Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional ... - The FIRE Place

FY 2010
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FY 2011
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FY 2012
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• Continue conceptual design and NEPA (i.e., Environmental Impact Statement) efforts in
support of recapitalization of the Program’s spent nuclear fuel infrastructure.
• Develop tools and facilities for inspecting and examining cores and irradiated specimens that
provide prompt evaluation feedback to designers.
• Provide a safety program and oversight that assures fuel handling and accountability is
performed properly.
• Perform, and examine the results of, irradiation tests of fuel, neutron poison and core
structural materials.
• Maximize the use of the ATR for use in evaluating new material specimens to reduce
uncertainties in existing designs and in the development of future design improvements.
• Develop fuel storage baskets, canisters, and transportation over packs that meet applicable
regulatory requirements.
• Continue operation of the production facility for spent fuel dry storage which moves spent
naval fuel from water pits to dry storage.
• Provide waste disposal services that classify, sample, package and process waste items.
• Provide support to ship all hazardous and radioactive material from the Naval Reactors
Facility.
• Maintain and upgrade existing facilities and systems and design and build new facilities and
systems, as required, to support the production needs of the Naval Reactors Facility.
• Identify a process flow and high level system integration, and facility layout in preparation for
development of a conceptual design for the recapitalized facility to ensure the long term
capability to transfer, prepare and package naval spent nuclear fuel.
Prototype Inactivation: This work involves the disassembly and disposition of the Program’s
testing prototypes and support facilities. Funding has been identified in the estimated amount of
$6,776,000 to support this work in FY 2012, including the following:
• Disassemble and dispose of the D1G reactor compartment in concert with an Environmental
Impact Statement to support dismantling the D1G prototype.
• Remediate asbestos and other hazardous materials as required to support dismantling the D1G
prototypes.
• Design, fabricate, checkout, certify, and deliver disposal equipment to support D1G primary
shield tank removal.
• Develop procedures for the safe removal and disposal of the D1G primary shield tank.
Spent Fuel Handling Infrastructure Recapitalization: This work involves the evaluation of
the spent fuel handling and conceptual design of the new facility. Funding has been identified in
the estimated amount of $53,800,000 to support this work in FY 2012, including the following:
Naval Reactors/
Operations and Maintenance
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget