remains with the author; but the CNS may freely reproduce the papers in print, electronic or other forms. The CNS retains a royalty-free right to industry, many of the technical charge fees for such material as it sees fi t. issues involved have a broader Audio/Video Recording Policy relevance, therefore papers on Recording of any sessions (by audio, video, still photography, etc.) is intended for personal use only. the topic of the conference from Permission to record can be provided only after application to, and approval by, the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) and by the individual author/presenter. outside the nuclear industry, and Distribution or publication of a recording, or claim to a copyright by any party except the CNS is strictly insights into how other countries prohibited. are dealing with similar issues Accompanying Guest Program will also be presented. Optional Day Trips for accompanying guests to various attractions in the Toronto and Niagara regions will be offered based on a minimum number of guaranteed participants. Options include the Bata This three-day Conference is Shoe Museum, Toronto’s renowned St. Lawrence Market and Distillery District, the spectacular Niagara organized into plenary sessions Falls, and Niagara Region wineries. Each package is priced on an all-inclusive basis covering and concurrent technical transportation, admissions, refreshments, and an accompanying guide. Please go to the Conference Website for details. tracks that will interest waste Post Conference Technical Tours management, decommissioning Two Post-Conference Technical Tours are being planned to Canadian nuclear facilities: and environmental technology Tour 1: Ontario Power Generation’s (DGR) site and Western Waste Management practitioners; delegates from Facility (WWMF) at Kincardine, Ontario industry, academia, and Tour 2: Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) Welcome Waste Management Facility (WWMF), and Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Waste Management Facility (DWMF) at Port Hope and Clarington, Ontario government agencies and regulators; consulting engineers; IAEA Technical Assistance Grants The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) might be able to award a limited number of grants to fi nancial and legal experts; and participants from Member States eligible to receive technical assistance under the technical other specialists working in the cooperation programme. Such assistance can be offered, upon specifi c request, provided that, in the IAEA’s view, the participant will make an important contribution to the conference. Applications for fi eld. An equipment and services fi nancial support should be sent to the competent offi cial authority (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, exhibition will also be held in National atomic energy authority), for subsequent transmission to the IAEA. The deadline for the submission of grant applications is 28 April 2011. conjunction with the Conference. Additional details and a link to the online application form are posted on the CNS website www.cns-snc.ca 6 Conference at a Glance

Sunday, September 11, 2011 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 15:00 – 19:00 Registration 07:00 – 08:00 Speakers and Chairs-of-the-Day Breakfast 15:00 – 18:00 Exhibit Set–Up 07:30 – 17:30 Registration 19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception 08:30 – 10:00 International Plenary Session 10:10 – 10:30 Networking Break Monday, September 12, 2011 10:30 - 11:20 International Plenary Session (continued) 07:00 – 08:00 Speakers and Chairs-of-the-Day Breakfast 11:20 - 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 07:30 – 17:30 Registration 12:00 – 13:30 Luncheon 08:30 – 10:00 Opening Plenary Session 13:30 – 15:10 Parallel Technical Sessions 10:00 – 10:20 Networking Break 15:10 – 15:40 Refreshment Break 10:20 – 11:20 Opening Plenary Session (continued) 15:40 – 17:20 Parallel Technical Sessions 11:20 – 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 17:20 Conference Adjourns 12:00 – 13:30 Luncheon 13:30 – 15:10 Parallel Technical Sessions Thursday, September 15, 2011 15:10 – 15:40 Refreshment Break Technical Tours 15:40 – 17:45 Parallel Technical Sessions Tour 1: Ontario Power Generation’s Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) site 17:45 – 19:00 Business Exposition Reception and Western Waste Management Facility (WWMF) at Kincardine, Ontario Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Tour 2: 07:00 – 08:00 Speakers and Chairs-of-the-Day Breakfast Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) Welcome Waste Management 07:30 – 17:30 Registration Facility (WWMF), and Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Waste 08:30 – 10:00 Low- and Intermediate-level Waste Panel Management Facility (DWMF) at Port Hope and Clarington, Ontario 10:00 – 10:15 Networking Break 10:15 - 11:15 Low- and Intermediate-level Waste Panel (continued) 11:15 - 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 12:00 – 13:30 Luncheon 13:30 – 15:10 Parallel Technical Sessions 15:10 – 15:40 Refreshment Break 15:40 – 17:45 Parallel Technical Sessions 18:30 – 22:00 Reception and Banquet

