ML15224B563
| ML15224B563 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, 07200040  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/2015 |
| From: | Michele Sampson Spent Fuel Licensing Branch |
| To: | Jenkins S State of SC, Dept of Health & Environmental Control |
| Arce J | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML15224B558 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC L24718, TAC L24818 | |
| Download: ML15224B563 (3) | |
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PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 10, 2015 Ms. Susan Jenkins, Manager South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Division of Waste Management 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina, 29201
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OCONEE INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN DOCKETS 72-04 AND 72-40
Dear Ms. Jenkins:
By letter dated December 13, 2012, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted a decommissioning funding plan (DFP) for the Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSIs), located in Seneca, South Carolina, for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review and approval.
The NRC regulations at Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste, govern the storage of spent nuclear fuel (spent fuel) generated at commercial nuclear power reactors licensed by the NRC. Spent fuel that has been removed from the reactors spent fuel pool is typically stored at a nuclear power plants ISFSI.
The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule amending its decommissioning planning regulations (76 Federal Register (FR) 35512). The final rule amended the NRC regulation, 10 CFR 72.30, which concerns financial assurance and decommissioning for ISFSIs. This regulation now requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license under 10 CFR Part 72 to submit, for NRC review and approval, a DFP. The purpose of the DFP is to demonstrate the licensees financial assurance, i.e., that funds will be available to decommission the ISFSI. The NRC staff is reviewing the information submitted by Duke.
Specifically, the NRC must determine whether Dukes DFP contains the information required by 10 CFR 72.30(b) and whether Duke has provided reasonable assurance that funds will be available to decommission the ISFSIs.
The ONS ISFSIs DFP is publicly available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for the application package is ML12353A033.
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the agency has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action (enclosed). We are providing your office with the opportunity to review the draft EA and comment on environmental issues prior to the public issuance and publication of the EA. We request that distribution and use of the enclosed draft EA be limited only to those staff involved in the review and comment process.
Please submit any comments within 30 days of the receipt of this letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Michele Sampson, Mail Stop: T-4B34, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jose Cuadrado of my staff by telephone at 301-415-0606, or by e-mail at jose.cuadrado@nrc.gov.
The NRC staff will consider your timely comments and will revise the EA, as appropriate, before its final issuance and publication. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michele Sampson, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 72-04 and 72-40 License No.: SNM-2503 TAC Nos.: L24818 and L24718
Enclosure:
Draft Environmental Assessment
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the agency has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action (enclosed). We are providing your office with the opportunity to review the draft EA and comment on environmental issues prior to the public issuance and publication of the EA. We request that distribution and use of the enclosed draft EA be limited only to those staff involved in the review and comment process.
Please submit any comments within 30 days of the receipt of this letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Michele Sampson, Mail Stop: T-4B34, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jose Cuadrado of my staff by telephone at 301-415-0606, or by e-mail at jose.cuadrado@nrc.gov.
The NRC staff will consider your timely comments and will revise the EA, as appropriate, before its final issuance and publication. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michele Sampson, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 72-04 and 72-40 License No.: SNM-2503 TAC Nos.: L24818 and L24718
Enclosure:
Draft Environmental Assessment G:SFST\\72.30 Decommissioning Funding Plans\\ Duke\\Oconee DFP Consultation Letter to State.docx G:SFST\\72.30 Decommissioning Funding Plans\\ Duke\\Oconee Draft EA for Consultation.docx ADAMS P8 Accession No.: ML15224B558 Letter: ML15224B563
Enclosure:
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