The Back-End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Establishing a Viable Roadmap for a Multilateral Interim Storage Facility

Annual Estimated Expense and Revenue Summary

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Authors
Robert Rosner, Lenka Kollar, and James P. Malone
Project
Global Nuclear Future
Year Expense Revenue Net
Capital Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Acceptance Storage
0 94,000 6,670 130,560 0 29,890
1 63,000 63,664 130,560 0 3,896
2 23,000 63,664 130,560 0 43,896
3 23,000 63,664 130,560 0 43,896
4 33,000 63,664 130,560 0 33,896
5 23,000 63,664 130,560 1,000 44,896
6 23,000 63,664 130,560 2,000 45,896
7 23,000 63,664 130,560 3,000 46,896
8 23,000 63,664 130,560 4,000 47,896
9 33,000 63,664 130,560 5,000 38,896
10 63,664 130,560 6,000 72,896
11 63,664 130,560 7,000 73,896
12 63,664 130,560 8,000 74,896
13 63,664 130,560 9,000 75,896
14 63,664 130,560 10,000 76,896
15 20,000 130,560 11,000 121,560
16 20,000 130,560 12,000 122,560
17 20,000 130,560 13,000 123,560
18 20,000 130,560 14,000 124,560
19 20,000 130,560 15,000 125,560
20 20,000 130,560 16,000 126,560

Notes on Expense and Revenue Summary

  1. Initial capital expense includes one pad, equipment, transfer system, building construction, facility design, ten transport overpacks, and 10 percent of the infrastructure cost.
  2. Year 1 capital expense includes ten transport overpacks and 10 percent of the infrastructure cost.
  3. Years 4 and 9 include the addition of one-acre storage pads to the facility.
  4. Year 0 O&M costs include one-third of the annual personnel costs.
  5. Years 1 through 14 O&M costs include the cost of two shipments and the full cost of one year of personnel.
  6. Years 15 and later O&M costs include only the personnel costs because the facility will be full at that time.
  7. Acceptance fees are based on $0.0006 per kilowatt hour electric of the fuel received at the facility.
  8. The storage fee per canister is $25,000 per year or $1 million per year for forty canisters. This cost recurs each year.