Spent fuel storage requirements 1989--2020
Historical inventories of spent fuel are combined with Department of Energy (DOE) projections of future discharges from commercial nuclear reactors in the US to provide estimates of spent fuel storage requirements over the next 32 years, through the year 2020. 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. Historical data through December 1988 are derived from the 1989 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. 14 refs., 3 figs., 28 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Richland Operations Office, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/RW
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 5234438
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RL-89-30; ON: DE90005689; TRN: 90-004549
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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