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Report on Waste Burial Charges Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities Final Report Manuscript Completed: February 2023 Date Published: February 2023 Prepared by:
S. Short and M. Toyooka Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352 E. Tabakov and R. Turtil, NRC Project Managers Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NUREG-1307 Revision 19
 
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iii ABSTRACT Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.75, Reporting and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning Planning, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requires nuclear power reactor licensees to adjust annually, in current year dollars, their estimate of the cost to decommission their plants. The annual updates are part of the process for providing reasonable assurance that adequate funds for decommissioning will be available when needed. This NUREG, which is periodically revised, describes the formula in 10 CFR 50.75(c) that is acceptable to the NRC for determining the minimum decommissioning fund requirements for nuclear power reactor licensees. This formula is based on the estimated cost of decommissioning a reference pressurized-water reactor (PWR) and a reference boiling-water reactor (BWR) in 1986, and is escalated to current year dollars using an adjustment factor provided in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2). The primary purpose of this report is to provide the technical basis, including references, for the estimated cost of decommissioning the reference PWR and reference BWR, and to develop the escalation factor for the low-level radioactive waste (LLW) burial cost portion of the adjustment factor. Escalation factors for the other portions of the adjustment factor (i.e., labor and energy costs), are also provided in this report.
This 19th revision of NUREG-1307, Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities, contains burial cost escalation factors updated to the year 2022 for the reference PWR and for the reference BWR. As presented in Table 2-1, Values of Bx as a Function of LLW Burial Site and Year, multiple burial cost escalation factors are provided that reflect various LLW burial scenarios for each reactor type. These were developed because licensees may have the option to ship waste to one or more of the four currently operating LLW disposal facilities in the United States, and the cost of disposal varies among each of the four facilities. In addition, there are various limitations on LLW disposal facility access by reactors, based upon the state in which the reactor is located. The different LLW burial scenarios are described in detail in Section 1.2, LLW Disposal Cost Scenarios.
The currently operating LLW disposal facilities are located in 1) Texas, 2) South Carolina, 3)
Washington, and 4) Utah. The Texas, South Carolina, and Washington facilities are the host disposal sites for the Texas LLW Disposal Compact (Texas Compact), the Atlantic Interstate LLW Management Compact (Atlantic Compact), and the Northwest Compact on LLW Management (Northwest Compact), respectively (Appendix E provides additional information about LLW compacts), and are referred to in this report as compact-affiliated disposal facilities.
The Washington LLW disposal facility also accepts LLW generated in the three member-states of the Rocky Mountain LLW Compact (Rocky Mountain Compact). The fourth site (Utah) is not associated with a specific LLW compact, and so is referred to in this report as a non-compact disposal facility. Nuclear power plant facilities located within the LLW compacts for the compact-affiliated disposal facilities can dispose of their LLW at the affiliated disposal facility or, in some cases, can dispose of a portion of their LLW at the non-compact disposal facility. Nuclear power plants not located within a LLW compact having a compact-affiliated disposal facility can dispose of their LLW at either the Texas or Utah disposal facilities. The Utah site accepts only Class A LLW while the Texas site will accept Class A, B, and C LLW (see Section 1.1 for definitions of these LLW classes). For plants that have no disposal site available within their designated LLW compact, this report assumes that the cost for disposal of Class A LLW is the same as that for the Utah disposal facility, and the cost for disposal of Class B and C LLW is the same as that for the Texas disposal facility, and includes accounting for out-of-compact fees.
 
iv In the 2021 decommissioning fund status reporting cycle, in which licensees provided decommissioning trust fund data to the NRC by March 31, 2021, as required by 10 CFR 50.75(f), 71 of the 95 operating reactors in the U.S. applied LLW burial cost escalation factors based on the Table 2-1 scenario in which non-compact affiliated generators used the Utah and Texas disposal sites. In this current revision to NUREG-1307, estimated 2022 disposal costs for this scenario are approximately 7.2 percent higher for the reference PWR and 4.2 percent lower for the reference BWR compared to 2020 disposal costs. For the reference PWR, increases in disposal costs are due to increases in disposal fees for the Clive disposal facility that are higher than the decreases in the disposal fees for the Texas disposal facility. For the reference BWR, decreases in disposal costs are due to decreases in the disposal fees for the Texas disposal facility that more than offset the increases in disposal fees for the Clive disposal facility.
In the same 2021 NRC reporting cycle, four of the 95 operating plants in the U.S. applied LLW burial cost escalation factors based on the Table 2-1 scenario in which compact affiliated generators used only the Texas disposal site. In this current revision to NUREG-1307, estimated 2022 disposal costs for Texas LLW compact affiliated generators are approximately 17 percent lower for the reference PWR and 19 percent lower for the reference BWR, compared to 2020 disposal costs. Decreases in disposal costs were due to a significant decrease in the curie inventory charge from year 2020.
Also in the 2021 NRC reporting cycle, 13 of the 95 operating plants in the U.S. applied LLW burial cost escalation factors based on the Table 2-1 scenario in which compact affiliated generators used only the South Carolina disposal site, or used a combination of both the South Carolina disposal site and the non-compact disposal facility. (The South Carolina disposal site accepts LLW from facilities located in South Carolina, New Jersey, and Connecticut, all members of the Atlantic Compact.) In this current revision to NUREG-1307, estimated 2022 disposal costs using only the South Carolina disposal site are approximately 18 percent higher for both the reference PWR and the reference BWR compared to 2020 disposal costs. The estimated disposal costs using the combination of both the South Carolina disposal site and the non-compact disposal facility are approximately 20 percent higher for both the PWR and BWR compared to 2020 disposal costs. Increases in disposal costs were due to increases in charges for weight, activity (or curie), and irradiated hardware.
Lastly, in the 2021 NRC reporting cycle, one of the 95 operating plants in the U.S. applied a LLW burial cost escalation factor based on the Table 2-1 scenario in which a compact affiliated generator used only the Washington disposal site. The estimated 2022 disposal cost using only the Washington disposal site, which accepts LLW from the 11 member-states of the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Compacts, are approximately 9.1 percent and 8.1 percent lower for the reference PWR and BWR, respectively, compared to 2020 disposal costs. Decreases in disposal costs were derived mostly from decreases in LLW volume and dose rate charges.
Licensees may use the escalation factors from this NUREG in their cost analyses, or, per regulation at 10 CFR 50.75(b)(1), they may generate and report site-specific cost estimates that result in a total cost estimate of no less than the amount estimated by using the 10 CFR 50.75(c) formula and cost escalation factors presented in this NUREG. In the 2021 NRC reporting cycle, six of the 95 operating plants in the U.S. reported cost data using site-specific cost estimates.
Revision 19 to NUREG-1307 assumes that LLW generated from day-to-day plant operations would be disposed of using the licensees operating funds, and thus would not rely on decommissioning funds identified in the formula calculation. However, facilities located in states
 
v that are members of a LLW compact with no available LLW disposal site may be forced to provide interim storage for this waste (although most LLW could potentially be disposed of at the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah, or at the compact-affiliated disposal facility located in Texas). Accordingly, some of the LLW may ultimately need to be disposed of during decommissioning following interim storage. For those plants operating through extended license terms, this volume can become significant and the disposal cost would not be accounted for in a decommissioning trust fund based on the formula calculation.
 
vii FOREWORD Nuclear power reactor licensees are required by 10 CFR 50.75, Reporting and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning Planning, to annually adjust the estimated decommissioning costs of their nuclear facilities to ensure adequate funds are available for decommissioning. The regulation (10 CFR 50.75(c)(2)) references NUREG-1307 as the appropriate source for obtaining the escalation factor for waste burial/disposition costs. This 19th revision of NUREG-1307 provides current, as of July 2022, waste burial/disposition costs using the compact-affiliated disposal facilities located in Andrews County, Texas; Barnwell, South Carolina; and Richland, Washington, and the non-compact disposal facility in Clive, Utah. In addition, this revision includes a disposal cost scenario that provides for disposal of low-level waste (LLW) using a combination of non-compact and compact-affiliated disposal facilities. Licensees can factor these numbers into the adjustment formula, as specified in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2), to determine the minimum decommissioning fund requirement for their nuclear facilities. Although this NUREG is specifically prepared for the use of power reactor licensees, it also can be a valuable source of information for material licensees on current waste burial/disposition costs.
On July 1, 2000, the South Carolina disposal facility became the host disposal facility for the newly formed Atlantic Compact, comprised of the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Effective July 1, 2008, LLW from States that are not members of the Atlantic Compact was no longer accepted at the South Carolina disposal facility. The South Carolina Public Service Commission annually determines the costs of waste disposal at the South Carolina disposal facility and provides the site operator with an allowable operating margin.
The Richland, Washington, facility only accepts LLW from the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Compacts. The Northwest Compact is comprised of the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii. The Rocky Mountain Compact is comprised of the States of Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. The costs of disposal for this facility are determined annually based on waste generator volume projections and a maximum annual operator revenue set by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. If the total operator revenue is exceeded in a given year, a rebate may be sent to the waste generator.
The Andrews County, Texas, facility or Texas Compact Waste Facility (CWF) accepts LLW from both the Texas Compact and out-of-compact generators. The fees for LLW disposal are determined by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Out-of-compact generators, however, must submit an import petition to the Texas Compact Commission for approval prior to shipping. The State of Texas also limits total non-compact waste disposed at the CWF to 30-percent of licensed capacity.
Since the South Carolina and Washington LLW disposal facilities are available only to licensees located within their respective compacts, an alternative available to licensees is to dispose of decommissioning Class A LLW at a non-compact disposal facility. Costs for this scenario are based on a price quote received from the operator of the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah. Revision 19 to NUREG-1307 provides waste burial/disposition cost escalation factors for this scenario, in addition to the standard scenario of disposing of 100-percent of decommissioning LLW at a compact-affiliated disposal facility.
In addition to currently available, traditional LLW disposal alternatives, staff continues to evaluate LLW disposal trends and evolving industry practices that may impact minimum decommissioning fund formula cost calculations provided for in 10 CFR 50.75. NRC is aware
 
viii that some LLW disposal methods, such as the disposal of very low-level waste at other-than traditional LLW sites, and other alternatives as authorized under 10 CFR 20.2002, "Method for obtaining approval of proposed disposal procedures," may be less costly than disposal at traditional LLW sites. However, based on a draft study conducted for the NRC (ML13063A190),
which considered alternative lower cost disposition pathways for decommissioning waste, the NRC staff determined that the decommissioning fund formula is not overpredicting the costs of decommissioning and therefore concludes that incorporating VLLW disposal as an alternative is not necessary at this time. Accordingly, the final version of NUREG-1307, Revision 19, does not consider the use of alternative disposal methods or their potential impact to minimum decommissioning fund formula calculations.
Revision 19 to NUREG-1307 assumes that LLW generated during plant operations is disposed of using operating funds. Nuclear power plants that are members of a LLW Compact that has no disposal site available for LLW may be forced to provide interim storage for this waste, although most LLW may be able to be disposed of at the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah or at the compact-affiliated disposal facility located in Texas. The LLW volume could be significant for plants with extended operating periods (e.g., beyond 40-years), and the disposal cost of this additional volume would not be accounted for in a decommissioning trust fund based on the formula calculation.
For licensees having no disposal site available within their designated LLW Compact, NUREG-1307, Revision 19, assumes that the cost for disposal of Class A LLW is the same as that for the Utah disposal facility, and the cost for disposal of Class B and C LLW is the same as that for the Texas disposal facility including accounting for out-of-compact fees. Accordingly, given these considerations, licensees may want to set aside additional funds to cover associated future decommissioning costs.
Christopher Regan, Director Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
 
ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT............................................................................................................................... iii FOREWORD............................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................................................... xi ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS..................................................................................... xiii 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Definitions...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 LLW Disposal Cost Scenarios........................................................................................ 2 2 DECOMMISSIONING COST ELEMENTS.............................................................................. 5 3 DEVELOPMENT OF COST ESCALATION FACTORS AND COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR................................................................................................................................ 9 3.1 Development of the Cost Adjustment Factor................................................................ 10 3.2 Labor Cost Escalation Factors...................................................................................... 12 3.3 Energy Cost Escalation Factors................................................................................... 13 3.4 Waste Burial Cost Escalation Factors........................................................................... 14 3.5 Sample Calculations of Estimated Reactor Decommissioning Costs............................ 16 4 REFERENCES..................................................................................................................... 19 APPENDIX A LOW-LEVEL WASTE BURIAL/DISPOSITION PRICES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.......................................................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B CALCULATION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE BURIAL/DISPOSITION COST ESCALATION FACTORS.................................................................. B-1 APPENDIX C BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ON THE INTERNET............................. C-1 APPENDIX D REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF DECOMMISSIONING COSTS FOR 2010 THROUGH 2022.......................................................................... D-1 APPENDIX E LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACTS............................................................... E-1 APPENDIX F COMMENT RESOLUTION MATRIX............................................................. F-1
 
xi LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Values of Bx as a Function of LLW Burial Site and Year(a)....................................... 7 Table 3-1 Evaluation of the Coefficients A, B, and C in January 1986 Dollars....................... 10 Table 3-2 Regional Factors for Labor Cost Adjustment......................................................... 13 Table 3-3 Radioactive Materials Included in the Estimate of LLW Burial Cost....................... 15 Table A-1 Price Quotes for Disposition of Class A LLW at the Non-Compact Disposal Facility Located in Clive Utah............................................................................ A-31 Table B-1 PWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2022 dollars).............................................. B-4 Table B-2 BWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2022 dollars).............................................. B-5 Table B-3 PWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2020 dollars).............................................. B-6 Table B-4 BWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2020 dollars).............................................. B-7 Table B-5 PWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2022 dollars)B-8 Table B-6 BWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2022 dollars)............................................. B-9 Table B-7 PWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2020 dollars)........................................... B-10 Table B-8 BWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2020 dollars)........................................... B-11 Table B-9 PWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2022 dollars)............................. B-12 Table B-10 BWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2022 dollars)............................. B-13 Table B-11 PWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2020 dollars)............................. B-14 Table B-12 BWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2020 dollars)............................. B-15 Table B-13 PWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2022 dollars).................................. B-16 Table B-14 BWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2022 dollars).................................. B-17 Table B-15 PWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2020 dollars).................................. B-18 Table B-16 BWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2020 dollars).................................. B-19 Table B-17 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2022 dollars).................................................. B-20 Table B-18 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)...................................... B-21 Table B-19 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2022 dollars).................................... B-22 Table B-20 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)........................ B-23 Table B-21 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)............................. B-24 Table B-22 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)............................. B-25 Table B-23 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2020 dollars).................................................. B-26 Table B-24 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)...................................... B-27 Table B-25 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2020 dollars).................................... B-28 Table B-26 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)........................ B-29
 
xii Table B-27 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)............................. B-30 Table B-28 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)............................. B-31
 
xiii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BIO biological BLDG building BLS U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics BWR boiling water reactor Bx LLW burial cost escalation factor CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHG charge CONTAINM containment CONTAM contaminated CNS Chem-Nuclear Systems, L.L.C.
DHEC South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control ECI Employment Cost Index EHx excess letdown heat exchanger Ex energy cost escalation factor ft3 cubic foot Fx cost escalation factor for diesel and other fuels for transportation and other heavy equipment operation gal gallon GTCC greater-than-Class C LLW ID identification number ISFSI interim spent fuel storage installation lbs pounds LLW low-level radioactive waste LLRWPAA Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 Lx labor cost escalation factor MATRL or Matl material Misc miscellaneous mR/h millirem per hour MWt megawatt-thermal NA not available NPP nuclear power plant NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P
reactor power level Px cost escalation factor for industrial electric power PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PPI Producer Price Index PWR pressurized water reactor RAD radioactive RCW Revised Code of Washington
 
xiv REACT reactor R/hr rem per hour R.Hx regenerative heat exchanger SAC sacrificial TAC Texas Administrative Code TG turbine-generator TMI Three Mile Island Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant U.S.
United States VEN vendor
 
1 1
INTRODUCTION Nuclear power reactor licensees are required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.75, Reporting and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning Planning, to annually adjust the estimated decommissioning costs (in current year dollars) of their nuclear facilities to ensure adequate funds are available for decommissioning. This is one step of a multi-step process for providing reasonable assurance to the NRC that adequate funds for decommissioning are planned for and accumulated beginning in licensing and through operations. This NUREG provides escalation factors for the waste burial/disposition component of the decommissioning funding formula, as required by 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2). This NUREG also provides the regional escalation factors for the labor and energy components of the decommissioning fund requirement. Together, these escalation factors are used to adjust the NRC minimum decommissioning fund requirement by means of an adjustment factor. The term adjustment factor, as used in this NUREG and in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2), refers to increases and decreases in estimated decommissioning costs subsequent to issuance of the 10 CFR 50.75 regulations. The base decommissioning fund requirements in these regulations were established in 1986 dollars.
The adjustment factor escalates the cost, in 1986 dollars, to costs in todays dollars. This NUREG is updated periodically to reflect changes in waste burial/disposition costs and accounts for changes in the labor and energy values.
This NUREG provides the development of a formula for estimating decommissioning costs that are acceptable to the NRC. Sources of information used in the formula are identified. Values developed for the escalation of radioactive waste burial/disposition costs, by site and by year, are also provided. Licensees may use the formula, the coefficients, and the burial/disposition cost escalation factors from this NUREG in their analyses, or they may use an adjustment rate at least equal to the approach presented herein.
The formula and its coefficients, together with guidance to other data sources needed to complete the formula calculation, (i.e., U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics),
are summarized in Chapter 2. The development of the formula and its coefficients, with sample calculations, are presented in Chapter 3. Price schedules for LLW burial/disposition for the year 2022 are given in Appendix A for compact-affiliated and non-compact disposal facilities.
Calculations to determine the burial/disposition escalation factors, Bx, for each site and year of evaluation are summarized in Appendix B.
1.1 Definitions This section provides the definition of key terms utilized throughout this NUREG.
Low-level radioactive waste (LLW). LLW is a general term for a wide range of items that have become contaminated with radioactive material or have become radioactive through exposure to neutron radiation. Radioactive materials are present at nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning as the result of plant operations prior to permanent shutdown and as the result of decommissioning activities. Examples include radioactively contaminated equipment, piping, tanks, hardware, and tools; concrete debris and soil; liquid radioactive waste (radwaste) treatment residues; and radioactively contaminated protective shoe covers and clothing; cleaning rags, mops, and filters. The radioactivity in these wastes can range from just above natural background levels to much higher levels, such as seen in components from inside the reactor vessel of a nuclear power plant. LLW from decommissioning activities is typically shipped to a disposal site specifically licensed for disposal of LLW.
 
2 LLW Classification. 10 CFR 61.55(a)(2) defines three classes of LLW acceptable for routine near-surface disposal based on its radiological and physical characteristics:
(i) Class A waste is waste that is usually segregated from other waste classes at the disposal site. The physical form and characteristics of Class A waste must meet the minimum requirements set forth in § 61.56(a). If Class A waste also meets the stability requirements set forth in § 61.56(b), it is not necessary to segregate the waste for disposal. (e.g., dry active waste, protective shoe covers and clothing)
(ii) Class B waste is waste that must meet more rigorous requirements on waste form to ensure stability after disposal. The physical form and characteristics of Class B waste must meet both the minimum and stability requirements set forth in § 61.56. (e.g., primary resin, primary filters)
(iii) Class C waste is waste that not only must meet more rigorous requirements on waste form to ensure stability but also requires additional measures at the disposal facility to protect against inadvertent intrusion. The physical form and characteristics of Class C waste must meet both the minimum and stability requirements set forth in § 61.56. (e.g., radioactive components)
LLW Compacts. The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (LLRWPAA) makes each state responsible for disposing of the LLW generated within its boundaries and establishes a mechanism for states to enter into compacts to establish regional LLW disposal facilities. Appendix E identifies the compacts that have been formed and the states affiliated with each. Appendix E also identifies the states that are not affiliated with any compact.
Compact-affiliated Disposal Facility. A LLW disposal facility that has been established by a compact in accordance with the LLRWPAA. Four compacts, representing 16 states, have established three LLW disposal facilities: (1) Northwest Compact and Rocky Mountain Compact
- U.S. Ecology disposal facility located in Richland, Washington, (2) Atlantic Compact -
EnergySolutions disposal facility located in Barnwell, South Carolina, and (3) Texas Compact -
Waste Control Specialists disposal facility located in Andrews County, Texas.
Non-compact Disposal Facility. A LLW disposal facility that was established outside of the framework of the LLRWPAA and is not affiliated with a compact. Only one LLW disposal facility meets this definition - the EnergySolutions disposal facility located in Clive, Utah.
1.2 LLW Disposal Cost Scenarios NUREG-1307, Revision 19, contains disposal costs updated to the year 2022 for the reference pressurized-water reactor (PWR) and the reference boiling-water reactor (BWR). Three scenarios for estimating these costs are presented. The first scenario assumes that 100-percent of the low-level waste (LLW) generated during decommissioning is disposed of at one of the three compact-affiliated disposal facilities located in Washington, South Carolina, and Texas.
Year 2022 Bx escalation factors, expressed as a ratio of 2022 disposal costs to the original 1986 disposal costs, are also provided. For historical purposes, disposal costs for the reference reactors and Bx escalation factors at the Washington and South Carolina sites for the years 2014, 2018, and 2020 are also provided. See previous revisions of NUREG-1307 for disposal costs prior to 2014.
The second scenario provides for disposing of LLW using a combination of non-compact and compact-affiliated disposal facilities. For a PWR under this scenario, 93-percent of the LLW is
 
3 assumed to be disposed of at a non-compact disposal facility (Utah) and the remaining 7-percent is assumed to be disposed of at a compact-affiliated disposal facility. For a BWR under this scenario, 95-percent of the LLW is assumed to be disposed of at a non-compact disposal facility (Utah) and the remaining 5-percent is assumed to be disposed of at a compact-affiliated disposal facility. This scenario, which is considered an acceptable alternative for licensees, allows NPP licensees to take advantage of potentially lower disposal costs for much of their LLW. Bx escalation factors for these alternative disposal costs are also provided.
The third scenario provides for disposing of all LLW at non-compact disposal facilities or compact-affiliated disposal facilities that accept out-of-compact waste.
NUREG-1307, Revision 19, assumes that LLW generated during plant operations is disposed of using operating funds. Plants that are members of a LLW Compact that has no disposal site available for LLW may be forced to provide interim storage for this waste (although most LLW may be able to be disposed of at the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah or at the compact-affiliated disposal facility located in Texas). Some of this waste may ultimately need to be disposed of during decommissioning. This LLW could be significant for plants with extended operating periods (e.g., beyond 40-years), and the disposal cost of this additional volume would not be accounted for in a decommissioning trust fund based on the formula calculation.
For plants that have no disposal site available within their designated LLW Compact, NUREG-1307, Revision 19, assumes that the cost for disposal of Class A LLW is the same as that for the Utah disposal facility, and that the cost for disposal of Class B and C LLW is the same as that for the Texas disposal facility, including accounting for out-of-compact fees. As new disposal scenarios become available, they will be incorporated into subsequent revisions of NUREG-1307.
 
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DECOMMISSIONING COST ELEMENTS The elements of decommissioning costs under 50.75(c)(2) are assigned to three categories:
(1) those that are proportional to labor costs, Lx; (2) those that are proportional to energy costs, Ex; and (3) those that are proportional to burial costs, Bx. The adjustment of the total decommissioning cost estimate can be expressed by:
Estimated cost (Year X) = [1986 $ cost] [A*Lx + B*Ex + C*Bx]
where A, B, and C are coefficients representing the percent or portion of the total 1986 dollar costs attributable to labor (0.65), energy (0.13), and burial (0.22), respectively, and sum to 1.0.
The factors Lx, Ex, and Bx are defined by:
Lx = labor cost escalation factor, January of 1986 to the latest month of Year X for which data are available, Ex = energy cost escalation factor, January of 1986 to the latest month of Year X for which data are available, and, Bx = LLW burial/disposition cost escalation factor, January of 1986 to the latest month of Year X for which data are available.
For labor and energy cost escalation factors used in calculating the total decommissioning cost estimate for years subsequent to 1986, Lx and Ex are based on the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national producer price indexes, national consumer price indexes, and local conditions for a given site (see Chapter 3).
Bx is evaluated by recalculating the costs of burial/disposition of the radioactive wastes from the reference PWR (Reference 1) and the reference BWR (Reference 2) based on the price schedules provided by the available disposal facilities for the year of interest. The results of these recalculations are presented in Table 2-1, by site and by year. These recalculations are performed by an NRC contractor.
Effective January 1, 1993, radioactive waste from states that are not members of the Northwest Compact (comprised of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii) or Rocky Mountain Compact (comprised of Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico) was no longer accepted at the Washington disposal site.
Effective July 1, 2000, the South Carolina LLW burial site applied different price schedules for waste from states within and outside the then newly created Atlantic Compact (comprised of South Carolina, Connecticut, and New Jersey). Effective July 1, 2008, radioactive waste from States that are not members of the Atlantic Compact was no longer accepted at the South Carolina disposal site.
Beginning in the Spring of 2012, a new LLW disposal facility became available for disposal of waste from States within the Texas Compact (comprised of Texas and Vermont). Disposal costs for this facility were included in NUREG-1307 Revision 16 for the first time.
 
6 Licensees not located in the Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Atlantic, or Texas Compacts should use the Bx values for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (see footnote (c) in Table 2-1).
Effective with Revision 15 of this NUREG (ML130223A030, January 2013), Bx values were developed for two scenarios for each of the compact-affiliated disposal sites. These are Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only and Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities.. The Bx values for these scenarios are provided in Table 2-1 (see footnotes (d) and (e) in Table 2-1). The decision rests with the licensees to determine the scenario that best represents their particular situation.
 
7 Table 2-1 Values of Bx as a Function of LLW Burial Site and Year(a)
Bx Values for Washington Site(f)
Bx Values for South Carolina Site Bx Values for Texas Site(b)
Bx Values for Generators Located in the Unaffiliated States and those Located in Compact-Affiliated States having no Disposal Facility(c)
Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only(e)
Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities(d,e)
Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only(e)
Combination of Compact Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities(d,e)
Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only(e)
Combination of Compact Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities(d,e)
Year PWR BWR*
PWR BWR PWR BWR*
PWR*
BWR*
PWR*
BWR PWR BWR PWR*
BWR*
2022 10.013 8.571 10.526 8.865 38.742 33.934 14.067 15.550 6.650 6.014 12.229 10.497 13.711 12.296 2020 11.019 9.328 8.866 7.549 32.973 28.727 11.679 12.948 8.040 7.399 11.016 10.359 12.793 12.837 2018 10.854 9.118 8.697 7.186 32.329 28.314 11.607 12.872 8.508 8.293 11.054 10.731 12.853 13.422 2016 8.706 7.290 8.129 6.668 30.061 26.329 10.971 12.111 8.508 8.293 10.672 10.441 12.471 13.132 (a) The values shown in this table for the years 2022 and 2020 are developed in Appendix B, with all values normalized to the 1986 Washington PWR and BWR values by dividing the calculated burial costs for each site and year by the Washington site burial costs calculated for the year 1986. Refer to previous revisions of NUREG-1307 for development of values prior to 2022.
(b) Effective with NUREG-1307, Revision 16, the Compact Waste Facility (CWF) in Andrews County, Texas, is available as a full-service (i.e., Class A, B, and C) LLW disposal facility for waste generators located in States affiliated with the Texas Compact.
(c) Effective with NUREG-1307, Revision 16, the CWF in Andrews County, Texas, is also available as a full-service (i.e., Class A, B, and C) LLW disposal facility for waste generators located in States not affiliated with the Texas Compact. Out-of-compact generators, however, must submit an import petition to the Texas Compact Commission for approval prior to shipping. The State of Texas also limits total non-compact waste disposed at the CWF to 30-percent of licensed capacity and imposes additional fees on LLW disposed of from out-of-compact generators. With the availability of this full-service disposal facility to out-of-compact waste generators and the Clive, Utah disposal facility for any Class A LLW generated in the U.S., the Generic LLW Disposal Site scenario used in previous versions of NUREG-1307 is replaced with this scenario, which provides Bx values representing a composite of the disposal rates for these two disposal facilities. These Bx factors are recommended for use for plants that currently have no disposal site available within their designated LLW Compact.
(d) Effective with NUREG-1307, Revision 14, the bulk of the LLW is assumed to be dispositioned at the Clive, Utah disposal facility.
(e) Effective with NUREG-1307, Revision 15, the nomenclature for the two disposal scenarios was changed to Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only and Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities to better describe these scenarios.
(*) The seven columns highlighted with an asterisk reflect Bx LLW burial cost escalation factor data used by the 89 operating power reactor licensees that utilized the minimum decommissioning fund formula in decommissioning trust fund status reports submitted to the NRC in 2021.
 
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DEVELOPMENT OF COST ESCALATION FACTORS AND COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR The minimum decommissioning fund requirement, or minimum formula amount, for radiological decommissioning of a nuclear power plant, was established using January 1986 dollars, and is defined in 10 CFR 50.75(c) as follows (where P is power level of the nuclear power reactor in megawatt-thermal (MWt))1:
For a PWR (10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)(i)) -
Greater than or equal to 3400 MWt$105 million Between 1200 MWt and 3400 MWt$(75 + 0.0088P) million (For a PWR of less than 1200 MWt, use P=1200 MWt)
For a BWR (10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)(ii)) -
Greater than or equal to 3400 MWt.$135 million Between 1200 MWt and 3400 MWt.$(104 + 0.009P) million (For a BWR of less than 1200 MWt, use P=1200 MWt)
The minimum formula amount represents an actual base-year (1986) cost estimate to decommission a nuclear power plant. These 1986 costs are derived from studies finalized in the late 1970s and early 1980s (References 6 and 7), and adjusted to 1986 dollars through addendums to these PWR and BWR documented studies (References 1 and 2).
Present day minimum formula amounts rely on an adjustment factor that is applied to the initial cost estimate. In this way, the adjustment factor accounts for, or escalates, the initial formula amount to a dollar figure that incorporates inflation and other cost escalation factors.
In 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2), the adjustment factor is defined to be at least equal to 0.65L + 0.13E +
0.22B, where L and E are cost escalation factors for labor and energy, respectively, and values are to be taken from regional data of U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and B is a cost escalation factor for waste burial and is to be taken from this report.
In summary, the adjustment factor incorporated in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2) provides a mechanism for escalating the decommissioning fund requirement (minimum formula amount) to current year dollars to reflect inflation and other changes in economic conditions since January 1986. This section summarizes how the coefficients (i.e., 0.65, 0.13, and 0.22) in the adjustment factor were originally developed and provides updated L, E, and B cost escalation factors for use in calculating the minimum decommissioning fund requirement in current year (2022) dollars.
1 The energy input in a heat engine is measured as MWt.
 
10 3.1 Development of the Cost Adjustment Factor For the purpose of adjusting the 1986 minimum decommissioning formula cost estimate into todays dollars, the NRC, working with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, determined that the total decommissioning cost could be divided into three principal components (major cost drivers) for cost escalation purposes. These components are: (1) labor, materials, and services, (2) electric power and diesel or other fuels for transportation, and (3) radioactive waste burial/disposition. The major elements contributing to each of these three components are provided in Table 3-1. The percent, or portion, of the total decommissioning cost, in January 1986 dollars, categorized as labor, materials, and services, is defined by the coefficient A. The percent, or portion, of the total decommissioning cost, in January 1986 dollars, categorized as energy and radioactive waste transportation, is defined by the coefficient B. The percent, or portion, of the total decommissioning cost, in January 1986 dollars, categorized as radioactive waste burial/disposition, is defined by the coefficient C.
Table 3-1 Evaluation of the Coefficients A, B, and C in January 1986 Dollars Reference PWR Values Reference BWR Values Cost Category 1986 $
(millions)
Coefficient 1986 $
(millions)
Coefficient Staff Labor 17.98(a) 35.12(b)
Special Equipment 1.64(a) 4.03(b Misc. Supplies 3.12(a) 3.71(b)
Specialty Contractor 12.9(a) 21.1(b)
Nuclear Insurance 1.9(a) 1.9(b)
Containers 10.9(d) 8.14(c)
Added Staff 7.5(a) 4.4(b)
Added Supplies 1.2(a) 0.2(b)
Spec. Contractor 0.78(a) 0.71(b)
Pre-engineering 7.4(a) 7.4(b)
Post-TMI-backfits 0.9(a) 0.1(b)
Environmental Surveillance 0.31(a)
License Fees 0.14(a) 0.14(b)
Subtotal 66.67 A = 0.64 86.95 A = 0.66 Energy 8.31(a) 8.84(b)
Transportation 6.08(d) 7.54(c)
Subtotal 14.39 B = 0.14 16.38 B = 0.12 Burial 22.48(d)
C = 0.22 29.98(c)
C = 0.22 Total 103.54 133.31 Note: All costs include a 25-percent contingency factor.
(a) Based on Table 3.1, NUREG/CR-0130, Addendum 4.
(b) Based on Table 3.1, NUREG/CR-0672, Addendum 3.
(c) Based on Table 5.2, NUREG/CR-0672, Addendum 3.
(d) Based on Table 6.2, NUREG/CR-0130, Addendum 4.
 
