ML20246D337
| ML20246D337 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000000, Shoreham |
| Issue date: | 05/02/1989 |
| From: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Jeanne Johnston SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES |
| Shared Package | |
| ML082320516 | List: |
| References | |
| CCS, JOHNSTON-890502, NUDOCS 8907110302 | |
| Download: ML20246D337 (2) | |
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Would the Commission have to approve a decommissioning plan for Shoreham prior to transfer of the license? What level of detailLis required for a decommissioning plan? Does permission to decommission the plant involve a separate licensing process from the transfer of the license?
l ANSWER If the applichnt for the license transfer proposes to operate the facility or to conduct activities but does not request authorization to decommission, the Commission could-consider authorizing the license to transfer without first considering and approving a decommissioning plan. A subsee.uent request to undertake decommissioning would involve a separate license amendr,1ent and a separate amencment proceeding. However, if the initial request for transfer proposes transfer for the purpose of decommissioning and seeks authorization to decommission, the steps involved -- transfer of. the license by LILCO, possess %n of the facility by LIPA, change in the license to possession-only status, defueling, and commencement of decommissioning -- could be the subject of a single proceeding.
In the latter case, LIPA would be required to provide a safety analysis of proposed decommissioning activities demonstrating that such activities will be conducted in a manner that adequately assures public health and safety.
10 CFR 50.34. Since these activities will be different from those evaluated in the PSAR and the current FSAR for the Shoreham facility, a new evaluation covering the proposed activities would be required.
10 CFR 50.82 requires 890711o302 890519 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDC
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l that applicants for authorization to decommission submit the proposed decommissioning plan and sets forth the general requirements for the de-l commissioning ' plan.
The Comission must approve decommissioning plans.
Further details-concerning the content of the decommissioning plan are provided by Regulatory Guide 1.86, " Termination of Operating Licenses for Operating Reactors." 10 CFR 51.53 requires each applicant for a license amendment authorizing-decommissioning to submit an update to the Operating License Stage Environmental Report reflecting any significant new information associated with decommissioning.
10 CFR 51.95 requires the NRC to supplement the operating license stage environmental impact statement or prepare an environm$ntal assessment of the proposed decommissioning, depanding on the significance-of the environmental issues involved in the decommissioning proncsal.
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