1 Regulating the Rest of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Michael Weber, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear.

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Regulating the Rest of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Michael Weber, DirectorOffice of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues

17 February 2008

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Overview

• Nuclear Fuel Cycle

• Fuel Fabrication – Growing

• Spent Fuel Storage - Growing

• Repository Program - Waiting

• Summary

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Nuclear Growth*

Current

One Wedge

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*The Keystone Center Joint Fact Finding on Nuclear Power, 2007

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Global Fuel Cycle Requirements*

• 11-22 large enrichment plants

• 18 fuel fabrication plants

• 10 nuclear waste repositories the size of the statutory capacity of Yucca Mountain—713,000 tons of spent fuel

• How many in the U.S.?

*Per Wedge

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Enrichment - Growing

LES – New Mexico USEC – Ohio

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Enrichment – Growing (cont’d)

GE – SILEX AREVA – ETC

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Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

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Spent Fuel Storage - Growing

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Site-Specific Licensees

Total No. of ISFSIs

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Yucca Mountain

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Recycling/Reprocessing

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