WEACAU-III: Workshop on Environmental Aspects of Coal Ash Uses 11 – 12 December, 2012
Tuesday, December 11 th 2012
8:00 - 8:30	Registration, light refreshments
Plenum: Fundamental policy
F1 – Opening
8:30 – 8:45	Welcoming remarks – O. Lulav, National Coal Ash Board (NCAB); Adv. Alona Sheafer-Karo, Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection; Dr. Bracha Halaf, NCAB's Chairperson, Ministry of Energy and Water; Dr. Sinaia Netanyahu, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection
8:45 – 9:00	Workshop's objectives: Pollutants – Prof. U. Mingelgrin, Volcani Center [presentation]
9:00 – 9:15	Workshop's objectives: Radioactivity – Dr. J. Gilat [presentation]
F2 – Introduction
9:15 – 9:30	Coal ash – waste or goods? – Adv. A. Neiger, APM [presentation]
9:30 – 9:50	Coal ash utilization over the world – Dr. H-J. Feuerborn, ECOBA, Germany [presentation]
9:50 – 10:20	A proposed revision of the master plan for coal ash uses in Israel – D. Langer [presentation]
10:20 – 10:35	Break
F3 – Coal ash use- promotion and implementation
10:35 – 11:05	Effects of regulations on CCP beneficial use in the United States – T. Adams, ACAA, USA [presentation]
11:05 – 11:35	Producers' & Users' perspectives on CCP's regulation in light of marketing requirements and the necessary means for beneficial and durable utilization - EC case – Dr. H-J. Feuerborn [presentation]
11:35 – 12:00	The role of regulation in the promotion of CCP's uses in Israel – O. Lulav [presentation]
	More Info: Public Health Regulations (Prevention of Hazards) (Use of Coal Ash)- Draft, May 2012
F4 – Regulation of coal ash uses
12:00 – 12:30	Characterizing the leaching behavior of coal combustion residues using the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) to inform future management decisions – S. Thorneloe, USEPA [presentation]
12:30 – 13:00	European regulatory developments – standardization and approaches – Dr. H. A. van der Sloot, Hans van der Sloot Consultancy, The Netherlands [presentation]
13:00 – 13:30	Discussion
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch
Parallel Teams' Sessions: Pollutants/Radioactivity
Pollutants Team: Environmental conditions
P1 – Proposed environmental conditions for coal ash application to soil
Session P1 has been postponed to a meeting on May 13th, 2013. To view the Meeting program press here
14:30 – 15:00	Trace elements in Israeli coal ash and its leachates – Dr. A. Metzger, Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) [presentation]
15:00 – 15:30	Scientific background for proposed regulatory protocols – Prof. R. Keren, Volcani Center [presentation]
	More Info: Alternative monitoring procedures for coal ash and criteria for land use
15:30 – 16:00	Agricultural benefits obtained from application of fly ash to soil – Prof. P. Fine, Volcani Center
16:00 – 16:30	Environmental conditions (in road construction, infrastructure and agriculture) – Prof. U. Mingelgrin
	More Info: Proposed environmental conditions
16:30 – 16:45	Panel's comments – Dr. Y. Bar-Or, Ministry of Environmental Protection; G. Reshef, Water Authority
16:45 – 17:30	Discussion
Radioactivity Team: Monitoring, results, analysis and assessment methods
R1 – Dutch method and results
14:30 – 15:45	Dutch method and model; NRG's results of monitoring and assessment of Israeli concrete specimens – Dr. G. de With, NRG, The Netherlands [presentation-1], [presentation-2], [presentation-3]
15:45 – 16:00	Break
R2 – Israeli method and results
16:00 – 16:30	Radon emanation measurement in the Israeli Standard 5098 "Content of Natural Radioactive Elements in Building Products" – G. Haquin, Radiation Safety Division, Soreq Nuclear Research Center (Soreq NRC) [presentation]
	More Info: IS 5098 - Content of Natural Radioactive Elements in Building Products
16:30 – 17:00	Israeli model for determination of coefficients of the Israeli Standard 5098 – Dr. Y. Shamai, Radiation Safety Division, Soreq Nuclear Research Center (Soreq NRC) [presentation]
	More Info: Program for determination of coefficients of the Standard 5098
17:00 – 17:15	Contribution of coal ash used as an additive to concrete to radiation levels – G. Haquin [presentation]
17:15 – 18:00	Topics for discussion – Dr. J. Gilat. First speaker: G. Haquin
Wednesday, December 12 th 2012
8:00 - 8:30	Registration, light refreshments
Parallel Teams' Sessions: Pollutants/Radioactivity
Pollutants Team: Monitoring, results, analysis and assessment methods
P2 – Pollution – monitoring and assessment
8:30 – 9:30	Development of a decision support system for applying the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) to beneficial use and disposal decisions in the United States – Dr. D. Kosson, Vanderbilt University, USA [presentation]
	More Info: LEAF – Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework
9:30 – 10:00	Discussion
10:00 – 11:00	Geochemical speciation of coal combustion residues and field observations in relation to beneficial use in construction applications– Dr. H. A. van der Sloot, Hans van der Sloot Consultancy, The Netherlands [presentation]
11:00 – 11:30	Discussion
11:30 – 11:45	Break
P3 – Recent coal ash research in GSI
11:45 – 12:15	pH-dependent Israeli fly ash characterization – Dr. N. Teutsch, Geological Survey of Israel (GSI) [presentation]
12:15 – 12:45	Trace elements leaching from cement mixtures containing fly ash – Dr. N. Teutsch [presentation]
12:45 – 13:15	Discussion
Radioactivity Team: Environmental conditions
R3 – Radiation protection standards
8:30 – 9:00	Revised International Basic Safety Standards: the radon approach – R. Czarwinski, German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BFS), Germany [presentation]
9:00 – 9:30	EU Regulatory Framework for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM): requirements for building materials – Stéphane Calpena, European Commission (EC), Luxemburg [presentation]
9:30 – 10:00	Discussion
R4 – Background radiation and coal ash concrete in Israel
10:00 – 10:30	Assessment of the exposure of the Israeli public to ionizing radiation from natural sources – L. Epstein, Soreq NRC [presentation]
10:30 – 11:00	The use of coal ash in concrete according to the Israeli standards and practice – Eng. G. Irus, G. Irus Consultants Ltd [presentation]
11:00 – 11:15	Break
R5 – Radiation from coal ash use in concrete
11:15 – 11:45	Radon exhalation from concrete containing coal fly ash – laboratory and in-situ measurements – G. Haquin [presentation]
	More Info: Radon exhalation from concrete containing coal fly ash
11:45 – 12:15	Administrative control measures to limit the exposure of the public to ionizing radiation due to coal ash utilization in the concrete industry – Prof. T. Schlesinger, Ariel [presentation]
12:15 – 13:15	Topics for discussion – Dr. J. Gilat. First speaker: Dr. J. Koch, Radiation Safety Division, Soreq NRC
13:15 – 14:15	Lunch
Plenum: Conclusions
C1 – Planned work: Pollutants Team
14:15 – 14:45	Coal ash characterization – Dr. N. Teutsch & Prof. R. Keren
14:45 – 15:15	Discussion
C2 – Planned work: Radioactivity Team
15:15 – 15:45	Radon monitoring method; building standard revision – Prof. K. Kovler & G. Haquin
15:45 – 16:15	Discussion
C3 – Workshop closing
16:15 – 17:00	Concluding remarks – Prof. U. Mingelgrin, Dr. J. Gilat