11 Per Table 3-1, the C (LLW burial associated) coefficient, or that percentage representing the portion of decommissioning cost attributable to LLW burial charges, are the same (.22) for both PWRs and BWRs. The A (labor associated) and B (energy associated) coefficients differ only slightly between the two reactor types. Consequently, due to the close similarity in these coefficients, and uncertainty contained within the labor and energy assessments used in developing the minimum formula, the formula in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2) was simplified. The simplified formula is a composite of the two reactor types by averaging the A and B coefficients derived from the separate PWR and BWR estimates. Hence, the 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2) formula for determining the decommissioning cost of both PWR and BWR reactor types assume the same coefficients, as follows:
Aaverage = 0.65 Baverage = 0.13 Caverage = 0.22 All costs categorized as labor, materials, and services are escalated from 1986 dollars to current year dollars by multiplying coefficient A (0.65) by a labor cost escalation factor Lx. All costs categorized as energy and radioactive waste transportation are escalated from 1986 dollars to current year dollars by multiplying coefficient B (0.13) by an energy cost escalation factor Ex. Values for Lx and Ex for years subsequent to 1986 are based on the national producer price indexes, national consumer price indexes, and local conditions for a given site, as described below in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, respectively. All costs categorized as radioactive waste burial/disposition are escalated from 1986 dollars to current year dollars by multiplying coefficient C (0.22) by a burial cost escalation factor Bx. The values to be used in determining Bx are derived from published cost schedules at the three compact-affiliated disposal facilities and a price quote from the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah, as described in Section 3.4.
Note that values for Bx for year 2020 and earlier, are provided in Table 2-1 for information purposes only; licensees will need only the 2022 figures for the minimum formula calculation required by March 31, 2023.
In summary, a simple equation was developed and incorporated into 10 CFR 50.75(c) to determine the minimum decommissioning fund requirement, or minimum formula amount, escalated to current year dollars. This equation is as follows:
Estimated cost (Year X) = [1986 $ Cost]*(A*Lx + B*Ex + C*Bx) where:
Estimated cost (Year X) = estimated decommissioning costs in Year X (e.g., 2022) dollars,
[1986 $ Cost] = estimated decommissioning costs in 1986 dollars (base cost for PWR/BWR in 1986 dollars),
A = percent or portion (also referred to as coefficient) of the [1986 $
Cost] attributable to labor, materials, and services (0.65),
B = percent or portion (also referred to as coefficient) of the [1986 $
Cost] attributable to energy and radioactive waste transportation (0.13),
C = percent or portion (also referred to as coefficient) of the [1986 $
Cost] attributable to radioactive waste burial/disposition (0.22),
 
12 Lx = labor, materials, and services cost escalation, January of 1986 to latest month of Year X for which PPI data are available, Ex = energy (electricity and fuel oil) and waste transportation cost escalation, January of 1986 to latest month of Year X for which CPI data are available, Bx = Low-level waste (LLW) burial/disposition cost escalation, January of 1986 to the latest month of Year X for which data are available,
= (Rx + Sx) / (R1986 + S1986), where:
Rx = radioactive waste burial/disposition costs (excluding surcharges) in Year X dollars, Sx = summation of surcharges in Year X dollars, R1986 = radioactive waste burial costs (excluding surcharges) in 1986 dollars, and S1986 = summation of surcharges in 1986 dollars.
3.2 Labor Cost Escalation Factors In addition to costs categorized as labor, certain materials and services are also assumed to escalate at the same rate as labor and therefore included in coefficient A. Examples of these costs include container costs, certain equipment costs, insurance costs, and costs of supplies and materials. Table 3-1 provides additional examples.
Current employment cost indexes for labor (column 3,Table 3-2, below) can be obtained from the Employment Cost Indexes, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (Reference 4). Specifically, the appropriate regional data from Table 6 of Reference 4 entitled Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by bargaining status, census region and division, and metropolitan area status should be used. These indexes may also be obtained from BLS databases available on the Internet (see Appendix C for instructions).
In order to calculate the current labor cost escalation factor (Lx) for a particular region, it must be recognized that the BLS re-indexed the Employment Cost Index (ECI) in 2005, to 100.
Accordingly, two (2) BLS cost index numbers are required to calculate the current Lx value: 1) the base labor cost escalation factor in 2005 (provided below in Table 3-2), and 2) the current Employment Cost Index (ECI) from the BLS. The December 2005 base labor cost escalation factors, by region, are presented in column 2 of Table 3-2, and current ECIs, for the sake of example, are presented in column 3. The base labor cost escalation factor is the value of Lx at the time the BLS most recently re-indexed the ECI (December 2005). As such, current values of Lx (column 4) are obtained from the simple proportion:
Lx(current)/ECI(current) = Base Lx(2005)/100
 
13 For example, to calculate Lx with a 2005 base value for the Northeast region in first quarter
: 2022, Lx/152.2 = 2.16/100 or Lx = 2.16*152.2/100 = 3.29 Table 3-2 Regional Factors for Labor Cost Adjustment Region Base Lx (Dec 2005)
Qtr 1 2022 ECI (Dec 2005 = 100)
Lx (Qtr 1 2022)
Northeast 2.16 152.2 3.29 South 1.98 147.5 2.92 Midwest 2.08 147.9 3.08 West 2.06 154.3 3.18 3.3 Energy Cost Escalation Factors The cost escalation factor for energy, Ex, is a weighted average of the following components:
industrial electric power for onsite decommissioning, Px, and diesel or other fuels for transportation and heavy equipment operation, Fx. For the reference PWR, Ex is given by:
Ex (PWR) = 0.58Px + 0.42Fx and for the reference BWR Ex is given by:
Ex (BWR) = 0.54Px + 0.46Fx These equations are derived from Table 6-3 of Reference 1 and Table 5-3 of Reference 2. The 0.58 and 0.54 coefficients for Px are calculated as the ratio of energy cost to the total energy and fuel for transportation cost for the reference PWR and BWR, respectively. The 0.42 and 0.46 coefficients for Fx are calculated as the ratio of fuel for transportation cost to the total energy and fuel for transportation cost for the reference PWR and BWR, respectively.
The current values of Px and Fx are calculated from the Producer Price Indexes (PPI), available in the PPI Detailed Report, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, BLS (Reference 5).
These indexes also can be obtained from BLS databases available on the Internet (see Appendix C for instructions). Because the energy cost category is the cost of the electricity and fuel needed to provide essential systems and services to the plant during decommissioning, the indexes used to calculate Px should be taken from data for industrial electric power (PPI Commodity Code 0543). The transportation cost category is assumed to escalate with the cost of diesel fuel or light fuel oils. The indexes used to calculate Fx should therefore be taken from data for light fuel oils (PPI Commodity Code 0573). The BLS data available for these PPI commodity codes are currently available by region.
 
14 Px and Fx are the values of current producer price indexes (PPI Codes 0543 and 0573, respectively) divided by the corresponding indexes for January 1986. All PPI values are based on a value of 100 for the year 1982 (base 1982 = 100). Thus, the values of Px and Fx for March 2022 (latest data available) are2:
Px = 264.9 (March 2022 value of code 0543) ÷ 114.2 (January 1986 value of code 0543) = 2.320 Fx = 472.9 (March 2022 value of code 0573) ÷ 82.0 (January 1986 value of code 0573) = 5.767 The value of Ex for the reference PWR is therefore Ex (PWR) = [(0.58 x 2.320) + (0.42 x 5.767)] = 3.768.
This value of Ex = 3.768 should then be used in the equation to adjust the energy cost (to March 2022 dollars) for decommissioning a PWR.
For the reference BWR, Ex (BWR) = [(0.54 x 2.320) + (0.46 x 5.767)] = 3.906.
3.4 Waste Burial Cost Escalation Factors The waste burial cost escalation factors, Bx, for the year 2022 are provided in Table 2-1 for each of the LLW disposal sites.
To calculate the Bx for a particular LLW burial site, the cost of disposal of each of the radioactive materials identified in Table 3-3 was first estimated using the year 2022 price schedules provided in Appendix A of this report for each of the LLW disposal facilities. The cost of disposal for each of the radioactive materials was calculated based on numerous factors, including its classification (e.g., Class A, B, and C), its weight and volume, the number of packages, the number of shipments, its activity, and its surface dose rate. These factors are reported in NUREG/CR-0130 and NUREG/CR-0672 (References 6 and 7), and associated Addendums 3 and 2 (References 8 and 9), respectively. The estimated disposal cost was summed for all radioactive materials and then divided by the1986 disposal cost estimate identified in Table 3-1 to develop the year 2022 Bx factors reported in Table 2-1.
2 The PPI values for industrial electric power and light fuel oils increased by 13.6 percent and 195 percent, respectively, from NUREG-1307, Revision 18. These increases were likely heavily influenced by higher than average inflation. This is especially the case for light fuel oils, the PPI for which is susceptible to significant swings from one year to the next. It is unclear at this time whether these increases are temporary or will be sustained into the future when most of the current operating plant will be decommissioned. Future updates of NUREG-1307 will reassess these variables. Regardless, these cost categories contribute less than 15 percent of the estimated decommissioning costs and so the PPI increases do not have a significant effect on the cost of decommission.
 
15 A comparison of the year 2022 Bx factors in Table 2-1 to the corresponding year 2020 Bx factors reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307, shows that 1) for the compact-affiliated disposal facility cases, the values increased for the South Carolina site and decreased for the Washington and Texas disposal facilities and 2) for the cases having a combination of compact-affiliated and non-compact disposal facilities, the values generally increased due to increases in disposal fees for the noncompact disposal facility. These changes are described in Appendix A.
Table 3-3 Radioactive Materials Included in the Estimate of LLW Burial Cost PWR BWR Vessel Wall Steam Separator Vessel Head & Bottom Fuel Support Pieces Upper Core Support Assembly Control Rods & In-core Instruments Upper Support Column Control Rod Guide Tubes Upper Core Barrel Jet Pump Assemblies Upper Core Grid Plate Top Fuel Guide Guide Tubes Core Support Plate Lower Core Barrel Core Shroud Thermal Shields Reactor Vessel Wall Core Shroud Sacrificial Shield Lower Grid Plate Reactor Water Recirculation Lower Support Column Other Primary Containment Lower Core Forging Containment Atmospheric Control Miscellaneous Internals High Pressure Core Spray Biological Shield Concrete Low Pressure Core Spray Reactor Cavity Liner Reactor Building Closed Cooling Reactor Coolant Pumps Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Pressurizer Residual Heat Removal Heat Exchangers, Sump Pump, Cavity Pump Pool Liner & Racks Pressurizer Relief Tank Contaminated Concrete Safety Injection Accumulator Tanks Other Reactor Building Steam Generators Turbine Reactor Coolant Piping Nuclear Steam Condensate Other Containment Building Low Pressure Feedwater Heaters Other Buildings Main Steam Filter Cartridges Moisture Separator Reheaters Spent Resins Reactor Feedwater Pumps Combustible Wastes High Pressure Feedwater Heaters Evaporator Bottoms Other Turbine-Generator Building Post-TMI-2 Additions Radwaste and Control Building Concentrator Bottoms Decontamination Solutions, Filter Sludges, & Spent Resins Post-TMI-2 Additions Regarding changes to the disposal price schedules, the following summarizes the changes:
For the Washington disposal facility, volume and dose rate charges per container decreased. The shipment disposal rates, the charges per container, and the annual site
 
16 charges increased whereas fees for environmental site surveillance did not change from year 2020.
For the South Carolina disposal facility, all of the charges and surcharges increased except for the Atlantic Compact Commission administrative surcharge, which remained unchanged.
For the Utah disposal facility, the disposal rates for both solid and liquid LLW increased from year 2020.
For the Texas disposal facility, the waste volume charge category, the maximum curie charge, the weight surcharge category, dose rate surcharge category, and the irradiated hardware surcharge category did not change from year 2020. The curie inventory charge decreased significant from year 2020.
3.5 Sample Calculations of Estimated Reactor Decommissioning Costs Four sample calculations are provided in this section to demonstrate the use of the decommissioning cost equation developed above using the appropriate cost escalation factors of Lx for labor, material, and services; Ex for energy and fuel for waste transportation; and Bx for radioactive waste burial/disposition. The coefficients A, B, and C (0.65 coefficient for labor, 0.13 coefficient for energy, and 0.22 coefficient for LLW burial) used in the examples are developed in Table 3-1. Waste generators with no LLW compact disposal site availability should use the Bx values for the generic LLW disposal site scenario (i.e., the column in Table 2-1 titled Bx Values for Generators Located in the Unaffiliated States and those Located in Compact-Affiliated States having no Disposal Facility). Sample decommissioning costs for other years are provided in Appendix D.
Example 1 (No Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facilities)
Scenario Description Reactor Type: BWR Thermal Power Rating: 3,400 MWt Location of Plant: Midwest Compact LLW Disposition Preference: Non-Compact Disposal Facilities LLW Burial Location: Non-Compact Disposal Sites (Texas and Utah)
Base Cost (1986 Dollars) = $135 million [from 10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)]
Lx =
3.08 [from Table 3-2]
Ex =
3.906 [from Section 3.3]
Bx =
12.296 [from Table 2-1]
Decommissioning Cost (2022 dollars)
= ($135 million)x[(0.65)x(3.08)+(0.13)x(3.906)+(0.22)x(12.296)] = $704 million
 
17 Example 2 (Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only)
Scenario Description Reactor Type: PWR Thermal Power Rating: 3,400 MWt Location of Plant: Texas Compact LLW Disposition Preference: Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only LLW Burial Location: Texas Base Cost (1986 Dollars) = $105 million [from 10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)]
Lx =
2.92 [from Table 3-2]
Ex =
3.768 [from Section 3.3]
Bx =
6.650 [from Table 2-1]
Decommissioning Cost (2022 dollars)
= ($105 million)x[(0.65)x(2.92)+(0.13)x(3.768)+(0.22)x(6.650)] = $404 million Example 3 (Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities)
Scenario Description Reactor Type: PWR Thermal Power Rating: 3,400 MWt Location of Plant: Atlantic Compact LLW Disposition Preference: Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities LLW Burial Location: South Carolina and Utah Base Cost (1986 Dollars) = $105 million [from 10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)]
Lx =
3.29 [from Table 3-2]
Ex =
3.768 [from Section 3.3]
Bx =
14.067 [from Table 2-1]
Decommissioning Cost (2022 dollars)
= ($105 million)x[(0.65)x(3.29)+(0.13)x(3.768)+(0.22)x(14.067)] = $601 million
 
18 Example 4 (Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only)
Scenario Description Reactor Type: BWR Thermal Power Rating: 3,400 MWt Location of Plant: Northwest Compact LLW Disposition Preference: Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only LLW Burial Location: Washington Base Cost (1986 Dollars) = $135 million [from 10 CFR 50.75(c)(1)]
Lx =
3.18 [from Table 3-2]
Ex =
3.906 [from Section 3.3]
Bx =
8.571 [from Table 2-1]
Decommissioning Cost (2022 dollars)
= ($135 million)x[(0.65)x(3.18)+(0.13)x(3.906)+(0.22)x(8.571)] = $602 million
 
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission, July 1988.
: 3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Report on Waste Burial Charges-Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities, NUREG-1307, Revision 8, December 1998.
: 4. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Cost Index, data for Series IDs CIU2010000000210I, CIU2010000000220I, CIU2010000000230I, and CIU2010000000240I obtained from http://www.bls.gov/data, data retrieved on July 31, 2022.
: 5. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index - Commodities, data for Series IDs WPU0543 and WPU0573 obtained from http://www.bls.gov/data, data retrieved on July 31, 2022.
: 6. Smith, R.I., G.J. Konzek, and W.E. Kennedy, Jr., Technology, Safety, and Costs of Decommissioning a Reference Pressurized-Water Reactor Power Station, (Report prepared by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington), NUREG/CR-0130, Vol. 1 and 2, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, June 1978.
: 7. Oak, H.D., G.M. Holter, W.E. Kennedy, and G.J. Konzek, Technology, Safety and Costs of Decommissioning a Reference Boiling-Water Reactor Power Station, (Report prepared by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington), NUREG/CR-0672, Vol. 1 and 2, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, June 1980.
: 8. Murphy, E.S., Technology, Safety, and Costs of Decommissioning a Reference Pressurized-Water Reactor Power Station-Classification of Decommissioning Wastes, (Report prepared by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington),
NUREG/CR-0130, Addendum 3, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, September 1984.
: 9. Murphy, E.S., Technology, Safety and Costs of Decommissioning a Reference Boiling-Water Reactor Power Station-Classification of Decommissioning Wastes, (Report prepared by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington), NUREG/CR-0672, Addendum 2, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, September 1984.
 
A-1 APPENDIX A LOW-LEVEL WASTE BURIAL/DISPOSITION PRICES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR This appendix contains the price schedules for burial/disposition of LLW at the Texas, Washington, and South Carolina sites for the year 2022. Also provided is a price quote for the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah. These schedules are used to calculate the burial/disposition costs discussed in Appendix B.
A.1 Texas LLW Disposal Site Beginning in the Spring of 2012, a new facility located in Texas became available for disposal of LLW from states within the Texas Compact (comprised of Texas and Vermont). The Texas facility, or Texas Compact Waste Facility (CWF), also accepts LLW from out-of-compact generators. The fees for LLW disposal are determined by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Out-of-compact generators, however, must submit an import petition to the Texas Compact Commission for approval prior to shipping. The state of Texas also limits total non-compact waste disposed at the CWF to 30-percent of licensed capacity and charges additional fees for out-of-compact LLW.
The current approved rate schedule for disposal of LLW at the CWF is provided in Section 336.1310 (Subchapter N) of Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). This rate schedule is provided in Exhibit A-1. Effective November 8, 2018, the schedule no longer includes a separate waste volume charge for shielded Class A LLW, a Carbon-14 inventory charge, surcharges for weights less than or equal to 50,000 pounds, surcharges for dose rates less than or equal to 500 R/hour, or surcharges for shielded waste cask handling. All except one of the charges remained unchanged from 2020. The curie inventory charge was reduced about 87.5 percent from 2020. The fees in this Exhibit A-1 are the maximum disposal rates that can be charged to in-compact generators. Fees charged to out-of-compact generators must be greater than these rates. Various established Texas fees charged to out-of-compact LLW currently amounts to an additional 31.25-percent on top of the rates shown in Exhibit A-1. In addition, it is assumed that an additional 20-percent in fees/taxes is charged for out-of-compact LLW. As a result of these rate changes the cost to disposition the LLW from a PWR and a BWR decreased by 17.3 percent and 18.7 percent, respectively.
A.2 South Carolina LLW Disposal Site Access to the South Carolina site by waste generators outside the Southeast Compact ended June 30, 1994, with site closure scheduled for December 31, 1995. However, effective July 1, 1995, the scheduled closure was canceled and access to the South Carolina facility was extended to all states except North Carolina. In June 2000, prohibition on waste from North Carolina was lifted.
Effective November 1, 1996, the operator of the South Carolina disposal site implemented a restructured waste disposal rate schedule. The restructured pricing is based on weight, dose rate, and curies with a cost incentive toward higher density packaging. All business after November 1, 1996, is through customer-specific contracts.
Effective July 1, 2008, out-of-compact waste was prohibited from disposal at the South Carolina disposal site.
 