7 Sunday, September 11, 2011 15:00 - 19:00 Registration (Trinity Ballroom Foyer, lower level) 19:00 - 21:00 Business Exposition Reception Monday, September 12, 2011 07:30 - 17:30 Registration (Trinity Ballroom Foyer, lower level) Welcome 08:30 Colin Allan, Conference Chair Grand Ballroom Opening Plenary 08:40 Canadian Progress in Radioactive Waste Management, Mark Corey, Natural Resources Canada (to be confi rmed) 08:30 - 10:00 09:00 Regulatory Developments and Issues, Michael Binder, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 09:20 Nuclear Environmental Stewardship – The Social Contract, Bob Walker, AECL Nuclear Laboratories 09:40 Nuclear Waste Management Organization: Moving Forward Together – Program Update, Ken Nash, Nuclear Waste Management Organization 10:00 - 10:20 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer Grand Ballroom 10:20 Challenges in Waste Management and Environmental Restoration in the Uranium Mining Industry, Robert A. Steane, Cameco Corporation 10:20 - 11:20 10:40 Providing Value to Ontario: OPG’s Approach to Nuclear Waste Management, Tom Mitchell, Ontario Power Generation 11:00 Panel Discussion 11:20 - 11:40 Visit Business Exposition 12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon – Grand Ballroom Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe OPG’s Deep Geologic Stakeholder Decommissioning Uranium Mine Waste Used Fuel Repository – Federal Policies, Programs 13:30 - 15:10 Repository for Low and Interactions – 1 Projects - 1 Management – 1 Design and Safety and Oversight Intermediate Level Waste – 1 Assessment 15:10 - 15:40 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe OPG’s Deep Geologic Stakeholder Decommissioning Uranium Mine Waste Used Fuel Repository – Port Hope Area 15:40 - 17:45 Repository for Low and Interactions – 2 Projects - 2 Management – 2 Design and Modelling Initiative – 1 Intermediate Level Waste – 2 17:45 - 19:00 Business Exposition Reception Tuesday, September 13, 2011 07:30 - 08:30 Registration (Trinity Ballroom Foyer, lower level) Low- and Intermediate-level Waste Panel 08:30 Introduction, Jonathan Will, Natural Resources Canada 08:45 Progress since the Policy Framework and Challenges for the Future, Dave McCauley, Natural Resources Canada Grand Ballroom 09:00 Canada’s Regulatory Framework, Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 08:30 - 10:00 09:15 Progress and Challenges on the DGR, Pauline Witzke, Ontario Power Generation 09:30 Managing Wastes from the Atomic Age and into the Future: Programs, Plans and Challenges, Joan Miller, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 09:45 Refurbishment Implications on Long-term Waste Management Strategies at Point Lepreau, Charles Hickman, New Brunswick Power Nuclear 10:00 - 10:15 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer Grand Ballroom 10:15 Hydro Québec’s Long-Term Strategy for Low and Intermediate Level Waste Management, François Bilodeau, Hydro-Québec 10:30 Waste Management Practices at Cameco, Karen Chovan, Cameco Corporation 8:30 - 10:00 10:45 Panel Discussion 11:15 - 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon – Grand Ballroom Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe OPG’s Deep Geologic Regulatory Aboriginal Traditional CRL Waste Management – Site Used Fuel Repository – Port Hope Area 13:30 - 15:10 Repository for Low and Considerations – 1 Knowledge Characterization Engineered Barriers Initiative – 2 Intermediate Level Waste – 3 15:10 - 15:40 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe OPG’s Deep Geologic Regulatory CRL Waste Geological Disposal of Used Fuel Repository – Port Hope Area 15:40 - 17:45 Repository for Low and Considerations – 2 Management – Program Nuclear Fuel Waste – Thermal Modelling and Initiative – 3 Intermediate Level Waste – 4 Overview Aspects Engineered Barriers 18:30 - 22:00 Reception and Banquet – Grand Ballroom Wednesday, September 14, 2011 07:30 - 08:30 Registration (Trinity Ballroom Foyer, lower level) 08:30 Introductory Remarks (TBD) Grand Ballroom 08:40 Hans Riotte, OECD-NEA International Plenary 08:30 - 10:10 09:10 Claes Thegerstrom, SKB 09:40 UK Speaker, TBD 10:10 - 10:30 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer 10:30 U.S. Representative, TBD 10:30 - 11:20 11:00 Q&A and Discussion International Plenary cont’d 11:20 - 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon – Grand Ballroom Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe LILWM – Characterization and LILWM – Treatment and Decommissioning Used Fuel Storage Environmental Fuel Cycles and 13:30 - 15:10 Processing – 1 Processing – 1 Projects – 3 Remediation – 1 Alternative Concepts 15:10 - 15:40 Networking Break – Ballroom Foyer Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Simcoe 15:40 - 17:20 LILWM – Characterization and LILWM – Treatment and Information Systems Environmental LILWM – Processing – 2 Processing – 2 and Management Remediation – 2 Liquid Processing 17:20 Conference Adjourns 8 Monday, September 12

