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MONTHYEARML20217M8851999-10-0808 October 1999 Informs of Staff Determination That Listed Calculations Should Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790, as Requested in 990909 Affidavit ML20211J7731999-08-31031 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/99-03 on 990802-06.No Violations Noted.Insp Included Decommissioning & Dismantlement Activities,Verification of Compliance with Selected TS & Review of Completed SEs ML20211H7481999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards Amend 126 to License DPR-54 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Changes Permanently Defueled Technical Specification (PDTS) D3/4.1, Spent Fuel Pool Level, to Replace Specific Reference to SFP Level Alarm Switches with Generic Ref 3F0799-22, Provides Update & Rev to Submittal Made by Util Ltr with Regard to EAL Classification Methodology for Unit 3.Reponses to NRC Staff Questions Provided as Attachment D to Ltr & Reflects Discussions Held1999-07-13013 July 1999 Provides Update & Rev to Submittal Made by Util Ltr with Regard to EAL Classification Methodology for Unit 3.Reponses to NRC Staff Questions Provided as Attachment D to Ltr & Reflects Discussions Held ML20210H9541999-07-0707 July 1999 Informs NRC of Change to Rancho Seco Decommissioning Schedule,As Described in Licensee Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Rept ML20209D2501999-06-24024 June 1999 Informs That Util Has Revised All Sections of Rancho Seco Emergency Plan (Rsep),Change 4,effective 990624 ML20196G0431999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Smud Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station ML20195D1851999-05-27027 May 1999 Forwards Rancho Seco Annual Rept, IAW Plant Permanently Defueled TS D6.9.4 & D6.9.6b.Rept Contains Shutdown Statistics,Narrative Summary of Shutdown Experience,Er Info & Tabulation of Facility Changes,Tests & Experiments ML20195B8511999-05-27027 May 1999 Forwards Change 4 to Rancho Seco Emergency Plan, Incorporating Commitments Made to NRC as Outlined in NRC .Emergency Plan Includes Two Listed Supporting Documents ML20207E9181999-05-27027 May 1999 Informs That Effective 990328,NRR Underwent Reorganization. within Framework of Reorganization,Div of Licensing Project Mgt Created.Reorganization Chart Encl ML20206U7411999-05-18018 May 1999 Provides Summary of 990217-18 Visit to Rancho Seco Facility to Become Familar with Facility,Including Onsite ISFSI & Meeting with Representatives of Smud to Discuss Issues Re Revised Rancho Seco Ep,Submitted to NRC on 960429 ML20206M1611999-05-10010 May 1999 Forwards Listed Proprietary Calculations to Support Review of Rancho Seco ISFSI Sar.Proprietary Encls Withheld ML20206E8591999-04-12012 April 1999 Provides Info Re High Total Coliform Result in Plant Domestic Sewage Effluent Prior to Confluence with Combined Effluent.Cause of High Total Coliform Result Was Broken Flow Rate Instrument.Instrument Was Repaired on 990318 ML20204H6751999-03-19019 March 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/99-02 on 990309-11.No Violations Noted.Portions of Physical Security & Access Authorization Programs Were Inspected ML20204E4031999-03-16016 March 1999 Submits Rept of Status of Decommissioning Funding for Rancho Seco,As Required by 10CFR50.75(f)(1).Plant Is Currently in Safstor, with Operating License Scheduled to Expire in Oct 2008 ML20204E6661999-03-11011 March 1999 Forwards Rancho Seco Exposure Rept for Individuals That Received Greater than 100 Mrem During 1998,IAW TS D6.9.2.2 & NRC Regulatory Guide 1.16 ML20204E6441999-03-11011 March 1999 Forwards Individual Monitoring Repts for Personnel That Required Radiation Exposure Monitoring During 1998 ML20207L1711999-03-10010 March 1999 Informs of Staff Determination That Supporting Calculations & Drawings Contained in Rev 2 of Sar, Should Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 NL-99-002, Submits Info About Property Insurance for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3)1999-03-10010 March 1999 Submits Info About Property Insurance for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20207D4431999-03-0101 March 1999 Forwards Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept, for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station for 1998 ML20207H6181999-02-18018 February 1999 Provides Attached Metrix & Two Copies of Rancho Seco ISFSI Sar,Rev 2 on Compact Disc,As Requested in 990209 Meeting. First Rounds of RAIs Dealt Primarily with Use of Cask as Storage Cask.Without