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Nuclear Fuels Storage & Transportation Planning Project Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies

Nuclear Energy Current Status of Shutdown Sites Activities San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Site Visit

Steve Maheras Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Midyear Tribal Caucus Meeting and Quarterly Meeting of the Nuclear Energy Tribal Working Group Palm Springs, California January 26-28, 2016

Three Topics Covered

Current Status of Shutdown Sites Activities San Onofre (SONGS) Site Visit Summary of Transportation Alternatives for

Shutdown Sites

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Shutdown Sites Evaluation

The purpose of the shutdown sites evaluation is to support planning for removing SNF and GTCC waste from shutdown nuclear power plant sites by collecting and documenting information related to • Site inventory • Site conditions • Near-site transportation infrastructure and

experience Identify gaps in information needed to

ship SNF and GTCC waste from the shutdown sites

Based on the available information, identify options for transporting SNF and GTCC waste from the shutdown sites

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Current Status of Shutdown Sites Activities

Updated Shutdown Sites Report (SSR) posted on DOE-NE website on 05/28/2015

Two site visits during 2015 • Crystal River – 02/18-02/19/2015 • San Onofre – 06/02-06/05/2015

Tribal, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), State, and State Regional Group (SRG) representatives have now participated in 9 of the shutdown site visits

Revised SSR submitted 09/18/2015 Revised SSR includes information from

Kewaunee, Crystal River, and San Onofre site visits, and includes Vermont Yankee as a new shutdown site (the 13th)

Arranging Vermont Yankee site visit, anticipated to occur spring 2016

Incorporating SNF inventory data from GC-859 data base, released 12/08/2015

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When is a site included in the SSR?

The shutdown sites included in the SSR are Maine Yankee, Yankee Rowe, Connecticut Yankee, Humboldt Bay, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Trojan, La Crosse, Zion, Crystal River, Kewaunee, San Onofre, and Vermont Yankee

These sites have no operating nuclear power reactors at their sites and have also notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that their reactors have permanently ceased power operations and that nuclear fuel has been permanently removed from their reactor vessels

Shutdown reactors at sites also having operating reactors are not included in the SSR (Dresden-1, Millstone-1, Indian Point-1)

As additional nuclear power reactor sites such as Pilgrim, FitzPatrick, and Oyster Creek shut down, these sites will be included in updates to the SSR

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Locations of Shutdown Reactor Sites

541-547 total canisters (506-512 SNF, 35 GTCC waste) at 13 shutdown sites (estimated and actual)

11 dry storage systems used at the shutdown sites and 9 transportation casks would be used to remove SNF and GTCC waste from the shutdown sites

Trojan- SNF 34; GTCC 0

Humboldt Bay- SNF 5; GTCC 1

Rancho Seco- SNF 21; GTCC 1 Zion-

SNF 61; GTCC 4

La Crosse- SNF 5; GTCC 0

Big Rock Point- SNF 7; GTCC 1

Maine Yankee- SNF 60; GTCC 4

Yankee Rowe- SNF 15; GTCC 1

CT Yankee- SNF 40; GTCC 3

Crystal River- SNF 39; GTCC 5

(Estimated)

Kewaunee- SNF 38; GTCC 2

(Estimated)

San Onofre- SNF 123-129; GTCC 11

(Estimated)

Vermont Yankee- SNF 58; GTCC 2

(Estimated)

Key SNF – spent nuclear fuel canisters GTCC – canisters of greater-than-Class C waste

Sources of Information Used in Evaluation

Documents and Data Bases – Public Documents, DOE-RW Documents, DOE Used Fuel Disposition Campaign Documents, Data Bases, Nuclear Industry Sources • DOE RW-859 Data Base • Facility Interface Data Sheets (FIDS), Services

Planning Documents (SPDs), Facility Interface Capability Assessment reports (FICAs), and Near-Site Transportation Infrastructure reports (NSTIs)

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Site Managers • Confirmed information obtained from other sources • Clarified current conditions at the shutdown sites • Provided photos and other detailed information

Heavy Equipment Lifting, Rigging, and Transporting Companies

MP187 Transportation Cask Heavy Haul to Rancho Seco

Big Rock Point Reactor Pressure Vessel Heavy Haul

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Sources of Information Used in Evaluation (continued)

Shutdown site visits • Twelve shutdown sites visited from August

2012 through June 2015 • Confirmed aspects of inventories at the sites,

obtained detailed inventory data by canister, and canister load maps

• Observed transportation infrastructure at and near sites

• Detailed photos taken at sites • Participation by Tribal, Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), State, and State Regional Group (SRG) representatives has provided unique perspectives and observations