A-2 Weight charges, curie surcharges, and irradiated hardware charges increased approximately 18 percent from the 2020 Atlantic Compact rates. The dose rate surcharges and Atlantic Compact Commission administrative surcharge remained constant. As a result, the cost to disposition the LLW for a BWR increased approximately 18 percent and for a PWR increased approximately 17 percent compared to 2020. The rate schedule for the South Carolina LLW disposal site, effective July 1, 2022, is presented in Exhibit A-2.
A.3 Washington LLW Disposal Site Beginning in 1993, the Northwest Compact imposed an annual permit fee on eligible (Northwest or Rocky Mountain Compact) waste generators based on the volume of waste to be shipped to the Washington site for disposal. For 2022, the permit fees range from $424 to $42,400.
Hospitals, universities, research centers, and industries pay the lower fees; NPPs pay the highest fee of $42,400. Permit fees for NPPs are included in this analysis for the years 1993 and later.
Beginning in 1994, the rate schedule for handling and disposing of heavy objects (greater than 5,000 pounds) at the Washington site was revised to recover additional crane rental costs from the waste generator. In 1996, the heavy object limit was raised to 17,500 pounds. A series of shipments of heavy objects for disposal was assumed that would minimize the crane surcharge and result in a one-time only heavy object charge.
Effective January 1, 1996, the operator of the Washington site implemented a restructured rate schedule based on waste volume, number of shipments, number of containers, and dose rate at the container surface. Each waste generator also is assessed an annual site availability charge based on cumulative volume and dose rate at the surface of all containers disposed. This restructured rate schedule was established in a settlement agreement between U.S. Ecology Washington, Inc., (the operator of the Washington disposal facility) and several large waste generators, and was accepted by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The rate design for the restructured rate schedule was for an original period of six years, and has been renewed on this schedule since 1996. The rates are updated annually to adjust for inflation and other factors. A significant element of the rate design is the imposition of a revenue requirement that limits the profit that U.S. Ecology can earn each year. Any revenue earned in excess of this requirement must be returned to the waste generators who used the disposal facility during the year. Hence, disposal rates can vary significantly from year to year depending on the projected LLW volume and its characteristics that are received at the facility each year.
Compared with the 2020 rate schedule used in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307, the 2022 schedule reflects increases in shipment rates (3.5 percent) and container rates (less than 1 percent). The 2020 rate schedule reflects a decrease in the volume rate (20.7 percent) and dose rates (about 22.5 percent). As a result of these rate changes, subject to the limitations described in the previous paragraph, the cost to disposition the LLW from both a PWR and a BWR decreased by 9.1 percent and 8.1 percent, respectively. The rate schedule for the Washington LLW disposal site, effective May 1, 2022, is presented in Exhibit A-3.
A.4 Non-compact Disposal Facility Beginning in 2010, with Revision 14 of NUREG-1307, the EnergySolutions Clive, Utah disposal facility was explicitly included as an available, optional disposal facility for Class A LLW. This disposal facility is not associated with any of the LLW compacts and is licensed to receive Class A LLW generated from any facility in the United States. The fees for LLW disposal are
 
A-3 established by EnergySolutions and are not subject to review and approval by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, which is the state of Utah regulator for the Clive disposal facility.
Disposal rates for the Clive disposal facility are obtained directly from EnergySolutions via a survey. In support of Revision 19 of NUREG-1307, a similar survey was conducted. In response to this survey, a price quote to disposition the components of the reference PWR and BWR at the Utah disposal facility was obtained. Unit costs, exclusive of taxes, were provided for several different categories of components, which are provided in Table A-2. The updated rates increased by approximately 22 percent for all categories from the 2020 rates. These rates assume no volume discounts, which can be substantial. The development of the Bx factor for the Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities scenario and the Non-Compact Disposal Facilities scenario was based on these rates and assumed a 10 percent tax.
Table A-1 Price Quotes for Disposition of Class A LLW at the Non-Compact Disposal Facility Located in Clive, Utah Component Class Cost Per Unit Large Components
$484 ft3 Debris
$201 ft3 Oversize Debris
$229 ft3 Resins/Filters
$636 ft3 Combustibles
$794 ft3 Evaporator Bottoms
$33 Gallon
 
A-4 Exhibit A-1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chapter 336 - Radioactive Substance Rules SUBCHAPTER N: FEES FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL EFFECTIVE August 6, 2020
§336.1310. Rate Schedule.
Fees charged for disposal of party-state compact waste must be equal to or less than the compact waste disposal fees under this section. Additionally, fees charged for disposal of nonparty compact waste must be greater than the compact waste disposal fees under this section.
Figure: 30 TAC §336.13101 Disposal Rate for the Compact Waste Disposal Facility
: 1. Base Disposal Charge:
1A. Waste Volume Charge Charge per cubic foot
($/ft3)
Class A LLW
$100 Class B and C LLW
$1,000 Sources - Class A
$500 1B. Radioactivity Charge Curie Inventory Charge ($/mCi)
$0.05 Maximum Curie Charge (per shipment) (excluding C-14)
$220,000/shipment 1 The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 336, Subchapter N, Rule §336.1310 is available at:
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=30&pt=
1&ch=336&rl=1310
 
A-5
: 2. Surcharges to the Base Disposal Charge:
2A. Weight Surcharge - Weight (lbs.) of Container Surcharge ($/container)
Greater than 50,000 lbs
$20,000 2B. Dose Rate Surcharge - Surface Dose Rate (R/hour) of Container Surcharge per cubic foot
($/ft3)
Greater than 500 R/hour
$400 2C. Irradiated Hardware Surcharge Surcharge for special handling per shipment
$75,000/shipment Amended to be Effective August 6, 2020 Exhibit A-2 Pursuant to 48-46-40(A)(2), S.C.C.
Uniform Schedule of Maximum Disposal Rates for Atlantic Compact Regional Waste EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022 The Uniform Schedule of Maximum Disposal Rates for Atlantic Compact Regional Waste is a permanent ceiling on disposal rates applicable to Atlantic Compact waste that is adjusted each year in accordance with the Producer Price Index. South Carolina may charge Atlantic Compact generators less than the Uniform Maximum Schedule, but cannot charge regional generators more than this rate.
THE MINIMUM CHARGE PER SHIPMENT, EXCLUDING SURCHARGES AND SPECIFIC OTHER CHARGES, IS $1,000.00
: 1.
WEIGHT CHARGES (not including surcharges)
A.
Base weight charge Density Range Weight Rate i) Equal to or greater than 120 lbs./ft3
$9.801 per pound ii) Equal to or greater than 75 lbs./ft3 and less than 120 lbs./ft3
$10.782 per pound iii) Equal to or greater than 60 lbs./ft3 and less than 75 lbs./ft3
$13.231 per pound iv) Equal to or greater than 45 lbs./ft3 and less than 60 lbs./ft3
$17.153 per pound v) Less than 45 lbs./ft3
$17.153 per pound multiplied by: (45 ÷ pounds per cubic foot of the package)
 
A-6 B.
Dose multiplier on base weight charge Container Dose Level Multiplier on Weight Rate, above 0 mR/hr - 200 mR/hr 1.00
>200 mR/hr - 1 R/hr 1.08
>1R/hr - 2R/hr 1.12
>2R/hr - 3R/hr 1.17
>3R/hr - 4R/hr 1.22
>4R/hr - 5R/hr 1.27
>5R/hr - 10R/hr 1.32
>10R/hr - 25R/hr 1.37
>25R/hr - 50R/hr 1.42
>50R/hr 1.48 C.
Biological Waste: Add $1.803 per pound to rate calculated above
: 2.
SURCHARGES A.
Millicurie surcharge
$0.734 per millicurie*
*In lieu of above, generator may opt for an alternative millicurie charge of $1.467 per millicurie applicable only to millicuries with greater than 5-year half-life. Such election must be provided in writing to the disposal site operator prior to July 1, 2022.
MAXIMUM MILLICURIE CHARGE IS $293,600 PER SHIPMENT (400,000 MCI).
B.
Irradiated hardware charges
$111,394 per shipment (See Note B under Miscellaneous)
C.
Special nuclear material surcharge
$22.273 per gram D.
Atlantic Compact Commission administrative surcharge
$6.00 per cubic foot (Subject to change during year)
 
A-7 Exhibit A-2 NOTES A.
Surcharges for the Barnwell Extended Care Fund and the Decommissioning Trust Fund are included in the rates.
B.
Irradiated hardware: As a general rule, billing as irradiated hardware pertains to shipments of exceptionally high activity that require clearing of the site and special off-loading into a slit trench.
These generally include TN-RAM2 and other horizontally offloaded cask shipments. In addition to items of irradiated hardware, shipments considered irradiated hardware, for purposes of disposal, have included certain sealed sources and materials with exceptionally high levels of radioactivity.
C.
Large components (e.g., steam generators, reactor pressure vessels, coolant pumps).
Disposal fees for large components (e.g., steam generators, reactor pressure vessels, reactor coolant pumps, or items that will not fit into standard sized disposal vaults) are based on the generally applicable rates, in their entirety, except that the weight and volume used to determine density and weight related charges is calculated as follows:
: 1.
For packages where the large component shell qualifies as the disposal vault per Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) regulations, weight and volume calculations are based on all sub-components and material contained within the inside surface of the large component shell, including all internals and any stabilization media injected by the shipper, but excluding the shell itself and all incidental external attachments required for shipping and handling; and
: 2.
For packages with a separate shipping container that qualifies as the disposal vault per DHEC regulations, weight and volume calculations are based on the large component, all sub-components, and material contained within the inside surface of the shipping container, including any stabilization media injected by the shipper (including that between the large component and the shipping container), but excluding the shipping container itself and all incidental external attachments required for shipping and handling.
D.
Co-mingled shipments from brokers and processors: For containers that include waste from different generators (DHEC permittees), the weight and density of the waste from each generator will be assessed separately for purposes of the weight charge in I.A. The dose of the container as a whole will be used to assess the dose multiplier in I.B. The millicurie charge 2.A. above, applies individually to each portion of waste in the shipment from each generator. The disposal site operator will provide guidelines for application of this method.
E.
Transport vehicles with additional shielding features may be subject to an additional handling fee, which will be provided upon request.
F.
In certain circumstances, the disposal site operator may assess additional charges for necessary services that are not part of and are additional to disposal rates established by the State of South 2 TN-RAM is a radioactive material cask used to transport irradiated non-fuel bearing solid materials.
 
A-8 Carolina. These include decontamination services and special services as described in the Barnwell Site Disposal Criteria.
G.
The disposal site operator has established the following policies and procedures, which are provided herein for informational purposes:
: i.
Terms of payment are net 30 days upon presentation of invoices. A per-month service charge of one and one-half percent (11/2 percent) shall be levied on accounts not paid within thirty (30) days.
ii.
Company purchase orders or a written letter of authorization and substance acceptable to Chem-Nuclear Systems, L.L.C. (CNS) shall be received before receipt of radioactive waste material at the Barnwell Site and shall refer to CNS Radioactive Material License, the Barnwell Site Disposal Criteria, and subsequent changes thereto.
iii.
All shipments shall receive a CNS shipment identification number and conform to the Prior Notification Plan.
 
A-9 Exhibit A-3 U.S. ECOLOGY WASHINGTON, INC.
RICHLAND, WASHINGTON FACILITY RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL SCHEDULE OF CHARGES EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022 SCHEDULE A, 36th REVISION Note: Rates in this Schedule A are subject to adjustment in accordance with the rate adjustment mechanism adopted in the Commissions Sixth Supplemental Order in Docket No.
UR-950619 as extended by Commission Order in Docket Nos. UR-010623 and UR-010706, and TL-070848.
A.
SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
: 1.
Rates Block Block Criteria Annual Charge per Generator in $
0 No site use at all
$360 1
Greater than zero but less than or equal to 10 ft3 and 50 mR/h 688 2
Greater than 10 ft3 or 50 mR/h* but less than or equal to 20 ft3 and 100 mR/h*
1,320 3
Greater than 20 ft3 or 100 mR/h* but less than or equal to 40 ft3 and 200 mR/h*
2,533 4
Greater than 40 ft3 or 200 mR/h* but less than or equal to 80 ft3 and 400 mR/h*
4,865 5
Greater than 80 ft3or 400 mR/h* but less than or equal to 160 ft3 and 800 mR/h*
9,343 6
Greater than 160 ft3 or 800 mR/h* but less than or equal to 320 ft3 and 1,600 mR/h*
17,918 7
Greater than 320 ft3 or 1,600 mR/h* but less than or equal to 640 ft3 and 3,200 mR/h*
34,406 8
Greater than 640 ft3 or 3,200 mR/h* but less than or equal to 1,280 ft3 and 6,400 mR/h*
66,051 9
Greater than 1,280 ft3 or 6,400 mR/h* but less than or equal to 2,560 ft3 and 12,800 mR/h*
126,817 10 Greater than 2,560 ft3 or 12,800 mR/h* but less than or equal to 5,120 ft3 and 25,600 mR/h*
159,326 11 Greater than 5,120 ft3 or 25,600 mR/h*
159,326
* For purposes of determining the site availability charge, mR/hour is calculated by summing the mR per hour at container surface of all containers received during the year.
: 2.
Exemptions
: a.
As to waste which is generated for research, medical or educational purposes, educational research institutions shall be placed in a rate block for the site availability charge which is one (1) lower than what would otherwise apply through application of the block criteria shown above. Educational research Institution means a state or independent, not-for-profit, post-secondary educational institution.
: b.
As to waste which arises as residual or secondary waste from brokers provision of compaction or processing services for others, if application of the block criteria shown above would place a broker in a rate block for the site availability charge which is greater than Block No. 7, such broker shall be placed in the rate block which is the greater of (i)
Block No. 7, or (ii) the block which is two (2) lower than what would otherwise apply
 
A-10 through application of the block criteria shown above. Brokers are those customers holding the broker classification of site use permits issued by the Department of Health.
: 3.
Payment Arrangements
: a. Initial Determination Initial determination as to the applicable rate block for each customer shall be based on projections provided by customers prior to the beginning of each calendar year. For those customers who do not intend to ship waste to the facility during the calendar year (those assigned to block No. 0) and for those customers who are initially determined to fall into block Nos. 1-2, the entire site availability charge for the year will be due and payable as of January 1. For those customers who are initially determined to fall into block Nos. 3-8, the entire site availability charge will also be due and payable as of January 1, although those customers may make special arrangements with the Company to pay the charge in equal installments at the beginning of each calendar quarter. For those generators who are initially determined to fall in block nos. 9-11, 1/12 of the site availability charge will be due and payable as of the beginning of each calendar month. These customers may pay in advance if they wish.
: b. Reconciliation The site availability charge is assessed on the basis of actual volume and dose rate of waste delivered during the calendar year. Assessment of additional amounts, or refunds of overpaid amounts, will be made as appropriate to reconcile the initial determination regarding applicable rate block with the actual volume and dose rates during the calendar year.
 
A-11 Exhibit A-3 SCHEDULE A (Continued)
B.
DISPOSAL RATES
: 1.
Volume: $187.50 per cubic foot
: 2.
Shipment: $19,680 per manifested shipment
: 3.
Container: $15,700 per container on each manifest.
: 4.
Dose Rate:
Block No.
Dose Rate at Container Surface Charge per Container in $
1 Less than or equal to 200 mR/h
$100 2
Greater than 200 mR/h but less than or equal to 1,000 mR/h 7,110 3
Greater than 1,000 mR/h but less than or equal to 10,000 mR/h 28,440 4
Greater than 10,000 mR/h but less than or equal to 100,000 mR/h 42,600 5
Greater than 100,000 mR/h 715,700 EXTRAORDINARY VOLUMES Waste shipments qualifying as an extraordinary volume under RCW 81.108.020(3) are charged a rate equal to 51.5% of the volume disposal rate.
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING WASTE The volume disposal rate applicable to waste from the decommissioning of nuclear generating units shall be 80 percent of those set forth above; provided, however, that such waste must satisfy the quantity requirements for extraordinary volume under RCW 81.108.020(3)3 SCHEDULE B Surcharges and Other Special Charges Fourteenth Revision ENGINEERED CONCRETE BARRIERS 72" x 8' barrier
$23,945.00 each 84" x 8' barrier
$28,618.00 each 3Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 81.108.020(3) - "Extraordinary volume" means volumes of low-level radioactive waste delivered to a site caused by nonrecurring events, outside normal operations of a generator, that are in excess of twenty thousand cubic feet or twenty percent of the preceding year's total volume at such site, whichever is less.
http://leg.wa.gov/ or (http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=81.108.020)
 
A-12 SURCHARGE FOR HEAVY OBJECTS US Ecology Washington, Inc. shall collect its actual labor and equipment costs incurred, plus a margin thereon of 25 percent, in handling and disposing of objects or packages weighing more than seventeen thousand five hundred (17,500) pounds.
SCHEDULE C Tax and Fee Rider First Revision The rates and charges set forth in Schedules A and B shall be increased by the amount of any fee, surcharge, or tax assessed on a volume or gross revenue basis against or collected by U.S. Ecology Washington, Inc. as listed below:
Perpetual Care and Maintenance Fees
$1.75 per cubic foot Business & Occupation Tax 3.3 percent of rates and charges Site Surveillance Fee
$26.00 per cubic foot Surcharge (RCW 43.200.233)
$6.50 per cubic foot Commission Regulatory Fee 1.0 percent of rates and charges
 
