Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Used Nuclear Fuel from Shutdown Sites
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September 30, 2017
A -96 designation must also be obtained before the TS125 transportation cask is certified for the transport of GTCC low-level radioactive waste. The effort to accomplish these changes and to obtain NRC review and approval is estimated to range from one to three years. Figure 2-63 illustrates the number of used nuclear fuel assemblies at Big Rock Point based on their discharge year. The oldest fuel was discharged in 1974 and the last fuel was discharged in 1997. The median discharge year of the fuel is 1988. Figure 2-64 illustrates the number of used nuclear fuel assemblies at Big Rock Point based on their burnup. The lowest burnup is 3.5 GWd/MTHM and the highest burnup is 34.2 GWd/MTHM. The median burnup is 23.7 GWd/MTHM. No high burnup used nuclear fuel (burnup greater than 45 GWd/MTHM) is stored at Big Rock Point.
Figure 2-63. Big Rock Point Number of Assemblies versus Discharge Year (EIA 2013)
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