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Connect with over 900 different organizations and over 2,000 radwaste management professionals from more than 35 countries. Be a part of the hundreds of technical presentations, the comprehensive exhibits, and the opportunities to meet with a wide spectrum of industry leaders all in one place.

The annual WM Conference is presented by WM Symposia (WMS), a non-profit organization dedicated to education and opportunity in radwaste management. WMS provides a preeminent technical forum for discussions on safe, environmentally responsible, technically-sound and cost-effective solutions to the management and disposition of radioactive waste. The WMS platform is dedicated to enhancing the transparency and credibility of the global radioactive waste industry.

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WM2021 IMPORTANT DATESJuly 24, 2020 Deadline for Returning Exhibitors to Secure the Discounted Booth RateAugust 28, 2020 Abstract Submission Deadline

Opening of Exhibit Booth and Attendee RegistrationSeptember 20 - 22, 2020 Program Development Meeting (PDM) held in Phoenix by the PAC VolunteersOctober 9, 2020 Authors Notified of AcceptanceNovember 13, 2020 Deadline for Full-length Draft Papers and Student Poster AbstractsJanuary 8, 2021 Early Bird Registration Deadline

Exhibit & Sponsor Final Payments DeadlineFinal Papers, Copyrights, and Posters DeadlineAbstract Deadline On Emerging Topics for the Wednesday Non-Paper Poster Session

February 12, 2021 PowerPoint Presentations Due for All PresentersMarch 7 – 11, 2021 WM2021 Conference at The Phoenix Convention Center

Registration for WM2021 will open with the lowest rate available on August 28, 2020, so do not wait to register. Hotel rooms will be available at the WMS discounted rate once registration opens. Please visit the our website and book your hotel room early.

WM2021 WILL CONTINUE THE GROWTH AND FOCUS OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF THE RADWASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRYThe Roy G. Post Foundation will continue to award scholarships to help students achieve their academic goals and provide financial support for students to attend the conference. WMS and the Roy G. Post Foundation have given over $4 Million in scholarships and student support.

The Student Poster Competition is open to full-time students under the age of 36 by (March 11, 2021) and enrolled in secondary educational programs in technical or policy fields with the objective of contributing to the safe management of nuclear materials. This Poster session will be judged on Monday, March 8, 2021; posters will remain on display through Tuesday evening. Winners will be announced and presented with $500 cash at the Tuesday Honors & Awards Luncheon on March 9, 2021. As there will be a limited number of posters accepted into the competition, we recommend submitting your abstract early.

Student poster abstracts consist of a 50-word summary of their work. Abstracts may be submitted online at www.wmsym.org by November 13, 2020. Students participating in the Student Poster Competition may be eligible for complimentary conference housing for up to five nights. Room requests made after January 8, 2021 cannot be guaranteed. After this date, room availability cannot be guaranteed.

Plan to get involved and attend the STEM Summit to be held during WM2021 with individual STEM activities, discussions, and panels.

Scholarship questions? Contact: Selly Soetarso, Registration Manager & Roy Post Foundation Administrator, selly@wmarizona.orgStudent Poster Competition questions? Contact: Lisa Parenti, Technical Program Administrator, lisa@wmarizona.orgSTEM Summit questions? Contact: Susan Walter, Deputy PAC Chair, swalter@wmarizona.org

EXPERIENCE THE LARGEST ANNUAL EXHIBITION, SHOWCASING ALL ASPECTS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THE NUCLEAR RADWASTE INDUSTRYAreas of interest include decommission, decontamination, diagnostic instrumentation, emerging technologies, engineering design and construction, environmental laboratories, environmental remediation, hazardous waste storage, protective clothing, remote systems, robotic handling, and transportation. Registration will begin on August 28th and we hope you will join us!

10’ x 10’ $5,000 Two Exhibit Hall Registrations10’ x 20’ $8,750 Three Exhibit Hall Registrations10’ x 30’ $12,730 Four Exhibit Hall Registrations20’ x 20’ $14,400 Five Exhibit Hall Registrations20’ x 40’ $18,200 Five Exhibit Hall Registrations30’ x 30’ $20,475 Six Exhibit Hall Registrations30’ x 40’ $22,500 Seven Exhibit Hall RegistrationsTrailer / Large Equipment $8,415 Three Exhibit Hall Registrations

ACHIEVE INCREASED VISIBILITY WITH THE WMS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMWMS offers five different sponsorship levels each with many opportunities to choose from allowing you to showcase your company before thousands of radwaste professionals.

