ML13352A091
| ML13352A091 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/2013 |
| From: | Vaaler M G NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB |
| To: | Onge R J Southern California Edison Co |
| Vaaler M | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13352A091 (5) | |
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December 30, 2013
Mr. Richard J. St. Onge, Director
Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning
Southern California Edison Co.
P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674
SUBJECT:
SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1, 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. St. Onge:
On March 27, 2013, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 (SONGS Unit 1), as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii). In order to complete our review of your Decommissioning Funding Status report we require additional information as detailed in the enclosure. Please provide a response to our request for additional information within 30 days from the date of this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact me at (301) 415-3178 or via email at Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Marlayna Vaaler, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs
Docket No.: 50-206
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information
cc: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 Service List Mr. Richard J. St. Onge, Director Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning
Southern California Edison Co. P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674
SUBJECT:
SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1, 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. St. Onge:
On March 27, 2013, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 (SONGS Unit 1), as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii). In order to complete our review of your Decommissioning Funding Status report we require additional information as detailed in the enclosure. Please provide a response to our request for additional information within 30 days from the date of this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact me at (301) 415-3178 or via email at Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Marlayna Vaaler, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs
Docket No.: 50-206
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information
cc: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 Service List
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Service List
cc: Thomas Palmisano , Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Robert B. Scholler Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
Walker A Matthews III, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770
Esther K. Park, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770 Mayor, City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County of San Diego
1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335 San Diego, CA 92101 Gary L. Nolff Power Projects/Contracts Manager Riverside Public Utilities
2911 Adams Street Riverside, CA 92504 Eileen M. Teichert, Esq.
Supervising Deputy City Attorney City of Riverside
3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522
David Spath, Chief Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management California Department of Health Services P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
Ed Bailey, Chief Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610)
Sacramento, CA 95899-7414
James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 34)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (SONGS) UNIT 1
The requests for additional information (RAIs) provided are in response to the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for SONGS Unit 1. On March 27, 2013, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for SONGS Unit 1, as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii).
RAI # 1: Decommissioning Costs In its March 27, 2013, letter, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric did not provide the difference between actual and estimated costs for decommissioning work performed during the previous year.
Per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v):
The report must include the following information, current through the end of the previous calendar year: an estimate of the costs to complete decommissioning, reflecting any difference between actual and estimated costs for work performed during the year, and the decommissioning criteria upon which the estimate is based.
Accordingly, please provide the difference between actual and estimated costs for decommissioning work performed during the previous year.
RAI # 2: Managing Irradiated Fuel
In its March 27, 2013, letter, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric did not provide the total amount of dollars accumulated at the end of the appropriate year designated for managing irradiated fuel.
Per 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii):
The licensee must annually submit to the NRC, by March 31, a report on the status of its funding for managing irradiated fuel. The report must include the following information, current through the end of the previous calendar year: The amount of funds accumulated to cover the cost of managing the irradiated fuel; the projected cost of managing irradiated fuel until title to the fuel and possession of the fuel is transferred to the Secretary of Energy; and if the funds accumulated do not cover the projected cost, a plan to obtain additional funds to cover the cost.
Accordingly, please provide the total amount of dollars accumulated at the end of the appropriate year designated for managing irradiated fuel.
RAI #3: Decommissioning Costs
In its March 27, 2013, letter, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric did not provide the total amount of dollars spent on decommissioning over the previous calendar year.
Per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v):
-the licensee must annually submit to the NRC, by March 31, a financial assurance status report. The report must include the following information, current through the end of the previous calendar year: The amount spent on decommissioning, both cumulative and over the previous calendar year, the remaining balance of any decommissioning funds, and the amount provided by other financial assurance methods being relied upon.
Accordingly, please provide the total amount of dollars spent on decommissioning over the
previous calendar year.