Leslie R. Dole, Ph.D., CM  ACS

Last update on December 3,  2010

Senior Chemical Engineering Technologist (retired)
Process Engineering Research Group
Nuclear Sciences & Technology Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory  
PO Box 2008 
Bldg. 4500, Rm B-30, MS 6243 
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-6243 
Environmental Remediation Consultant






Home Page: http://www.lesdole.com
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Summary of Qualifications:

Education:


Professional Experience:

Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment
Hazardous Waste Remediation
Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal
International Project Experience
Licensing, Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance Experience
Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactor Systems and Technologies
Teaching Experience


Computer Skills

Clearances, Certifications, Professional & Personal Affiliations:

Awards:

Professional Training and Development:

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Publications

2000 to present

1990 to 2000

1980 to 1990

1970 to 1980
1967 to 1970

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Leslie R. Dole, Ph.D., CM

Les Dole has leadership experience in large national and international programs that have embraced a wide range of technical goals and political agendas.

Dole has a comprehensive background in radioactive and hazardous waste management projects, including the deep geological disposal of high-level wastes and spent fuel. From 1976 to 1980, as a Program Manager in the National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program Office of Waste Isolation (OWI) at Oak Ridge, Dole managed projects for data collection on nuclide transport and engineering barriers. These studies supported the risk analyses of deep geological repositories for high-level nuclear wastes and spent fuel.

When this program office changed contractors to Battelle, Dole continued to serve the NWTS program as the liaison, exchange scientist with programs in the Federal Republic of Germany. Developing over 20 cooperative research projects under the bilateral agreement between the U.S. DOE and State Department with the Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), he coordinated international research in these areas: (1) in situ testing of waste packages (Asse mine, Remmlingen), (2) site exploration (PTB, Gorleben), (3) waste form formulation and testing (University Clausthal and Karlsruhe, Kernforschungszentrum), and (4) risk assessment (Hahn Meitner, Berlin). Dole reads and speaks German. In subsequent years, Dole served as technical liaison on the treatment and disposal of transuranic wastes between the U.S. And the united Kingdom, France, and the UNO International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.

At ORNL, Dole served as a program manager in the Mixed Waste Integrated Programs (MWIP). He lead in the establishment of national programs across the complex to treat and dispose of mixed wastes. As a program manager, Dole developed and administered national technology development programs to apply emerging technologies to mixed-waste streams across the DOE complex. He directed the MWIP activities related to the DOE's compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct) and was the programmatic liaison to the Options Analysis Team (OAT) of EM-30's FFCAct Task Force. He was a principal in organizing and directing the EM-30/40/50 Technology Resource Team (TRT) that coordinated the pool of technical resources from across the DOE's national laboratories and operating facilities.

Also at ORNL, Dole managed the multi-site vitrification program for the Transportable Vitrification System (TVS) Demonstration program at the Oak Ridge K-25 Plant. He coordinated the Westinghouse Savannah River development and Oak Ridge implementation of this emerging technology. To ensure its compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct), this program implemented a full scale operation/demonstration of the transportable joule heated melter at the K-31 area of the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) with mixed low-level radioactive wastes from across the DOE complex.

While at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dole led the Waste Immobilization Technologies (WIT) group in the Chemistry Technology Division (CTD). He developed this group into a major new area in CTD, and this group developed and tested new ways to treat, immobilize, and package nuclear wastes. The group made waste forms, measuring their leaching, thermal and radiolytic stability, physical properties, and durability. In March 1986, Dole helped to form the Waste Management Technology Center (WMTC). He was responsible for the program management of on-site environmental demonstrations under Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (MMES), who managed the site for the U.S. Department of Energy (US-DOE) Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO).

With the permission of DOE , Dole consulted on other on-site and in situ remediation of superfund and other hazardous waste site clean-ups. Dole was an independent consultant in the areas of near-field contaminant transport and waste form treatability studies for solidification/stabilization (S/S) technologies. His consulting has resulted in the successful disposal of over 20,000,000 curies of radioactive wastes by the Department of Energy and the closure of three Superfund sites for the U.S. EPA and for private clients, resulted in the solidification/stabilization of over 500,000 tons of hazardous wastes.

As a result of a very successful site closure for them, Florida Power & Light (FPL Group), Inc. formed QUALTEC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary to pursue the remediation business. Dole became the Technical Director of QUALTEC, directing over 300 treatability studies in their Oak Ridge and Knoxville laboratories. Dole played a key role in the business development and marketing of this company. After joining the organization in 1988, its revenues rose from $8M to over $50M per year within the following three years. QUALTEC became EPA contractor of the year in 1990, and its technology was pre-qualified for all CERCLA sites by the EPA in 1991.

Dole has been an expert witness in major environmental litigation, providing technical direction and testimony essential to winning cases. He has also conducted workshops on in situ and ex-situ solidification/stabilization (S/S) technologies for the University of Wisconsin and the American Groundwater Association.

He has served as a lead investigator for the federal  Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, investigating major accidents in petroleum, (SonatFinal.pdf) and specialty chemicals industries (MortonFinal.pdf) .

Dole has a Q security clearance with OSHA HAZWOPER, Hazardous Waste Supervisor, and Radiation Worker Level II certifications. He is a Certified Manager by the National Management Association.

He has authored over 115 papers, chapters, and reports.


 
 


 
 

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Education:
 
 
 
CM, Institute of Certified Professional Managers, James Madison University, 1995

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972

MS, Physical/Surface Chemistry, Lehigh University, 1969

BA, Zoology/Chemistry, Ohio University, 1964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Professional Experience:
 

Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment

Investigator in the comparative systems and life-cycle costs analyses of the plasma hearth mixed waste treatment process for mixed radioactive and hazardous waste solids from the U.S. DOE Complex (PlasmaHearth1.PDF).

Multi-site Vitrification Program Manager of the Transportable Vitrification Demonstration at the Oak Ridge K-25 plant. Dole coordinated the collection of data, samples, and supporting resources from the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). To ensure compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct), this program implemented the full scale operation/demonstration of the transportable joule heated melter at the K-31 area of the ORR with mixed low-level radioactive wastes from across the DOE Complex (ESWM80.pdf).

Mixed Waste Integrated Programs (MWIP), at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As a program manager, Dole developed and administered national technology development programs to apply emerging technologies to the mixed waste streams across the DOE Complex. He directed the MWIP activities related to the DOE's compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct) and was the programmatic liaison to the Options Analysis Team (OAT) of EM-30's FFCAct Task Force. He was a principal in organizing and directing the EM-30/40/50 Technology Resource Team (TRT) that coordinated the pool of technical resources from across the DOE's national laboratories and operating facilities.

Principal Investigator of alternative treatments of transuranic contaminated PCB transformer oils at the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dole's research team developed an inexpensive modification to the existing hydrofracture process to emulsify and immobilized the PCB contaminated oils. This process works for a wide variety of organic compounds.
 
 

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Hazardous Waste Remediation

Principal Investigator for the recovery and recycle of mercury, copper, and lead from smelter acid blowdown sludges under the US Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Industries of the Future programs for the mining industry. This technology separates and recovers metals from the ore processing waste streams (WM2KSustainable.pdf). If 30% of the industries residues were to be treated, this could generate $400M per year in revenue from the recycled metals and result in the avoidance of $1B in disposal and energy costs over a decade.

Environmental Remediation Consultant, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dole consults on the near-field release and transport of hazardous compounds, on the formulation of waste forms, and the general of science and application of solidification/stabilization, clients include Gulf Coast Recycle, Inc., OHM Environmental services, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, Inc., Gilbert Commonwealth Engineers and Consultants, Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Department of Energy Mixed Waste Integration Program, Florida Power & Light Company, and the University of Wisconsin.

Expert Witness for the defendants in the largest civil environmental suit in the history of Pensacola, Florida. Dole successfully supported the defense of his clients in an environmental damage suit dealing with the alleged release of perchloroehtylene (PCE) from a laundry/dry-cleaning facility. He modeled the source-term and near-field transport of PCE and presented testimony before the jury.

Author of and Principal Negotiator for the a Treatability Study Work Plan to prove the feasibility of an ex-situ/on-site waste treatment for the solidification/stabilization of the heavy metal contaminated soils at the Cedartown Industries Superfund Site (Cedartown.PDF). The Cedartown Industries Superfund Site was founded as a foundry in 1874, known as the Cherokee Furnace. For about two years from January 1978 to May 1980, the site was used for secondary lead smelting. During its operating history, slag, coke, and debris were piled on the site.

Director of Technologies for the QUALTEC, Inc., Oak Ridge and Knoxville laboratories. Responsible for leading over 300 treatability studies for the EPA and private clients. Developed marketing materials and participated in business development and direct marketing activities. Presented seminars on solidification/stabilization for the EPA and several states. Successfully negotiated with the EPA for reasonable, cost-effective performance criteria for clients' sites. Licensed QUALTEC's laboratories for RCRA, CERCLA, and TSCA research on hazardous treatability samples. Performed QA/QC audits on QUALTEC field operations. Developed business partnerships with other firms in the US and Federal Republic of Germany.

Superfund site closure with lead at the Norco Battery site in Riverside, California for Reidel Environmental Services, Inc. This had been the location of a battery recycling operation. Performed treatability study for heavy metal fixation, field trouble shooting and QA/QC audits for this 9,000-ton site with lead and battery acid contamination.

Superfund site closure with PCBs at Pepper's Steel and Alloys site in Medley, Florida. This 120,000-ton site was contaminated with PCBs and transformer oil, lead battery parts, and arsenic residues. The 30-acre National Priorities List (NPL) site had been used as a junk yard for scrap recovery operations. Used transformers, battery casings, and scrap metals were deposited on the site. The monolithic waste form was placed in an unlined excavation the was in direct contact with the Biscayne Aquifer, which is the sole source water supply to southeast Florida. The site which was released for unrestricted future land use based on the tests and modeling resulting from the treatability study led by Dole.