14:20 Opening Plenary Session Project Description – Operations Grand Ballroom P. Witzke, Ontario Power Generation 14:45 08:30 Geo-scientifi c Assessment Welcome M. Jensen et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization Colin Allan, Conference Chair 15:10 – 15:40 08:40 Networking Break Canadian Progress in Radioactive Waste Management Mark Corey, Natural Resources Canada (to be confi rmed) OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- 09:00 and Intermediate-level Waste – 2 Regulatory Developments and Issues Michael Binder, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 15:40 Safety Assessment 09:20 P. Gierszewski et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization Nuclear Environmental Stewardship – The Social Contract Bob Walker, AECL Nuclear Laboratories 16:05 Environmental Assessment 09:40 D. Barker et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization Nuclear Waste Management Organization: Moving Forward Together – Program Update 16:30 Ken Nash, Nuclear Waste Management Organization Public Engagement M. Wilson et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization 10:00 – 10:20 Networking Break Trinity 2 10:20 Challenges in Waste Management and Environmental Restoration Stakeholder Interactions – 1 in the Uranium Mining Industry 13:30 Robert A. Steane, Cameco Corporation Site Selection Process for Canada’s Deep Geological Repository 10:40 for Used Nuclear Fuel Providing Value to Ontario: OPG’s Approach to Nuclear Waste J. Facella and M. Ben Belfadhel, Nuclear Waste Management Management Organization Tom Mitchell, Ontario Power Generation 14:10 11:00 APM – Engaging Aboriginal Peoples in Site Selection Panel Discussion (Review of Activities to Date) P. Patton, Nuclear Waste Management Organization 11:20 – 12:00 Visit Business Exposition 14:30 APM – Engaging Youth and Transferring Knowledge 12:00 – 13:30 E. Mantagaris, Nuclear Waste Management Organization Luncheon, Grand Ballroom 14:50 APM – Engaging at the Local Level, the Work of the NWMO Concurrent Technical Sessions Municipal Forum P. Simmons, Nuclear Waste Management Organization Trinity 1 15:10 – 15:40 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- Networking Break and Intermediate-level Waste – 1 Stakeholder Interactions – 2 13:30 15:40 Project Overview Addressing Host Community Issues through Enhancing F. King, et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization Community Well-Being: A Practical Framework for Siting 13:55 Major Nuclear Projects in Canada Project Description – Design and Construction M. Stemeroff, AECOM I. Pritchard et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization 9 Monday, September 12

16:05 16:55 Coordination of the Environmental Assessment Process Decommissioning of AECL : Progress for the Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program from First Five Years of Legacy Funding C. Badke and C. Johnson, Natural Resources Canada; W. Turner and R.S. Swartz, D.M. Bilinsky, J.W. Harding and R.W. Ridgway, Atomic M. Klukas, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Energy of Canada Limited 16:30 17:20 Keeping the Public Engaged in a Complex Nuclear URL Closure: What it Takes to Decommission an Underground Decommissioning and Waste Management Program Research Facility C. Badke and C. Johnson, Natural Resources Canada D.P. Onagi, J.B. Martino, C-S. Kim, D.A. Dixon and D.M. Bilinsky, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:55 Facilitating Stakeholder Involvement in Environmental Rulemaking for Uranium Trinity 4 L. Setlow, R. Rosnick, H. Burnett and A. Nesky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Uranium Mine Waste Management – 1 17:20 13:30 Follow-up and Monitoring of Socio-economic Effects of Identifi cation of Poorly Crystalline Scorodite in Uranium Mill Tailings the Darlington and Pickering Waste Management Facilities R. Frey, J. Rowson, K. Hughes and C. Rinas AREVA Resources Canada; J. T.L. Wlodarczyk and E. Foong, AECOM; L. Cain, Ontario Power Generation Warner, Canadian Light Source Inc. 13:55 Trinity 3 Aging of Reduced Arsenic Minerals in Uranium Mill Tailings at the McClean Lake Operation Decommissioning Projects – 1 J. Rowson, R. Frey and K. Hughes, AREVA Resources Canada 13:30 14:20 Decommissioning and Demolition of a Redundant Research Facility Decommissioning of a Former Uranium Mine and Mill in Northern at AWE Aldermaston Saskatchewan, Canada I. Barnes and K. Miller, Nuvia D. Hiller, P. Bennett, N. Drake, AREVA Resources Canada 13:55 14:45 From Meadow to Lawn: When Nuclear Decommissioning is Over Interim Management and Final Disposal of Uranium Ore M. Laraia, International Atomic Energy Agency Contaminated Soils from a Community between the Mine Site 14:20 and the Refi nery: The Tulita Disposal Project An Overview of the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility M. Gardiner and M. Owen, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Decommissioning – Facilities 15:10 – 15:40 K. Peecook, NASA Networking Break 14:45 An Overview of the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility Uranium Mine Waste Management – 2 Decommissioning – Surrounding Areas 15:40 K. Peecook, NASA Electrical Resistance Heating for Thawing of Frozen Layers 15:10 – 15:40 in a Uranium Tailings Management Facility Networking Break C. Melis, P. Landine and T. Kotzer, Cameco Corporation 16:05 Decommissioning Projects – 2 CAMECO Engineered Tailings Program: Linking Research 15:40 with Industrial Processes for Improved Tailings Performance Proposed Decommissioning Projects at the T. Kotzer, Cameco Corporation; M.J. Hendry, University Over the Next 5 Years and the Challenges with Delivery of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Sciences K. Schruder, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:30 16:05 Balancing Risk: Site Remediation Outside the EA Lessons Learned in Planning the Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program T. Yankovich, A. Klyashtorin, Z. Guo and J. Muldoon, Saskatchewan M. Stephens, S. Brooks, J. Miller, P. Neal and R. Mason, Atomic Energy Research Council; T. Jacklin and T. Heffron, AECOM; R. Smith, R.S. of Canada Limited Management Services Inc. 16:30 16:55 Decommissioning of AECL’S Pool Test Reactor Remediation of the Gunnar Uranium Mine Site, Northern Saskatchewan H. Dhillon and K. Weisenberg, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited T. Calvert and J. Brown, Natural Resources Canada