For Sponsorship or Exhibits information contact: Jaclyn Russell, Exhibits, Sponsorship & Advertising Manager, Jaclyn@wmarizona.org.

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FOUR DAY TECHNICAL PROGRAM INCLUDES 140+ SESSIONS AND 500+ PRESENTATIONSTopics of interest include research, development and operational experience over the spectrum of nuclear waste activities, which are categorized by 10 tracks. There will be featured panels and paper sessions focusing on special topics such as:

• WM2021 Theme: Reducing Risk Through Sound Technical Solutions• WM2021 Featured Country: United Kingdom • WM2021 Tuesday Featured US DOE Site: Hanford, Washington• WM2021 Tuesday Featured Commemoration: 10 Years after Fukushima• WM2021 Wednesday Featured US DOE Site: Los Alamos, New Mexico• WM2021 Wednesday Featured Agency: IAEA Special Panels

WM2021 THURSDAY AFTERNOON FEATURED PANEL SESSIONA special Thursday afternoon WMS Board of Directors organized panel on “Efficient and Effective Waste Management During the D&D of Nuclear Power Plants: Global Experience and Perspectives” will be held on March 11, 2021. The session which will discuss the management of radioactive Low-Level Waste (LLW) during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants poses challenges in source term reduction, characterization, re-purposing, recycling, packaging, transportation and disposing of large quantities of waste. Disposal logistics, storage and disposal facilities capacity varies around the globe. Management of the spectrum of non-radioactive, Very LLW, LLW, Mixed, Intermediate Level Waste and NRC Greater than Class C waste can also be challenging.

Global experts from the IAEA, UK, Canada, US DOE, US Utilities, Regulators (including the US NRC), private companies and Stakeholders engaged in decommissioning will provide a lively discussion with the audience with the Shared Stewardship or Asset Acquisition business models and the safe management of these wastes. This featured WMS panel along the other concurrent sessions end with a grand finale Thursday reception. A networking event that you do not want to miss!

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION Abstracts should be between 400 - 800 words and can be submitted online at www.wmsym.org by Friday, August 28, 2020. When submitting an abstract, you must select the topic from the list of Tracks and Topic Numbers that best correspond to your abstract. Authors unsure of the best topic number can assign their abstract to Track 10.0, where it will be reviewed and reassigned. Please note that WMS and the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) have the authority to reassign an abstract if an appropriate topic number is not selected. Any submission received after August 28, 2020 will be subject to a second review prior to acceptance.

The abstract is required to have the following content:

1. A descriptive title (100 characters or less) that reflects the paper and presentation content.2. A summary of the study that includes the background of the problem, the methods used in the study, the results of the study and

the conclusions.3. A brief description this study’s application/benefit to others should be addressed within the summary.4. Contact information for all authors must include organization, mailing addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.5. A condensed summary (50 -100 words) that will be added to the WMS online program after the abstract is accepted.

Presenters are limited to two (2) abstract submission for oral presentations. There is no limit on the number of abstracts one person can co-author. Registrants/presenters will be restricted to two (2) oral presentations at the conference.

Abstracts are reviewed and ranked by PAC volunteers and approved abstracts are selected for an oral or poster session. The criteria for determining conference placement is designed to ensure each abstract is ranked and assigned to the most appropriate Track/ Session based on content, format, and anticipated audience interaction. Final determinations will be made by the volunteers at the September Program Development Meeting (PDM). Abstract rating criteria is posted on the WMS website under the Technical Program – Resources & Forms page and are a helpful guide in abstract preparation.

Authors must complete and submit a draft paper for review by November 13, 2020. If requested, papers must be revised according to paper reviewer’s instructions and submitted with all signed copyright forms by January 8, 2021. Papers that are not revised as required, missing copyright forms from any author, or not presented at WM2021 will not be published in the final proceedings.

Abstracts that miss the deadline of August 28, 2020 or are a new emerging topic may be considered for participation in a non-paperPoster session. Abstracts for these sessions may be accepted until January 8, 2021. Presenter registration required by January 8, 2021.

REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL AID OR LETTER OF INVITATION / VISA REQUESTSAll conference participants are required to register and complete payment prior to attending the conference. To request financial aid or a Letter of Invitation to apply for a travel visa, please complete and return the form located under the Register - Rates & Information menu option on our website. Forms must be completed by November 1, 2020. All deadlines for authors must be met to be eligible. Note that WMS does not offer financial aid for travel costs.

