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4.107<br />

TABLE 4.9.4. Unit Cost Estimates for Reprocessing Fuel Cycle <strong>Waste</strong>s<br />

Unit Cost, $/kg HM(a)<br />

Example Other<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> Category Treatment System Options<br />

High-Level Liquid <strong>Waste</strong> Spray Calcination & Vitrification 10.4<br />

Fluid Bed Calcination Only 13.0<br />

5-Year Onsite Storage & Handling 13.5<br />

(after solidification)<br />

Fuel Residue Package Without Compaction (in 4.9<br />

sand)<br />

Compaction <strong>of</strong> Hulls 4.6<br />

Melting <strong>of</strong> Hulls 5.1<br />

Non-Combustibles and Package 4. 8 (b)<br />

Failed Equipment<br />

Combustible and Incineration 4.4(b)<br />

compactable Package Only 3 .7(b)<br />

Wet <strong>Waste</strong> Cementation 4.3(b)<br />

Bitumenization 4.3(b)<br />

Gaseous <strong>Waste</strong> Vessel Off-Gas 3.9<br />

Dissolver Off-Gas<br />

I and Ru Removal 2.0<br />

I, Ru and C Removal 3.2<br />

I, Ru and Kr Removal 6.0<br />

I, Ru and C and Kr Removal 6.1<br />

Kr Storage Onsite 16.4<br />

Atmospheric Protection System (APS)<br />

Group III Prefilter 1.8<br />

Sand Filter 3.8<br />

Deep Bed Filter 2.5<br />

Solidified Reprocessing Interim Storage(c) 23.1<br />

<strong>Waste</strong>s Transportation d) 15.5<br />

Subtotal 109<br />

Spent Fuel Storage and Shipment 59(e)<br />

Prior to Reprocessing<br />

Total 168 range<br />

139 to<br />

179<br />

(a) Costs may be expressed in $GWe-yr by multiplying by 38,000 kg HM/GWe-yr.<br />

(b) Includes estimates for waste treatment at the mixed oxide fuels fabrication<br />

plant. See Appendix A for further detail.<br />

(c) See Table 4.9.5.<br />

d See Table 4.9.6.<br />

(e) Based on a 1-year storage <strong>of</strong> all spent fuel at the reactor basin ($6/kg HM) and<br />

interim storage <strong>of</strong> 25% <strong>of</strong> total spent fuel discharges ($29/kg HM). Spent fuel<br />

transportation is estimated to cost $24/kg HM (see Table 4.9.6). Although spent<br />

fuel handling and storage prior to reprocessing are not clearly waste management<br />

functions, the costs are shown here and are included in the systems cost<br />

estimates in Chapter 7 to conservatively estimate waste management costs.

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