NOC-AE-10002508, Supplement to Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Subaccounts

Supplement to Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Subaccounts

ML100280931
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	01/21/2010
From:	Harrison G Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NOC-AE-10002508, TAC ME0938, TAC ME0939
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Nuclear Operating Company South Tcas Project Electric Generating Station PC. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 -- A/lA--

January 21, 2010 NOC-AE-1 0002508 File No.: D57, G25 10 CFR 50.75(h)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498 and STN 50-499 Supplement to Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioninq Trust Subaccounts (TAC# ME0938/ME0939)

Reference:

Letter from George R. Harrison to NRC Document Control Desk, "Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Subaccounts," dated December 30, 2009 (NOC-AE-09002499)

By means of the referenced correspondence, STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC),

acting on behalf of NRG South Texas LP (NRG South Texas), provided Notice of planned withdrawals from NRG South Texas's large component disposal subaccounts in its nuclear decommissioning trust funds (NDTs). The following supplemental information addresses the source of funds applied to the disposal subaccounts.

This confirms that NRG South Texas created large component disposal subaccounts, as described in the December 30, 2009 letter, pursuant to the terms of an Order issued by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on July 13, 2009. NRG South Texas requested that the subaccounts be created to "allow NRG South Texas to accumulate segregated funds that can be used to pay for pre-shutdown disposal of [large] components." (PUCT Order, page 3)

As noted in the Order, "NRG South Texas's estimated share of the large component costs is

$8,217,033 for STP Unit 1 and $7,977,524 for STP Unit 2," and NRG South Texas requested that the subaccounts be funded from ratepayer collections "on a priority basis, until the subaccounts are fully funded." (PUCT Order, page 3) The PUCT Order approved NRG South Texas's request, and NRG South Texas began funding the subaccounts with funds received from ratepayers beginning July 2009. Priority funding of these segregated subaccounts from funds collected from ratepayers will continue until the authorized amounts have accumulated to fully fund these subaccounts.

This letter contains no new commitments.

If additional information is needed concerning this request, please contact Philip L. Walker at 361-972-8392, or me at 361-972-8074.

George R. Harrison General Manager Finance and Accounting .o /

PLW A/o1

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Regional Administrator, Region IV A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 612 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-425 Mohan C. Thadani U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mohan C. Thadani K.T. Howell Senior Project Manager C. Callaway, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. von Suskil One White Flint North (MS 8B1A) NRG South Texas LP 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident Inspector E. Alarcon U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J.J. Nesrsta P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: MN1 16 K. Polio Wadsworth, TX 77483 C.E. Shellman, Esq.

City Public Service Board C. M. Canady J. C. Wood, Esq.

City of Austin Cox, Smith Matthews Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road C. Mele Austin, TX 78704 City of Austin Richard A. Ratliff Texas Department of State Health Services Alice Rogers Texas Department of State Health Services