LIEF ACCEPTANCE OF ~~~o~l~N '~ACTOR ~ .SPENTNUCLE~ FUEL ' 1994 US

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URGEN~+~”LIEF ACCEPTANCE OF
,. ~~~o~l~N mSEA~CH ‘~ACTOR
~ .SPENTNUCLE~ FUEL ‘
1994
U.S. DEP@~~NT OF ENERGY ‘.
WAS~G~ON, ‘D.C.
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FOREWORD
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The proposed ,wtion as described in this Erivtiowental Assessment consists ofi
o The ‘aeceptanw”of 409 spent fuel elements (i fift- fil casks) from eigl?
foreign research ,reactors in Euro~, .
0 The shipment of the Spent fiel by ~~”acial or chart~ vessel frorn E~w
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to any,one of five ports of entry in tie united S@tes(VllrningtOLNO* ~.
Carolii tie Army WItary Ox Terminal at SUy PoinL North Carol@
tiltiom South Carolii Sav- Geor&w and Jacksonville, FIori~l:
o The afi,by truck’of the spent fuel tim the ,prt of entry to Sa=. ,
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Rver She, n- Aike~ South tiolii for storage in an existing underwater
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The Environmental Assestient ansl~s the acceptance of alternative ,numbe~ of spent fuel
elements (ranging, from’Oto 953).w alternatives to the promsed accepwee of.409 w.nt fuel
elements,’ and overland tran@rt by til as an alternative mode of ground transpo~tion.
Upon ~er consideration, &d in an effort to balana’ the domestic and international interests
at wake,tie Department of Energy (DOE) h~ decided tha~ rather m implementing the
proposed action descri~ in tie Environmental Assessment the preferred approach for
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implementing the tigent-relief awptanti of foreign research’reactor spent fuel k
0 To ship the -t fiel by eomme~]d” or chartered vessel from Etiope to the
Army’s Mlliq Ocean Terminal at:Swy PoinL North Carolin%to the :
maximum extent practicable, (rather than allowing the shipper to select from
among any one of the five proposed ports as described itsthe Environmental
As=ent~ .ad
.0’ To transpo~ he spent.fiel overland to the Savannah River Siti by Jail (rather
thw’bytmck).
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The preparation of thiiEnviromnental *sment kcludcd a broad q-ffortto engage elected
offlcirds, federal agencies, nonproliferation ~d envifo~en~l PU!liCmtea. orgfitions..
and members of the public in considefition of the proposed acceptance of foreign ~search
reactor spent fuel. fiow’ efforts included distribution of two separate drafts ,of the ~.
Enviro&ental A@ssment for’comment in October 1993,ad Februq 1994, briefing”of
fed~, state, and loesd off]cials; and mtitings tithintertied parties. For ‘example, DOE and
the Department of State hosted an all-day public meeting. ~ Washington D-C. on
Februaiy 10, 1994 to provide representative+ of key Stakebolders sssoppotity for
constructive dialogue. In addition, DOE held several meetirig: concerning the proposed
acceptance of foreign research reactor spent fuel in tie .H~pton Roads area>Virginiw
Brunswick County and WllmingtoU North Carolin~ Charleston and Mount Pleasan~
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~tipm~ of foreign re~ch reactor spent fuel in the Hampton Roads ar~ Vir~ia; “..,“,, ‘. ~.......
B*ck CO~ty md WllmingtoU North Carolina, Charl~ston and Mosint.Pleasant,,. ...
