HBL-14-001, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Related to the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report

Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Related to the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report

ML14036A125
Person / Time
Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	01/27/2014
From:	Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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HBL-14-001
Download: ML14036A125 (2)

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company' Edward D. Halpin Diablo Canyon Power Plant Senior Vice President Mail Code 104/6 Nuclear Generation & Chief Nuclear Officer P. 0. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 805.545.4100 January 27, 2014 E-Mail: ElHB@pge.com PG&E Letter HBL-14-001 10 CFR 50.75 10 CFR 50.82 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Docket No. 50-133 License No. DPR-7 Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Related to the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report for Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3

Dear Commissioners and Staff:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted PG&E Letter HBL-13-003, "Decommissioning Funding Report for Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3," dated April 1, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f), 10 CFR 50.82(8)(v),

and 10 CFR 50.82(8)(vii).

By NRC Letter dated December 16, 2013, the NRC reviewed the PG&E submittal and determined that additional information is required to complete its review. The NRC requested a response be provided within 30 days of the date of the letter. Due to personnel availability to ensure a thorough internal review of the response, PG&E requested an extension until January 27, 2014, which is 30 days from receipt of the letter. The NRC approved this extension via a phone conversation between Mr. John Hickman and Mr. David Sokolsky. The enclosure provides the PG&E response for the request for additional information.

If you have any questions in regard to this response, please feel free to call Mr. Bob Kapus at (707) 444-0810. There are no regulatory commitments in this letter.

Sincerely, Edward D. Halpin Enclosure cc/enc:

Marc L. Dapas, NRC Region IV Administrator John B. Hickman, NRC INPO HBPP Humboldt Distribution

Enclosure PG&E Letter HBL-14-001 Page 1 of 1 NRC RAI 1:

Citation for Site-Specific Study Provide the difference between actual and estimated costs for decommission work performed during the previous year.

PG&E Response Estimated Costs:

2012 Forecast per PG&E Letter HBL-12-006, Enclosure 4, dated March 21, 2012, in 2012 dollars:

NRC Scope (Radiological)

$76,442,100 Spent Fuel Management

$5,354,800 Actual Costs:

2012 Actual Incurred Costs, provided in PG&E Letter HBL-13-003, Enclosure 4, dated April 1, 2013, reflects the actuals for 2012 in nominal dollars. There is a difference in the NRC Scope value and the Spent Fuel Management value due to the inclusion of costs in Spent Fuel Management that were actually NRC Scope:

NRC Scope (Radiological)

$81,508,992 Spent Fuel Management

$4,577,577 Variance:

NRC Scope (Radiological)

$5,066,892 Spent Fuel Management

-$777,223 Due to the challenging source term at HBPP, field work required additional contamination controls and radiation protection coverage to safely remove the plant systems resulting in additional expenditures.

Spent Fuel Management variance was the result of a decrease in Security Officer overtime upon completion of the Security System Upgrades. The operation and maintenance costs associated with the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation were less than planned for replacement material and engineering services.