ML12201A155
| ML12201A155 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/2012 |
| From: | James Shepherd NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB |
| To: | Onge R Southern California Edison Co |
| Shepherd J | |
| References | |
| Download: ML12201A155 (3) | |
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July 19, 2012 Richard J. St. Onge, Director Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning Southern California Edison Co.
P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - UNIT 1 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING
Dear Mr. St. Onge:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requests additional information, specified in the attachment, about the 2012 decommissioning funding status report for Unit 1. Please reply within 30 days of the date of this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact me at (301) 415-6712 or via email at James.Shepherd@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
J. C. Shepherd, Project Engineer Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-206
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information
Richard J. St. Onge, Director Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning Southern California Edison Co.
P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - UNIT 1 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING
Dear Mr. St. Onge:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requests additional information, specified in the attachment, about the 2012 decommissioning funding status report for Unit 1. Please reply within 30 days of the date of this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact me at (301) 415-6712 or via email at James.Shepherd@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
J. C. Shepherd, Project Engineer Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-206
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information Distribution:
CRegan, NRR REvans, R IV ML12201A155 OFC RDB/PM RDB/LA RDB/BC NAME JShepherd CHolston BWatson DATE 7/19/12 7/19/12 7/19/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 2012 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1 The request for additional information (RAI) provided is in response to the 2012 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1. On March 29, 2012, Southern California Edison (SCE), on behalf of itself and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE), submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2012 report for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 (SONGS 1), as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.75(f)(1) under Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (Accession No. ML12090A534). SCE should provide a response within 30 days from the date of this letter.
RAI #1:
Citation for Site-Specific Study Provide the site specific cost estimate for SONGS 1, unless it was previously submitted to NRC.
If the cost estimate was previously submitted to NRC, then provide a reference to its submittal.
The site specific cost estimate should include a summary schedule of annual expenses, projected earnings, and end-of-year fund balances, expressed in current dollars.
On March 29, 2012, SCE referenced a site-specific cost estimate for the amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required.
Per 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(i) and (ii),
the licensee must specifically describe the safe storage period in order to take credit for projected future earnings when it uses a site-specific estimate as the basis for using the prepayment or external sinking fund methods of financial assurance.