LIC-22-0009, Annual Decommissioning Funding / Irradiated Fuel Management Status Report

Annual Decommissioning Funding / Irradiated Fuel Management Status Report

ML22090A078
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	03/30/2022
From:	Uehling T Omaha Public Power District
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LIC-22-0009
Download: ML22090A078 (8)

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10 CFR 50.75 10 CFR 50.82 March 30, 2022 LIC 0009

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

Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 NRC Docket No. 50-285

Fort Calhoun Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC Docket No.72-054

Subject:

Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, 2021 Annual Decommissioning Funding / Irradiated Fuel Management Status Report

References:

1. Letter from OPPD (T. Burke) to USNRC (Document Control Desk), Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations, dated August 25, 2016 (LIC 0067)

(ML16242A127)

2. Letter from OPPD (T. Burke) to USNRC (Document Control Desk), Certification of Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel, dated November 13, 2016 (LIC 0074) (ML16319A254)

3. Letter from OPPD (M. J. Fisher) to USNRC (Document Control Desk), Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report, dated December 16, 2019 (LIC-19-0007)(ML19351E355)

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v), 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi), and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii), Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is submitting the annual status of decommissioning funding, status of funding for managing irradiated fuel, and the financial assurance status report.

In References 1 and 2, OPPD certified permanent cessation of power operation and permanent remova l of fuel from the reactor vessel for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1, (FCS). In Reference 3, OPPD submitted its Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) containing a site-specif ic Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE) pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(iii)..

provides the 2021 Annual Decommissioning Funding / Irradiated Fuel Management Status Report.

No commitments to the NRC are made in this letter.

If you should have any questions about the enclosed report s, please contact Andrea K. Barker,

Regulatory Assurance & Emergency Planning Manager, at 531-226-6051.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC-22-0009 Page 2

Respectfully,

Timothy Uehling Senior Director Decommissioning

TSU/akb/cac

Enclosures:

1. 2021 Annual Decommissioning Funding / Irradiated Fuel Management Status Report

c: S. A. Morris, NRC Regional Administrator, Region IV J. D. Parrott, NRC Senior Project Manager S. Anderson, NRC Health Physicist, Region I V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009

ENCLOSURE 1

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT NO.1

202 2 ANNU AL DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT

As of December 31, 202 1

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009, Attachment A Page 2

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT NO. 1 2021 ANNUAL DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT as of December 31, 2021

10 CFR 50.75 (f) and 50.82(8)

As required by 10 CFR 50.75 (f) and 50.82(8), OPPD reports the following information:

A. Current Decommissioning Cost Estimate

As required by 10 CFR 50.82, OPPD completed a site -specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE),

contracting with Energy Solutions LLC for the preparation of the report. The study was performed under the DECON decommissioning alternative method. Based on the DCE (completed in 2022 ), the total estimated cost to decommission Fort Calhoun Station Unit No. 1 is $ 809,749,864 in 2021 dollars. Of that total cost estimate, the current site-specific cost estimate for license termination expenses (LTE) of Fort Calhoun Station Unit No. 1 is $ 494,390,034, the current separate estimate of site restoration is $34,295,183 and the current separate estimate of spent fuel management costs is $ 281,058,647.

The total cost estimate reported in 2018 dollars was $1,213,203,000 in the DCE, using the SAFSTOR decommissioning alternative method as required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(iii) (reference 1). The cost estimate included monies anticipated to be spent for operating license termination (radiological remediation), interim spent fuel storage and site restoration activities.

B. Current Decommissioning Fund Balance

The total OPPD Decommissioning Fund(s) balance as of December 31, 2021 was $519,701,336. OPPD maintains two separate trust accounts, one for the NRC minimum decommissioning amount as outlined in 10 CFR 50.75 (c) and one for other costs including additional radiological, site restoration and spent fuel management as determined by the consultant cost study. As of December 31, 2021, the balance in the fund for the NRC minimum decommissioning amount was $ 265,007,627. As of December 31, 2021, the balance in the funds accumulated for other decommissioning costs was $ 254,693,709.

