Adam H. Levin AHL Consulting May 14, 2014. BWR – Boiling Water Reactor DOE – Department of Energy DSC – Dry Storage Canister ISF – Interim Storage Facility.

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Adam H. Levin AHL Consulting May 14, 2014

BWR – Boiling Water Reactor DOE – Department of Energy DSC – Dry Storage Canister ISF – Interim Storage Facility ISFSI – Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation PWR – Pressurized Water Reactor SNF – Spent Nuclear Fuel 2

The status of spent fuel storage across industry – what’s out there and what is industry likely to turn over to DOE? Near-term spent fuel management at operating reactor sites – will industry change to meet DOE needs as they develop? When DOE performs – who’s likely to be on first and how might DOE make it work? 3

All spent fuel located in dry storage systems at 15 retired units Big Rock Point, Haddam Neck, Maine Yankee Yankee Rowe, Rancho Seco, Trojan, Humboldt Bay, LaCrosse, Zion (2015), San Onofre (not official ), Kewaunee (2020) and Crystal River 3 (2019) Fourteen of 15 units will not have operating spent fuel pools available after 2020 Unable to execute repackaging operations at these ISFSIs once spent fuel moved to dry storage Crystal River 3 will maintain spent fuel pool in a recoverable configuration, if required later 4

Two additional retirements announced: Vermont Yankee (2014) and Oyster Creek (2019) Currently 11 dry storage systems with greater- than-Class C low-level radioactive waste (excluding SONGS 2/3, Kewaunee, Crystal River and Zion) 5

Dry cask storage systems at operating sites 1917 DSCs containing used fuel (as of 5/1/14) Estimated 2900 DSCs in 2020 [EPRI 2012] Almost all are “large” DSCs (24 or more PWR assemblies, 52 or more BWR assemblies), most likely to be transported large distances by rail EPRI estimates all currently operating plants will need dry cask storage by 2025 [EPRI 2012] 6

7 In the absence of NRC regulatory or DOE program guidance, nuclear power plant operators will continue to load large dry cask storage systems.

Dose / safety considerations Minimize radiation exposure Reduce the number of heavy lifts Plant operations Minimize spent fuel pool overhead crane use Radiation protection and security requirements Cost considerations Additional support staffing Cask loading costs ($300k - $400k) Public Service and Public Utility Commissions 8

Given the Administration’s position on Yucca Mountain, industry executives have little confidence that DOE will be able to make real progress in the near-term Specifications for transportation requirements Specifications for storage systems compatible with DOE disposal facility When DOE begins acceptance of SNF, they will be faced with accepting currently-licensed large storage systems from industry 9

10 The following slides present my speculative view of how spent nuclear fuel might be removed from existing reactor sites to DOE interim storage / disposal facilities

Blue Ribbon Commission Construct a central interim storage facility to accept spent fuel Move promptly to site a geologic repository DOE-NE developing program to construct a Pilot Interim Storage Facility (ISF) and Larger ISF Pilot ISF operational by 2021 Large ISF operational by 2025 Disposal facility operational by

Unless the federal government finds a way to restart efforts to site a repository quickly, the DOE program may never have to take spent fuel from an operating site Nuclear operators will be more comfortable with shipping SNF once the plant has retired The national SNF management program efficiency may be improved as a result Certain changes may need to be made to the currently-existing program framework – Acceptance Priority Ranking 12

DOE’s early concept for a Pilot ISF is operations beginning in 2021, accepting initially 500 DSCs DOE Pilot ISF will focus on shutdown units Excluding Vermont Yankee and Oyster Creek, there will be 472 large DSC’s at ISFSI’s at the retired units – at completion of the current projects With the retirement of Vermont Yankee and Oyster Creek, approximately 600 large casks will be available DOE will have sufficient inventory to operate Pilot ISF, and then some 13

Large ISF for approximately 2,000 DSCs can come on line in 2025, finish currently retired units (including Vermont Yankee and Oyster Creek) Begin taking fuel from upcoming retirements beginning with Dresden Unit 2 in 2029 There may be a short period with some fuel between 2026 and 2028, where fuel may be removed from operating units near retirement After 2028, currently-scheduled plant retirements should supply sufficient inventory for Large ISF 14

DOE needs to start transportation licensing and designing of ancillary equipment now DOE should accept large DSCs at both facilities Repackaging into smaller systems for disposal should be planned for at the Large ISF – not at utility sites Introduce flexibility in disposal system design at the Large ISF Acceptance order per the DOE Standard Contract is inefficient to the overall SNF management system 15

Waiting to transfer spent fuel from retired units allows licensees to focus on shipping activities Minimize number of shipments allowing five or more DSCs to be transported at one time Improved opportunities for integrated training of plant staff and first responders 16

The interface between at-reactor storage and transportation remains nebulous Commercial operators want to ship large DSCs, and may have no choice otherwise DOE not settled on whether or this is acceptable to a national spent fuel management program Utilities will continue to do what best fits their business interests – driven by safety and cost DOE working hard to determine, given reality, what can/needs to be done to move the program forward 17