Spent fuel storage requirements, 1990--2040

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5987887

Walling, R; Bierschbach, M ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Historical inventories of spent fuel are combined with US Department of Energy (DOE) projections of future discharges from commercial nuclear reactors in the United States to provide estimates of spent fuel storage requirements over the next 51 years, through the year 2040. The needs for storage capacity beyond that presently available in the pools are estimated. These estimates incorporate the maximum capacities within current and planned in-pool storage facilities and any planned transshipments of fuel to other reactors or facilities. Existing and future dry storage facilities are also discussed. Historical data through December 1989 are derived from the 1990 Form RW-859 data survey of nuclear utilities. Projected discharges through the end of reactor life are based on DOE estimates of future nuclear capacity, generation, and spent fuel discharges. 15 refs., 3 figs., 11 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Richland Operations Office, WA (USA); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5987887
• Report Number(s): DOE/RL-90-44; ON: DE91010905
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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