10 Monday, September 12

Trinity 5 Simcoe Used Fuel Repository – Design and Safety Federal Policies, Programs and Oversight Assessment 13:30 13:30 Radioactive Waste Management in Canada: Progress Overview of Adaptive Phased Management (APM) Repository and Challenges 15 Years After the Policy Framework Development Program D. McCauley, Natural Resources Canada S. Russell, Nuclear Waste Management Organization 13:55 13:55 Canada’s Nuclear Fuel Waste Act – The First 10 Years – Conceptual Design of a Used Fuel Packaging Plant Key Decisions and Experience in Federal Oversight K. Gillin, Candesco; A. Nyström, SKB International AB; A. Murchison, K. Hollington, Natural Resources Canada Nuclear Waste Management Organization 14:20 14:20 Canada’s Historic Waste Program The Fourth Case Study: A Postclosure Safety Assessment of J. Kenney and M. Blanchette, Natural Resources Canada; a Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel R. Zelmer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited N.G. Hunt, E.P. Kremer, F. Garisto, P. Gierszewski, M. Gobien and 14:45 C.L.D. Medri, Nuclear Waste Management Organization; J.D. Avis, Overview of the Government of Canada’s Nuclear Legacy Geofi rma Engineering; T. Chshyolkova, C.I. Kitson, T.W. Melnyk, Liabilities Program and L.C. Wojciechowski, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited D. Metcalfe and D. McCauley, Natural Resources Canada; 14:45 J. Miller and S. Brooks, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Building Quality into Performance and Safety Assessment Software 15:10 – 15:40 L.C. Wojciechowski, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Networking Break 15:10 – 15:40 Networking Break Port Hope Area Initiative – 1 15:40 Used Fuel Repository – Design and Modelling Nearly Ready For Construction on the Port Hope Area Initiative 15:40 C. Fahey and A. Denby, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; T. Palmeter, Calculating an Exclusion Zone for Surface Operations at a Deep Public Works and Government Services Canada; M. Blanchette, Geological Repository Natural Resources Canada; D. Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety E. Kremer, Nuclear Waste Management Organization; N.C. Garisto, Commission SENES 16:05 16:05 Evolution of the Property Value Protection Program – A Study of Sensitivity Analysis of a Coupled Hydro-mechanical Paleo-climate How a Compensation Plan Has Evolved to Meet Changing Needs Model of Density-dependent Groundwater Flow in Discretely J. Herod and S. Straughan, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Fractured Crystalline Rock 16:30 S.D. Normani and J.F. Sykes, University of Waterloo Dredging Up the Past – Removal of Historic Low-level Radioactive 16:30 Sediment from the Port Hope Harbour Glaciation and Geosphere Evolution – Greenland Analogue G. Case, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Project 16:55 S. Hirschorn, A. Vorauer, M. Ben Belfadhel and M. Jensen, Nuclear Implementing Best Available Technology for Water Treatment Waste Management Organization at the Port Hope and Port Granby Low-level Radioactive Waste 16:55 Clean-up Projects Rock Fracture Dynamics Research at AECL’s Underground G. Vandergaast, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Research Laboratory: Applications to Geological Disposal 17:20 of Radioactive Waste The Role of the Peer Review Process in the Clean-up of Low-level R.P. Young, University of Toronto; J.R. Haycox, Applied Seismology and Historic Radioactive Waste in the Municipalities of Port Hope Consultants Limited; J. Martino, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Clarington, Ontario, Canada 17:20 D. Al-Haydari, Hardy Stevenson and Associates Limited Radionuclide Transport Processes (Sorption) Evening Free P. Vilks, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