Superfund site closure with PCBs at the Pacific Hide & Fur in Pocatello, Idaho for the U.S. EPA Region X through the U.S. Army Cops of Engineers. Performed successful treatability studies and on-site demonstration of materials handling to establish solidification/stabilization as the preferred remedy.

Treatability Study of K061 sludge fixation of arc-furnace ash for Peoria Disposal Company, Peoria, Illinois. These ashes contain high levels of many heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, copper, arsenic, and chrome. Successful treatability study demonstrated ability to meet Land Ban performance requirements for these ashes.

Site closure of oily power plant ash for the Florida Power & Light Company, Turkey Point Fossil Plant in Homestead, Florida. Developed an applied fixation technology to stabilize 1,800 cubic yard of oily ash sludge. Fixed material was used to construct a three-quarter acre lay-down area that supported the application of an asphalt payment for the movement and storage of heavy equipment. The lay-down area was installed within 100 feet of the main discharge canal with no impact on the run-off water quality.

Feasibility study of heavy metal contaminated municipal incinerator ash for the Halifax, Nova Scotia incinerator by Ogden Martin. Developed a treatment process for the proposed incinerator that meets the performance requirements of the Canadian government (R309). The treated ash is disposable as a nonhazardous waste and can be used as daily cover in the local landfills.

Site closure of fuel contaminated soils at the FPL Physical Distribution Center (Stores Department) in West Palm Beach, Florida. Fuel-contaminated soils were exhumed and treated by solidification then returned to the excavation. The material was graded to match the surrounding pavement and is used for a pallet facility. The fixed material was placed directly in the groundwater with no product degradation or water contamination.

Pilot scale demonstration of mixed solvent contaminated soils and sediments at the Chemical Control Corporation site in Elizabeth, New Jersey. A successful treatability study and field demonstration of an in situ solidification/stabilization process. Teaming with Millguard Environmental in Livonia, Michigan, a site treatment scenario was developed to fix the soils without excavating the VOC-contaminated soils. The contaminates were BTEXs, chlorinated solvents, and a variety of other common solvents and monomers, including vinyl chloride.

Treatability study of fire training pit residues at Pratt and Whittney test site in Cape Canaveral, Florida and at various Air Force Bases. Performed treatability studies and developed proposals to immobilize the organic fuel residues from the fires in these unlined pits.

Full scale demonstration of the solidification/stabilization of oily refinery sludges at the Star Enterprise Reservoir No. 11 and the Texaco PERF facilities in Port Arthur, Texas. Successful treatability studies and demonstrations were performed to establish solidification/stabilization as the preferred remedy of these heavy organic wastes. These wastes contained petroleum hydrocarbons, BTEXs, lead, chrome, and VOCs. The remedy recover the land for future use by the land-locked refineries.

Site closure of oily gas pipeline compressor blow-out pit wastes for ENRON Compressor Station No. 14 in Quincy, Florida. The contaminated soils in the blow-out pits contained petroleum hydrocarbons, BTEXs. TCE, and traces of PCBs. After a successful treatability study, 10,000 tons of contaminated soils were treated and emplaced on-site without a liner or a cap. All materials met the rigorous performance requirements of the Florida DER and US EPA Region IV.

Superfund site closure of heavy metal contaminated mine wastes at the Olson/Neihart Tailings Relocation Project in Park City, Utah by the Bureau of Reclamations. Conducted dewatering and compaction treatability studies to assist QUALTEC operations at this disposal site.

Pilot scale demonstration of solidification/stabilization of paint stripping, degreaser sludges (VOCs) with chrome, cadmium, and lead at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia. Developed an in situ solidification/stabilization process to immobilize a covered lagoon. In cooperation with Hayward-Baker, a remediation scenario was developed to treat the material through the existing five foot clay-cap. A closed loop treatment system was devised to eliminate any fugitive emissions of organics.

Pilot scale demonstration of coal gasification tars and residues at the Peoples Gas site in Miami, Florida, the Fontana Foundry site in Fontana, California and the Tacoma Washington scrap yard. Successful treatability studies and on-site demonstration of solidification/stabilization's effectiveness in immobilizing the PAHs and PNAs found in coal tars. The Tacoma project included auto fluff and scrap metal residues with high heavy metals. The fixation process developed by Dole effectively sequester all of these components.

Pilot Scale demonstration of the solidification/stabilization of auto fluff contaminated with PCBs and heavy metals at the Orange County Steel Salvage site in Anaheim, California. Using a two-step process, the final product met TSCA and California standards. The process included an ambient temperature PCB chemical dechlorination and destruction technology, followed by a stabilization process that met all federal and California requirements for disposal in a municipal landfill. The final product resembled a potting soil that was to be used as a compatible daily cover at the landfill.

Treatability study and demonstration of scrap yard residues with fuel and heavy metals at the 24th Street Pier in San Diego, California for the Port of San Diego. Treatability study to demonstrate the fixation of these wastes could meet all federal and California performance requirements. Developed a process and product that could be used to stabilize the tidal erosion of the pier's fill.

Treatability study of copper contaminated bay sediments in the Port of San Diego, San Diego, California. Treatability study to demonstrate that the treated sediment will meet all federal and California performance requirements and could be place back on the bay floor with no impact on the environment or human health. Established the potential for artificial reefs from fixed sediments.

Exchange Scientist to the U.S. EPA Region X treatability laboratory in Manchester, Washington. Under DOE memorandum of understanding (MOU), consulted with Region X to assist in establishing a regional treatability laboratory.

Treatability study of phenol contaminated waste water using tertiary treatment (polishing). Doctoral thesis on the ad/absorption of phenols on to hydrophobic surfaces. Investigated the mechanisms and developed the basic thermodynamic data. Produced data showing how to improve the effectiveness of water polishing systems to remove trace-levels of aromatic compounds from waste waters.

Dewatering treatability study of papermill primary and secondary treatment underflows. Investigated the colloidal stability and electrophoretic mobility of sludges generated from the treatment of papermill waste waters. Described mechanism of pH and ionic strength controls to enhance the effectiveness of current dewatering technologies and quantified results.
 
 

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Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal

Project Manger and Principle Investigator developing alternative strategies for the reuse/recycle of depleted uranium from the U.S. Department of Energy uranium enrichment plants in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and South Carolina. This project develops shielding technologies for applications in storage, transport, and disposal casks for spent nuclear fuels (SNF).

Principle Investigator in developing a U.S. DOE strategy for characterizing transuranics and Technetium contamination in depleted UF6 cylinders that are stored at Oak Ridge, TN, Paducah, KY, and Portsmouth, OH (ORNL-TM-2000-242.pdf).

Investigator of the solid-state self-diffusion of Uranium in uranium oxide pellets in a study of alternatives for the final disposition of Uranium-233, which included sintering the U-233 with Depleted Uranium (DU) in order to achieve isotopic dilution (TM13553.pdf).

Principal Investigator in developing alternative shielding concepts to isolate the radioactive activation products that form in the shielding around the proposed Spallation Neutron Source's (SNS) 1 Gev Linac proton accelerator beam (shield.pdf). Dole also evaluated the activation products migration and potential environmental hazards.

Investigator in the development and evaluation of comparative treatment and disposal costs of transuranic wastes stored in the Oak Ridge Melton Valley Storage Tanks (MVSTCosts.pdf).

Principle Investigator in the Mixed Waste Integration Program (MWIP) of the U. S. Department of Energy. Dole coordinated the selection, development, and demonstration of emerging technologies for demonstration at the site throughout all of the DOE's facilities in order to implement technologies capable of compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct).

Principal Investigator of Hydrofracture Process development and maintenance. He led team research effort to develop and apply the hydrofracture process to the Union Valley liquid low-level wastes from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory gunite-tanks and the newly generated waste form the laboratory operations. Developed and tested the formulas for high- and low-ionic strength radwastes. Characterized the performance and processing character of these grouts.

Developer of the FUETAP process for high-level nuclear wastes. This process used a cementitious process that is formed under elevated temperatures and pressures (FUETAP). This process produced a high-temperature hydrosilicate ceramic waste form that can tolerate the high gamma, beta, and alpha fluxes for the 1-AW underflow from the first stage dissolver of a nuclear fuel recycling process. This team developed formulas for the wastes at Savannah River, Hanford, West Valley, and a proposed DOE slagging-pyrolysis incinerator. Under the applied nuclear technologies program, this process was transferred to GA Technologies to treat its gas-cooled reactor spent fuels.

Principal Investigator of the Idaho SWEPP/PREPP transuranic treatment facility proposed for the TAN-210 building at Idaho falls, Idaho. Lead a research team that developed the design-basis solidification formula for this process. Developed functional criteria and specification for the treatment process and waste form.

Principal Investigator of the Hanford transportable grout facility at the 200 West area of the Hanford Reservation at Richland, Washington. Developed design-basis formulas and characterized the processing properties and physical/chemical performance of the waste form. Established the flow sheet of this treatment scenario, the functional criteria and the specifications for the equipment in this facility.

Exchange Scientist to evaluate the bitumen process for pressurized reactor wastes for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Knoxville, Tennessee. Loaned to TVA by the DOE Oak Ridge Operations and ORNL to conduct pilot scale tests of the radwaste bitumenization system selected for the Bellefont nuclear station.

Principal Investigator of alternative treatments of Rocky Flats scavenger precipitation sludges near Boulder, Colorado. Developed a fixation alternative for the thick iron-hydroxide sludges produce at the Rock Flats plant that would fit into the existing facility.

Principal Investigator of alternative treatments of transuranic contaminated PCB transformer oils at the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Developed an inexpensive modification to the hydrofracture process that emulsified the oils and immobilized the PCBs. This process works for a wide variety of organic compounds.

Principal Investigator of the comparative risk analysis of treatment/transport scenarios for the Fernald facility in Ohio. Developed comparative risk/consequence analyses for treatment-transport scenarios for the wastes stockpiled in this Fernald Feed Materials Plant.

Program Manager for the High-Level Waste Repository risk assessment for the U. S. office of Waste Isolation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Led the nationwide program in collecting performance data and source-term models to evaluate the consequences and risks of the deep-geological disposal of high-level wastes and spent nuclear fuel.
 
 

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International Project Experience

Developer and Coordinator of joint U.S. and Russian research for the development of alternative uses/resuses of depleted uranim in shielding for storage, transport, and storage casks for spent nuclear fuels (SNF).

Negotiator for the DOE's first international Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between ORNL, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, and Germany was negotiated with the assistance of Dr. Dole. A technology that uses microorganisms to remove uranium and other toxic heavy metals from waste streams and groundwater is the goal of a CRADA between Lockheed Martin Energy Systems and Ogden of Fairfax, Virginia. This is the first international cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) involving a national laboratory. After the technology is developed at ORNL, Ogden will demonstrate its use in the remediation of contaminated water in flooded uranium mines in eastern Germany. The mines were formerly operated for the East German and Soviet governments by WISMUT (now a private corporation).

Exchange scientist with the Federal Republic of Germany for the US DOE and Department of State under the bilateral exchange agreement to share information on the treatment and disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. Assigned for two years with the Institut für Tieflagerung in Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Braunschweig. Developed join research projects with the Physikalische Technisches Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig, Asse research mine of the Gesellschaft für Strahlung and Umweltforschung, Kernforschungs Zentrum Karlsruhe, Kernforschungs Analge Jülich, Universität Berlin, Universität Karlsruhe, Hahn Meitner Institüt in Berlin, and the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie in Bonn.

DOE International Liaison for transuranic waste treatment and disposal. Led information exchanges under the bilateral agreements with France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Organized information exchange meetings in England, France and U.S., and instituted personnel exchanges between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and these countries' principal laboratories. Also, consulted for the United Nations at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria.
 
 

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Licensing, Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance Experience

As Lead Investigator for the Federal Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Dole has investigated major explosions and fires in the petroleum and specialty chemicals industries.

Licensing of hazardous waste treatability laboratories in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee of QUALTEC, INC. Led the laboratory in obtaining RCRA/CERCLA Licenses from the State of Tennessee to perform treatability studies of a wide variety of hazardous wastes from the DoD, DOE, and private sector.

Licensing of TSCA waste treatability laboratories in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee of QUALTEC, INC. Led EPA Region IV in developing a general permit to perform treatability studies on TSCA materials from multiple sites and using several technologies.

Licensing of the use radioactive sources in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee of QUALTEC, INC. These laboratories also required a restricted radioactive license for a Ni-63 gas chromatographic detector source.

Laboratory Health & Safety/Contingency, Hazard Communication, and Quality Assurance - Quality Control plans for Health & Safety/Contingency, Hazard Communication, Quality Assurance - Quality Control for QUALTEC's Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee laboratories. Developed and administrated operating plans for a treatability and analytical laboratory in compliance with State of Tennessee, EPA, and OSHA requirements.

Field Operations Health & Safety/Contingency, Hazard Communication, Quality Assurance - Quality Control, and Sampling & Analyses Plans for QUALTEC 's operations at the Norco Battery Superfund site in Riverside, California and their sampling campaign at the Robins Air Force Base Superfund Site in Warner Robins, Georgia. He led in developing and writing these plans and their administration.

Site Audits for Health & Safety compliance for QUALTEC, INC. at its operations at the Norco Battery Superfund site, in Riverside, California and at its laboratories in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Performed internal company audits for State, EPA, and OSHA compliance at these sites. QUALTEC had a good record of compliance and was selected as EPA contractor of the year by the U.S. EPA.

Radioactive laboratory operations for the Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Dole managed the building, licensing, and operation of C- and D-level radwaste treatment laboratories at the X-10, Y-12 and K-25 sites in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. These labs could handle most of the mixed hazardous and radioactive wastes from all of the DOE Complex.

Radioactive laboratory operations for Westinghouse Power Systems Division, Dole managed the building, licensing, and operation of a radioactive lab in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. Using a computerized data collection and analysis system, this lab was capable of testing pieces of reactor internals from operating plants and capable of PWR primary coolant chemical and radiochemical analyses Dole also operated field labs at power stations during sampling and research campaigns.

High pressure and temperature autoclave facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dole managed the building, licensing, and operation of a large scale autoclave facility (250 gal) to heat and steam treat full-scale radioactive waste packages used in the FUETAP process.

Pilot scale PWR pressurizer model system used at the Forest Hills, Pennsylvania site for the Westinghouse Power Systems Division. Dole managed the developed a facility to simulate the head space environment of a PWR pressurizer in order to determine the carry-over of radioactive aerosols during normal and upset conditions. This facility was licensed and insured as a fired-boiler under Pennsylvania regulations. The boiler was used as part of the reactor nuclide transport modeling program conducted by Dole.

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Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactor Systems and Technologies

Nonmetallic reactor components and materials evaluation for the Power Systems Division of Westinghouse. Tested and evaluated plastic insulation, seals, and bushings for durability under heat and radiation stresses. Reviewed all reactor system E-specs for nonmetallic materials compatibility. Evaluated impacts of radiolysis products on the stress corrosion-cracking of stainless steel pipes under heat and pressure. Studied impacts of high-lead primer used on secondary internals on stream generator intergranular cracking of Inconel-600.

Phosphate feedwater chemistry near the critical point of water in Westinghouse steam generators. In the steam generator tube-sheet crevices, the heat transfer resistance increased and resulted in critical temperatures for the aqueous phosphate solutions. Dole modeled and measured the ionic equilibrium and pH of phosphate feedwater ion species as the super-critical water became a nonpolar solvent.

In situ performance measurements on Iodine-131 control equipment in the containments of Westinghouse pressurized nuclear reactors. At the Ginna nuclear station under full power, Dole performed air concentration measurements in the containment air-recycle filter system to test the as-built decontamination factors (DFs). The results were a flow and iodine-131 mass balance that allowed the comparisons with design data. He developed sampling equipment and models for iodine transport.

In situ measurements of redox-controlled releases of radioactive reactor crud on the cold-leg loop of the FPL Turkey Point 2 nuclear station. Using a lead collimator with a Ge(Li) detector, the impacts of altering the primary reactor coolant redox potential on the piping crud deposits was studied during a routine shutdown. The experiment was to reduce doses during steam generator tube sheets plugging.

Nuclide transport factors for normal and upset operations from Westinghouse reactor systems. Using both lab models and in situ tests at operating power plants, Dole developed release models for the fission products from primary, secondary, and tertiary reactor systems during normal operations, loss of coolant accidents and anticipated transients with and without reactor trips. Dole developed and constructed a pilot model of a PWR pressurizer. In situ measurements on the moisture separator reheaters and the air-ejector vent were performed at the WEP nuclear station in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
 
 

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Teaching Experience

Radiological Worker Level II instructor and practical examiner.

Meeting Facilitator and Learning Through Discussion Module of National Management Association (NMA) Professional Development Series for the LMES Oak Ridge Chapter. Received recognition for outstanding teaching from Lockheed Martin NMA Chapter in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Emerging and Innovative Technologies for Mixed Low-Level Wastes segment of the Short course on the Management of Mixed Radioactive and Hazardous Waste sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute for Regulatory Science in Alexandria, Virginia.

Solidification/Stabilization Technologies Courses in the Ex-Situ Waste Treatment Workshop series by both the American Groundwater Association and the University of Wisconsin included an overview of technologies, treatability study design, performance issues and testing, leaching mechanisms and testing, regulatory issues, and case studies.

Hazardous waste solidification/stabilization seminars for States, EPA and private clients. Dole prepared and conducted seminars on the science, materials, and case-studies for the regulatory site managers at meetings of the regional and nationwide on-site coordinators for the U.S. EPA and the states of New York and California.

ASME Low-Level Waste (LLW) Management Course. Dole was a lecturer on the solidification of low-level waste fixation section of the ASME's annual course. Dole was a co-author of the textbook chapter on LLW treatment (Chapter 8, Radioactive Waste Technology published by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers).

Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Chemistry. Dole organized and taught in the November 1974 Westinghouse Reactor Chemistry School in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.

Freshman chemistry and laboratory instructor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. Received Chemistry Department commendation and DuPont Fellowship for outstanding teaching.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, graduate level course in interfacing small computers at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1970, he was the TA in one of the first courses in the US to applying Digital's PDP-8 series computers to chemical experiments.

Basic Pistol Instructor : certified by the National Rifle Association.

Advanced Diving and Divemaster trainer: As a PADI Divemaster, Dole supported two east Tennessee PADI diving instructors in training advanced diving students in deep diving, rescue, and cavern specialties and in training student divemaster in diving physics and physiology.

Undergraduate Zoology Lab Assistant for basic Zoology, Comparative Vertebrate and Mammalian Anatomy labs at Ohio University.
 
 

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Computer Skills:
 
 
 
Presentation: 
MS PowerPoint 
Harvard Graphics 
MS Paint 
PhotoShop
Database: 
Microsoft Access 
Microsoft Excel 
Lotus 123 
R1022
Word Processing: 
MS Word 
WordPerfect 
Project Management: 
Microsoft Project 
Harvard Program Manager
Statistical Analysis Packages: 
BioMedical Data 
Stat Graphics
Internet: 
htmlAsst 
HomeSite
Netscape 
MS Explorer 
Programming Languages: 
MS Visual Basic 
MS VB for Applications 
GW Basic 
MathCad 
FORTRAN
Thermodynamic Modeling Codes: 
Outokumpu HSC V4.1 
FactSage (ChemSage/Fact-Win) 
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Clearances, Certifications, Professional  &  Personal Affiliations:
 

Clearance and Certifications:

Q-clearance Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Certified ManagerInstitute of Certified Professional Managers, James Madison University ICPM

Radiological Worker II, UT-Battelle

OSHA HAZWOPER and Hazardous Waste Operations Manger, UT-Battelle & QUALTEC

Professional Affiliations:

National Management Association, member and volunteer trainer, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems Chapter NMA

American Chemical Society (ACS), Knoxville-Oak Ridge Section

American Concrete Institute (ACI), Member and Past Secretary of Committee 227 Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management

American Nuclear Society (ANS), Standards Committee 40.37, Mobile Radioactive Waste Processing Systems

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Lecturer in Radioactive Waste Treatment Course and member of the Mixed Waste Committee, Education Subcommittee,

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, investigator,  CSB Logo

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honorary Society

Phi Lambda Upsilon, Chemistry Honorary (past Secretary and President of the VPI&SU Chapter)



Personal Certifications   &   Affiliations:

Professional Association of Diving Instructors ( PADI), Divemaster & Master Diver  NSS CDS


National Speleological Society Certified Cave Diver


National Editor for the Open Directory Project (ODP) for the topics of BMW Motorcycles, Competition Shooting, and Reloading.


