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{{#Wiki_filter:U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION                                                           May 2008 Revision 1 REGULATORY GUIDE
COMMISSION  
                            OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH
June 1990 0 REGULATORY  
                                      REGULATORY GUIDE 3.66 (Draft was issued as DG-3028, dated December 2007)
GUIDE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY  
                      STANDARD FORMAT AND CONTENT OF
RESEARCH REGULATORY  
                        FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MECHANISMS
GUIDE 3.66 (Task DG-3002) STANDARD FORMAT AND CONTENT OF FINANCIAL  
ASSURANCE  
MECHANISMS  
REQUIRED FOR DECOMMISSIONING
UNDER 10 CFR PARTS 30, 40, 70, AND 72 USNRC REGULATORY
GUIDES Regulatory Gude ae ssued todscribe and mk vial otepb licmehos acetaleto the MC staf ofImletigscfcpas of the Comnmission's regulations, to delineate techniqks used by the staff in evaluating specific problems or postulated,, acieto= opo vide, guidance to applicants.


Regulatory Guides are no Mubttte o regulations, and compliance with then is not required.
==A. INTRODUCTION==
This regulatory guide provides guidance for the financial assurance mechanisms required for decommissioning leading to termination of a materials license. At the end of licensed operations, licensees must maintain all financial assurance established pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). In particular, licensees are required to demonstrate compliance with the following parts of 10 CFR:
*          Part 30, Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material
*          Part 40, Domestic Licensing of Source Material
*          Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material
*          Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High- Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor Related Greater Than Class C Waste U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees must demonstrate financial assurance for decommissioning and, if applicable, for site control and maintenance following license termination.


Methods and solutions different om those set out in the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requlsite to the issuance or continu ance of a permit or license by the Comnmisaon.
This regulatory guide endorses the method described in the current revisions of NUREG-1757, Volume 1, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance: Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees (Ref. 1), and Volume 3, Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance: Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness (Ref. 3), as a process that has been found acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements.


This guide was Issued after consideration of commetrs received from the public. Comirnents and sugstions lor iprovements in thse guides are encouraged at all tines, and guides will be revised, as ap propriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new i or experience.
The NRC issues regulatory guides to describe and make available to the public methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency=s regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in reviewing applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in regulatory guides will be deemed acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings required for the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission.


Wrftten comments may be subntted to the Requlatory Publications Branch. ORPS, AOM. U.S. Noclear Regulaftry Convmdssin.
This guide was issued after consideration of comments received from the public.


Washing ton. DC 20585.The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
Regulatory guides are issued in 10 broad divisionsC1, Power Reactors; 2, Research and Test Reactors; 3, Fuels and Materials Facilities; 4, Environmental and Siting; 5, Materials and Plant Protection; 6, Products; 7, Transportation; 8, Occupational Health;
1. Power Reactors 6. Products 2. Research and Test Reactors  
9, Antitrust and Financial Review; and 10, General.


===7. Transportation ===
Electronic copies of this guide and other recently issued guides are available through the NRC=s public Web site under the Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC=s Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/reg-guides/ and through the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under Accession No. ML081130718.
3. Fues d Materials Facilities
8. Occuipational Health 4. Environmnta and Siting 9. Antitrust and Financial Review S. Materials and Plant Protection
10. General Copies of issued guides may be purchased from the Government Printing Office at the crrent GPO price Information on current GPO prices may be obtalned by contcting the Superintendent of Documents.


U.S. Government Printing Office. Post Office Box 37082. Washington.
The NRCs financial assurance requirements for decommissioning apply only to licensees authorized to possess or use certain quantities and types of licensed materials. The minimum possession or use thresholds that trigger the requirements vary, depending on the type of license and the types and quantities of materials authorized under the particular license. Volume 1 of NUREG-1757 identifies the minimum thresholds for each type of license. Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 contains the standard format for presenting the information to NRC that will (1) aid the licensee in ensuring that the information is complete, (2) ensure that applicable requirements in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 have been met, and
(3) achieve the intent of the regulations. This will ensure that the decommissioning of all licensed facilities will be accomplished in a safe and timely manner and that licensees will have adequate funds available to cover all costs associated with decommissioning and, if applicable, with site control and maintenance.


DC 20013-7082, telephone
This regulatory guide contains information collections that are covered by the requirements of
(202)275-2060
10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 70, and 72 and that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under OMB control numbers 30150-0014, 3150-0017, 3150-0020, 3150-0009, and 3150-0132, respectively. The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection request or requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number.
or (202)276-2171.


