HBL-97-003, Documents Utils Understanding of Results in Discussions from Meeting W/Nrc Personnel to Discuss Application of New Decommissioning Rule to Hbpp

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Documents Utils Understanding of Results in Discussions from Meeting W/Nrc Personnel to Discuss Application of New Decommissioning Rule to Hbpp
ML20135C597
Person / Time
Site: Humboldt Bay
Issue date: 02/20/1997
From: Rueger G
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
HBL-97-003, HBL-97-3, NUDOCS 9703040151
Download: ML20135C597 (2)


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, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 245 Market Street. Roorn 937-N98 Gregory M. Rueger San Francisco. CA 94105 Senior Vice President and 1/a/nng.t<htress General Manager Mail Code N98 Nuclear Power Generation P.O. Box 770000 ,

San Francisco, CA 94177 415/973-4684 Fax 415/973-2313 February 20,1997 PG&E Letter HBL-97-003 i 1

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 3 1

Docket No. 50-133, OL-DPR-7 )

Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 i Apolication of New Decommissionina Rule  :

Dear Commissioners and Staff:

On January 28,1997, personnel from Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 (HBPP) <

I met with NRC personnel to discuss the application of the new decommissioning rule to HBPP. In particular,5arious aspects of the Post-Shutdown  ;

Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR),~as defined in .

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10 CFR 50.82 (a)(4)(i), were discussed. This letter documents PG&E's i understanding of the results of the discussions from that meeting.

HBPP has a SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan that was approved by the NRC in their Safety Evaluation Report, dated April 29,1987. The new decommissioning rule, in 10 CFR 50.82, states that if a licensee possesses an approved decommissioning plan prior to the effective date of the new decommissioning rule (August 28,1996), the approved decommissioning plan shall be considered to be the PSDAR. As we agreed during our meeting, and as allowed by the regulations, the SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan is considered to be the '

PSDAR for HBPP. In addition, because the SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan also contains information such as system descriptions, administrative controls i and accident analyses, the SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan is also considered to be the FSAR for HBPP.

The new decommissioning rule, in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7), allows the use of 0 10 CFR 50.59 for making changes to decommissioning actions and schedules -

described in the PSDAR without prior NRC approval.' However, 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) requires the licensee to notify the NRC and the affected State in writing before making these changes. ' PG&E intends t'o use the provisions of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) for SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan

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l Licensees can make changes to their facilities as described in their FSARs, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59, without prior NRC approval if certain criteria are met. Licensees are required to submit periodic reports of the summaries of these 50.59 changes to the NRC after the changes have been made. PG&E intends to use the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 for changes t,o the SAFSTOR Decommissioning Plan (FSAR) that are primarily associated with operations and maintenance activities.

In summary, since we have one document serving two purposes, we will apply the requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) for PSDAR changes, and the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 for FSAR changes.

Sincerely, j f ,

MC' Gregory M. Rueger j

cc: James E. Dyer Richard F. Dudley Michael T. Masnik Kenneth E. Perkins Humboldt Distribution DDS/1739 l

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