美国能源部乏核燃料储存与运输计划.pdf

1、DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage&Transportation ProgramDr.Erica BickfordDirector,Office of Storage&TransportationRadWaste SummitJune 10,2025Federal Consolidated Interim Storage Facility(CISF)Project Mission Need approved by US Department of Energys Energy System Acquisition Advisory Board(ESAAB),May 2

2、024 First stage in a multi-step approval process Project schedule estimates CISF to begin operations in 2038 Exploring options to build facility soonerRecent Accomplishments2Federal CISF3 DOEs reference concept for a Federal CISF:Initially licensed for 15,000 metric tons uranium(MTU)SNF Options to e

3、xpand to 70,000 MTU of SNF Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)under 10 CFR Part 72 Start operations at 500 MTU/year receipt rate,ramp up to 3,000 MTU/year,possibly 4,500 MTU/year Transportation System Needs:Acquisition of railcars and Type B transport casks Armed courier program to es

4、cort shipments by rail Standard operating procedures and training requirements Training and technical assistance program for public safety officials in Tribal and State jurisdictions along transport routes Site-specific transportation plans Potential infrastructure upgrades near origin sites,etc.DOE

5、 Federal CISF Design Overview4Atlas railcar consist,including a 12-axle cask-carrying railcar,two buffer railcars,and rail escort vehicle certified by the Association of American Railroads for use in North America,June 2024 Provides a capability for DOE to transport spent nuclear fuel(SNF)and high-l

6、evel radioactive waste(HLW)by rail First shipment of SNF planned for 2027Recent Accomplishments5 High Burnup Research Cask(HBURC)is an R&D project started in 2014 as a collaboration between DOE and the Electric Power Research Institute(EPRI)Most new SNF is now high burnup Monitoring temperature of h