National Rifle Association (NRA Training) Certified Basic Pistol Instructor.


Co-Founder and President of the Knoxville Argentine Tango Society (KATS).




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Awards:

Scientific Achievement Award from the Nuclear Science and Technology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for successfully developing a new technology for the stabilization of the Yucca Mountain Repository.

Significant Event Award from the Nuclear Science and Technology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for successfully developing a new business sector for the the laboratory.

National Management Association (NMA) LMES Oak Ridge Chapter, Recognition for outstanding teaching of NMA Facilitator and learning by Discussion Course.

American Chemical Society, Environmental Division, Certificate of appreciation for organizing a division symposium

American Ceramic Society, Recognition as program chair of the 4th International Symposium on Ceramics in Nuclear Waste Management

American Society for the Testing of Materials, Recognition of outstanding contribution to the science and technology for the control of hazardous wastes.

US DOE Office of Waste Isolation, Service Award

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Chemistry Department Letter of Commendation and DuPont Fellowship, in recognition of outstanding teaching

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Professional Training and Development:
   
 

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Meetings Chaired and/or Organized:

Session Co-chairman,Engineered Systems: E-1-Waste, Handling, Storage, and Emplacement, 11th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM), Las Vegas, Nevada, April 30 - May 4, 2006.

Session Co-chairman, Session 46, EM'05: The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, September 4 - 8, 2005.

Session Co-chairman, New Processes and Technologies for Disposal, Spectrum 94, Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management International Topical Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 14 - 18, 1994.

Symposium Organizer and Session Chairman, Emerging Technologies in Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Management, 198th American Chemical Society Meeting, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Miami Beach, Florida, September 10-15, 1989.

Program and Session Chairman, Fourth International Symposium on Ceramics in Nuclear Waste Management, 91st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Ceramic Society, Indianapolis, IN, April 23-27, 1989.

Plenary Speaker and Working Group Chairman, Waste Form Durability Working Group, Waste Management Technology, Second Workshop on Leaching Tests: Short-Term Tests to Predict Long-Term Durability Waste Forms, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October 25-26, 1988.

Organizer and Co-chairman, Symposium on the Innovative Solutions to Waste Management Problems, 3rd Chemical Conference of North America and 195th Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Toronto, Canada, June 5-10, 1988.

Session Co-chairman, Process Technology, 4th International Hazardous Waste Symposium on the Environmental Aspects of Stabilization/Solidification of Hazardous Wastes by the ASTM, ORNL, Environment Canada, and Alberta Environmental Center, Atlanta, Georgia, May 3-6, 1987.

Organizer and Co-chairman of France/U.S. Bilateral Workshop on Cement­Based Waste Forms, Maison d'Hotes De Cadarache, Cadarache, France, November 11-14, 1986.

Organizer and Co-chairman of UK/U.S. Bilateral Workshop on Transuranic Waste Encapsulation, Wolfson College, Oxford, England, April 14-17, 1986.

Session Chairman, FRG/U.S. Bilateral Workshop on Immobilization Technology, Hanau, October 14-15, and Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), October 16-17, 1985.

Co-Organizer of the International Symposium on Radioactive Waste Management at the Fall 1984 Convention of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) in New York, New York, November 2, 1984.

Co-Chairman of the Release Mechanisms Workshop, an interagency workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE, NRC, EPA and Geological Survey, on Modeling and Low-Level Waste Management, Denver, Colorado, December 1-4, 1980.

Organizer and Session Chairman, U.S./FRG Bilateral Workshop: Waste Isolation Performance Assessment and In Situ Testing, Hahn-Meitner Insitüt, Berlin, FRG, October 1-5, 1979.

Session Chairman, Workshop on the Use of Argillaceous Materials for the Isolation of Radioactive Wastes, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED), Paris, France, November 10-12, 1979.

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Special Assignments:

United States Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems/Energy Research, Inc.

U.S. Department of Energy

Westinghouse, Inc., Power Systems Division





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Publications

  1. 3. C. W. Forsberg and Les Dole, "Co-Siting Reprocessing, Fabrication, and Repository Facilities To Reduce Waste Management Costs and Risks," 2010 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP'10), San Diego, June 13-17, 2010

  2. Collins; Jack L, Dole; Leslie R, Ferrada; Juan J, Forsberg; Charles W, Haire; Marvin J, unt; Rodney D, Lewis, Jr.; Benjamin E, Wymer; Raymond G, U.S. Patent 7,666,387, Carbonate thermochemical cycle for the production of hydrogen, February 23, 2010.

  3. L.R. Dole and C.H. Mattus, "Low pH concrete for use in the US High-Level Waste repository: Part I Overview," 3rd Workshop on R&D on Low-pH cement for a Geological Repository, Paris, France, June 13 -14, 2007.

  4. C.H. Mattus and L.R. Dole, "Low pH concrete for use in a US High-Level Waste repository: Part II- Formulation and Tests, 3rd Workshop on R&D on Low-pH cement for a Geological Repository, Paris, France, June 13 -14, 2007.

  5. Charles W. Forsberg and Leslie R. Dole, "Cermet Spent Nuclear Fuel Casks and Waste Packages," Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, Boston, Massachusetts, November 27-December 1, 2006.

  6. C.H. Mattus and L.R. Dole, ORNL/TM-2006/132 "Durability of Depleted Uranium Aggregates in DUCRETE Shielding Applications," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, September, 2006.

  7. L.R. Dole, " Current Capability to Predict the Conditions and Processes Important to Cement Failure," Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW), Working Group Meeting (WGM) on Predicting the Performance of Cementitious Barriers for Near Surface Disposal, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Rockville Maryland, July 18, 2006.

  8. D.J. Naus, L.R. Dole, and C.H. Mattus, "Assessment of the Potential for Phosphate Ion Concrete Interactions," Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), American Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Rockville Maryland, July 12, 2006.

  9. Ferrada, J.J., L.R. Dole and S.G. Ermichev, "Analyses of U.S. and R. F. Concrete/Steel Transport and Storage Cask for Spent Nuclear Fuel," 2006 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV USA, American Nuclear Society, 04/30/2006-05/04/2006.

  10. S. G. Ermichev, V. I. Shapovalov, N. V. Sviridov (RFNC-VNIIEF, Sarov, Russia), V. K. Orlov, V. M. Sergeev, A. G. Semyenov, A. M. Visik, A. A. Maslov, A. V. Demin, D. D. Petrov, V. V. Noskov, V. I. Sorokin, O. I. Yferov (VNIINM, Moscow, Russia), L. Dole, "High-density concrete with aggregate based on depleted uranium dioxide," 2006 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV USA, American Nuclear Society, 04/30/2006-05/04/2006.

  11. D.J. Naus, L.R. Dole, and C.H. Mattus, "Laboratory Investigation on Effect of Phosphate Ions on Concrete," report to the US NRC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, April 2006.

  12. M. Jonathan Haire, Charles W. Forsberg, and Les R. Dole, FTR 229774: "Report of Foreign Travel Team Report: 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management," ICEM 2005, in Glasgow, Scotland: Conference Session 45: Depleted Uranium (DU) Reuse (reviewing progress on International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Projects 2691, 2693, and 2694), Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6166, September 26, 2005.

  13. Juan J. Ferrada and Leslie R. Dole, ICEM05-1373, "Uses of Tails from Nuclear Fuel Production in Aggregates for Uses in Spent Nuclear Fuel Concrete-Steel Transport and Disposal Casks," ICEM'05: The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Scottish.Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, September 4 - 8, 2005.

  14. Catherine H Mattus and Leslie R Dole, ICEM05-1371, "Durability of Depleted Uranium Aggregates in DUCRETE Shielding Applications," ICEM'05: The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, September 4 - 8, 2005.

  15. V.K. Orlov, V.M. Sergeev, A. G. Semyenov, A.M. Visik, A.A. Maslov, A. V. Demin, D.D. Petrov, V.V. Noskov, V. I. Sorokin, O. I. Yuferov (VNIINM, Moscow, Russia), L. Dole (ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA), ICEM05-1356, "Optimization of Composition and Production Technology of High-density Concrete with Ceramic Aggregate Based on Depleted Uranium Dioxide," ICEM'05: The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, September 4 - 8, 2005.

  16. Les Dole, "Status of Technology for Using Cementitious Materials to Stabilize WIR Wastes," 162st ACNW MEETING of the NRC Working Group for Wastes Incidental to Reprocessing operating under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Two White Flint Building, Rockville Maryland, August 2-4, 2005.

  17. D. J. Naus, C.H. Mattus, and L.R. Dole, "Interim Report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Assessment of Potential Phosphate Ion-Concrete Interactions," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, August 26, 2005.

  18. M. Jonathan Haire, Charles W. Forsberg, Les R. Dole, and Ray G. Wymer, ORNL FOREIGN TRIP REPORT 226719, "Report of Foreign Travel to Russia," 06/17-18/05: Travel from the U.S. to Moscow, Russia; 06/19/05: Travel to Sarov, Russia; 06/22-23/05: Travel to Moscow, Russia; 06/24/05, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, July 13, 2005.

