1. Nuclear Waste Storage Current Status and Plans
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November 2017 – January 2018

2. Spent Nuclear Fuel Basics
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3. 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
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4. Current Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
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5. Current Operating Nuclear Reactor Locations
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6. 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
Waste Control Specialists/Andrews, TX
Eddy – Lea Energy Alliance/Carlsbad-Hobbs, NM
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7. 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)
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8. Reactor Decommissioning – TX/WCS CISF Scope
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9. Waste Control Specialist CISF – Above Ground-
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10. TX/WCS Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Orientation
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11. 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
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12. Holtec/ELEA CISF Location
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13. 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
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14. NM/ELEA – Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Orientation
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15. 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.
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16. 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
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17. 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
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
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18. Nuclear Waste Disposal History & Status (cont’d)
Status after 2010
NV Political opposition to Yucca Mountain siting halted DOE SNF Transfer Plans
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals directed US NRC YM License Consideration
2015 – NRC publication of 5 Volume Safety Evaluation Report
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)
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