GO2-20-054, Decommissioning Funds Status Report
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 03/18/2020 |
| From: | Wolfgramm D Energy Northwest |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| GO2-20-054 | |
| Download: ML20078M714 (3) | |
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Desirée Wolfgramm Columbia Generating Station P.O. Box 968, PE20 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Ph. 509-377-4792 dmwolfgramm@energy-northwest.com March 18, 2020 GO2-20-054 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Subject:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 PLANT DECOMMISSIONING FUND STATUS REPORT
Dear Sir or Madam:
In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), Energy Northwest hereby reports the status of the Columbia Generating Station decommissioning funding:
- 2019 Estimated Radiological Decommissioning Cost: $563.2 Million
- After-Tax Fund Balance as of December 31, 2019: $332.5 Million
- Decommissioning Funding Schedule: included as Attachment 1
- Assumed Cost Escalation Rate: 4% I year
- Assumed Interest Rate: 6% I year
- 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(v) Customer Contracts: Not Applicable
- Changes in Financial Assurance Method: None
- Material Changes to Trust Agreement: None.
The following conditions are reflected in the 2019 Estimated Radiological Decommissioning Cost:
- The value for the estimated radiological decommissioning cost of $563.2 Million does not include state costs or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) decommissioning costs. Decommissioning costs for the ISFSI are submitted separately in conformance with 10 CFR 72.30 requirements.
ENERGY NORTHWEST
GO2-20-054 Page 2 of 2 There are no commitments being made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by this letter. Should you have any questions or require additional information pertaining to this report, please contact me at (509) 377-4792.
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D. M. Wolfgramm Manager, Regulatory Affairs : Columbia Generating Station - Decommissioning Funding Schedule cc:
NRG Region IV Administrator NRG NRR Project Manager NRG Sr. Resident Inspector - 988C G.D. Sonoda - BPA/1399
GO2-20-054 Page 1 of 1 Columbia Generating Station - Decommissioning Funding Schedule Fiscal Year*
Payment Interest Earned Payments From Account Sub-Account Balance FY 2020 3,890,856 18,468,102 330,160,666 FY 2021 4,046,490 19,809,640 354,016,796 FY 2022 4,208,350 21,241,008 379,466,154 FY 2023 4,376,684 22,767,969 406,610,808 FY 2024 4,551,751 24,396,648 435,559,207 FY 2025 4,733,821 26,133,552 466,426,580 FY 2026 4,923,174 27,985,595 499,335,349 FY 2027 5,120,101 29,960,121 534,415,571 FY 2028 5,324,905 32,064,934 571,805,410 FY 2029 5,537,901 34,308,325 611,651,636 FY 2030 5,759,417 36,699,098 654,110,151 FY 2031 5,989,794 39,246,609 699,346,554 FY 2032 6,229,386 41,960,793 747,536,734 FY 2033 6,478,561 44,852,204 798,867,499 FY 2034 6,737,704 47,932,050 853,537,252 FY 2035 7,007,212 51,212,235 911,756,700 FY 2036 7,287,500 54,705,402 973,749,602 FY 2037 7,579,000 58,424,976 1,039,753,578 FY 2038 7,882,160 62,385,215 1,110,020,952 FY 2039 8,197,447 66,601,257 1,184,819,656 FY 2040 8,525,345 71,089,179 1,264,434,181 FY 2041 8,866,358 75,866,051 1,349,166,590 FY 2042 9,221,013 80,949,995 1,439,337,598 FY 2043 9,589,853 86,360,256 1,535,287,707 FY 2044 9,973,447 92,117,262 1,637,378,416
- Energy Northwest's Fiscal Year ends June 30