Decommissioning US reactors: Current status and developing issues: Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5688556

Schwartztrauber, K E

This report describes the decommissioning status of reactors in the US. The reactors are statistically presented based upon the following criteria: (1) reactors that are involved in active decommissioning operations; (2) reactors that are shutdown and pending operational recovery or decommissioning alternative; and (3) reactors currently operating and their projected shutdown and decommissioning schedules. Precedent setting decommissioning projects are presented to illustrate the technlogical experiences and issues being addressed by the industry. The following decommissioning issues were derived from literature reviews and utility surveys and are considered indicative of the major concerns of the utilities and other industry organizations: How is decommissioning going to be defined in NRC's final rulemaking. What new guidelines, requirements and regulations will ultimately be adopted. How will decommissioning wastes be classified, quantified and where will they be buried. What constitutes de-minimus waste quantities for decommissioning and how will residual radioactivity limits be set for a decommissioned site. What other federal and state entities will set policy affecting decommissioning. Will the uncertainty over decommissioning cost and financial management subside.

• Research Organization: Pentek, Inc., Sacramento, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5688556
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-5494; ON: TI88920153
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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