For Technical Program questions, contact:Gary Benda, PAC Chair, gbenda@wmarizona.org, V: +1 803-345-2170Susan Walter, Deputy PAC Chair, swalter@wmarizona.org, V: +1 865-208-9714Lisa Parenti, Technical Program Administrator, lisa@wmarizona.orgOr the relevant Track Co-Chair listed with the track information.

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LISTING OF THE 10 TRACKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TOPICS 1 - CROSSCUTTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS Ray Clark, US EPA (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 202-343-9198, E: clark.ray@epa.gov John Mathieson, NDA (Co-Chair), V: +44-7557394896, E: jmathieson@wmarizona.org Eric Knox, Amentum (Co-Chair), V: +1 571-232-2897, E: eric.knox@amentum.com

This track includes overall crosscutting policies and major programs. Similar topics that are not Track crosscutting and thus specific to a single waste type (e.g. HLW, SNF, LLW, etc.) or program (e.g. ER, D&D, etc.) should be submitted to the specific Track for that waste type or program. Presentations of waste management programs and policies at the national, multi-national and international level are particularly encouraged. Other potential crosscutting or general topics include crosscutting regulatory issues, contracting, legal aspects, permitting (licensing) and compliance activities, criteria and standards development, privatization issues, legislation, enforcement agency and state issues (including multiparty agreements), interface, and other high-level crosscutting issues that involve multiple waste types/programs or Tracks.

1.0 Crosscutting Policies and Programs - Non-specified Abstracts1.1 Crosscutting Policies and Programs - Posters 1.2 Student Posters: The Next Generation - Industry Leaders of Tomorrow1.3 Worldwide Regulatory and Oversight Programs for Waste Management - Challenges and Solutions1.4 Featured Country for 2021: United Kingdom 1.5 Tuesday Featured US DOE Site for WM2021: Hanford Site 1.6 Wednesday Featured US DOE Site for WM2021: Los Alamos, New Mexico1.7 Thursday Featured US DOE Site for WM2021: TBD1.8 Worldwide Perspectives of Radioactive Waste Management - Challenges and Solutions

2 - HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES (HLW), SPENT/USED NUCLEAR FUEL (SNF/UNF) AND LONG-LIVED ALPHA/TRANSURANIC RADIOACTIVE WASTE (TRU)J.R. Stroble, US DOE (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 575-234-7313, E: j.r.stroble@cbfo.doe.gov Tom Brouns, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Co-Chair), V: +1 509-372-6265, E: tom.brouns@pnnl.gov Steven Thomson, National Nuclear Laboratory (Co-Chair), V: +44-1946779333, E: steven.thomson@uknnl.com Robert Jubin, Consultant, V: +1 865-924-1568, E: RTJubin1@comcast.net Thilo von Berlepsch, BGE Technology GmbH (Co-Chair), V: +49-5171431517, E: thilo.berlepsch@bge.de

This track covers all long-lived alpha/TRU waste, SNF/UNF and HLW operations from generation and storage through characterization, treatment and disposal. It also covers associated technology development and deployment; recycling/reprocessing strategies and technologies, periodic progress updates oriented to specific achievements in waste removal and disposal activities, overlapping issues including: interim and final disposition strategies for SNF/UNF and HLW, associated environmental permitting and monitoring of stored waste, waste processing alternatives, waste form, deep geologic disposal and operating facility performanceand risk assessment, and the impacts of directly associated regulations and standards.

2.0 HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU Waste - Non-Specified Abstracts 2.1 HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU Waste - Posters 2.2 HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-Lived Alpha/TRU Programs and Policies2.3 Storage and Retrieval of Spent/Used Nuclear Fuel 2.4 Storage and Retrieval of HLW 2.5 Update on Salt and Supernate Tank Waste Processing 2.6 Storage and Retrieval of TRU Waste and Long-Lived Alpha Waste 2.7 Current and Future Reprocessing/Recycling and Separation of HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU 2.8 Advanced Fuel Cycle Program Update2.9 Stabilization/Immobilization of HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU 2.10 Geological Disposal of HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU2.11 Containment Materials for HLW/SNF/TRU Long-Term Geologic Isolation2.12 Closure and Monitoring of HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-lived Alpha/TRU Facilities2.13 Global Insights into HLW/SNF/TRU Disposal Site Selection2.14 Operational Safety Issues in the Implementation of Deep Geological Repositories (DGR) 2.15 Recent Developments in Underground Research Laboratory (URL) Activities 2.16 Infrastructure Improvements in HLW, SNF/UNF and Long-Lived Alpha/TRU Aging Facilities