B-1 APPENDIX B CALCULATION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE BURIAL/DISPOSITION COST ESCALATION FACTORS The calculations necessary to determine the costs for burial/disposition of radioactive wastes resulting from decommissioning the reference PWR and the reference BWR are performed using spreadsheet models. The spreadsheets evaluate the burial/disposition costs for each of the items originally budgeted in the PWR and BWR decommissioning studies and in Addendums 4 and 3 (References 1 and 2), respectively, to those reports. The costs are based on the published price schedules from the compact-affiliated disposal facilities and a price quote from the non-compact disposal facility located in Utah.
The Bx values reported in this document reflect the updated rate schedules and price quote. All the calculations are based on the same inventory of radioactive wastes as was postulated in the 1986 and 1978-1980 analyses. Starting in 1988, the inventories also included post-Three Mile Island (TMI)-2 contributions from the reference PWR and the reference BWR (References 1 and 2).
B.1 Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility Both the Utah and Texas disposal facilities are available for the disposal of all LLW regardless of whether a generator has a compact-affiliated disposal facility available for disposal of their LLW or not. The Utah facility can only dispose of Class A LLW, while the Texas facility is a full-service disposal facility and so can dispose of Class A, B, and C LLW (subject to the constraints described in Section A.3). For the year 2022, Bx = 14.040 and 12.310 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, for disposal of most Class A LLW at the Utah non-compact site and for the remainder of LLW at the Texas LLW disposal site. The Bx values include the additional fees imposed for the disposal of non-compact LLW at the Texas disposal facility. The Bx values are summarized in Table 2-1. These Bx values should be used by generators located in States not affiliated with a compact having a disposal facility.
Waste burial costs for the year 2022 were developed using both the rate schedules for the Texas disposal facility provided in Exhibit A-1, and the associated additional fees for out-of-compact waste, and the price quote for the non-compact disposal facility provided in Table A-2.
The spreadsheet calculations for the current year, which are too voluminous to present here, are summarized in Table B-1 and Table B-2 for PWR and BWR plants, respectively. For comparison purposes, Table B-3 and Table B-4 provide summaries of waste burial/disposition costs for 2020, respectively, for both PWR and BWR plants. These estimates were originally reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307.
B.2 Texas LLW Disposal Site For the year 2022, Bx = 6.943 and 6.023 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, at the Texas disposal facility. These Bx values reflect the adjustment in waste burial costs at the Texas LLW disposal site normalized to the 1986 Washington LLW disposal site burial costs.
Waste burial costs for the year 2022 were developed using the rate schedules provided in Exhibit A-1. The spreadsheet calculations for the current year, which are too voluminous to present here, are summarized in Table B-5 and Table B-6 for PWR and BWR plants,
 
B-2 respectively. For comparison purposes, Table B-7 and Table B-8 provide summaries of the waste burial costs at the Texas LLW disposal site for 2020, respectively, for both PWR plants and BWR plants. These estimates originally were reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307.
B.3 South Carolina LLW Disposal Site For the year 2022, Bx = 38.742 and 33.934 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, at the South Carolina disposal facility. These Bx values reflect the adjustment in waste burial costs at the South Carolina LLW disposal site normalized to the 1986 Washington LLW disposal site burial costs. Bx values for several previous revisions of NUREG-1307 are summarized in Table 2-1.
Waste burial costs for the year 2022 were developed using the rate schedules provided in Exhibit A-2. The spreadsheet calculations for the current year, which are too voluminous to present here, are summarized in Table B-9 and Table B-10 for PWR and BWR plants, respectively. For comparison purposes, Table B-11 and Table B-12 provide summaries of the waste burial costs at the South Carolina LLW disposal site for 2020, respectively, for both PWR plants and BWR plants. These estimates originally were reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307.
B.4 Washington LLW Disposal Site The LLW disposal site located in Washington was used to develop the original decommissioning cost estimates for the reference PWR and BWR. These estimates are the basis for the minimum decommissioning fund requirement specified in 10 CFR 50.75(c), which is in 1986 dollars. Thus, Bx = 1.0/1.0 (for PWR/BWR) for 1986.
For the year 2022, Bx = 10.013 and 8.571 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, at the Washington disposal facility. These Bx values reflect the adjustment in waste burial costs at the Washington LLW disposal site since 1986. Bx values for several previous revisions of NUREG-1307 are summarized in Table 2-1.
Waste burial costs for the year 2022 were developed using the rate schedule provided in Exhibit A-1. The spreadsheet calculations for the current year, which are too voluminous to present here, are summarized in Table B-13 and Table B-14 for PWR and BWR plants, respectively. For comparison purposes, Table B-15 and B-16 provide summaries of the waste burial costs at the Washington LLW disposal site for 2020, respectively, for both PWR plants and BWR plants.
These estimates originally were reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307.
B.5 Combination of Non-Compact and Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facilities For the year 2022, Bx = 10.526 and 8.865 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, for disposal of most Class A LLW at the Utah non-compact disposal site, and for the remainder of LLW at the Washington LLW disposal site. Bx = 14.067 and 15.550 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, for disposal of most Class A LLW at the Utah non-compact disposal site, and for the remainder of LLW at the South Carolina disposal site. Bx = 12.438 and 10.505 for a PWR and BWR, respectively, for disposal of most Class A LLW at the Utah non-compact site, and for the remainder of LLW at the Texas LLW disposal site. Bx values are summarized in Table 2-1.
Waste burial costs for the year 2022 were developed using both the rate schedules for the compact-affiliated disposal facilities provided in Exhibits A-1, A-2, and A-3 and for the price quote for the non-compact disposal facility provided in Table A-2. The spreadsheet calculations
 
B-3 for the current year, which are too voluminous to present here, are summarized in Table B-17 through Table B-22 for the Texas, South Carolina, and Washington LLW disposal sites, respectively, for both PWR and BWR plants. For comparison purposes, Table B-23 through Table B-28 provide summaries of the Texas, South Carolina, and Washington waste burial/disposition costs for 2020, respectively, for both PWR and BWR plants. These estimates were originally reported in Revision 18 of NUREG-1307.
B.6 Other As other low-level radioactive waste burial sites come into service in the interstate compacts, values for Bx will be calculated using the price schedules for each of those sites and will be incorporated into subsequent issues of this NUREG. Those materials whose activity concentrations exceed the limits for Class C LLW are identified by footnote as greater-than-Class C (GTCC) material. Because the analyses in this NUREG postulate placing this material in a LLW disposal facility, the disposal costs for this material may be significantly overestimated compared with high-density packaging and geologic repository disposal. It may also be feasible to store GTCC waste in independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) or other interim storage facilities, as permitted by 10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste.
 
B-4 Table B-1 PWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 957,220 957,220 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,129,600 2,129,600 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 50,000 0
0 400,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 0
0 1,975,000 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
0 151,140 151,140 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 0
0 12,640,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 0
0 2,370,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 0
0 14,120,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 0
0 3,075,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 0
0 395,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 125,000 0
0 2,050,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 100,000 0
0 1,500,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,287,424 6,287,424 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
0 128,973 128,973 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,236,080 2,236,080 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,916,640 1,916,640 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
0 302,280 302,280 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,007,600 1,007,600 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
0 11,373,129 11,373,129 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
0 831,270 831,270 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
0 13,251,955 13,251,955 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
0 120,184,261 120,184,261 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0
250,000 0
0 565,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 2,100,000 0
0 4,100,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,091,965 6,091,965 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
26,250 0
0 3,176,250 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,552,667 2,552,667 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,918,577 3,918,577 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 12,865,000 5,550,000 0
0 27,951,250 0 173,623,060 219,989,310 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 26,660,594 TOTAL PWR COSTS 246,649,904 a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-5 Table B-2 BWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 480,150 0
0 1,883,296 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 35,009 0
0 736,582 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,762,100 211,888 0
3,103,707 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
0 35,583 35,583 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 1,000,644 197,762 0
3,192,810 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 1,509,440 339,020 0
8,096,011 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 97,853 97,853 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 30,933,950 663,914 0 43,757,651 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 71,166 71,166 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 800,617 800,617 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
0 782,826 782,826 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,757,682 2,757,682 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
0 31,455,364 31,455,364 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
0 426,996 426,996 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 151,228 151,228 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 88,957 88,957 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 284,664 284,664 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 115,645 115,645 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
0 551,536 551,536 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,389,280 3,389,280 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,860,755 3,860,755 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
0 12,623,066 12,623,066 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
0 26,434,899 26,434,899 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,229,156 3,229,156 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,556,166 6,556,166 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
0 631,598 631,598 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,360,460 6,360,460 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,647,490 3,647,490 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,076,385 1,076,385 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 43,206,647 43,206,647 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 21,394,273 21,394,273 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,840,085 1,840,085 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
27,688 0
0 3,313,005 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,242,291 1,242,291 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
18,688 0
0 2,236,091 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,072,293 1,072,293 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
16,125 0
0 1,929,470 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 630,705 630,705 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0 1,560,000 0
0 6,786,561 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,547,860 1,547,860 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 320,247 320,247 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 16,703,806 19,575,000 0
0 37,343,793 1,412,584 176,683,774 251,718,957 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 43,145,230 TOTAL BWR COSTS 294,864,187 a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-6 Table B-3 PWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 785,840 785,840 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,751,200 1,751,200 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 400,000 80,000 0
830,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 200,000 0
2,175,000 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
0 124,080 124,080 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 1,280,000 0 13,920,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 240,000 0
2,610,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 160,000 0 14,280,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 200,000 0
3,275,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 40,000 0
435,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 1,000,000 440,000 0
3,365,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 800,000 320,000 0
2,520,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,161,728 5,161,728 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
0 105,882 105,882 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,838,760 1,838,760 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,576,080 1,576,080 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
0 248,160 248,160 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 827,200 827,200 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
0 9,352,284 9,352,284 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
0 682,440 682,440 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
0 10,879,334 10,879,334 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
0 98,666,555 98,666,555 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0 1,320,000 0
0 1,635,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 4,400,000 800,000 0
7,200,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,010,143 5,010,143 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
210,000 0
0 3,360,000 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,088,546 2,088,546 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,216,998 3,216,998 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 12,865,000 5,550,000 0
0 33,430,000 3,760,000 142,563,388 198,168,388 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 31,972,875 TOTAL PWR COSTS 230,141,263 a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-7 Table B-4 BWR Disposition Costs for Generators Located in States Not Affiliated with a Compact having a Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 3,081,200 141,258 0
4,625,604 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 280,074 70,629 0
1,052,276 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,776,800 211,888 0
3,118,407 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
0 29,212 29,212 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 4,405,152 197,762 0
6,597,318 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 12,075,520 339,020 0 18,662,091 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 80,334 80,334 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 31,871,600 663,914 0 44,695,301 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 58,424 58,424 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 657,275 657,275 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
0 642,669 642,669 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,263,948 2,263,948 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
0 25,823,618 25,823,618 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
0 350,547 350,547 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 124,152 124,152 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 73,031 73,031 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 233,698 233,698 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 94,940 94,940 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
0 452,790 452,790 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,782,466 2,782,466 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,169,528 3,169,528 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
0 10,363,041 10,363,041 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
0 21,737,789 21,737,789 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,651,011 2,651,011 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,382,355 5,382,355 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
0 518,517 518,517 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,221,687 5,221,687 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,999,382 2,999,382 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 883,670 883,670 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 35,470,959 35,470,959 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 17,563,858 17,563,858 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,510,638 1,510,638 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
221,500 0
0 3,506,817 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,019,872 1,019,872 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
149,500 0
0 2,366,904 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 880,311 880,311 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
129,000 0
0 2,042,345 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 516,031 516,031 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0 11,440,000 0
0 16,666,561 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,270,732 1,270,732 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 262,910 262,910 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 16,703,806 19,575,000 0
0 65,430,346 1,624,472 145,089,394 248,423,017 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 59,416,833 TOTAL BWR COSTS 307,839,851 a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-8 Table B-5 PWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 380,000 2,850,000 0
0 958,500 0
4,188,500 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 400,000 3,000,000 0
0 1,000 0
3,401,000 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 40,000 300,000 0
0 500 0
340,500 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 40,000 300,000 0
0 5,000 0
345,000 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 50,000 0
400,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 0
1,975,000 GUIDE TUBES 60,000 450,000 0
0 5,000 0
515,000 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 0 12,640,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 0
2,370,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 0 14,120,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 0
3,075,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 0
395,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 125,000 0
2,050,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 100,000 0
1,500,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 2,496,000 0
0 0
100,000 0
2,596,000 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 51,200 0
0 0
500 0
51,700 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 420,000 0
0 240,000 3,883 0
663,883 PRESSURIZER 360,000 0
0 0
254 0
360,254 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 40,000 0
0 0
590 0
40,590 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 120,000 0
0 0
202 0
120,202 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 400,000 0
0 0
4,072 0
404,072 STEAM GENERATORS 2,136,200 0
0 640,000 220,000 0
2,996,200 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 330,000 0
0 0
14,900 0
344,900 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 5,260,800 0
0 0
11,190 0
5,271,990 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 47,711,100 0
0 0
9,213 0 47,720,313 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0
250,000 0
565,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 2,100,000 0
4,100,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 697,500 0
0 0
11,625 0
709,125 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
26,250 0
3,176,250 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 940,000 0
0 0
690,250 0
1,630,250 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 1,555,608 0
0 0
0 0
1,555,608 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 76,303,408 12,450,000 0
880,000 29,987,927 0 119,621,335 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 0 TOTAL PWR COSTS 119,621,335 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-9 Table B-6 BWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 480,150 0
1,883,296 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 35,009 0
736,582 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,762,100 211,888 3,103,707 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 14,126 450,000 0
0 5,001 0
469,127 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 1,000,644 197,762 3,192,810 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 1,509,440 339,020 8,096,011 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 38,846 1,200,000 0
0 32,506 0
1,271,352 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 30,933,950 663,914 43,757,651 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 28,252 1,500,000 0
0 108,001 0
1,636,252 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 317,831 0
0 0
8,500 0
326,332 REACT. WATER REC 310,768 0
0 0
2,198 0
312,966 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 1,094,753 0
0 0
7,741 0
1,102,494 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 12,487,243 0
0 0
88,302 0
12,575,545 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 169,510 0
0 0
1,199 0
170,709 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 60,035 0
0 0
425 0
60,459 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 35,315 0
0 0
250 0
35,564 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 113,007 0
0 0
799 0
113,806 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 45,909 0
0 0
325 0
46,234 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 218,951 0
0 0
1,548 0
220,499 POOL LINER & RACKS 1,345,486 0
0 0
9,514 0
1,355,001 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 1,532,654 0
0 0
10,838 0
1,543,492 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 5,011,142 0
0 0
35,436 0
5,046,578 TURBINE 4,965,233 0
0 0
35,111 0
5,000,344 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 1,281,920 0
0 0
9,065 0
1,290,985 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 2,602,686 0
0 0
18,405 0
2,621,091 MAIN STEAM 250,734 0
0 0
1,773 0
252,507 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 2,524,994 0
0 0
17,855 0
2,542,849 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 685,103 0
0 0
4,845 0
689,948 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 427,307 0
0 0
3,022 0
430,328 OTHER TG BLDG 17,152,301 0
0 0
121,291 0
17,273,592 RAD WASTE BLDG 8,493,161 0
0 0
60,059 0
8,553,220 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 730,483 0
0 0
12,313 0
742,795 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
27,688 0
3,313,005 TG BLDG - CLASS A 493,168 0
0 0
8,313 0
501,481 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
18,688 0
2,236,091 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 425,682 0
0 0
7,175 0
432,857 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
16,125 0
1,929,470 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 1,737,478 0
0 0
72,600 0
1,810,078 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0 1,560,000 0
6,786,561 OTHER 614,474 0
0 0
16,450 0
630,924 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 127,133 0
0 0
0 0
127,133 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 82,039,489 22,725,000 0
0 38,044,651 1,412,584 144,221,724 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 0 TOTAL BWR COSTS 144,221,724 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-10 Table B-7 PWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 380,000 2,850,000 0
0 7,668,000 1,520,000 12,418,000 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 400,000 3,000,000 0
0 8,000 0
3,408,000 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 40,000 300,000 0
0 4,000 0
344,000 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 40,000 300,000 0
0 40,000 0
380,000 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 400,000 80,000 830,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 200,000 2,175,000 GUIDE TUBES 60,000 450,000 0
0 40,000 0
550,000 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 1,280,000 13,920,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 240,000 2,610,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 160,000 14,280,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 200,000 3,275,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 40,000 435,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 1,000,000 440,000 3,365,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 800,000 320,000 2,520,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 2,496,000 0
0 0
800,000 0
3,296,000 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 51,200 0
0 0
4,000 0
55,200 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 420,000 0
0 240,000 31,064 0
691,064 PRESSURIZER 360,000 0
0 0
2,028 0
362,028 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 40,000 0
0 0
4,716 0
44,716 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 120,000 0
0 0
1,616 0
121,616 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 400,000 0
0 0
32,576 0
432,576 STEAM GENERATORS 2,136,200 0
0 640,000 1,760,000 0
4,536,200 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 330,000 0
0 0
119,200 0
449,200 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 5,260,800 0
0 0
89,516 0
5,350,316 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 47,711,100 0
0 0
73,700 0 47,784,800 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0 1,320,000 0
1,635,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 4,400,000 800,000 7,200,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 697,500 0
0 0
93,000 0
790,500 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
210,000 0
3,360,000 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 940,000 0
0 0 5,522,000 0
6,462,000 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 1,555,608 0
0 0
0 0
1,555,608 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 76,303,408 12,450,000 0
880,000 49,723,416 5,280,000 144,636,824 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 0 TOTAL PWR COSTS 144,636,824 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-11 Table B-8 BWR Burial Costs at the Texas Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 3,081,200 4,625,604 4,625,604 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 280,074 1,052,276 1,052,276 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,776,800 3,118,407 3,118,407 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 14,126 450,000 0
0 40,012 504,138 504,138 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 4,405,152 6,597,318 6,597,318 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 12,075,520 18,662,091 18,662,091 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 38,846 1,200,000 0
0 260,044 1,498,890 1,498,890 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 31,871,600 44,695,301 44,695,301 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 28,252 1,500,000 0
0 864,006 2,392,257 2,392,257 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 317,831 0
0 0
68,003 385,834 385,834 REACT. WATER REC 310,768 0
0 0
17,581 328,349 328,349 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 1,094,753 0
0 0
61,932 1,156,684 1,156,684 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 12,487,243 0
0 0
706,420 13,193,662 13,193,662 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 169,510 0
0 0
9,589 179,099 179,099 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 60,035 0
0 0
3,396 63,431 63,431 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 35,315 0
0 0
1,998 37,312 37,312 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 113,007 0
0 0
6,393 119,400 119,400 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 45,909 0
0 0
2,597 48,506 48,506 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 218,951 0
0 0
12,386 231,337 231,337 POOL LINER & RACKS 1,345,486 0
0 0
76,116 1,421,602 1,421,602 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 1,532,654 0
0 0
86,704 1,619,358 1,619,358 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 5,011,142 0
0 0
283,487 5,294,629 5,294,629 TURBINE 4,965,233 0
0 0
280,890 5,246,122 5,246,122 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 1,281,920 0
0 0
72,520 1,354,440 1,354,440 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 2,602,686 0
0 0
147,237 2,749,923 2,749,923 MAIN STEAM 250,734 0
0 0
14,184 264,918 264,918 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 2,524,994 0
0 0
142,842 2,667,836 2,667,836 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 685,103 0
0 0
38,757 723,860 723,860 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 427,307 0
0 0
24,173 451,480 451,480 OTHER TG BLDG 17,152,301 0
0 0
970,328 18,122,629 18,122,629 RAD WASTE BLDG 8,493,161 0
0 0
480,469 8,973,631 8,973,631 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 730,483 0
0 0
98,500 828,983 828,983 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
221,500 3,506,817 3,506,817 TG BLDG - CLASS A 493,168 0
0 0
66,500 559,668 559,668 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
149,500 2,366,904 2,366,904 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 425,682 0
0 0
57,400 483,082 483,082 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
129,000 2,042,345 2,042,345 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 1,737,478 0
0 0
580,800 2,318,278 2,318,278 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0 11,440,000 16,666,561 16,666,561 OTHER 614,474 0
0 0
131,600 746,074 746,074 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 127,133 0
0 0
0 127,133 127,133 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 82,039,489 22,725,000 0
0 71,037,210 177,426,170 177,426,170 OUT-OF-COMPACT TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 0 TOTAL BWR COSTS 177,426,170 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-12 Table B-9 PWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 5,829,635 4,232,972 11,156,800 0
2,798,225 24,017,632 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 3,713,942 4,455,760 14,680 0
0 8,184,382 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 350,622 445,576 7,340 0
112,199 915,736 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 324,160 445,576 73,400 0
103,731 946,867 UPPER CORE BARREL 154,377 222,788 587,200 0
74,101 1,038,466 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 385,943 556,970 1,468,000 0
185,252 2,596,165 GUIDE TUBES 571,195 668,364 73,400 0
154,223 1,467,182 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 2,470,032 3,564,608 9,395,200 0
1,185,615 16,615,455 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 463,131 668,364 1,761,600 0
222,303 3,115,398 CORE SHROUD(a) 358,560 445,576 17,909,600 0
172,109 18,885,845 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 385,943 556,970 2,936,000 0
185,252 4,064,165 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 97,909 111,394 293,600 0
46,997 549,900 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,063,772 1,225,334 1,835,000 0
510,611 4,634,717 MISC INTERNALS 862,560 891,152 1,468,000 0
414,029 3,635,741 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 21,024,900 0
1,468,000 0
0 22,492,900 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 423,392 0
7,340 0
0 430,732 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 7,370,352 0
57,002 0
0 7,427,354 PRESSURIZER 3,344,835 0
3,721 0
0 3,348,556 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 308,754 0
8,654 0
0 317,408 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 926,262 0
2,965 0
0 929,227 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 3,299,292 0
59,777 0
0 3,359,069 STEAM GENERATORS 26,972,352 0
3,229,600 0
0 30,201,952 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 2,937,282 0
218,732 0
0 3,156,014 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 51,925,060 0
164,262 0
0 52,089,321 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 399,461,223 0
135,240 0
0 399,596,462 FILTER CARTRIDGES 529,254 668,364 1,761,600 0
63,510 3,022,728 SPENT RESINS 1,940,760 2,227,880 5,872,000 0
931,565 10,972,205 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 5,383,898 0
170,655 0
0 5,554,553 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 2,911,140 6,683,640 385,350 0
232,891 10,213,021 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 9,121,572 10,471,036 10,132,870 0
1,245,968 30,971,446 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 18,295,818 0
0 0
0 18,295,818 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 573,207,925 38,542,324 72,657,588 0
8,638,581 693,046,418 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 3,883,494 TOTAL PWR COSTS (NSIDE COMPACT) 696,929,912 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-13 Table B-10 BWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2022 dollars)
(a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 359,251 3,119,032 4,110,400 0
172,440 7,761,123 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 158,098 1,559,516 513,800 0
75,887 2,307,301 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 470,888 891,152 2,348,800 0
226,026 3,936,867 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 132,356 1,336,728 73,400 0
48,972 1,591,455 JET PUMPS 381,623 4,455,760 5,872,000 0
183,179 10,892,563 TOP FUEL GUIDES 654,211 8,020,368 21,139,200 0
314,021 30,127,801 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 439,749 3,453,214 477,100 0
162,707 4,532,771 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,281,164 15,595,160 41,104,000 0
614,959 58,595,283 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 278,855 2,450,668 1,585,440 0
103,176 4,418,140 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 5,877,242 0
124,780 0
0 6,002,022 REACT. WATER REC 2,542,985 0
32,260 0
0 2,575,245 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 15,220,327 0
113,644 0
0 15,333,972 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 106,754,263 0
1,296,280 0
0 108,050,543 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 1,308,423 0
17,597 0
0 1,326,019 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 661,764 0
6,232 0
0 667,996 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 293,444 0
3,666 0
0 297,110 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 1,028,592 0
11,731 0
0 1,040,323 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 354,365 0
4,766 0
0 359,130 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 1,955,102 0
22,729 0
0 1,977,831 POOL LINER & RACKS 13,110,770 0
139,673 0
0 13,250,442 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 14,459,253 0
159,102 0
0 14,618,355 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 38,680,251 0
520,198 0
0 39,200,450 TURBINE 48,502,232 0
515,433 0
0 49,017,664 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 9,894,948 0
133,074 0
0 10,028,022 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 21,526,989 0
270,181 0
0 21,797,170 MAIN STEAM 1,935,376 0
26,028 0
0 1,961,404 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 19,490,049 0
262,115 0
0 19,752,165 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 5,288,209 0
71,119 0
0 5,359,329 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 3,493,275 0
44,358 0
0 3,537,633 OTHER TG BLDG 132,396,040 0
1,780,552 0
0 134,176,592 RAD WASTE BLDG 65,557,438 0
881,661 0
0 66,439,099 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 5,638,485 0
180,748 0
0 5,819,232 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 14,112,295 7,129,216 406,453 0
1,128,984 22,776,947 TG BLDG - CLASS A 3,806,693 0
122,028 0
0 3,928,720 TG BLDG - CLASS B 9,261,193 4,678,548 274,333 0
740,895 14,954,969 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 3,285,777 0
105,329 0
0 3,391,106 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 8,379,175 4,232,972 236,715 0
670,334 13,519,196 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 28,820,740 19,271,162 1,065,768 0
5,077,781 54,235,451 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 8,662,881 5,792,488 15,267,200 0
1,526,270 31,248,839 OTHER 10,162,226 6,795,034 241,486 0
253,223 17,451,969 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 1,495,231 0
0 0
0 1,495,231 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 608,112,229 88,781,018 101,561,378 0
11,298,855 809,753,480 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 4,020,364 TOTAL BWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 813,773,844
 
