Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 18
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The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for safely and efficiently managing DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and SNF returned to the US from foreign research reactors (FRR). The fuel will be treated where necessary, packaged suitable for repository disposal where practicable, and placed in interim dry storage. These actions will remove remaining vulnerabilities, make as much spent fuel as possible ready for ultimate disposition, and substantially reduce the cost of continued storage. The goal is to complete these actions in 10 years. This SNF Strategic Plan updates the mission, vision, objectives, and strategies for the management of DOE-owned SNF articulated by the SNF Strategic Plan issued in December 1994. The plan describes the remaining issues facing the EM SNF Program, lays out strategies for addressing these issues, and identifies success criteria by which program progress is measured. The objectives and strategies in this plan are consistent with the following Em principles described by the Assistance Secretary in his June 1996 initiative to establish a 10-year time horizon for achieving most program objectives: eliminate and manage the most serious risks; reduce mortgage and support costs to free up funds for further risk reduction; protect worker health and safety; reduce generation of wastes; create a collaborative relationship between DOE and its regulators and stakeholders; focus technology development on cost and risk reduction; and strengthen management and financial control.
Author: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Spent Fuel Management and Reprocessing Systems Publisher: ISBN: Category : Radioactive waste disposal Languages : en Pages : 40
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 220
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This document describes the Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project portion of the Hanford Strategic Plan for the Hanford Reservation in Richland, Washington. The SNF Project was established to evaluate and integrate the urgent risks associated with N-reactor fuel currently stored at the Hanford site in the K Basins, and to manage the transfer and disposition of other spent nuclear fuels currently stored on the Hanford site. An evaluation of alternatives for the expedited removal of spent fuels from the K Basin area was performed. Based on this study, a Recommended Path Forward for the K Basins was developed and proposed to the U.S. DOE.
Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office Publisher: ISBN: 9781973955689 Category : Languages : en Pages : 60
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"DOE is responsible for disposing ofcommercial spent nuclear fuel. DOEentered into contracts with owners andgenerators of spent nuclear fuel tobegin disposing of it beginning in 1998,with plans for disposal in a nationalrepository. DOE, however, was unableto meet the 1998 date and, as a resultof lawsuits, the federal government haspaid out about $3.7 billion for storagecosts. DOE proposed a new strategy inJanuary 2013 to build consolidatedinterim storage facilities-startingoperations in 2021 and 2025.GAO was asked to review issuesrelated to DOE's strategy for managingspent nuclear fuel. This report (1)describes the expected rate of spentnuclear fuel accumulation in wet anddry storage, (2) identifies the basis offederal liability for spent nuclear fuelmanagement to date and of DOE'sestimate of future liabilities, and (3)assesses challenges, if any, thatexperts and stakeholders haveidentified to the federal government'sability to meet DOE's time frames formanaging spent nuclear fuel atconsolidated interim storage facilitiesand potential ways for DOE to mitigatethe challenges. GAO revieweddocuments from DOE and otheragencies, and interviewed experts andstakeholders from industry, federal andstate governments, interest groups,and independent entities."
Author: DIANE Publishing Company Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 9780788119521 Category : Languages : en Pages : 248
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Represents the third and final phase of a three-phased approach to develop specific plans to remedy vulnerabilities associated with the storage of spent fuel and irradiated materials. Charts and tables.
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office Publisher: ISBN: Category : Energy policy Languages : en Pages : 70
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More demand for electricity and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions have increased interest in nuclear power, which does not rely on fossil fuels. However, concerns remain about the radioactive spent fuel that nuclear reactors generate. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a research and development (R & D) plan to select nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, some of which reprocess spent fuel and recycle some nuclear material, such as plutonium. These fuel cycles may help reduce the generation of spent fuel and risks of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. GAO was asked to review (1) DOE's approach to selecting nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, (2) DOE's efforts to reduce proliferation and terrorism risks, and (3) selected countries' experiences in reprocessing and recycling spent fuel. GAO reviewed DOE's plan and met with officials from DOE, the nuclear industry, and France and the United Kingdom. GAO recommends that DOE revise its plan to include the current readiness levels of fuel cycle technologies and the estimated time and cost to develop them, include a strategy for long-term collaboration with the nuclear industry, and specify how DOE will use international agreements to advance its efforts. GAO also recommends that DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) complete a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to avoid duplication and overlap of efforts. DOE agreed with the first three recommendations and did not rule out the future use of a MOU. GAO continues to believe that this formal collaboration mechanism is needed.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 60
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has produced spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for many years as part of its various missions and programs. The historical process for managing this SNF was to reprocess it whereby valuable material such as uranium or plutonium was chemically separated from the wastes. These fuels were not intended for long-term storage. As the need for uranium and plutonium decreased, it became necessary to store the SNF for extended lengths of time. This necessity resulted from a 1992 DOE decision to discontinue reprocessing SNF to recover strategic materials (although limited processing of SNF to meet repository acceptance criteria remains under consideration, no plutonium or uranium extraction for other uses is planned). Both the facilities used for storage, and the fuel itself, began experiencing aging from this extended storage. New efforts are now necessary to assure suitable fuel and facility management until long-term decisions for spent fuel disposition are made and implemented. The Program Plan consists of 14 sections as follows: Sections 2--6 describe objectives, management, the work plan, the work breakdown structure, and the responsibility assignment matrix. Sections 7--9 describe the program summary schedules, site logic diagram, SNF Program resource and support requirements. Sections 10--14 present various supplemental management requirements and quality assurance guidelines.
Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office Publisher: ISBN: 9781974549528 Category : Languages : en Pages : 76
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"More demand for electricity and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions have increased interest in nuclear power, which does not rely on fossil fuels. However, concerns remain about the radioactive spent fuel that nuclear reactors generate. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a research and development (R&D) plan to select nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, some of which reprocess spent fuel and recycle some nuclear material, such as plutonium. These fuel cycles may help reduce the generation of spent fuel and risks of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. GAO was asked to review (1) DOE's approach to selecting nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, (2) DOE's efforts to reduce proliferation and terrorism risks, and (3) selected countries' experiences in reprocessing and recycling spent fuel. GAO reviewed DOE's plan and met with officials from DOE, the nuclear industry, and France and the United Kingdom. "
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Publisher: ISBN: Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 352
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Author: Jon H. Thompson
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations