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Consortium GNS - NUKEM Subcontractor Lithuanian Energy Institute Environmental Impact Assessment Report Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 The organiser of the Proposed State Enterprise Ignalina Nuclear Power Economical Activity: Plant The developer of the EIA Report: Consortium GNS - NUKEM (Germany) Lithuanian Energy Institute, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory 2007 . 1(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report Table of Revisions Revision Issue date Description 0 30 November 2005 Original version as presented to the Consortium by LEI 1 22 December 2005 Integration of received comments. Version as presented to the organizer of proposed economic activity for review 2, Issue 1 10 August 2006 Integration of received comments. Version as presented to the organizer of proposed economic activity for approval 2, Issue 2 02 October 2006 Integration of received additional comments. Version as presented to the organizer of proposed economic activity for approval 2, Issue 3 16 November 2006 Integration of received additional comments. Version as presented to the organizer of proposed economic activity for approval. Version as presented for the public review and comments. Version as presented for relevant parties review and approval. 3, Issue 1 21 June 2007 Integration of the public review results. Integration of relevant parties’ comments and conclusions. Version as presented for competent authority review and approval. 4 24 October 2007 Integration of comments from technical support organizations and competent authority. Version as presented for approval by competent authority. 3(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report Introduction The proposed economic activity is implemented in support to the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) pre-decommissioning and decommissioning activities. The decommissioning of main systems can only start when spent nuclear fuel is fully removed from Reactor Units. Taking into account the fact that a deep geological repository is not available in Lithuania and likely will not be available at least until the middle of this century, the long-term storage is the only option for the management of spent nuclear fuel. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania by its resolution [1] has decided to start the design of the spent nuclear fuel storage facility at INPP. The proposed economic activity, to which the present Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report is associated, concerns the design, erection, installation, setting-to-work, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of the new Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISFSF) at INPP. The ISFSF is equipped with a Hot Cell to provide the possibility of spent nuclear fuel repackaging during the storage period. In addition to the ISFSF, the proposed economic activity includes all necessary spent nuclear fuel retrieval, packaging, sealing operations at Reactor Units, transfer between Reactor Units and ISFSF, and other equipment appropriate to the chosen design solution and required for the safe removal of the existing spent nuclear fuel from storage pools and insertion into the new ISFSF. RWE NUKEM GmbH and GNS mbH consortium named as “Consortium GNS – RWE NUKEM GmbH” (“contractor”) is contracted to fulfil the design, construction and licensing for operation of proposed economic activity. RWE NUKEM GmbH has the consortium lead. The overall activity organisation will include Lithuanian as well as western sub-contractors. For fulfilment of the individual proposed economic activity tasks such as quality assurance, engineering, planning and cost control, contracting, procurement, construction and installation, safety and licensing and testing and commissioning, the consortium will nominate well- experienced and well-educated personnel. The EIA Report is prepared in accordance with the Law on the Environment Impact Assessment of Planned Economic Activity [2] and the EIA Programme, approved by the Ministry of Environment [3], and complies with EU Directive [4], Conventions [5, 6] and EBRD polices [7–9]. 4(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report General table of contents LIST OF AUTHORS ............................................................................................................... 3 TABLE OF REVISIONS ......................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 4 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... 5 ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. 6 PART I. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT ........................ 7 PART II. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ....................................................................253 5(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report Abbreviations ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable DFHS Damaged Fuel Handling System DP Decommissioning Project DPMU Decommissioning Project Management Unit EBRD European Bank of Reconstruction and Development EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAP Environmental Impact Assessment Programme EIAR Environmental Impact Assessment Report EU European Union FA Fuel Assembly FBHE Fuel Bundle Handling Equipment FIHC Fuel Inspection Hot Cell FR Fuel Rod IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IIDSF Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund INPP Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant ISFSF Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility LEI Lithuanian Energy Institute MW(e) Electrical Mega Watt (Power Production) MW(th ) Thermal Mega Watt (Thermal Production) RBMK Water-cooled, graphite-moderated, pressure-tube-type boiling-water power reactor SAR Safety Analysis Report SFA Spent Fuel Assembly SNF Spent Nuclear Fuel TS Technical Specification VATESI The State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria 6(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report Part I. Environment Impact Assessment Report 7(256) Consortium GNS - NUKEM S/14-658.5.9/EIA-R-04 LEI, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Revision 4 October 24, 2007 Interim Storage of RBMK Spent Nuclear Fuel from Ignalina NPP Units 1 and 2 EIA Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION .........................................................................................13 1.1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISER OF THE PROPOSED ECONOMICAL ACTIVITY .................................................................................13 1.2. INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS OF THE EIA REPORT..............13 1.3. NAME AND CONCEPT OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY.................................13 1.4. LOCATION OF PROPOSED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY........................................14 1.5. STAGES OF ACTIVITY.......................................................................................18 1.5.1. Construction and Licensing for Operation .................................................18 1.5.2. Operation ..................................................................................................19 1.5.3. Decommissioning Options.........................................................................19 1.6. DEMAND FOR RESOURCES AND MATERIALS .............................................20 1.6.1. Demand for Energy Resources ..................................................................20 1.6.2. Demand for Water.....................................................................................20 1.6.3. Other Materials .........................................................................................21 1.7. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT SOURCES ..........................................21 2. MAIN EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES..................................23 2.1. SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.....................................................................................23 2.1.1. RBMK-1500 Fuel Assembly .....................................................................23 2.1.2. Damaged and Experimental Spent Nuclear Fuel ........................................24 2.1.3. Activity Inventory.....................................................................................25 2.1.4. Decay Heat Power.....................................................................................28 2.2. STORAGE CASK SYSTEM CONSTOR® RBMK1500/M2..................................29 2.2.1. Cask Body and Cask Lid System...............................................................29 2.2.2. Fuel Baskets..............................................................................................30 2.2.3. Over Pack Cartridges.................................................................................31 2.2.4.