ML15289A600
| ML15289A600 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 09/24/2015 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| References | |
| 15-940-03-LA-BD01 | |
| Download: ML15289A600 (3) | |
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VermontYankeeLA3PEm Resource From: Khanna, Meena Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 2:52 PM To: Orf, Tracy; Wertz, Trent Cc: Wilson, George; Kim, James
Subject:
VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Attachments: VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Trace and Trent, attached are the Qs/As on Vermont Yankee that OGC NLOd on. We are still waiting for the 1-pager on VY from OGC..thanks!
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Hearing Identifier: VermontYankee_LA3_Public Email Number: 24 Mail Envelope Properties (3b13e90893164f2f97cb3bd425629a00)
Subject:
VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Sent Date: 9/24/2015 2:51:45 PM Received Date: 9/24/2015 2:51:00 PM From: Khanna, Meena Created By: Meena.Khanna@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Wilson, George" <George.Wilson@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Kim, James" <James.Kim@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Orf, Tracy" <Tracy.Orf@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Wertz, Trent" <Trent.Wertz@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: HQPWMSMRS07.nrc.gov Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 148 9/24/2015 2:51:00 PM VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx 25847 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
Recipients Received:
VERMONT YANKEE QUESTION: What is NRC doing to ensure states and local communities have a seat at the table when it comes to decommissioning planning for plants?
NRC regulations provide opportunities for interested parties to comment on the licensees Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), which includes planning, schedule, cost and environmental impact information, and the License Termination Plan (LTP). In addition to commenting on these submittals, the NRC conducts public meetings in the vicinity of the facility following licensee submission of its PSDAR and LTP, and there is an opportunity for a hearing regarding the LTP.
Further, NRC strongly encourages licensees to continue the industry practice of communicating with States, local communities, and other interested parties by sponsoring citizen advisory groups.
QUESTION: Why did NRC approve Entergys request to use decommissioning trust funds for expenditures that do not fall under decommissioning activities (i.e., spent fuel management)?
The Vermont Yankee decommissioning trust fund is projected to have sufficient funds to cover spent fuel management and greenfielding, as well as decommissioning. The NRC analyzed Entergys DTF and projected the amount of money needed for decommissioning, spent fuel management and greenfielding and found that there was more than enough money in the DTF to cover all three activities. Therefore, the NRC allowed Entergy to use money that it would not need for decommissioning to pay for spent fuel management.
QUESTION: What is the status of the State of Vermonts challenges to Vermont Yankees license amendment request to reduce staffing levels at the site and to make emergency preparedness exemptions?
The State of Vermonts challenges are currently with the Commission for review. In both cases, the State of Vermont raised issues for adjudication and those issues were rejected by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. The State of Vermont appealed the Boards rulings and those appeals are currently pending before the Commission.
QUESTION: Is NRC going to consider a time period of considerably less than 60 years in the upcoming decommissioning rulemaking? How can NRC say that 60 years is an acceptable timeframe when the land could be redeveloped for other purposes?
The staff is preparing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and will seek public comment on the length of time allowed for decommissioning. Sixty years was selected as an acceptable period of time for decommissioning based in part on the amount of radioactive decay likely to occur during an approximate 50-year storage period (which could result in reductions in occupational exposure and waste needing disposal) and the number of months expected to be needed to dismantle the facility. The Commission sought and obtained public comment on the use of the 60 year period during the rulemaking process.
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VermontYankeeLA3PEm Resource From: Khanna, Meena Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 2:52 PM To: Orf, Tracy; Wertz, Trent Cc: Wilson, George; Kim, James
Subject:
VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Attachments: VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Trace and Trent, attached are the Qs/As on Vermont Yankee that OGC NLOd on. We are still waiting for the 1-pager on VY from OGC..thanks!
Meena 1
Hearing Identifier: VermontYankee_LA3_Public Email Number: 24 Mail Envelope Properties (3b13e90893164f2f97cb3bd425629a00)
Subject:
VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx Sent Date: 9/24/2015 2:51:45 PM Received Date: 9/24/2015 2:51:00 PM From: Khanna, Meena Created By: Meena.Khanna@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Wilson, George" <George.Wilson@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Kim, James" <James.Kim@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Orf, Tracy" <Tracy.Orf@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Wertz, Trent" <Trent.Wertz@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: HQPWMSMRS07.nrc.gov Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 148 9/24/2015 2:51:00 PM VERMONT YANKEE draft responses OR edits 9 24 15.docx 25847 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
Recipients Received:
VERMONT YANKEE QUESTION: What is NRC doing to ensure states and local communities have a seat at the table when it comes to decommissioning planning for plants?
NRC regulations provide opportunities for interested parties to comment on the licensees Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), which includes planning, schedule, cost and environmental impact information, and the License Termination Plan (LTP). In addition to commenting on these submittals, the NRC conducts public meetings in the vicinity of the facility following licensee submission of its PSDAR and LTP, and there is an opportunity for a hearing regarding the LTP.
Further, NRC strongly encourages licensees to continue the industry practice of communicating with States, local communities, and other interested parties by sponsoring citizen advisory groups.
QUESTION: Why did NRC approve Entergys request to use decommissioning trust funds for expenditures that do not fall under decommissioning activities (i.e., spent fuel management)?
The Vermont Yankee decommissioning trust fund is projected to have sufficient funds to cover spent fuel management and greenfielding, as well as decommissioning. The NRC analyzed Entergys DTF and projected the amount of money needed for decommissioning, spent fuel management and greenfielding and found that there was more than enough money in the DTF to cover all three activities. Therefore, the NRC allowed Entergy to use money that it would not need for decommissioning to pay for spent fuel management.
QUESTION: What is the status of the State of Vermonts challenges to Vermont Yankees license amendment request to reduce staffing levels at the site and to make emergency preparedness exemptions?
The State of Vermonts challenges are currently with the Commission for review. In both cases, the State of Vermont raised issues for adjudication and those issues were rejected by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. The State of Vermont appealed the Boards rulings and those appeals are currently pending before the Commission.
QUESTION: Is NRC going to consider a time period of considerably less than 60 years in the upcoming decommissioning rulemaking? How can NRC say that 60 years is an acceptable timeframe when the land could be redeveloped for other purposes?
The staff is preparing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and will seek public comment on the length of time allowed for decommissioning. Sixty years was selected as an acceptable period of time for decommissioning based in part on the amount of radioactive decay likely to occur during an approximate 50-year storage period (which could result in reductions in occupational exposure and waste needing disposal) and the number of months expected to be needed to dismantle the facility. The Commission sought and obtained public comment on the use of the 60 year period during the rulemaking process.
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