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Spent Nuclear Fuel Management: Outreach Needed to Help Gain Public Acceptance for Federal Activities That Address Liability
Spent Nuclear Fuel Management: Outreach Needed to Help Gain Public Acceptance for Federal Activities That Address Liability
Spent Nuclear Fuel Management: Outreach Needed to Help Gain Public Acceptance for Federal Activities That Address Liability
GAO-15-141: Published: Oct 9, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 12, 2014.
2015 NEI Used Fuel Management Conference Presentations
2015 NEI Used Fuel Management Conference Presentations
Link to NEI's website where the 2015 NEI Used Fuel Management Conference presentations can be downloaded.
Day 1
Session 0, Opening Plenary
Korsnick, Maria
Exelon Generation
Nuclear Energy in a Changing Marketplace
Lombard, Mark
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC Management Perspective: What’s Up?
McCullum, Rod
Nuclear Energy Institute
Management Perspectives
Session 1, Used Fuel Policy
Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
The National Research Council established the Panel on Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making at the request of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with additional support from the U.S. Forest Service, to assess whether, and under what conditions, public participation achieves the outcomes desired.
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
The Congressional Research Service prepared a report in August titled "Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal." It contains a summary of the radioactive waste management program, and includes an update with recent developments on YM licensing, consent based siting, legislation, volunteer private storage sites, and current policy.
Designing a Process for Selecting a Site for a Deep-Mined, Geologic Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Designing a Process for Selecting a Site for a Deep-Mined, Geologic Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
If policymakers decide to launch a new repository-siting effort, an understanding of previ¬ous repository-siting efforts, both in the United States and abroad, might help to inform decisions defining and implementing the siting process. For this reason and to apprise the public of a critical issue associated with the long-term management of HLW and SNF, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board has written this report.
Stakeholder Involvement in Decision Making: A Short Guide to Issues, Approaches and Resources
Stakeholder Involvement in Decision Making: A Short Guide to Issues, Approaches and Resources
Radioactive waste management is embedded in broader societal issues such as the
environment, risk management, energy, health policy and sustainability. In all
these fields, there is an increasing demand for public involvement, participation
and engagement. Involvement may take different forms at different phases and
can include sharing information, consulting, dialoguing or deliberating on
decisions with relevant stakeholders. Stakeholder involvement should be seen as a
Multipurpose Canister System Design Synopsis Report
Multipurpose Canister System Design Synopsis Report
The multipurpose canister (MPC) concept can simplify the management of spent nuclear fuel by enclosing the fuel permanently in a canister that can be used for long-term dry storage at a utility site, transportation to an interim federal storage facility, and eventual disposal in a repository. This synopsis report summarizes the key design and analysis features of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) MPC program.
Fuel-In-Air FY07 Summary Report
Fuel-In-Air FY07 Summary Report
This report presents the results of testing conducted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in support of Bechtel SAIC Co., LLC (BSC) during fiscal year 2007.
Nuclear Fuels Storage and Transportation Planning Project (NFST) System Analysis Models
Nuclear Fuels Storage and Transportation Planning Project (NFST) System Analysis Models
Animated slide show of Nuclear Fuels Storage and Transportation Planning Project (NFST) System Analysis Models. Runs in Microsoft PowerPoint slide show. Run time is 12 minutes.
Summary of Design Criteria for Dry Cask Storage Systems for ISFSI Storage of Shutdown Reactor SNF
Summary of Design Criteria for Dry Cask Storage Systems for ISFSI Storage of Shutdown Reactor SNF
The purpose of this report is to research and document the dry storage design criteria for the cask systems currently storing or planned for storage of UNF and GTCC at from permanently shutdown reactor sites by 2019. The design criteria for the ISFSIs and storage systems storing shutdown reactor UNF and GTCC waste are documented in the licensing basis documents applicable to the ISFSI or cask system, based on the type of Part 72 license being used.
Clinch River MRS Task Force: Position on the Proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
Clinch River MRS Task Force: Position on the Proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
The Clinch River MRS Task Force was appointed in July 1985 by the Roane County Executive and the Oak Ridge City Council to evaluate the Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility proposed by the Department of Energy to be constructed in the Roane County portion of Oak Ridge. After several months of study, numerous public meetings, site visits to relevant facilities, and careful evaluation of the integrated MRS concept, it is the considered opinion of the Task Force that the facility could be safely built and operated in Roane County/Oak Ridge.
