ML20127J549

Responds to 850617 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

ML20127J549
Person / Time
Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	06/17/1985
From:	Zwolinski J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Infusino T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 8506260684
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E Pr. Thenas Infusino 1512 Drake Avenue Burlingame, California 94010

Dear Mr. Infusino:

In your letter dated February 4, 1985 to Mr. Peter Erickson of my sta#f recuested a copy of the Draft Environnental Impact Statenent (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 .

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Itisth'eresponsibiliIyoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)to assure that the decomissioning 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 -4 will be conducted and an Environmental Report which describes the

. ienvironmental aspects of the decommissioning. Both of these documents were, submitted 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.

An important aspect of the decomissioning planning is the receipt of coments from the public. For the Humboldt plent, this was done through the public meetings held on September 10 and December 4,1984 in Eureka, California as s well as through letters frc:n the public. Both PG8E and the NRC need to know what the public environmental and safety concerns are so that they may be N

adequately considered during the decommissioning process. Consequently, the.

transcripts of the meetings as well as the letters become part of the officiel decommissionino record and are reviewed to detemine if there are additional fccts which should be considered. The transcripts, the letters from the public an<f all correspondence #ren PG&E and the NRC are available in the l'urbWt County Library, 421 I Street (County Courthouse), Eureka, California.

Following our review of environmental issues we will publish a Dreft FIS 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 e,s other Federal agencies. This Draft EIS will present the NRC evaluatifn of potential environmental impacts of decommissioning the Humboldt plant. Coments on the Draft EIS from State, local and Federal agencies and the public will be included and evaluated in the Final Environmertal Impact Statemyt (Final EIS).

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After the staff reviews are complete and if it is determined that PG&E has taken the precautions necessary in assure no undue risk to the Sealth.and safe'.y o' the public and the environment, the decommissioning w(1,1 be approved and the NPC will publish a Final EIS.

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In summary, I want to assure you that er extensive evaluation of all of the pertinent information, including comments fern concerned citizens, regarding the decommissioning is undertaken before a NRC decision is made. A favorable decision will be predicated on PGAE taki'o adeouate steps to protect the public and the environment during its activities. Our target date for completing the Draft EIS is il ul.v 31, 1985 and for completire cur final action on the deconnissionino plan and the Final EIS is October 31, 1985.

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JUN 17 1985 Mr. Thomas Infusino After the staff reviews are complete and if it is determined that PGAE has taken the precautions recessary to assure no undue risk to the health and safety of the public and the environment, the deccmissioning will be approved and the NRC will publish a Final EIS.

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

Sincerely,

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