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TABLE 7.3.12. Plutonium Disposition Within the Timeframe <strong>of</strong> the Analysis<br />

Reprocessing Cycle<br />

Once-Through Cycle Year Third<br />

Nuclear Power Total Pu in Reprocessing Total Pu Pu Pu Not Recycle<br />

Case Growth Assumption Spent Fuel, MT Starts <strong>Generated</strong>, MT Recycled, MT Recycled, MT Discard, MT<br />

1 Present Inventory<br />

Only 36 NA(a) NA NA NA NA<br />

2 Present Capacity<br />

and Normal Life 375 NA NA NA NA NA<br />

3 250 GWe System by<br />

Year 2000 and Normal<br />

life 1,898 1990 3,429 2,308 1,121 152<br />

2010 2,160 644 1,516 0<br />

4 250 GWe System<br />

by Year 2000 and<br />

Steady State 2,225 2000 3,779 2,146 1,633 0<br />

5 -500 GWe System<br />

by Year 2040 2,911 2000 5,147 3,584 1,559 0<br />

(a) NA = not applicable.

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