ML12293A177
| ML12293A177 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 03/19/2013 |
| From: | Bruce Watson NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB |
| To: | St.Onge R Southern California Edison Co |
| Jonathan Fiske | |
| References | |
| Download: ML12293A177 (6) | |
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March 19, 2013 Mr. Richard J. St. Onge, Director Nuclear Regulatory Affairs SCE P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674
SUBJECT:
APPLICABILITY OF THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FINAL RULE TO THE SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 DECOMMISSIONING OR DECOMMISSIONED SITE
Dear Mr. Onge:
The purpose of this letter is to address the applicability of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) emergency preparedness (EP) regulations to certain holders of licenses under Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and to notify these licensees of additional actions that may be required. The Emergency Preparedness Final Rule (76 FR 72560; November 23, 2011) became effective on December 23, 2011. Several emergency preparedness requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 were modified or added, including changes in Section 50.47, Section 50.54, and Appendix E. Specific implementation dates were provided for each emergency preparedness rule change, varying from the effective date of the final rule through December 31, 2015. The NRC recognizes that some Part 50 licensees (e.g.,
a Part 50 licensee with a facility undergoing decommissioning or a Part 50 licensee that has only an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) licensed under Subpart K of 10 CFR Part 72 (General License Provision)) may not have recognized the applicability of the EP Final Rule to their facilities. As a result, Part 50 licensees with facilities in a decommissioning or decommissioned status or ISFSI-only facilities may be out of compliance with the current 10 CFR Part 50 emergency preparedness requirements.
Each licensee needs to evaluate the applicability of the current 10 CFR Part 50 emergency preparedness requirements to its specific facility and either make appropriate changes to the facility emergency plan or apply for an exemption, as necessary. Existing exemptions from the emergency preparedness requirements in effect before December 23, 2011, still apply provided the basis for the exemptions would support an exemption from the applicable revised requirements. Consistent with past practices, the NRC will consider allowing a Part 50 licensee in a decommissioning or decommissioned status or that has only an ISFSI licensed under Subpart K of 10 CFR Part 72 to seek an exemption from certain emergency preparedness requirements. Each licensee should also evaluate the need to revise its site emergency plan if such a plan exists in addition to the facility emergency plan.
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Each licensee must comply with the current 10 CFR Part 50 EP requirements or request exemptions from those EP requirements that the licensee believes are not applicable to its facility. Exemption requests and, if applicable, license amendment requests should provide the basis for the request. If a licensee determines that an exemption request is appropriate for its facility and one has not already been submitted to the NRC, a licensee must submit a request within 30 days of the date of this letter to the Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Deputy Director for Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, to ensure that enforcement discretion is considered. Please contact John Hickman at (301) 415-3017 with any questions.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce Watson, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-206 cc: San Onofre Generating Station
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Each licensee must comply with the current 10 CFR Part 50 EP requirements or request exemptions from those EP requirements that the licensee believes are not applicable to its facility. Exemption requests and, if applicable, license amendment requests should provide the basis for the request. If a licensee determines that an exemption request is appropriate for its facility and one has not already been submitted to the NRC, a licensee must submit a request within 30 days of the date of this letter to the Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Deputy Director for Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, to ensure that enforcement discretion is considered. Please contact John Hickman at (301) 415-3017 with any questions.
Sincerely, Bruce Watson, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-206 cc: San Onofre Generating Station IDENTICAL LETTERS SENT TO ATTACHED LIST ML12293A177 OFC NSIR/DPR NSIR/DPR NSIR/DPR NSIR/DPR NSIR/DPR NAME DTailleart MNorris JAnderson RKahler MThaggard DATE 12/17/12 12/17/12 12/17/12 12/17/12 12/20/13 OFC NSIR/DPR NRR OGC FSME/DWMEP FSME/DWMEP NAME RLewis SHelton BJones JHickman BWatson DATE 1/8/13 1/29/13 2/13/13 3/15/13 3/19/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
IDENTICAL LETTERS SENT TO:
Manager, Licensing Indian Point Unit 1 Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. William D. Bartron Licensing Supervisor Millstone Unit 1 Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Manager, Regulatory Assurance Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 J. Todd Conner Site Vice President, Nuclear Generation DTE Energy Corporation 6400 N. Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Mark Varno Senior Vice President Advanced Programs GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy 3901 Castle Hayne Road P.O. Box 780, M/C J32 Wilmington, NC 28401 Erhard W. Koehler Senior Technical Advisor, N.S. Savannah U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MAR-640.2) 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE W25-209/212 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Mr. Greg Halnon Director, FENOC Fleet Regulatory Affairs Mail Stop: A-WAC-A3 341 White Pond Drive Akron, OH 44320 Manager Regulatory Assurance Dresden Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Mr. Edward Halpin Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 56 Mail Code 104/6 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Mr. W. L. Berg President and Chief Executive Officer Dairyland Power Cooperative 3200 East Avenue South P.O. Box 817 La Crosse, WI 54602-0817 Mr. Einar T. Ronningen Superintendent, Rancho Seco Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District 14440 Twin Cities Road, MS N493 Herald, CA 95638 Mr. Patrick Daly Senior Vice President and General Manager ZionSolutions LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd.
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Service List cc:
Peter T. Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Douglas K. Porter, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770 Douglas R. Bauder Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Albert R. Hochevar Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 A. Edward Scherer Southern California Edison San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Chairman, Board of Supervisors County of San Diego 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335 San Diego, CA 92101 Gary L. Nolff Power Projects/Contracts Manager Riverside Public Utilities 2911 Adams Street Riverside, CA 92504 Eileen M. Teichert, Esq.
Supervising Deputy City Attorney City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 David Spath, Chief Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management California Department of Health Services P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 Michael R. Olson San Onofre Liaison San Diego Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 1831 San Diego, CA 92112-4150 Ed Bailey, Chief Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610)
Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Mayor, City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672 James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 34)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Douglas R. Bauder Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Douglas K. Porter, Esquire Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770 Richard J. St. Onge Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-012
Thomas P. McCool Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128