ML12363A021

Transmittal of Decommissioning Funding Plan for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

ML12363A021
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	12/17/2012
From:	Colantoni C Allegheny Electric Cooperative
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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A Touchstone Energy' Cooperative ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

212 LOCUST ST. e P.O. BOX 1266 o HARRISBURG, PA 17108-1266 , PHONE 717/233-5704 ° FAX 717/234-1309 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission December 17, 2012 Attn: Document Control Desk Mail Stop OP 1-17 Washington, DC 20555-0001 SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (SSES)

DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN FOR THE Docket Nos. 50-387 INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION and 50-388 Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Allegheny) is submitting the enclosed Decommissioning Funding Plan for Allegheny's 10 percent proportionate share of the SSES Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISF SI) in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), based on Allegheny's understanding of the NRC's regulations effective December 17, 2012. Enclosure 1 addresses each of the six criteria contained in 10 CFR 72.30(b) and references Enclosure 2, which provides details concerning the ISFSI decommissioning cost estimate that was prepared by TLG Services, Inc.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me, at (717) 233-5704.

I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on: / 7 ?Oh4-Craig A. Colantoni Vice President, Finance & Accounting Enclosure 1: Decommissioning Funding Plan Enclosure 2: Decommissioning Cost Estimate A~oN

Copy:

Mr. W. M. Dean, NRC Region I Administrator Mr. P. W. Finney, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. J. A. Whited, NRC Project Manager Mr. L. J. Winker, PA DEP/BRP

Enclosure 1 Decommissioning Funding Plan

Enclosure 1 Page 1 of 2 Allegheny SSES Decommissioning Funding Plan for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 10 CFR 72.30(b) requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license under Part 72 to submit for NRC review and approval a decommissioning funding plan (DFP). Allegheny provides the following information required by 10 CFR 72.30(b) to be included in the DFP:

Requirement 1:

"(1) Information on how reasonableassurancewill be provided thatfunds will be available to decommission the ISFSI or MRS."

Information for Requirement 1:

Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.30(e)(5), since Allegheny is a power reactor licensee under 10 CFR 50, Allegheny utilizes the applicable methods of 10 CFR 50.75 to provide financial assurance associated with its 10 percent ownership of the SSES Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI).

Requirement 2:

"(2) A detailed cost estimatefor decommissioning, in an amount reflecting:

(i) The cost of an independent contractorto perform all decommissioningactivities; (ii) An adequate contingencyfactor; and (iii) The cost of meeting the § 20.1402 of this chapter criteriafor unrestricteduse, provided that, if the applicantor licensee can demonstrate its ability to meet the provisions of§ 20.1403 of this chapter, the cost estimate may be based on meeting the

§ 20.1403 criteria."

Information for Requirement 2:

This information is included in the report in Enclosure #2 which summarizes all dollar values at 100 percent of the SSES facilities. Allegheny's proportionate share of each the dollar values included in the report is 10 percent of the total.

Requirement 3:

"(3) Identification of andjustificationfor using the key assumptions contained in the DCE."

Information for Requirement 3:

This information is included in the report in Enclosure 2.

Enclosure 1 Page 2 of 2 Requirement 4:

"(4) A description of the method of assuringfundsfor decommissioningfrom paragraph (e) of this section, including means for adjusting cost estimates and associatedfunding levels periodicallyover the life of the facility."

Information for Requirement 4:

The decommissioning cost estimate will be adjusted as necessary every three years, as required by 10 C.F.R. § 72.30(c). As indicated in the information for Requirement 1, Allegheny utilizes the applicable methods of 10 CFR 50.75 to provide financial assurance associated with its ownership share of the SSES Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Allegheny adjusts its 10 percent proportionate share of the amount of financial assurance required by the applicable paragraphs of 10 CFR 50.75 annually and will make further adjustment as required by 10 CFR 50.75(f) at or about five years prior to the projected end of reactor operations.

Requirement 5:

"(5) The volume of onsite subsurface materialcontainingresidual radioactivitythat will require remediation to meet the criteriafor license termination."

Information for Requirement 5:

This information is included in the report in Enclosure 2.

Requirement 6:

"(6) A certification thatfinancialassurancefor decommissioninghas been provided in the amount of the cost estimatefor decommissioning."

Information for Requirement 6:

Allegheny hereby certifies that financial assurance has been provided for decommissioning the SSES site in an amount that meets or exceeds its 10 percent ownership share of the amount required by applicable paragraphs of 10 CFR 50.75, which pursuant to 10 CFR 72.30(e)(5) provides the requisite financial assurance for Allegheny's share of the ISFSI decommissioning cost.