ML23313A027
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| ML23313A027 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/09/2023 |
| From: | Congdon T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| Download: ML23313A027 (1) | |
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Presentation to NRC State Roles in Decommissioning Process and NRC Engagement with Stakeholders
Tom Congdon
- Executive Deputy and Deputy Chair, NYS Department of Public Service
- Chair, Indian Point DOB November 16, 2023 2
State Roles
- Oversight over areas not explicitly under auspices of federal government, including:
- Local emergency preparedness & safety
- Workforce & notification issues
- Oversight in capacity as utility regulator, including over decommissioning of former power generation facilities
- Bilateral agreements to enhance standards and oversight
- Stricter standards re: site restoration, financial assurance, spent fuel transfer
- Greater visibility into company operations 3
State Roles
- Coordinate oversight among state and local regulators
- Facilitate information exchange
- Expand public comment opportunities
- Enhance transparency
- Identify gaps and promote improvements 4
Indian Point DOB
- Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) established by NYS Department of Public Service in May 2021 to help facilitate these roles
- Membership: State, Local, Labor Leaders, Environmental and Technical Representatives
- 3+ public meetings per year
- Our goal is to help ensure that decommissioning is SAFE, PROMPT, AND THOROUGH
- These were the key public interest principles that guided State-led agreement to approve the sale of the plant to decommissioning entity Holtec
- Our hallmark is that we are attentive to community perspectives
- All questions are responded to; When facts show gaps, we seek to fill them 5
Indian Point DOB
- The Indian Point DOB provides venue for:
- Oversight coordination
- Public Engagement
- Information exchange
- Convenor of relevant stakeholders (e.g., Federal oversight agencies, community leaders, co-located infrastructure coordination)
- Company Compliance Reports
- Agency Oversight Updates
- Engagement with site owner, federal regulators
- Whistleblower Tip Line
- Monitoring Reports
- Reports from Labor Leaders 6
Filling Gaps
- Financial assurances protecting trust fund, timeframes for spent fuel storage in dry cask
- Hired State Inspector who works from site
- Co-located gas pipeline protections and protocols
- Enforceable dust mitigation conditions in local demolition permits
- Monitoring Work Group and Community Air Monitoring Plan
- Grant to local school for baseline environmental assessment and monitoring 7
NRC Engagement in New York State
- Engagement with NYS Agencies
- Government-to-Government meetings (during reactor operations)
- Participation during NRC on-site inspections
- Responsiveness to formal comments and inquiries
- Informal communications
- Public Engagement
- Presentations at DOB meetings on:
- Spent Fuel Management
- Effluent Discharges
- Radiological Limits
- Enforcement and Oversight
- Participation in July 2023 public forum
- Responsiveness to State, DOB, and public questions 8
NRC Engagement in New York State
- NRC engagement strengths:
- Responsiveness to meeting requests
- Selecting presenters with the appropriate expertise
- Responsiveness to questions during public meetings
- NRC engagement could be improved by:
- Providing greater detail in responses to information requests
- Seeking more opportunities for public education
- Improving data visualization
- Fillings gaps where appropriate 9
Thank You!