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3 - LOW-LEVEL WASTE (LLW), INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE (ILW), VERY LOW-LEVEL WASTE (VLLW), MIXED WASTE (MW), BY PRODUCT MATERIAL, TENORM, NORM RESIDUES, ENRICHED AND DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)Linda Suttora, Consultant (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 240-460-9360. E: LCSuttora@gmail.com Gabriele Bandt, Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH (Co-Chair), V: +49-40 2718 7067, E: gabriele.bandt@vattenfall.de Kapila Fernando, ANSTO (Co-Chair), V: +61-297179488, E: kfernando@wmarizona.org This track consists of many waste categories including LLW, ILW, VLLW, MW (radioactive & hazardous), Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM), Enriched and Depleted Uranium (DU) and Technologically Enhanced NORM (TENORM). The track encompasses: Operations from generation through treatment and disposal; Technology development, demonstration, and deployment; Overlapping issues including waste minimization, waste characterization and analysis, effluent monitoring, waste form and facility performance assessment, regulations and standards; and for all types of facilities from hospitals, accelerators, research reactors, government facilities, disposal sites, etc. This Track covers waste management of uranium or thorium ores as well as US NRC defined “Greater than Class C - LLW”, byproducts or tailings, NORM residues and waste, and NRC defined TENORM. This track also includes radioactive materials, articles and consumer products. (NPP operational waste is covered in Track 4. TRU and similar long- lived alpha waste is covered in Track 2.)

3.0 LLW, ILW, MW, NORM, TENORM and Depleted Uranium - Non-specified Abstracts 3.1 LLW, ILW, MW, NORM, TENORM and Depleted Uranium - Posters 3.2 Selected Key Topics in US Commercial LLW Management3.3 Regulatory Issues and Solutions for LLW/ILW Worldwide3.4 Waste Generation Issues and Solutions for LLW/ILW Worldwide3.5 Waste Characterization Methods and Data Analysis for LLW/ILW Worldwide3.6 Treatment and Processing Experience of LLW/ILW Worldwide3.7 Storage and Disposal Experiences for LLW/ILW Worldwide

4 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (NPP) WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ON-SITE SNF/UNF STORAGEMyron Kaczmarsky, Holtec Government Services (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 856-797-0900 x3657 , E: m.kaczmarsky@holtec.com Mark Lewis, EnergySolutions (Co-Chair), V: +1 803-960-3619, E: mslewis@energysolutions.com Andreas Roth, SNC Lavalin/Atkins (Co-Chair), V: +49-40303339606, E: Andreas.Roth@atkinsglobal.com

The Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Waste Management track encompasses waste characterization and minimization, treatment, packaging and management of NPP operational wastes and NPP SNF/UNF storage and management.

4.0 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Waste Management and On-Site SNF/USF Storage- Non-specified Abstracts 4.1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Waste Management and On-Site SNF/USF Storage - Posters 4.2 Advances in the Management of Nuclear Power Plant Dry Waste from Around the World4.3 Perspectives on Management of Nuclear Power Plant Liquid and Wet Waste 4.4 Nuclear Power Plant Onsite SNF/UNF Storage ISFSIs and Failed Fuel Handling at NPPs

5 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION (P&T)Anna Wikmark, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. (Lead Co-Chair), V: +46-704597608, E: anna.wikmark@skb.se Kent McDonald, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Co-Chair), V: +1 509-572-4341, E: kent.mcdonald@pnnl.gov Paul Jones, Ameriphysics, LLC (Co-Chair), V: +1 865-591-8632, E: pjones@ameriphysics.com

The Packaging and Transportation Track includes all activities and issues related to the safe, secure, and economical packaging and transportation of radioactive materials. This includes HLW, TRU, LLW, ILW and MW; fresh and irradiated nuclear fuel; contaminated media and debris; isotopes and radioactive sources; uranium hexafluoride, etc. Topic areas include: International regulatory activities, issues, and initiatives; packaging development and related issues; logistics and transportation operations, including large items from decommissioning; integrated planning and scheduling; status and issues for large shipping campaigns; and stakeholder and public interactions and issues.

