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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anium 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 cycle. Thus, the staff's conclusions as to acceptability of the environmental impacts of the fuel cycle are not affected by the specific fuel cycle selected. NUREG-1555 5.7-10 October 1999 Figure 5.7-A-1. The Uranium Fuel Cycle: No-Recycle Option October 1999 5.7-11 NUREG-1555 Table 5.7-A-1. Summary of Environmental Considerations for Uranium Fuel Cycle(a) (Normalized to Model LWR Annual Fuel Requirement [WASH-1248] or Reference Reactor Year [NUREG-0116]) Environmental Considerations Total Maximum effect per annual fuel total requirement or reference reactor year of model 1000 MWe LWR NATURAL RESOURCE USE Land (acres): Temporarily committed(b) Undisturbed area Disturbed area Permanently committed Overburden moved (millions of MT) 100 79 22 13 2.8 Equivalent to 110 MWe coal-fired power plant Equivalent to 95 MWe coal-fired power plant Water (millions of gallons): Discharged to air Discharged to water bodies Discharged to ground 160 11,090 127 = 2% of model 1000 MWe LWR with cooling tower. Total 11,377 < 4% of model 1000 MWe LWR with once- through cooling Fossil fuel: Electrical energy (thousands of MW-hour) Equivalent coal (thousands of MT) Natural gas (millions of scf) 323 118 135 < 5% of model 1000 MWe LWR output Equivalent to the consumption of a 45-MWe coal-fired power plant < 0.4% of model 1000 MWe energy output EFFLUENTS - CHEMICAL (MT): Gases (including entrainment):(c) SOx NOx (d) Hydrocarbons CO 4,400 1,190 14 29.6 Equivalent to emissions from 45-MWe coal- fired plant for a year Table 5.7-A-1. (contd) Environmental Considerations Total Maximum effect per annual fuel total requirement or reference reactor year of model 1000 MWe LWR NUREG-1555 5.7-12 October 1999 Particulates Other gases: F HCl Liquids: SO4 = NO3 - Fluoride Ca++ Cl- Na+ NH3 Fe Tailings solutions