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Alternative Means of Financing and Managing the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program
Alternative Means of Financing and Managing the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program
This report is in response to the directive of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy and Water
Development that the Department of Energy (DOE) update a 1984 report of alternative means of financing and
managing (AMFM) the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) in the DOE. The
President’s FY 2002 budget also stated: “DOE will submit to Congress an updated report regarding alternative
approaches to finance and manage the program by June 30, 2001[.] DOE will identify in this report models of
OCRWM National Transportation Plan DOE/RW-0603 Revision 0
OCRWM National Transportation Plan DOE/RW-0603 Revision 0
This Plan outlines the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2009 strategy and planning for developing and implementing the transportation system required to transport spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) from where the material is generated or stored to the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. As such, it is a historical document that reflected the DOE's thinking and/or approach in 2009.
Operational Waste Stream Assumption for TSLCC Estimates
Operational Waste Stream Assumption for TSLCC Estimates
This document provides the background and basis for the operational waste stream used in the 2000 Total System Life Cycle Cost (TSLCC) estimate for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System (CRWMS). This document has been developed in accordance with its Development Plan (CRWMS M&O 2000a), and AP-3.11Q, ''Technical Reports''.
TEV Collision with an Emplaced 5-DHLW/DOE SNF Short Co-Disposal Waste Package
TEV Collision with an Emplaced 5-DHLW/DOE SNF Short Co-Disposal Waste Package
The objective of this calculation is to determine the structural response of the 5-DHLW/DOE (Defense High Level Waste/Department of Energy) SNF (Spent Nuclear Fuel) Short Co-disposal Waste Package (WP) when subjected (while in the horizontal orientation emplaced in the drift) to a collision by a loaded (with WP) Transport and Emplacement Vehicle (TEV) due to an over-run. The scope of this calculation is limited to reporting the calculation results in terms of maximum total stress intensities (Sis) in the outer corrosion barrier (dCB).
Program of Research and Development for Management and Disposal of Commercially Generated Radioactive Wastes: Record of Decision
Program of Research and Development for Management and Disposal of Commercially Generated Radioactive Wastes: Record of Decision
This Record of Decision has been prepared pursuant to the Regulations of
the council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR Part 1805, on the selection of a
strategy for the disposal of commercially-generated radioactive wastes and the
supporting program of research and development.
The United States Department of Energy has decided to (1) adopt a strategy to
develop mined geologic repositories for disposal of commercially-generated
high-level and transuranic radioactive wastes (while continuing to examine
Radioactive Waste Management Programmes in OECD/NEA Member Countries: Sweden
Radioactive Waste Management Programmes in OECD/NEA Member Countries: Sweden
Summary of radioactive waste and management programs in Sweden, including national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; authorities and implementing organizations; financing; and public information.
A Site is Selected
A Site is Selected
Web page from SKB's website (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company), announcing that it has selected Forsmark, in the municipality of Östhammar, as the site for the final repository for Sweden's spent nuclear fuel.
Annual Sustainable Development and Activity Report - 2011
Annual Sustainable Development and Activity Report - 2011
Annual report by ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency, regarding its activities in 2011.
ANDRA Newsletter #6
ANDRA Newsletter #6
Newsletter produced by ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
ANDRA Newsletter #5
ANDRA Newsletter #5
Newsletter produced by ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
ANDRA Newsletter #4
ANDRA Newsletter #4
Newsletter produced by ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
ANDRA Newsletter #3
ANDRA Newsletter #3
Newsletter produced by ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
Radioactive Waste Repository Licensing, Synopsis of a Symposium, Executive Summary
Radioactive Waste Repository Licensing, Synopsis of a Symposium, Executive Summary
This book recounts the issues raised and the viewpoints aired at a recent symposium on
repository licensing. It summarizes the problems surrounding the setting of an
Environmental Protection Agency standard for the release of radionuclides and the
regulatory problems inherent in meeting such a standard. Symposium participants came
from a variety of federal agencies and advisory groups, state governments, public interest
groups, engineering firms, national laboratories, and foreign and international
organizations.
Managing Nuclear Waste - A Better Idea
Managing Nuclear Waste - A Better Idea
All activities which involve the use of radioactive material inevitably result in nuclear waste as a by-product of their operation. Most of the waste produced by such activities as medical diagnosis and therapy, field and laboratory research, and industrial processes is low-level radioactive waste—primarily small amounts of radioactivity in a large volume of matter.
Disposal Subcommittee Report to the Full Commission DRAFT
Disposal Subcommittee Report to the Full Commission DRAFT
The Disposal Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future has
commenced to address a set of issues, all of which bear directly on the central question: “How can the
United States go about establishing one or more disposal sites for high-level nuclear wastes in a manner
and within a timeframe that is technically, socially, economically, and politically acceptable?”
To answer this question and to develop specific recommendations and options for consideration by the
Evaluation of the Technical Basis for Extended Dry Storage and Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel – Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Technical Basis for Extended Dry Storage and Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel – Executive Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) is tasked by the amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to independently evaluate U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) technical activities for managing and disposing of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. This report was prepared to inform DOE and Congress about the current state of the technical basis for extended dry storage1 of used fuel and its transportation following storage.
Factors Affecting Public and Political Acceptance for the Implementation of Geological Disposal
Factors Affecting Public and Political Acceptance for the Implementation of Geological Disposal
The main objective of this report is to identify conditions which affect public concern (either
increase or decrease) and political acceptance for developing and implementing programmes
for geologic disposal of long-lived radioactive waste. It also looks how citizens and relevant
actors can be associated in the decision making process in such a way that their input is
enriching the outcome towards a more socially robust and sustainable solution. Finally, it
aims at learning from the interaction how to optimise risk management addressing needs and
Long-term Safety for KBS-3 Repositories at Forsmark and Laxemar—a First Evaluation: Main Report of the SR-Can project
Long-term Safety for KBS-3 Repositories at Forsmark and Laxemar—a First Evaluation: Main Report of the SR-Can project
This document is the main report from the safety assessment project SR-Can. The SR-Can project is a preparatory stage for the SR-Site assessment, the report that will be used in support of SKB’s application for a final repository. The purposes of the safety assessment SR-Can are the following:
1. To make a first assessment of the safety of potential KBS-3 repositories at Forsmark and Laxemar to dispose of canisters as specified in the application for the encapsulation plant.
Attachment 2 - Annual Cost Profile (in Millions of 2007$), reply to Letter to Mr. Tim Frazier
Attachment 2 - Annual Cost Profile (in Millions of 2007$), reply to Letter to Mr. Tim Frazier
The table is based on historical costs through 2006, which are shaded, and projected costs in the 2008 TSLCC. To convert to 2010$, multiply by 1.0586. The 2008 TSLCC assumes a single repository system capable of accepting and disposing of SNF and HLW equivalent to 122,100 Metric Tons of Heavy Metal (MTHM). This estimate includes all defense wastes currently destined for disposal at Yucca Mountain and projected discharges of SNF from commercial utilities, including the 47 nuclear power reactors that had received license extensions from the NRC as of January 2007.
Enhancing the Role of State and Local Governments in America’s Nuclear Future: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Enhancing the Role of State and Local Governments in America’s Nuclear Future: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
This paper, prepared to aid the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future in its
deliberations, includes a discussion of the issues that would be faced in the siting, permitting and
licensing of storage and disposal facilities for the “back end” of the commercial nuclear fuel
cycle and for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) high–level radioactive waste. It discusses the
authority that could be employed by non–federal levels of government in supporting or opposing