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SOuth@olii, Savanna Georgiq and JacWnville, Florida. These” lo~tiom were ch~
because of their proximi~ to ports of entry@yzdin,tie Entiromen@ Assg~ent:; ‘
DOE’s decision to”change *e preftied approach for irnplementig ~e urgent-relief
a&ptice of forei@ m-h r-r spent feel is a retit of DOE’s consid~tion of ~~:~:
~ehblder’s comments. DOE believes that the cmge “k the preferred approach fairly
balan~~eholde~’. coice+ in *4 vtit@ Sates ~ti tie ,cmc!+ ~~atiow ~!ere* at
tie in the’near-term suppo~ of the R+u~ “E@chment ,forRe-h rmdTeat R~ctom..,
1pro~. a key nhripmfif?mtiori titiative to ~ti~ “Wd‘ven~’~erw.~ “W,:of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..i. . l ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
ACRONYMS . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ...”.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIv
SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . s-1
l.OPURPOSE &”@ EDF ORACTION . . . . . . . . ..”’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
2J0 IDENTIFICA~ON OF~CTOW,INNEED OF~G~REL~ . . . . . . ... . 2-1
2.1 “Introduction’ .. . . . . . ..... . . . .. : . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Crittia For Determining Reactofi In Nd Of Urgent ,Wlief . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.1 ‘Criterion . . . . ... . . . . ... . ..:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . 2-4
2,2.2 Criteriori2 ... ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . .”. . . . . . . .?....... 2-5 .’
2:2.3 CriterioQ3 .”...,.’ .. . . . . ...’.... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ...2-5
2.3 ‘Applicationofthecriteria..... . . . . ... 2. . .” .. . . . . . . ...’... . . . 2-$’
2.3.1. Reactor’Profiles . .. ...’.. .. .... .... i . . . . . . . . ...k... . ..2-7
2L3.1.1 BR-2 . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . . . . 2-7
2.3.1.2 HoR. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ...-..........2-9
2.3.1.3 H~ . . . . .. ’.. .... ’.. . . ..” ....~. . . . . .’. . . . . . . . 2-12
2.3.1.4 DR-31 . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 2-15
2.3.1.5 R-2 . . . . . .. J . . . . . . - ... . . ....’-... . . . . . . . . . 2-1?
2.3.1.6 BER-11 *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~. 2-22
2.3.I.7FRG-I . . . . ... . 1. . . . . . . . ... . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
2.3.1.8 SAPHIR ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . ...2-27
2,3.1.9 ASTRA L... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . ...2-30
2.3.1.10 GRR-l . . ... . ... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 2-33
2.3.1.11 ~F~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:35
3i0’ PRoPosED AcTIoN ... . . . . . . . . ’.. ..... . . . . . . . . ....”. . . . . . .. . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Proposed Ation . . . . . . . . ... .’. . . . ... ..... . . . . . . . . . ----- . . . . . 3-1
3.1.1 AcceptaiI@of409 SperitFuelElem~ts B~on.No
Repr~kg wdSldpmentof Fall_ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.1.2 Proposed Mode “ofOd T+rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.1.3 Proposed ports of fitry . . . . :,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
“3.1.4 Propo@M@eofOval~dT_rt ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ~-lo
3.1.5 Proposed Storage attieSavarmd ~VerSlte . . . . . . .-.’..... 3-11
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4.0 WTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION . . . ;.. . . . ........ . .... .... . . . ‘.. 4-1 ““
4.1 Acceptance of Alternative Numbers of Spent,Fuel .Elernents . . . . . . .. . ...4-1 ~,
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4.1.1 No Action Alte~tive . . . . ..’...... . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...?-! %..“’”
4.1.2 Aweptanwof953 Spent FueIE1emen@ =Request@ by&e
Eleven Research Reactors ”.......- . . . . ... . . . . . ..... . . . . ... 4-1
4.1.3 Acceptanw of “359Spent Fuel Elements Based ,on No
Reprocessing and A~~wof Phd W . .’.........:.. ~:~
4.1.4 .Ameutarice of 291 Spent Fuel Elements Based on Reprocessing ,.
