ML20205B029
| ML20205B029 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1999 |
| From: | Funches J NRC OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER |
| To: | Cruse C BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9903310128 | |
| Download: ML20205B029 (5) | |
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March 24, 1999 Mr. Charies H. Cruse, Vice President Nuclear Energy Division Baltimore Gas and Electric Company 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, MD 20657-4702
Dear Mr. Cruse:
On April 8,1998, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) filed an application for the renewal of operating licenses DPR-53 and DPR 68 for Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2. The NRC is now considering the renewal of those licenses, which would authorize BGE to operate Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 for an additional 20 years beyond the current 40-year period. For the reasons stated below, a partial exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 170 fees is granted in accordance with Section 170.11(b)(1). The NRC's August 2,1996, letter informed you that staff's review of plant-specific System and Commodity Reports met the criteria for y aiver of Part 170 fees in accordance with Criteria 2 of Footnote 4 of 10 CFR 170.21. However, I atnote 4 is not applicable to applications for which fees are otherwise prescribed in Part 170. Therefore, the fee waiver provided in Footnote 4 is not applicable to your application for renewal of operating licenses DPR-53 and DPR-68.
Baltimore Gas and Electric's renewal application for Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 as well as Duke Energy Corporation's renewal application for Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1,2, and 3, represent first-of-a-kind efforts for both the industry and the NRC staff. The staff intends to utilize the experience gained through the review of these first renewal applications to develop generic implementation guidance for license renewal. Therefore, in addition to the plant-specific benefits, the review of the BGE renewal application has generic value applicable to the general license renewal process and benefits the entire industry as a whole.
Based on tha foregoing, I have determined that a partial exemption from the 10 CFR Part 170 fee requirements is appropriate for that portion of the review of the license renewal application for Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2, dated April 8,1998, that the staff determines has generic value to the industry. The exemption is authorized by law and is granted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 170.11(b)(1). The plant-specific portion of the staff's review of the renewal application will be billed to BGE under 10 CFR Part 170. Using a system of billable and nonbillable technical assignment control (TAC) numbers, each reviewer will decide what portion of their review will i
support the development of the generic renewal process and implementation guidance. The staff's current estimate is that approximately 50 percent of its review of the BGE rmewal application wil' be of generic benefit and, therefore, would not be subject to Part 170 fees. The responsible project manager for the Calvert Cliffs' renewal application will monitor the staff apportionmer.1 of review time between billable and nonbiliable TAC numbers.
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- 6 C. H. Cruse However, there is one exception to the piocess presented above. The work (both in-house and contracted) to review the environmental report and develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Calvert Cliffs license renewalis plant-specific. The underlying bases for this conclusion is that a generic EIS for license renewal has already been developed to ider tify the scope of the issues involved with license renewal as well as their associated impacts and, therefore, no further generic benefit is expected. In addition, the staff has broad experience in developing environmentalimpact statements and the development of a plant-specific supplement to the generic EIS for license renewal is essentially the same as the development of previous EISs. Therefore, staff review and technical assistance work on the EISs, (e.g., work being performed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), will be fully fee recoverable under 10 CFR Part 170.
j If you have any questions conceming the environmental review, please contact Ralph Architzel, Chief, Environmental / Financial Section of the Generic issues and Environmental Projects Branch, at 301-415-2804. If you have any questions concemlag the billing issues, please contact Ellen Poteal, License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, at 301-415-6392.
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