Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: e6522906-ea8a-4279-a417-3ba3eec01014
Document Type: esrp
Title: URANIUM FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.7
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onuclides as they pertain to the uranium fuel cycle, including a detailed discussion of predicted health effects and the technical basis for the health effects. F. Radioactive Wastes The quantities of buried radioactive waste material (low level, high level, and transuranic wastes) are specified in Table S-3. For low level waste disposal at land burial facilities, the Commission notes in Table S-3 that there will be no significant radioactive releases to the environment. For high level and transuranic wastes, the Commission notes that these are to be buried at a Federal Repository and that no release to the environment is associated with such disposal, although it has been assumed that all of the gaseous and volatile radionuclides contained in the spent fuel are released to the atmosphere before the disposal of the waste. NUREG-0116, which provides background and context for the high level and transuranic Table S-3 values established by the Commission, indicates that these high level and trans- uranic wastes will be buried and will not be released to the biosphere. Section 6.2.2.2, Radioactive Wastes, describes the generation, storage, and ultimate disposal of low level waste, mixed waste and spent fuel from power reactors. October 1999 5.7-9 NUREG-1555 G. Occupational Dose The annual occupational dose attributable to all phases of the fuel cycle for the model 1000 MWe LWR is about 6 person-sievert (600 man-rem). The staff concludes that this occupational dose will not have a significant environmental impact. H. Transportation The transportation dose to workers and the public totals about 0.25 person-sievert (25 man-rem)/RRY. This dose is small and is not considered significant in comparison to the natural background dose. I. Fuel Cycle The staff's analysis of the uranium fuel cycle did not depend on the selected fuel cycle (no recycle or uranium-only recycle), since the data provided in Table S-3 include maximum recycle option impact for each element of the fuel