ML11122A113
| ML11122A113 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/2011 |
| From: | Siva Lingam Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Lingam S | |
| References | |
| TAC ME5455, TAC ME5456, TAC ME5457, TAC ME5535, TAC ME5536, TAC ME5551 | |
| Download: ML11122A113 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 May 24,2011 Mr. Rodney M. Krich Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1,2, AND 3, SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. ME5455, ME5456, ME5457 (BROWNS FERRY). ME5535, ME5536 (SEQUOYAH), AND ME5551 (WATTS BAR 1))
Dear Mr. Krich:
By letter dated March 31, 2011, you submitted a decommissioning funding status report for the above-subject nuclear power plants in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.75, "Reporting and record keeping for decommissioning planning."
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is reviewing the submittal and has determined that additional information is required to complete its evaluation. This request was discussed with Mr. Dan Green of your staff on May 3, 2011, and it was agreed that a response would be provided within 30 days from the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1564.
Sincerely, Siva P. Lingam, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327,50-328. and 50-391
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RA!)
REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 DOCKET NOS. SO-2S9, SO-260, AND SO-296 DOCKET NOS. SO-327 AND SO-328 DOCKET NO. SO-390 On March 31, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML110960073), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a decommissioning funding status (DFS) report for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2, and 3, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 as required under paragraph (f)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section SO.7S (10 CFR SO.7S(f)(1)). For our further evaluation, we need the following additional information:
RAI #1 -Identify Actual Funds as of December 31,2010 (BFN, Units 1 and 2):
Provide the actual amount of decommissioning funds accumulated for BFN, Units 1 and 2, rounded to the nearest dollar, which must reflect the fund balance as of December 31,2010.
In its March 31,2011, letter, TVA provided the actual amount accumulated for NRC decommissioning activities as of December 31, 2010, in amounts rounded to the nearest hundred thousand dollars. Although rounding dollar figures is acceptable to the NRC in DFS reporting, in this instance, rounding may have resulted in a shortfall in decommissioning funding assurance projections for BFN, Units 1 and 2.
Per 10 CFR SO.7S(f)(1), the licensee must identify "the amount accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report." This actual amount is dedicated for NRC decommissioning activities as defined in 10 CFR SO.2.
RAI #2 - Citation for real rate of returns (BFN, Units 1, 2 and 3, SQN, Units 1 and 2, and WBN, Unit 1):
Provide the citation (e.g., an Order by the rate-regulatory authority) by the regulatory entity that allows for the assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rate of earnings on decommissioning funds and rates of other factors assumed in your DFS report.
Enclosure
- 2 In its March 31, 2011, letter, TVA reported the following:
4 percent rate of escalation in decommissioning costs, and 5 percent real rate of return on decommissioning funds.
As stated in 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1),
The information in this [DFS] report must include, at a minimum the amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required under 10 CFR 50.75(b) and (c); the amount accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report; a schedule of the annual amounts remaining to be collected; the assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rates of earnings on decommissioning funds, and rates of other factors used in funding projections; RAI #3 - Amounts accumulated (BFN, Units 1, 2 and 3, SQN, Units 1 and 2, and WBN, Unit 1):
Provide the after-tax amount of funds accumulated through December 31, 2010.
In its March 31, 2011, letter, TVA did not state if the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated was an after-tax amount.
The provisions of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) and (2) require the licensee to report the amount offunds accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the report.
RAI #4 - Annual amounts deposited (BFN, Units 1, 2 and 3, SQN, Units 1 and 2, and WBN, Unit 1):
Provide the annual amount deposited in your trust fund for decommissioning, as defined in 10 CFR 50.2, starting in 2010.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(e)(2), the NRC reserves the right to review the accumulation of decommissioning funds.
May 24,2011 Mr. Rodney M. Krich Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1,2, AND 3, SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. ME5455, ME5456, ME5457 (BROWNS FERRY), ME5535, ME5536 (SEQUOYAH), AND ME5551 (WATTS BAR 1>>
Dear Mr. Krich:
By letter dated March 31, 2011, you submitted a decommissioning funding status report for the above-subject nuclear power plants in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.75, "Reporting and record keeping for decommissioning planning."
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is reviewing the submittal and has determined that additional information is required to complete its evaluation. This request was discussed with Mr. Dan Green of your staff on May 3, 2011, and it was agreed that a response would be provided within 30 days from the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1564.
Sincerely, IRA!
Siva P. Lingam, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328, and 50-391
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