B-14 Table B-11 PWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 4,935,650 3,528,110 9,439,200 0
2,369,112 20,272,073 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 3,144,401 3,713,800 12,420 0
0 6,870,621 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 296,853 371,380 6,210 0
94,993 769,436 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 274,449 371,380 62,100 0
87,824 795,753 UPPER CORE BARREL 130,707 185,690 496,800 0
62,739 875,936 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 326,768 464,225 1,242,000 0
156,848 2,189,841 GUIDE TUBES 483,616 557,070 62,100 0
130,576 1,233,362 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 2,091,312 2,971,040 7,948,800 0
1,003,830 14,014,982 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 392,121 557,070 1,490,400 0
188,218 2,627,809 CORE SHROUD(a) 303,574 371,380 15,152,400 0
145,716 15,973,070 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 326,768 464,225 2,484,000 0
156,848 3,431,841 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 82,895 92,845 248,400 0
39,790 463,929 LOWER CORE FORGING 900,641 1,021,295 1,552,500 0
432,308 3,906,743 MISC INTERNALS 793,024 742,760 1,242,000 0
380,652 3,158,436 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 19,329,960 0
1,242,000 0
0 20,571,960 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 358,464 0
6,210 0
0 364,674 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 6,240,096 0
48,227 0
0 6,288,323 PRESSURIZER 2,831,985 0
3,148 0
0 2,835,133 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 261,414 0
7,322 0
0 268,736 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 784,242 0
2,509 0
0 786,751 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 3,033,317 0
50,574 0
0 3,083,891 STEAM GENERATORS 22,836,096 0
2,732,400 0
0 25,568,496 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 2,486,844 0
185,058 0
0 2,671,902 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 43,962,249 0
138,974 0
0 44,101,223 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 338,203,055 0
114,419 0
0 338,317,474 FILTER CARTRIDGES 448,092 557,070 1,490,400 0
53,771 2,549,333 SPENT RESINS 1,784,304 1,856,900 4,968,000 0
856,466 9,465,670 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 4,558,407 0
144,383 0
0 4,702,789 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 2,676,456 5,570,700 326,025 0
214,116 8,787,297 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 8,386,229 8,727,430 8,572,905 0
1,145,523 26,832,087 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 15,490,124 0
0 0
0 15,490,124 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 488,154,111 32,124,370 61,471,883 0
7,519,330 589,269,694 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 3,883,494 TOTAL PWR COSTS (NSIDE COMPACT) 593,153,189 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-15 Table B-12 BWR Burial Costs at the South Carolina Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 304,168 2,599,660 3,477,600 0
146,001 6,527,429 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 133,853 1,299,830 434,700 0
64,250 1,932,633 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 432,927 742,760 1,987,200 0
207,805 3,370,693 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 112,062 1,114,140 62,100 0
41,463 1,329,765 JET PUMPS 323,111 3,713,800 4,968,000 0
155,093 9,160,004 TOP FUEL GUIDES 553,904 6,684,840 17,884,800 0
265,874 25,389,418 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 404,299 2,878,195 403,650 0
149,591 3,835,734 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,084,728 12,998,300 34,776,000 0
520,670 49,379,698 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 236,092 2,042,590 1,341,360 0
87,354 3,707,396 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 4,975,957 0
105,570 0
0 5,081,527 REACT. WATER REC 2,153,013 0
27,294 0
0 2,180,307 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 12,886,264 0
96,149 0
0 12,982,413 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 90,386,064 0
1,096,717 0
0 91,482,781 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 1,107,808 0
14,888 0
0 1,122,695 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 608,415 0
5,273 0
0 613,688 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 248,444 0
3,102 0
0 251,545 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 870,882 0
9,925 0
0 880,807 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 300,031 0
4,032 0
0 304,063 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 1,797,490 0
19,230 0
0 1,816,720 POOL LINER & RACKS 11,100,548 0
118,170 0
0 11,218,718 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 12,241,898 0
134,608 0
0 12,376,506 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 32,749,565 0
440,113 0
0 33,189,678 TURBINE 41,064,319 0
436,081 0
0 41,500,400 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 8,377,796 0
112,587 0
0 8,490,383 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 18,225,783 0
228,586 0
0 18,454,369 MAIN STEAM 1,638,632 0
22,021 0
0 1,660,653 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 16,501,719 0
221,763 0
0 16,723,481 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 4,477,389 0
60,171 0
0 4,537,560 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 3,211,661 0
37,529 0
0 3,249,190 OTHER TG BLDG 112,096,292 0
1,506,434 0
0 113,602,726 RAD WASTE BLDG 55,505,782 0
745,929 0
0 56,251,710 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 4,773,959 0
152,921 0
0 4,926,880 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 11,948,150 5,942,080 343,879 0
955,852 19,189,961 TG BLDG - CLASS A 3,223,028 0
103,241 0
0 3,326,269 TG BLDG - CLASS B 7,840,974 3,899,490 232,099 0
627,278 12,599,840 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 2,781,982 0
89,114 0
0 2,871,096 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 7,094,214 3,528,110 200,273 0
567,537 11,390,134 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 24,401,031 16,062,185 901,692 0
4,299,095 45,664,003 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 7,334,414 4,827,940 12,916,800 0
1,292,213 26,371,367 OTHER 8,603,832 5,663,545 204,309 0
214,391 14,686,076 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 1,265,935 0
0 0
0 1,265,935 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 515,378,415 73,997,465 85,925,907 0
9,594,466 684,896,253 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 4,020,364 TOTAL BWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 688,916,617
 
