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Water use will be 6 x 104 m 3 during construction and 2.5 x 105 m 3 per year during
operation. As long as water can be supplied from rivers such as the reference R River
(Appendix F), water use should represent a small fraction (%0.001) of the average river
flow, and no significant impact will result from its withdrawal. Site selection should
avoid adverse effects on aquatic systems and other downstream uses of water.
Other resource commitments during construction and operation of an AFR are presented in
Table 4.7.1. Resource commitments for fabrication and use of spent fuel shipping casks are
presented in Table 4.7.2.
Resource commitments during decommissioning consist mainly of steel, electricity, and
diesel fuel. Total commitments of these resources during decommissioning will be small
fractions of construction commitments.
TABLE 4.7.1. Resource Commitments for Construction and Operation
of an Example AFR
Materials
Energy
Concrete, m 3
Construction Operation(a)
2.3 x 104
Steel, MT 1.1 x 104
Stainless Steel, MT 6.1 x 103
Copper, MT 2.7 x 101
Lumber, m 3
1.3 x 103
Propane, m 3 5.7 x 10 2
Diesel Fuel, m 3
5.7 x 103
Gasoline, m 3 3.8 x 103
Electricity, kWh 2.8 x 106 7.8 x 108
Manpower, man-yr 2.5x 10 2.4 x 10
(a) Based on operation for 30 years.
TABLE 4.7.2. Resource Commitments for Fabrication and Use of
Spent Fuel Shipping Casks( a )
Resource MT/Cask (m 3 /km) per Shipment
Stainless Steel 26
Lead 65
Depleted Uranium 5 --
Diesel Fuel -- 0.0016
(a) For an "average" cask for train transport of spent
fuel, which has a spent fuel capacity of about
4 MTHM.