ML11138A034

Request for Additional Information 2011 Decommissioning Funding Status Report

ML11138A034
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	05/24/2011
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Rausch T Susquehanna
Vaidya B, NRR/DORL/LPL1-1, 425-3308
References
TAC ME5542, TAC ME5543
Download: ML11138A034 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 May 24, 2011 Mr. Timothy S. Rausch Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: 2011 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. ME5542 AND ME5543)

Dear Mr. Rausch:

By letter dated March 31,2011, PPL Susquehanna LLC, Inc. (PPL) submitted "NRC Decommissioning Funding Status Report, December 31, 2010" for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has been reviewing the submittal and has determined that additional information is needed to complete its review. The specific questions are found in the enclosed request for additional information. PPL should provide a response within 30 days from the date of this letter.

Sincerely, Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosure:

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

REGARDING NRC DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT DECEMBER 31,2011 PPLSUSQUEHANNA,LLC SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-387 AND 388 This RAI is in response to the PPL Susquehanna LLC's (PPL) 2011 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) Report. By letter dated March 31, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML110900402), PPL submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2011 DFS Report for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and 2), as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50. 75(f)(1). PPL should provide a response within 30 days from the date of this letter.

RAI #1: Citation for real rate of returns:

Provide the citation (e.g., an Order by the rate-regulatory authority) by the regulatory entity that allows for the 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.

In the submission on March 31, 2011, PPL assumed a 2-percent real rate of return on its decommissioning trust fund.

As stated in 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1):

... The information in [the DFS] report must include [...] 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 #2: After-tax decommissioning funds as of December 31,2010:

Indicate if the amount of decommissioning funds identified within the DFS Report is the after-tax amount of funds accumulated through December 31, 2010. If not, provide the after-tax amount of decommissioning funds accumulated through December 31,2010.

Enclosure

-2 In the submission on March 31, 2011, PPL reported the amount of decommissioning funds in the trust fund as of December 31, 2010, but did not indicate if the amount stated is a before or after tax balance.

The provisions of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) and (2) require the licensee to report the amount of funds accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the report.

ML11138A034 (*) No substantial change in the RAI Memo

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