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7.18<br />

TABLE 7.3.1b. Number <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Containers Sent to Disposal in Reprocessing Cycle<br />

Thousands <strong>of</strong> Containers<br />

Proposed Program Alternative Program<br />

Nuclear Power (Geologic Disposal (Disposal Starting<br />

Case Growth Assumption Starting 1990 - 2010) 2010 - 2030)<br />

1 Present Inventory NA(a) NA<br />

2 Present Capacity<br />

and Normal Life NA NA<br />

3 250 GWe System by<br />

Year 2000 and Normal<br />

Life<br />

* HLW Canisters 80 to 430 80 to 180<br />

* RH-TRU Canisters 66 66<br />

* RH-TRU Drums 970 970<br />

* CH-TRU Drums 530 to 780 530 to 780<br />

9 CH-TRU Boxes 9 to 11 9 to 11<br />

4 250 GWe system by<br />

Year 2000 and<br />

Steady State<br />

* HLW Canisters 140 to 350 114 to 270<br />

* RH-TRU Canisters 87 87<br />

* RH-TRU Drums 1,300 1,300<br />

* CH-TRU Drums 860 860<br />

* CH TRU Boxes 13 13<br />

5 500 GWe System by<br />

Year 2040<br />

* HLW Canisters 190 to 530 160 to 390<br />

* RH-TRU Canisters 117 117<br />

* RH-TRU Drums 1,740 1,740<br />

* CH-TRU Drums 1,200 1,200<br />

* CH-TRU Boxes 19 19<br />

(a) NA = not applicable.<br />

generation rate per canister for the four disposal media and variations in the age, and thus<br />

the heat generation rate, <strong>of</strong> the waste at the time <strong>of</strong> disposal. The contact-handled TRU<br />

waste quantities vary depending on the time reprocessing starts and the quantity <strong>of</strong> MOX fuel<br />

that is reprocessed. See Appendix Table A.1.22 for additional details.<br />

7.3.2 Interim Storage Requirements<br />

The interim storage requirements for spent fuel are controlled in the once-through<br />

cycle by the repository receiving capability, and in the reprocessing cycle by the reproces-<br />

sing capacity. Spent fuel storage requirements in away-from-reactor (AFR) facilities, also<br />

referred to as independent spent-fuel storage facilities, are shown in Table 7.3.2 for the<br />

once-through cycle and in Table 7.3.3 for the reprocessing cycle. Requirements with or<br />

without reprocessing are about the same if repositories start up in the period <strong>of</strong> 1990<br />

to 2010. However, whereas the storage requirements increase substantially for the once-<br />

through cycle with later repositories under the alternative program, the requirements are<br />

not changed in the reprocessing case since the storage requirement is controlled by the

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