  19. Juan J. Ferrada and Leslie R. Dole, "Beneficial Uses of Tails from Nuclear Fuel Production in Spent Fuel Storage Cask Manufacturing," AIChE Spring National Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA, April 10-14, 2005

  20. Les Dole, Catherine Mattus, Charles W. Forsberg, Lawrence M. Anovitz, and L�titia Delmau, "Source-term Reductions by Corrosion Processes and Corrosion Products of Spent Fuel UO2 with Constituents in Yucca Mountain Repository Geochemistry," Prepared for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and the Office of Science and Technology and International, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008: Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6166, February 2005.

  21. L.R. Dole, C.H. Mattus, M. Fayek, L.M. Anovitz, J.J. Ferrada, D.J. Wesolowski, D. Olander, D.A. Palmer, L.R. Riciputi, L. Delmau, S. Ermichev and V.I. Shapovalov, ORNL/TM-2004/296, "Cost-Effective Cementitious Material Compatible with Yucca Mountain Repository Geochemistry," Oak Ridge NationLaboratoryoty, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, December 2004.

  22. L.R. Dole and C.H. Mattus, " Cementitious Rad-Waste Monoliths, DUO2 Aggregates in Shielding, and Yucca Tunnel Liners," Technical Committee Meeting TC RWD - Use of Concrete in Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities, R�union Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Mat�riaux, Syst�mes de Constructions et Ouvrages (RILEM), Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois, October 5 - 6 , 2004.

  23. Les Dole, "Leaching Assessment of Cementitious Rad-Waste Monoliths," Vanderbilt Workshop on Leaching Characterization, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, July 9, 2004.

  24. Les Dole, Juan Ferrada, and Catherine Mattus, " Cask Size and Weight Reductions Through the Use of DUCRETE, Russian American Workshop on Use of Depleted Uranium and Review of International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Projects 2691, 2693, and 2694 Moscow, Sarov, Russia, June, 18-25, 2005.

  25. J.J. Ferrada. C.H.Mattus, and L.R. Dole, Radiation Shielding Using Depleted Uranium Oxide in Nonmetallic Matrices, "Proceedings: American Society of Manufacturing, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 20-22, 2004, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6179, April 2004.

  26. C.W. Forsberg and L.R. Dole, " An Integrated Once-Through Fuel Cycle with Depleted Uranium Dioxide SNF Multifunction Casks," Proceedings of the Advances in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Management III Conference, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 5-8, 2003, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6179, October 2003.

  27. Haire, M.J., L.R. Dole, H. W. Arrowsmith, M.S. Denton, V. I. Shapovalov and V. Z. Matveev, " A Collaboration to Develop the Next-Generation SNF/HLW Cask," Las Vegas, NV, USA, American Nuclear Society, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL USA, 03/30/2003-04/02/2003.

  28. Mattus, C.H. and L.R. Dole, "Durability of Depleted Uranium Aggregates (DUAGG) in DUCRETE Shielding Applications," International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL USA, 03/30/2003-04/02/2003.

  29. Mattus, C.H. and L.R. Dole, "Testing the Durability of Shielding Concrete Containing Uranium Dioxide Aggregate," Waste Management 03, Tucson, AZ USA, Waste Management Society, Waste Management Society, Tuscon, AZ, USA, 02/23/2003-02/26/2003.

  30. J.J. Ferrada, L.R. Dole and M. Hamilton, ORNL/TM-2002/274, "Plant Design for the Production of DUAGG", Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, December 2002.

  31. Les Dole, "Depleted Uranium as Aggregate in Concrete Shielding Material," Russian-American Workshop on Management of Depleted Uranium, U.S. Department of Energy, Russian Academy of Science, State Unitary Enterprise, and Russian Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008: Oak Ridge,TN 37831-6273, Moscow, Russia, December 9-10, 2002

  32. C. W. Forsberg and L. R. Dole, "Converting Miscellaneous SNF to a �Single� Waste Form by Packaging in Depleted Uranium Oxides," American Nuclear Society Fifth Topical Meeting on DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel and Fissile Materials Management, Charleston, South Carolina, September 17�20, 2002 .

  33. L. R. Dole and W. J. Quapp, ORNL/TM-2002/111, �Radiation Shielding Using Depleted Uranium Oxide in Nonmetallic Matrices,� Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC,Oak Ridge, TN, August 2002.

  34. J.B. Berry, L.R. Dole, J.J, Ferrada, and J.P. Hager, "Removal of Mercury Enables Recycle of Copper Smelter Acid Plant Sludge," Transactions of the TMS Fall 2002 Extraction and Processing Division Meeting, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea University of Technology, TMS Extraction and Processing Division, Lulea, Sweden, 06/16/2002-06/20/2002

  35. J.B. Berry, M.R. Ally, L.R. Dole, J.J. Ferrada, and J.W. VanDyke, " Survey of U.S. Mineral and Metal Process Residues," Transactions of the TMS Fall 2002 Extraction and Processing Division Meeting, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea University of Technology, TMS Extraction and Processing Division, Lulea, Sweden, 06/16/2002-06/20/2002.

  36. Forsberg, C.W. and L.R. Dole 2002. "( Maintaining Chemically Reducing Waste Package Conditions in an Oxidizing Geochemical Environment," Symposium II: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVI, Boston, MA USA, Materials Research Society, 12/02/2002-12/06/2002.

  37. C. W. Forsberg and L. R. Dole, �Depleted Uranium Dioxide Waste Package for Spent Nuclear,� Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, Editors: B. P. McGrail and G. A. Cragnolino, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, December 2001.

  38. M.R. Ally, J.B. Berry, L.R. Dole, J.J. Ferrada, and J.W. Van Dyke, ORNL/TM2001/225, "Economical Recovery of By-Products in the Mining Industry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, November 2001.

  39. J.B. Berry, J.J. Ferrada, L.R. Dole, and M.R. Ally, "Sustainable Recovery of By-Products in the Mining Industry," AIChE 2001 Spring National Meeting, Houston, TX USA, AIChE, 04/22/2001-04/26/2001.

  40. J.B. Berry, J.J. Ferrada, L.R. Dole, J.W. Van Dyke, and J.P. Hagar, "Potential Economic Benefit from Innovative Separation Technology," Proceedings of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development Meeting on the Assessing and Managing Mercury from Historic and Current Mining Activities , San Francisco, CA, November 28-30, 2000.


  41. J.R. Hightower, L.R. Dole, D.W. Lee, G.E. Michaels, M.I. Morris, D.G. O'Connor, S.J. Pawl, R.L. Schmoyer, L.D. Trowbridge, and V.S. White, ORNL/TM-2000/242, "Strategy for Characterizing Transuranics and Technetium Contamination in Depleted UF6 Cylinders, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, October, 2000.


  42. Investigation Report: Catastrophic Vessel Overpressurization, Sonat Exploration Company, Temple 22-1 Common Point Separation Facility, Pitkin, Louisiana, March 4, 1999, Report No. 1998-002-I-LA, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Washington D.C., October, 2000.


  43. Investigation Report: Chemical Manufacturing Incident, Morton International, Paterson, New Jersey, April 8, 1998, Report No. 1998-06-I-NJ, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Washington D.C., , August, 2000.


  44. J.J. Ferrada, J.B. Berry, and L.R. Dole, " Sustainable By-Product Recovery in the Mining Industry," Proceedings of Section: Environmental Improvements in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (M.A. Sanchez, F. Vergara, and S.H. Castro, eds.) of the Expomin'2000, VI World Mining Exhibition for Latin America, Santiago, Chile, May 9-13, 2000.


  45. J.B. Berry, J.J. Ferrada, L.R. Dole, and J.W. Van Dyke, "Sustainable Production in The Mining Industry: By-Product Recovery," Proceedings of Waste Management 2000, Tucson, AZ, February 29, 2000.


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  47. L.R. Dole, J.O. Johnson, D.M. Hetrick, D.B. Watson, D.D. Huff, J.R. DeVore, G.S. McNealy, and J.M. Barnes, ORNL/TM-1999/290, SNS-108030200TR0001R00, " Migration of Activation Products from the Oak Ridge Sapallation Neutron Source Facility Shield Berm on Chestnut Ridge on the Oak Ridge Reservation," Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, November 1999.

  48. C.W. Forsberg, E.C. Beahm, L.R. Dole, A.S. Icenhour, S.N. Storch , ORNL/TM13553, Disposition Options for Uranium-233", Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, June 1999.

  49. L.R. Dole, ORNL/TM-13665, "Preliminary Assessment of the Nuclide Migration from the Activation Zone Around the Proposed Sapallation Neutron Source Facility," Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, September 1998.

  50. T. E. Kent, J. J. Ferrada, L. R. Dole, I. D. Lee, and J. W. Nehls, "Preliminary Life Cycle Cost Estimate for Treatment of ORNL Remote-Handled Transuranic Sludge by Grout and Vitrification Processes," Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, September 1998.

  51. J.J. Ferrada, T.D. Welch, H.T. Lee, L.R. Dole, I.W. Osborne-Lee, J.W. Nehls, and K.M. Beeson-Billingsly, " FLOW Analyses: Substituting Plasma Hearth Technology (PHP) in a Conventional Baseline Mixed Waste Treatment Facility," Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, January 1998.

  52. Leslie R. Dole and Juan J. Ferrada, " Application of FLOW to the Transportable Vitrification System (TVS) Demonstration Program at the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR)," Proceedings of the Spring 1998 Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998.

  53. J.J. Ferrada, L.R. Dole, S.P. duMont, and E.N. Turner, ORNL/TM-13320, "Cost Estimation and Systems Analysis for the Gunite Tank Stabilization Process," Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, 1997.

  54. J.L. Sexton and L.R. Dole, ES/WM-80, "
  55. L.R. Dole, "Emerging and Innovative Technologies for Mixed Low-Level Wastes ," segment of the Short Course on the Management of Mixed Radioactive and Hazardous Waste sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute for Regulatory Science in Alexandria, Virginia, October 30­November 3, 1995.