IsSUed guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Infor mation-Service on a standing order basis. Details on this service may be obtained by writing NTIS. S26S Port Royal Road. Springfield.
==B. DISCUSSION==
As part of its redesign of the materials license program, the NRC consolidated and updated numerous decommissioning guidance documents into NUREG-1757, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance. The three volumes of NUREG-1757 are titled as follows:
*        Volume 1 Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees (Ref. 1)
*        Volume 2 Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria (Ref. 2)
*        Volume 3 Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness (Ref. 3)
          These three volumes provide approved agency guidance and supersede the guidance in Regulatory Guide 3.66, Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72, issued June 1990; NUREG-1727, NMSS
Decommissioning Standard Review Plan, issued September 2000; and NUREG/BR-0241, NMSS
Handbook for Decommissioning Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees issued March 1997.


VA 22161.
Volume 1 of NUREG-1757 provides a risk-informed, performance-based approach to the information needed to support an application for decommissioning a materials license and complying with the radiological criteria for license termination in Subpart E, Radiological Criteria for License Termination, of 10 CFR Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation.


TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF EXHIBITS ......................................................
Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 provides guidance on the technical aspects of compliance with the Timeliness Rule, Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities (page 36026 in Volume 59 of the Federal Register (59 FR 36026)), the financial assurance requirements set forth as part of the decommissioning rulemaking in 1998 (53 FR 24018), and the recordkeeping requirements set forth as part of the technical and financial criteria for decommissioning licensed nuclear facilities (53 FR 24018 and 58 FR 39628). Specifically, Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 provides approved agency guidance for demonstrating compliance with the following:
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                                            Rev. 1 of RG 3.66, Page 2


===1. INTRODUCTION ===
*        10 CFR 30.35, 40.36, 70.25, and 72.30, all of which are entitled, Financial assurance and recordkeeping for decommissioning
.....................................................
*        10 CFR 30.36, 40.42, 70.38, and 72.54, all of which are entitled, Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate buildings or outdoor areas The approaches to license termination described in Volumes 1 and 3 of NUREG-1757 will assist in identifying the information (subject matter and level of detail) needed to terminate a license by considering the specific circumstances of the wide range of radioactive materials users licensed by the NRC. The NRC staff will use the guidance in NUREG-1757 when reviewing license termination requests.
1-1 1.1 Complying with Financial Assurance Requirements
..............
1-3 1.1.1 Decommissioning Funding Plan and Certification of Financial Assurance
................................
1-3 1.1.2 Timing for Submitting Financial Assurance
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1-6 1.1.3 Financial Assurance Mechanisms
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1-7 1.1.4 Licensee Categories
......................
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1-7 1.2 Cost Estimating for Decommissioning Funding Plan .............
1-9 1.2.1 Inflation
.............................................
1-10 1.2.2 Salvage Value .........................................
1-10 1.3 Licensees Using More Than One Type of Nuclear Material ....... 1-10 1.4 Recordkeeping
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1-11


===2. FINANCIAL ===
==C. REGULATORY POSITION==
ASSURANCE
This regulatory guide endorses the method described in the current revisions of Volumes 1 and 3 of NUREG-1757 as a process that has been found acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements for financial assurance mechanisms required for decommissioning leading to termination of a materials license.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR DECOMMISSIONING
..............
2-1 2.1 Financial Assurance for Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 30 ....... 2-1 2.1.1 Unsealed Byproduct Material ...........................
2-1 2.1.2 Byproduct Material....................................
2-1 2.2 Financial Assurance for Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 40 ....... 2-5 2.3 Financial Assurance for Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 70 ....... 2-7 2.3.1 Unsealed Special Nuclear Material .....................
2-7 2.3.2 Sealed Special Nuclear Material .......................
2-10 2.4 Financial Assurance for Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 72 ....... 2-11


===3. FINANCIAL ===
==D. IMPLEMENTATION==
ASSURANCE
The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and licensees regarding the NRCs plans for using this regulatory guide. The NRC does not intend or approve any imposition or backfit in connection with its issuance.
MECHANISMS
....................................
3-1 3.1 Introduction
.................................................
3-1 3.1.1 Mechanisms Available to Types of Licensees or Applicants
............................................
3-1 3.1.2 Government Licensees or Applicants
....................
3-2 3.2 Description of Financial Assurance Mechanisms
................
3-2 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Page_!9.