11 Tuesday, September 13

Grand Ballroom Concurrent Technical Sessions Low- and Intermediate-level Waste Panel Trinity 1 08:30 Introduction OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- Jonathan Will, Natural Resources Canada and Intermediate-level Waste – 3 08:45 13:30 Progress since the Policy Framework and Challenges Gas Generation and Contaminant Transport in the DGR for the Future J. Avis et al., Geofi rma Engineering Limited and Quintessa Limited Dave McCauley, Natural Resources Canada 13:55 09:00 Detailed Modeling for Post-closure Safety Assessment Canada’s Regulatory Framework R. Little et al., Quintessa Limited and Geofi rma Engineering Limited Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 14:20 09:15 Pre-closure Safety Assessment Progress and Challenges on the DGR N. Garisto et al., SENES Pauline Witzke, Ontario Power Generation 14:45 09:30 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Managing Wastes from the Atomic Age and into the Future: Waste Maximum Flood Hazard Assessment Programs, Plans and Challenges P. Nimmrichter, J. McClintock, J. Pengand, AMEC; H. Leung, Nuclear Joan Miller, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Waste Management Organization 09:45 15:10 – 15:40 Refurbishment Implications on Long-Term Waste Management Networking Break Strategies at Point Lepreau Charles Hickman, New Brunswick Power Nuclear OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- 10:00 – 10:15 and Intermediate-level Waste – 4 Networking Break 15:40 10:15 Predictability of the Paleozoic Sedimentary Sequence Beneath Hydro Québec’s Long-Term Strategy for Low and Intermediate the Bruce Nuclear Site Level Waste Management A. Parmenter, Nuclear Waste Management Organization François Bilodeau, Hydro-Québec 16:05 10:30 Evidence of Low Rock Mass Permeabilities in Ordovician Waste Management Practices at Cameco Sediments: Bruce Nuclear Site Karen Chovan, Cameco Corporation R. Beauheim et al., Nuclear Waste Management Organization 10:45 – 11:15 16:30 Panel Discussion Hydro-geochemical Evidence for a Diffusion Dominated Groundwater System: Bruce Nuclear Site 11:15 – 12:00 T. Al, University of New Brunswick Visit Business Exposition 16:55 12:00 – 13:30 Hydro-geologic Simulation of a Deep Seated Groundwater Luncheon, Grand Ballroom System: Bruce Nuclear Site J. Sykes et al., University of Waterloo

Trinity 2 Regulatory Issues – 1 13:30 Introduction to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and Canada’s Participation J.L. Mecke, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 12 Tuesday, September 13

13:55 15:10 – 15:40 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities in Canada Networking Break S.M. Oue, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission CRL Waste Management – Program Overview 14:20 Implementation of a Financial Guarantee Policy at the CNSC 15:40 B. Barker, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Waste Management Program at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited P.C.F. Wong, N. Chan and K. Hawrelluk, Atomic Energy of Canada 14:45 Limited New CSA Guideline for the Exemption or Clearance from Regulatory Control of Materials that Contain, or Potentially 16:05 Contain, Nuclear Substances Waste Minimization at Chalk River Laboratories M. Rhodes, A. Kwong and N292.5 Technical Sub-Committee, P. Kranz and P.C.F. Wong, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Canadian Standards Association 16:30 15:10 – 15:40 Integrated Waste Plan for Chalk River Laboratories Networking Break P. McClelland, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Regulatory Issues – 2 16:55 Streamlined Approach to Waste Management at CRL 15:40 L. Adams and B. Campbell, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited The New Canadian Standard in Decommissioning - N294-09: 17:20 Decommissioning of Facilities Containing Nuclear Substances Safe Dry Storage of Intermediate Level Waste at CRL M. Stephens, Canadian Standards Association T. Sanderson, J. Lian and A. Chiu, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:05 Discussion of EPA’s General Experiences in the Certifi cation and Oversight of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Trinity 4 R.T. Peake, S. Ghose, R. Lee, J. Walsh, L. Bender, M. Eagle, E. Feltcorn CRL Waste Management – Site Characterization and R. Joglekar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 13:30 16:30 Microbial Characterization of Groundwater from Boreholes CR9 Preparing to Construct a Disposal Facility and CR18 at CRL (2007-2009) – Implications for a Possible M. Palmu, Posiva Oy Future Repository for Radioactive Non-fuel Waste 16:55 S. Stroes-Gascoyne, M. Audette-Stuart, D. Beaton, K. Sharp, U.S. Environmental Protection Uranium Recovery Issues C.J. Hamon, A. Festarini, M. Serran, D. McMullin, S. Kramer-Tremblay, R.T. Peake, L. Setlow and R. Rosnick, U.S. Environmental Protection M.L. Benz, S. Rose and L. Bellan, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Agency 13:55 Multi-Dimensional Modelling of Groundwater Flow and Trinity 3 Contaminant Transport in Fractured Crystalline Rock of the Chalk River Laboratories Site Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge T. Chan and R. Guo, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; F.W. Stanchell, Consultant 13:30 What is Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge? 14: 20 Deborah McGregor, Environment Canada, Ontario Region An Investigation of the Suitability of the Chalk River Site to Host a Geologic Waste Management Facility for AECL’s Low and 13:55 Intermediate Level Wastes Applications of Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge in Industrial P. Thompson, P. Baumgartner, D. Beaton, T. Chan, C. Kitson, E. Kozak, Development A. Man, J. Martino, K. Sharp, S. Stroes-Gascoyne and R. Thivierge, Mark Duivan, Skeena River Fisheries; Anne Garibaldi and Justin Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Straker, Fort McMurray Reclamation Project 14:45 14:20 Geologic Characterization of the Deep Gneissic Bedrock at Chalk An Aboriginal Perspective in Practical Experiences in Applying River Laboratories (Ontario) Using Oriented Drill Core and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge in Industrial Development Integrated Borehole Surveys Joanne Barnaby R.I. Sikorsky, R.H Thivierge and J. Siddiqui, Atomic Energy of Canada 14:45 – 15:10 Limited Panel Discussion 15:10 – 15:40 Networking Break 13 Tuesday, September 13

