F i n a l P r o g r a m September 11 to 14, 2011 Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel Toronto, Ontario The conference is organized by The Canadian Nuclear Society The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), is a technical the Canadian Nuclear Society in society dedicated to the exchange of information on all aspects of nuclear science and technology cooperation with the International which supports conferences, courses and specialty programs. For membership contact the CNS offi ce Atomic Energy Agency, and is co- 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. Table of Contents Conference Organizers . 2 Copyright . 2 Audio/Video Recording Policy . 2 Conference at a Glance . 3 Post-Conference Technical Tours . 4 Sessions at a Glance . 5 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Opening Plenary Session . 7 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- and Intermediate-level Waste – 1 . 8 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- and Intermediate-level Waste – 2 . 9 Stakeholder Interactions – 1 . 10 Stakeholder Interactions – 2 . 12 Decommissioning Projects – 1 . 14 Decommissioning Projects – 2 . 14 Uranium Mine Waste Management – 1 . 16 Uranium Mine Waste Management – 2 . 17 Used Fuel Repository – Design and Safety Assessment . 18 Used Fuel Repository – Design and Modelling . 19 Federal Policies, Programs and Oversight . 21 Port Hope Area Initiative – 1 . 22 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Low- and Intermediate-level Waste Panel . 24 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- and Intermediate-level Waste – 3 . 27 OPG’s Deep Geologic Repository for Low- and Intermediate-level Waste – 4 . 28 Regulatory Considerations – 1 . 30 Regulatory Considerations – 2 . 32 Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge – Panel Presentation . 33 CRL Waste Management – Program Overview . 34 Geological Disposal – CRL Site Characterization . 36 Geological Disposal – Thermal Aspects . 38 Geological Disposal – Modelling and Engineered Barriers – 1 . 39 Geological Disposal – Modelling and Engineered Barriers – 2 . 41 Port Hope Area Initiative – 2 . 41 Port Hope Area Initiative – 3 . 43 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 International Plenary Session . 45 Waste Characterization . 46 Cemented Mo-99 Waste Treatment . 48 LILWM – Treatment and Processing – 1 . 49 LILWM – Treatment and Processing – 2 . 50 Decommissioning Projects and Information and Systems Management – 1 . 52 Decommissioning Projects and Information and Systems Management – 2 . 54 Waste Disposal – International Experience . 54 Used Fuel Storage . 56 Environmental Remediation – 1 . 57 Environmental Remediation – 2 . 58 Fuel Cycles and Waste Processing - 1 . 59 Fuel Cycles and Waste Processing - 2 . 60 Sponsor and Exhibitor Corporate Profiles . 62 Index of Authors . 75 1 Conference Organizers Conference Chair Conference Administrator Colin Allan, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (retired) Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs The Professional Edge Plenary Program Chair 1027 Pembroke Street East, Suite 200 Ken W. Dormuth, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (retired) Pembroke, ON K8A 3M4 North American Toll-free Tel: 1-800-868-8776 Technical Program Committee Chair International Tel: 613-732-7068 Alan J. Melnyk, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Fax: 613-732-3386 Email: [email protected] Organizing Committee Conference Registrar Barbara Gray, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (retired) Kathleen Hollington, Natural Resources Canada Canadian Nuclear Society Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 655 Bay Street, 17th Floor Jamie Robinson, Nuclear Waste Management Organization Toronto, ON M5G 2K4 Canada Dave McCauley, Natural Resources Canada Tel: 416-977-7620 Joan Miller, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Fax: 416-663-3504 Benjamin Rouben, Canadian Nuclear Society Email: [email protected] Judy Ryan, CANDU Owners Group Copyright Tracy Sanderson, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Copyright for papers submitted to the conference on Waste Pauline Witzke, Ontario Power Generation Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Tom Kotzer, Cameco Corporation Restoration for Canada’s Nuclear Activities remains with the author; but the CNS may freely reproduce the papers in print, Technical Program Committee electronic or other forms. The CNS retains a royalty-free right François Bilodeau, Hydro-Québec to charge fees for such material as it sees fi t. Mark Chapman, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Audio/Video Recording Policy Lauren Corkum, Ontario Power Generation Recording of any sessions (by audio, video, still photography, Ken W. Dormuth, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (retired) etc.) is intended for personal use only. Permission to record Jo-Ann Facella, Nuclear Waste Management Organization can be provided only after application to, and approval by, Daniel Grondin, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) and by the individual Sarah Hirschorn, Nuclear Waste Management Organization author/presenter. Don Howard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Distribution or publication of a recording, or claim to a Helen Leung, Nuclear Waste Management Organization copyright by any party except the CNS is strictly prohibited. Kris McIntyre, New Brunswick Power Nuclear Alan Melnyk, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Doug Metcalfe, Natural Resources Canada Bob Pollock, AREVA Judy Ryan, CANDU Owners Group Michael Stephens, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (retired) James Walker, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 2 Conference at a Glance Sunday, September 11, 2011 Banquet Speaker 15:00 – 19:00 Registration Dan Gardner, Journalist & Author of ‘Risk’Risk’ andand ‘Future Babble’ 15:00 – 18:00 Exhibit Set–Up In the tradition of Malcolm 19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception Gladwell, Dan Gardner explores a new way of thinking about the Monday, September 12, 2011 decisions we make. Gladwell told us about “the black box” of 07:00 – 08:00 Speakers and Chairs-of-the-Day Breakfast our brains; Gardner takes us inside, helping us to understand 07:30 – 17:30 Registration how to deconstruct the informa- 08:30 – 10:00 Opening Plenary Session tion we’re bombarded with and respond more logically and 10:00 – 10:20 Networking Break adaptively to our world. 10:20 – 11:20 Opening Plenary Session (continued) In his book Risk, Gardner works with risk science pioneer Paul Slovic to explain how we make decisions and run.