RA-11-007, Permanent Cessation of Operations

Permanent Cessation of Operations

ML110070507
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	01/07/2011
From:	Jury K Exelon Nuclear
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
RA-11-007
Download: ML110070507 (1)

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Nuclear 10CFR50.82 RA-11-007 January 7,2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Permanent Cessation of Operations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station On December 9, 2010, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) executed an Administrative Consent Order (ACO). Under the terms of that Order, EGC agreed to permanently cease operations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) no later than December 31 ,2019. In consideration of that promise, NJDEP agreed to issue a draft New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES)

Surface Water Permit that will allow EGC to operate OCNGS until December 31, 2019, with its existing once-through cooling system, rather than requiring EGC to construct a new closed-cycle cooling system.

This notification is contingent upon issuance of a final NJPDES permit consistent with the terms of the agreement.

In view of the December 9, 2010, ACO and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1 )(i), this letter certifies EGC's contingent determination to permanently cease operations at OCNGS. In terms of the requirements of 10 CFR 50.4(b)(8), OCNGS shall terminate operations no later than December 31,2019.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 7th day of January 2011.

ReSP~~UIIY,

~-, Ie .. b-lAAL Keith R. Jury - ~~ Zf Vice President, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC cc: USNRC Regional Administrator, Region I USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, OCNGS USNRC Project Manager, NRR - OCNGS Commissioner, NJDEP Director, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, NJDEP Mayor of Lacey Township, Forked River, New Jersey