Will Jolin

Presenter: Affinity and Treatment of LDR Organics in Low Activity Waste by Cementitious Materials

Savannah River National Laboratory

Bio

Dr. Jolin is the manager of the Glass Cement and Ceramic sciences group at SRNL. He performs fate and transport modeling for performance assessments and works in the research and development of nuclear waste forms and materials for the contaminant retention. Prior to SRNL, Dr. Jolin served as the contaminant fate and transport subject matter expert at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). His work focused on the application of environmental modeling for regulatory decisions and the characterization of nuclear facilities prior to decommissioning. Dr Jolin was the 2024 recipient for the Waste Management Young Professional Award.

Dr. Jolin’s Wednesday morning presentation covers the physiochemical interactions between organic contaminants, minerals, and polymer additives in grout/cementitious materials being identified. This research supports a proposed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) treatment variance relevant to the Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) organics present in Hanford tank waste. It provides the technical basis to address the aspects documented by the Environmental Protection Agency in a draft memo necessary to establish that organics can be immobilized/stabilized in a cementitious matrix.

Presentations:
Tuesday, March 10, 4:10 pm – 4:45 pm
Location: 221B
Track 2 – High-Level Radioactive Wastes (HLW), Spent/Used Nuclear Fuel (SNF/UNF) and Long-lived Alpha/Transuranic Radioactive Waste (TRU)
Advanced Characterization and Suitability of Magnesium Oxysulfate to Solidify Aqueous TRU Waste
103 TRU Waste Disposition (1/2)(2.05a)

Wednesday, March 11, 10:25 am – 10:50 am
Location: 222B
Track 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)
Sample-and-Send Approach to LDR Compliance for Hanford West Area Pretreated Hanford Tank Waste
135 Treatment and Processing Experience of LLW/ILW Worldwide (3.06a)

Wednesday, March 11, 11:15 am – 11:40 am
Location: 222B
Track 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)
Affinity and Treatment of LDR Organics in Low Activity Waste by Cementitious Materials
135 Treatment and Processing Experience of LLW/ILW Worldwide (3.06a)