5.0 Packaging and Transportation - Non-Specified Abstracts 5.1 Packaging and Transportation - Posters 5.2 Worldwide Experience in Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive and Other Hazardous Materials 5.3 Radioactive Material Packaging and Transportation Regulatory Issues Worldwide5.4 Global Advances in Packaging for Interim Storage, Transport and Disposal5.5 State, Tribal and Regional Groups Perspectives in Resolving Radiological Transportation Issues5.6 Success Stories and Lessons Learned in Transportation Worldwide 5.7 Transportation Security Advances and Challenges

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6 - DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING (D&D) Al Freitag, Consultant (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 914-475-1170, E: aafreita@aol.com Rick Demmer, Idaho National Laboratory (Co-Chair), V: +1 208-589-4858, E: rick.demmer@inl.gov Fred Sheil, Sheil Consulting Ltd (Co-Chair), V: +44-1900821061, E: fred@sheil.myzen.co.uk

This track includes all aspects of D&D from shutdown and planning to license termination and/or Greenfield, including characterization, decontamination, storage/SAFESTOR, dismantling, demolition, waste handling, final survey and associated new technology development for both government and commercial nuclear power and non-power facilities. It also includes D&D technologies and program strategies worldwide, as well as the regulatory aspects.

6.0 D&D - Non-specified Abstracts 6.1 D&D - Posters 6.2 D&D of Nuclear and Non-Power Generating Facilities Both Large and Small 6.3 D&D of Nuclear Power Plants 6.4 D&D of US DOE Facilities6.5 Plans for and Experience in Transitioning from Operations to Decommissioning 6.6 International Experience in Waste Optimization/Minimization, Recycling and Clearance from D&D6.7 Application of Innovative D&D Technologies Including Application of Virtual Reality6.8 Fast Track D&D Technology Development and Demonstration

7 - ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION (ER) Kurt Gerdes, US DOE (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 301-903-7289, E: kurt.gerdes@em.doe.gov Tjalle Vandergraaf, ttv consulting services (Co-Chair), V: 2047538402, E: ttveiv@mts.net Margaret MacDonell, Argonne National Laboratory (Co-Chair), V: +1 630-252-3243, E: macdonell@anl.gov

This track includes all activities associated with the assessment, cleanup, and closure of contaminated sites. The topics will explore how to restore and protect human health and the environment through investigation, cleanup, closure, and long-term site management. The focus is on above and below ground remedial actions and cleanup activities including site inspection, characterization and evaluation, sampling and analysis, compliance monitoring, resolving regulatory issues that impact cleanup, aquifer and soil remediation, managing waste resulting from cleanup activities, remedial design and implementation, accelerating cleanup through technological or process improvements, closure, sustainable green remediation processes and legacy management / long-term stewardship.

7.0 Environmental Remediation - Non-specified Abstracts 7.1 Environmental Remediation - Posters 7.2 Environmental Remediation Progress Toward Closure of Contaminated Sites Around the World 7.3 Technical Innovations in Environmental Remediation and Site Closure7.4 Innovative Field Monitoring for Environmental Remediation 7.5 ER Post Closure Challenges and Long-Term Stewardship/Legacy Management 7.6 Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) and US Army Corps of Engineers Projects7.7 Groundwater Remediation Projects - Worldwide Experiences 7.8 Characterization and ER Technologies for Complex and Comingled Contaminants7.9 Environmental Remediation in Urban and Suburban Environments - Examples from Around the World7.10 Environmental Remediation of Abandoned Uranium Mines and Mills 7.11 Modeling Applications and Risk/Dose Analysis in Environmental Remediation7.12 Emerging Contaminant Issues

8 - COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING OF TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND IMPACTS (CE&T) Robert Berry, Foxfire Scientific Inc (Lead Co-Chair), V: +44-1612927990, E: berry@foxfirescientific.com Sonny Goldston, Jacobs/CHPRC (Co-Chair), V: +1 803-292-1079, E: Sonny.Goldston@jacobs.com Judith Connell, Fluor (Co-Chair), V: +1 509-531-4484, E: Judith.Connell@fluor.com

This track covers communication, public involvement, and education and training for technical and management issues in the nuclear waste-management industry, such as used nuclear fuel; and high-level, low-level and TRU waste management. There are five objectives: capture various perspectives for effective communication among waste-management practitioners, policy makers, regulators, and implementers, including advisory boards and technical experts; enhance public involvement to ensure decisions reflect stakeholder and community perspectives; advance ideas for knowledge sharing among nations; highlight innovative approaches for information communication and knowledge management approaches that develop the next generation of nuclear leadership; and improve effective workplace management, coordination and performance.

