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Informs of Necessity to Extend Completion Date for Proposed Rule on Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors from 961122 to 970331
ML20211M927
Person / Time
Issue date: 12/03/1996
From: Taylor J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To: Diaz N, Dicus G, Shirley Ann Jackson, Mcgaffigan E, Rogers K, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
Shared Package
ML20008B465 List:
References
FRN-62FR47588, RULE-PR-50 AF41-1-018, AF41-1-18, NUDOCS 9710150181
Download: ML20211M927 (3)


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o December 3, 1996 MEMORANDUM-TO: IChairman Jackson Commissioner Rogers Cormissioner Dieus--

Commissioner Diaz- .

Commissioner McGaffigan g FROM: James M. Taylor

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SUBJECT:

PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEC0f911SSIONING NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS -

10 CFR PART 50 (9500112)

It'is necessary to extend the completion date for the proposed rule on-financial- assurance requirements for decommissioning nuclear power reactors -

from November 22, 1996, to March 31, 1997, due to the complexity of resolving l- comments from the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the above subject.

l This ites was inclued in the last rulemaking activity plan as RES-CILP-13. "

The advance Reaister notice on April for proposed 8,1096. The commentrulemaking was period !ublished 1osed in the on June 24,Federal 1996, and the last comment was docketed by the Office of the Secretary on July 22, 1996.

When we published the advance notice for pro >osed rulemaking we did not anticipate the large number of comments or tie wide diversity of views held by o

'those who commented. The advance notice for proposed rulemaking attracted 650 comments from 42 respondents. The large number of comments and.the complexity of the issues raised are causing us to reconsider our analyses of the options originally identified in the rulemaking plan. The staff is currently working to resolve the comments received, and determine what revisions to the rulemaking plan may need to-be made to address the comments.

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v MEMORANDUM T0:. Chairman Jackson-Comissioner Rogers Comissioner Dicus Comissioner McGaffigan

-Comtssioner Diaz -

FROM: LJames M. Taylor'-

Executive Director for Operatio s

SUBJECT:

PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON FINAN AL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEcottilSSIONING NUCLEA POWER REACTORS -

I 10.CFR PART- 50 (9500112)

The completion date for the proposed rule n financial assurance requirements l for decommissioning nuclear power'reacto has been extended from November 22,-  !

1996,-to March 21, 1997, due to the cam exity of resolving comments from the 1 t

a ivance notice of. proposed rulemaking the above subject. This item was  ;

included in the la:t rulemaking activ ty plan as RES-CILP-13.

The-advance-notice for proposed ru aking was published.in the Federal Recinter on April 8, 1996. The c nt period closed on June 24, 1996, and -

the Last comment was docketed by he Office of_the Secretary on July 22, 1996.-

When we published the advance tice for proposed rulemaking we did not-

. anticipate the large number of comments or the wide diversity'of views held by those who commented. The ad nce notice for proposed rulemaking attracted 650-

- coments from 42 respondent . - The large number of comments and the complexity

.of the issues raised are c sing us to-reconsider our-analyses of.the options originally identified in fie rulemaking plan. The staff is currently working

- to resolve the comments received, and determine what revisions to the rulemaking plan may nee to be made to address the coments.

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e MEMORANDUM T0:- Chairman Jackson Commissioner Rogers ,

Commissioner Dieus ./

Commissioner McGaffigan Commissioner Diaz )

FROM: James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

[PROPOSEDRULEMAKINGONFINANCIALASS NCE REQUIREMENTS . . . ,

FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER ACTORS -

10 CFR PART 50 (9500112)

The completion date for the proposed rule on fina ial assurance requirements for decommissioning nuclear power reactors has b n extended from November 22, 1996, to March 21, 1997, due to the complexity f resolving comments from the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the ove subject. This item was l included in the last rulemking activity pla as RES-CILP-13.

The advance notice for proposed rulemakin was published in the Federal Reaister on April 8, 1996. The comment riod closed on June 24, 1996, and the last comment was docketed by the Of ice of the Secretary on July 22, 1996.

t When we published the advance notice f r proposed rulemaking we did not-anticipate the large number of comme s or the wide diversity of views held by those who commented. The advance n ice for proposed rulemaking attracted 650 ccmments from 42 respondents. Th large number of comments and the complexity 1 of the issues raised are causing s- to reconsider our analyses of the options originally identified in the r emaking plan. We are currently working with the cognizant offices to reso e the comments received, and determine what revisions to the rulemaking an may need to be made to address the coumonts.

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