Geological Disposal of Nuclear Fuel Waste 16:30 Reactive Transport Modelling – Thermal Aspects U. Mayer, University of British Columbia 15:40 Calculation of the Thermal Response in a Deep Geological Repository Simcoe R. Guo, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:05 Port Hope Area Initiative – 2 Characterizing the Thermal Properties of Clay-Based Sealing Materials 13:30 A.G. Man and J.B. Martino, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Material Management and Site Condition Challenges During Radioactive Waste Removal and Transport 16:30 J. Fairclough, N. Rudolfo and J. Cooper, AECOM, G. Case, Atomic Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical Modelling of the Canister Energy of Canada Limited, et al. Retrieval Test R. Guo, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 13:55 Procurement Vehicles for Strategically Sequencing Multi-Year 16:55 and Schedule Driven LLRW Design and Construction Projects Enhanced Sealing Project: Monitoring the THM Response B. Nobel and M. Sungaila, AECOM, et al. of a Full-Scale Shaft Seal J.B. Martino, D.A. Dixon, B. Holowick, D. Priyanto, Atomic Energy 14:20 of Canada Limited Incorporation of Sustainable Principles into an LLRW Environmental Clean-Up – Goals and Results Trinity 5 D. Wilson and C. Cunningham, AECOM; T. Palmeter, Public Works and Government Services Canada, et al. Used Fuel Repository – Engineered Barriers 14:45 13:30 Complex Containment Design for Long-Term Encapsulation Used Fuel Container Designs and Lifetime Prediction Updates of Radioactive Waste G. Kwong, Nuclear Waste Management Organization M. Sungaila and E. San, AECOM, et al. 13:55 15:10 – 15:40 The Role of Highly Compacted Bentonite in Localized Suppression Networking Break of Microbial Activity in a Nuclear Fuel Waste Repository S. Stroes-Gascoyne and C.J. Hamon, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Port Hope Area Initiative – 3 14:20 15:40 Development of Pellet-Fill Materials for Use in Buffer Regulating in the Face of Environmental Risk: The Port Granby and Backfi lling of a Deep Geological Repository Project Case Study C-S. Kim, A. Man and J. Martino, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited L. Benitez, Natural Resources Canada; H. Kleb, Canadian Nuclear 14:45 Association Construction of a Full-Scale Shaft Seal in Crystalline Rock 16:05 J.B. Martino, D.A. Dixon, D. Onagi, C-S. Kim and B. Holowick, Atomic Cameco Vision 2010 Energy of Canada Limited A. D’Agostino, Cameco Corporation 15:10 – 15:40 Networking Break 16:30 Developing and Implementing an Effective Public Outreach Used Fuel Repository – Modelling and Program for the Pilot Scale Resurvey and Remediation Program for the Port Hope Project Engineered Barriers Robin MacKenzie-Doyle, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited – Port Hope; 15:40 S. Stickley, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited – Port Hope (retired) Large-Scale Backfi lling Simulations at Äspö Laboratory Sweden and 16:55 Applicability of Results to Repository Concepts Considered for Canada A Radiological Dose Assessment for the Port Hope Conversion Facility D.A. Dixon, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; K. Birch, Nuclear Waste N. Garisto, F. Cooper, A. Janes, C. Pinilla, R. Stager and R. Peters, SENES Management Organization; E. Jonsson, Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB; J. Hansen, Posiva Oy; P. Keto, B+Tech Oy 17:20 Surveying and Remediation of Contaminated Small-Scale 16:05 Residential Sites in Port Hope Hydro-mechanical Modelling of a Shaft Seal in Crystalline D. Elion, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear; A. Husain and Y. Verzilov, Kinectrics Inc. and Sedimentary Media Using Comsol D.G. Priyanto, AECL 14 Wednesday, September 14

