ML042600206

Information on the Status of Decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1

ML042600206
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	09/14/2004
From:	Scherer A Southern California Edison Co
To:	Document Control Desk, NRC/FSME
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.r r SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A. Edward Scherer

.u EDISON V Manager of Nuclear Regulatory Affairs An EDISON INTERNATIONALS Company September 14, 2004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

Docket No. 50-206 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit I Gentlemen:

The purpose of this letter is to provide information on the status of decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 (SONGS-1) requested by Mr. John Hickman of the NRC staff.

In order to prepare the reactor vessel and its internals for disposal at a licensed radioactive waste disposal facility, it was necessary to remove portions of the baffle and core barrel stainless steel material from the beltline region in order to meet established radioactivity limits. The steel was cut to size suitable for temporary storage in baskets in the SONGS-1 Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) and for later storage at the SONGS Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The resulting radwaste package is classified as greater than Class C in accordance with 10 CFR 61.55. Southern California Edison (SCE) completed the transfer of this activated steel material from the SFP to the ISFSI on September 10, 2004.

SCE is now proceeding with decommissioning the SFP. Complete decommissioning and removal of the SFP, the Fuel Handling Building and foundations is scheduled to complete in 2006.

P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 949-368-7501 BJ '-nSS -C Fax 949-368-7575

Document Control Desk September 14, 2004 For additional information concerning the status of decommissioning activities at SONGS-1, please contact Mr. D. F. Pilmer at 949-368-1486.

Sincerely, cc: B. S. Mallett, NRC Regional Administrator, Region IV J. B. Hickman, NMSS Project Manager J. C. Shepherd, NRC Project Manager, San Onofre Unit I C. C. Osterholtz, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, San Onofre Units 2 and 3