ML21278A060

Slides for Duane Arnold Virtual PSDAR Meeting - October 6, 2021

ML21278A060
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	10/06/2021
From:	Rhex Edwards, Bruce Watson Reactor Decommissioning Branch, NRC/RGN-III/DNMS/MCID
To:
Kimberly Conway, 301-415-1335
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Download: ML21278A060 (17)

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For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368 Bruce Watson, CHP Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Rhex Edwards Sr Health Physicist Inspector Region III Office 1

Public Meeting Agenda

Purpose:

To obtain comments on NextEras Duane Arnold Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Meeting Procedures

Introductions

NRC presentation Ground Rules Elected, State and Local Officials, Native American Tribes Public Comments Close the Meeting at 7:00pm CDT For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 2

Decommissioning Experience The NRCs current decommissioning regulations are performance-based and risk-informed Extensive decommissioning experience A total of 10 power reactor sites have completed decommissioning and had the reactor licenses terminated for unrestricted use Cumulative Completion of Decommissioning Sites 1998-2021 100 80 60 40 20 0

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Materials Sites Research Reactors Power Reactors For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 3

Power Reactors in Decommissioning 17 units in active decommissioning 9 units in SAFSTOR including Duane Arnold For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 4

NRC Inspection Program IMC 2561 - Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program

• Core inspections - Appendix A

• Discretionary inspection -

Appendix B

• Frequency of inspections -

dependent on licensee activities

• Inspections performed by Region III Decommissioning Inspectors are supplemented as needed by specialists For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 5

Spent Fuel Storage Inspections IMC 2690 - Inspection Program for Storage of Spent Reactor Fuel at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI)

Inspections performed:

• on-site fabrication and construction for ISFSI

• pre-operational testing

• initial fuel loading

• routine ISFSI inspections For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 6

Duane Arnold History Feb 22, 1974 -

Operating license issued for Duane Arnold Energy Center Dec. 16, 2010 -

License Renewed August 10, 2020

- permanently ceased operations For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 7

NextEra Energy Submittals:

Certified permanent cessation of operations Certified permanent removal of fuel from reactor Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) submitted April 2, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20094F603 Supplemented February 2021 - ML21036A160 For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 8

Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR)

It should contain:

Description of planned decommissioning activities High-level schedule of planned decommissioning activities Site-specific cost estimate for the decommissioning Environmental impacts of decommissioning For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 9

PSDAR Review Process Normally, the NRC notices receipt of the PSDAR in the Federal Register and requests public comments It also schedules a public meeting to discuss PSDAR &

solicit public comments For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 10

Duane Arnold Decommissioning Schedule Permanently Ceased Operations in August 2020 Prepare the plant for SAFSTOR and transfer spent fuel to dry storage by 2023 Spent Fuel to DOE by 2059 Complete Radiological Decommissioning by 2080 For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 11

Duane Arnold Decommissioning Cost Summary 2019 PSDAR Cost Estimate Decommissioning Trust Fund Balance

$ 568 M (2018 Dollars)

Estimated cost to complete Radiological Decommissioning

$724 M in (2018 Dollars)

March 2021 Annual DTF Report 2020 Decommissioning Trust Fund Balance

~ $633 M 2020 Estimated cost to complete Radiological Decommissioning $747 M (2020 Dollars)

For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 12

NRC Oversight Continues Until the NRC License is Terminated The NRC will continue licensing activities at the site to ensure the safety requirements are maintained The NRC will continue inspections of the facilities, commensurate with the safety risks and activities For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 13

NRCs PSDAR Review Process Technical review of the decommissioning strategy and schedule Financial review of the decommissioning and spent fuel trust funding Environmental review to ensure planned decommissioning strategies will be bounded by existing environmental reports For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 14

Duane Arnold PSDAR Comments This public meeting By Mail:

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff Federal Rulemaking website: http://www.regulations.gov Search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0148 Due by December 20, 2021 For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 15

Thank You We are here to listen to your comments on the Duane Arnold PSDAR The meeting is being transcribed and will be publicly available A meeting summary will also be published and will be publicly available The NRC staff will do our best to answer your questions Elected Officials and Native American Tribes Public Comments For audio: call 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368# 16

Duane Arnold PSDAR Public Meeting October 6, 2021 Questions?

Contact David McIntyre, Office of Public Affairs David.McIntyre@nrc.gov 301-415-8206 For audio Dial-in number: 888-790-3403 Participant passcode: 4834368 17