Day 1, Monday, November 8, 2021
*ALL SESSIONS ARE IN PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, ORIGINATING OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE
6:00 AM opening of the summit
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OPENING OF THE SUMMIT
- Tom Brouns, RemPlex Director and Manager of the Environmental Management Sector in the Energy & Environment Directorate (EED), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Welcome remarks
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Jud Virden, Associate Laboratory Director for the Energy and Environment Directorate, PNNL
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Nicole Nelson-Jean, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations in the Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy
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Christophe Xerri, Director, Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Division, Nuclear Energy Department, International Atomic Energy Agency
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Rebecca Tadesse, Head, Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning Division, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Nuclear Energy Agency
UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF REMEDIATION OF COMPLEX SITES
- Dawn Wellman, Director of Earth Systems Science Division, EED PNNL
OVERVIEW OF SUMMIT AGENDA
- Karen P. Smith, RemPlex Deputy Director of Operations, PNNL
- Nik Qafoku, RemPlex Director of Outreach and Engagement and Interfacial Geochemistry Team Leader, PNNL
7:00 AM case study: Integrated Remedy Optimization: An Approach for Hanford Site Central Plateau Cleanup
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Moderator: Meghann Stewart, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo)
- Kate Amrhein, Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL): Remedy Optimization Challenges and Implementation at the Hanford Central Plateau
- Emerald Laija, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Facility Restoration and Reuse Office: EPA Support for Adaptive Management of the 200 West P&T System
- Greg Ruskauff, INTERA: The Evolution of the 200-ZP-1 Pump and Treat Strategy
- Matt Tonkin, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.: Monitoring Network Analysis for Integrated Central Plateau Decision Making
- Naomi Jaschke, DOE-RL: Treatment Expansion into 200 East
- Sarah Springer, CPCCo: The Challenge of Deep Vadose Zone Contamination in the Central Plateau
- Mark Byrnes, CPCCo: Challenges Associated with Central Plateau Integrated Decision-Making
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM TECHNICAL SESSION: Subsurface Remote Sensing for Contaminant Characterization and Remediation Applications
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Organizers: Lee Slater, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Tim Johnson and Fred Day-Lewis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Washington
Introduction: Beth Parker, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada: Using Temporary Deployed Sensors in Bedrock Boreholes to Improve Remediation Decisions & Monitoring at Complex Sites
Theme - Environmental Remediation
- Andrew Binley, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, U.K.: Electrical Resistivity Imaging of Denitrifying Permeable Reactive Barriers
- Adrian Flores-Orozco, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria: Monitoring the Injection of Nanoparticles for Groundwater Remediation by Means of Complex Conductivity
- Christopher Power, Western University, Ontario, Canada: Numerical, Laboratory and Field Assessment of Electrical Resistivity Imaging of DNAPL Remediation
- Samuel Falzone, Army Corps of Engineers/Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire: Early Evidence for Complex Resistivity as a Geophysical Field Method to Delineate PFAS Contamination
- Hilary P. Emerson, PNNL: Spectral Induced Polarization for Monitoring In Situ Remediation at Department of Energy's Hanford Site
Theme - Environmental Site Characterization and Monitoring
- Roelof Versteeg, Subsurface Insights, Hanover, New Hampshire: Integration of Measurements, Modeling and Parameter Estimation for a Predictive Site Understanding
- Hang Chen, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho: Improving Subsurface Characterization with Sequential Inversion of Multiple Geophysical Datasets
- Judy L. Robinson, PNNL: Electrical Mapping of Paleochannels Demonstrating the Value of Non-invasive Imaging at the Hanford Site
- Xiaoqin Zang, PNNL: Acoustic Communication Along Drill Strings for Deep Subsurface Monitoring
11:45 PM Close of Day 1
Day 2, Tuesday, November 9, 2021
