cover image: NWMO-TMP-AD-0007-R004 – Technical Report

20.500.12592/s5cr6b

NWMO-TMP-AD-0007-R004 – Technical Report

30 Jun 2021

The most significant changes from the 2016 cost estimate are the continued development and demonstration of the engineered barrier system design and components, and the narrowing of potential siting areas down to two: The township of Ignace in the crystalline setting of Northwestern Ontario, and The Municipality of South Bruce in the sedimentary setting of Southern Ontario. [...] BASIS OF ESTIMATE The following documents the scope, assumptions, sources, and rates used to develop the APM DGR lifecycle cost estimate update, including the transportation of the used fuel from the waste owner’s interim storage sites to the APM DGR. [...] 15 The estimate for the production of the sealing materials includes the equipment and facilities of the sealing materials plant, as well as the material, labour and power required to operate the plant for the life of the facility. [...] The cost estimate for the shaft complexes includes the excavation associated with the sinking of the three shafts, the maintenance and periodic replacement of the hoist rope and associated equipment, as well as the sealing and decommissioning of the shaft complexes at the end of the extended monitoring period. [...] The estimate considers all activities related to an all- road transportation system and considers all systems, equipment, and components and activities required for the transport of used fuel between the gates of the origin sites and the gates of the APM DGR site through all phases of the program.

Authors

srussell

Pages
326
Published in
Canada