Table 4.22. Historical and Projected Cumulative Volume and Radioactivity Summary of Commercial GTCC LLW[a]

Category	1993 [b] Volume (m³) Unpackaged	1993 [b] Volume (m³) ACA packaged [e]	1993 [b] Radioactivity (Ci)	2035 [c,d] Volume (m³) Unpackaged	2035 [c,d] Volume (m³) ACA packaged [e]	2035 [c,d] Radioactivity (Ci)
Nuclear utility wastes
· BWR operations	3.20	1.10	28,200	105.2	36.7	1,155,517
· PWR operations	2.82	0.12	18,300	77.7	10.0	573,510
· LWR operations total	6.02	1.22	46,500	182.9	46.7	1,729,027
· BWR decommissioning	6.26	14.48	757,000	115.4	188.8	3,270,412
· PWR decommissioning	3.98	10.32	3,086,500	398.9	570.9	30,548,517
· LWR decommissioning total	10.24	24.80	3,843,500	514.3	759.7	33,818,929
· Nuclear utility total	16.26	26.02	3,890,000	697.2	806.4	35,547,956
Sealed sources
· General license	0.007	0.474	1,119	0.123	8.09	18,440
· Specific license	0.125	38.22	354,000	0.87	234	1,560,000
· Sealed sources total	0.13	38.69	355,119	0.99	242	1,578,440
DOE-held potential GTCC waste	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other generator waste[f]	46.9	74.2	2,738	235	465	12,680
TOTAL	63.3	138.9	4,247,857	933	1,513	37,139,076

[a] Based on the INEL study of ref. 13. Projected data reported represent base-case scenario projections.
[b] Reported cumulative inventory as of December 31, 1993.
[c] Projected cumulative inventory for end of CY 2035.
[d] Reference 13 also projects quantities of nuclear utility GTCC LLW by the end of CY 2055. For the base case, these include an unpackaged volume of 1,144 m³, an after-concentration-averaged (ACA) packaged volume of 1,347 m3³, and an associated radioactivity of 88,400,000 Ci.
[e] ACA packaged waste. This is the packaged volume of waste that is classified as GTCC LLW, after all other waste has been classified as Class A, B, or C LLW using concentration-averaging practices.
[f] Includes contributions from C-14 users, irradiation laboratories, sealed source manufacturers, a nuclear fuel fabrication facility, and a university reactor.

Posted 1/24/1996 -- United States Department of Energy