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8.0 Communications, Involvement, Education and Training - Non-Specified Abstracts 8.1 Communications, Involvement, Education and Training - Posters 8.2 Communication of Technical Issues: Worldwide Experiences 8.3 Advancements in Technical Education and Training to Improve and Sustain Institutional Knowledge8.4 The Stakeholder’s Voice – Stakeholder and Tribal Perspective Related to Environmental Cleanup8.5 Decision-making Tools and Frameworks that Enhance Communication for ER Cleanup Programs 8.6 Role of Advisory Boards in Environmental Cleanup 8.7 Innovations and Performance Solutions to Workplace Management 8.8 Social Sciences as a Resource for Improving Public Involvement in HLW Issues8.9 US DOE Office of Legacy Management Interpretive Centers and Other Centers Worldwide8.10 Implementation Lessons Learned and Novel Approaches for Risk-Informing WM Regulations 8.11 Global Experience of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M): Global Marker Systems

9 - SPECIAL TOPICS AND MULTI-TRACK CROSS CUTTING TECHNOLOGY TOPICS (ST) Ming Zhu, US DOE (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 301-903-9240, E: Ming.Zhu@em.doe.gov Kim Auclair, KD Auclair & Associates LLC (Co-Chair), V: +1 360-609-0627, E: kdauclair@gmail.com Alan Paulley, Quintessa Ltd (Co-Chair), V: +44 (0)1925 885952, E: alanpaulley@quintessa.org

This track includes all Special Topics including the aspects of US and non-US International Safety, Security, and Safeguards and US Homeland security issues. It also includes technical track crosscutting topics or special WM topics on programs associated with orphan and sealed sources, Integrated Risk Management and decision support analysis in support of Program Management and Project Management inclusive of but not limited to modeling, compliance activities, criteria and standards development, Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA); Technology Deployment and Technical Risk Management; instruments, filtration, advanced technologies, extreme environment operations enabling technologies, technology driven program implications and drivers, and/or other technical crosscutting issues that involve multiple waste forms or radioactive materials and/or risk management.

9.0 Special Topics and Track Cross Cutting Technology Topics - Non-specified Abstracts 9.1 Special Topics and Track Cross Cutting Technology Topics - Posters 9.2 Nuclear and Industrial Robotics, Remote Systems and Emerging Technology9.3 Crosscutting Subsurface Mass Transport and Environmental Assessment of Geological Disposal Systems 9.4 Risk-Informed Performance Based Decision Making for Site Closure9.5 Integrated Performance and Risk Assessments, Decision Analyses, and Risk Management9.6 Radiological Dispersion Devices and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Detection, Response, and Recovery 9.7 Global Perspectives on Advances in Nuclear Safety Management 9.8 Radioactive Containment Ventilation 9.9 Project Management Improvements-Planning through Completion-Scope, Cost, & Schedule Control 9.10 Developments in Deep Borehole Disposal Around the World 9.11 Issues & Recent Developments in Security of Nuclear Sector 9.12 UAV Emerging Technology for Safety/Security Inspection Monitoring and Disposal of Nuclear Material9.13 AI and ML Applications in Radioactive Waste Decommissioning, Remediation and Disposal9.14 IAEA MODARIA II Report on Risk Informed, Stakeholder-Engaged Decision Analysis through Case Studies of Legacy & NORM

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10 - MISCELLANEOUS AND NON-SPECIFIED ABSTRACTS PENDING TOPIC OR TRACK ASSIGNMENT Gary Benda, WM Symposia, Inc. (Lead Co-Chair), V: +1 803-345-2170, E: gbenda@wmarizona.orgSusan A. Walter, WM Symposia, Inc. (Co-Chair) V: +1 865-208-9714, E: swalter@wmarizona.org

This track serves two independent miscellaneous functions (MISC). First, authors unsure of the best topic number can assign their abstract to Track 10 where it will be reviewed and reassigned by the WM PAC Chair to the appropriate topic. The second function isto assimilate late abstracts until January 8, 2021 for the only WM poster topic (10.1) that does not require a full paper, besides the Student Poster topic (1.1). It will also accept abstracts where the authors do not want to prepare a paper or are delinquent in meeting the deadlines. All other poster and oral topics will require an accompanying paper.

10.0 Miscellaneous and Non-specified Abstracts Pending Topic or Track Assignment 10.1 Non-Paper Poster Topic for Emerging Issues and Late Abstracts

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PAC CHAIR/DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTORGary Benda, AVANTech, Inc.

