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MRS system study for the repository: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project; Volume 2

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138019· OSTI ID:138019
 [1];  [2]
  1. Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
  2. Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)

The US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), has initiated a waste management system study to identify the impacts of the presence or absence of a monitored retrievable storage facility (hereinafter referred to as ``MRS``) on system costs and program schedules. To support this study, life-cycle cost estimates and construction schedules have been prepared for the surface and underground facilities and operations geologic nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada. Nine different operating scenarios (cases) have been identified by OCRWM for inclusion in this study. For each case, the following items are determined: the repository design and construction costs, operating costs, closure and decommissioning costs, required staffing, construction schedules, uncertainties associated with the costs and schedules, and shipping cask and disposal container throughputs. This document contains A-D.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States); Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
138019
Report Number(s):
SAND--89-7006-Vol.2; ON: DE91008315
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English