ML19291A175
| ML19291A175 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07003103 |
| Issue date: | 10/14/2019 |
| From: | Cowne S Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19291A272 | List: |
| References | |
| LES-19-140-NRC | |
| Download: ML19291A175 (4) | |
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LES-19-140-NRC OCT 1 4 2019 ATTN: Document Control Desk Us:*... &
.. **N Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Louisiana Energy Services, LLC NRC Docket No. 70-3103
Subject:
2019 Annual Decommissioning Funding Cost Estimate
Reference:
- 2. Settlement Agreement between LES and State of New Mexico, dated September 29, 2011
- 3. Letter from S. Cowne to NMAG providing the Decommissioning Cost Estimate for 2019, dated April 16, 2018 (LES-19-067-NMAG)
Pursuant to Reference 1 Condition 16d, Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, dba URENCO USA (UUSA) herewith provides the annual decommissioning cost estimate for NRC approval.
Following NRC review and approval, UUSA will provide, by December 15, 2019, the Decommissioning Funding Cost Estimate and the executed financial assurance instruments as required by Reference 1, Condition 16d. Per Reference 2, Reference 3 provided the cost estimate to the New Mexico Attorney General and the Secretary of New Mexico Environment Department for comment.
Note the following:
- 1. The estimates have been adjusted for inflation.
- 2. An additional contingency of 11 % (calculated) is applied per Reference 2 in addition to the 25% contingency contained in the Decommissioning Funding Cost Estimate. Furthermore, de-conversion costs are based on the highest value of the 2019 DOE ranges. Therefore sufficient conservatism has been applied.
- 3. Costs for disposal of depleted uranium generated through June 2020 have been estimated based on the 2019 value adjusted for inflation. URENCO is currently consulting with DOE regarding current estimates and may need to communicate with the NRC once these meetings conclude.
- 4. Transportation of 308 product cylinders through June 2020 has been included.
This letter and Enclosure 1 contain proprietary information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(a)(4). UUSA requests that they be withheld from public disclosure.
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Louisiana Energy Services, LLC UUSA I P.O. Box 17891 Eunice I New Mexico I 88231 I USA T: +1 (575) 394 4646 I W: www.uusa.urenco.com
LES-19-140-NRC Should there be any questions concerning this submittal, please contact Scott Diggs, Acting Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager, at 575.394.6203.
Respectfully, Cowne iance Manager and Chief Nuclear Officer
Enclosures:
- 1.
2019 Decommissioning Funding Cost Estimate
- 2.
LES-19-140-NRC cc:
Karl Sturzebecher, Project Manager - UUSA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Karl.Sturzebecher@NRC.gov Kevin Ramsey, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kevin.Ramsey@NRC.gov Jacob Zimmerman, Enrichment & Conversion Branch Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Jacob.Zimmerman@nrc.gov
ENCLOSURE 2 AFFIDAVIT I, Stephen Cowne, being duly sworn, state that I am the Chief Nuclear Officer and Compliance Manager for Louisiana Energy Services (LES), dba URENCO USA (UUSA).
I am authorized on the part of said company to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this document and that all statements made and matters set forth herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:
- 1. LES wishes to have withheld from public disclosure the following documents:
LES-19-140-NRC - 2019 Annual Decommissioning Funding Cost Estimate
- 2. The information contained in the documents cited in 1 above for which exemption from public disclosure is requested concern classified matter protection. UUSA requests that this information be exempt from disclosure pursuant to the provisions in 10 CFR Part 2.390( d)( 1 ).
- 3. The information sought to be withheld is not available in public sources, to the best of UUSA's knowledge and belief.
- 4. The information stated in this affidavit has been submitted in accordance with the applicable parts of 10 CFR 2.390 and the guidance contained in NUREG-1556, Vol. 20, Appendix C.4.
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