ML070890123
| ML070890123 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 03/28/2007 |
| From: | Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR/ADRO |
| References | |
| 3322 | |
| Download: ML070890123 (4) | |
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FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Mark B. Bezilla 419-321-7676 Vice President - Nuclear Fax: 419-321-7582 Docket Number 50-346 10 CFR 50.75 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3322 March 28, 2007 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Subject:
Decommissioning Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit I Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company is hereby submitting the Decommissioning Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit I for the year ending December 31, 2006 (Attachment 1).
There are no regulatory commitments contained in this letter or its attachments (Attachment 2).
If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. R. Terry Conlin, Staff Analyst, at 330-384-4605.
Very truly yours, Mark B. Bezilla, Vice P#sic2nt - Nuclear Attachments
- 1. NRC Decommissioning Funding Status Report, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit I As of December 31, 2006
- 2. Regulatory Commitments cc: Regional Administrator, NRC Region III NRC/NRR Project Manager NRC Senior Resident Inspector N. Dragani, Executive Director, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, State of Ohio (NRC Liaison)
Utility Radiological Safety Board A/ 01 Serial Number 3322 Page 1 of I NRC Decommissioning Funding Status Report Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 As of December 31, 2006 (Note: This report reflects FirstEnergy Corp.'s consolidated share of ownership interest in Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1)
- 1. The minimum decommissioning fund estimate, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(b) and (c) (see Schedule 1):
FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (FENGenCo)
$352,449,706
- 2. The amount accumulated in external trust funds at December 31, 2006:
FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (FENGenCo)
$465,850,802
- 3. A schedule of the annual amounts over the number of years remaining to be collected from ratepayers:
Amount Remaining
$0 Number of years to Collect 0
- 4. The assumptions used regarding escalation in decommissioning cost, rates of earnings on decommissioning funds, and rates of other factors used in funding projections:
Consolidated Ownership Interest in Unit 100%
"Real" Rate of Return through Dismantlement 2.00%
Year of Final Dismantlement 2024 Year of License Termination 2017
- 5. There are no contracts upon which the owners/licensees are relying pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(v).
- 6. FENGenCo provides reasonable assurance of decommissioning funding using a combination of the prepayment method pursuant to CFR 50.75(e)(1)(i) and the guarantee method pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iii). A copy of the executed parent company Guaranty was provided to the NRC by letter dated February 22, 2006 (L-06-022, Serial Number 3229, PY-CEI/NRR-2937L). These arrangements were described in the applications for license transfer approval dated May 18, 2005, and June 1, 2005, and approval of the transfers was granted by NRC's corrected Order approving license transfers dated December 16, 2005.
- 7. A copy of FENGenCo's executed Nuclear Decommissioning Master Trust Agreement dated as of December 1, 2005 was submitted to the NRC by letter dated December 8, 2005 (L-05-193, Serial Number 3210, PY-CELINRR-2922L).
No significant amendments to these agreements were executed in 2006.
, Schedule 1 Serial Number 3322 Page 1 of 1 FIRSTENERGY CORP.
Calculation of Minimum Financial Assurance Amount December 31, 2006 DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 Ohio Regions Labor (L) = Midwest Energy (E) = National Waste Burial (B) = South Carolina Adjustment Factor Escalation Factor Ratio 2.140 1.883 8.683 0.65 0.13 0.22 1.391 0.245 1.910 3.546 PWR Escalation Factor =
Base Amount for PWR between 1200 MWt and 3400 MWt = ($75m + 0.0088P)
(P = power level in megawatts thermal = 2,772)
($75 + 0.0088(2,772)) million =
$99,393,600 Escalated Amount for unit = 99,393,600 x 3.546
$352,449L706 Owner/Licensee FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp.
Ownership 100.00%
$35264492706 Serial Number 3322 Page 1 of 1 Regulatory Commitments The following list identifies those actions committed to by the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 in this document. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by FENOC. They are described only as information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify Mr. Henry L. Hegrat, FENOC Fleet Licensing Supervisor at (330) 374-3114 of any questions regarding this document or associated regulatory commitments.
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Commitment B.
Due Date None.
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