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Folk, James

Publications and source records attributed to Folk, James.

3 records

DOE OSTI2020

Panel Session 110B: US DOE High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) Interpretation

This panel focused on the US DOE High-Level radioactive Waste (HLW) definition interpretation. Discussion integrated topics such as the issuance of the HLW interpretation Federal Registration Notice, the status of the draft Environmental Assessment that analyzes the treatment and commercial disposal of up to 10,000-gallons of SRS Defense Waste Processing Facility recycle wastewater in South Carolina, and the path forward. Panelists with presentations: Status on the Environmental Assessment for the Commercial Disposal of Defense Waste Processing Facility Recycle Wastewater from SRS (Theresa Kliczewski); Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement on the HLW interpretation (Kara Colton, Rick McLeod); Technical Aspects of Potential Disposal of SRS DWPF Recycle Wastewater (Kent Rosenberger)

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DOE OSTI2020

Panel Session 55: US DOE Savannah River Operations Office: Liquid Waste Progress

This panel provided an overview of the SRS HLW Liquid Waste Program (history, challenges, opportunities, and future) including discussions of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), Tank Closures, Actinide Removal Process/Modular Caustic Side Solvent Extraction Unit, Tank Closure Cesium Removal, and the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF). Panelists with presentations: SRS Liquid Waste Program (James Folk); SRS Liquid Waste Progress (Mark Schmitz); Salt Waste Processing Facility (Frank Sheppard)

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DOE OSTI2020

Session 078 - Panel: Start-Up of Three Major DOE Treatment Facilities -SWPF, IWTU and DFLAW (2/2) (R2.4)

This panel focused on the successes and challenges of the DOE High-Level radioactive tank waste management program, with an emphasis on the completion of construction and startup of three major treatment facilities - the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at Savannah River, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at Idaho, and Direct Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) processing at Hanford. As a companion to Session 23, DOE managers and federal project directors discussed the status of facility startup efforts from a federal management and oversight perspective, highlighting readiness planning, challenges and lessons learned. Panelists with presentations: Transitioning Oversight: A Project Becomes an Operating Facility (James Folk); Tools for SU/C (Tom Fletcher); Startup and Commissioning -Integrate Waste Treatment Unit-Federal Perspective (Joel Case)

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