2012•Unpublished venueOpen access
Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Used Nuclear Fuel From Nine Shutdown Sites
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States), Steven J. Maheras, Fuel Cycle Technologies USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), R.E. Best, Steven Ross, Kenneth Buxton, Jeffery L. England, Paul E. McConnell
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Abstract
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future identified removal of stranded used nuclear fuel at shutdown sites as a priority so that these sites may be completely decommissioned and put to other beneficial uses (BRC 2012). In this report, a preliminary evaluation of removing used nuclear fuel from nine shutdown sites was conducted. The shutdown sites included Maine Yankee, Yankee Rowe, Connecticut Yankee, Humboldt Bay, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Trojan, La Crosse, and Zion. At these sites a total of 7649 used nuclear fuel assemblies and a total of 2813.2 metric tons heavy metal (MTHM) of used nuclear fuel are contained in 248 storage canisters. In addition, 11 canisters containing greater-than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste are stored at these sites.