NUREG/CP-OO&
Proceedings of the
International Nuclear ReactorDecommissioning PlanningConference
Held atBethesda, MarylandJuly 16-18, 1985
Manuscript Completed: January 1986Date Published: February 1986
Compiled by: B. L. Baumann, K. M. Edwards
Sponsored byOffice of Nuclear Regulatory ResearchU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D.C. 20555
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INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR REACTORDECOMMISSIONING PLANNING CONFERENCE
held at the
BETHESDA HOLIDAY INNBethesda, MarylandJuly 16-18, 1985
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPEAKER ADDRESSES
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - G. A. Arlotto 1
GUEST SPEAKER ADDRESS - Dr. Dixy Lee Ray 6
DECOMMISSIONING PHILOSOPHY AND GUIDANCE
DECOMMISSIONING RESEARCH REACTORSH. Bernard, H. Berkow, R. E. Carter, P. Erickson; USA . . . . 15
DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR RESIDUAL RADIOACTIVITY FOLLOWINGDECOMMISSIONINGS. Lichtman, M. Ronca-Battista; USA 34
REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND CRITERIA IN DECOMMISSIONINGM. A. Feraday; Austria 43
DECOMMISSIONING PHILISOPHY IN FRANCEA. Cregut; France 55
DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR REACTORS IN ITALY: REGULATORY PROCESS ANDUNRESOLVED ISSUESM. Laraia; Italy 62
TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF DECOMMISSIONING IN THE FEDERALREPUBLIC OF GERMANYL. Weil, J. K. Pfaffelhuber; Federal Republic of Germany . . . 72
FUNDING OF DECOMMISSIONING PROJECTS
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE NRC'S PROPOSED DECOMMISSIONING REGULATIONSR. S. Wood; USA 83
FUNDING OF DECOMMISSIONING PROJECTS (contd.)
REGULATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING BY THEU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION — AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ONTHE NRC'S PROPOSED REGULATIONSN. S. Reynolds, S. M. DuBoff, D. F. Stenger; USA 92
RATEMAKING TREATMENT OF DECOMMISSIONING COSTS BY THE FEDERAL ENERGYREGULATORY COMMISSIONR. J. Lenart; USA Ill
ESTIMATING OF FUNDING LEVELS FOR DECOMMISSIONINGK. W. Sieving, Vojin Hadzi-Pavlovic; USA 116
GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCING COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DECOMMISSIONINGCOST ESTIMATESD. H. Williams, T. S. LaGuardia; USA 125
INFLUENCE OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND REGULATORY RULES ON THE FUNDINGOF POWER REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING COSTSJ. S. Ferguson: USA 142
DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES: FEASIBILITY, NEEDS, AND COSTSE. G. DeLaney, J. R. Mickelson; USA 165
DECOMMISSIONING PLANS AND EXPERIENCE
DECOMMISSIONING PLANS AND EXPERIENCESD. D. Ritter, J. A. Chapin; USA 168
SAFSTOR DECOMMISSIONING OF THE HUMBOLDT BAY POWER PLANT UNIT NO. 3R. T. Nelson; USA 173
ROSPO, RITMO, AND RANA SMALL RESEARCH REACTORS READY FORUNRESTRICTED RELEASE: THE FIRST ITALIAN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMOF DECOMMISSIONINGM. Conti, M. Ferretti; Italy 181
NORTHROP TRIGA FACILITY DECOMMISSIONING: PLAN VERSUS ACTUALRESULTSF. W. Gardner; USA 189
GENTILLY-1 DECONTAMINATION FOR DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMP. DeNault, I. Kuperman; Canada 195
SHIPPINGPORT STATION DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT OVERVIEWJ. J. Schreiber; USA 218
DECOMMISSIONING PLANS AND EXPERIENCE (contd.)
SHIPPINGPORT STATION DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERPROGRAML. A. Pasquini; USA 227
MANAGEMENT OF DECOMMISSIONING WASTE
EXPERIENCE OF PARTIAL DISMANTLING OF FRENCH PWR AND ENGINEERINGFEATURES TO FACILITATE DECOMMISSIONINGM. DuBourg; France 233
CLASSIFICATION OF REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING WASTESE. S. Murphy, C. Feldman, F. P. Cardile; USA 247
CHARACTERIZATION OF RESIDUAL RADIONUCLIDE CONTAMINATION WITHIN ANDAROUND COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTSD. E. Robertson, et. al; USA 257
LONG-LIVED ACTIVATION PRODUCTS IN REACTOR MATERIALSJ. C. Evans; USA 289
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE IN SITU QUANTIFICATION ANDCHARACTERIZATION OF RADIOACTIVE DECOMMISSIONING WASTESR. T. Lubaszewski, J. E. Cline, M. R. Bierman, S. G. Lee; USA . . 310
WASTE PROCESSING OPTIONSJ. Turney, A. Miller, L. Leventhal, M. Naughton; USA . . . . 331
TREATMENT OF STEEL WASTE COMING FROM DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEARINSTALLATIONS BY MELTINGK. Pflugrad, C. R. Gomer, M. Sappok; United Kingdom . . . . 349
LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR REPROCESSING AND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVEMETAL WASTEM. Sappok, G. Luckas, R. Stang; Federal Republic of Germany . . 372
ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES IN THE PLANNING OFDECOMMISSIONINGW. J. Manion, R. J. Ramsey, Jr.; USA 392
ENGINEERING PROBLEMS (contd.)
DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF ACTIVATED MATERIALSDURING THE DECOMMISSIONING OF CONCRETE BIOLOGICAL SHIELDS ANDPRESSURE VESSELS OF NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIESC. C. Fleischer, A. A. Paton, D. G. Langridge; USA 401
DECOMMISSIONING PLANNING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES FOR THEHANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORSC. E. Miller, Jr., R. F. Potter; USA 418
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DECONTAMINATION-CONTAMINATIONCONTROL PRINCIPLES AND DECOMMISSIONINGB. A. Irving; USA 432
ENGINEERING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DECOMMISSIONING THE WINDSCALEADVANCED GAS-COOLED REACTORA. L. Adams; United Kingdom 436
DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND PRESENT STATUS OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT INJAPAN POWER DEVELOPMENT REACTOR (JPDR)M. Ishikawa, T. Kikuyama; Japan 450
THE EXTENSION OF THE SWS PERIOD OR CANDU REACTORS WITH PARTICULARREFERENCE TO DOUGLAS POINT \C. R. Bennett; Canada 469
INTACT DECOMMISSIONING: A DOSE ASSESSMENTL. Lewis, S. L. Ostrow; USA 487