DEPUTY PAC CHAIRSusan Walter, Abel Key Solutions, Inc.

PAC CHAIR AIDEW.T. (Sonny) Goldston, Jacobs/CHPRC

PAC REPRESENTATIVEJudith Connell, Fluor

TRACK CO-CHAIRS & - TRACK NUMBERKim Auclair, KD Auclair & Associates - 9Gabriele Bandt*, Vattenfall Europe Robert Berry*, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. - 8 Tom Brouns, PNNL - 2 Ray Clark, US EPA - 1 Judith Connell, Fluor - 8Rick Demmer, INL - 6Kapila Fernando*, ANSTO - 3Al Freitag, Consultant - 6Kurt Gerdes, US DOE - 7 Sonny Goldston, Jacobs/CHPRC - 8Paul Jones, Permafix - 5Robert Jubin, Consultant - 2Myron Kaczmarsky, Holtec International - 4 Eric Knox, Amentum- 1Mark Lewis, EnergySolutions - 4 John Mathieson*, NDA - 1Margaret MacDonell, ANL - 7Kent McDonald, PNNL - 5Alan Paulley, Quintessa Ltd – 9 Andreas Roth*, SNC Lavin/Atkins - 4 Fred Sheil*, Sheil Consulting, Ltd. - 6J.R Stroble, US DOE – 2 Linda Suttora, Consultant - 3Steve Thomson*, NNL - 2 Tjalle “Chuck” Vandergraaf*, TTV Consulting Services- 7Anna Wikmark*, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co - 5 Thilio Von Berlepsch*, TBE Technology GmbH - 2Ming Zhu, US DOE - 9

ADDITIONAL PAC MEMBERSRateb Abu Eid, US NRCSue Aggarwal, NMNRIMark Arenaz, US DOEWilliam Badger, AmentumDel Baird, Pro2ServeAnthony Banford*, NNLLatrincy Bates, US DOEMarcel Bergeron, WRPSRoman Beyerknecht*, Nuclear Engineering SeibersdorfDale Bignell, Sundance Consulting, LLCPaul Black, Neptune and Company, Inc. Dick Blauvelt, Northwind-PortagePeter Booth*, Hylton EnvironmentalJoseph Boucau*, WestinghouseChristopher Brandjes, Perma-Fix Environmental ServicesAlexander Brandl, Colorado State UniversityPaul Bredt, PNNLJonathan Bricker, SRRFrazier Bronson, Mirion Technologies - CanberraKevin Brown, Vanderbilt University - CRESPSteven Brown, SHB, Inc.Lisa Burns, ConsultantLarry Camper, Advoco Professional Svcs, LLCGrant Charters, New Millennium Nuclear TechnologiesMichelle Claggett, Project Enhancement CorporationJohn Coffman, Spectra Tech, Inc. Michael Connolly, INLMark Costella, LLNLScott Dam, TechSource, Inc.Evelyn Dawson, GilbaneRick Dearholt, American DND, Inc.Daniel Delort, Andra

Mike Serrato, SRNLJoy Shoemake, Mission Support AllianceJames Shuler, US DOE - EMMalgorzata K. Sneve*, NRPAMike Snyder, ENERCON ServicesSergey Stefanovsky*, Frumkin IPCESusan Stiger, Bechtel NS&EJ.R. Stroble, US DOEKazuhiro Suzuki*, TG Consulting, Inc.Erich Tiepel, WME Technologies, LLCHolger Tietze-Jaensch*, European Spallation Source ERICChristopher Timm, PECOS Mgmt Svcs Ronald Unz, Mississippi State UniversitySerge Vanderperre, TractebelLeo van Velzen*, EURSSEM & EnvironmentalCharles Waggoner, Mississippi State UniversityStuart Walker, US EPADavid Wallace, Sovereign-ThyssenNelson Walter, Wood Aaron Washington, SRNLCraig West, US DOERachel West, ORNLJulia Whitworth, LANLChuan-Fu Wu*, ES&H SolutionsLoong Yong, Spectra Tech, Inc.Ming Zhang*, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST

* = International PAC Members

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (IPAC) LEADERSCanada Tjalle VandergraafChina Chuan-Fu WuGermany Andreas RothJapan Kazuhiro SuzukiKorea Kun Jai LeeRussia Leslie JardineSweden Maria LindbergUnited Kingdom Anthony Banford

