ML20174A115

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Vbwr Alternate Decommissioning Schedule - Request for Additional Information - License Numbers: DPR-1 (Docket Number 50-18); DR-10 (Docket Number 50-183); and TR-1 (Docket Number 50-70)

ML20174A115
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Site:	Vallecitos, Vallecitos Nuclear Center
Issue date:	07/15/2020
From:	Jack Parrott Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs
To:	Feyrer M GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Parrott J
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July 15, 2020 Matt J. Feyrer, Site Manager GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Vallecitos Nuclear Center 6705 Vallecitos Rd.

Sunol, CA 94586

SUBJECT:

GE HITACHI REQUEST FOR ALTERNATE DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE FOR THE VALLECITOS BOILING WATER REACTOR AT THE VALLECITOS NUCLEAR CENTER - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (EPID L-2017-LLA-0052)

Dear Mr. Feyrer:

By letter dated July 10, 2015, and as supplemented by letter dated October 15, 2015, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) submitted a request for an alternate decommissioning schedule under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), section 50.82(a)(3), for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR), license no. DPR-1, at the GEH Vallecitos Nuclear Center.

On July 15, 2016, GEH revised its request to be an exemption from the decommissioning schedule requirements of § 50.82(a)(3). The exemption request was made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12, Specific exemptions. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs review of GEHs request resulted in an NRC request for additional information (RAI) to GEH by letter dated May 16, 2017.

GEH responded on July 31, 2017 by, in part, further addressing the exemption criterion in

§ 50.12(a)(1) that granting the requested exemption will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety. Also, in September 2017, NRC staff conducted a follow up onsite audit of GEHs responses to the 2017 RAI. As a result of the NRC staffs review of GEHs 2017 response and the onsite audit, the NRC staff found that it needed more information to determine if the § 50.12(a)(1) public health and safety criterion could be satisfied. Therefore, by letter dated January 18, 2018, the NRC staff requested additional information. Through several partial responses and adjustments to the response schedule, GEH provided its final response to this RAI on November 15, 2019.

The NRC staff reviewed GEHs 2019 RAI response together with GEHs other submittals and concluded that the information described in the enclosure to this letter is necessary to enable the staff to make an independent assessment of whether the proposed exemption from

§ 50.82(a)(3) for VBWR would present an undue risk to public health and safety under

§ 50.12(a).

The NRC staff requests that GEH supplement its exemption request to address the information described in the enclosure within 30 days of the date of this letter. This will enable the NRC staff to resume its detailed technical review. If GEH does not provide the NRC with the

M. Feyrer information necessary to support its request, then the NRC staff may initiate actions to deny the application in accordance with 10 CFR 2.108, Denial of application for failure to supply information.

The information requested and associated time frame in this letter were discussed with Scott Murray of your staff on June 3, 2020. In addition, if you have any questions regarding the requested information, we can schedule a conference call to provide any clarification.

If you have any questions, please call me at (301) 415-6634 or e-mail at Jack.Parrott@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Jack D. Parrott, Senior Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-18, 50-183, and 50-70

Enclosure:

Additional Information Needed cc: GE Hitachi shutdown reactor service list

SUBJECT:

GE HITACHI REQUEST FOR ALTERNATE DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE FOR THE VALLECITOS BOILING WATER REACTOR AT THE VALLECITOS NUCLEAR CENTER - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (EPID L-2017-LLA-0052) DATED: July 15, 2020 DISTRIBUTION:

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