The two trust funds are not commingled and the funds accumulated for the additional decommissioning cost are not included as funds for the NRC minimum decommissioning amount. The funds accumulated for the additional decommissioning costs including additional radiological, site restoration and spent fuel management are available for radiological decommissioning without prior approval by a State regulatory authority and are not subject to disapproval for radiological decommissioning by a State regulatory authority.

C. Annual Decommissioning Collections

There were no annual collections for 2016. The annual collections for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 were $147,469,000, $156,000,000, $143,004,000, $112,552,080, and $121,148,000 respectively. The total expected future collections for decommissioning are $3 23, 702,475 beginning in 2022 as shown in Attachment B, Column 1. The revenue source for collections is OPPD c ost-of-service electric rates.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009, Attachment A Page 3

D. Rates Used to Escalate Decommissioning Costs and Fund Balances

The rates used for the escalation of the site-specific DCE and earnings rates on the Decommissioning Fund through the completion of decommissioning are shown in Attachment C. Congressional Budget Office data provided the basis for the DCE inflation rate forecasts. Decommissioning costs are inflated using a blending of the Congressional Budget Offices forecasts for Consumer Price Index, All-Urban and Employment Cost Index, Total Private Compensation. Decommissioning trust earnings are projected using Barclays forecasted yield on 2-year Treasury notes.

E. Contracts to Help Fund Decommissioning

OPPD does not have any contracts pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75 (e)(1)(ii)(C) and is not relying on contracts with a non-bypassable charge to fund decommissioning.

F. Modifications to Method of Providing Financial Assurance

There have been no modifications to OPPDs method of providing financial assurance since the decommissioning funding plan began in 1982 and continued pursuant to NRC Regulations in 1990.

References:

1. Letter from OPPD (M. J. Fisher) to USNRC (Document Control Desk), Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report, dated March 31, 2017 (LIC 17 0033)

(ML17089A759)

2. Letter from OPPD (M. J. Fisher) to USNRC (Document Control Desk), Fort Calhoun Station Irradiated Fuel Management Plan, dated March 31. 2017 (LIC 0031) (ML17093A594)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009, Attachment A Page 1

Decommissioning Funding Status Report OMAHA PUBLIC POW ER DISTRICT

ATTACHMENT A

Summary Information as of December 31, 2021 10 C F R 50.82 (a) (8) (v)-(vi i )

D e commissioning T r ust Fund B alance s 50.75(f)(1) 50.82(a)(8)(v )(A)

Year Type of Trus t Fund Balanc e C o mme n t s 2021 D ec om m is s ioning Trus t '90 Plan 265,007,627$ As of 12/31/21 2021 D ec om m is s ioning Suppl '92 Plan 254,693,709$ As of 12/31/21

$ 519,701,336

Othe r Financial Assurance M e thods Be ing Re lie d Upon 50.75(f)(1)

NO NE

Prior Ye ars De commissioning Expe nditure s 50.82(a)(8)(v )(A)

Year D ec om Expenditures Spent Fuel TotalC o mme n t s 2016 574,826$ -$ 574,826$ 2016 C os t in as Spent D ollars 2017 115,251,711$ 4,475,227$ 119,726,938$ 2017 C os t in 2017 D ollars 2018 83,845,046$ 30,408,102$ 114,253,148$ 2018 C os t in 2018 D ollars 2019 72,491,721$ 17,382,073$ 89,873,794$ 2019 C os t in 2019 D ollars 2020 109,969,342$ 39,221,912$ 149,191,254$ 2020 C os t in 2020 D ollars 2021 131,052,781$ 7,855,094$ 138,907,875$ 2021 C os t in 2021 D ollars TOTAL 513,185,427$ 99,342,408$ 612,527,835$

Prior Ye ar Expe nditure s Variance to Estimate d Cost 50.82(a)(8)(v )(B)

Year D ec om Expenditures Spent Fuel TotalC o mme n t s 2021 Es tim ated 96,461,000$ 9,933,000$ 106,394,000$

2021 Ac tual 131,052,781$ 7,855,094$ 138,907,875$

Varianc e (34,591,781)$ 2,077,906$ (32,513,875)$

Varianc e:

• W e s aw higher w as te dis pos al c os ts than projec ted for m aterial, bas ed on radiation ac tivity levels or w as te c las s, w hic h w as dis c overed during the w ork (approxim ately $10M)

• The rem ainder w as prim arily due to perform ing w ork that w as planned for the follow ing year (2022) in 2021. This inc luded preparation for open air dem olition of radiologic al s truc tures.

