Applied Soils LLC is a geoscience consulting firm located in Loma, Colorado that provides technical support to operators of nuclear and chemical waste disposal sites. With an emphasis on pedology, geomorphology, and erosion protection, Applied Soils LLC has worked with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management (DOE-LM), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and numerous state and tribal agencies to develop and validate technical approaches for the cost effective long-term management of wastes.
Specialties include forensic assessment of cover system performance due to soil formation, erosion, anomalous construction practices, or inadequate design system assumptions; facilitation of site technical design reviews and waste cover performance assessments; the development of proactive management strategies to reduce long-term operational risk; and leadership facilitation for collaborative working groups.
Specialties include forensic assessment of cover system performance due to soil formation, erosion, anomalous construction practices, or inadequate design system assumptions; facilitation of site technical design reviews and waste cover performance assessments; the development of proactive management strategies to reduce long-term operational risk; and leadership facilitation for collaborative working groups.
Morgan M. Williams (Principal Geoscientist) received his PhD in Earth Systems Science from the University of California, Berkeley. His dissertation, Pedogenic Process in Engineered Soils for Radioactive Waste Containment was completed in collaboration with DOE-LM and NRC. Dr. Williams is the lead author of NUREG/CR-7288 Evaluation of In-Service Radon Barriers over Uranium Mill Tailings Disposal Facilities, the Erosional Piping Characterization Report for the Mexican Hat, UT UMTRCA Title I Disposal Cell (LMS S29391), and various other technical reports, journal articles, and literature related to disposal cell performance. He has conducted geotechnical field investigations as the Principal Investigator at 7 UMTRCA disposal cells, performed cover surveys at 20 UMTRCA sites, and facilitated on-site technical exchanges with DOE-LM, NRC, and state and tribal agencies at sites across the American West.