The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management, DOE Richland Operations Office and the DOE Office of Technology and Innovation, along with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are sponsoring a  Hanford Site Deep Vadose Zone Technical Forum. The forum  will focus on identifying and organizing the critical challenges associated with characterization, modeling, remediating and monitoring the deep vadose zone in Hanford’s Central Plateau.

Agenda

Central Plateau Deep Vadose Zone Strategy

Environmental Management Office of Technology Innovation and Development

Deep Vadose Zone Remediation Technology:  Program Approach and Expectations

Vadose Zone Primer – Fluid Flow

Vadose Zone Geochemistry Primer

Characterizing and Monitoring the Tank Farms Vadose Zone

Deep Vadose Zone Remediation and Subsurface Access

Expectations for Panel Discussions and Breakout Sessions

Characterization and Monitoring:  Current Approaches and Challenges

Complex Systems Science for Subsurface Fate and Transport

Preliminary Draft of Breakout Session Material