ML19354B485

Louisiana Energy Services - Interim Approval of Decommissioning Cost Estimate Amount (L-2018-DFA-0014)

ML19354B485
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Site:	07003103
Issue date:	01/08/2020
From:	Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management
To:	Padgett W Louisiana Energy Services
Ramsey K
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ML19354B483	List: ML19354B485
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EPID: L-2018-DFA-0014
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 8, 2020 Mr. Wyatt Padgett Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager Louisiana Energy Services, LLC P.O. Box 1789 Eunice, NM 88231

SUBJECT:

LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, INTERIM APPROVAL OF DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE AMOUNT (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFER L-2018-DFA-0014)

Dear Mr. Padgett:

We have reviewed your updated decommissioning cost estimate submitted by letter dated October 14, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML19291A175) and supplemented by e-mails dated December 9, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19347D014) and December 17, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19354A966). We approve the updated estimate of $569 million for the cost of decommissioning. Specifically, we find that the cost estimate is based on reasonable and documented assumptions, it is based on the costs of a third-party contractor, it does not take credit for any salvage value, it includes a 25 percent contingency factor, and it adequately estimates the cost to carry out required decommissioning activities before license termination.

We request that you proceed with obtaining assurances for funds in this amount and submit them within 30 days of the date of this letter.

Your submittal was assigned Enterprise Project Identifier (EPID) L-2018-DFA-0014. The EPID is considered CLOSED. A new EPID will be assigned for the review and approval of updated financial assurance instruments and an updated certification of financial assurance. Our safety evaluation report is enclosed.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390 of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

The enclosure transmitted herewith contains proprietary information.

When separated from the enclosure this document is decontrolled.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION W. Padgett 2 If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (301) 415-7506, or via e-mail to Kevin.Ramsey@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kevin M. Ramsey, Project Manager Fuel Manufacturing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-3103 License No. SNM-2010

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

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OFFICE DFM/FFLB/PM DFM/FFLB/LA DFM/FFLB/BC NAME KRamsey ELee JZimmerman DATE 12/23/2019 12/30/2019 01/08/2020