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Contents
Abstract.........................................................................................................iii
For More Information .......................... ix
NRC AS A REGULATORY AGENCY __
Mission, Goals, and Statutory Authority ........................... ;. 2Major Activities ............................ 5Organizations and Functions ............................ '.6NRC Locations ........................... 10NRC Fiscal Year 2005 Resources ................... 12
U.S. AND WORLDWIDE ENERGY :E
U.S. Electricity . 18U.S. Electricity Generated by Commercial Nuclear Power ................................ 25
Worldwide Electricity Generated by Commercial Nuclear Power ....................... 28International Activities ...................................... 34
OPERATING NUCLEAR REACTORS EUU.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors ................. .............i ...... 38Oversight of U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors ................................... 44Future U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Licensing ............................... 48U.S. Nuclear Research and Test Reactors ............................ ..... ... 54
' ul'r'~l eerh........... ......... .. 0...f ......... . .. ,'- * 5;6Nucl Rr rch.56...
NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFETY __ __
Uranium Milling .60U.S. Fuel Cycle Facilities .62U.S. Iterials Licenses .67Nuclear Gauges .71Teletherapy Devices .72Commercial Product Irradiators .73
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE __
U.S. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal ........................................... 76
U.S. High-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Disposal and Storage ............ 79
U.S.- Nuclear Materials Transportation and Safeguards ................................... 87
Decommissioning ........................... . 88
APPENDICES 1
Abbreviations Used in Appendices .. 93
A. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors .95B. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors Formerly Licensed To Operate ..... 111
C. Canceled U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors .113D. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors by Licensee .117
E. U.S. Nuclear Research and Test Reactors (Operating) Regulated by NRC . 119
F. U.S. Research and Test Reactors (Under Decommissioning) .123G. NRC Performance Indicators: Annual Industry Averages .125
H. Locations of Uranium Milling Facilities .1271. Dry Spent Fuel Storage Designs: NRC-Approved for General Use .129J. Dry Spent Fuel Storage Licensees .131K. World List of Nuclear Power Reactors .133L. Nuclear Power Units by Reactor Type, Worldwide .135
M. Top 50 Reactors by Capacity Factor, Worldwide .137
N. Top 50 Reactors by Generation, Worldwide ............................ 1390. Quick-Reference Metric Conversion Tables ... ......................... l 141
Glossary ........ .. . 145
Figures1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Organization Chart ................................. 8
2. NRC Regions . 11
3. Distribution of NRC FY 2005 Budget Authority and Staff ................................ 13
4. NRC Budget Authority ............................. 14
5. NRC Personnel Ceiling ............................. 15
6. Recovery of NRC Budget Authority, FY 2005 ............................. 16
Vi NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
7. U.S. Electric Capacity and Capability by Energy Source ........................ .......... 198. U.S. Electric Net Generation by Energy Source ............................................... 199. Net Electricity Generated in Each State by Nuclear Power .............................. 2110. U.S. Net Electric Generation by Source ................................................. 2211. U.S. Electric Generating Capability by Energy Source ..................................... 2312. U.S. Average Nuclear Reactor, Coal-Fired and Fossil Steam Plant
Production Expenses ................................................. 2413. Net Generation of U.S. Nuclear Electricity ................................................. 2614. Net Nuclear Electric Power as a Percent of World Nuclear Generation
and Total Domestic Net Nuclear Electricity Generation .................................. 2915. Operating Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide ................................................. 3116. Typical Pressurized Water Reactor ................................. . 3917. Typical Boiling Water Reactor ................................. 4018. U.S. Operating Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors ......... ........... 4119. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses Issued by Year ...... 4320. NRC Inspection Effort at Operating Reactors ................................................. 4521. NRC Performance Indicators, Annual Industry Averages ................................. 4622. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors-Years of Operation ........................ 5123. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses-
Expiration Date by Year Assuming Construction Recapture ............................. 5324. U.S. Nuclear Research and Test Reactors ................................................. 5525. NRC Reasearch Funding ................................................. 5826. Locations of Uranium Milling Facilities .......................... 6127. Typical Uranium Enrichment cility............... 64;28. Two Enrichment Processes............... ......... 64
