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Exhibit 4K below summarizes the above regulatory cost estimates on an incremental basis (i.e., without including the “Baseline Costs”
estimated in Chapter 3 of this RIA). Appendix J presents regulatory costs estimates for each of the 495 electric utility plants.
Exhibit 4K
Summary of Cost Estimates for the October 2009 Draft RIA Regulatory Options
($millions in 2009 price level; average annual amortized @7% discount rate over 50-year period 2012 to 2061)
Subtitle C
Subtitle D
Hybrid C&D
RCRA Regulatory Cost Element
Hazardous waste
(version 1)
A. Engineering Controls (onsite): $491 $491 $491
1. Groundwater monitoring $13 $13 $13
2. Bottom liners $95 $95 $95
3. Leachate collection $8 $8 $8
4. Fugitive dust controls $5 $5 $5
5. Water runon/runoff controls $2 $2 $2
6. Financial assurance $30 $30 $30
7. Disposal unit location restrictions $76 $76 $76
8. Closure capping to cover unit $255 $255 $255
9. Post-closure groundwater monitoring $2 $2 $2
10. Storage design & operating standards Not estimated in this RIA Not estimated in this RIA Not estimated in this RIA
B. Other Ancillary Costs: $107 $1 $9
11. For offsite disposal (11a+11b+11c) =
11a. RCRA manifest cost
11b. Added operation for hazmat truck
11c. Offsite LF RCRA Subtitle C permit
$77
$66
$8
$3
$0
Not relevant
Not relevant
Not relevant
$0
(offsite applies only to LFs
so no incremental cost over
baseline)
12. Structural integrity inspections $1 $1 $1
13. RCRA facility-wide investigation $7.6 Not relevant $2.4
14. RCRA facility-wide corrective action Not estimated in this RIA;
historical average =
$5.4 million per case
Not relevant
Not estimated in this RIA;
historical average =
$5.4 million per case
15. RCRA TSDF haz waste disposal permit $7 Not relevant $2
16. RCRA enforcement inspection $0.06 $0 $0.02
17. Future added cleanup cost as “hazardous waste” Not estimated in this RIA:
case studies indicate possible
$18 to $376 million per case
Not relevant
Not estimated in this RIA;
case studies indicate possible
$18 to $376 million per case
18. EPA paperwork reporting/recordkeeping $13 Not relevant $4
C. Land Disposal Restriction Dewatering Treatment $876 (updated) $876 (updated) $876 (updated)
TOTAL ANNUALIZED COSTS (A+B+C) =
Average cost per-ton (94.2 million tons disposed) =
Average cost per-plant (467 disposing plants) =
$1,474 per year (updated)
($15.65 per ton)
($3.16 million per plant)
$1,368 per year (updated)
($14.52 per ton)
($2.93 million per plant)
$1,376 per year (updated)
($14.61 per ton)
($2.95 million per plant)
Note: Chapter 6 of this RIA scales these cost estimates based on the October 2009 draft RIA options, to the 2010 regulatory options.
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