ML18057A218

Enclosurequest for Additional Information (Letter to A. Zaremba Request for Additional Information for Review of Duke Energys Decommissioning Funding Plan Update)

ML18057A218
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Catawba, McGuire, 07200006, 07200040, 07200003, 07200060
Issue date:	02/23/2018
From:	Pamela Longmire Spent Fuel Licensing Branch
To:	Zaremba A Duke Energy Corp
Longmire P
Shared Package
ML18057A216	List: ML18057A217 ML18057A218
References
CAC 001028, EPID L-2017-FPR-0001, EPID L-2017-FPR-0003, EPID L-2017-FPR-0010, EPID L-2017-FPR-0014, EPID L-2017-FPR-0030, EPID L-2017-FPR-0041, EPID L-2017-FPR-0048
Download: ML18057A218 (1)

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Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING DUKE ENERGYS DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN UPDATE FOR H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2; BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT; CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION; MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION; AND OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS DOCKET NOS. 72-04; 72-40; 72-38; 72-45; 72-03; 72-60; AND 72-06 Regulatory Requirement Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.30(c), at the time of license renewal and at intervals not to exceed 3 years, the decommissioning funding plan (DFP) required to be submitted by 10 CFR 72.30(b) must be resubmitted with adjustments as necessary to account for changes in costs and the extent of contamination. The DFP must update the information submitted with the original or prior approved plan. In addition, the DFP must also specifically consider the effect of the following events on decommissioning costs, as required by 10 CFR 72.30(c)(1)-(4): (1) spills of radioactive material producing additional residual radioactivity in onsite subsurface material, (2) facility modifications, (3) changes in authorized possession limits, and (4) actual remediation costs that exceed the previous cost estimate.

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Background===

By letter dated March 30, 2015, Duke Energy submitted for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff review and approval, a decommissioning funding plan update (DFP Update) for the independent spent fuel storage installations at H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station, McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee Nuclear Station (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML15089A394). The NRC staff reviewed Duke Energys DFP updates for each plant and believes Duke Energys submittal was not sufficient to meet the intent of the requirement in 72.30(c). Specifically, the DFP updates do not provide sufficient information to allow the NRC to determine that the events listed in 10 CFR 72.30(c)(1)-(4) have been specifically considered.

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For each ISFSI, provide a revised DFP that includes the effect on decommissioning costs of each of the events listed in 10 CFR 72.30(c)(1)-(4): (1) spills of radioactive material producing additional residual radioactivity in onsite subsurface material, (2) facility modifications, (3) changes in authorized possession limits, and (4) actual remediation costs that exceed the previous cost estimate.