Re maining De commissioning Estimate d Cost 50.82(a)(8)(v )(B) /(v ii)(B)

Year D ec om Expenditures Spent Fuel TotalC o mme n t s 2022 528,685,120$ 281,059,090$ 809,744,210$ Es tim ated in 2021 D ollars

De commissioning Crite ria Upon Which the Estimate is Base d 50.75(f)(1) 50.82(a)(8)(v )(B)

DECON

Any M odification to M e thod of Prov iding Financial Assurance 50.75(f)(1) 50.82(a)(8)(v )(C)

No

Any M ate rial Change s to T rust Agre e me nt Since Pre v ious Re port 50.75(f)(1) 50.82(a)(8)(v )(D)

Updated the D ec om m is s ioning Trus t '90 agreem ent to allow for a s tream lined w ithdraw al proc es s.

Ne e d for Additional Financial Assurance 50.75(f)(1) 50.82(a)(8)(v i) (v ii)(C)

See Attac hm ent B, C olum n 1, Annual D ec om m is s ioning Fund C ollec tions U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009, Attachment B Page 1 OMAHA PUBLIC POW ER DISTRICT F O R T C A L HO UN S T A T I O N UNI T NO. 1 2022 ANNUAL DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT

ATTACHMENT B

Dec om m is s ioning Fund Annual Collec tions, Earnings, Expenditures and Balanc es

Colum n 7 Colum n 1 Colum n 4 Colum n 6 Supplemental Total Annual Colum n 2 Colum n 3 Spent Fuel Colum n 5 Decommissioning Decommissioning Decommissioning Earnings on Trust License Termination Manage me nt Si te Re storati on Trust Fund Trust Fund Ye ar Fund Collections 1 Funds Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Bal ance2 Bal ance3 2021 265, 007, 627$ 254, 693, 709$

2022 130, 597, 500$ 10, 106, 602$ 124, 009, 250$ 7, 356, 080$ 7, 717, 148$ 181, 345, 635$ 339, 977, 324$

2023 130, 597, 500$ 10, 065, 320$ 112, 370, 508$ 7, 448, 296$ 9, 953, 711$ 120, 226, 811$ 411, 986, 453$

2024 62, 507, 475$ 9, 046, 944$ 139, 604, 905$ 7, 653, 193$ 8, 041, 655$ 59, 516, 593$ 388, 951, 336$

2025 -$ 7, 216, 155$ 137, 132, 780$ 7, 862, 989$ 10, 890, 571$ 5, 140, 133$ 294, 657, 612$

2026 -$ 5, 886, 422$ 12, 532, 200$ 8, 077, 759$ 211, 444$ 5, 244, 688$ 279, 618, 076$

