ML20022A164
| ML20022A164 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 01/21/2020 |
| From: | John Hickman Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Barley W, Lopez B, Soenen P Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
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| Download: ML20022A164 (1) | |
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Hickman, John Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:44 PM Barley, William; Soenen, Philippe; Lopez, Brandy Achten, Sarah; Watson, Bruce Acceptance Review By letter dated January 13, 2020, (ML20013G734), Pacific Gas and Electric submitted a request for an exemption to reduce the minimum coverage limit for onsite property damage insurance from $63.13 million to
$50 million for Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3.
The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its charagterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed exemption in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.
The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 4 months, which is. May 2020. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date the reasons for the changes, along with a new estimate, will be communicated to you.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 1