ML18184A338
| ML18184A338 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05200012, 05200013 |
| Issue date: | 06/22/2018 |
| From: | Head S Nuclear Innovation North America |
| To: | Office of New Reactors |
| References | |
| U7-C-NINA-NRC-180004 | |
| Download: ML18184A338 (5) | |
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Nuclear Innovation North America LLC 122 West Way, Suite 405 Lake Jackson , Texas 77566 Director, Office of New Reactors U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North June 22, 2018 11555 Rockville Pike U7-C-NINA-NRC-180004 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 10 CFR 52 South Texas Project Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos.52-012 and 52 -013 Request for Withdrawal of Combined Licenses
Reference:
(1) Letter from Scott Head to NRC, STP Units 3 and 4 Notification of Intent to Terminate Project, dated June 14, 2018, U7-C-NINA-NRC-180003 This letter requests U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval to withdraw the Combined Licenses (COLs) for South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 (STP34),
designated License Nos. NPF-097 and NPF-098, and the included 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses in accordance with the Commission's policy statement on deferred and terminated plants (52 Federal Register 38,077).
In Reference 1, Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) notified the NRC that as of June 14, 2018, NINA and the other STP34 licensees will no longer move forward with constructing STP34. Reference 1 also stated that NINA planned to submit this plan to disposition the STP34 COLs.
The STP34 project area is located within the existing STP Units 1 & 2 (STP12) exclusion area and owner controlled area. NINA and the other licensees for STP34 never began construction of STP34. Upon withdrawal of the COLs, NINA and the other licensees will re-convey any interest in the STP site related to STP34 back to the owners of STP12, such that the STP site will return to the status that existed before the STP34 project commenced.
U7-C-NINA-NRC-180004 Page 2 There is no nuclear fuel or special nuclear material on the STP34 site associated with the COLs. COL-related Safeguards Information resides in the STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Safeguards Program as records and has been authorized for destruction. No construction or quality-related activities were initiated at the site following the issuance of the STP34 COLs on February 12, 2016. NINA did not perform any activities pursuant to the Crane Foundation Retaining Wall exemption to 10 CFR 50.10 dated November 5, 2010. NINA will continue to comply with NRC requirements pending the withdrawal of the licenses.
No associated radiological contamination exists because construction never commenced and nuclear material was never procured or brought on site. Therefore, NINA concludes that the proposed license withdrawal is subject to the categorical exclusion identified in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(20).
The enclosure to this letter provides a Redress Plan related to withdrawal of the COLs.
The Redress Plan also provides any relevant information related to 10 CFR 30.36, 40.42, and 70.38 for withdrawal of the included 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses.
NINA desires to complete this action no later than September 1, 2018 for business planning purposes.
This letter contains no regulatory commitments.
If there are any questions regarding this submittal, please contact myself at (979) 824-0938 or Bill Mookhoek at (979) 665-5152.
Scott Head Manager, Regulatory Affairs NINA STP34 wem
Enclosure:
Redress Plan
U7-C-NINA-NRC-180004 cc: w/o attachment except*
(paper copy) (electronic copy)
Director, Office of New Reactors *James Shea U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Kym Harshaw Rockville, MD 20852-2738 STPNOC Regional Administrator, Region IV L. D. Blaylock U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission CPS Energy 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011-4511 Kathy C. Perkins, RN, MBA Assistant Commissioner Division for Regulatory Services Texas Department of State Health Services P. 0. Box 149347 Austin, Texas 78714-9347 Robert Free Radiation Inspections Branch Manager Texas Department of State Health Services P. 0. Box 149347 Austin, Texas 78714-9347
- Stephen Burdick Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington D.C. 20004
- James Shea Two White Flint North 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852
U7-C-NINA-N RC-180004 STP Units 3 & 4 REDRESS PLAN Site Description The South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 (STP34) site is located in Matagorda County, Texas and is wholly contained within the South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 (STP12) property. Additional information on the STP34 site and environs can be found in Chapter 2 of the STP34 Combined License Application (COLA) Final Safety Analysis Report, in the NRC ADAMS public document collection.
The NRC issued the STP34 COLs, Docket Numbers52-012 and 52-013, to Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) and its co-licensees on February 12, 2016.
The NRC issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), NUREG-1937, for the STP34 COLs in February 2011.
No licensed construction activities were initiated at the STP34 site. Additionally, no site activities were performed under the Crane Foundation Retaining Wall exemption to 10 CFR 50.10, issued on November 5, 2010. No nuclear materials have been received at the STP34 site pursuant to the COLs, and no radiation or radionuclides were introduced to the site by COL-related activities.
Withdrawal of the STP34 COLs will allow NINA and the other STP34 licensees to re-convey all real property back to the owners of STP12. Accordingly, the STP34 site would return to full control by the STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) and the STP12 owners, and therefore will be subject to STP12 decommissioning requirements.
Returning the site to a condition acceptable for STP12 use requires no remediation, as all structures on site are property of the STP12 owners, no radioactive materials have been received or generated at the site pursuant to the COLs, and the property is covered by the STP12 decommissioning requirements.
STPNOC will continue to control and utilize the site in accordance with the requirements of the STP12 operating licenses. All areas related to STP34 are within the STP12 owner controlled area.
- No road paving has been performed for STP34, thus no remediation is required,
- No excavations have been performed and no subsurface structures or piping 4
U7-C-NINA-NRC-180004 have been installed,
- Monitoring wells are capped and sealed or under STP12 control, and
- The only facilities left onsite are under the control of STPNOC and the operators of STP12, and they are covered as necessary under the decommissioning requirements associated with those units.
The environmental permits specific to STP34 have been voided, allowed to expire or will be terminated, and permits applicable to the STP site and necessary for STP12 will continue to be maintained by STPNOC. No activities were performed under the STP34 COLs which require closure actions related to the applicable environmental permits.
Potential Impacts No plant systems, structures or components were erected, installed or operated prior to or following the issuance of the STP34 COLs by the NRC in February 2016; no nuclear materials have been received at the STP34 site pursuant to the COLs; and no radiation or radionuclides were introduced to the site by COL-related activities.
The withdrawal of the STP34 COLs and the included 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses will not produce any environmental impacts that are not currently bounded by the FEIS for the STP34 project, NUREG-1937.
Since no plant activities were conducted under the COLs that introduced radioactivity to the site, no remediation is required. The site has remained under the control of STPNOC since the COLs were issued and upon withdrawal of the COLs the site will continue under STPNOC control. The STP34 site falls within the STP12 exclusion area and owner controlled area and is covered by the associated decommissioning requirements.
No remediation activities need to take place since there have been no licensed construction activities on the STP34 site or in the vicinity of the site. The areas of the site continue to be managed in accordance with the STP12 management practices.
Cumulative Impacts and Mitigation Measures Because there are no required redress activities, there are no cumulative impacts associated with the redress activities. Likewise, because there were no site activities performed under the COLs, there are no required mitigation measures.
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