Google Earth • Understand layout of shutdown sites • Used to provide detailed maps of shutdown

sites and ISFSIs • Portray transload locations, and rail and heavy

haul routes

Maine Yankee Site

Current Condition of Onsite Rails at Maine Yankee

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Site Conditions

On-Site Transportation Features • On-Site Rail • On-Site Roads for H-H Trucks • Barge Access

On-Site Equipment to Support Transportation Operations • Transfer Casks • Cranes and Rigging

On-Site Staging Areas for Transport Vehicles, Equipment and Operations Support

Photo courtesy of Big Rock Point

Onsite Rail Spur at La Crosse

Big Rock Point Horizontal Transfer System

Photo courtesy of La Crosse

Trojan Transfer Station

Photo courtesy of Trojan

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Near-Site Transportation Infrastructure and Experience

Evaluate transportation mode options for the shutdown sites

Near-Site Rail Access • Condition and capacity of near-site rail

infrastructure • Potential transload locations • Site experience with rail shipments

Local Roads and Highways • Distance to potential rail transload

locations (rail spurs or sidings) • Characteristics and condition of roads

and associated infrastructure that would be used by heavy haul vehicles

• Site experience with heavy haul shipments

Barge Access • Characteristics of onsite or nearby

docks/slips/shorelines • Site experience with barge shipments

Junction of Onsite Rail Spur and Union Pacific Railroad at Zion

Railroad Grade Crossing at East Portal of Hoosac Tunnel Near Yankee Rowe

Low Overhead Bridge Near Big Rock Point

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San Onofre – Current Conditions

San Onofre site visit – 06/02-06/05/2015 Also met with San Onofre Community

Engagement Panel (CEP), Pacific Sun Railroad (PSR), Bragg Crane, and North County Transit District (NCTD)

Three units at San Onofre • San Onofre-1, -2, -3 • San Onofre-1 ceased operations in 1992 • San Onofre-2 and -3 ceased operations in 2013

San Onofre has loaded 51 canisters into NUHOMS horizontal storage modules (HSMs) • 17 SNF, 1 GTCC from U1 in 24PT1 canisters • 33 SNF from U2 and U3 in 24PT4 canisters

San Onofre located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, providing an additional factor to incorporate into transportation planning

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San Onofre ISFSI

San Onofre – Future Loadings

San Onofre will expand ISFSI to accommodate U2 and U3 SNF currently in pool • 2668 assemblies • ISFSI expansion permit approved by the California

Coastal Commission on 10/06/2015 San Onofre will use the Holtec HI-STORM UMAX

system for future SNF loadings using MPC-37 canisters

San Onofre may also load SNF and GTCC waste into existing NUHOMS 24PT4 and 32PTH2 canisters • The number of additional 24PT4 and 32PTH2 canisters

to be loaded with SNF has not been finalized – 0-12 24PT4s canisters – 0-6 32PTH2s canisters

Total of 123-129 SNF canisters and 11 GTCC canisters from U1, U2, and U3 at conclusion of loadings (estimated) • A maximum of 73 MPC-37 canisters will be loaded with

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HI-STORM UMAX ISFSI

Cutaway View of HI-STORM UMAX

24PT4 and 32PTH2 Dry Storage Canisters, Transfer Cask, and Horizontal Storage Modules Stored at San Onofre Site

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Staged Horizontal Storage Modules

32PTH2 Transfer Cask

24PT4 Canisters

32PTH2 Canisters

San Onofre Layout

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Current and Future Expanded ISFSI

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Artist’s Conception of Expanded ISFSI

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Cross-Section of Proposed ISFSI

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Cross Section of Concrete Pads and Storage Modules

The space between the cylindrical storage modules will be filled with flowable grout material (low density concrete)

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MPC-37 Canister in Storage Module Supported by Concrete Pad and Surrounded by Flowable Grout Material

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Future ISFSI Location (Looking Towards Southwest)

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View of Seawall from Beach

21 View Towards Southeast View Towards Northwest

Existing View From Parking Lot (Current ISFSI and San Onofre-1 Reactor Pressure Vessel Visible)

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Future View From Parking Lot (Future ISFSI to Right of Current ISFSI)

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Current View Towards Southwest (Current ISFSI in Foreground)

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Future View Towards Southwest (Current ISFSI in Foreground and Future ISFSI in Background)

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Current View Towards Northwest (Current ISFSI on Right)