2027 -$ 6, 156, 909$ -$ 9, 099, 296$ -$ 5, 359, 884$ 276, 560, 493$

2028 -$ 6, 539, 722$ -$ 9, 340, 353$ -$ 5, 486, 312$ 273, 633, 434$

2029 -$ 6, 916, 095$ -$ 9, 586, 947$ -$ 5, 624, 629$ 270, 824, 266$

2030 -$ 7, 286, 407$ -$ 9, 837, 205$ -$ 5, 775, 563$ 268, 122, 533$

2031 -$ 7, 650, 963$ -$ 10, 094, 119$ -$ 5, 939, 924$ 265, 515, 015$

2032 -$ 7, 577, 683$ -$ 10, 357, 872$ -$ 6, 108, 963$ 262, 565, 787$

2033 -$ 7, 494, 711$ -$ 10, 628, 648$ -$ 6, 282, 812$ 259, 258, 001$

2034 -$ 7, 401, 570$ -$ 10, 906, 638$ -$ 6, 461, 608$ 255, 574, 136$

2035 -$ 7, 297, 762$ -$ 11, 192, 038$ -$ 6, 645, 492$ 251, 495, 975$

2036 -$ 7, 182, 769$ -$ 11, 485, 049$ -$ 6, 834, 610$ 247, 004, 578$

2037 -$ 7, 075, 767$ -$ 10, 400, 497$ -$ 7, 029, 109$ 243, 485, 348$

2038 -$ 6, 977, 274$ -$ 10, 673, 051$ -$ 7, 229, 143$ 239, 589, 536$

2039 -$ 6, 868, 117$ -$ 10, 952, 886$ -$ 7, 434, 870$ 235, 299, 041$

2040 -$ 6, 747, 785$ -$ 11, 240, 197$ -$ 7, 646, 452$ 230, 595, 047$

2041 -$ 6, 615, 742$ -$ 11, 535, 190$ -$ 7, 864, 055$ 225, 457, 997$

2042 -$ 6, 471, 435$ -$ 11, 838, 074$ -$ 8, 087, 850$ 219, 867, 563$

2043 -$ 6, 314, 286$ -$ 12, 149, 063$ -$ 8, 318, 014$ 213, 802, 622$

2044 -$ 6, 143, 696$ -$ 12, 468, 379$ -$ 8, 554, 728$ 207, 241, 225$

2045 -$ 5, 959, 043$ -$ 12, 796, 249$ -$ 8, 798, 179$ 200, 160, 569$

2046 -$ 5, 759, 680$ -$ 13, 132, 906$ -$ 9, 048, 557$ 192, 536, 964$

2047 -$ 5, 544, 934$ -$ 13, 478, 592$ -$ 9, 306, 061$ 184, 345, 803$

2048 -$ 5, 314, 107$ -$ 13, 833, 551$ -$ 9, 570, 893$ 175, 561, 527$

2049 -$ 5, 066, 475$ -$ 14, 198, 038$ -$ 9, 843, 261$ 166, 157, 595$

2050 -$ 4, 801, 283$ -$ 14, 572, 314$ -$ 10, 123, 381$ 156, 106, 445$

2051 -$ 4, 517, 750$ -$ 14, 956, 645$ -$ 10, 411, 472$ 145, 379, 459$

2052 -$ 4, 215, 065$ -$ 15, 351, 309$ -$ 10, 707, 762$ 133, 946, 924$

2053 -$ 3, 892, 410$ -$ 15, 754, 625$ -$ 11, 012, 483$ 121, 779, 989$

2054 -$ 3, 548, 914$ -$ 16, 170, 757$ -$ 11, 325, 876$ 108, 844, 753$

2055 -$ 3, 183, 642$ -$ 16, 598, 092$ -$ 11, 648, 188$ 95, 107, 991$

2056 -$ 2, 685, 617$ -$ 24, 769, 880$ -$ 11, 979, 672$ 72, 692, 244$

2057 -$ 1, 930, 391$ -$ 33, 677, 836$ -$ 12, 320, 590$ 40, 603, 882$

2058 -$ 1, 014, 240$ -$ 34, 569, 147$ -$ 12, 671, 209$ 6, 698, 355$

2059 -$ 271, 743$ 12, 848, 978$ 6, 792, 329$ -$ ( 0)$ 0$

2060 -$ 0$ -$ -$ -$ ( 0)$ 0$

2061 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ ( 0)$ 0$

$ 224, 745, 430323, 702, 475$ 538, 498, 622$ 492, 836, 090$ 36, 814, 528$

1 Annual Decommissioning Fund Collections for 2021 were $121,148,000.03 with Decommissioning Expenditures of $138,907,874.49.

2 In 2021, LTE expenses started being disbursed from the Decommissioning Trust ('90) Fund. The initial amount disbursed for LTE expenses was $69,444,792.48 for 2021.

3 All collections and some expenditures flow through the Decommissioning Supplemental Trust through 2021. Continuing in 2022, some LTE expenses will be paid out of the Decommissioning Trust ('90) fund.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC 0009 Attachment C

ATTACHMENT C

Decommissioning Funds Annual Inflation and Earning R ates

Inflation Earnings Year R ate R ate

2022 2.77% 1.96%

2023 2.74% 1.93%

2024 2.80% 1.86%

2025 2.75% 1.95%

2026 2.74% 2.03%

2027 2.72% 2.20%

2028 2.71% 2.36%

2029 2.64% 2.52%

2030 2.63% 2.68%

2031 2.60% 2.85%

2032-2060 2.60% 2.85%