B-16 Table B-13 PWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 396,863 416,547 332,306 781,880 1,927,596 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 417,750 438,470 349,796 1,932 1,207,948 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 41,775 43,847 34,980 54,946 175,548 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 41,775 43,847 34,980 54,946 175,548 UPPER CORE BARREL 20,888 21,924 17,490 41,152 101,452 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 52,219 54,809 43,725 102,879 253,631 GUIDE TUBES 62,663 65,771 52,469 82,419 263,322 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 334,200 350,776 279,837 658,426 1,623,239 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 62,663 65,771 52,469 123,455 304,357 CORE SHROUD(a) 41,775 43,847 34,980 82,303 202,905 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 52,219 54,809 43,725 102,879 253,631 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 10,444 10,962 8,745 20,576 50,726 LOWER CORE FORGING 114,881 120,579 96,194 226,334 557,988 MISC INTERNALS 83,550 87,694 69,959 164,606 405,810 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 2,606,760 537,126 1,705,256 9,419 4,858,560 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 53,472 10,962 34,980 193 99,607 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 438,638 131,541 69,959 386 640,524 PRESSURIZER 375,975 87,694 69,959 386 534,015 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 41,775 10,962 26,235 145 79,116 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 125,325 21,924 17,490 97 164,835 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 417,750 87,694 69,959 386 575,790 STEAM GENERATORS 2,230,994 350,776 279,837 1,546 2,863,153 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 344,644 76,732 61,214 338 482,928 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 5,494,248 1,107,138 3,594,154 19,851 10,215,391 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 49,828,280 8,725,561 32,434,834 179,145 91,167,820 FILTER CARTRIDGES 32,898 65,771 367,286 576,934 1,042,888 SPENT RESINS 208,875 219,235 174,898 411,516 1,014,524 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 728,452 328,853 8,132,757 44,919 9,234,980 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 328,978 328,853 3,672,858 948,041 5,278,730 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 981,713 1,030,405 822,021 948,041 3,782,180 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 1,624,638 109,618 1,058,133 5,844 2,798,233 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 229,873 SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 796,630 OPERATING MARGIN 7,944,852 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 67,597,076 15,050,496 54,043,482 5,645,920 151,308,329 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 6,506,258 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
22,099,781 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL PWR COSTS 180,126,369 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-17 Table B-14 BWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 36,882 153,465 244,857 911,914 1,383,245 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 18,441 76,732 122,429 371,234 505,663 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 55,323 87,694 69,959 911,914 1,161,017 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 14,753 65,771 104,939 318,200 432,372 JET PUMPS 51,634 219,235 349,796 911,914 1,568,707 TOP FUEL GUIDES 88,516 789,247 629,633 911,914 2,455,437 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 40,570 175,388 271,092 822,018 1,124,900 CORE SHROUD(a) 173,344 1,534,646 1,224,286 911,914 3,880,317 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 29,505 219,235 192,388 583,367 893,796 SAC SHIELD NEUTRON-ACTIVATED MATL 331,935 153,465 122,429 872 608,505 REACT. WATER REC 324,559 54,809 52,469 374 432,127 SAC SHIELD CONTAMINATED MATERIAL 1,143,332 416,547 332,306 2,368 1,894,021 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 13,041,364 1,863,499 8,482,553 60,438 23,434,267 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 177,032 10,962 17,490 125 205,580 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 62,699 21,924 17,490 125 102,209 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 36,882 10,962 8,745 62 56,637 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 118,021 21,924 52,469 374 192,704 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 47,946 10,962 26,235 187 85,288 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 228,666 54,809 61,214 436 345,028 POOL LINER & RACKS 1,405,192 197,312 323,561 2,305 1,927,852 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 1,600,665 306,929 944,449 6,729 2,857,260 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 5,233,511 504,241 3,410,511 24,300 9,167,100 TURBINE 5,185,565 898,864 2,431,082 17,321 8,528,939 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 1,338,805 142,503 384,776 2,742 1,868,209 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 2,718,180 460,394 384,776 2,742 3,565,475 MAIN STEAM 261,860 21,924 26,235 187 310,163 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 2,637,041 285,006 227,367 1,620 3,150,669 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 715,505 65,771 174,898 1,246 957,139 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 446,268 87,694 69,959 498 604,308 OTHER TG BLDG 17,913,435 2,608,899 11,228,452 80,002 31,812,802 RAD WASTE BLDG 8,870,045 789,247 5,614,226 40,001 15,304,526 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 762,898 65,771 8,613,727 61,372 9,489,970 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 343,110 350,776 3,873,991 911,914 5,515,918 TG BLDG - CLASS A 515,053 43,847 5,815,359 41,434 6,406,378 TG BLDG - CLASS B 231,580 230,197 2,614,725 911,914 4,024,543 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 444,572 43,847 5,019,573 35,764 5,535,716 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 199,825 208,273 2,256,184 911,914 3,550,288 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 1,814,579 1,896,384 1,512,868 766,403 5,817,936 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 545,849 570,012 454,735 911,914 2,518,636 OTHER 641,741 668,667 533,439 3,801 1,846,794 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 132,774 10,962 122,429 872 266,841 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 332,821 SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 796,630 OPERATING MARGIN 7,944,852 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 69,979,457 16,398,793 68,420,098 10,990,933 174,863,584 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 7,519,134 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
22,949,577 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL BWR COSTS 205,544,294 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-18 Table B-15 PWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 500,576 402,577 329,978 911,914 2,145,045 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 526,922 423,766 347,345 2,492 1,300,525 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 52,692 42,377 34,735 70,846 200,650 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 52,692 42,377 34,735 70,846 200,650 UPPER CORE BARREL 26,346 21,188 17,367 53,033 117,935 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 65,865 52,971 43,418 132,584 294,838 GUIDE TUBES 79,038 63,565 52,102 106,270 300,975 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 421,538 339,012 277,876 848,534 1,886,961 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 79,038 63,565 52,102 159,100 353,805 CORE SHROUD(a) 52,692 42,377 34,735 106,067 235,870 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 65,865 52,971 43,418 132,584 294,838 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 13,173 10,594 8,684 26,517 58,968 LOWER CORE FORGING 144,904 116,536 95,520 291,684 648,643 MISC INTERNALS 105,384 84,753 69,469 212,134 471,740 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 3,287,993 519,113 1,693,308 12,150 5,512,564 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 67,446 10,594 34,735 249 113,024 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 553,268 127,130 69,469 498 750,365 PRESSURIZER 474,230 84,753 69,469 498 628,950 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 52,692 10,594 26,051 187 89,524 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 158,077 21,188 17,367 125 196,757 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 526,922 84,753 69,469 498 681,643 STEAM GENERATORS 2,814,027 339,012 277,876 1,994 3,432,909 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 434,711 74,159 60,785 436 570,091 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 6,930,078 1,070,008 3,568,972 25,608 11,594,666 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 62,850,071 8,432,935 32,207,584 231,097 103,721,686 FILTER CARTRIDGES 41,495 63,565 364,712 743,888 1,213,660 SPENT RESINS 263,461 211,883 173,673 530,334 1,179,350 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 918,820 317,824 8,075,776 57,946 9,370,366 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 414,951 317,824 3,647,125 911,914 5,291,814 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 1,238,267 995,849 816,261 911,914 3,962,291 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 2,049,210 105,941 1,050,719 7,539 3,213,410 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 216,677 SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 755,595 OPERATING MARGIN 7,642,093 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 85,262,445 14,545,754 53,664,833 6,561,479 168,648,877 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 7,251,902 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
22,099,781 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL PWR COSTS 198,212,559 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-19 Table B-16 BWR Burial Costs at the Washington Site (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 46,520 148,318 243,142 911,914 1,349,893 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 23,260 74,159 121,571 371,234 590,224 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 69,780 84,753 69,469 911,914 1,135,916 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 18,608 63,565 104,204 318,200 504,577 JET PUMPS 65,128 211,883 347,345 911,914 1,536,270 TOP FUEL GUIDES 111,648 762,778 625,221 911,914 2,411,561 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 51,172 169,506 269,193 822,018 1,311,889 CORE SHROUD(a) 218,644 1,483,180 1,215,708 911,914 3,829,446 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 37,216 211,883 191,040 583,367 1,023,506 SAC SHIELD NEUTRON-ACTIVATED MATL 418,681 148,318 121,571 872 689,442 REACT. WATER REC 409,377 52,971 52,102 374 514,823 SAC SHIELD CONTAMINATED MATERIAL 1,442,123 402,577 329,978 2,368 2,177,046 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 16,449,507 1,801,004 8,423,121 60,438 26,734,070 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 223,296 10,594 17,367 125 251,382 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 79,084 21,188 17,367 125 117,764 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 46,520 10,594 8,684 62 65,860 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 148,864 21,188 52,102 374 222,528 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 60,476 10,594 26,051 187 97,308 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 288,425 52,971 60,785 436 402,617 POOL LINER & RACKS 1,772,416 190,695 321,294 2,305 2,286,710 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 2,018,972 296,636 937,832 6,729 3,260,169 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 6,601,202 487,330 3,386,616 24,300 10,499,448 TURBINE 6,540,726 868,719 2,414,049 17,321 9,840,816 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 1,688,680 137,724 382,080 2,742 2,211,225 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 3,428,531 444,954 382,080 2,742 4,258,306 MAIN STEAM 330,293 21,188 26,051 187 377,719 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 3,326,187 275,448 225,774 1,620 3,829,029 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 902,490 63,565 173,673 1,246 1,140,974 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 562,893 84,753 69,469 498 717,614 OTHER TG BLDG 22,594,812 2,521,405 11,149,781 80,002 36,346,001 RAD WASTE BLDG 11,188,084 762,778 5,574,890 40,001 17,565,753 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 962,268 63,565 8,553,376 61,372 9,640,581 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 432,776 339,012 3,846,848 911,914 5,530,551 TG BLDG - CLASS A 649,653 42,377 5,774,614 41,434 6,508,078 TG BLDG - CLASS B 292,100 222,477 2,596,405 911,914 4,022,896 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 560,753 42,377 4,984,404 35,764 5,623,298 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 252,046 201,289 2,240,377 911,914 3,605,625 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 2,288,789 1,832,786 1,502,268 766,403 6,390,246 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 688,497 550,895 451,549 911,914 2,602,855 OTHER 809,450 646,243 529,701 3,801 1,989,194 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 167,472 10,594 121,571 872 300,510 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 313,716 SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 755,595 OPERATING MARGIN 7,642,093 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 88,267,422 15,848,833 67,940,721 11,456,742 192,225,123 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 8,265,680 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
22,949,577 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL BWR COSTS 223,652,380 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-20 Table B-17 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 957,220 957,220 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,129,600 2,129,600 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 50,000 0
0 400,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 0
0 1,975,000 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
0 151,140 151,140 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 0
0 12,640,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 0
0 2,370,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 0
0 14,120,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 0
0 3,075,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 0
0 395,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 125,000 0
0 2,050,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 100,000 0
0 1,500,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,287,424 6,287,424 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
0 128,973 128,973 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,236,080 2,236,080 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,916,640 1,916,640 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
0 302,280 302,280 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,007,600 1,007,600 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
0 11,373,129 11,373,129 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
0 831,270 831,270 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
0 13,251,955 13,251,955 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
0 120,184,261 120,184,261 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0
250,000 0
0 565,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 2,100,000 0
0 4,100,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,091,965 6,091,965 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
26,250 0
0 3,176,250 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,552,667 2,552,667 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,918,577 3,918,577 TOTAL PWR COSTS 12,865,000 5,550,000 0
0 27,951,250 0
173,623,060 219,989,310 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-21 Table B-18 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 480,150 0
0 1,883,296 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 35,009 0
0 736,582 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,762,100 211,888 0
3,103,707 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
0 35,583 35,583 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 1,000,644 197,762 0
3,192,810 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 1,509,440 339,020 0
8,096,011 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 97,853 97,853 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 30,933,950 663,914 0
43,757,651 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 71,166 71,166 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 800,617 800,617 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
0 782,826 782,826 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,757,682 2,757,682 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
0 31,455,364 31,455,364 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
0 426,996 426,996 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 151,228 151,228 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 88,957 88,957 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 284,664 284,664 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 115,645 115,645 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
0 551,536 551,536 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,389,280 3,389,280 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,860,755 3,860,755 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
0 12,623,066 12,623,066 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
0 26,434,899 26,434,899 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,229,156 3,229,156 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,556,166 6,556,166 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
0 631,598 631,598 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 6,360,460 6,360,460 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,647,490 3,647,490 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,076,385 1,076,385 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 43,206,647 43,206,647 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 21,394,273 21,394,273 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,840,085 1,840,085 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
27,688 0
0 3,313,005 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,242,291 1,242,291 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
18,688 0
0 2,236,091 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,072,293 1,072,293 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
16,125 0
0 1,929,470 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 630,705 630,705 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0
1,560,000 0
0 6,786,561 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,547,860 1,547,860 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 320,247 320,247 TOTAL BWR COSTS 16,703,806 19,575,000 0
0 37,343,793 1,412,584 176,683,774 251,718,957 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-22 Table B-19 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
957,220 957,220 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
2,129,600 2,129,600 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
100,760 100,760 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
100,760 100,760 UPPER CORE BARREL 154,377 222,788 587,200 0
74,101 0
1,038,466 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 385,943 556,970 1,468,000 0
185,252 0
2,596,165 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
151,140 151,140 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 2,470,032 3,564,608 9,395,200 0
1,185,615 0
16,615,455 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 463,131 668,364 1,761,600 0
222,303 0
3,115,398 CORE SHROUD(a) 358,560 445,576 17,909,600 0
172,109 0
18,885,845 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 385,943 556,970 2,936,000 0
185,252 0
4,064,165 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 97,909 111,394 293,600 0
46,997 0
549,900 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,063,772 1,225,334 1,835,000 0
510,611 0
4,634,717 MISC INTERNALS 862,560 891,152 1,468,000 0
414,029 0
3,635,741 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
6,287,424 6,287,424 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
128,973 128,973 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
2,236,080 2,236,080 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
1,916,640 1,916,640 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
100,760 100,760 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
302,280 302,280 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
1,007,600 1,007,600 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
11,373,129 11,373,129 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
831,270 831,270 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
13,251,955 13,251,955 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
120,184,261 120,184,261 FILTER CARTRIDGES 529,254 668,364 1,761,600 0
63,510 0
3,022,728 SPENT RESINS 1,940,760 2,227,880 5,872,000 0
931,565 0
10,972,205 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
6,091,965 6,091,965 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 2,911,140 6,683,640 385,350 0
232,891 0
10,213,021 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
2,552,667 2,552,667 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
3,918,577 3,918,577 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 11,623,381 17,823,040 45,673,150 0
4,224,235 173,623,060 252,966,867 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 77,190 OTAL PWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 253,044,057 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-23 Table B-20 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 359,251 3,119,032 4,110,400 0
172,440 0
7,761,123 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 158,098 1,559,516 513,800 0
75,887 0
2,307,301 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 470,888 891,152 2,348,800 0
226,026 0
3,936,867 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
35,583 35,583 JET PUMPS 381,623 4,455,760 5,872,000 0
183,179 0
10,892,563 TOP FUEL GUIDES 654,211 8,020,368 21,139,200 0
314,021 0
30,127,801 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
97,853 97,853 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,281,164 15,595,160 41,104,000 0
614,959 0
58,595,283 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
71,166 71,166 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
800,617 800,617 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
782,826 782,826 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
2,757,682 2,757,682 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
31,455,364 31,455,364 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
426,996 426,996 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
151,228 151,228 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
88,957 88,957 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
284,664 284,664 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
115,645 115,645 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
551,536 551,536 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
3,389,280 3,389,280 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
3,860,755 3,860,755 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
12,623,066 12,623,066 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
26,434,899 26,434,899 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
3,229,156 3,229,156 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
6,556,166 6,556,166 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
631,598 631,598 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
6,360,460 6,360,460 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
3,647,490 3,647,490 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
1,076,385 1,076,385 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
43,206,647 43,206,647 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
21,394,273 21,394,273 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
1,840,085 1,840,085 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 14,112,295 7,129,216 406,453 0
1,128,984 0
22,776,947 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
1,242,291 1,242,291 TG BLDG - CLASS B 9,261,193 4,678,548 274,333 0
740,895 0
14,954,969 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
1,072,293 1,072,293 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 8,379,175 4,232,972 236,715 0
670,334 0
13,519,196 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
630,705 630,705 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 8,662,881 5,792,488 15,267,200 0
1,526,270 0
31,248,839 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
1,547,860 1,547,860 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
320,247 320,247 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 43,720,780 55,474,212 91,272,900 0
5,652,996 176,683,774 372,804,662 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 100,223 TOTAL BWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 372,904,885 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-24 Table B-21 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE WASTE VENDOR CHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 957,220 957,220 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 2,129,600 2,129,600 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 UPPER CORE BARREL 20,888 21,924 17,490 41,152 0
101,452 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 52,219 54,809 43,725 102,879 0
253,631 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 151,140 151,140 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 334,200 350,776 279,837 658,426 0
1,623,239 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 62,663 65,771 52,469 123,455 0
304,357 CORE SHROUD(a) 41,775 43,847 34,980 82,303 0
202,905 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 52,219 54,809 43,725 102,879 0
253,631 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 10,444 10,962 8,745 20,576 0
50,726 LOWER CORE FORGING 114,881 120,579 96,194 226,334 0
557,988 MISC INTERNALS 83,550 87,694 69,959 164,606 0
405,810 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 6,287,424 6,287,424 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 128,973 128,973 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 2,236,080 2,236,080 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 1,916,640 1,916,640 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 100,760 100,760 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 302,280 302,280 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 1,007,600 1,007,600 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 11,373,129 11,373,129 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 831,270 831,270 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 13,251,955 13,251,955 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 120,184,261 120,184,261 FILTER CARTRIDGES 32,898 65,771 367,286 576,934 0
1,042,888 SPENT RESINS 208,875 219,235 174,898 411,516 0
1,014,524 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 6,091,965 6,091,965 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 328,978 328,853 3,672,858 948,041 0
5,278,730 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 2,552,667 2,552,667 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 3,918,577 3,918,577 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 0
SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 796,180 OPERATING MARGIN 2,639,392 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 1,343,588 1,425,029 4,862,164 3,459,100 173,623,060 188,148,514 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 624,595 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
372,126 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL PWR COSTS 189,357,235 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-25 Table B-22 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2022 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE VENDOR CHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 36,882 153,465 244,857 948,041 0
1,383,245 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 18,441 76,732 122,429 288,061 0
505,663 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 55,323 87,694 69,959 948,041 0
1,161,017 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 35,583 35,583 JET PUMPS 51,634 219,235 349,796 948,041 0
1,568,707 TOP FUEL GUIDES 88,516 789,247 629,633 948,041 0
2,455,437 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 97,853 97,853 CORE SHROUD(a) 173,344 1,534,646 1,224,286 948,041 0
3,880,317 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 71,166 71,166 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 800,617 800,617 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 782,826 782,826 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 2,757,682 2,757,682 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 31,455,364 31,455,364 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 426,996 426,996 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 151,228 151,228 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 88,957 88,957 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 284,664 284,664 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 115,645 115,645 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 551,536 551,536 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 3,389,280 3,389,280 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 3,860,755 3,860,755 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 12,623,066 12,623,066 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 26,434,899 26,434,899 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 3,229,156 3,229,156 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 6,556,166 6,556,166 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 631,598 631,598 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 6,360,460 6,360,460 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 3,647,490 3,647,490 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 1,076,385 1,076,385 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 43,206,647 43,206,647 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 21,394,273 21,394,273 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 1,840,085 1,840,085 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 343,110 350,776 3,873,991 948,041 0
5,515,918 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 1,242,291 1,242,291 TG BLDG - CLASS B 231,580 230,197 2,614,725 948,041 0
4,024,543 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 1,072,293 1,072,293 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 199,825 208,273 2,256,184 886,006 0
3,550,288 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 630,705 630,705 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 545,849 570,012 454,735 948,041 0
2,518,636 OTHER 0
0 0
0 1,547,860 1,547,860 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 320,247 320,247 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 0
SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 796,180 OPERATING MARGIN 6,322,178 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 1,744,504 4,220,278 11,840,595 8,758,396 176,683,774 210,365,903 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 1,448,332 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
572,105 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL BWR COSTS 212,598,340 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-26 Table B-23 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 785,840 785,840 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,751,200 1,751,200 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER CORE BARREL 200,000 150,000 0
0 400,000 80,000 0
830,000 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 500,000 375,000 0
0 1,100,000 200,000 0
2,175,000 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
0 124,080 124,080 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 3,200,000 2,400,000 0
0 7,040,000 1,280,000 0
13,920,000 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 600,000 450,000 0
0 1,320,000 240,000 0
2,610,000 CORE SHROUD(a) 400,000 300,000 0
0 13,420,000 160,000 0
14,280,000 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 500,000 375,000 0
0 2,200,000 200,000 0
3,275,000 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 100,000 75,000 0
0 220,000 40,000 0
435,000 LOWER CORE FORGING 1,100,000 825,000 0
0 1,000,000 440,000 0
3,365,000 MISC INTERNALS 800,000 600,000 0
0 800,000 320,000 0
2,520,000 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,161,728 5,161,728 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
0 105,882 105,882 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,838,760 1,838,760 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,576,080 1,576,080 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
0 248,160 248,160 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 827,200 827,200 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
0 9,352,284 9,352,284 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
0 682,440 682,440 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
0 10,879,334 10,879,334 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
0 98,666,555 98,666,555 FILTER CARTRIDGES 315,000 0
0 0 1,320,000 0
0 1,635,000 SPENT RESINS 2,000,000 0
0 0 4,400,000 800,000 0
7,200,000 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,010,143 5,010,143 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 3,150,000 0
0 0
210,000 0
0 3,360,000 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,088,546 2,088,546 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,216,998 3,216,998 TOTAL PWR COSTS 12,865,000 5,550,000 0
0 33,430,000 3,760,000 142,563,388 198,168,388 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-27 Table B-24 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Texas Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE IRRADIATED HARDWARE HANDLE SURCHARGE CASK HANDLE SURCHARGE WEIGHT SURCHARGE CURIE CHARGE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 353,146 1,050,000 0
0 3,081,200 141,258 0
4,625,604 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 176,573 525,000 0
0 280,074 70,629 0
1,052,276 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 529,719 600,000 0
0 1,776,800 211,888 0
3,118,407 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
0 29,212 29,212 JET PUMPS 494,404 1,500,000 0
0 4,405,152 197,762 0
6,597,318 TOP FUEL GUIDES 847,550 5,400,000 0
0 12,075,520 339,020 0
18,662,091 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 80,334 80,334 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,659,786 10,500,000 0
0 31,871,600 663,914 0
44,695,301 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
0 58,424 58,424 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 657,275 657,275 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
0 642,669 642,669 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,263,948 2,263,948 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
0 25,823,618 25,823,618 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
0 350,547 350,547 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 124,152 124,152 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
0 73,031 73,031 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 233,698 233,698 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
0 94,940 94,940 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
0 452,790 452,790 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,782,466 2,782,466 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
0 3,169,528 3,169,528 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
0 10,363,041 10,363,041 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
0 21,737,789 21,737,789 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,651,011 2,651,011 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,382,355 5,382,355 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
0 518,517 518,517 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 5,221,687 5,221,687 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
0 2,999,382 2,999,382 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
0 883,670 883,670 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 35,470,959 35,470,959 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
0 17,563,858 17,563,858 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,510,638 1,510,638 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 3,285,317 0
0 0
221,500 0
0 3,506,817 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,019,872 1,019,872 TG BLDG - CLASS B 2,217,404 0
0 0
149,500 0
0 2,366,904 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 880,311 880,311 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 1,913,345 0
0 0
129,000 0
0 2,042,345 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
0 516,031 516,031 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 5,226,561 0
0 0
11,440,000 0
0 16,666,561 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,270,732 1,270,732 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
0 262,910 262,910 TOTAL BWR COSTS 16,703,806 19,575,000 0
0 65,430,346 1,624,472 145,089,394 248,423,017 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-28 Table B-25 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
785,840 785,840 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 0
1,751,200 1,751,200 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 0
82,720 82,720 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 0
82,720 82,720 UPPER CORE BARREL 130,707 185,690 496,800 0
62,739 0
875,936 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 326,768 464,225 1,242,000 0
156,848 0
2,189,841 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 0
124,080 124,080 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 2,091,312 2,971,040 7,948,800 0
1,003,830 0
14,014,982 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 392,121 557,070 1,490,400 0
188,218 0
2,627,809 CORE SHROUD(a) 303,574 371,380 15,152,400 0
145,716 0
15,973,070 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 326,768 464,225 2,484,000 0
156,848 0
3,431,841 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 82,895 92,845 248,400 0
39,790 0
463,929 LOWER CORE FORGING 900,641 1,021,295 1,552,500 0
432,308 0
3,906,743 MISC INTERNALS 793,024 742,760 1,242,000 0
380,652 0
3,158,436 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
5,161,728 5,161,728 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 0
105,882 105,882 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
1,838,760 1,838,760 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 0
1,576,080 1,576,080 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 0
82,720 82,720 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 0
248,160 248,160 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 0
827,200 827,200 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 0
9,352,284 9,352,284 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 0
682,440 682,440 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 0
10,879,334 10,879,334 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 0
98,666,555 98,666,555 FILTER CARTRIDGES 448,092 557,070 1,490,400 0
53,771 0
2,549,333 SPENT RESINS 1,784,304 1,856,900 4,968,000 0
856,466 0
9,465,670 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
5,010,143 5,010,143 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 2,676,456 5,570,700 326,025 0
214,116 0
8,787,297 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 0
2,088,546 2,088,546 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
3,216,998 3,216,998 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 10,256,661 14,855,200 38,641,725 0
3,691,302 142,563,388 210,008,276 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 77,190 TOTAL PWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 210,085,466 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-29 Table B-26 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the South Carolina Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT BASE DISPOSAL CHARGE CASK HANDLING CURIE SURCHARGE LINER DOSE RATE DOSE RATE SURCHARGE VENDOR CHARGES DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 304,168 2,599,660 3,477,600 0
146,001 0
6,527,429 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 133,853 1,299,830 434,700 0
64,250 0
1,932,633 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 432,927 742,760 1,987,200 0
207,805 0
3,370,693 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 0
29,212 29,212 JET PUMPS 323,111 3,713,800 4,968,000 0
155,093 0
9,160,004 TOP FUEL GUIDES 553,904 6,684,840 17,884,800 0
265,874 0
25,389,418 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 0
80,334 80,334 CORE SHROUD(a) 1,084,728 12,998,300 34,776,000 0
520,670 0
49,379,698 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 0
58,424 58,424 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
657,275 657,275 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 0
642,669 642,669 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 0
2,263,948 2,263,948 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 0
25,823,618 25,823,618 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 0
350,547 350,547 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
124,152 124,152 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 0
73,031 73,031 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
233,698 233,698 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 0
94,940 94,940 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 0
452,790 452,790 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 0
2,782,466 2,782,466 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 0
3,169,528 3,169,528 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 0
10,363,041 10,363,041 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 0
21,737,789 21,737,789 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 0
2,651,011 2,651,011 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
5,382,355 5,382,355 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 0
518,517 518,517 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
5,221,687 5,221,687 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 0
2,999,382 2,999,382 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 0
883,670 883,670 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
35,470,959 35,470,959 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 0
17,563,858 17,563,858 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
1,510,638 1,510,638 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 11,948,150 5,942,080 343,879 0
955,852 0
19,189,961 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
1,019,872 1,019,872 TG BLDG - CLASS B 7,840,974 3,899,490 232,099 0
627,278 0
12,599,840 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
880,311 880,311 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 7,094,214 3,528,110 200,273 0
567,537 0
11,390,134 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 0
516,031 516,031 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 7,334,414 4,827,940 12,916,800 0
1,292,213 0
26,371,367 OTHER 0
0 0
0 0
1,270,732 1,270,732 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 0
262,910 262,910 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 37,050,444 46,236,810 77,221,350 0
4,802,573 145,089,394 310,400,570 ATLANTIC COMPACT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGE 100,223 TOTAL BWR COSTS (INSIDE COMPACT) 310,500,793 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-30 Table B-27 PWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE PWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE WASTE VENDOR CHARGE DISPOSAL COST VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 785,840 785,840 VESSEL HEAD & BOTTOM 0
0 0
0 1,751,200 1,751,200 UPPER CORE SUPPORT ASSM 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 UPPER CORE BARREL 26,346 21,188 17,367 53,033 0
117,935 UPPER CORE GRID PLATE 65,865 52,971 43,418 132,584 0
294,838 GUIDE TUBES 0
0 0
0 124,080 124,080 LOWER CORE BARREL(a) 421,538 339,012 277,876 848,534 0
1,886,961 THERMAL SHIELDS(a) 79,038 63,565 52,102 159,100 0
353,805 CORE SHROUD(a) 52,692 42,377 34,735 106,067 0
235,870 LOWER GRID PLATE(a) 65,865 52,971 43,418 132,584 0
294,838 LOWER SUPPORT COLUMN 13,173 10,594 8,684 26,517 0
58,968 LOWER CORE FORGING 144,904 116,536 95,520 291,684 0
648,643 MISC INTERNALS 105,384 84,753 69,469 212,134 0
471,740 BIO SHIELD CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 5,161,728 5,161,728 REACTOR CAVITY LINER 0
0 0
0 105,882 105,882 REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS 0
0 0
0 1,838,760 1,838,760 PRESSURIZER 0
0 0
0 1,576,080 1,576,080 R.Hx,EHx,SUMP PUMP,CAVITY PUMP 0
0 0
0 82,720 82,720 PRESSURIZER RELIEF TANK 0
0 0
0 248,160 248,160 SAFETY INJECTION ACCUM TANKS 0
0 0
0 827,200 827,200 STEAM GENERATORS 0
0 0
0 9,352,284 9,352,284 REACTOR COOLANT PIPING 0
0 0
0 682,440 682,440 REMAINING CONTAM. MATLS 0
0 0
0 10,879,334 10,879,334 CONTAMINATED MATRL OTHR BLD 0
0 0
0 98,666,555 98,666,555 FILTER CARTRIDGES 41,495 63,565 364,712 743,888 0
1,213,660 SPENT RESINS 263,461 211,883 173,673 530,334 0
1,179,350 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 5,010,143 5,010,143 COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - CLASS B 414,951 317,824 3,647,125 911,914 0
5,291,814 EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS 0
0 0
0 2,088,546 2,088,546 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 3,216,998 3,216,998 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 0
SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 755,595 OPERATING MARGIN 2,867,524 SUBTOTAL PWR COSTS 1,694,713 1,377,238 4,828,098 4,148,371 142,563,388 158,234,928 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 673,876 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
372,126 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL PWR COSTS 159,492,930 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
B-31 Table B-28 BWR LLW Disposition Costs Using a Combination of Non-Compact Disposal Facility and the Washington Disposal Facility (2020 dollars)
REFERENCE BWR COMPONENT VOLUME CHARGE SHIPMENT CHARGE CONTAINER CHARGE CONTAINER DOSE RATE CHARGE VENDOR CHARGE DISPOSAL COST STEAM SEPARATOR 46,520 148,318 243,142 911,914 0
1,349,893 FUEL SUPPORT & PIECES 23,260 74,159 121,571 371,234 0
590,224 CONTROL RODS/INCORES 69,780 84,753 69,469 911,914 0
1,135,916 CONTROL RODS GUIDES 0
0 0
0 29,212 29,212 JET PUMPS 65,128 211,883 347,345 911,914 0
1,536,270 TOP FUEL GUIDES 111,648 762,778 625,221 911,914 0
2,411,561 CORE SUPPORT PLATE 0
0 0
0 80,334 80,334 CORE SHROUD(a) 218,644 1,483,180 1,215,708 911,914 0
3,829,446 REACTOR VESSEL WALL 0
0 0
0 58,424 58,424 SAC SHIELD Neutron-Activated Matl 0
0 0
0 657,275 657,275 REACT. WATER REC 0
0 0
0 642,669 642,669 SAC SHIELD Contaminated Matl 0
0 0
0 2,263,948 2,263,948 OTHER PRIMARY CONTAINMENT 0
0 0
0 25,823,618 25,823,618 CONTAINM. ATMOSPHERIC 0
0 0
0 350,547 350,547 HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 124,152 124,152 LOW PRESSURE CORE SPRAY 0
0 0
0 73,031 73,031 REACTOR BLDG CLOSED COOLING 0
0 0
0 233,698 233,698 REACTOR CORE ISO COOLING 0
0 0
0 94,940 94,940 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL 0
0 0
0 452,790 452,790 POOL LINER & RACKS 0
0 0
0 2,782,466 2,782,466 CONTAMINATED CONCRETE 0
0 0
0 3,169,528 3,169,528 OTHER REACTOR BUILDING 0
0 0
0 10,363,041 10,363,041 TURBINE 0
0 0
0 21,737,789 21,737,789 NUCLEAR STEAM CONDENSATE 0
0 0
0 2,651,011 2,651,011 LOW PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 5,382,355 5,382,355 MAIN STEAM 0
0 0
0 518,517 518,517 MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATERS 0
0 0
0 5,221,687 5,221,687 REACTOR FEEDWATER PUMPS 0
0 0
0 2,999,382 2,999,382 HIGH PRESSURE FEEDWATER HEATERS 0
0 0
0 883,670 883,670 OTHER TG BLDG 0
0 0
0 35,470,959 35,470,959 RAD WASTE BLDG 0
0 0
0 17,563,858 17,563,858 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 1,510,638 1,510,638 REACTOR BLDG - CLASS B 432,776 339,012 3,846,848 911,914 0
5,530,551 TG BLDG - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 1,019,872 1,019,872 TG BLDG - CLASS B 292,100 222,477 2,596,405 911,914 0
4,022,896 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 880,311 880,311 RAD WASTE & CONTROL - CLASS B 252,046 201,289 2,240,377 911,914 0
3,605,625 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS A 0
0 0
0 516,031 516,031 CONCENTRATOR BOTTOMS - CLASS B 688,497 550,895 451,549 911,914 0
2,602,855 OTHER 0
0 0
0 1,270,732 1,270,732 POST-TMI-2 ADDITIONS 0
0 0
0 262,910 262,910 HEAVY OBJECT SURCHARGE 0
SITE AVAILABILITY CHARGES 755,595 OPERATING MARGIN 6,334,426 SUBTOTAL BWR COSTS 2,200,401 4,078,744 11,757,635 8,578,457 145,089,394 178,794,651 TAXES & FEES (% OF CHARGES) 1,449,326 TAXES & FEES ($/UNIT VOL.)
572,105 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (3 YRS) 212,000 TOTAL BWR COSTS 181,028,083 (a) GTCC Material: Assumes a low-density, distributed packaging scheme and final disposal as LLW. High-density packaging, ISFSI storage, and geologic repository disposal could reduce disposal costs.
 