  56. L.R. Dole, "Case Studies of Solidification/Stabilization Technologies applied to Mixed Wastes with Organics, Heavy Metals, and Radioactive Isotopes," Proceedings of the ER'93 Environmental Remediation Conference, Augusta, Georgia, pp. 969­971, October 24­28, 1993.

  57. L.R. Dole, " Ogden File No. 3-4092-000, Modeling Effects of Monolith Permeability and Lead Diffusion Coefficients on the Potential Lead Concentrations at the Kassouf-Kimmerling Site in Tampa Florida," Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, 1009 Commerce Park Drive, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830, April 1, 1993.

  58. L.R. Dole, "Comments on Proposed Operations and Maintenance Plan Dated July 1989, Peppers Steel and Alloys Site in Medley, Florida," Ogden File No. 2-4755-000, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, 1009 Commerce Park Drive, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830, March 31, 1993.

  59. L. R. Dole, M.W. Grutzeck, and P.H. Licastro, "Final Report: Performance Verification Study on the Solidification/Stabilization Waste Form for PCB-Contaminated Soils at the Rail Yard in Paoli, Pennsylvania", Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, 1009 Commerce Park Drive, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830, January 28, 1993.

  60. L. R. Dole, "Treatability Study Work Plan: Cedartown Industries Superfund Site", Environmental Remediation Consultant, 13177 Clear Ridge Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37622-6369, June 28, 1993.

  61. L.R. Dole, "Solidification/Stabilization of Pipeline Pumping Station Oily Wastes: PCBs, TRPH, and Others," PCB Forum, 4th International Conference for the Remediation of PCB Contamination, Houston, Texas, March 30-31, 1992.

  62. L. R. Dole, "Remediation by In Situ Immobilization and Solidification," Invited Speaker, 28th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, October 16-19, 1991.

  63. L. R. Dole, "Waste Treatment - In Situ Stabilization," Invited Speaker, Fourth Annual Fall Program for the Tennessee Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, September 20, 1991.

  64. L. R. Dole, "Fixation of Pumping Station Contaminated Soils," Proceedings of the HMCRI-Northeast '91 Conference, Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 292-293, July 10-12, 1991.

  65. L. R. Dole, "Chemical Destruction of PCBs at Ambient Temperatures," Proceedings of the HMCRI-Northeast '91 Conference, Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 294-296, July 10-12, 1991.

  66. L. R. Dole, "Tenneco Gas Pumping Stations Stabilization/Solidification Treatability Study," QUALTEC, Inc., 725 Pellissippi Parkway, Knoxville, TN 37932-3363, February 1991.

  67. L. R. Dole, "Final Report and Addendum: Anaheim Auto Fluff Demonstration Project," QUALTEC, Inc., 725 Pellissippi Parkway, Knoxville, TN 37932-3363, January 21, 1991.

  68. L. R. Dole, "HDR Stabilization/Solidification Treatability Study," QUALTEC, Inc., 124 Mitchell Road, Oak Ridge. TN, 37830, January 15, 1991.

  69. L. R. Dole, "Guidelines for Site Specific Treatability Studies, QUALTEC, Inc. 725 Pellissippi Parkway, Knoxville, TN 37932-3363, January 1991.

  70. L. R. Dole, "Use of On-Site and In Situ Immobilization for Hazardous Wastes, "Symposium on Effective and Safe Waste Management: Interfacing Sciences and Engineering with Monitoring and Risk Analysis, Preprint of Papers presented ant the 200th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, ISSN: 065-7727, Volume 30 No. 2, pp 141, August 26-31, 1990.

  71. L. R. Dole and R. L. Jolly, "HBCU (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) Waste Management Studies," IAEA/WMRA/20 US07 (DE91 625089), October 1990.

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  73. L. R. Dole, Invited Speaker, "Successful PRP Remediation of the Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site, Proceedings of the 10th National Conference, Superfund '89, Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Washington, D.C., November 27-29, 1989, pp. 476-478, November 1989.

  74. L. R. Dole, Organizer and Symposium Chairman, "The Qualification of Solid Waste Forms for Land Disposal," Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Management, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints of Papers Presented at the 98th American Chemical Society Meeting, (ISSN: 065-7727), September 10-15, 1989, Miami Beach, FL, pp. 333-336, September 1989.

  75. L. R. Dole, "In Situ Immobilization of PCBs at Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site: A Success Story," Proceedings of the PCB Forum, August 29-30, 1989, Houston, TX, PenWell Conferences, 3050 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX 77056, August 1989.

  76. L. R. Dole, Section 2, "Report on Monolith Design and Performance," Final Report on Remedial Action: Pepper's Steel and Alloys Superfund Site, Medley Florida, Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach, FL 33408, June 1989.

  77. L. R. Dole, Invited Speaker, "In Situ Immobilization: A Major Trend," (ISSN: 065-7727) Proceedings of the Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints of Papers Presented at the American Chemistry Society, 197th ACS National Meeting [CONF 8904177-], Dallas, Texas, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 135, April 9-14, 1989.

  78. L. R. Dole, Invited Speaker, "Qualification of Waste Forms for Land Disposal." U.S. EPA National Technology Seminar, Panama City, FL, November 14-18, 1988.

  79. L. R. Dole, "In Situ Immobilization of PCBs at Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site: A Success Story," QUALTEC Letter Report, QUALTEC, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, September 1988.

  80. L. R. Dole, Invited Plenary Speaker and Durability Workshop Chairman, "Overview of Waste Form Durability and Qualification of Waste Forms for Land Disposal," Proceedings of the Waste Management Technology Center (WMTC) Second Workshop on Leaching Tests, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October 25-26, 1988.

  81. M. I. Morris, J. L. Kasten, L. R. Dole, and T. M. Gilliam, IWC-88-52, "Selection and Treatment of Priority Liquid Waste Streams on the Oak Ridge Reservation," Proceedings of the International Water Conference [CONF 881071-1], Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 24-26, 1988.

  82. L. R. Dole, "In Situ Immobilization of PCBs at Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site Establishes a Precedent as a Permanent Remedy for Nonvolatile Organics," DOE Model Conference, Oak Ridge, TN, October 3-7, 1988.

  83. M. I. Morris, R. D. Spence, T. M. Gilliam, and L. R. Dole, "A Program to Establish In Situ Immobilization as a Remedial Action for Wastes Containing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)," DOE Model Conference [CONF 881054-31], Oak Ridge, TN, October 3-7, 1988.

  84. A. L. Rivera, L. R. Dole, M. Alsharif, and D. L. Phung, "An Integrated Waste Facility Performance Model," DOE Model Conference, Oak Ridge, TN, October 3-7, 1988.

  85. A. J. Mattus, T. M. Gilliam, and L. R. Dole, ORNL/TM9322, "A Review of EPA, DOE, and NRC Regulations Regarding the Establishment of Solid Waste Performance Criteria," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, July, 1988.

  86. L. R. Dole, "Answers To Issues in Applying Cement-Based Pozzolanic Grouts to the Immobilization of Inorganic and Organic Waste Compounds," QUALTEC Letter Report, QUALTEC, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, July 1988.

  87. L. R. Dole and S. P. N. Singh, Organizers and Sessions Chairmen, "A Model for Acquiring Innovative Technologies," Papers Presented at the 3rd Chemical Conference of North America and the 195th Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Symposium on Innovative Solutions to Waste Management Problems, 195: 55-ENVR Part 1, Toronto, Canada, (ISSN: 0065-7727), pp. 250, June 5-10, 1988.

  88. D. J. Feingold and L. R. Dole, "Appendix B: Vendor and Process Evaluation Guidelines," ANS 40.37 Standard for Mobile Waste Processing Systems, Draft 5, Editor R. A. Nelson, American Nuclear Society, May 1988.

  89. L. R. Dole, "Answers to Issues in Applying Cement-Based Pozzolanic Grouts to the Immobilization of Inorganic and Organic Waste Compounds," Response to the Feasibility Study for the MGM Brake Site, Cloverdale, California, April 26, 1987, QUALTEC Letter Report, QUALTEC, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, May 1988.

  90. T. M. Gilliam, E. W. McDaniel, L. R. Dole, et al., ORNL/TM-10141, "Summary Report on the Development of a Cement-Based Formula to Immobilize Hanford Facility Waste," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, September 1987.

  91. T.M. Gilliam, E.W. McDaniel, L.R. Dole, and G.A. West, ORNL/TM-9117, "Preliminary Data on Rheological Limits for Grouts in the Transportable Grout Facility," Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, 1 April 1987.

  92. L.R. Dole, Invited Speaker, "Leach Testing of In Situ Immobilized Soils Contaminated with PCBs and Lead," Papers Presented at the 194th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Symposium on Leach Testing for Radioactive and Chemically Hazardous Wastes: Mass Transport and Chemical Reactions, 194: 99-ENVR, New Orleans, LA, (ISSN: 0065-7727) pp. 283, August 30 - September 4, 1987.

  93. L.R. Dole, "Preliminary Plan for the Immobilization of Asbestos Wastes from Florida Power and Light Company Operations into Submerged Artificial Reefs," QUALTEC Letter Report, QUALTEC, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, September 1987.

  94. J.M. Kennerly, L.C. Williams, L.R. Dole, and R.K. Genung, "Evaluation of Waste Treatment Technologies by the Low-Level Waste Disposal Development and Demonstration (LLWDDD) Program," Proceedings of the 9th Annual DOE Low-Level Waste Management Conference [CONF 870859-27], Denver, CO, August 25-27, 1987.

  95. L.R. Dole, ORNL/FTR-2584, "Special Consultant to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the Treatment and Conditioning of Transuranic (TRU) Wastes," Vienna, Austria, June 8-12, 1987.

  96. L.R. Dole, "Summary Report on the Expected Release Rates of Organic Compounds and Lead at the Physical Distribution Center of Florida Power and Light Company," QUALTEC Letter Report, QUALTEC, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, May 1987.

  97. E.W. McDaniel, T.M. Gilliam, L.R. Dole, and G.A. West, ORNL/TM-9264, "Weldon Springs Raffinate Pits 1,2,3 & 4: Preliminary Grout Development Studies for In Situ Waste Immobilization," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, April 1987.

