ML13154A495

RAIs Following Ifib Analysis of PSEGs 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report for Hope Creek Generating Station

ML13154A495
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	06/04/2013
From:	Christopher Regan Division of Inspection and Regional Support
To:	Meena Khanna Plant Licensing Branch 1
Richard Turtil
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June 4, 2013 MEMORANDUM TO:

Meena K. Khanna, Chief Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Christopher M. Regan, Chief /RA/

Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC -

2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Enclosed is the subject Request for Additional Information (RAI) for PSEG Nuclear, LLC, (PSEG) for Hope Creek Generating Station, 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report, from the Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch (IFIB). IFIB staff requests that the RAI be issued to the licensee with a response to be provided 30 days from issuance.

Enclosure:

As stated CONTACT:

Richard H. Turtil, NRR/DIRS 301-415-2308

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NRR/DIRS/IFIB NRR/DIRS/IFIB: BC NAME:

RTurtil CRegan DATE:

6/ 3 /13 6/4/13

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT FOR PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC, (PSEG) HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION The request for additional information (RAIs) provided are in response to PSEGS Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report. On March 26, 2013, PSEG submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek) (see ML13085A284), as required under 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1). The NRC staff has reviewed the information provided in the submittal and determined that the following additional information is required in order to complete its review.

FENOC should provide a response within 30 days from the date of this letter.

RAI #1 for Hope Creek: Reporting Requirements Indicate what portion of the accumulated fund balances are for radiological decommissioning activities only. Specify if any of the $448,673,976 for Hope Creek, is for non-radiological decommissioning costs such as spent fuel management or other non-radiological decommissioning activities.

On March 26, 2013, PSEG provided the amount accumulated in the decommissioning trust fund at the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report for items included in 10 CFR 50.75 (b) and (c). Confirm that the dollar amounts identified above are exclusively for radiological decommissioning.

Per 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), licensees must identify the amount accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report. This actual amount is dedicated for NRC decommissioning activities as defined in 10 CFR 50.2.

RAI #2 for Hope Creek: Amounts accumulated Indicate if the amount of decommissioning funds identified in the March 26, 2013, submittal are for the after-tax amounts of decommissioning funds accumulated through December 31, 2012.

If not, please provide the after-tax amounts of decommissioning funds accumulated through December 31, 2012, for Hope Creek.

On March 26, 2013, APS reported the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated as of December 31, 2012, for Hope Creek, but did not indicate if the amount stated was the before or after-tax balance.

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.