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INRA Recommendation on Recycling Facility and Licensing

Strategy

Dorothy Davidson, PhDVP NE & Science Programs, AFSProgram Director, GNEP Studies

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Outline

CFTC Facility DesignProcess

Waste Management & Effluents

Licensing Strategy

Recommendations

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Proposed Scenario: Market Driven, Evolutionary Approach

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Proposed Scenario: Fast Reactor Cycle

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Used fuels

Recycled fuels

U,Pu

CSD-C

Chopping and dissolution

Separation

ConditionedI-129

I-129 trapping

Effluents treatmentAnd recycling

Vitrification

CSD-V

Liquid Release

Fuel Fabrication

TritiumTreatment

Conditionedtritium

Gas Release

Waste from plant operation

Kr-85, C-14

Hulls, end pieces+ Metallic wastes

MA, FP, H-3

Controls

Monitoring

Rinsing

GasesI-129

Kr-85, C-14

MA, FP

RepU

Gas treatmentAnd filtration

Liquid, Gaseous and Solid Waste Releases

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Used fuels

Chopping and dissolution

ConditionedI-129

I-129 trapping

Gas Release

Kr-85, C-14 Monitoring

GasesI-129

Kr-85, C-14

Gas treatmentAnd filtration

Gaseous Releases

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Used fuels

CSD-C

Chopping and dissolution

Effluents treatmentAnd recycling

Vitrification

CSD-V

Liquid Release

TritiumTreatment

Conditionedtritium

Waste from plant operation

Hulls, end pieces+ Metallic wastes

ControlsRinsing MA, FP

Solid and Liquid Waste

Separation

MA, FP, H-3

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Used fuels

Recycled fuels

U,PuChopping and dissolution Separation Fuel Fabrication

RepU

Recycled Fuel

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CFTC Regulatory Framework ComponentsPart 70: Include

“Processing/Separation”Add One Step Licensing

Include All Relevant Design Criteria from Parts 20, 50 and 72

Part 50: Remove “Processing/Separation”

Part 74: Revise to address safeguards aspects and

attractiveness determinations

and graded approaches

Consider need for Security Order specific to recycling

facility Build on lessons learned from last 10CFR70 Revision andspecifically address effluent ALARA design objective 10CFR70.64

(i.e., 40CFR190)

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Projected Releases from CFTC: Dose Impact and Regulatory Considerations

Projected releases well below dose constraints of 40CFR190.10a

Potential Options for 40CFR190.10b include:Revise Regulation to be Risk BasedAdvanced Design Working Group between INRA and National Labs to identify new technology for capture/conditioning of Kr-85

Note: exact values are site dependent and will need to be confirmed after site selection

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Proposed CFTC Timeline vs. Proposed Rulemaking Timeline

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Specific INRA Recommendation(Actions to Facilitate )

CollaborationNRC and industry to review and create model “translations” from international experience to US licensing

Safety basis and areas for potential probabilistic analysisDesign basis criteria (seismic, geologic, etc.)Codes for safety demonstration (MFFF experience)

NRC, DOE, National Labs, and industry to determine attractiveness levels and categories of materials for risk-informed safeguards approachesDOE and NRC discussion with EPA on 40CFR190

Initiate program to use international experience to enhance NRC Staff understanding of recycle facilities Initiate a review of NEPA implications of LWR MOX use in context with PEIS and future NRC Generic NEPA reviews