The comprehensive list of radioactive effluents is contained in Appendix A. This list gives the relative ranking factors for each effluent associated with each of the three fuel cycle scenarios. The ranking factors for the whole body, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract, and lung are listed. Gross release of radioactivity in curies is given for the hundred-year period and for the year 2000. Appendix B lists the year 2000 and the hundred-year total for each of the three scenarios for nonradioactive releases from each plant in the nuclear fuel cycle. Tables of the amount released and of the dilution factors are included. Appendix C contains a list of the accumulated dose to the population from unit annual releases of each of the highest ranking radioactive effluents. A 40-year plant life with 30 years of additional dose accumulation at the midwestern reference site is assumed. Radiation exposure pathway summaries and combined pathway totals are given for air and water releases. These doses are used to calculate the total man-rem savings for each control technology. The cost-benefit ratios (in units of $/man-rem) are based on these man-rem savings numbers, and are included in the discussion of each effluent control alternative addressed.

TABLE 3.2. (contd) Data Subsequent Routines Used Rock handling and storage 1 abor Rock handling and storage materials Rock mass stored on surface Annual utilities cost Diesel fuel cost Electric Power cost Steam Cost Water Cost Support facility capital costs Underground facility capital costs Transportation capital costs Emplacement excavation capital costs Rock operations capital costs Site preparations costs Cost of A-E services Cost of licensing Cost of land Startup costs Shaft sealing cost Facility decommissioning cost Surveillance cost 3.6 * shaft construction schedule (I) * WAF (K) (42) 4.21 ' " CORDSC (1) Corridor Descri ption IlMAIN CORRIDOR II 12A4 CORWTH(l) Main Corridor Width, meters Free-Rea 1 CORLEN(l) Main Corridor Length, meters Free-Rea 1 CORHT(l) Main Corridor Height, meters Free-Real DUMMY 110 11 Free-Integer 5.5

PREFACELogistics analyses supplied to the nuclear waste management programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) at Sandia National Laboratories are used to estimate nuclear waste materials packaging demands, shipping and receiving rates, and various transportation-related costs for alternative strategies. The reference shipping costs for various waste materials are key information used in these analyses. The Pacific Northwest Laboratory, through OOE 1 s defense and commercial nuclear waste management programs, developed techniques that the TTC can use to estimate the costs of shipping irradiated reactor fuel (spent fuel) and nuclear waste materials. This document describes the techniques that were developed and lists representative data required when calculating estimates of the shipping cost for legal-weight truck or general-freight rail shipments of either spent fuel or nuclear waste materials. The scope of the work presented in this document is limited to the costs incurred for shipping and does not include packaging or cask purchase/lease costs.The units of weights and measures reported in this document are those currently used by the \J.S. transportation industry. The use of these units facilitates direct use of existing transportation industry documents.; ; ; ABSTRACTThe Pacific Northwest Laboratory developed techniques for calculating estimates of nuclear-waste shipping costs and compiled a listing of representative data that facilitate incorporation of reference shipping costs into various logistics analyses. The for!'1ulas that were developed can be used to estimate costs that will be incurred for shipping spent fuel or nuclear waste by either legal-weight truck or general-freight rail.The basic data for this study were ohtained from tarrifs of a truck carrier licensed to serve the 48 contiguous states and from various rail freight tariff guides. Also, current transportation regulations as issued hy the IJ.S. Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were investigated.The costs that will be incurred for shipping spent fuel and/or nuclear waste, as addressed by the tariff guides, are based on a complex set of conditions involving the shipment origin, route, destination, weight, size, and volume and the frequency of shipments, existing competition, and the length of contracts. While the complexity of these conditions is an important factor in arriving at a "correct" cost, deregulation of the transportation industry means that costs are much more subject to negotiation and, thus, the actual fee that will he charged will not be determined until a shipping contract is actually signed. This stuny is designed to provide the baseline data necessary for making comparisons of the estimated costs of shipping spent fuel and/or nuclear wastes by truck and rail transportation modes. The scope of the work presented in this document is limited to the costs incurred for shipping, and does not include packaging, cask purchase/lease costs, or l...

at PNL for their invaluable contributions to the work in this report. Mr. Cross provided assistance, guidance, and research in the development of transportation shipping rates and transit times used in this study. Mr. Bucholz developed high-level defense waste cask characteristics for alternative waste canister dimensions. Ms. Rodriguez provided patient editorial advice.

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