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Nuclear Fuels Storage & Transportation Planning Project Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies Nuclear Energy Community Involvement – An Engineering and Project Management Perspective on How to Use the Ongoing Social Science Research Rob Howard Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Planning Project Deputy National Technical Director NEI Used Fuel Management Conference Orlando, FL May, 6, 2015

2 Caveat Lector It should be noted that this is a technical presentation that does not take into account the contractual limitations under the Standard Contract (10 CFR 961). Under the provisions of the Standard Contract, DOE does not consider spent fuel in canisters to be an acceptable waste form, absent a mutually agreed to contract modification. NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015

3 Public involvement in the development of large public works puts the “civil” in civil engineering “The process by which….an innovative bridge gets transformed from some engineer’s dream to a spectacular structure, is seldom straight forward. It can entail decades of painstakingly slow research and development, followed by weeks of frenzied activity. In addition, each engineering project is touched by the idiosyncrasies' of individual engineers, companies, communities, and marketplaces.” Henry Petroski- Invention by Design: How Engineers get from Thought to Thing. The design process is both creative and collaborative  The structured evaluation and use of public preferences can assist engineers and project managers in making projects responsive and adaptive over time NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015

4 An engineer’s rendition of the system design process (systems engineering) NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 The process is always iterative and never straight forward for a complex design project

5 Social science research provides insight on public preferences related to SNF storage NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 We’ll focus on a 2014 survey by Hank Jenkins- Smith and his colleagues for this discussion

6 Engineers and Project Managers need to know both what people prefer and why they might prefer a particular option NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 Option 2 Used nuclear fuel would be transported to and stored at an interim storage facility. As a reminder: An interim storage facility could be designed to repackage used nuclear fuel for long-term storage and disposal in a permanent repository. An interim storage facility could include a research laboratory to study the characteristics of spent nuclear fuel over time, options for storage and permanent disposition, and alternative methods for managing high- level, long-lived radioactive materials. Wording from the survey provides some insight:

7 The functional requirements for a research lab can be broadly interpreted based on the survey “study the characteristics of spent nuclear fuel over time,”  Could imply hot cells and equipment  May involve a different regulatory regime than the storage facility (Part 70 vs Part 72) options for storage and permanent disposition,  Could range from computer modeling to field testing alternative methods for managing high-level, long-lived radioactive materials  Wide open NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 Additional feedback and clarification mechanisms are needed to develop specific preferences for a research lab. Details on preferences are likely to be community specific.

8 Repackaging facility concept design evolution should involve iterative communication between engineers and communities Repackaging requires substantial planning and facilities: community preferences will evolve All of these issues will impact: Scope of NEPA analyses Land requirements Licensing approach Common understanding of : When is the facility needed? How will the facility be designed and deployed? Options for managing LLW streams NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015

9 How can engineers and project managers get clarity on public preferences? NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 Each community gets to choose how it wants to engage Project managers need to adapt to multiple engagement methods One size doesn’t fit all 2-way, 3-way, 4- way intersection

10 Revised rendition of the design process NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015 Communications products and processes need to be developed and customized to facilitate the evolution of mutually acceptable designs Communities need to articulate preferences, needs and tradeoffs Designers need to articulate what they are doing and why Continuous dialogue is important

11 Thoughts “Making things is an activity as old as civilization, and making ever new things is part of being human. Laypersons and engineers alike are forever encountering new problems, new needs, and new desires that challenge them to invent, to innovate, and to engineer still another thing, another scheme, another dream” Henry Petroski- Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering NEI Used Fuel Conference 2015