3.2.1 Prepayment Mechanisms
In some cases, applicants or licensees may propose or use a previously established acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the NRCs regulations. Otherwise, the methods described in this guide will be used in evaluating compliance with the applicable regulations for license applications, license amendment applications, and amendment requests.
............... , .................
3-3 3.2.2 Surety, Insurance, or Parent Company Guarantee Mechanisms....................................
3-13 3.2.3 External Sinking Fund ............................
3-22 3.2.4 Statement of Intent ...................................
3-25 3.2.5 Combinations of Financial Mechanisms
..................  
3-25


===4. RECOMMENDED ===
Rev. 1 of RG 3.66, Page 3
WORDING FOR FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
INSTRUMENTS
...........
4-1 4.1 Recommended Wording for an Escrow Agreement
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4-2 4.1.1 Specimen Certificate of Events ........................
4-8 4.1.2 Specimen Certificate of Resolution
....................
4-9 4.2 Certificates of Deposit ................................
4-10 4.2.1 Draft Negotiable Certificate of Deposit Payable at the Expiration of a Specified Time .................
4-10 4.2.2 Draft Non-negotiable Certificate of Deposit Payable on a Certain Date ...............................
4-11 4.3 Recommended Wording for Trust Fund and Standby Trust Agreements
...................................................
4-12 4.3.1 Trust Fund Agreement.


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REFERENCES
4-12 4.3.2 Standby Trust Agreement..........................  
1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance:
4-18 4.3.3 Sample Trust Agreement Schedules
  Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees, NUREG-1757, Volume 1, Washington DC,
......................
  most current date and revision.1 (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/ .)
4-26 4.3.4 Sample of Acknowledgement
2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance:
.........................
  Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria, NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Washington DC, most current date and revision.1 (See http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1727/ .)
4-27 4.4 Forms Required for Government Securities Transactions
3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance:
........ 4-28 4.5 Recommended Wording for Payment Surety Bond ..................
  Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness, NUREG-1757, Volume 3, Washington DC, most current date and revision.1 (See http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1727/ .)
4-30 4.6 Recommended Wording for Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit ...........................................
1 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published the three-volume NUREG-series identified herein. These volumes are available electronically through the Electronic Reading Room on the NRCs public Web site, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/. Copies are also available for inspection or copying for a fee from the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD; the mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; email PDR@nrc.gov. In addition, copies are available at current rates from the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box
4-33 4.7 Recommended Wording for Documents Recommended To Support Corporate Guarantee
  37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328, telephone (202) 512-1800, or from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, online at http://www.ntis.gov, by telephone at (800) 553- NTIS (6847) or (703) 605-6000, or by fax to (703) 605-6900.
..................................
4-35 4.7.1 Letter from Chief Executive Officer of Applicant or Licensee ...........................................
4-35 4.7.2 Letter from Chief Financial Officer ...................  
4-36 4.7.3 Financial Test: Alternative I ........................  
4-37 4.7.4 Financial Test: Alternative II .......................
4-38 4.7.5 Sample of Auditor's Special Report ....................
4-39 4.7.6 Recommended Wording for Parent Company Guarantee
...... 4-41 BIBLIOGRAPHY
..........................................................
4-45 Appendix A Checklist for Decommissioning Financial Assurance
..........
A-1 Appendix B Checklist for Submission of Prepayment
.....................
B-1 Appendix C Checklist for Submission of Surety/Insurance/Parent Company Guarantee
........................................
C-1 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.)Appendix D Checklist for Submission of External Sinking Fund .......... 
Appendix E Checklist for Statement of Intent .......................... 
Appendix F Cost Estimating Tables ..................................... 
Appendix G Conversion Table for Determining Amount of Financial Assurance Required as a Function of Radionuclide Activity Levels ............................................ 
VALUE/IMPACT
STATEMENT
................................................. 
LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1-1 Exhibit 2-1 Exhibit 2-2 Exhibit 2-3 Exhibit 3-1 Exhibit 3-2 Exhibit 3-3 Exhibit 3-4 Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 Exhibit 3-9 Recommended Wording for Certification of Financial Assurance
................................................. 
Decommissioning Financial Responsibility Requirements, Part 30 ................................................... 
Decommissioning Financial Responsibility Requirements, Part 40 ................................................... 
Decommissioning Financial Responsibility Requirements, Part 70 ................................................... 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Escrow Agreements
.....  Checklist of Criteria for Review of Certificates of Deposit ................................................... 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Government Securities
................................................ 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Special Government Funds or Accounts ......................................... 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Trust Agreements
......  Checklist of Criteria for Review of Surety Bonds .......... 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Letters of Credit .....  Checklist of Criteria for Review of Parent Company Guarantees
................................................ 
Checklist of Criteria for Review of Statements of Intent..V Page D-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 v/I-1 1-5 2-2 2-6 2-8 3-5 3-8 3-10 3-11 3-14 3-17 3-20 3-23 3-26 VALUE/IMPACT
STATEMENT A draft value/impact statement was published with the draft of this regu latory guide, DG-3002, when it was published for public comment in January 1990.  No changes were necessary, so a separate value/impact statement for the final guide has not been prepared.


