ML20127J538

Responds to 850125 Request for Des Re Decommissioning of Plant.Extensive Evaluation of All Pertinent Info Will Be Taken Prior to NRC Decision Re Decommissioning.Target Date for Des Completion Is 850731

ML20127J538
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Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	06/17/1985
From:	Zwolinski J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Bristow R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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Mr. Robert S. Bristow L SIU - Geography

• Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Dear Mr. Bristow:

In your letter dated January 25, 1985 to Mr. Peter Erickson of my staff requested a copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS)you on the decomissioning of the Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant. We will send you a copy of that document when it is available. In addition, we discuss, below, the process and the status of our review of the decommissioning. .

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It is the responsibility of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to assure that the decommissioning of Humboldt Bay power plant is conducted in a manner that does not endanger the health and safety of the public.

- ., In order to accomplish that, the NRC requires that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submit a Decommissioning Plan describing how the decomissioning

, , , will be conducted and an Environmental Report which describes the  %

environmental aspects of the decommissioning. Both of these documents were

, xsubmitted to the NRC on July 30, 1984 and we have completed our initial '

review. Questions generated during the review have been sent to PG8E on January 23 and February 14, this year and PG&E has provided responses to most of the questions. The NRC is currently evaluating those responses.

4 An important aspect of the decomissioning planning is the receipt of coments F from the public. For the Humboldt plant, this was done through the public meetings held on September 10 and December 4, 1984 in Eureka, California as

-- well as through letters from the public. Both PG&E and the NRC need to know

4. what the public environmental and safety concerns are so that they may be

. adequately considered during the decommissioning process. Consequently, the 7~ transcripts of the meetings as well as the letters become part of the officifi

. decommissioning record and are reviewed to determine if there are additional facts which should be considered. The transcripts, the letters from the public and all correspondence from PG&E and the NRC are available in the Humboldt County Library, 421 I Street (County Courthouse), Eureka, California.

Followino our review of environmental issues we will publish a Draft EIS that will be made available to the public in the Humboldt County Library and will also be sent to State and Humboldt County agencies as well as other Federal agencies. This Draft EIS will present the NRC evaluation of potertial environmental impacts of decommissioning the Humboldt plant. . Corments on the Draft EIS from State, local and Federal agencies and the public *will be included and evaluated in the Final Environmental Impact Statemant (Final EIS).

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After the staff reviews ere ecmplete and if it is determined thg,t PGEE has taken the precautions necessary to assure no urdue risk to the health ~and safety of the public ard +te ervironment, the deconnissioning wt11 be anproved and the FPC will publish a Final EIS.

In sunnary, I want to assure you that an extensive evelvation of all of the pertinent information, including connents from concerned citizens, regarding the decommissioning is undertaken before a NPC decision is nade. A favorable decision will be predicated on PGAE taking adequate steps to protect the public and the environment durirg its activities. Our terget date for completing the Draf t EIS is July 31, 1985 and for completing our final action on the decommissioning plan and the Final EIS is October 31, 1985.

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June 17, 1985 Mr. Pobert S. Bristow After the staff reviews are complete and if it is determined that PG1.E has*

taken the precautions necessary to assure no undue risk to the health and safety of the public and the environment, the decommissioning will be approved and the NRC will publish a Final EIS.

In sumary, I went to assure you that an extensive evaluation of all of the pertinent information, including coments from concerned citizens, regarding the deccmmissioning is undertaken before a NRC decision is made. A favorable decision will be predicated on PG&E taking adequate steps to protect the public and the environnent during its activities. Our target date for ccepleting the Draft EIS is July 31, 1985 and for completing our final action on the decommissioning plan and the Final EIS is October 31, 1985.

Sincerely, g sisped W John A. Zwolinski, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #5 Division of Licensing DISTRIBUTION DL #803 Docket Filen(Docket sNo.150-133).

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