ML13148A157

G20130399/LTR-13-0442 - Response to John Tavaglione, Second District Supervisor, County of Riverside, CA, 5/14/13 Letter to Chairman - Support to Revise Use of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2

ML13148A157
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	07/18/2013
From:	Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman
To:	Tavaglione J City of Riverside, CA
Paige J, NRR/DORL 415-5888
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ML13141A643	List: ML13141A642 ML13148A157
References
CORR-13-0074, G20130399, LTR-13-0442, TAC MF1870
Download: ML13148A157 (1)

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July 18, 2013 Mr. John Tavaglione Second District Supervisor County of Riverside P.O. Box 1646 Riverside, CA 92502-1646

Dear Mr. Tavaglione:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter dated May 14, 2013, to Senator Barbara Boxer, expressing your support to restart the Southern California Edison San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Unit 2.

I appreciate your insights on the electrical needs of California. On June 7, 2013, Southern California Edison announced its closure of SONGS and, in a letter to the NRC dated June 12, 2013, certified permanent cessation of power operations. NRC inspection oversight for SONGS will continue until completion of decommissioning. Decommissioning is a process, outlined in NRC regulations and guidance, for safely removing a facility from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a level that permits restricted or unrestricted use of the property and termination of the NRC license. Throughout this process, the NRC will hold public meetings and post information on the website to keep the public informed.

On behalf of the NRC, I want to thank you for your continued involvement in matters related to nuclear safety. You and your constituents' interest and feedback help us to fulfill our public health and safety mission in an open and transparent manner.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Allison M. Macfarlane cc: Senator Barbara Boxer Senator Dianne Feinstein Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.