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7.19<br />

TABLE 7.3.2. Comparison <strong>of</strong> Away-From-Reactor Spent Fuel Storage Requirements<br />

for the Program Alternative Using the Once-Through Cycle<br />

Maximum Storage Requirements, MTHM<br />

Proposed Program Alternative Program<br />

Nuclear Power Growth (Geologic Disposal (Disposal Starting No Action<br />

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

1 Present Inventory<br />

Only 0 0 0<br />

2 Present Capacity and<br />

Normal Life 7,900 to 30,000 30,000 to 37,000 37,000<br />

3 250 GWe System by Year<br />

2000 and Normal Life 12,000 to 113,000 113,000 to 181,000 197,000<br />

4 250 GWe System by Year<br />

2000 and Steady State 60,000 176,000 NA(a)<br />

5 500 GWe System by<br />

Year 2040 61,000 215,000 NA<br />

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

TABLE 7.3.3. Comparison <strong>of</strong> Away-From-Reactor Spent Fuel Storage Requirements<br />

for the Program Alternative Using the Reprocessing Cycle(a)<br />

Maximum Storage Requirements, MTHM<br />

Proposed Program Alternative Program<br />

Nuclear Power Growth (Geologic Disposal (Disposal Starting No Action<br />

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

1 Present Inventory<br />

Only NA(b) NA NA<br />

2 Present Capacity and<br />

Normal Life NA NA NA<br />

3 250 GWe System by<br />

Year 2000 and Normal<br />

Life 12,000 to 113,000 12,000 to 113,000 NA<br />

4 250 GWe System by<br />

Year 2000 and Steady 62,000 62,000 NA<br />

State<br />

5 500 GWe System by<br />

Year 2040 63,000 63,000 NA<br />

(a) Assumed Reprocessing startup dates range from 1990 to 2010.<br />

(b) NA = Not applicable.<br />

range <strong>of</strong> reprocessing dates considered. The accumulation and decline <strong>of</strong> the storage<br />

requirements is illustrated for Case 3 in Figures 7.3.8 and 7.3.9 for the once-through cycle<br />

and reprocessing cycle, respectively. (See Appendix A.1 for annual requirements <strong>of</strong> other<br />

cases.)<br />

Although in the reprocessing cycle the spent-fuel storage requirements are not<br />

increased by delay in repository availability, the storage requirements for the reprocessing

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