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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Carlos Jove Colon (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Jeff Greathouse (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Development of an Efficient Version of the Fuel Matrix Degradation Model
3:15–3:35PM MST
Jacob A. Harvey (Sandia), Anna M. Taconi (Sandia), Paul E. Mariner (Sandia)
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Using the Hygroscopic Swelling Method to Simulate the Hydro-Mechanical Phenomena of Kunigel-V1 Bentonite
3:35–3:55PM MST
Suu-Yan Liang (Sinotech Engineering Consultants), Wen-Sheng Lin (National Taiwan Univ.), Tsai-Ping Lee (Taiwan Power Co.), Po-Yu Chuang (Sinotech Engineering Consultants), Chien-Chung Ke (Sinotech Engineering Consultants)
Dissolution Rates of Lanthanide Doped UO2 in Oxidizing Conditions
3:55–4:15PM MST
Sam Karcher (Washington State), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Susan Asmussen (PNNL), John McCloy (Washington State)
Measuring the Electrochemical Corrosion of 233U-Doped UO2 in a Microfluidic Device
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jennifer Yao (PNNL), Matthew J. O'Hara (PNNL), Bruce K. McNamara (PNNL), Rick S. Wittman (PNNL), Eugene S. Ilton (PNNL), Edgar C. Buck (PNNL)
Dopant Effects on UO2 Dissolution Using Single Pass Flow Through Studies
4:35–4:55PM MST
Susan E. Asmussen (PNNL), Robert M. Asmussen (PNNL), Aj P. Goulet (PNNL), Rick W. Shimskey (PNNL), Sam Karcher (Washington State ), John McCloy (Washington State ), Brady D. Hanson (PNNL)
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