Initial Site-Specific De-Inventory Report for Big Rock Point Report No.: RPT-3014537-002
1.0 INTRODUCTION This report provides an assessment of the tasks, equipment, and interfaces necessary to remove the SNF and GTCC LLW from the BRP ISFSI located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan about 4 miles north of Charlevoix and approximately 11 miles west of Petoskey, MI. The objective of this removal activity is to transport the SNF and GTCC LLW to a Class I railroad, where it can be transported to either a consolidated interim storage facility or a geological repository. A railroad hub in the central U.S. with connections to all other major rail carriers was used as the route endpoint for the purposes of this study because it could serve as a connection point to storage or disposal facilities located in any region of the U.S. The use of GCUS as a hypothetical destination is not to imply that this location is being considered for a consolidated interim storage facility, a geological repository, or a transportation hub, but its selection was necessary because it impacts both the scheduling and costing activities included in this report. In performing this assessment, the results are expected to support the laying of the groundwork for implementing an integrated waste management system for the U.S. DOE. This includes preparing for future large-scale transport of SNF, HLW, and GTCC LLW. This assessment specifically examines the removal of the SNF and GTCC LLW contained within the BRP ISFSI using AREVA’s and its teaming partner’s experiences in the shipping of like and similar materials. For the purposes of this assessment, the shipments are assumed to be regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT); and the DOE would be the shipper of record. To lay the foundation of the assessment, the report begins by examining the pertinent site information in Section 2.0, including a description of the site and its characteristics, the characteristics of the SNF and GTCC LLW to be shipped from the site, and a description of the W74 FuelSolutions canisters to be shipped. The site information is vital to establishing whether or not sufficient space exists to perform transfer activities and to assessing and identifying the potential need for site infrastructure modifications (e.g., fence line modifications to optimize/streamline transfer operations and/or loading activities) and/or hardware requirements (e.g., need for a transfer trailer) to facilitate the transfer of these W74 canisters from the W150 storage casks to the TS125 transportation casks and the eventual shipment of the transportation casks from the BRP ISFSI. Although accessing the site was not within the scope of this activity, sufficient sources of information existed for an informed assessment of the site to be performed, but ultimately a formal inspection would be necessary to verify assumed site criteria. Specific characteristics of the SNF and GTCC LLW stored at the BRP ISFSI, which are needed to verify compliance with the TS125’s transportation Certificate of Compliance (CoC), are identified. Similarly, characteristics of the W74 canisters stored at the BRP ISFSI needed to verify compliance with the TS125’s CoC are examined and, if necessary, allow for either provisions to be designated to bring a W74 canister into compliance with the CoC or identification of exemptions to the CoC requiring future approval from the regulator. After the pertinent site information was assessed, a transportation route analysis was performed, as described in Section 3.0, identifying transportation routes from the BRP ISFSI to a Class I railroad, which would then be used for subsequent shipment to a repository or interim storage facility. Multiple modes of transport of the SNF and GTCC LLW were considered (i.e., HHT, rail, and barge). From the BRP ISFSI site itself, HHT and barge transport to rail transload sites were evaluated to be viable options for shipment of the SNF and GTCC LLW. Figure 1-1 depicts
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Initial Site-Specific De-Inventory Report for Big Rock Point May 10, 2017
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