Compact Disc ML20203D0761999-02-10010 February 1999 Ltr Contract:Task Order 37 Entitled, Technical Assistance in Review of New Safety Analysis Rept for Rancho Seco Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Under Contract NRC-02-95-003 ML20155D4431998-10-27027 October 1998 Forwards Amend 3 to Rancho Seco Dsar,Representing Updated Licensing Basis for Operation of Permanently Shutdown & Defueled Rancho Seco Nuclear Facility During Permanently Defueled Mode.With Instructions & List of Effective Pages NL-98-032, Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util1998-09-30030 September 1998 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util ML20237A6031998-08-0707 August 1998 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/98-03 on 980706-09.No Violations Noted ML20237A9481998-08-0303 August 1998 Forwards Smud 1997 Annual Rept, IAW 10CFR50.71(b),which Includes Certified Financial Statements ML20236Q9461998-07-15015 July 1998 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-02 ML20236J6331998-06-30030 June 1998 Forwards Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-02.Corrective Actions:Util Revised RSAP-1003 to Clarify District Security Staff Responsibilities Re Handling & Review of Criminal History Info ML20236E8211998-06-0303 June 1998 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/98-02 on 980519-21 & NOV Re Failure to Review & Consider All Info Obtained During Background Investigation.Areas Examined During Insp Also Included Portions of Physical Security Program ML20217G8391998-04-20020 April 1998 Forwards Copy of Rancho Seco Monthly Discharger Self-Monitoring Rept for Mar 1998 IR 05000312/19980011998-03-25025 March 1998 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-01 on 980205 ML20217F1891998-03-18018 March 1998 Forwards Signed Original & Amend 7 to Rancho Seco Long Term Defueled Condition Physical Security Plan & Rev 4 to Long Term Defueled Condition Training & Qualification Plan.Encls Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20217G6661998-03-18018 March 1998 Forwards Discharge Self Monitoring Rept for Feb 1998, Which Makes Note of One Wastewater Discharge Permit Violation ML20217H0451998-03-18018 March 1998 Submits Rancho Seco Exposure Rept for Individuals Receiving Greater than 100 Mrem During 1997,per TS D6.9.2.2 & Guidance Contained in Reg Guide 1.16.No One Exposed to Greater than 100 Mrem in 1997 ML20216K1091998-03-11011 March 1998 Forwards NRC Form 5 Individual Monitoring Repts for Personnel Who Required Radiation Exposure Monitoring,Per 10CFR20.1502 During 1997.W/o Encl ML20217N9531998-03-0505 March 1998 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-01. Corrective Actions:Radiation Protection Group Wrote Potential Deviation from Quality (Pdq) 97-0082 & Assigned Radiation Protection Action to Determine Cause & CAs ML20203H7001998-02-25025 February 1998 Forwards Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Jan- Dec 1997, IAW 10CFR50.36a(a)(2) & TS D6.9.3.Revs to Radiological Environ Monitoring Manual & off-site Dose Calculation Manual,Encl ML20202G0131998-02-12012 February 1998 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements & Master Worker Policy Certificate of Insurace for Facility NL-98-006, Submits Annual Rept of Property Insurance Levels for Rsngs, IAW 10CFR50.54(w)(3)1998-02-12012 February 1998 Submits Annual Rept of Property Insurance Levels for Rsngs, IAW 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20202C4641998-02-0505 February 1998 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/98-01 on 980105-08 & Notice of Violation.Insp Included Decommissioning & Dismantlement Work Underway,Verification of Compliance W/Selected TS & Main & Surveillance Activities Associated W/Sfp ML20199A5881997-11-10010 November 1997 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/97-01.Corrective Actions:Reviewed SFP Water Temp & Instrument Calibr Records,Generated Otr 97-001 to Document out-of-tolerance Instrument & Generated Pdq 97-0064 ML20198R9501997-11-0505 November 1997 Requests Interpretation of or Rev to NUREG-1536, Std Review Plan for Dry Cask Storage Sys, Re Compliance W/ 10CFR72.236(e) & 10CFR72.122(h)(4) for Dry Fuel Storage Casks ML20198K5391997-10-21021 October 1997 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/97-04 on 970922-25 & Notice of Violation.Response Required & Will Be Used to Determine If Further Action Will Be Necessary ML20217D3101997-09-25025 September 1997 Forwards Update of 1995 Decommissioning Evaluation, for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generation Station & Annual Review of Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund for Adequacy Re Assumptions for Inflation & Rate of Return ML20211F0991997-09-23023 September 1997 Forwards One Certified Copy of Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Endorsement 120 for Policy MF-0075 for Smud Rancho Seco Nuclear Facility ML20198G8141997-08-22022 August 1997 Forwards Amend 125 to License DPR-54 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Permits Smud to Change TS to Incorporate Revised 10CFR20.Amend Also Revises References from NRC Region V to NRC Region IV ML20151L0281997-07-29029 July 1997 Provides Response to NRC Request for Addl Info Re TS Change,Relocating Administrative Controls Related to QA to Ufsar,Per NUREG-0737 ML20149E5031997-07-10010 July 1997 Second Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents. Forwards Records Listed in App C Being Made Available in Pdr.Records in App D Already Available in PDR ML20148P5161997-06-30030 June 1997 Second Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents.App B Records Being Made Available in PDR ML20141A1721997-06-17017 June 1997 Forwards Insp Rept 50-312/97-03 on 970603-05.No Violations Noted.Areas Examined During Insp Included Portions of Physical Security Program 1999-08-31
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MONTHYEAR3F0799-22, Provides Update & Rev to Submittal Made by Util Ltr with Regard to EAL Classification Methodology for Unit 3.Reponses to NRC Staff Questions Provided as Attachment D to Ltr & Reflects Discussions Held1999-07-13013 July 1999 Provides Update & Rev to Submittal Made by Util Ltr with Regard to EAL Classification Methodology for Unit 3.Reponses to NRC Staff Questions Provided as Attachment D to Ltr & Reflects Discussions Held ML20210H9541999-07-0707 July 1999 Informs NRC of Change to Rancho Seco Decommissioning Schedule,As Described in Licensee Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Rept ML20209D2501999-06-24024 June 1999 Informs That Util Has Revised All Sections of Rancho Seco Emergency Plan (Rsep),Change 4,effective 990624 ML20196G0431999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Smud Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station ML20195B8511999-05-27027 May 1999 Forwards Change 4 to Rancho Seco Emergency Plan, Incorporating Commitments Made to NRC as Outlined in NRC .Emergency Plan Includes Two Listed Supporting Documents ML20195D1851999-05-27027 May 1999 Forwards Rancho Seco Annual Rept, IAW Plant Permanently Defueled TS D6.9.4 & D6.9.6b.Rept Contains Shutdown Statistics,Narrative Summary of Shutdown Experience,Er Info & Tabulation of Facility Changes,Tests & Experiments ML20206M1611999-05-10010 May 1999 Forwards Listed Proprietary Calculations to Support Review of Rancho Seco ISFSI Sar.Proprietary Encls Withheld ML20206E8591999-04-12012 April 1999 Provides Info Re High Total Coliform Result in Plant Domestic Sewage Effluent Prior to Confluence with Combined Effluent.Cause of High Total Coliform Result Was Broken Flow Rate Instrument.Instrument Was Repaired on 990318 ML20204E4031999-03-16016 March 1999 Submits Rept of Status of Decommissioning Funding for Rancho Seco,As Required by 10CFR50.75(f)(1).Plant Is Currently in Safstor, with Operating License Scheduled to Expire in Oct 2008 ML20204E6441999-03-11011 March 1999 Forwards Individual Monitoring Repts for Personnel That Required Radiation Exposure Monitoring During 1998 ML20204E6661999-03-11011 March 1999 Forwards Rancho Seco Exposure Rept for Individuals That Received Greater than 100 Mrem During 1998,IAW TS D6.9.2.2 & NRC Regulatory Guide 1.16 NL-99-002, Submits Info About Property Insurance for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3)1999-03-10010 March 1999 Submits Info About Property Insurance for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20207D4431999-03-0101 March 1999 Forwards Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept, for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station for 1998 ML20207H6181999-02-18018 February 1999 Provides Attached Metrix & Two Copies of Rancho Seco ISFSI Sar,Rev 2 on Compact Disc,As Requested in 990209 Meeting. First Rounds of RAIs Dealt Primarily with Use of Cask as Storage Cask.Without Compact Disc ML20155D4431998-10-27027 October 1998 Forwards Amend 3 to Rancho Seco Dsar,Representing Updated Licensing Basis for Operation of Permanently Shutdown & Defueled Rancho Seco Nuclear Facility During Permanently Defueled Mode.With Instructions & List of Effective Pages