ML13190A315
| ML13190A315 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 06/26/2013 |
| From: | Annacone M Duke Energy Carolinas |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML13190A315 (4) | |
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DUKE Michael J. Annacone IWWm 526 South Church Street
- ENERGY, Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address:
Mail Code ECO07H / P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 980-373-2544 704-382-6056 fax June 26, 2013 10 CFR 50.4 10 CFR 50.75 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-001 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Numbers 50-413, and 50-414/Renewed License Numbers NPF-35, and NPF-52 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Numbers 50-369, and 50-370/Renewed License Numbers NPF-9, and NPF-17 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287/Renewed License Numbers DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55
Subject:
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding the 2013 Biennial Decommissioning Financial Assurance Report By letter dated May 29, 2013, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML13142A435), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) issued a Request for Additional Information (RAI) related to the Biennial Decommissioning Financial Assurance Report for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (ADAMS Accession Number ML13091A022). Response to the NRC Staffs RAI is provided in the enclosure to this letter.
There are no regulatory commitments associated with this letter.
Should you have questions regarding the responses to the NRC Staffs RAI, please contact Paul Guill at (704) 382-4753 (paul.guill@duke-energy.com).
Sincerely, Michael J. Annacone, Vice President - Organizational Effectiveness &
Regulatory Affairs Enclosure 0'0i
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 26, 2013 Page 2 CC (with enclosure):
V. M. McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 J. S. Kim, Project Manager (CNS & MNS)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8 C2 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 J. Boska, Project Manager (ONS)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852-2738 E. L. Crowe NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station J. Zeiler NRC Senior Resident Inspector McGuire Nuclear Station G. A. Hutto NRC Senior Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station
ENCLOSURE DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 RESPONSE TO NRC RAI REGARDING THE 2013 BIENNIAL DECOMMISSIONING FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REPORT
RAI-1: Amounts accumulated Provide the after-tax amount of funds accumulated through December 31, 2012.
On March 28, 2013, Duke Energy did not state if the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated was an after-tax amount for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; and Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.
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.
Response to RAI-1:
The amounts reported by Duke Energy in the March 28, 2013, Biennial Decommissioning Financial Assurance Report for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; McGuire Nuclear Stations Units 1 and 2; and Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 are net of 2012 tax obligations.
The remaining co-owners of Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 are tax exempt; therefore, the amounts reported by them in the March 28, 2013, Biennial Decommissioning Financial Assurance Report are net of taxes.
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