Session: Uranium in the Environment – Deposits, Characteristics and Impacts (2015 SACNAS National Conference)

Saturday, October 31, 2015: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Chesapeake 10 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chair:

Tanya Gallegos, PhD, Research Environmental Engineer, U. S. Geological Survey

Description: Uranium-naturally occurring element-mined from the earth creates nuclear energy fuel. Uranium deposits occur in Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico including Spanish Land Grants and tribal lands. Focus is on research to understand characteristics of uranium deposits and environmental impacts of uranium mining and milling.

10:45 AM

Geochemistry & Isotopes – Finding Uranium in Our Backyards
Tanya Gallegos, PhD , Research Environmental Engineer , U. S. Geological Survey

11:05 AM

Uranium in Virginia: Geoenvironmental Models
Robert Seal, PhD , Reseach Geologist , U. S. Geological Survey

11:25 AM

Uranium in the Grand Canyon
Katie Walton-Day, PhD , Research Hydrologist and Water Quality Specialist , U. S. Geological Survey

11:45 AM

Biogeochemistry of Uranium
Kate Campbell, PhD , Biogeochemist , U. S. Geological Survey

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