NL-98-032, Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util1998-09-30030 September 1998 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util ML20237A9481998-08-0303 August 1998 Forwards Smud 1997 Annual Rept, IAW 10CFR50.71(b),which Includes Certified Financial Statements ML20236J6331998-06-30030 June 1998 Forwards Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-02.Corrective Actions:Util Revised RSAP-1003 to Clarify District Security Staff Responsibilities Re Handling & Review of Criminal History Info ML20217G8391998-04-20020 April 1998 Forwards Copy of Rancho Seco Monthly Discharger Self-Monitoring Rept for Mar 1998 ML20217H0451998-03-18018 March 1998 Submits Rancho Seco Exposure Rept for Individuals Receiving Greater than 100 Mrem During 1997,per TS D6.9.2.2 & Guidance Contained in Reg Guide 1.16.No One Exposed to Greater than 100 Mrem in 1997 ML20217F1891998-03-18018 March 1998 Forwards Signed Original & Amend 7 to Rancho Seco Long Term Defueled Condition Physical Security Plan & Rev 4 to Long Term Defueled Condition Training & Qualification Plan.Encls Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20217G6661998-03-18018 March 1998 Forwards Discharge Self Monitoring Rept for Feb 1998, Which Makes Note of One Wastewater Discharge Permit Violation ML20216K1091998-03-11011 March 1998 Forwards NRC Form 5 Individual Monitoring Repts for Personnel Who Required Radiation Exposure Monitoring,Per 10CFR20.1502 During 1997.W/o Encl ML20217N9531998-03-0505 March 1998 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/98-01. Corrective Actions:Radiation Protection Group Wrote Potential Deviation from Quality (Pdq) 97-0082 & Assigned Radiation Protection Action to Determine Cause & CAs ML20203H7001998-02-25025 February 1998 Forwards Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Jan- Dec 1997, IAW 10CFR50.36a(a)(2) & TS D6.9.3.Revs to Radiological Environ Monitoring Manual & off-site Dose Calculation Manual,Encl NL-98-006, Submits Annual Rept of Property Insurance Levels for Rsngs, IAW 10CFR50.54(w)(3)1998-02-12012 February 1998 Submits Annual Rept of Property Insurance Levels for Rsngs, IAW 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20202G0131998-02-12012 February 1998 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements & Master Worker Policy Certificate of Insurace for Facility ML20199A5881997-11-10010 November 1997 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-312/97-01.Corrective Actions:Reviewed SFP Water Temp & Instrument Calibr Records,Generated Otr 97-001 to Document out-of-tolerance Instrument & Generated Pdq 97-0064 ML20198R9501997-11-0505 November 1997 Requests Interpretation of or Rev to NUREG-1536, Std Review Plan for Dry Cask Storage Sys, Re Compliance W/ 10CFR72.236(e) & 10CFR72.122(h)(4) for Dry Fuel Storage Casks ML20217D3101997-09-25025 September 1997 Forwards Update of 1995 Decommissioning Evaluation, for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generation Station & Annual Review of Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund for Adequacy Re Assumptions for Inflation & Rate of Return ML20211F0991997-09-23023 September 1997 Forwards One Certified Copy of Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Endorsement 120 for Policy MF-0075 for Smud Rancho Seco Nuclear Facility ML20151L0281997-07-29029 July 1997 Provides Response to NRC Request for Addl Info Re TS Change,Relocating Administrative Controls Related to QA to Ufsar,Per NUREG-0737 NL-97-030, Forwards Endorsement 132 to Nelia Policy NF-0212 & Endorsement 118 to Maelu Policy MF-0075 for Smuds Rsngs1997-05-13013 May 1997 Forwards Endorsement 132 to Nelia Policy NF-0212 & Endorsement 118 to Maelu Policy MF-0075 for Smuds Rsngs ML20138F5321997-04-28028 April 1997 Forwards Response to RAI Re License Amend 192,updating Cask Drop Design Basis Analysis,Per NRC 960510 Request for Addl Info on 960318 Application NL-97-027, Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Utility1997-04-17017 April 1997 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Utility ML20137W8091997-03-20020 March 1997 Forwards Biennial Update to Rancho Seco Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Rept ML20137S3571997-03-19019 March 1997 Provides Notification of Use of Revised Quality Manual for Activities Re Rancho Seco ISFSI ML20137D0981997-03-18018 March 1997 Submits Rancho Seco Exposure Rept for Individuals Receiving Greater than 100 Mrem During 1996.Provided IAW TS D6.9.2.2 & Guidance Contained in NRC Reg Guide 1.16.No One Exposed to Greater than 100 Mrem in 1996 ML20137D1221997-03-18018 March 1997 