C-1 APPENDIX C BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ON THE INTERNET For use in the adjustment formula in Chapter 3, the labor indexes for the first quarter of 2022 and the producer price indexes for March 2022 were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on the Internet.
These dates were chosen to agree, to the extent possible, with the effective dates of the waste burial rate schedules. Instructions for accessing and obtaining the specific indexes used in this report follow below.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Internet Data Page To obtain reports of producer price indexes and labor indexes, proceed as follows:
: 1. Enter the URL: http://www.bls.gov/data/
: 2. Click on the item labeled Series Report.
: 3. In the box labeled Enter series id(s) below, type in the following six series identifications (IDs), one ID per line:
Series ID Producer Price Indexes wpu0543 (Industrial electric power-used in calculation of Px, per Section 3.3) wpu0573 (Light fuel oils-used in calculation of Fx per Section 3.3)
Labor Indexes (Used in the calculation of Lx, per Section 3.1)
CIU2010000000210I (Total compensation, private industry, Northeast region)
CIU2010000000220I (Total compensation, private industry, South region)
CIU2010000000230I (Total compensation, private industry, Midwest region)
CIU2010000000240I (Total compensation, private industry, West region)
: 4. Click the button labeled Next.
: 5. In the box labeled Select view of the data, use Table Format and Original Data value.
: 6. In the box labeled Select the time frame for your data, specify the years you want and time period.
: 7. Click on the button labeled Retrieve Data and the six tables of data you requested will be displayed.
 
D-1 APPENDIX D REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF DECOMMISSIONING COSTS FOR 2010 THROUGH 2022 In Section 0 of this revision and the five previous revisions of NUREG-1307, decommissioning costs for four typical situations were developed. Results of these calculations are summarized below.
Example 1 (No Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facilities)
Reactor Type: BWR Thermal Power Rating: 3400 MWt Location of Plant: Midwest Compact LLW Burial Location: 2010 to 2012 - Unknown (Generic LLW Disposal Site);
Beginning 2016 - Non-Compact Disposal Facilities 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 Lx 2.29 2.39 2.57 2.70 2.86 3.08 Ex 2.181 2.795 1.632 2.340 2.029 3.906 Bx 12.540 14.160 13.132 13.422 12.837 12.296 Decommissioning Cost (Millions)
$612
$679
$644
$677
$668
$704 Example 2 (Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only)
Reactor Type: Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR)
Thermal Power Rating: 3400 MWt Location of Plant: Texas Compact LLW Burial Location: Texas (Texas Compact); 2018 is the first use of the Texas compact as an example calculation for Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 Lx NA NA NA 2.58 2.71 2.92 Ex NA NA NA 2.320 2.030 3.768 Bx NA NA NA 8.508 8.040 6.650 Decommissioning Cost (Millions)
NA NA NA
$404
$398
$404
 
D-2 Example 3 (Combination of Compact-Affiliated and Non-Compact Disposal Facilities)
Reactor Type: PWR Thermal Power Rating: 3400 MWt Location of Plant: Atlantic Compact LLW Burial Location: South Carolina (Atlantic Compact) and Non-Compact Disposal Site 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 Lx 2.41 2.52 2.75 2.89 3.06 3.29 Ex 2.139 2.704 1.645 2.320 2.030 3.768 Bx 12.280 13.885 10.971 11.607 11.679 14.067 Decommissioning Cost (Millions)
$477
$530
$464
$497
$506
$601 Example 4 (Compact-Affiliated Disposal Facility Only)
Reactor Type: Boiling-Water Reactor (BWR)
Thermal Power Rating: 3400 MWt Location of Plant: Northwest Compact LLW Burial Location: Washington 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 Lx 2.29 2.38 2.60 2.77 2.94 3.18 Ex 2.181 2.795 1.632 2.340 2.029 3.906 Bx 7.423 6.704 7.290 9.118 9.326 8.571 Decommissioning Cost (Millions)
$460
$457
$473
$555
$571
$602
 
E-1 APPENDIX E LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACTS The figure and table below identify the composition of all LLW compacts as of May 2014 (source: NRC, http://www.nrc.gov/waste/llw-disposal/licensing/compacts.html).
 
E-2 Compact Affiliated States Northwest Alaska Idaho Oregon Washington(a)
Hawaii Montana Utah Wyoming Southwestern Arizona California(b)
North Dakota South Dakota Rocky Mountain Colorado New Mexico Nevada Midwest Indiana Minnesota Ohio(b)
Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Central Arkansas Kansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Texas(a)
Vermont Central Midwest Illinois(b)
Kentucky Appalachian Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania(b)
West Virginia Atlantic Connecticut New Jersey South Carolina(a)
Southeast Alabama Georgia Tennessee Virginia Florida Mississippi Unaffiliated States District of Columbia Michigan New York Rhode Island Massachusetts Nebraska Puerto Rico North Carolina Maine New Hampshire (a) Current Host State for operating LLW disposal sites (3 States)
(b) Selected Host State for future LLW disposal sites (4 States)
 
F-1 APPENDIX F COMMENT RESOLUTION MATRIX Please see file in ADAMS Accession Number ML23038A239.
 
NUREG-1307, Revision 19, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities", explains the formula acceptable to the NRC for determining the minimum decommissioning fund requirements for nuclear power reactors, as required by the NRC's regulations. Specifically, this report provides adjustment factors, and updates to these values, for the labor, energy, and waste burial components of the minimum formula low-level waste, decommissioning, charges, burial, waste, low-level waste, Rev. 19, NUREG-1307, Clive, Texas Compact Waste Facility, CWF, formula, PWR, BWR, 10 CFR 50.75, minimum amounts, LLW, burial, disposal facility, decommissioning trust fund, minimum formula, cost Technical Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities - Final Report PNNL, Steven Short and Mike Toyooka, NRC, Emil Tabakov Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555-0001 Same as above Emil Tabakov NUREG -1307, Rev. 19 Final February 2023
 
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