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AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS SHIPMENT OF SPENT REACTOR FUEL

Author
Shappert, L. B.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1963.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1963.
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microfiche : negative ; 8 x 13 cm

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Summary
The cost of shipping spent reactor fuel from a domestic and foreign natural uranium reactor to a reprocessing plant in the U. S. was investigated. The domestic reactor was located at Point Loma, Calif., and the spent fuel was shipped 1176 miles to Hanford, Wash. The foreign reactor was located in Italy, and the spent fuel was shipped to Southern California. Two reactors were considered: one with power of 3500 Mw(t) (case 1, domestic only) and the other was a 25,000-Mw(t) reactor (case 2). The total shipping cost was assumed to be made up of (1) freight charges, (2) depreciation charges on capital equipment, (3) handling charges, and (4) insurance charges. Each of these costs is discussed. Domestic shipping costs of spent reactor fuels, under the conditions considered, are reasonable. Shipping costs from overseas ports to the U. S. can also be reasonable, particularly if the quantity of fuel is great enough to warrant time-chartering a vessel and if it can be transported with the involvement of very little land transportation. (auth)
Report Numbers
ORNL-TM-590
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Collection
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
Note
DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-26
NSA number: NSA-17-028446
OSTI Identifier 4703173
Research organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States).
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