ML24052A295
| ML24052A295 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 11/28/2023 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region I |
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| References | |
| News Release-I-23-016 | |
| Download: ML24052A295 (1) | |
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No: I-23-016 Nov. 28, 2023 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC to Discuss Crystal River Nuclear Plant License Termination Plan, Gather Public Comments at Dec. 7 Meeting The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a hybrid public meeting on Dec. 7 to describe the license termination process and to accept comments on the remaining cleanup activities under the license termination plan for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant in Crystal River, Florida.
The meeting is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Eastern time at the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce offices, 915 N. Suncoast Blvd., in Crystal River. Members of the public also can watch the meeting online through Microsoft Teams.
The license termination plan was submitted in December 2022 by ADP CR3, the company performing the decommissioning. The plan addresses the remaining dismantlement activities, including planned demolition of building structures and removal of equipment, and remediation of the remaining residual radioactivity to a level that complies with NRC criteria. Under the regulations, the plan must be submitted to the NRC at least two years prior to the planned license termination.
The NRC staff accepted CR3s plan and subsequent supplement for a detailed technical review in July 2023.
Written comments on the plan may be submitted through the federal rulemaking website, regulations.gov, under Docket ID NRC-2023-0174; or by mail to: Office of Administration, TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. The deadline for filing comments is March 7, 2024.
Crystal River 3 was a single-unit pressurized-water reactor that came online in December 1976 and was permanently retired in February 2013.
In April 2020, the NRC approved the transfer of the licenses for the plant and spent fuel facility from Duke Energy Florida to ADP CR3 for the purposes of decommissioning the facility.
ADP CR3 is a subsidiary of Accelerated Decommissioning Partners. Duke Energy retains ownership of the plant, as well as control of the decommissioning trust fund for the site. ADP CR3, as the temporary license holder, is responsible for ensuring the decommissioning work is in compliance with all federal and state regulations.