Evaluation of commercial repository capacity for the disposal of defense high-level waste
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 contained a requirement for the President to evaluate the use of commercial repository capacity for the disposal of defense high-level nuclear waste. The report contains a comparative evaluation of two geologic disposal options for defense high-level waste. The two options are: (1) Dispose of defense high-level waste in a commercial repository; (2) Dispose of defense high-level waste in a defense-only repository. The Act required that the evaluation consider cost efficiency, health and safety, regulation, transportation, public acceptability, and national security. Based on the evaluation, there is a significant cost advantage, approximately $1.5 billion, for disposal of the defense waste in a commercial repository rather than a separate defense repository. No other factor results in a significant advantage for selecting either option. 14 refs., 14 figs., 21 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 60569
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/DP--0020/1; ON: DE85013230
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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