Discount rate in the spent fuel storage and disposal fee

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6429769

Forster, J D; Cohen, S

After introducing the financial analyses, discount rates, and interest rates involved, the study discusses existing government guidelines for establishing charges for any service provided by the government to be paid by users of those services. Three current government user charges are analyzed including specifically their interest rate policies and how these charges provide precedent for the spent fuel acceptance and disposal fee: uranium enrichment services, the sale of electric power, and the delivery of experiments to orbit by the NASA Space Shuttle. The current DOE policy regarding this storage and disposal fee is stated and discussed. Features of this policy include: the full government cost is borne by users of the services provided; the fee is established and due in full at the time of spent fuel delivery; and the fee is adjusted when spent fuel is transferred from the AFR to the repository. Four evaluation criteria for use in analyzing the applications of discount rates in the spent fuel acceptance fee calculation are discussed. Three outstanding issues are discussed.

• Research Organization: TRW, Inc., McLean, VA (USA). Energy Systems Planning Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6429769
• Report Number(s): ONWI-189
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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