DCL-24-078, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust

Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust

ML24247A073
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	09/03/2024
From:	Zawalick M Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
DCL-24-078
Download: ML24247A073 (1)

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Pacific Gas anti Elecmr: Company

• M Maureen R. Zawalick Diablo Canyon Power Plant Vice President P.O. Box 56 Business and Avila Beach, CA 93424 Technical Services 805.545.4242 Maureen.Zawalick@pge.com

PG&E Letter DCL-24-078

ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Docket No. 50-275, OL-DPR-80 10 CFR 50.75(h)(2)

Docket No. 50-323, OL-DPR-82 Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust

References:

1. NRC Letter, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Exemptions from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Sections 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 50.82(a)(8)(ii) (EPID L-2018-LLE-0023), dated September 10, 2019 (ML19163A104)

Dear Commissioners and Staff:

Article 8, Section 8.13 of the Master Decommissioning Trust Agreement by and between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and The Bank of New York Mellon, successor by operation of law to Mellon Bank, N.A. as Trustee, except for withdrawals made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) and for payments of administrative costs (including taxes) and other incidental expenses, provides that no disbursements or payments shall be made by the Trustee: 1) unless 30 working days prior written notice of such disbursement or payment has been made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or 2) if the Trustee receives written notice of an objection from the Director of either th e Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

In Reference 1, the NRC granted PG&E an exemption to 10 CFR Part 50, Sections 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 50.82(a)(8)(ii), for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP),

Units 1 and 2 to fund radiological decommissioning, spent fuel management, and site restoration planning activities. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(h)(2), the purpose of this letter is to provide NRC written notification of The Bank of New York Mellon's intent, upon receipt of a completed Disbursement Certificate from PG&E, to make a disbursement from the DCPP Nuclear Decommissioning Trust in an amount not to exceed (without a supplemental 30-day notice to the Director) $43,265,830 for costs incurred from January 2020 through December 2023. The disbursement is being requested to fund, among other things, site-specific costs related to decommissioning permitting, licensing, and planning.

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The disbursement from the DCPP Nuclear Decommissioning Trust in the amount described above is planned to be made thirty (30) working days following the date of this letter unless the trustee receives prior written notice of objection from the Director of either the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

PG&E makes no new or revised regulatory commitments (as defined by NEI 99-04) in this letter.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Philippe Soenen at (805) 459-3701.

Sincerely,

Maureen R. Zawalick _____________________ September 3, 2024 Vice President Business and Technical Services Date

cc: Diablo Distribution Kristina L. Banovac, NMSS Project Manager Mahdi O. Hayes, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Samson S. Lee, NRR Project Manager John D. Monninger, NRC Region IV Deputy Administrator

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