  98. L.R. Dole, ORNL/FTR-2468, "Bilateral Meetings and Workshops at Cadarache, Valduc, and Saclay with the French Commissariat A L'Energy Atomique (CEA)," Paris, France, November 11-20, 1986.

  99. L.R. Dole, "Overview of U. S. Regulatory Requirements, Engineering Selection, and Performance Requirements, Bilateral Meetings and Workshops at Cadarache with the French Commissariat A L'Energy Atomique (CEA)," Cadarache, France, November 11-20, 1986.

  100. T.M. Gilliam, E.W. McDaniel, and L.R. Dole, "Design of Pumpable Grouts for the Immobilization of Hazardous Materials," Proceedings of the World Congress III of Chemical Engineering [CONF-860970-3], Tokyo, Japan, September 21-25, 1986.

  101. T.M. Gilliam, E.W. McDaniel, T.L. Sams, O.K. Talent, and L.R. Dole, "Immobilization of Hanford Facility Decontamination Waste in a Cement-Based-Grout," International Meeting on Low-, Intermediate-, and High-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning, American Nuclear Society, Niagara Falls, NY, September 14-18, 1986.

  102. R.L. Jolley, L.C. Oyen, L.R. Dole, S.M. Robinson, H.W. Godbee, B.R. Rogers, A.H. Kibbey, and R.G. Tucker, Jr., ORNL/TM-9846/V2, "Treatment, Storage, Disposal, and Transportation Technologies and Constraints," Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Commercial Nuclear Reactors: Volume 2, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, 1986.

  103. T.M. Gilliam, L.R. Dole, and E.W. McDaniel, "Waste Immobilization in Cement-Based Grouts," Hazardous and Industrial Solid Waste Testing and Disposal: Sixth Volume, ASTM STP 933, D. Lorenzen, R.A. Conway, L.P. Jackson, A. Hamza, C.L. Perket, and W.J. Lacy, Ed.., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 295-307, 1986.

  104. R.M. Neilson, Jr. and L.R. Dole, "Chemical Considerations for the Immobilization of Low-Level Radioactive Wastes," Chapter 8, Radioactive Waste Technology, A. Moghissi, H. Godbee, and S. Hobart, Ed.., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1986.

  105. T.M. Gilliam and L.R. Dole, DE86 012618, "Determining Leach Rates of Monolithic Waste Forms," National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers [CONF 860826-2], Boston, MA, August 24, 1986.

  106. L.R. Dole and H.A. Freidman, "Radiolytic Gas Generation from Cement-Based Waste Hosts for DOE Low-Level Radioactive Wastes," International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials [CONF 860605-14], Seattle, WA, June 23, 1886.

  107. T.M. Gilliam, L.R. Dole, and E.W. McDaniel, E/ESCWA/ECU/85/8, "Waste Immobilization in Cement-Based Grouts," Management of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Baghdad, pp. 437-452, December 1985.

  108. F. G. Mullins, L. R. Dole, et al., "Fixation/Stabilization Final Report on Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site, Medley, Florida," Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach, FL 33408, November 1985.

  109. L. R. Dole, ORNL/FTR-2263, "US/UK Workshop at Wolfson College, Oxford and US/FRG Meetings at Hanau and Karlsruhe," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, May 1986.

  110. L. R. Dole, ORNL/FTR-2172, "US/FRG Bilateral Workshop on the Immobilization of Transuranic Wastes in Cement at Hanau and Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, November 1985.

  111. L. R. Dole and D. J Naus, "Citizens' Group Questions Concerning the Thermal and Mechanical Stability of Proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) casks, Silos, and Dry-Wells," Letter to T. H. Row, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, September 20, 1985.

  112. L. R. Dole, "Leach Testing of Pepper's Steel and Alloys Soil-Grouts," Appendix III: Laboratory Leach Testing Program, Laboratory Methods, Procedures, and Quality Control for Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site, RMT, Inc. Madison, WI 53703, August 1985.

  113. L. R. Dole, "Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site, Medley, Florida, Remedial Alternative Fixation/Stabilization Work Plan," Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach, FL 33408, July 1985.

  114. L. R. Dole, ENERGEX R85-003, "Interim Status Report: Soils Fixation and Stabilization and Remedial Action Alternative for the Pepper's Steel and Alloys Site at Medley, Florida," Energex Associates, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN 37830, July 1985.

  115. H. A. Friedman, L. R. Dole, T. M. Gilliam, and G. C. Rogers, ORNL/TM-9412, "Radiolysis Gas Generation Rates from Hanford RHO-CAW Sludge and Double Shell Slurry Immobilized in Grout," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, June 1985.

  116. T. M. Gilliam, L. R. Dole, and E. W. McDaniel, "Waste Immobilization in Cement-Based Grouts," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Industrial and Hazardous Wastes, Alexandria, Egypt June 24-27, 1985.

  117. L. R. Dole, "Long-term Stability on the Entombed Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) in Cement-Based Grouts," Appendix E, Entombment Considerations, ORNL/CF-85/71, Feasibility Study of Extended Storage-in-Place of MSRE Fuel Salt and Flush Salt, K. J. Knotz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, March 1985.

  118. L. R. Dole, "Overview of the Applications of Cement-Based Immobilization Technologies at US-DOE Facilities," Volume 2 of the Proceedings of Waste Management 85 [CONF 850314-62], Editor Roy Post, Tucson, Arizona, pp. 455-463, March 24-28, 1985.

  119. L. R. Dole, TLO 84-11, "Development and Applications on Cement-Based Radioactive Waste Hosts," Proceedings of the US/FRG Workshop on Immobilization of TRU Wastes in Cement, Richland, Washington, October 5-7, 1983, Chairman W. A. Ross, pp. 13-30, November 1984.

  120. L. R. Dole, "Overview of the Applications of Cement-Based Immobilization Technologies," at the US-DOE Facilities, International Symposium on Concrete and Cementitious Materials for Radioactive Waste Management, American Concrete Institute Fall, 1984 Convention, October 29 to November 1, 1984, New York, NY, to be published in an ACI Special Technical Publication, November 1984.

  121. L. R. Dole, E. W. McDaniel, and S. M. Robinson, ORNL/TM-8901/R, "Development of Quality Assurance and Performance Testing for the Process Experimental Pilot Plant, "Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, August 1984.

  122. L. R. Dole and T. H. Row, " Development Programs in the United States of America for the Application of Cement-Based Grouts in Radioactive Waste Management" CEA1982 presented by T. H. Row at the Second Meeting of the Bilateral Agreement on Radioactive Waste Management between the United States Department of Energy and the French Commissariat A L'Energy Atomique [CONF 8406170-2], Paris, France, June 1984.

  123. L. R. Dole, T. M. Gilliam, E. W. McDaniel, and S. M. Robinson, ORNL/TM-8740, "Criteria for the Evaluation of Processing Equipment for Producing Cement-Based Radioactive Waste Hosts," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, June 1984.

  124. T. M. Gilliam, E. W. McDaniel, and L. R. Dole, "Recommended Major Grout Components," Letter Report Milestone #32, Project B-475, Transportable Grout Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, April 1984.

  125. J. H. Kessler, L. R. Dole, and S. M. Robinson, "Radwaste Grouting Technologies Applied to Hazardous Waste Management," Proceedings of the Second Conference on Waste Management of Municipal, Hazardous, and Coal Wastes, December 5-7, 1983, held in Miami Beach, FL, Editor S. Sengupta, pp. 219-229, September 1984.

  126. L. R. Dole and D. B. Trauger, "Grouting Technologies for Immobilizing Hazardous Wastes," Proceedings of the 1983, Mid-South Conference on Hazardous Waste, Memphis, TN, November 7, 1983.

  127. E.W. McDaniel, G.A. West, and L.R. Dole, (ISSN: 0002-7812) Fixation of Contaminated Oils in a Cement-Based Grout, American Ceramic Society Bulletin 62: (8) 871-871, 1983.

  128. T. M. Gilliam, E. W. McDaniel, L. R. Dole, and G. A. West, ORNL/TM-9917, "Preliminary Data on the Rheological Limits for Grouts in the Transportable Grout Facility," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, 1983.

  129. L. R. Dole G.C. Rogers, M.T. Morgan, D.P. Stinton, J.H. Kessler, S.M. Robinson, and J.G. Moore, ORNL/TM-8569/S1, "Leach and Radiolysis Data for FUETAP Concretes Containing SRP Wastes," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, April 1983.

  130. L. R. Dole et al, ORNL/TM-8579, "Cement-Based Radioactive Waste Hosts Formed Under Elevated Temperatures and Pressures (FUETAP Concretes) for Savannah River Plant High Level Defense Waste," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, March 1983.

  131. E. W. McDaniel, M. T. Morgan, J. G. Moore, H. E. Devany, and L. R. Dole, ORNL/TM-8198, "Strontium Leachability of Hydrofracture Grouts for Sludge-Slurries," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, March 1982.

  132. J. H. Kessler, L. R. Dole, E. W. McDaniel, and J. G. Moore, "The Application and the Properties of Autoclaved Cementitious Hosts Used in the Immobilization of Radioactive Wastes," presented at the Annual Meeting/Exposition of the American Ceramics Society, Cincinnati, OH, May 1982.

  133. E. W. McDaniel and L. R. Dole, "Effects of Waste Stream Composition on the Rheological Properties of Hydrofracture Grouts," presented at the Annual Meeting/Exposition of the American Ceramics Society, Cincinnati, OH, May 1982.

  134. E. W. McDaniel, M. T. Morgan, J. G. Moore, H. E. Devany, and L. R. Dole, "Strontium Leachability of Sludge-Slurry Grouts," Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management [CONF 821107-30], Boston, MA, October 31-November 5, 1982.

  135. L. R. Dole and J. H. Kessler, "Formulation and Durability of Tailored Cementitious Hosts Applied to TRU Waste Generated at the Rocky Flats Plant, Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, October 31-November 5, 1982.

