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TABLE 7.5.3 Comparison <strong>of</strong> Relative Resource Commitments for the Program Alternatives Using the Reprocessing Cycle(a)<br />

Case Nuclear Power Growth Assumption Steel, MT Cement, MT Diesel, m 3 Gasoline, m 3 Propane, m 3 Electricity, kWh Man-Power, man-yr<br />

Proposed Program<br />

3 250 GWe by Year 2000 With<br />

Normal Life .97 to 2.3 .96 to 3.5 .88 to 1.1 .57 to 2.3 .97 to 1.3 .89 to 1.0 .97 to 1.7<br />

4 250 GWe by Year 2000 and Steady<br />

State to 2040 1.5 to 2.3 2.4 to 2.7 1.2 to 1.4 1.6 to 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 to 1.9<br />

5 500 GWe System by Year 2040 1.7 to 2.9 2.5 to 2.9 1.6 to 2.0 2.1 to 2.7 1.7 1.7 to 1.8 1.9 to 2.5<br />

Alternative Program<br />

3 250 GWe by Year 2000 With<br />

Normal Life 1.2 to 2.9 1.1 to 3.6 .93 to 1.4 .57 to 3.5 .97 to 1.0 .94 to 1.0 1.1 to 1.9<br />

4 250 GWe by Year 2000 And Steady<br />

State to 2040 2.0 to 2.9 2.7 to 2.9 1.6 to 1.9 2.8 to 3.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 to 2.0<br />

5 500 GWe System by Year 2040 2.5 to 3.5 3.1 to 3.5 2.2 to 2.5 3.5 to 4.1 1.7 1.7 to 1.8 2.1 to 2.6<br />

(a) Case 3 with 1990 reprocessing and a 1990 repository in salt was used as the reference for these ratios.

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