ML20199G135

Discusses Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co post-shutdown Decommissioning Activities Rept

ML20199G135
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	01/28/1998
From:	Fairtile M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Weiss S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9802040220
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January 28, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO:

Seym:ur H. Wei.,s, Direct:r Non P wer Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Olvision of Reactor Program Management, NRR ORIGINAL SIGNF.D BY:

FROM:

Morton B. Fairtile, Senior Project Manager Non Power Reactors and Decommiscioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management, NRR

SUBJECT:

HADDAM NECK PLANT POST SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORT (PSDAR)

By letter dated August 22,1997, the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company or CYAPCo, within the required time limit, submitted the PSDAR for the Haddam Neck Plant.

10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(l) of the decommissioning regulations requires that a licensee provide the following information:

The report must include a description of the planned decommissionir.g activities along with a schedule for their accomplishment, an estimate of expected costs, and a discussion that provides the reasons for concludin;,

that the environmentalimpacts associated with site specific decommissioning activities will be bounded by appropriate previously issued environmental L

impact statements.

The licensee's August 22,1997 submittal contains a description of planned decommisslor'ing activities on pages 2 through 8. The schedule appears in Figure 1.

Pages 8 and 9 contain the cost estimates. Reasons for concluding that the environmental impacts are beunded by previously issued environmentalimpact statements are discussed on pages 9 through 11.

On October 27,1997, at the licencee's site, the NRC staff examined the licensee's environmental report and determined that the report supported the conclusions contained in the PSDAR. The environmental data was compared with the NRC Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities (NUREG-0586) dated

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August 1988, the NRC Final Environmental Statement for Haddam Neck dated October 1973, and the NRC Environmental Assessment for Proposed License Extension for I

Haddam Neck dated November 23,1987.

The staff determined that the PSDAR for the Haddam Neck hsnt meets the requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(l)..in addition, as required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(ii), the staff held a meeting near the plant on Octobei 27,1997 and received questions and comments from the public regarding Haddam Neck decommissioning.

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January 28, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO:

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Non Power Reactors ano Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management, NRR

SUBJECT:

HADDAM NECK PLANT POST SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORT (PSDAR)

By letter dated August 22,1997, the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company or CYAPCo, within the required time limit, submitted the PSDAR for the Haddam Neck Plant.

10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) of the decommissioning regulations requires that a licensee prnvide the following information:

The report must include a description of the planned decommissioning activities along with a schedu!s for their accomplishment, an estimate of expected costs, and a discussion that proddes the reasons for concluding that the environmentalimpacts associateo with site specific decommissioning activities will be bounded by appropriate pre'<iously issued environmental impact statements.

The licensee's August 22,1997 submittal contains a description of planned decommissioning activities on pages 2 through 8. The schedule appears in Figure 1.

Pages 8 and 9 contain the cost estimates. Reasons for concluding that the environmental impacts are bounded by previously issued environmentalimpact statements are discussed on pages 9 through 11.

On October 27,1997, at the licensee's site, the NRC staff exan.ined the licensee's environmental report and deterrained tr.at the seport supported the conclusions contained in the PSDAR. The environmental data was compared with tne NRC Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities (NUREG-0586) dated August 1988, the NRC Final Environmental Statement for Haddam Neck dated October 1973, and the NRC Environmental Assersment for Proposed License Extension for Haddam Neck dated November 23,1987.

The staff determined that the PSDAR for the Haddam Neck Plant meets the requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i). In addition, as required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(ii), the staff held a meeting near the plant on October 27,1997 and received questions and comments from the public regarding Haddam Neck decommissioning.

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