mdA=p@u of F”til _..’... . . -”. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. 4-3 ‘
4.1.5 A~eptsnw of 248 Synt Fuel “ElementsB4 OnReprO.~ss~g” ~~~
and Aeeeptarrce of Pti~ti .. . ... ... . . . . . . . ... .. .... . 4-3
4.1.6. United Saks P~~ of E~pesm-R?proeessed ~U . . ... .; ; . ‘R , . ~~
4.2 Re@iPt .OfSpt Fuel “Elements at ‘MteMSte ports . . . . . ... . . .“.“.,”...~’,. ..4-5. ..
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4.2.1 ~temate ~mmerci~ ports .’.,. -.. .“. . . . . . . . ... .“:- ... . . . . ‘. ~~
4.2.2 Al(emate MiIitary Ports . .“: .,..... ’.... . . . . . .. .. . . .“. ..... .,~:,, 4-6,, .,.
4.3 Txrt of [email protected] Elements By Rail from Commercial or Mlhtssry
Ports of En@tothe Savd Riverside .,. . .,. : . .. .... . . .... .. . . . . ,4-6 ,.:.
4.4 Alternatives @nsidered But Not AnrdWdin Dtil . . . .;.’. . . . . . ... .4-?
4.4.1 T-rt of S@nt Fuel Elements by Air to the Utri@ States . . . . .4-8 ‘
4.4.2 tilptofForei8n Rese~ch ‘R*ctor 8pentFuelElements at” ~~ ,
Alternate DOE Facilhies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..”.. . . . ”.......} .4-9 ...
4.4.3 Spent Fuel Storage. WIstanW. for Foreign Research Reactors . ..’.. +1 O.. .
4.4.4 Transport of Spent Fuel by B~ge from port of EntrYt?,”the’ ‘~ “:
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Savannah River SAW.... . ... . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . ..’.. . . . . .
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5.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ... . . . . . . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ..’..-!
5.1 Introdu@on ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ..” . . ... . . . . . . . ..- . . . ....~-~
5.2 M~rieEnviro~ent. . ;.. ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ”.. . ’....’..... - ., ;
5.3 Proposed United Statm Po@of’En~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... 5:3
5j3.1 CharlestoqSo uth@oliw,,.., .. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . 5-3,
5.3.2 Savaitn~, Georgia . . . ..’.... i.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 5-5
5.3.3 Jacbontille, Flofida . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... .... . . . . ... . . . . . . 558-6. .
5.3.4 Surmy’PoinL No*.Carolii . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . ... . . ... . .
5.3.5 WllmTmgtom.North hOfiS?SS:s . . . . . .. ... . . . . ..; :.- . ...-..”. ‘5-’0
5.4 HlghWy Corridom . . . . . . . . ...”.. . . . . .. . . . . . . . ...”.. : .“. .’. . . . 5-11
5.5 ‘Sav-Mv~S@............~. . ..-.........”........”.. 5-12’
5.5.1 Gend Site D=iPtion. . . :”......’- . . . . . . . . .”. ...-’... 5-12
5.5.2 Description of the Receiving Basin for .OffsiteFuels . . . ... . . . . 5-12”
5.5.3 Radiation Levels in the Aff&ted Environment at the Savarurrds ~
~ver~te . .”. . . . . .’. . . . . ...>... . . . . . . ..- .. . ..’ . . . ...5-17
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6.0ENVIRO~w IMPACT ANAL,YSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ...6-1
~: .“ 6.1 Impacts of Proposed Action . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.1.1 Marine En<ionrnent . . . ... . ... . . ... . . . . . . ...... . . . . ...+.. 6.5
6.1.1.1 Impacts of Routine Opefitioti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.1.1.2 ‘Impacts of Accidents ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ’6-6
6.1.2 Port~dO verlandTrtipoti. . ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.1.2.1 Impacts of.Routie Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
: “6.1.2.2. IrnpactsofAccidenW. .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. 6-13
6.1.2.3 SWaryof T_rtation Radjologid Rj~ . . . 6-19
6.1.2.4 Non-Radiological T~~titiori’Im~cts . . . . ... 6-20