Submits,Iaw 10CFR20.2206 & TS D6.9.2.1,1996 NRC Form 5 Individual Monitoring Repts for Personnel Requiring Radiation Exposure Monitoring Per 10CFR20.1502 During 1996. W/O Encl NL-97-012, Submits Rept of Listed Current Levels of Property Insurance for Plant,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3)1997-02-11011 February 1997 Submits Rept of Listed Current Levels of Property Insurance for Plant,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20138L1091997-01-29029 January 1997 Informs of Schedule Change Re Decommissioning of Rancho Seco.Incremental Decommissioning Action Plan,Encl NL-97-005, Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Utility1997-01-22022 January 1997 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Utility NL-96-056, Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util1996-12-16016 December 1996 Forwards Certified Copies of Listed Nuclear Liability Endorsements for Util ML20134E0041996-10-23023 October 1996 Forwards Response to NRC GL 96-04, Boraflex Degradation in Spent Fuel Pool Storage Racks ML18102B6871996-08-0606 August 1996 Informs That Util Will Revise Loading & Unloading Procedures & Operator Training as Necessary ML20149E4491994-05-16016 May 1994 Forwards 1993 Annual Rept of Sacramento Municipal Utility District,For Info ML20149E3971994-05-10010 May 1994 Forwards Re Updated Decommissioning Cost Estimate for Rancho Seco & Attached Rept by Tlg Engineering,Inc. W/Svc List ML20059H6731994-01-20020 January 1994 Forwards Revised Rancho Seco Quality Manual, Reflecting Current Rancho Seco Pol Phase Nuclear Organization Changes ML20059E1221994-01-0303 January 1994 Forwards Amend 7 to Long Term Defueled Condition Physical Security Plan.Encl Withheld (Ref 10CFR73) ML20059C1681993-12-22022 December 1993 Forwards Suppl Info to Support Review & Approval of 930514 Proposed License Amend 186 Re Nuclear Organization Changes, Per NRC Request 1999-07-07
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.* AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM SERVING THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA MPCe D 99-043 March 16,1999 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn.: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Docket No. 50-312 Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station License No. DPR-54 RANCIIO SECO REPORT ON DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS Attention: Seymour Weiss As required by 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), we are submitting this report on the status of decommissioning funding for Rancho Seco.
Rancho Seco began commercial power operation in April 1975, and shutdown permanently in June 1989, as the result of a public referendum. In 1991, SMUD l submitted the proposed Decommissioning Plan for Rancho Seco, along with a Revised Financial Assurance Plan. The NRC approved the Decommissioning Plan in March 1995. Due to revisions to the 10 CFR 50.82,in March 1997 SMUD submitted the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report for Rancho Seco.
Rancho Seco is currently in "SAFSTOR," with the operating license scheduled to expire ;
in October 2008. Rancho Seco will remain in SAFSTOR until 2008, at which time j
" Deferred DECON" will begin. DECON is scheduled to be complete, the 10 CFR 50 l license terminated, and the site " free-released" by 2012. j l
In addition, SMUD is currently engaged in an interim " Incremental Decommissioning" project to remove plant equipment and components with low levels of radioactivity.
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N Decommissionicy Financial Assurance Method and Trust Fund Status j' SMUD had maintained an internd " commissioning fund since the early 1980s. In 1991, SMUD transferred $90 million fror.. E internal fund into an "Extemal Sinking 9903250029 990316 I PDR ADOCK 05000312 s W PDR j RANCHO .SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION O 14440 Twin Cites Road, Herald. CA 9438-9799, (209) 333-2935 l J
S. Weiss MPC&D 99-043 Decornmissioning Trust Fund," maintair:ed by Bankers Trust of New York. Table I shdws the' amount of the trust fund annu otribution and disbursals for the years 1991 through 1998. In 1999, SMUD increasec un annual contribution to $18.5 million. i As of December 31,1998, the trust fund contained $127.95 million. The primary reason for the increase in the annual contribution was the increased cost of low level radioactive waste disposal. SMUD has incurred costs and withdrawn approximately $117.9 million from the trust fund between 1994 and 1998.
