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Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level
Radioactive Waste Management
Program Update
June 3, 2004
 Mission:
Mission and Priorities
Our mission is to manage and dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear
fuel in a manner that protects health, safety, and the environment; enhances national and energy
security; and merits public confidence.
 Priorities:
– After 20 years and $7 billion of scientific study, Congress passed a joint resolution to designate the
Yucca Mountain site for repository development and move ahead to submit a license application
for repository construction authorization.
– Protecting public health, safety, and the environment remain our top priorities.
Current locations of spent
nuclear fuel (SNF) and highlevel radioactive waste
(HLW) destined for geologic
disposal:
126 sites in 39 states
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Waste for Yucca Mountain
DOE & Commercial High-Level Waste:
4,667 MTHM
DOE & Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel:
2,333 MTHM
Yucca Mountain
Total 70,000 MTHM
Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel:
63,000 MTHM
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DOE-Managed Materials Destined for
Repository Disposal
 High-level radioactive
waste: 3 sites in
3 states
 Spent nuclear fuel:
15 sites in 9 states
 3 other sites with
materials for
repository disposal
Sites with DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel or high-level waste.
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Step-Wise Decision Process
Repository
Closure
Authorization
License to
Updated License
Receive & Possess
Application
Waste (2010)
12/2004
Construction
Authorization
(Early 2008)
Increasing Confidence
License
Application
Site Approval
Comprehensive basis,
including DOE Environmental
Impact Statement, Site
Site
Suitability Evaluation
Recommendation
Environmental
2002
Assessment
2002
YM only site
to be characterized
1987
Nuclear Waste
Policy Act
1982
Action required by:
Secretary/President
Congress
NRC
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Near-Term Repository Program Objectives

Submit in December 2004 a high-quality license application that is
docketed by NRC

Focus on design and site infrastructure readiness for repository
construction

Ramp up National Transportation infrastructure development and
readiness for waste receipt in 2010

Ramp up waste acceptance readiness through system integration,
including realigned DOE spent fuel management functions from the Office
of Environmental Management and the Office of Nuclear Energy

Secure sufficient funding to achieve objectives
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Program Summary Schedule FY 2003 - FY 2011
Waste Acceptance
Yucca Mountain Project
FY 2004
Submit
Licensing
Support
Network
Certification
to NRC
6/04
FY 2005
FY 2006
Submit License
Application to
NRC
FY 2007
Complete
Land
Withdrawal
7/07
12/04
FY 2008
FY 2009
Start
Repository
Construction
FY 2010
Complete
Receipt of 400
Metric Tons
and Begin
Emplacement
Complete Initial
Construction
Begin
Start-up
Testing
1/10 3/10
12/07
FY 2011
12/10
NRC Licensing Process
NRC
Construction
Authorization
Issued
Delivery
Commitment
Schedule
Request
Issued
Review Utility
Delivery
Commitment
Schedules
Validate
Transportation
Planning,
Repository Design,
and Waste
Acceptance Criteria
Perform Final PreOperational Interface
and System
Efficiency Review
Receive Final
Utility Information
on SNF
1/05
6/04
12/04
11/05
Complete DOE
Defense Waste
Acceptance
Schedule
11/09
4/10
Develop and Operate Waste Acceptance Program
Approximate dates for illustrative purposes
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Program Summary Schedule FY 2003 - FY 2011
Nevada Transportation
National Transportation
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
Issue
Transportation
Strategic Plan
FY 2007
FY 2008
Award
Transportation
Operations
Contracts
Regional Suites of
Transportation
Routes Identified
12/05
5/04
9/06
Issue
Corridor
Preference
4/04
12/03
Issue
Corridor
and Mode
ROD
Issue FR
Notice for
180(c) Grant
Applications
Award Issue ROD
Design/Build for Rail
Contract Alignment
6/10
First
Cask
Delivery
12/05
First Truck
Shipment
12/10
Complete
Fleet
Maintenance
Facility
Award
180(c)
Base
Grants
Complete All
Rail Land
Access/
Acquisition
Complete
Rail
Construction
First Rail
Shipment
Start Nevada Rail
Construction
11/05
9/05
FY 2011
Training
11/07
Issue Task
Orders for
Initial Casks
Begin
Procurement
Process for
Casks &
Rolling Stock
FY 2010
Start
Transportation
Operations
9/08
7/07
1/06
12/03
FY 2009
8/09
8/06
Issue
Final Rail
Alignment EIS
12/08
1/10
12/10
Begin
Testing and
Commissioning
Approximate
illustrative
purposes
Approximatedates
dates for
for illustrative
purposes
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Progress Toward License Application
COMPONENT
% COMPLETE
Key Technical Issue Agreements
Addressed
70%
License Application Document
37%
Preclosure Safety Assessment
78%
Total System Performance Assessment
for the License Application
81%
Design
81%
TOTAL % COMPLETE (weighted average)
70%
Source: May 2004 Monthly Operating Review
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FY 2005 Budget Request Summary
FY 2004
Approp.
FY 2005
Request
Yucca Mountain Project
$ 403.6M
$ 558.9M
Transportation Project*
$
$ 186.0M
69.9M
Program Mgmt. & Integration/Program Direction* $
103.1M $ 135.1M
Total Program
576.6M
$
Departmental Work Realignment
-
TOTAL OCRWM
From Nuclear Waste Fund
$
From Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund
$
From Energy Supply Research & Development and Other Defense Activities accounts
$
880.0M
$
27.5M
$ 907.5M
188.9M
387.7M
-
$
$
$
749.0M
131.0M
27.5M
*In FY 2004, waste acceptance was included in the Transportation Project budget; in FY 2005, waste acceptance is included in
the Program Management & Integration budget.
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Budget History
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Funds Required to Meet Projected Needs

Nuclear Waste Fund has collected approximately $21
billion, including fee payments and interest

$15 billion remains in the Fund to cover the costs of
disposal for commercial spent nuclear fuel

Future funding needs:
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
$880,000 $1,162,000 $1,103,000 $1,645,000 $1,644,000 $1,537,000
(all figures above in $1,000s)
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Defense Disposal:
Meeting the Funding Commitment

Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, waste owners and
generators pay the costs of disposal

Currently, the defense share is 27.2% of total costs

Lack of defense contribution for many years means “catch
up” of roughly $1 billion in unpaid defense fees is now
required

Defense nuclear waste payments must be fully caught up for
defense wastes to be accepted for disposal at Yucca
Mountain
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
$131,000 $408,000
$346,000
$877,000
$874,000
$767,000
(all figures above in $1,000s)
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Consequences of a
Funding Shortfall in FY 2005

Historical funding patterns will no longer work

At less than full funding, beginning repository operations in
2010 would not be possible

At $131 million, the Program would shut down
– Reductions in force would be required by early FY 2005
– Loss of highly skilled personnel would complicate future
efforts to restart Program
– License application submittal would be at risk
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Funding Proposal

Legislative proposal for long-term funding fix submitted to
Congress in February 2004

Proposal would allow Nuclear Waste Fund revenues to be
reclassified from mandatory receipts to discretionary
collections, so they offset appropriations from the Nuclear
Waste Fund

Program funding would still be subject to Congressional
approval in an Appropriation Act

Sufficient funding could be appropriated without reducing
the funding that would be available for other federal
programs
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In Summary…

FY 2005 is our critical year for license application
submission and initiating license defense

FY 2005 begins the transition to the engineering
and construction phase

Work planned for FY 2005 lays the foundation for
operations in both the repository and
transportation programs
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