Report on discussions with owners of potential spent fuel storage facilities

During December 1980, representatives of the Department of Energy met with the owners of the Barnwell Nuclear Fuels Plant (BNFP) and Morris Operation (MO) to discuss the availability of the facilities for purchase or lease, and to obtain from them other information necessary for the Department to complete this report. The Department also advised the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYERDA) of the Department's actions to complete this report and the State was requested to cooperate in the conduct of an appraisal of the Western New York Nuclear Services Center (WNYNSC) facility. The owners of BNFP and MO were provided a list of 10 questions for discussion with Department representatives during meetings held December 3 for BNFP and December 4 for MO. The owners of WNYNSC were provided the same list of questions for information. A list of discussion participants is provided in Appendix A. The 10 questions and an 11th question subsequently developed, are provided as Appendix B. A summary of the responses is contained in Appendix C. In the interest of clarity, and to insure that their responses were accurately documented, the owners were asked to provide follow-up written responses to the questions. Copies of these responses are provided as Appendices D and E. The reply of the NYERDA is contained in Appendix F. In order to support the request for budget estimates as specified in the report accompanying HR 7590, the Department will obtain appraisals of the three facilities. It is for this reason that several of the questions concern assistance to appraisers and factors which may affect facility value. The appraisals are scheduled for completion in mid 1981, and will be of sufficient detail to support acquisition