Monitored Retrievable Storage Submission to Congress
Monitored Retrievable Storage Submission to Congress
In response to Section 141 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Department of Energy hereby submits a proposal for the construction of a facility for monitored retrievable storage (MRS). The approval of this proposal by the Congress would specifically --
House Report 97-491, Part 1, “Report to Accompany H.R. 3809" Pg 44
House Report 97-491, Part 1, “Report to Accompany H.R. 3809" Pg 44
This report accompanies the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Only page 44 is included in this PDF.
The Future of Nuclear Power: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study (2003)
The Future of Nuclear Power: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study (2003)
"This study analyzes what would be required to retain nuclear power as a significant option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting growing needs for electricity supply. Our analysis is guided by a global growth scenario that would expand current worldwide nuclear generating capacity almost threefold, to 1000 billion watts, by the year 2050. Such a deployment would avoid 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon emissions annually from coal plants, about 25% of the increment in carbon emissions otherwise expected in a business-as-usual scenario.
The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study
The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study
"In 2003 MIT published the interdisciplinary study The Future of Nuclear Power. The underlying motivation was that nuclear energy, which today provides about 70% of the “zero”-carbon electricity in the U.S., is an important option for the market place in a low-carbon world. Since that report, major changes in the U.S. and the world have taken place as described in our 2009 Update of the 2003 Future of Nuclear Power Report. Concerns about climate change have risen: many countries have adopted restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, and the U.S.
Nuclear Power Joint Fact-Finding
Nuclear Power Joint Fact-Finding
"Nuclear power has long been controversial; consequently, the debate about its reemergence requires a fresh assessment of the facts about the technology, its economics and regulatory oversight, and the risks and benefits of its expansion. In the past year, the Keystone Center assembled a group of 27 individuals (see the Endorsement page for a list of Participants) with extensive experience and unique perspectives to develop a joint understanding of the “facts” and for an objective interpretation of the most credible information in areas where uncertainty persists.
Energy Policy Recommendations to the President and 110th Congress
Energy Policy Recommendations to the President and 110th Congress
This document contains policy recommendations related to energy developed by the National Commission on Energy Policy, a project of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington DC based think tank. Topics covered include Fossil Fuel resource security, climate change, energy efficiency, nuclear energy and renewables.
Ending The Energy Stalemate A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges
Ending The Energy Stalemate A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges
This document is the result of a three year study performed by a think tank group, the National Commission on Energy Policy. It provides energy policy recommendations that include recommendations regarding nuclear power.
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2015: Department of Energy
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2015: Department of Energy
This is a section of the Federal Budget for 2015.
Strategic Plan for the Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste to Yucca Mountain: A Guide to Stakeholder Interactions
Strategic Plan for the Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste to Yucca Mountain: A Guide to Stakeholder Interactions
From the Introduction: "Our strategy for development of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) transportation program is to collaborate with our stakeholders.
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from an In-Service Interim Storage System at the Maine Yankee Nuclear Site
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from an In-Service Interim Storage System at the Maine Yankee Nuclear Site
In July, 2016, the Electric Power Research Institute and industry partners performed a field test at the Maine Yankee Nuclear Site, located near Wiscasset, Maine. The primary goal of the field test was to evaluate the use of robots in surveying the surface of an in-service interim storage canister within an overpack; however, as part of the demonstration, dust and soluble salt samples were collected from horizontal surfaces within the interim storage system.
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from an Unused Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Container at Hope Creek, Delaware
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from an Unused Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Container at Hope Creek, Delaware
In July, 2014, the Electric Power Research Institute and industry partners sampled dust on the surface of an unused canister that had been stored in an overpack at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station for approximately one year. The foreign material exclusion (FME) cover that had been on the top of the canister during storage, and a second recently-removed FME cover, were also sampled. This report summarizes the results of analyses of dust samples collected from the unused Hope Creek canister and the FME covers.
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Containers at Hope Creek, Delaware, and Diablo Canyon, California
Analysis of Dust Samples Collected from Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Containers at Hope Creek, Delaware, and Diablo Canyon, California
Potentially corrosive environments may form on the surface of spent nuclear fuel dry storage canisters by deliquescence of deposited dusts. To assess this, samples of dust were collected from in-service dry storage canisters at two near-marine sites, the Hope Creek and Diablo Canyon storage installations, and have been characterized with respect to mineralogy, chemistry, and texture. At both sites, terrestrially-derived silicate minerals, including quartz, feldspars, micas, and clays, comprise the largest fraction of the dust.
Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 3
Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 3
The Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste is a framework for moving toward a sustainable program to deploy an integrated system capable of transporting, storing, and disposing of used nuclear fuel1 and high-level radioactive waste from civilian nuclear power generation, defense, national security and other activities.