Table 1 Year Annual Contribution Annual Disbursal 1991 $90 Million* $0 1992 $12 Million $0 1993 $12 Million $0 1994. $12 Million $35,327,974 1995 $15 Million $24,375,399 1996 $15.5 Million $17,950,000 1
1997 $16.5 Million $18,400,000 i 1998 $17.5 Million $21,920,000
- Initial contribution Cost Estimate SMUD elected to perform a " Site Specific Cost Estimate Study" to determine the estimated cost to decommission Rancho Seco. TLG Services Inc. performed the cost study for SMUD. TLG performed the initial cost estimate in 1991, and updated the cost estimate in 1993,1995, and 1997. SMUD staff performed an interim cost estimate update in 1998', to reflect delays in the spent fuel dry storage program and savings from the incremental decommissioning project.
' The 1998 cost estimate update remains in 1997 dollars.
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S. Weiss MPC&D 99-043 Tabl,e 2 sho,ws the estimated decommissioning costs for license termination. The estimated costs include spent fuel sturage through 2012, but do not including site restoration costs.
Table 2 Year of Cost Study Estimated Decommissioning Cost 1991 $281 million 1993 $365 million 1995 $441 million 1997 $452 million 1998 $459 million (1997 dollars)*
- SMUD staff performed the 1998 cost estimate Accumulation of Funds Based on decommissioning cost estimate and the use of the external trust fund, SMUD plans to accumulate sufficient funds to store spent nuclear fuel, decommission Rancho Seco, and terminate the 10 CFR 50 license. Additional funds may be required if the Department of Energy does not accept Rancho Seco's spent iuel by the termination of the 10 CFR 50 license, currently planned for 2012. SMUD plans to fund site restoration separately, after the NRC terminates Rancho Seco's 10 CFR 50 license.
Certification of Financial Assurance Certification is hereby made that financial assurance will be provided through an extemal sinking fund in the amount of $459 million to decommission Rancho Seco and terminate the 10 CFR 50 license. The $459 million currently estimated to decommission Rancho Seco exceeds the $99.53 million that can be calculated from the table in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(1).
l Adjustments to Cost Estimate and Trust Fund As can be seen from Table 2, SMUD has adjusted the cost estimate approximately every two years. The decommissioning cost sttJy update is based on actual forecast annualized I
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costs for labor and actual costs for low level radioactive waste disposal, as best as can be derbrmined. SMUD considers " energy" to be an overhead cost and is not included in the !
decommissioning cost study estimate. l l
Administration of the Decommissioning Fund Table 3 provides a general overview of the administration of the Rancho Seco Decommissioning Trust Fund. Table 3 shows the amount to decommission Rancho Seco is $459 million,in 1997 dollars. Additionally, Table 3 indicates that approximately
$126.37 million was forecast to be in the trust fund at the end of 1998. The trust fund holdings were reviewed at the end of 1998, and the trust fund contained $127.95 million, !
a difference of $1.58 million more than the forecasted $126.37 million. l Additionally, Table 3 shows that SMUD will increase the annual contribution to the trust l fund from $17.5 million in 1998, to $18.5 million in 1999. We assume that the annual l contribution will remain constant until the end of the collection period in 2008. At the end of the collection period, sufficient funds to decommission the facility should be available.
Assumptions Regarding Rates of Trust Fund Escalation and Earnings l SMUD has made the following assumptions regarding trust fund escalation and earnings.
SMUD has currently estimated the rate of return at 5.4%. This rate is based on historical portfolio performance per the fund manager. The decommissioning cost escalation rate is currently estimated at 2.7%. This rate is within an established range and congruent with l rates used for other business plans at SMUD. Therefore, SMUD's real rate of return is 2.7%.
Contractual Obilgations There are no contractual obligations associated with SMUD's financial assurance plan or the operation of the decommissioning trust fund.
- Modifications to Financial Assurance Method In 1991, SMUD submitted its Financial Assurance Plan to the NRC describing the use of an external sinking fund. There have been no significant modifications to SMUD's external sinking fund since our ir.itial submittal.
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1 S. Weiss MPC&D 99-043 Material Changes to the Trust Fund Agreement There have been nc changes to the Trust Fund Agreement If you, or members of your staff, have questions requiring additional information or clarification, please contact Ken Miller at (916) 732-4818.
1 Sincerely, 1
J \ j Steve J. Redeker ;
Manager, Plant Closure and Decommissioning Cc: E.W. Merschoff, NRC, Region IV, Arlington R. Dudley, NRC, Rockville ,
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