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Funding Alternatives for Low-Level Waste Disposal.

DE2004827288

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Becker, B. D.; Carilli, J.
Page Count	12
Abstract	For 13 years, low-level waste (LLW) generator fees and disposal volumes for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) had been on a veritable roller coaster ride. As forecast volumes and disposal volumes fluctuated wildly, generator fees were difficult to determine and implement. Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 forecast projections were so low, the very existence of disposal operations at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) were threatened. Providing the DOE Complex with a viable, cost-effective disposal option, while assuring the disposal site a stable source of funding, became the driving force behind the development of the Waste Generator Access Fee at the NTS. On September 26, 2000, NNSA/NV (after seeking input from DOE/Headquarters (HQ)), granted permission to Bechtel Nevada (BN) to implement the Access Fee for FY 2001 as a two-year Pilot Program. In FY 2001 (the first year the Access Fee was implemented), the NTS Disposal Operations experienced a 90 percent increase in waste receipts from the previous year and a 33 percent reduction in disposal fee charged to the waste generators. Waste receipts for FY 2002 were projected to be 63 percent higher than FY 2001 and 15 percent lower in cost. Forecast data for the outyears are just as promising. This paper describes the development, implementation, and ultimate success of this fee strategy.
Keywords	Low-level waste disposal Generators Fees (Charges) Costs Cost effectiveness Funding Resources Requirements Low-level waste (LLW) Disposal site Disposal operations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada Operations Office. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200510

Funding Alternatives for Low-Level Waste Disposal.

Funding Alternatives for Low-Level Waste Disposal.
DE2004827288

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Becker, B. D.; Carilli, J.
Page Count	12
Abstract	For 13 years, low-level waste (LLW) generator fees and disposal volumes for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) had been on a veritable roller coaster ride. As forecast volumes and disposal volumes fluctuated wildly, generator fees were difficult to determine and implement. Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 forecast projections were so low, the very existence of disposal operations at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) were threatened. Providing the DOE Complex with a viable, cost-effective disposal option, while assuring the disposal site a stable source of funding, became the driving force behind the development of the Waste Generator Access Fee at the NTS. On September 26, 2000, NNSA/NV (after seeking input from DOE/Headquarters (HQ)), granted permission to Bechtel Nevada (BN) to implement the Access Fee for FY 2001 as a two-year Pilot Program. In FY 2001 (the first year the Access Fee was implemented), the NTS Disposal Operations experienced a 90 percent increase in waste receipts from the previous year and a 33 percent reduction in disposal fee charged to the waste generators. Waste receipts for FY 2002 were projected to be 63 percent higher than FY 2001 and 15 percent lower in cost. Forecast data for the outyears are just as promising. This paper describes the development, implementation, and ultimate success of this fee strategy.
Keywords	Low-level waste disposal Generators Fees (Charges) Costs Cost effectiveness Funding Resources Requirements Low-level waste (LLW) Disposal site Disposal operations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada Operations Office. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200510