6.1.3 Savarmah&ver”Site . .’. ... . . .. . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
,.. . .6.1.3.1 ~~ ~ Irnpa~ of,Routine Operations . . ;. . . . . . ... . . 6.22
,.. . ‘ 6.1.3.2 ~.Impacts.of Acciden&j .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ...’ 6-24
6.2 impacts ,of Alternatives to tie Propo@”Actiori . .... .‘. . ~.. . . . . . . . . 6-29
6.2.1 No Action.,’ ...’.. ... . . . . . . . . . .: . . . . . . . . . ... . ...-6-29
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~6.2.1.1 : Direct”lmpact .U&n the Reactor .Opemtom ~d ~
National tid Wgionsd Gmm&ties . . . . . . ... . 6-29
6.2.1.2 ~ Impact Upon U.~. Nonp=liferation, Policy . . . . . . 6-30
6.2.2 Alternative Numbers of Fuel Elementi’.. . ...... ..... . . . . . . . . &3CI
6:2.3 Receipt ,of409 “’SpentFuel Elements at Alternate “timmercial or
Military Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. ... . . ..... .: ..-:. 6-34
. . 6.2;4 T_rt of 409 Spent Fuel Elements by Rail from Proposed
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Ports of En~”to the Savaimal~v~” Site . . ..... . . . ... . . . . 6-36
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‘.’ 6.2.5 Transport of Low’or Highly Efiched U~um to the United
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States After Reprocessing S~nt Fuel .Abroad . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. 6-40
6.3 Cumulative Impacts .-. .. . ..l.l ...... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ....O. .6-40.
6.3.1 Cumulative Tranapo~tion Impad . ... . . ..... . . . .“. . . . . . 641
6.3.1.1 NUREG-0170 and ~er Studies on Popdatim.
Exposures .,. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... 6-41
6.3.1.2 Estimated Doses for the Proposed Action’. .. . . .. . . 6-42
6.3.1.3 Summary of Cumulative Transportation Eff’ . . . 6+3
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6.3.2 Cumulative Storage Impacts ... . .“.-. ... . . . . ... . .’. . . ... . . . 643 ‘
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7~0,”AGENCIES CONSULTED . . . . .“:.:..,,..:. :.’’:.”.... .“..”... . . . . . . .“.’~. . .. ’... ’7-1
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APPENDIX A’’. . : . ; . . . . . . .. . ...”... .:. .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . A-1
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL REGARDING ~,~ED FOR ~ .’ ~,
PROPOSED ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 ,.
‘“: APPENDIX B . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . .. . .. B-1
CWTERIA FOR EVALUATION. OF SITES FOR STORAGE OF FO~IGN
RESEARCHR EACTORSPENT~ CLEARFUEL ‘. ;. : ... . . . . . . . .. B-2 .
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CRITEWA FOR l’NITIALSELECnON AND ANW:YS?S OF ~ ~~~
PORTS .OF.ENTRY FOR FOMIGN RESEARCH WA?TOR’SpENT ~ ~ c ..
NuCLEARFUEL . . .- . . . . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... . .. C-2
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C.2 potimdmtitie hd~da@~llection a!hwOeS . . . . .-. . ... ."....... -
c.2.I Inven!og” of United S@teSs=poW . . . . ..~ . ... . . ....~. . ..’. ”. C-2.
C.2:2 U.S. MtictitM~e A~derny wor~~p on port ~
,SelectionC riterIa.,. . . . .’..... . . .. ... ... ... ..:.... . . ..... . . ... . . c-3
“C.2.3 Po~Visiti.. ?. ..’.” .”>...<..:.... :’. .“~:”;,,. .; .-: .... . ...””-.. C-3
c.2.4 Other ‘Activities . . :,.,.,... . . . ... .‘..,.”....., . . . . ... . . . ...:: .C+
. C.3 Port Selfition Criteria’md SC@g process.. .......’..’.. ~.:. . . ... CA
C,.4 Appli&tion and Redts of tie Pori Selection SCr+g ~w~, ~. .... . .~c~~ ,
C.5 .SeletioriO fpti@*Wfi~po*Of~~ ‘,... . . . ...-. “.:’... .: ‘ ~~
C.6 Selw’tion of Propo@Pofi” of EntrY . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . C-14 -’.
