ML111440234

Request for Additional Information to Support the Review of 2011 Decommissioning Funding Status Report

ML111440234
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades, Indian Point, Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/25/2011
From:	James Kim Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
Kim J, NRR/DORL, 415-4125
References
TAC ME5484, TAC ME5492, TAC ME5493, TAC ME5512, TAC ME5519, TAC ME5547, FOIA/PA-2013-0151
Download: ML111440234 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 25, 2011 Vice President, Nuclear Safety, Emergency Planning and Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE REVIEW OF 201'1 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. ME5484, ME5492, ME5493, ME5512, ME5519, AND ME5547)

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated March 31,2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, Accession No. ML110940051), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) submitted the 2011 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) Report for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Stations 1, 2, and 3, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, and Palisades Nuclear Plant, as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1).

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 (RAI). A response to this RAI is requested to be provided within 30 days.

Sincerely, James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.50-003,50-247,50-255, 50-271, 50-286, 50-293, and 50-333

Enclosure:

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 2011 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT FOR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

RAI #1: Amounts accumulated:

Provide the after-tax amounts of funds accumulated through December 31, 2010.

On March 31, 2011, Entergy did not state if the amounts of decommissioning funds accumulated were after-tax amounts.

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.

RAI #2: Annual amounts deposited:

Provide the annual amount deposited in your trust fund for decommissioning, as defined in 10 CFR 50.2, starting in 1999 for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station 2, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, and Palisades Nuclear Plant.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(e)(2), the NRC reserves the right to review the accumulation of decommissioning funds.

Enclosure

May 25,2011 Vice President, Nuclear Safety, Emergency Planning and Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 SUB..IECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE REVIEW OF 2011 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. ME5484, ME5492, ME5493, ME5512, ME5519, AND ME5547)

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated March 31, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, Accession No. ML110940051), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) submitted the 2011 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) Report for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Stations 1, 2, and 3, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, and Palisades Nuclear Plant, as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1).

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 (RAI). A response to this RAI is requested to be provided within 30 days.

Sincerely, IraJ James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.50-003, 50-247, 50-255, 50-271, 50-286, 50-293, and 50-333

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