29. Typical Fuel Fabrication Plant ........................ 65
30. Major U.S. Fuel Cycle Facility Sites...........4 ............ 6631. NRC Agreement States ........................ 7032. Cross Section of a Fixed Fluid Gauge ........................ 7133. Cobalt-60 Teletherapy Unit ........................ 7234. Commercial Gamma Irradiator ........................ 7335. Low-Level Waste Disposal Site ........................ 7736. U.S. Low-Level Waste Compacts ........................ 78
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37. The Yucca Mountain Disposal Plan ......................... , 8138. Spent Fuel Generation and Storage After Use .8239. Licensed/Operating Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations .8440. Dry Storage of Spent Fuel ................. - 86
Tables1. NRC Budget Authority.; 142. NRC Personnel Ceiling............................................................................. 153. Electric Generating Capability and Electric Generation in
Each State by Nuclear Power ......................... 204. U.S. Net Electric Generation .by Source .225. U.S. Electric Generating Capability by Energy Source ........................... ........... 236.. U.S. Average Nuclear Reactor and Coal-Fired/Fossil Steam Plant
Production Expenses ............... 247. U.S. Nuclear Power Reactor Average Capacity Factor
and Net Generation .................. ' 268. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Average Capacity Factor
by Vendor and Reactor Type ................ 279. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Average Gross Capacity
Factor and Gross Generation by Selected Country .......................................... 3010. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Average Gross Capacity Factor
by Selected Country ............................................ 3011. U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses
Issued by Year ............. , 4212. U.S,. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses-
Expiration -Date by Year.52............. ,...i...13. U.S. Materials Licenses by State .6914. Complex Decommissioning Sites ..................... . 89
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VI NULA REUATR COMSSO
ill id id mg Li I pi VEMMEWMEMIEW .; � -
U.S. Commercial Nuclear PowerReactors Formerly Licensed ToOperate (Permanently Shut Down)
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Unitocation
Big Rock PointCharleviox, Ml
BonusPunta Higuera, PR
CVTRParr, SC
Dresden 1Morris, IL
Elk RiverElk River, MN
Fenni 1Newport, MI
Fort St. VrainPlatteville, CO
GE VBWRPleasanton, CA
Haddam NeckMeriden, CT
tlallamHallam, NE
Humboldt Bay 3Eureka, CA
Indian Point 1Buchanan, NY
La CrosseGenoa, WI
Maine YankeeWiscasset, ME
Millstone 1Waterford, CT
eactor TypeM t
BWR240
BWR50
PTHW65
BWR700
BWR58
SCF200
HTG842
BWR50
PWR1825
SCGtA256
BWR200
PWR615
BWR165
PWR2700
BWR2011
o Issuedut o n
ecommissioningAltemnative elected
uffent tatus-
05/01/196408/29/1997
04/02/196406/01/1968
11/27/196201/01/1967
09/28/1959.10/31/1978
11/06/196202/01/1968
05/10/196309/22/1972
12/21/197308/18/1989
08/31/195712/09/1963
12/27/197412/05/1996
01/02/196209/01/1964
08/28/196207/02/1976
03/26/196210/31/1974
07/03/196704/30/1987
06/29/197312/06/1996
10/31/198607/21/1998
DECONDECON
ENTOMBENTOMB
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
DECONDECON Completed
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
DECONDECON Completed
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
DECONDECON
ENTOMB-SAFTOMRSAFSTORSAFSTOR
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
DECONDECON
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
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Unit
U. . ommercial uclear Po er eactors Formerly icensed To Operate (continued)
eactor Typein #
o Issuedtl o n
ecommissioningAlternative electedurrent tatusocation III I. - -_____-
Pathfinder BWRSioux Falls, SD 190
Peach Bottom 1 HTGPeach Bottom, PA 115
Piqua 0CMPiqua, OH 46
Rancho Seco PWRHerald, CA 2772
San Onofre 1 PWRSan Clemente, CA 1347
Saxton PWRSaxton, PA 23.5
Shippingport PWRShippingport, PA 236
Shoreham BWRWading River, NY 2436
Three Mile Island 2 PWRLondondeny Township, PA 2770
Trojan PWRRainier, OR 3411
Yankee-Rowe PWRFranklin County, MA 0600
J.l i1 PWR"Ion. 1L 80
ion 2 PWRion, IL 3250
03/12/196409/16/1967
01/24/196610/31/1974
08/23/196201/01/1966
08/16/197406/07/1989
03/27/196711/30/1992
11/15/196105/01/1972
N/A1982
04/21/198906/28/1989
02/08/197803/28/1979
11/21/197511/09/1992
12/24/196310/01/1991
10119/1973f Hi;: 02/21/1997
11/14/197309/19/1996
SAFSTORDECON Completed
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
ENTOMBENTOMB
DECONDECON in progress
DECONDECON in progress
DECONDECON in progress
DECONDECON Completed
DECONDECON Completed
(1)
DECONDECON in progress
DECONDECON in progress
SAFSTORAFSTOR
SAFSTORSAFSTOR
AEC/DOE owned; not regulated by NRC.Holds byproduct license from State of South Carolina.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions of decommissioning alternatives.(1) Three Mile Island 2 has been placed in a post-defueling monitored storage mode until Unit 1permanently ceases operation, at which time both units are planned to be decommissioned.Source: DOE Integrated Data Base for 1990; U.S. Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste, Inventories,Projections. and Characteristics (DOE/RW-0006, Rev. 6), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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