*ALL SESSIONS ARE IN PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, ORIGINATING OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE
6:00 AM case study: Environmental and Remediation Challenges and Responses Following Nuclear Accidents: Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident
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Moderators: Juan Carlos Lentijo, Spanish Nuclear Safety Council; and Mark Triplett, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Seiji Ozawa, Miyagi University: Perspectives on Planning Long-term Remediation of Impacts of a Nuclear Accident
- Yoshinori Momose, Japan Ministry of Environment: Remaining Challenges for Long-Term Remediation following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
- Sang Don Lee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA): 10 Years of Remediation Efforts in Japan
- Ryoko Ando, Ethos in Fukushima: Effective Risk Communication and Public Engagement Approaches
- Horst Monken-Fernandes, IAEA: Integration of Science in Decision-making Processes
8:45 AM Break
9:00 AM Panel Discussion: Community Revitalization
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Moderators: Kevin Kautzky, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); and Mark Triplett, PNNL
- Seth Kirshenberg, Energy Communities Alliance: Community Revitalization Strategies for Remediation of Complex Sites
- David Reeploeg, Tri-Cities Development Council and Hanford Communities: Economic Development Strategies for the Hanford Communities
- Michael Houlemard, Consultant/former Fort Ord Reuse Authority Executive Officer: Best Practices for Department of Defense Site Remediation and Conversion to Civilian Reuse
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Technical Session: Multiscale Modeling and Upscaling
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Organizer(s): Tim Scheibe and Fred Day-Lewis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Washington
- Eleanor Fadely, University of California - Davis, Davis, California: In Situ Manganese Biomineralization in Granular Media for Contaminant Removal
- Nancy Merino, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California: Subsurface Planktonic Microbial Communities as a Tool to Track Groundwater Hydraulic Connectivity and Water Quality
- Bozo Vazic (Invited), The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: Exploring the Effect of Pore Morphology on Mechanical Properties: A Higher-Order Homogenization Approach
- Fred Day-Lewis, PNNL: Geophysical Approaches to Understand Immobile Porosity: Review and Recent Advances
- Glenn E. Hammond, PNNL: Reducing Geochemical Complexity to Decrease Simulation Runtimes for Reactive Transport
- Mark Rockhold, PNNL: Alternative Conceptual Models for Subsurface Flow and Transport at the Hanford Site
- Tim Scheibe, PNNL: Community Data-Model Integration Infrastructure: An Orchestration-Based Scientific Computing Workflow Platform for Multiscale Model Coupling and Data Integration at a Scientific User Facility
12:15 PM Close of Day 2
Day 3, Wednesday, November 10, 2021
*ALL SESSIONS ARE IN PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, ORIGINATING OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE
6:00 AM case study: Collaborative Process to Assess DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (doe) Legacy Management High Risk Sites Using Tuba City, Arizona as an Example
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Moderator: Chris Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Deborah Barr, D0E, Office of Legacy Management (LM): DOE Legacy Management’s Objectives for High-Risk Sites
- Mark Kautsky, DOE-LM: Regulatory Framework and Compliance Strategy for Tuba City under UMTRCA
- Joni Tallbull, Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation/UMTRCA Department: Navajo AML Perspective on Cooperative Agreements and Their Role in UMTRCA
- Pete Schillig and Pete Lemke, RSI EnTech: Tuba City, Arizona, Disposal Site Overview
- Brian Looney, Savannah River National Laboratory: Collaborative Development of Remediation Portfolios: Toward Risk Reduction at the Tuba City Mill Site
- Roundtable panelists include: Deborah Barr; Brian Looney; Pete Lemke; Bernadette Tsosie, DOE Office of Legacy Management; Gilbert Dayzie, Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation/UMTRCA Department
8:45 AM Break
9:00 AM Panel Discussion: Environmental Justice in the Context of Environmental Remediation
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Moderators: Kevin Kautzky, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); and Karen P. Smith, PNNL
- Nicole Nelson-Jean, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management (EM): EM’s Progress under the Justice40 Initiative