WMS CORPORATE OFFICERS/ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)James Gallagher, Gallagher Consulting - Chairman of the Board James Fiore, Fiore Consulting - President Loong Yong, Spectra Tech, Inc. - TreasurerJohn Mathieson*, NDA - SecretaryLarry Camper, Advoco Professional Svcs, LLC - Member At-LargeGeorge Dials, Pajarito Scientific Corporation.- Member At-LargeJohn Longenecker, Longenecker & Associates - Member At-Large Fred Sheil*, Sheil Consulting, Ltd. - Member At-Large

Robert Weiler, Backward Spyglass LLC - Managing Director (Acting)Gary Benda, AVANTech, Inc. – Deputy Managing Director/ PAC ChairmanSusan Walter, Abel Key Solutions, Inc.Sheila Harvey, Pillsbury Winthrop, Shaw Pittman, LLP – General Counsel

ADDITIONAL WMS BOARD OF DIRECTORSBob Cochran, CTG, LLCHeatherly Dukes, BWX Technologies, Inc.Sandra Fairchild, Savannah River Remediation LLCAngie Jones*, WoodLinda Kobel, Los Alamos Technical AssociatesGreg Meyer, Fluor Government GroupBilly Morrison, VNS Federal ServicesOlaf Oldiges*, Daher Nuclear TechnologiesSusan Stiger, Bechtel NS&EKazuhiro Suzuki*, TG Consulting, Inc.

Kurt Gerdes, US DOE Liaison

George Dials, Dials & Associates LLCPaul Dickman, Argonne National LaboratoryJoe Dixon, NuVision EngineeringPaul Dixon, LANLHelen Edge, USACEMike Eisenhower, Perma-Fix -EWOCKristen Ellis, US DOEJeff England, NAC InternationalErich Evered, N3B Los Alamos Christine Fahey, Christine Fahey Management ConsultingElla Feist, Jacobs Andrew Fellinger, SRNLJim Fiore, Fiore ConsultingStephanie Fountain, Geosyntec ConsultantsVicky Freedman, PNNLJenny Freeman, Strata-GMark Frei, Bechtel National, Inc.Barbara Freund*, BMUBJames Gallagher, Gallagher ConsultingAlexandra Gilliand, US DOESal Golub, US DOEIan Gordon*, IAEAJohn Gregory, Orano Federal ServicesStephen Halliwell, VJ Technologies Chris Harrington, VNS Federal ServicesVanessa Hatfield, Waséyabek Federal Services, LLC.Cathy Hickey, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. Bob Hiergesell, WRPSFelix Himmerkus*, Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe GmbHBetty Humphrey, Weston Solutions Inc.Jeannette Hyatt, Tetra TechJames Hylko, ConsultantVijay Jain, SRRMoses Jaraysi, CH2M PRCLeslie Jardine*, L.J. Jardine ServicesTerry Jennings, Neptune and CompanyAngie Jones*, Wood Graham Jonsson*, Sellafield LtdEdward Ketusky, SRNLScott Kirk, SRRMark Kirshe, ReNuke Services, Inc. Thomas Klein, NMSU-CEMRCSimon Kwong*, NNLChristian Ladirat*, CEALeonel Lagos, FIUChristine Langton, SRNLKun Jai Lee*, KAISTLinda Lehman, Jacobs/CH2M PRCMaria Lindberg*, Cyclife Sweden ABLarry Ling, SRRJohn Longenecker, Longenecker & AssociatesCon Lyras*, ANSTOJustin Marble, US DOE Sharon Marra, SRNLRoger Merrick, CDM SmithCraig Michaluk, AECLTom Michener, PNNLClint Miller, PG&ESue Mitchell, Mitchell ConsultingJeff Murl, US DOE - LMRichard Murphy, ARCADIS US, Inc. Mike Nolan, Energy Northwest ColumbiaMichael Nosbisch, Project Time & Cost Mamoru Numata*, Kurion Japan K.K. Akira Ohno*, IHI CorporationOlaf Oldiges, DAHER Nuclear Technologies GmbHAndrew Orrell, IAEAColleen Owens, Consultant Russell Patterson, US DOEBernard Poncet*, EDFAnn Riedesel, Fluor Idaho, LLC Rodrigo Rimando, US DOESharon Robinson, ORNLKent Rosenberger, SRRTerry Sams, Orano Federal ServicesNatalia Saraeva, ANLRob Seifert, US DOE

THANK YOU TO THE WMS PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) AND OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS