ML20246D377
| ML20246D377 | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/02/1989 |
| From: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Jeanne Johnston SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES |
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| CCS, JOHNSTON-890502, NUDOCS 8907110311 | |
| Download: ML20246D377 (2) | |
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OUESTION 14.
Under the tems of the Shoreham agreement, Long Island Power Authority would contract with the New York Power Authority for decommissioning of the reactor. As I understand it, LIPA itself would not have the technical expertise and resources to carry out this work. How would this affect NRC's review of a license transfer? Does the Commission generally believe it would be acceptable that a licensee not possess its own technical expertise so lonc is that expertise is obtained
'through contract? Are there any precedents for this; that is, are there any current NRC licensees similar to Long Island Power Authority who obtain all of their technical expertise by contract?
ANSWER If LIPA proposed that NYPA conduct the decommissioning work, NRC's review of a facility transfer would entail a review of the management and technical support organization of NYPA to perform the contracted activities as well as the competence of LIPA management to carry out its responsibilities as licensee to manage the activities of its contractors so as to assure adequate protection of public health and safety.
It would be acceptable for a licensee to obtain by contract technical resources thct it did not possess on its own.
In fact, many licensees do not possess all the technical resources
-required to operate and maintain a nuclear power plant. They contract for and hire consultants to obtain necessary resources.
However, it is essential that the licensee responsible for the facility have adequate technical and 8907110311 890519 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDC L
QUESTION 14 (Continued) management competence to manage its contractors and that the total technical resources made available by the licensee through its own resources and through contract resources satisfy the Commission's criteria (see answer to question 7).
There are no NRC licensees with an arrangement similar to the postulated LIPA
- NYPA arrangement.
However, there are and have been situations involving several co-licensees in which one co-licensee operates the plant. The licensee responsible for operating the facility is required to meet the technical qualifications requirements to operate the facility.
Several of these cases are discussed in response to question 15.
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