Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c8ab765a-d7cc-47c7-86a2-0406e48bca9e
Document Type: esrp
Title: IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 10
Section ID: 10.2
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mates indicate that sufficient uranium resources exist in the United States to fuel all operating reactors, reactors under construction, and reactors being planned for the next 10 years at a U3O8 cost (1996 dollars) of $30.00/lb or less. These quantities of uranium can be supplied from the resource categories designated as reserves and estimated additional resources, the two most certain resource categories (EIA 1997). October 1999 10.2-5 NUREG-1555 V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10 CFR 51, Appendix A, “Format for Presentation of Material in Environmental Impact Statements.” 10 CFR 51.45, “Environmental report.” 10 CFR 51.51, “Uranium fuel cycle environmental data—Table S-3.” Energy Information Administration (EIA). 1997. Uranium Industry Annual 1996, DOE/EIA-0478(96), U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1976. Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Washington, D. C. Table 10.2-1. Estimated Quantities of Materials Irretrievably Committed to the Construction and Operation of a 1000-MWe Nuclear Power Plant Material Quantities Used(a) U.S. Reserves(b) Aluminum Asbestos Boron Concrete Titanium Tungsten Uranium Zinc (a) Reference document for quantity used. (b) Reference document for reserves data. NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD REVIEW PLAN REVIEW PLAN REVIEW PLAN REVIEW PLAN OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION OFFICE OF