Monitored Retrievable Storage conceptual system study: transportable storage casks

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6928762

Unterzuber, R; Cross, T E; Krasicki, B R

Conceptual designs of three Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) cask storage facilities have been prepared along with an estimate of life cycle costs for each. The designs are for two all spent fuel storage facilities and one high-level waste and transuranic waste facility with capacities of 15,000 equivalent metric tons of uranium (MTU) and 72,000 equivalent MTU. These designs were developed using criteria and assumptions provided by PNL. Each storage facility consists of a generic Receiving and Handling Facility (designed by Kaiser Engineers) with modifications for storage cask handling (and unloading damaged casks), on-site handling and transportation equipment (low-bed trailer and tractor, and mobile crane), a storage facility consisting of an array of concrete storage pads, and the support facilities and equipment (security, utilities, etc.) needed to maintain facility operations. The high-level waste and transuranic waste storage facility includes a prefabricated concrete storage building for the contact-handled transuranic waste received. Detailed cost estimates have been developed for these facilities which include costs for construction, operation and decommissioning for the 15,000 MTU capacity facility. Total costs and present worth costs in mid-1983 dollars for these facilities have been estimated. In addition, costs have been developed for the incremental expansion of these facilities to a 72,000 MTU storage capacity. 3 references, 17 figures, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Waste Technology Services Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6928762
• Report Number(s): WTSD-TME-013; ON: DE84010684
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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050900 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
052002* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Disposal & Storage
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
CONSTRUCTION
COST
DECOMMISSIONING
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE
NUCLEAR FUELS
OPERATION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
STORAGE FACILITIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES