Open AccessEstimating boiling water reactor decommissioning costs. A user`s manual for the BWR Cost Estimating Computer Program (CECP) software: Draft report for comment
Author(s) -
M.C. Bierschbach
Publication year - 1994
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/82321
Subject(s) - nuclear decommissioning , boiling water reactor , cost estimate , licensee , license , piping , total cost , environmental science , engineering , computer science , waste management , nuclear engineering , business , environmental engineering , systems engineering , accounting , operating system
With the issuance of the Decommissioning Rule (July 27, 1988), nuclear power plant licensees are required to submit to the U.S. Regulatory Commission (NRC) for review, decommissioning plans and cost estimates. This user`s manual and the accompanying Cost Estimating Computer Program (CECP) software provide a cost-calculating methodology to the NRC staff that will assist them in assessing the adequacy of the licensee submittals. The CECP, designed to be used on a personal computer, provides estimates for the cost of decommissioning BWR power stations to the point of license termination. Such cost estimates include component, piping, and equipment removal costs; packaging costs; decontamination costs; transportation costs; burial costs; and manpower costs. In addition to costs, the CECP also calculates burial volumes, person-hours, crew-hours, and exposure person-hours associated with decommissioning