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All events on Tuesday through Thursday are taking place in Discovery Hall at PNNL in Richland, Washington. Program schedule, session details, and speaker participation are subject to change without prior notice. The organizers reserve the right to make accommodations for the needs of our presenters while ensuring the best possible experience for all attendees.
| Monday, November 3 | Tuesday, November 4 | Wednesday, November 5 | Thursday, November 6 |
Understanding the local geology is crucial for addressing the remediation challenges at the Hanford Site. This 4-hour tour will explore the geological history, processes, features, and materials in the Hanford Site area, with a special focus on their relation to the fate and transport of contaminants and their remediation in the vadose zone and groundwater.
Participants will learn about the site’s stratigraphy and structure, such as the Columbia River Basalts, the Pasco Basin, the Plio-Pleistocene Ringold Formation, and the Pleistocene Missoula flood deposits. The tour will be led by George Last, a renowned expert on Hanford's local geology and a former Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist. Last has over 40 years of experience in applied geology and hydrogeologic research, and has expertise in geologic controls over contaminant transport, hydrogeology, quaternary geology, and site characterization and remediation. The tour will include three stops along the Columbia River and promises to be highly informative and engaging, offering unique insights into the important work being conducted at the Hanford Site.
The morning tour will run from 8:00 a.m. to noon and the afternoon tour will run from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The tour will involve limited walking on graveled and uneven surfaces. This is an add-on activity with a separate fee of $35—sign up for the tour while registering for the Global Summit. Details about transportation and safety guidelines will be provided closer to the tour date.
8:00–8:45 a.m.
Presentation: A Short History of Cleanup at the Hanford Site
Enhancing Pump and Treat Operations at Hanford
12:00–1:00 p.m.
How Low SHOULD We Go? Musing on Remediations, Risks and Realities
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Technical Session 1: Advancing Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Solutions
Technical Session 2: Rethinking Remediation from Sustainability & Circularity Perspectives
Technical Session 3: Data Management as a Foundation for Environmental Decision-making
5:00–7:00 p.m.
8:00–8:45 a.m.
Updates in Site End State and Stewardship Strategy at the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
International Approaches to Discrete Aquifer Zone Characterization
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Turning Tainted Legacies into Assets
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Technical Session 4: Modeling for Risk Evaluation and Remedy Design
Technical Session 5: Resilience Planning and Long-term Stewardship
Technical Session 6: From Earth to Orbit: Autonomous Measurements and Remote Sensing
5:30–7:00 p.m.
8:00–8:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: The Role of Research and Development (R&D) in Cleanup
Remediation, Sustainability, and Reconciliation: The Port Hope Area Initiative
12:00–1:00 p.m.
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Technical Session 7: PFAS Progress: Evolving Science, Policy, and Solutions
Technical Session 8: Revolutionizing ER with AI/ML/DL and GenAI
