ML20033F740
| ML20033F740 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Surry, Robinson, Rancho Seco  |
| Issue date: | 02/01/1990 |
| From: | Bernero R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9004020002 | |
| Download: ML20033F740 (4) | |
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MEMORANDU'M FOR:
Thomes E. Murley, Director-Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:'
Robert M. Bernero, Director e
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Sefeguards
SUBJECT:
STORAGE AND SHIPMENT OF SPENT REACTOR FUEL In recent discussions of cases where reactors such as Rancho Seco are going into decommissioning, I have heard discussions of alternative plans-for dry storage _ at sites or shipment elsewhere of the spent fuel.
I thought it might be useful to you to have a current list of the designs and equipment available for dry storage and shipment of spent fuel.
' Table 1 lists the current set of approved topical reports for dry storage at reactor sites.. The Surry plants have been licensed to use the first one listed (CASTORV/21),H.B.Robinsonhasbeenlicensedforthesecondone
' listed (NUHOMS), and now Oconee has been licensed for the seventh one listed (NUHOMS-24P).
Please note that all of these systems, except for.the fifth one listed (concrete vault), depend on the existence of the cask loading and unloading capability in the reactor facility, so that it is not practical to
.put the fuel into dry storage on the site and then dismantle all of the reactor facilities.
-At the present tin.e it would be difficult to ship spent fuel away from a site
.because of a lack of places to ship it. The General Electric-Morris facility is full, it has about 700 tonnes in wet storage.
In addition, there aren't many casks around to ship the number of fuel assemblies involved. The second o
l table attached lists all the casks now in service which are certified for shipment of power reactor spent fuel.
It is evident from the limited number
.of casks and their relatively small capacity that it would take years of shipping to empty a site like Rancho Seco which probably now holds 500-600 spent fuel assemblies.
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Robert M. Bernero, Director O k ohhhhb1 Office of Nuclear Material Safety
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Table 1 - Topical Reports Approved i
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Table 2 - Shipping Casks Certified for A
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3 Table 1 Topical Reports Approved TYPE VENDOR MODEL CAPACITY DATE OF NRC STAFF (Assenelies)
APPROVAL Metal General Nuclear CASTOR V/21 21 PWR-9/85 Cask Systems, Inc.
Concrete NUTECH, Inc.
NUHOMS 7 PWR 3/86 Module Metal Westinghouse MC-10 24 PWR 9/87 Cask Metal Nuclear Assurance-S/T 26 PWR 3/88 Cask' Corporation h
Concrete FW En3rgy Modular Vault 83 PWR or 3/88 i
Vault Applications, Inc.
Dry Store 150 8WR Metal Nuclear Assurance NAC-C28 S/T 28 canisters -
-9/88 Cask Corporation (for fuel rods from 56 PWR assemblies)
Concrete NUTECH, Inc.
NUHOMS-24P 24 PWR 4/89 Module Metal Transnuclear, Inc.
TN-24 24 PWR 7/89 Cask I
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CAPACITY NO. CASKS MODEL NO.
TYPE (ASSEMBLIES)
CofC NO.
APPLICANT
'A11 NAC-owned.
1.in US at'a11. times.._ -
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4 in use til ~91 for far east shipmnts.
NAC-I,WP LEGAL WT TRUCK 1 PWR. 2 BWR 9225 NAC 5
All NAC-ownad.
For use in far enet sh i pewen t s.
TN-H OVERWT TRUCK 3 PWR 9015 TH 2
TN-owned. located in (IS. (2 additional owned by Nuc. Transp. Ltd in France),
TN-9 OVERWF TRUCK 7 BWR 9016 TN 2
1 TN-owned, located in US..-
1 owned by Commonwlth Ed (at Dresden plant).
NLI-10/24 RAIL 10 PWR 24 BWR 9023 NAC 2
Both NAC-owned.
No fuel baskets available. Never used.
IF-300 RAll.
3 PNS-owned.
I owned by Carolina Power & Iight,.
TN-BRP RAIL 44 BWR 9202 DOE-Idaho 1
DOE-otened. For use in West Valley shipments and storage.
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Transnuclear. Inc.. One North Broadway. White Plains, NY 10601 NAC:
Nuclear Assurance Corp.. 6251 Crooked Creek Road, Norcross. GA 30092 PNG Paci fic Nuclear Systems. Inc., 1910 South 336th Street, Federal Way. WA 90003 DOE:
Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Of fice, 550 Second Street. Idaho Falle. ID 83401
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SHIPPING CASKS FOR TRANSPORT FOR IRR SPENT FUEL 1-31'-9e
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CAPACITY Hol'EL NO.
TYPE (ASSEMBLIES)
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t3L1-1/2 LEGAL WT TRUCK 1~PWR, E BWR 9010 NAC S
All NAC-owned.
1 in US at all. times.
4 in use til '91 for far east chiswnts.
NAC-LWT I.EGAL WT TRUCK 1 PWR 2 BWR 9225 NAC 5
Al1 NAC-owned.
For use in far east.
shIpeants.
TN-D OVERWT TRUCK 3 PWR 9015 TH 2
TN-owned. Iocated in US. (2 additione1 owned by Nuc. Transp. I.td in France).
TN-9 OVERWT TRUCK 7 BWR 901G TN 2
1 TN-owned. located in US.
I owned by Commonwith Ed (at Dresden plant).
- N LI - 10 /24 RAlb 10 PWR, 24 BWR 9023 NAC 2
Hoth NAC-owned.
No' fuel baskets available.
Never used.
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3 PNS-owned.
1 owned by Carolina Power & I.laht.
TN-BHP RAIL 44 BWR 9202 DOE-Idaho 1
DOE-owned.
For use in West. Valley shipmente and storage.
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Transnuclear. Inc.. One North Broadway. White Plains NY 10601 NAC:
Nin-lear Assurance Corp., 6251 Crooked Creek Road, Norcross. GA 30092' PNG Paci fic tJuclear Systems, Inc., 1010 South 336th Street, Federal Way. WA 98003 BDE:
Ivpartment of Energy. Idaho Operations Office. 550 Second Street. Idaho Falls. ID 83401 i
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