View source for PNO-III-98-006, on 980115,licensee Announced Permanent Shut Down of Station.Util Plans to Maintain Plant in Safstor Decommissioning Mode Until Approx 2014

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| issue date = 01/15/1998
| title = PNO-III-98-006:on 980115,licensee Announced Permanent Shut Down of Station.Util Plans to Maintain Plant in Safstor Decommissioning Mode Until Approx 2014
| author name = Grant G, Obrien K
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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| docket = 05000295, 05000304
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| document report number = PNO-III-98-006, PNO-III-98-6, NUDOCS 9901200104
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
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d January 15, 1998 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-98-006 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region III staff (Lisle, Illinois) on this date.
Facility                                               Licensee Emergency Classification Commonwealth Edison Co.                                Notification of Unusual Event Zion 1 2                                               Alert Zion, Illinois                                         Site Area Emergency Dockets: 50-295,50-304                                 General Emergency X Not Applicable

==Subject:==
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PERMANENT SHUTDOWN OF ZION STATION On January 15, 1998, the licensee announced that it will permanently shut down the Zior. Nuclear Power Station. Unit 1 has been shut down since February 1997, and Unit 2 has been shut down since September 1996.
The utility said the decision was based on economics. Its announcement stated: " Zion Station will not be able to produce competitively priced power in a deregulated marketplace over the remaining useful life of the plant." The utility will take a write-off of about $515 million in unrecoverable Zion costs associated with the shutdown.
The utility plans to maintain the plant in SAFSTOR decommissioning mode until about 2014. SAFSTOR involves placing the facility in safe stable condition and maintaining it for future dismantling and decontamination.
More detailed decommissioning plans are being developed.
The utility expects to reduce the plant staff over the next year from the current level of 800 employees to 150 to 200 employees.
The resident inspectors and other regional and headquarters staff members will continue to monitor activities at the plant site during the transition period from operation to decommissioning status.
The State of Illinois has been informed.
The utility issued a news release and scheduled a news conference to discuss the shutdown decision.
Region III (Chicago) was' notified of this decision about 8 a.m. CST on January 15, 1998. This information is current as of 10 a.m. on January 15, 1998.

==Contact:==
KEN O'BRIEN                  GEOFF GRANT (630)829-9726                  (630)829-9600 9901200104 990115 NO-II      99-006 PDR i
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