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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC REQUESTS PLANS FROM 18 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO ADDRESS APPARENT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING ASSURANCE SHORTFALLS The NRC has contacted 18 nuclear power plants to clarify how the companies will address the recent economic downturn's effects on funds to decommission reactors in the future.
{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs        Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 09-112                                                                                    June 19, 2009 NRC REQUESTS PLANS FROM 18 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO ADDRESS APPARENT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING ASSURANCE SHORTFALLS The NRC has contacted 18 nuclear power plants to clarify how the companies will address the recent economic downturns effects on funds to decommission reactors in the future.
Nuclear power plant operators are required to set aside funds during a reactor's operating life to ensure the reactor site will be properly cleaned up once the reactor is permanently shut down. The NRC's review of the latest reports on decommissioning funding assurance suggests several plants must adjust their funding plans.  
Nuclear power plant operators are required to set aside funds during a reactors operating life to ensure the reactor site will be properly cleaned up once the reactor is permanently shut down. The NRCs review of the latest reports on decommissioning funding assurance suggests several plants must adjust their funding plans.
Well discuss this with the plants over the next few weeks so they can explain to us how theyll get the funds back on track to account for their decommissioning cost estimates, said Tim McGinty, director of Policy and Rulemaking in the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. This is not a current safety issue, but the plants do have to prove to us theyre setting aside money appropriately.
The letters for the affected plants will be available in the NRCs electronic documents database, ADAMS, by entering each letters accession number (indicated below) here:
http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
Plant                                Letter accession number Beaver Valley Unit 1                  ML091690470 Braidwood Unit 1                      ML091600194 Braidwood Unit 2                      ML091600240 Browns Ferry Unit 1                  ML091670045 Browns Ferry Unit 2                  ML091670080 Browns Ferry Unit 3                  ML091670071 Byron Unit 1                          ML091600336 Byron Unit 2                          ML091600356 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1                ML091540286 Clinton                              ML091600548 Duane Arnold                          ML091690407 Ginna                                ML091540299


"We'll discuss this with the plants over the ne xt few weeks so they can explain to us how they'll get the funds back on track to account for their decommissioning cost estimates," said Tim McGinty, director of Policy and Rulemaki ng in the NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. "This is not a current safety issue, but the plants do have to prove to us they're setting aside money appropriately."
Indian Point Unit 2                         ML091630533 LaSalle Unit 1                             ML091600496 LaSalle Unit 2                             ML091600530 Nine Mile Point Unit 1                     ML091590134 Nine Mile Point Unit 2                     ML091590160 Palisades                                   ML091550675 Point Beach Unit 1                         ML091550697 Point Beach Unit 2                         ML091550701 River Bend                                 ML091540293 Sequoyah Unit 1                             ML091670153 Sequoyah Unit 2                             ML091670117 Vermont Yankee                             ML091550583 Waterford                                   ML091550692 Watts Bar Unit 1                           ML091530187
 
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The letters for the affected plants will be available in the NRC's electronic documents database, ADAMS, by entering each letter's accession number (indicated below) here: http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:
Plant Letter accession number Beaver Valley Unit 1 ML091690470 Braidwood Unit 1 ML091600194 Braidwood Unit 2 ML091600240 Browns Ferry Unit 1 ML091670045 Browns Ferry Unit 2 ML091670080 Browns Ferry Unit 3 ML091670071 Byron Unit 1 ML091600336 Byron Unit 2 ML091600356 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 ML091540286
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.}}
 
Clinton ML091600548 Duane Arnold ML091690407 Ginna ML091540299 NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGU LATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs              Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 09-112 June 19, 2009 Indian Point Unit 2 ML091630533 LaSalle Unit 1 ML091600496 LaSalle Unit 2 ML091600530 Nine Mile Point Unit 1 ML091590134 Nine Mile Point Unit 2 ML091590160 Palisades ML091550675 Point Beach Unit 1 ML091550697 Point Beach Unit 2 ML091550701 River Bend ML091540293 Sequoyah Unit 1 ML091670153 Sequoyah Unit 2 ML091670117 Vermont Yankee ML091550583  
 
Waterford ML091550692 Watts Bar Unit 1 ML091530187  
  ###   News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.}}

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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.09-112 June 19, 2009 NRC REQUESTS PLANS FROM 18 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO ADDRESS APPARENT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING ASSURANCE SHORTFALLS The NRC has contacted 18 nuclear power plants to clarify how the companies will address the recent economic downturns effects on funds to decommission reactors in the future.

Nuclear power plant operators are required to set aside funds during a reactors operating life to ensure the reactor site will be properly cleaned up once the reactor is permanently shut down. The NRCs review of the latest reports on decommissioning funding assurance suggests several plants must adjust their funding plans.

Well discuss this with the plants over the next few weeks so they can explain to us how theyll get the funds back on track to account for their decommissioning cost estimates, said Tim McGinty, director of Policy and Rulemaking in the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. This is not a current safety issue, but the plants do have to prove to us theyre setting aside money appropriately.

The letters for the affected plants will be available in the NRCs electronic documents database, ADAMS, by entering each letters accession number (indicated below) here:

http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.

Plant Letter accession number Beaver Valley Unit 1 ML091690470 Braidwood Unit 1 ML091600194 Braidwood Unit 2 ML091600240 Browns Ferry Unit 1 ML091670045 Browns Ferry Unit 2 ML091670080 Browns Ferry Unit 3 ML091670071 Byron Unit 1 ML091600336 Byron Unit 2 ML091600356 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 ML091540286 Clinton ML091600548 Duane Arnold ML091690407 Ginna ML091540299

Indian Point Unit 2 ML091630533 LaSalle Unit 1 ML091600496 LaSalle Unit 2 ML091600530 Nine Mile Point Unit 1 ML091590134 Nine Mile Point Unit 2 ML091590160 Palisades ML091550675 Point Beach Unit 1 ML091550697 Point Beach Unit 2 ML091550701 River Bend ML091540293 Sequoyah Unit 1 ML091670153 Sequoyah Unit 2 ML091670117 Vermont Yankee ML091550583 Waterford ML091550692 Watts Bar Unit 1 ML091530187

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.

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