Grand Ballroom LILWM – Characterization and Processing – 2 International Plenary Session 15:40 Experiences of Waste Assay and Management Issues Encountered 08:30 in Decommissioning Old Radioactive Facilities Introductory Remarks I. Adsley, Nuvia; Y. Tur, National Nuclear Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan; A. Klepikov, Nuclear Technology Safety Centre 08:40 Hans Riotte, OECD-NEA 16:05 Treatment, Conditioning and Packaging for Final Disposal 09:10 of Low and Intermediate Level Waste from Cernavoda: Claes Thegerstrom, SKB A Techno-Economic Assessment 09:40 S. Suryanarayan and A. Husain, Kinectrics Inc.; L. Fellingham UK Speaker, TBD and V. Nesbitt, Nuvia; L. Toro, Matefi n 10:10 – 10:30 16:30 Networking Break Solidifi cation of Organic Liquids and Infl ammable Solids from NPP Cernavoda, Romania 10:30 D. Kelley, Pacifi c Nuclear Solutions U.S. Speaker, TBD 16:55 11:00 – 11:20 Plasma Torch Treatment of Low Level Waste Panel Discussion F. Nachtrodt, et al., Westinghouse 11:20 – 12:00 Visit Business Exposition Trinity 2 12:00 – 13:30 LILWM – Treatment and Processing – 1 Luncheon, Grand Ballroom 13:30 The Cesium Leaching Resistance of Cement Matrices for Secondary Processing and Solidifi cation of Cemented Concurrent Technical Sessions Radioactive Waste Materials A. Bilodeau, C. Laviolette, J.F. Fiset and N. Bouzoubaâ, CANMET-MMSL Trinity 1 13:55 A Preliminary Evaluation of Comminution Strategies LILWM – Characterization and Processing – 1 for Radioactive Cemented Waste 13:30 M. Bilodeau, R. Lastra, N. Bouzoubaâ, CANMET-MMSL; M. Chapman, Characterization of Surrogate Cemented Waste: A Laboratory Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Study 14:20 J.F. Fiset, A. Bilodeau, R. Lastra and N. Bouzoubaâ, CANMET-MMSL Spent Resin Management: A Viable Treatment Approach 13:55 and Life-Cycle Costs Inventory of Radionuclides in CANDU Steam Generators Planned S. Vijayan, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; A. Roth, Westinghouse for Disposal Electric Company A. Husain, Y. Verzilov, S. Suryanarayan and A. Antoniazzi, Kinectrics 14:45 Inc. Concrete Waste Disposition at Chalk River Laboratories 14:20 J.A. Betts, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Near Real-time Characterization of Radio-contaminated Soils 15:10 – 15:40 in France: Challenges and Methods Networking Break Y. Desnoyers and D. Dubot, GEOVARIANCES 14:45 LILWM – Treatment and Processing – 2 Assay of Plutonium Contaminated Waste by Gamma Spectrometry 15:40 I. Adsley, R. Bull, M. Davies and M. Green, Nuvia Canada OPG Western Waste Management Facility WVRB Control Room 15:10 – 15:40 Upgrades Lesson Learned Networking Break J. Julian, Ontario Power Generation

15 Wednesday, September 14

16:05 Trinity 4 The Dissolution of Metal Decontamination Sludges Stored in Tanks and their Management Used Fuel Storage R. Prokopowicz and B. Phillips, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 13:30 16:30 Technical Challenges for Dry Storage of Spent Fuel from Research Operation and Maintenance of a Radioactive Waste Incinerator Reactors in Canada J. Young, Ontario Power Generation J. Lian, T. Sanderson and A. Chiu, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:55 13:55 Development of Cost Effective Technology for Removal of Lessons Learned: The Effect of Increased Production Rate on Radionuclides and Metal Contaminants with Natural Zeolites Operation and Maintenance of OPG’s Western Used Fuel Dry R. Kandlakuti and A. Prakash, University of Western Ontario, Storage Facility Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; L. Morton, Ontario Power Generation S. Vijayan, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 14:20 Removal of Hydrogen from Closed Irradiated Fuel Storage Trinity 3 Containers Decommissioning Projects – 3 J. Fitzpatrick, G. Peplinskie, C. Waters, C. Ziebarth, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 13:30 Managing the Future Swedish Decommissioning Waste - 14:45 From Dismantling to Final Disposal Pre-Project Activities Related to the Remediation of Fissionable F. De la Gardie, SKB Materials Contained in Standpipes at Atomic Energy of Canada 13:55 Limited’s Whiteshell Laboratories Management and Upkeep of AECL’s Prototype Reactors being Held T.M. Stepanik, H. McIlwain, J. Edworthy, S.M. Alam, A.G. Man for Deferred Decommissioning and J. Martino, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; P. Taylor, S. Kenny and R. Parsonage, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Acsion Industries Incorporated 14:20 15:10 – 15:40 Enhancement of Decommissioning Training and the Role Networking Break of the International Decommissioning Network (IDN) P.J. Dinner and M. Laraia, International Atomic Energy Agency; J.R. Dinner, Candesco 14:45 Summary of Decommissioning of B107 and B204 Fire Break P. Pottelberg, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 15:10 – 15:40 Networking Break Information Systems and Management 15:40 Using Geographical Information Systems in Planning NLLP Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration Activities R. McGregor and W. Turner, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:05 Information Management for Decommissioning Projects A. LeClair, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 16:30 GIS-Based Tools to Identify Trade-offs between Waste Management and Remediation Strategies from Radiological Dispersal Device Events P. Lemieux, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

