1. On-site Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States
Timothy A. Frazier
June 9, 2016

2. Quantities of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States
Almost 75,000 MT of commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF)
Operating reactor sites
Decommissioned reactor site
About 2,300 MT of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Savannah River Site
Idaho National Laboratory
Hanford Site
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3. Commercial SNF by State
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4. Location of DOE SNF SaRaM
Source: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2016
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5. On-site Storage Commercial DOE managed Dry storage Pool storage
Approximately 25%
Almost 2,300 casks in U.S.
Almost 94,000 assemblies
Pool storage
Approximately 75%
DOE managed
98% in dry storage
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6. Dry storage across the U.S.
Source: NRC; August 2015
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7. Maine Yankee Dry Storage
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8. Calvert Cliffs Dry Storage
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9. Callaway Nuclear Generating Station
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10. Wet vs. Dry Storage over Time
Source: General Accounting Office; August 2012
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11. Dry Spent Fuel Storage Designs
14 designs currently approved for General Use by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
AREVA TN - 5
BNF Fuel Solutions Corp - 1
Holtec - 5
NAC International - 3
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12. On-site storage safety and security
Commercial SNF
Regulated by the NRC
Part 72 – safety
Part 73 – security
DOE managed
Mainly authorized by DOE
Documented Safety Analysis
Design Basis Threat
Some storage regulated by NRC
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13. Public Acceptance
American public’s view of on-site storage depends on status of nuclear power plant
Public accepts storage at operating plants
Some concerns over “re-racked” pools
Prefer SNF moved to dry storage as soon as possible
Acceptance around decommissioned sites is different
Move fuel now
Communities around decommissioned sites do not consent to continued storage
Communities economic losses affect views
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14. Questions?
Contact information:
Tim Frazier
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