ML13290A400
| ML13290A400 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 10/17/2013 |
| From: | Catherine Kanatas NRC/OGC |
| To: | Abramson P, Karlin A, Nicholas Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-275-LR, 50-323-LR, ASLBP 10-900-01-LR-BD01, RAS 25222 | |
| Download: ML13290A400 (4) | |
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UNITE D STATE S N UCLEAR REGULATORY C OMMI SS I ON WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 October 17, 2013 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Nicholas G. Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-275-LR and 50-323-LR RE: Projected Schedule for Completion of the Safety and Environmental Evaluations
Dear Administrative Judges:
Pursuant to the Boards Revised Scheduling Order of November 19, 2012 and the Secretarys October 10, 2013 Notice,1 this letter informs the Board of the NRC Staffs current milestone schedule for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 license renewal safety evaluation and environmental review. In light of PG&Es status report filed with the Board on October 8, 2013, the Staff expects to issue the DSEIS in September of 2014. Subsequent to issuing the DSEIS, the Staff expects to finalize its safety and environmental reviews, to include issuance of the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and any necessary supplements to the safety evaluation report by the end of April 2015. This estimate is based on PG&Es intent to 1
See Notice of the Secretary (Regarding Agency Shutdown) (Oct. 10, 2013) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML13283A068) (Notice). Pursuant to the Notice, this schedule update is timely filed. Id. at 3 (providing guidance on calculating the duration of an automatic extension given the lapse in government funds).
issue a written final report on the seismic studies in June 2014, as stated in PG&Es Updated Best Estimate Schedule for Seismic Studies attached to PG&Es October 8, 2013 Status Report issued to the Board.
Sincerely,
/Signed (electronically) by/
Catherine E. Kanatas Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-2321 E-mail: Catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov Date of signature: October 17, 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-275-LR/ 50-323-LR
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(Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, ) ASLBP No. 10-900-01-LR-BD01 Units 1 and 2) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R § 2.305 (revised), I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing letter regarding the Projected Schedule for Completion of the Safety and Environmental Evaluations, dated October 17, 2013, has been served upon the following by the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, in the above captioned proceeding, this 17th day of October, 2013:
Office of Commission Appellate Administrative Judge Adjudication Alex S. Karlin, Chair U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop - O-16G4 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary Administrative Judge Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Nicholas G. Trikouros Mail Stop: O-16G4 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ngt@nrc.gov David A. Repka, Esq.
Tyson Smith, Esq.
Administrative Judge Carlos Sisco Paul B. Abramson Winston & Strawn LLP Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 101 California Street Mail Stop - T-3 F23 San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E-mail: drepka@winston.com Washington, DC 20555-0001 trsmith@winston.com E-mail: pba@nrc.gov CSisco@winston.com
Jill ZamEk, Esq.
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Diane Curran, Esq.
1123 Flora Road Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, and Eisenberg Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 1726 M Street NW E-mail: jzk@charter.net Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com
/Signed (electronically) by/
Catherine E. Kanatas Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-2321 E-mail: catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov Date of signature: October 17, 2013