C.7 pubfic Law 103-160i-NatiO~ D?f~. Afio@tion Ac! for F~1994 . . C-14 ~~ ~
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SU~YOFmGmA~ONS,..:.:. :.. .-. ..: . . . ...-. ..-.” .. . ... D-2.
D.1 Intemation~ Re@atioti ... . . .“’...’.”......::.:,..;.::.. ..,..6. .. . .-,
D.2. ,”Domestic R$gtiatioti, . . . .”.. . ... . . . . ..... . . . .-’.. ”.’.. . . . . ..... . ~.-~:
D.2.1 NRC Pac~ig ~rtifi=tion. . . . .,.,; . . . ‘“:..”.’;. ‘...:.,. . . ... . D;
D.2.2” Trsnspo@@on Re@atiorss .‘. . {. . i. . . .,{..:. ~. .“. ....... . ... ..
NP~DIXE . . . . . . . . . . ..’.. .~.... -“. .~’. ~~:...: ~:...’....;...’..:.. ..”. E-l
tiPUT P@TE~ FOR ~SPORTATION RIS~ ~.tiYSIS .. ... ..... E-2
E.1 Hlage By,Vessel... y.. y.... .... . :“:.~..,”...:. ..E.. ~. . . . . ....... E-3
E.2 .Routine Po~Operatiom . ~. . . . . . . . . .... . . ’ ... . . . . . . . . . . ..’. .-. EE-<45
E.3 “grouting . . . ... ... . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.i. ”.’-. . . . . . . ... . ... .
E.4 AccidentEnt iomenti'l. .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .... . ... .. . . . ...".. E-6
APPENDIXF >.:. i'. . . . . . . . . ..`.. ." .. . . . ..""... *.. "."... ..~k . ... . . . . . . .. . ...F.1
RADIONUCLIDE INVENTORIES OF FOREIGN ~SEARCH ~CTOR
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,,APPEtiIX G”. .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... .; . . . ....’....G... ... ’” .... . . . . ... . .. G-I.
WSK “mALYSIS, OF FOREIGN RESEARCH =~OR STORAGE AT
‘SAVANNAH MVER SITE . . ..’ .... ’...’... . . . . . . . ... .. . . ... . . . . . G-2
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G.1 Risk . . . . . ...”.... ... . . . . . . . . . . ....:..’...,.,. a............
G:l.1 Release Scenarios . ... . . . . . . ..-’. ..” . . ... ... ’... ”.-s. J”.. ~-~
G.1.2 Methodology . . . ... . . . . .....’. . s......’.. ... . . . .... ....... ... - ““
G.1.3 Accident Frequency= . . . . . . . . . . . - . .... ’ . . . . . . .... . . ....GA
G.I.4 Acciderit Conscquen- . . . . . . ... ... . . . .... . . ...’.... ..... G-4
G.I.4.1 Nucla CriticdiW . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . ..-. G-8
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G.1.4.2Fuel Cutig . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ’G-9
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.G.l.4.3Fuel Rupture in Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. G-10
G.1.4.4, Release ofRRF Waste Tank Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-10
G.1.5Risk’Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . ... ..- .~:~~
G.2Conclusiom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . : . . . . . . ..”.. . . .. . . . . . . . . .
APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . - . . 1. . . . . . . . - .’.-.-... .*-H-1
.;, OPEWT’IONAL ASPECTS OF TRANSPORTAnON . . . . . . . . . .“. .... . . . ..H-2
APPENDIX I . . . . . ... . . . ... ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...”. .1-1
DISCUSSION OF MARITIME uSPORT OPTIONS ,... .:.. .“. . . . .“. . ..1-2 “,
1.1 Commercial ContainerStips . . - . ... . . . . ... . . . . .. -- . . . . . ..~. .-I-2.
.’ 1.2 P~w-Bdt,Stips . .. ... . . ..-. ~..-. . ..- . . ..> . . . . . . . . . . . ...-1-2”
1.3. ,Military-tintrolled VisSels ... . . . ... . . . ..-.. . . . . - . ..-..’-’... . . .. I-3
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APPENDIXJ ... . . . ..... . . ..- . . . . ’ . . .....-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATE PORTS OF EN’TRY. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . J-2
J.1 Port ofNew YorksmdNewJersey -Elitibe& New Jersey, Term-mds . . . J-2
J:2 , Hampton Roads . . .’. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... ... . .. - . . . ..-. ..~’. .. J-2
J.2.1 GeneralI nformation. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-4”
J.2.2 Equipmeniand Operations/Newport News Marine Teti,nal
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‘J.2.3 Equipment and Operations/Norfolk International Teminal (NIT) .. J-5
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J.2.4 Equipment and Operatio@Ortsrnou~ Marine Terminal (PMT) . . J-6
J.3 fings Bay Naval Submtine B~, Georgia '. . . . . . .'. . . ... . .. . . . . . J-6
J.4 ,PofiofMoreheadC ityTerminal. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . J-8
J.5 Port of New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. J-10
‘J.6 Potiof O&re d... ..” . . . . . ...’..... . . . . . . ..- . . . . . ..- . ... ’...J -11
J.7 “U.S. NavalWeapom,S tsstio~Y orkto~Vlrgitia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-n
APP&IX K . . . . . . . . .’. . . .. ----- ... - . . .’. . . . . . . . . ... . . ----------- -K-l
U.S. DELEGATION RESEARCH MACTOR SITE VISIT QUESTIONS . . . ..“. K-2
APPtiIX L . . . . ... .. . . . . . . .. ..~-. . ..”.. . . . . . ....”~ .. .. ~. . . . . . . . . . . . L-l
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ALTE~ATE
PoRTs AND NuMBERs oFcMn . . . . . . . ... ..' . . . . .. . . . . . ..'. L.2
L.] Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... ..- .. . . . ..- . . ..- . . . . ..*. -.. ?-2
L.2 Comparison Between Altemte Pofimd Propsed Ports . . ....... . . . L-2
L.3 ‘Comparison”of Alternate Representative Routesfor Truck Shipment
.From Sunny Point ssrsdWilmington to Savw~ Riverside .. . . . . . . . . . L-2
L.4 comparison Between Intermw T~sfer M~.~odsforTr~f~ ~
Fmrn Stipto Ma ... . . . . . . . . . . . . :, . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . ... . .. L-3
L.5 Conclusion .. . . . . ... .- .- . ..-. . . ..- . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . ..-. .L-3
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Figure 5-1. .LOeatiOn of the Sav-River.Si@. .“. ””””””-:”.”””””:””.:””.”
Figure 61. Mfim Incident-Fr= Doses for Potentially Ex~d Infivid~s"for “
Proposed Action for*YpofiOPtion. . ... ...””.--”.”’’-’.”-”..”.””” &~
Figure 6-2. Schematic View of the .Re-sctorBasin for Qffsite Fuel. . . .. ... . .... ... .
Figure G-1. Individti Site BoundarYRisks from Potentird,AaidenE. ~,.. . . . . i. ..: G-5
Figure G-2. Collocated Worker ~sks from Potential Aeciderits ..... . ... . ..... ~. ..G-6
:Rgure H-1. Rqre~ntitive ~lRotites .. .... . . . . . . . . ... . .. . ... . . . . . .... ... . . ..H~6
Figure H-2. RepresentativeH l@~yR outi , . .. . . . . . ..’ ... ... . .. T. . ...1’..’ ...H.7
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 1-1. Status of RERTR Program Participants - Foreign Re~ch and Test’
Reaetors with Power 21 MW that Use or Formerly Used HEU of U.S.
