ML13182A227
| ML13182A227 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch, Vogtle, Farley  |
| Issue date: | 07/16/2013 |
| From: | Martin R Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Pierce C Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Martin R 301-415-1493 | |
| References | |
| TAC MF1235, TAC MF1236, TAC MF1243, TAC MF1244, TAC MF1301, TAC MF1303 | |
| Download: ML13182A227 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 16, 2013 Mr. C. R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295, Bin 038 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (FNP), EDWIN I.
HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (HNP), VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (VEGP) - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. MF1235, MF1236, MF1243, MF1244, MF1302, AND MF1303)
Dear Mr. Pierce:
By letters dated March 29, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML13091A215, ML13091A214, ML13092A053 respectively), Southern Nuclear Company (SNC or th~ licensee) on behalf of Alabama Power Company (APC), submitted the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Edwin I. Hatch, Units 1 and 2 and the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, as required under Section 50.7 5(f)( 1) to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
A response to the enclosed Request for Additional Information (RAI) is needed before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff can complete the review. This request was discussed with Mr. Ken McElroy of your staff on June 25, 2013, and it was agreed that SNC would respond within 14 days of the issuance of this letter.
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(/ROb~~;rti~, Senior-project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348, 50-364, 50-321 50-366, 50-424, and 50-425
Enclosure:
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT. UNITS 1 AND 2 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. SO-348. SO-364. SO-321. SO-366. S0-424, AND S0-42S
[All]
- 1.
Section SO.7S(f)(1) and (2) to Title 10 to the Code ofFederal Regulations (10 CFR) require the licensee to report the amount of funds accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the report. In the March 29, 2013, reports, the licensee did not state if the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated for the facilities were an after-tax amount. The provisions of 10 CFR SO.7S(f)(1) and (2) require the licensee to report the amount of funds accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the report. Provide the after-tax amount of funds accumulated through December 31, 2012 for each unit.
[Hatch and Vogtle only]
- 2.
As stated in 10 CFR SO.7S(f)(1),
the information in [the DFS] report must include [...] the assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rates of earnings on decommissioning funds, and rates of other factors used in funding projections...
On March 29, 2013, the Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) reported the following:
2.41 percent rate of escalation in decommissioning costs, and 6.00 percent rates of earnings on decommissioning funds Provide the citation (e.g, an Order by the rate-regulatory authority) by the regulatory entity that allows for the assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rate of earnings on decommissioning funds and rates of other factors assumed within the DFS reports for Hatch 1 and 2, and Vogtle 1 and 2.
Enclosure
July 16, 2013 Mr. C. R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295, Bin 038 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (FNP), EDWIN I.
HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (HNP), VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (VEGP) - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT (TAC NOS. MF1235, MF1236, MF1243, MF1244, MF1302, AND MF1303)
Dear Mr. Pierce:
By letters dated March 29, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML13091A215, ML13091A214, ML13092A053 respectively), Southern Nuclear Company (SNC or the licensee) on behalf of Alabama Power Company (APC), submitted the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status Report for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Edwin I. Hatch, Units 1 and 2 and the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, as required under Section 50.75(f)(1) to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
A response to the enclosed Request for Additional Information (RAI) is needed before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff can complete the review. This request was discussed with Mr. Ken McElroy of your staff on June 25, 2013, and it was agreed that SNC would respond within 14 days of the issuance of this letter.
Sincerely IRA!
Robert Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348, 50-364, 50-321 50-366, 50-424, and 50-425
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