- Larry Douchand, Director, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation: EPA Directions Related to EJ and Superfund Actions
- Amy Fitzgerald, City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Environmental Justice Considerations in Superfund Communities
- David M. Anderson, PNNL: Best Practices and Emerging Methods for Environmental Justice Assessments
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Technical Session: Environmental Sensors
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Organizer(s): Radha Kishan Motkuri, Daniel Deng, and Joshua Torgeson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Washington
- Sagnik Basuray, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey: Ultrasensitive Determination of Emerging Contaminants and Biothreats Using a Novel Modular Electrochemical POC/POU Platform Called ESSENCE
- Akanksha Upadhyay, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark: Non-intrusive Investigation Using SP Measurements Associated with Cable Bacteria in Contaminated Zones
- Ajay Karakoti, The University of Newcastle, New Castle, New South Wales, Australia: Nanozymes for Colorimetric Sensing
- Larry Cheng, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania: Deformable Multimodal Electronics for Biomedicine and Environmental Sensing
- Lei Zuo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia: Self-powered Through-wall Communication for Nuclear Spent Fuel Canister Monitoring
12:15 PM Close of Day 3
Day 4, Thursday, November 11, 2021
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6:00 AM case study: Optimization of Remediation Planning Approaches Based on Lessons Learned at the Sellafield Site, UK
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Moderators: Anna Clark, International Atomic Energy Agency; and Karen P. Smith, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Phil Hallington, Sellafield Ltd: Introduction to Sellafield and the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo
- John Heneghan, Sellafield Ltd.: Understanding the Impact to Ground and Ground Water
- James Graham, UK National Nuclear Laboratory: Leak Mitigation Technologies
8:45 AM Break
9:00 AM Panel Discussion: Stakeholder Engagement
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Moderator(s): Andrea McMakin, Communications Consultant; Rebecca Kreuzer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Peter Booth, Hylton Environmental: Lessons from the Field - Principles for Successful Stakeholder Engagement
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Ellen Kennedy, PNNL: Co-Decision Making and NHPA Section 106 Consultation with American Indian Tribes - Best Practices
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Eric Roberts, EHI Consultants: Site-Specific Advisory Boards - Benefits and Challenges
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Technical Session: Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning for Environmental Remediation of Complex Environmental Systems
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Organizer(s): Jason (Zhangshuan) Hou, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, Washington; Haruko Wainwright, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California; Reed Maxwell, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; Chris Johnson, PNNL
- Haruko Wainwright, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence, California: Advanced Long-term Environmental Monitoring Systems (ALTEMIS) for Sustainable Remediation
- Aurelien Meray, Florida International University, University Park, Florida: pyLEnM: A Python based Machine Learning Framework for Long-term Water Quality Monitoring and Remediation
- Masudur Siddiquee, Florida International University, University Park, Florida: Artificial Intelligence Based Spatiotemporal Relationship Exploration
- Elliot Chang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California: Speciation Updated Random Forest Modeling as a Hybrid Machine Learning Approach to Predict Radionuclide-Mineral Sorption
- Xueyuan Kang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China: Integration of Deep Learning-based Inversion and Upscaled Mass-transfer Model for DNAPL Mass-discharge Prediction and Uncertainty Assessment
- Jason (Zhangshuan) Hou, PNNL: Machine Learning Applications for Studying Hydrobiogeochemistry in the Columbia River Basin
12:15 PM Close of Day 4
Day 5, Friday, November 12, 2021
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6:00 AM case study: The Multi-faceted Challenges of Confronting Emerging Contaminants at Complex Superfund Waste Sites: PFAS as a Case Study
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Moderator: Christopher Bagwell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Andrew Kraft, EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment: EPA Office of Research and Development Human Health Toxicity Assessment Products on PFAS
