ML22154A014
| ML22154A014 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/07/2022 |
| From: | Bruce Watson Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
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| Download: ML22154A014 (12) | |
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Decommissioning at Co-Located Operating Reactors Decommissioning Strategy Forum Las Vegas, Nevada June 7, 2022 Bruce A. Watson, CHP Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs
- Power reactor decommissioning will be completed within 60 years of permanent cessation of operations.
- Completion of decommissioning beyond 60 years will be approved by the Commission only when necessary to protect public health and safety.
- Factors that will be considered by the Commission in evaluating an alternative that provides for completion of decommissioning beyond 60 years of permanent cessation of operations include:
- Unavailability of waste disposal capacity
- and other site-specific factors affecting the licensee's capability to carry out decommissioning, including presence of other nuclear facilities at the site.
San Onofre Unit 1
- Ceased Operations in 1992
- Safely decommissioned with Unit 2 and 3 in operations
- 60 years - 2052
- License termination expected by 2028 with the license terminations of Unit 2 and 3
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SRM-21-0133 Denial Request for an Exemption from the Decommissioning Schedule Requirements for Shutdown Reactors at the GE Hitachi Vallecitos Nuclear Center Commission Bases for Denial to exceed 60 years:
- Not in the Interest of Public Safety to delay decommissioning
- Structural Aging Management Issues in a Seismic Area
- Not endorsed by the California Energy Commission
- Denial was applicable to the GEV exemption request only
Vallecitos BWR - 2025 ESVER - 2030 GETR - 2030
Fermi - Unit 1 Completion by 2032
- South of Unit 2 outside of the Unit 2 Security Area
- Greater than 95%
of the radioactivity and components removed
Peach Bottom 1, 2, 3
Peach Bottom Unit 1 -
2034
- Most of Unit 1 has been repurposed as the Training Classrooms and Emergency Operations Center and Technical Support Center for Peach Bottom Unit 2 and 3.
- From the site picture, it appears that the remaining reactor components can be removed by 2034, and the license terminated for unrestricted use.
Dresden Unit 1 -
2036 From the pictures, it appears that by 2036, Dresden 1 the reactor components can be safely removed, and the Unit 1 footprint incorporated into the Unit 2 and 3 licenses.
Shared systems can continue to be used under the other licenses.
Summary
- Completion of decommissioning beyond 60 years will be approved by the Commission only when necessary to protect public health and safety.
- Factors that will be considered by the Commission in evaluating an alternative that provides for completion of decommissioning beyond 60 years of permanent cessation of operations include:
- Unavailability of waste disposal capacity
- and other site-specific factors affecting the licensee's capability to carry out decommissioning, including presence of other nuclear facilities at the site.
Thank you and look forward to your comments and questions!