ML17226A068
| ML17226A068 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07201038 |
| Issue date: | 08/17/2017 |
| From: | John Mckirgan Spent Fuel Licensing Branch |
| To: | Gantt A State of SC, Dept of Health & Environmental Control |
| Longmire P | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17226A066 | List: |
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| CAC L25098 | |
| Download: ML17226A068 (3) | |
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PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & 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 & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 17, 2017 Aaron Gantt, Chief South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Bureau of Radiological Health 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THE VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN
Dear Mr. Gantt:
By letter dated March 15, and March 18, 2016, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper), respectively, submitted decommissioning funding plans (DFP) for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), located in South Carolina, for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review and approval. SCE&G and Santee Cooper have undivided ownership interests of two-thirds and one-third, respectively.
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 SCE&G and Santee Cooper. Specifically, the NRC must determine whether the SCE&G and Santee Cooper DFP contains the information required by 10 CFR 72.30(b) and whether SCE&G and Santee Cooper has provided reasonable assurance that funds will be available to decommission the ISFSI.
Upon removal of the Enclosure, this document is uncontrolled.
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & 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 & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
The Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station ISFSI 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 is ML16081A168 and ML16081A136 for the original submittal.
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, Document Control Desk, ATTN: John McKirgan, Mail Stop:
TWFN 4B34, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Pamela Longmire of my staff by telephone at 301-415-7465, or by e-mail at pamela.longmire@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/
John McKirgan, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 72-1038 CAC No.: L25098
Enclosure:
Draft Environmental Assessment
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO USE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & 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 & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THIS INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT PRIOR NRC PERMISSION.
REVIEW OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THE VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN, DOCUMENT DATE: AUGUST 17, 2017 DISTRIBUTION:
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