@gh=oftih lw4 . . . . . . . . . ... . . .-... . . . . . . . .....’.....- 1-6
Table 2-1. Number of Foreign Research Reactors ~t Use or Formerly Used HEU
and LEUof United Statcstigin. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Table 2-2. Application of the C~tcria by Determining Reactors in Need
of Urgent-Relief . . . .’”. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . ..”2-6
T’abIe2-3. Rsoc Spcrtt.Fuel Storage~paci~ . .“. . .’.. . . . . ... . . . ... .. ... . . . 2-16
Table 2-4. htion OfAll Ntiety-one tiftini Plugs ss OfJ~w 2791994.....”: “2-17.
Table ”3-1. _Reactors In [email protected] Urgent Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3-1,
Table 3-2. Repreien@tive Total T_tiation ~st to Reactor ope~tor . . . . . . . . . 3-6,
Table 3-3. . Pofi Clo**Pmti~ @&e Savti Wvmfi@ . . . . ..... . . . . . . . 3-9 ,.
Table 3-4. Hightiy and Pop@ation ,~aractbtics Associatd with “tie
Representative’Rou@ for the Propo@ “Ports . ... . . . . . . . . ...’.... . ~,-lo
. Table “4-1. Acceptance of Alternative “Numbersof SiretrtFuel Elements... . - ~. . . . . 4-2.
‘Table 4-2. Transportation tists Per Type of Stipment .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . . 4-8
Table 5-1. Sea Distances Fiorn Foreign Ports to the Proposed ports OfEntry . . . . . . 5-1
Table 5-2. Representative Highway DI*.ms fiorn U.S. Po* of Entry tome ~.
Savannrrh River Site” . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-12
Table 6.1:1. Ship’s Cre& (Cargo -tom) Dose for Incident-fiti Shipment of 409
c Elem~ts Througl..the Propos@ Ports of Entry Assuming Three
Intermediate Port Saps . . . . . . . ....... ..... . . ... ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Table 6.1-2. Description of ~sk Groups, for Port Hand~mg ~d” overl~d T~sPort . . . 6-9
Table 6.1-3. ~lmurn Indi~dusI Incident-Free Radiological Impacts for tie
proposed Action: 409 Spent Fuel Elements ShiP@ to the S?V*
River Site via Highway Transpo*tion .“. . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . .. . 6-10
Table 6.1-4. Incident-Free Radiological W+ for theProp* Action Shipment “of ,
409 Spent Nuclear Fuel Elements to the Savannah River Site via
Highway Triuisportation . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 6-11
Table 6.1-5. Hypothetical Awiderrt @nditions for ,T~, B Packages . ; . ... . . . . . . . 6-16,
Table 6.1-6. Wdiological Amid&t ~s~ in Pofi 409 Spent Fuel Elements Shipped
Assuming ~ Intermediate Po~ Stow iurd one M Per Ship, Ve~
NOIntermediate Po~ StOpS~d ~lght ~ per ShiP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6“16
, .Table 6.1-7. Wlological .Actident Risks formgh~y T_*tiou 409 sat ‘
Fuel Elements SMpped to me Savannah River Site via Tmck . . . . ...} 6-19
Table 6.1-8. Transportation Radiological Impc~ for Shipment of 409 Elemen@ :via
the Proposed Ports “ad.Tmc! ~vefld TrrrnsPort*in8 ~‘
Intermediate Port ‘Stops and Og~ Cask Per Ve%l . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Table 6.1-9. Transportation Radiological Impacts for Sldpment of 409,Elements @a
the Propo*d Ports “mdT~ck Overl~d T_rt Assuming No ;
Interme&ate Pod Stops, and Eight CaSks Per V!*1 . . . . ..-. .“. . . . . . 6-21
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