  136. G.W. Gibson, C.H. Bean, L.R. Dole, and E.W. McDaniel, (ISSN:0002-7812) Preparation of a Cementitious Waste Form form Mixed Incinerated Materials, American Ceramic Society Bulletin 61:(9) 948-948, 1982.

  137. L. R. Dole, ORNL Colloquium, "Cementitious Radioactive Waste Form Development Studies at ORNL," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, August 1982.

  138. L. R. Dole and J. Moore, "Cementitious Radioactive Waste Hosts Formed Under Elevated Temperatures and Pressure (FUETAP Concrete), Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, Materials Research Society [CONF 811122-39], Boston, MA November 16-19, 1981.

  139. L. R. Dole, "Transuranic Nuclear Waste Immobilization in FUETAP Concrete, Presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Ceramics Society, Newport Beach, CA, October 25-28, 1981.

  140. J.G. Moore, E. Newman, L.R. Dole and S. Katz, (ISSN:0003-018) Alpha Radiolysis of FUETAP Concrete, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; Vol.Issue: 39; ANS Winter Meeting [CONF 811103-]; San Francisco, CA, November 29, 1981 30:355-356, 1981.

  141. J.G. Moore, G.C. Rogers, L.R. Dole and J.H. Kessler, (ISSN: 0002-7812) Transuranic(TRU) Nuclear Waste Immobilization in FUETAP Concrete, American Ceramic Society Bulletin 60:(9) 933-933, 1981.

  142. L. R. Dole and D. E. Fields, Workshop Chairman, ORO-821, "Summary of Mechanisms Workshop, " Proceedings of the Modeling and Low-Level Waste Management: An Interagency Workshop, December 1-4, 1980, Denver Colorado, Editors C. A. Little and L. E. Stratton, pp. 343-349, June 1981.

  143. J. G. Moore, G. C. Rogers, L. R. Dole, J. H. Kessler, M. T. Morgan, and H. E. Devaney, "FUETAP Concrete - An Alternative Radioactive Waste Host," Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Chemistry and Process Engineering for High Level Liquid Waste Solidification, Julich, FRG, June 1-5, 1981.


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  145. L. R. Dole, ORNL/FTR-910, "Report on the Two-Year Foreign Assignment of L. R. Dole, July 1978 to July 1980, to the Institut fur Tieflagerung, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Federal Republic of Germany," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, September 1980.

  146. L. R. Dole, ORNL/NFW-79/73, "First Annual Summary of L. R. Dole's Assignment to the Institut fur Tieflagerung, Federal Republic of Germany, July 1978 through July 1979," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, December 1979.

  147. L. R. Dole, "Material Selection Criteria," Proceedings of the US/FRG Bilateral Workshop on Waste Isolation Performance Assessment and In Situ Testing, Berlin, FRG, pp. 424, October 1-5, 1979.

  148. L. R. Dole, "The Office of Waste Isolation's National Waste Terminal Storage Program," Proceedings of the Task 4 Contractor Information Meeting, Waste Isolation Safety Assessment Program, Battelle Memorial Institute Human Affairs Research Center, Seattle, WA, September 20-23, 1977.

  149. J. Rosemer, R. E. Mesmer, D. W. Feldman and L. R. Dole, WCAP-8379, "Experimental and Theoretical pH Values of Phosphate Solutions Between 25oC and 285oC," Westinghouse Electric Corporation, P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh, PA, March 1976.

  150. J. Rosemer, R, E. Mesmer, D. W. Feldman and L. R. Dole, IWC-75-24, "Experimental and Theoretical pH Values of Phosphate Solutions Between 25oC and 285oC," International Water Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 1975.

  151. L. R. Dole, Invited Speaker, "Mechanism of Iodine-131 Transport in Westinghouse PWR Systems," Symposium on Radioactive Behavior Related to Power Reactors with Panel Discussion at the 21st Annual Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, New Orleans, LA, June 1975.

  152. L. R. Dole, "Iodine-131 and Fission Product Transport," Westinghouse Nuclear Chemistry Training Course, Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh, PA 15230, September 1974.

  153. M. Troy and L. R. Dole, WCAP-8159, "Recommended Total Iodine and Entrainment Separation Factors for Normal Operations and Transient Conditions," Westinghouse Electric Corporation, P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh, PA 15230, June 1973.

  154. L. R. Dole, "Adsorption of Aromatic Solutes from Aqueous Solutions onto Hydrophobic Surfaces," Doctoral Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, August 1972.

  155. L. R. Dole, "Adsorption of Phenols from Aqueous Solutions onto Solids of Varying Surface Energy," presented to the 49th Annual Meeting for the Virginia Academy of Science, Blacksburg, VA, May 11-14, 1970

  156. J. P. Wightman, L. R. Dole, J. Jones and C. A. King, VPI-WRRC Bulletin 42, "Adsorption of Organic Compounds onto Solids from Aqueous Solutions," Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1971. 

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  158. L. R. Dole, "Surface Properties of Hydrogels Resulting from Treatment of Pulp and Papermill Effluents," Masters Thesis, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1969.

  159. A. C. Zettlemoyer, F. J. Micale, and L. R. Dole, Technical Bulletin #225, "Surface Properties of Hydrogels Resulting from Pulp and Papermill Effluents, Part II," National Council For Stream Improvement, Inc., 103 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, December 1968.

  160. A. C. Zettlemoyer, F. J. Micale, and L. R. Dole, Technical Bulletin #212, "Surface Properties of Hydrogels Resulting from Pulp and Papermill Effluents, Part I," National Council For Stream Improvement, Inc., 103 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, December 1967.

 

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Leslie R. Dole, Ph.D., CM   - ACS

Vita
 

Les Dole received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia in 1972 and his M.S. from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1968. The former thesis dealt with water treatment, the adsorption of aromatic solutes from aqueous solutions onto hydrophobic surfaces. The latter thesis showed the colloidal and surface properties of hydrogels resulting from the treatment of papermill effluents.

From 1971 to 1976, Dole studied nuclide transport in pressurized water reactor systems for the Westinghouse Power Systems Division (W-PSD). He developed low-level samplers, control systems, and transport models for iodine-131. At W-PSD, he also studied aqueous phosphate chemistry and steam generator corrosion near the critical point of water.

From 1976 to 1980 as a Program Manager in the National Waste Terminal Storage Program at Oak Ridge, Dole managed the data collection on nuclide transport and engineering barriers. These studies supported the risk analyses of deep geological repositories for high-level nuclear wastes. When this program office changed contractors, Dole continued to serve the program as the liaison to programs in the Federal Republic of Germany. He coordinated international research in these areas: (1) in situ testing of waste packages (Asse mine, Remmlingen), (2) site exploration (PTB, Gorleben), (3) waste form formulation and testing (University Clausthal and Karlsruhe, Kernforschungszentrum), and (4) risk assessment (Hahn Meitner, Berlin). Dole reads and speaks German.

From 1980 to 1986, Dole led the Waste Immobilization Technologies (WIT) group in the Chemistry Technology Division (CTD) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He developed this group into a major new area in CTD. The group developed and tested new ways to treat, immobilize, and package nuclear wastes. The group made waste forms, measuring their leaching, thermal and radiolytic stability, physical properties, and durability.

In March 1986, Dole helped to form the Waste Management Technology Center (WMTC). He was responsible for the program management of on-site environmental demonstrations under Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (MMES). MMES manages the site for the U.S. Department of Energy (US-DOE) Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO).

With the approval of MMES and US-DOE, Dole consulted in the private sector on hazardous waste treatment, on-site stabilization, product evaluation, and processing technologies. For Florida Power & Light Company, he developed the remedial action and closure of a Pepper's Steel & Alloys National Priorities List (NPL) "Superfund" site.

Based on the success of this NPL closure, QUALTEC was formed by FPL Group. Dole was the Director of Technologies for QUALTEC, Inc.'s Oak Ridge and Knoxville laboratories. He has directed over 300 treatability studies. Dole participated in the business development and marketing of this company. QUALTEC was EPA contractor of the year in 1990, and its technology was prequalified for all CERCLA sites by the EPA. Ogden Environmental and Energy Services (OEES) purchased QUALTEC in July 1991 and dissolved it in November 1992.

From November 1992 to June 1993, Dr. Dole was a Senior Project Manager with Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, Inc., in its Oak Ridge, Tennessee offices. He participated in establishing the first international Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Ogden, ORNL/DOE, and Germany.

In June 1993, Dole became an independent consultant in the areas of near-field contaminant transport and waste form treatability studies for solidification/stabilization (S/S) technologies. Current clients include: OHM Remediation Services, OEES, Gulf Coast Recycle, Florida Power & Light Company, Burlington Environmental, MMES, Gilbert Commonwealth, DOE/MWIP, Crown Laundry, American Linen, and Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidison, P.A. He has been an Expert Witness in major environmental litigation. He also conducts workshops on ex-situ S/S for the University of Wisconsin and the American Groundwater Association. He has authored 100 papers.

In February 1994, Dole rejoined ORNL CTD as a Senior Staff Scientist, serving in the national Mixed Waste Integrated Program (MWIP), where he directed the technical development (TD) programs supporting DOE sites' compliance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct). He was a principal organizer and co-leader of the national Technology Resource Team (TRT), which coordinated technologist from across the DOE Complex on FFCAct issues. He served as the ORO multi-site coordinator of the Transportable Vitrification Demonstration at the K-25 site. Dole is currently is a Senior Development Staff Member of the Engineering Coordination and Analysis (EC&A) Section of the Chemical Technology Development (CTD) Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research (LMER), Inc, for the Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) of the Department of Energy (US DOE)in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

He was a lead investigator for the federal Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, investigating major accidents in petroleum and specialty chemicals industries.



Leslie R. Dole, Ph.D., CM ACS
Senior Chemical Engineering Technologist (retired)
Process Engineering Research Group
Nuclear Sciences & Technology Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory  
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