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Future View Towards Northwest (Future ISFSI on Left)

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San Onofre Transportation Infrastructure – Rail

Mainline in front of San Onofre is owned by the North County Transit District (NCTD)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink commuter rail service operate over the same track between Orange County and Oceanside, California

San Onofre has an onsite rail spur and direct rail access provided by the Pacific Sun Railroad (PSR), which interchanges with the BNSF Railroad at the Stuart Mesa Railyard, about 13 miles south of the San Onofre site

Onsite rail spur was used to ship several large turbine shells, turbine rotors, three steam generators (209 tons each), pressurizer (105 tons), and low-level radioactive waste (LLW) during the decommissioning of San Onofre-1

Onsite spur is built with 90 lb. rail and mainline track is track class 5 and is built with 115 lb. rail

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San Onofre Interchange Options

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Onsite Rail System Near ISFSI (Looking Southwest)

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Onsite Rail System and Vehicle Barrier Near ISFSI (Looking Northeast)

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Reactor Vessel Head, Pressurizer, and Three Steam Generators Staged Outside of Containment During Decommissioning of San Onofre-1

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Railcars and Low-Level Waste Staged on Onsite Rail System during Decommissioning of San Onofre-1

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Railcars Used to Ship San Onfre-1 Low-Level Waste

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Articulating Intermodal Car

Gondola Car

Onsite Rail Refurbishment During Decommissioning

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Onsite Rail Spur

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Junction of Onsite Rail Spur with Mainline

37 View Towards Northeast

Mainline Looking Northwest and Southeast

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View Towards Northwest View Towards Southeast

200 ton Turbine Rotor Being Shipped from San Onofre

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San Onofre Infrastructure – Barge

San Onofre does not have onsite barge facility • Tried to establish an onsite barge

facility during construction, but was not successful due to strong currents and wave activity in front of site

Large components shipped by barge to Del Mar Boat Basin and transported by heavy haul truck to San Onofre site • Example – four replacement steam

generators (650 tons each)

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Del Mar Boat Basin

Route Taken By Steam Generators

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Steam Generators Arriving at Del Mar Boat Basin and Offloading Using Goldhofer Trailer

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Steam Generator on Tracked Vehicle on Beach and on Goldhofer Trailer

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San Onofre Infrastructure – Heavy Haul Truck

Heavy haul truck transport used to ship 4 old steam generators (SGs) to Clive, Utah for disposal

Each SG weighed 760,355 lb., and was 15.5 ft. tall, 15.5 ft. wide, and 43 ft. long, and gross vehicle weight was 1,561,050 lb.

Transport took 14 days

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San Onofre-1 Reactor Vessel Head Also Shipped by Heavy Haul Truck During Decommissioning

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Summary of Transportation Mode Options Identified for Shutdown Sites

Reactor Site Transportation Mode Options Comments

Maine Yankee Direct rail Barge to rail The condition of the onsite rail spur and Maine Eastern Railroad would need to be verified.

Yankee Rowe Heavy haul truck to rail — Potential rail transload location at east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel

(7.5 miles from site).

Connecticut Yankee Barge to rail Heavy haul truck to rail

Depth of barge canal uncertain and may require dredging to accommodate barges. Potential rail transload location at Portland rail spur (12 miles from site).

Humboldt Bay Heavy haul truck to rail

Heavy haul truck to barge to rail

Potential rail transload locations located 160 to 260 miles from site. The condition of the Fields Landing Terminal barge transload location would need to be verified.

Big Rock Point Heavy haul truck to rail Barge to rail Potential rail transload locations in Petoskey, Michigan (13 miles from

site) and Gaylord, Michigan (52 miles from site).

Rancho Seco Direct rail — The rail spur is not being maintained.

Trojan Direct rail Barge to rail The onsite rail spur was removed. Barge used to ship reactor pressure vessel and steam generators.

La Crosse Direct rail Barge to rail The onsite rail spur was used to ship reactor pressure vessel.

Zion Direct Rail Barge to rail The onsite rail spur was recently refurbished.

Crystal River Direct rail Barge to rail Extensive onsite rail system. Potential onsite barge area.

Kewaunee Heavy haul truck to rail

Heavy haul truck to barge to rail

Potential rail transload locations in Bellevue, Luxemburg, Denmark, and Manitowoc. Potential barge transload location in city of Kewaunee.

San Onofre Direct rail Heavy haul truck to barge to rail Onsite rail spur recently refurbished.

Vermont Yankee Direct rail — Have not conducted site visit.

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