- Rob Seifert, Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Subsurface Closure
- Melissa Harclerode, CDM Smith: Preparing for Effective, Adaptive Risk Communication about PFAS Assessment and Management
- Richard "Hunter" Anderson, U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center: PFAS - AFCEC’s Programmatic Response and Technical Challenges
- Edwin F. Barth, EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response: In-situ Solidification/Stabilization of PFAS Contaminated Soils
- Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response: Emerging Technologies for PFAS Separation and Degradation
- Tamzen W. Macbeth, CDM Smith: State of the Science - Destructive PFAS Technology Application for Water Treatment
8:45 AM Break
9:00 AM Technical Session: Emerging Contaminants of Concern
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Organizer(s): Sae Yun Kwon, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea; Guohui Wang and Katie Muller, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Theme: PFAS
- John Anderson, Arcadis, Portland, Maine: A Comprehensive Approach to Characterizing and Cleaning Infrastructure Impacted with Residual PFAS
- Ruba Mohamed, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico: Modeling Back-Diffusion Impacts on Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Contaminant Transport
- Peter Grathwohl, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany: Long-term Behavior of PFAS in a Contaminated Agricultural Soil in Germany
Theme: Metal
- Jorge Gonzalez Estrella, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma: Surface Interactions of Heavy Metals with Commercial Microplastics
- Nur Shahidah Abdul Rashid, POSTECH, Republic of Korea: Acute Oral Toxicity of Uranium and Thorium in Concrete Dust (Hematoxicity)
- Juan Morales, Florida International University, University Park, Florida: Modeling Episodic Heavy Metal Transport and Toxicity for the Assessment of Remediated Surface Waters
10:30 AM break
10:45 am general technical session
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Organizer(s): Hilary Emerson and Nik Qafoku, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
Theme: Tc/I Fate in the Presence of Mn-oxides
- Seonyi Namgung, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea: Effect of Goethite as a Solid Substrate on Oxidative Conversion of Rhodochrosite to Groutite-like Mn Oxides
- Vasileios Anagnostopoulos, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida: Technetium Proliferation Under Anoxic Conditions by Manganese Oxides: the Case of Solid-solid Interactions
- Jordan Stanberry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida: Manganese(III)-Ligand Complexes as Major Oxidizing Agents Affecting TcO2 Stability Under Anaerobic Conditions
- Ilana Szlamkowicz, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida: Comparative Study of Redox Transformations and Environmental Fate of Iodine as Influenced by Manganese Oxides at High and Low Concentrations
Theme: Actinide Fate and Transport
- Hilary Emerson, PNNL: Characterization of PU and AM Mobility in Sediments from Beneath the Z-9 Trench at the Hanford Site, WA, USA
- Teresa Baumer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California: Pu Distribution in Simplified Waste Simulants and Minerals Relevant to the Hanford Site in WA, USA with Implications for Long-term Migration
- Naomi Wasserman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California: Radionuclide Mobility in a Monomictic Pond
- Mariah Doughman, Florida International University, Miami, Florida: Impact of Major Groundwater Components on the Adsorption of Uranium (VI) to Hanford Formation Sediment
- Jose Cerrato, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Transport and Remediation of Metal Mixtures in Mine Wastes
Theme: Remediation
- Pietro Paolo Falciglia, University di Catania, Catania, Sicily: Microwave-based Regenerating Permeable Reactive Barrier (MW-PRB) For CS Removal from Groundwater
- Callum Robinson, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.: Approaches to Sellafield Groundwater Radionuclide Remediation - In Situ Phosphate Mineralisation
- Amanda Lawter, PNNL: Sediment Interactions with Layered Bismuth Materials and Implications for Subsurface Contaminant Remediation
- Ajay Karakoti, The University of Newcastle, New Castle, New South Wales, Australia: Moderation of Nanoparticle Toxicity by Abiotic Factors
- Muthu Prabhu Subbaiah, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea: Synthesis of Carboxylate-rich Graphene Oxide Decorated Magnetic Spinel Materials for Effective Adsorption of Perfluorooctanoic Acid from Water