Nuclear Waste Storage Current Status and Plans LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Study November 2017 – January 2018

Spent Nuclear Fuel Basics LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

2017 - Spent Nuclear Fuel Generation & Storage Status Current SNF Locations – Generator sites 99 Operating US Reactors 7 Shutdown Reactors 14 SafStore Reactors (shutdown with delayed decommissioning) 19 Reactors scheduled for Decommissioning Current SNF Storage Locations Spent Fuel Pools at Reactors 78 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI) in 34 States (120 year safety) “6 Orphan Sites” – Single Reactor Unit/Shutdown, staffed by Security and Radiation Protection personnel LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committeeonal

Current Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Current Operating Nuclear Reactor Locations LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Proposed SNF Storage Activities Proposed Consolidated Interim Storage Facilities (CISF) NRC predicts Interim Storage necessary for 160 years UT private CISF currently licensed 2 CISF Applications to US NRC 2016-17 Waste Control Specialists/Andrews, TX Eddy – Lea Energy Alliance/Carlsbad-Hobbs, NM LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Applications - TX Waste Control Specialists/Andrews, TX Current LLW Storage License for 36 states (Class A, B, C) Interim Storage of WIPP TRU waste prior to WIPP restart 4/16 NRC License application for CISF Planned SNF Receipt 2021 Design – Above Ground Dry Casks on Concrete Platforms Capacity – SNF from 7 Orphan Sites (additional sites following Decommissioning) Status – 2017 suspension of NRC license application due to funding considerations (court barred WCS merger with EnergySolutions as both are competing LLW Disposal facilities) LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Reactor Decommissioning – TX/WCS CISF Scope LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Waste Control Specialist CISF – Above Ground - LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

TX/WCS Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Orientation LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Applications - NM Eddy – Lea Energy Alliance/Carlsbad-Hobbs, NM Current WIPP Transuranic Waste Storage/Disposal (13 miles from CISF) 3/17 Holtec/ELEA NRC License Application for CISF Planned SNF Receipt 2022 Design – Below Ground Cask Storage (3’ above ground, Hi Storm U-Max container capable of receiving any licensed SNF cask design) Capacity – All US SNF from 78 ISFSI (initial 500 Units, expansion to 10,000 Units) Status – 8/17 NRC request for additional licensing documents (ELEA expects responses to NRC 10/17 & 12/17 will suffice) ELEA – Future repackaging SNF for transfer to Yucca Mountain employing 350 LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Holtec/ELEA CISF Location LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

NM/Eddy-LEA CISF Design – Below Ground ELEA and Holtec International Storage Facility for 75,000 Metric Tons Uranium Occupies Land Area of 32 Acres LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

NM/ELEA – Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Orientation LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

NRC SNF Transportation Safety Spent Fuel Risk Transportation Risk Assessment – NUREG 2125, January 2014 (517 pp.) DOT Highway & Rail Accident Statistics Transport Accident Scenarios include Worst-Case condition No resulting Radiation Exposure to Public Safety of Spent Fuel Transportation - NUREG/BR-0292, Rev. 2 February 2017 (12 pp. Brochure) These Transport Containers must be able to survive four tests: Impact Puncture Fire Submersion in water. During and after the tests, the Transport Casks must: Contain the Nuclear Material, Limit Radiation Doses to acceptable levels Prevent a Nuclear Chain Reaction. LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Transportation of SNF – 10CFR71 Current SNF transport activity (NUREG BR-0292, Rev 2) Rail & Highway Frequency: > 1300 Shipments in 40 year history Increased Security Precautions after 9/11 • Coordinating with law enforcement agencies before the shipment • Requiring advance notice to States, Indian tribes, and the NRC • Using a communications center and other means to monitor shipments while in route • Using armed escorts, and • Using devices that allow drivers and escorts to immobilize the vehicle LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Nuclear Waste Disposal History & Status Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal from Commercial Power Reactors Plans 1980 – 2010 1987 – Congress Narrowed Candidate Repository sites to Yucca Mountain Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility (CISF) only when YM construction begins 1998 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act Deadline - Mandated Transfer of SNF to Permanent Geologic Repository Nuclear Waste Fund for Management of the nation’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Created by 1987 Nuclear Waste Policy Act Nuclear Utility fees to Nuclear Waste Fund for SNF Disposal ( >$30B, 2017) Federal Appeals Court suspends collection of Nuclear Waste Fund fees 11/21/13 LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee

Nuclear Waste Disposal History & Status (cont’d) Status after 2010 2010 - NV Political opposition to Yucca Mountain siting halted DOE SNF Transfer Plans 2014 - Federal Circuit Court of Appeals directed US NRC YM License Consideration 2015 – NRC publication of 5 Volume Safety Evaluation Report 2017 - Federal Administration pursuing/funding YM continuation Congressional Focus Senate – Interim Storage House of Representatives – Yucca Mountain Permanent Repository ($150M FY18) NM/TX CISF License/SNF Receipt possible without YM continuation (SNF Liability) LWVNM Nuclear Waste Storage Committee