Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 94d9f3d5-978d-4aea-9ba7-486ca7f8503a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Decommissioning Cost Estimates for Nuclear Power Reactors
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0131/ML013100099.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.202
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m safe storage, labor requirements (person-hours), and key milestones. The schedule would be expected to contain such associated activities as: • Planning and preparation • Characterization survey of facility and site • Disposal of ion-exchanger resins • Removal, radiological decontamination, and packaging of spent fuel racks • Concentration and shipment of boron waste (PWR) • Radiological decontamination of systems using chemical cleaning methods • Draining and processing of spent fuel pool water • Removal of spent fuel pool cooling system • Removal and packaging of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) internals • Radiological decontamination and closure of RPV • Removal of contaminated cranes • Radiological decontamination, removal, and packaging of spent fuel pool liner • Removal of RCS piping and equipment 15 • Removal of pressurizer (PWR) • Removal of steam generators (PWR) • Removal of control rod drive system • Segmentation and packaging of reactor pressure vessel • Removal of bioshield/sacrificial shield • Removal of turbine/generators (BWR and possibly PWR if contamination present) • Removal of turbine condensers (BWR and possibly PWR if contamination present) • Removal of moisture separator reheaters (BWR) • Removal of feedwater heaters (BWR) • Removal of feedwater condensate system (BWR) • Removal of feedwater pumps/turbine drives (BWR) • Radiological decontamination and removal of floor drains • Vacuuming, washing, or other radiological decontamination of surfaces • Removal of contaminated concrete • Removal of HVAC ducts and equipment • Removal of other contaminated systems (list each system) • Final survey If the decommissioning project includes SAFSTOR phases (longer than about five years), the following activities and manpower requirements should also be included in the schedule: • Removal of any low-level waste that is ready to be shipped • Shipment and processing or storage of