16 Wednesday, September 14

Trinity 5 Simcoe Environmental Remediation – 1 Fuel Cycles and Alternative Concepts 13:30 13:30 Application of Permeable Reactive Barrier Technology to Treat Sustainable Recycling Using Retrievable Storage a Sr-90 Groundwater Plume R.B. Duffey, J. Luxat and B. Hyland, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited G. Harrison Pynn, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 13:55 13:55 Use of in Canada’s Power Reactors The Path to Determining a Recommended Remediation Strategy D.P. Jackson and K.W. Dormuth, D.P. Jackson and Associates for Ottawa Riverbed Sediment 14:20 R. Silke, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited The Geological Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel Beneath 14:20 Sedimentary Basins Reactive Sandpacks for the Removal of Sr-90 in Groundwater B. Brunskill, Helix Geologic Consultants; M. Wilson, Petroleum S.-W. Jeen, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Technology Research Centre 14:45 15:10 – 15:40 Long-term Performance of the Chalk River Permeable Reactive Networking Break Barrier D. Lee and D. Hartwig, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited LILWM – Liquid Processing – 1 15:10 – 15:40 15:40 Networking Break Treatment of Liquid Waste and Regeneration of Spent Ion Exchange Resin Using Electrochemical Technique Environmental Remediation – 2 J. Semmler and L. Chi, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 15:40 16:05 Performance Modelling to Support Risk-Based Decision-Making Removal of Bulk Contaminants from Radioactive Waste Water for the Management and Disposition of Low-Activity Radioactive Using a Clay Based Floculent System Waste R. Davloor, K.S. Czyscinski, R.T. Peake and D.J. Schultheisz, U.S. Environmental 16:30 Protection Agency A Novel Canadian Solution for Processing and Disposal of Mixed 16:05 Liquid Wastes Investigation of Strontium-90 in Groundwater Discharging to the S. Suryanarayan and A. Husain, Kinectrics Inc.; C. Elwood, Ottawa River T. White and K. Wigle, Bruce Power J.M. Roche, D.R. Lee and D.S. Hartwig, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 14:45 16:30 Russia: Results and Prospects of Liquid Solidifi cation Contamination on the Bed of the Ottawa River: Chronology of Experiments at ROSATOM Sites Deposition, Toxicity, Effects of Extreme Floods and Remediation Y. Pokhitonov, V. Babain, V. Kamachev and D. Kelley, Pacifi c Nuclear Options Solutions D. Lee and D. Hartwig, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 15:05 16:55 Calixarene-Based Sorbents for Selective Removal Investigation of Tritium in Groundwater Around a Tritium Light of Radistrontium from Waste Solutions Manufacturing Facility K. Belikov and A. Drapailo, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine D. Hart, Ro.V. Nicholson, M. Venhuis, EcoMetrix

17 Technical Tours

The Technical Tours are being provided on a cost-recovery basis and cost details and information on how to register will be posted on the CNS website. Go to www.cns-snc-ca and click on the link to the Conference.

Tour 1: Tour 2 Ontario Power Generation’s Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) site Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) Welcome Waste Management and core storage facility, and Western Waste Management Facility Facility (WWMF), and Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Waste (WWMF), Kincardine, Ontario Management Facility (DWMF)

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Thursday, September 15, 2011 14:00 Bus departs Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre hotel 07:30 Depart Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre hotel. for Kincardine. All participants must have Photo ID (Driver’s licence or Passport). 17:30 Bus arrives at the Best Western Governor’s Inn, Kincardine. 09:00 Bus arrives in Port Hope (arrival time subject to weather/ 19:00 Buffet dinner at the Best Western Governor’s Inn. traffi c conditions) 09:00 to 09:15 Coffee and snacks provided at the Port Hope Thursday, September 15, 2011 Area Initiative Management Offi ce (PHAI-MO) at 1 Jane 07:00 Breakfast at the Governor’s Inn. Street, Port Hope.

08:00 Bus departs for the Western Waste Management Facility. 09:15 to 10:15 Overview of the Port Hope Project All participants must have Photo ID (Driver’s licence • Welcome from PHAI Project Director, Christine Fahey. or Passport). • Background and History of the Port Hope Area Initiative 08:30 Arrive Bruce Power Security. – video presentation. 09:00 Arrive Western Waste Management Facility. Badging, • Q&A Roundtable – PHAI staff (Note: Depending on the size organize into groups of 10 or less. Tour of radioactive of conference delegation, Q&A session may take place incinerator, compactor, low-level waste storage, in smaller group format to allow questioners to focus on intermediate-level waste storage. specifi c areas of interest, e.g., water treatment, waste containment, stakeholder relations, etc). 10:00 Assemble in Western Waste Management Facility cafeteria for group Q&A session, coffee. Board bus, view DGR site. 10:15 Delegates board bus for the Welcome Waste Management Facility. 10:30 Arrive at DGR core storage area (B25). 10:30 to 11:15 Delegates visit Welcome Waste Management 12:00 Depart DGR for Best Western Governor’s Inn. Facility (PHAI staff would guide through various facilities at Welcome, with interpretative signage to show what the site 12:30 Lunch meeting with Kincardine Municipal Council will look like when the construction/remediation work is • Presentation by Mayor of Kincardine complete). • Open forum with Mayor and Councillors • Lunch 11:15 to 11:30 Delegates return to PHAI MO.

14:00 Depart Kincardine for Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton 11:30 to 12:00 Lunch provided by PHAI MO. Centre hotel. 12:00 Bus departs Port Hope for OPG’s Darlington Waste Management Facility. 12:30 Bus arrives at DWMF. Greeting by Facility Manager, clear security and badging for tour. Divide into groups of 10 or less. 13:00 Groups to tour Dry Storage Container (DSC) Processing and Storage facilities. 14:00 Assemble in DWMF conference room for group Question and Answer Session. 14:30 Bus departs for Toronto.

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