A copy of the draft value/impact statement is available for inspection and copying for a fee at the Commission's Public Docu ment Room at 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC, under Task DG-3002.V/I-1
Rev. 1 of RG 3.66, Page 4}}
 
===1. INTRODUCTION ===
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established technical and financial regulations for decommissioning licensed nuclear facilities
(53 FR 24018, June 27, 1988). The regulations address decommissioning planning needs, timing, funding methods, and environmental review requirements for public and private facilities holding licenses under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72, with the exception of uranium mills. The intent of the regulations is to ensure that the decommissioning of all licensed facilities will be accomplished in a safe and timely manner and that licensees will provide adequate funds to cover all costs associated with decommissioning.
 
The purpose of this regulatory guide, "Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72," is to provide guidance acceptable to the NRC staff on the information to be provided for establishing financial assurance for decommis sioning and to establish a standard format for presenting the information.
 
Use of the standard format will (1) help ensure that the financial instruments con tain the information required by 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72, (2) aid the applicant and NRC staff in ensuring that the information is complete, and (3) help persons reading the financial instruments to locate information.
 
This guide addresses financial assurance for decommissioning of facilities under materials licenses granted under Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72. These parts include licensees in the following categories:
* Part 30 -Byproduct Material,
* Part 40 -Source Material,
* Part 70 -Special Nuclear Material, and
* Part 72 -Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Other guidance will address the decommissioning requirements for licensees regulated under 10 CFR Part 50, production and utilization facilities, and describe specific procedures required during decommissioning.
 
The financial assurance requirements of the decommissioning rule became effective on July 27, 1988, 30 days after the regulation was promulgated.
 
Holders of licenses issued before July 27, 1990, must provide financial assur ance on or before July 27, 1990 [10 CFR 30.35(c)(2), 40.36(c)(2), and 70.25(c)(2)].
Applicants for licenses on or after July 28, 1988, generally must provide financial assurance when their license is issued. Independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) are required by current regulations
(10 CFR 72.22) to have made financial arrangements for decommissioning.
 
NRC licensees initiate decommissioning activities when they decide to terminate licensed activity at a facility.
 
The rule defines "decommissioning" as "remov[ing] (as a facility)'
safely from service and reduc[ing]
residual radioactivity to a level that permits release of the property for unrestricted use and termination of license" (10 CFR 30.4(aa)). 
" 1'Facility" is derived from the definition for decommissioning provided in the final rule and refers to the property and structures associated with materials licenses issued under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and ISFSI licenses issued under Part 72.1-1 NRC has designed its decommissioning financial assurance requirements to provide reasonable assurance that the technical and environmental components of decommissioning are carried out and unrestricted use of a facility is possible at the conclusion of such activities.
 
Generally, these requirements specify that a facility licensee or applicant either must set aside money for decommis sioning activities or must provide a guarantee through a third party that funds will be available.
 
This regulatory guide is organized in the following manner:
* Section 1 describes the general financial assurance requirements imposed by the rule and clarifies several issues related to compliance with the rule; 4 Section 2 describes the specific financial assurance requirements that public and private licensees must meet under Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72, including the amount of financial assurance that is required and the timing of submitting financial assurance instruments;
Section 3 describes the instruments that are available to licensees to provide financial assurance;
and
* Section 4 provides proposed text of the available financial assurance instruments.
 
Several exhibits and appendices are included in the guide to assist li censees in complying with the financial assurance requirements associated with decommissioning.
 
These exhibits and appendices include the following:
* Exhibits 2-1 through 2-3 summarize the financial assurance require ments for facilities licensed under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72.  Specifically, the exhibits distinguish between the financial assur ance requirements for holders of or applicants for licenses;
the type of material possessed and used by the licensee;
and the amount of material possessed and used by the licensee.
 
The exhibits also explain whether the licensee must submit a decommissioning funding plan (DFP) or certification of financial assurance, when financial assurance must be submitted, and the financial instruments that are available to meet the financial assurance requirements.
 
* Exhibits 3-1 through 3-9 are checklists of the criteria that should be considered when submitting and reviewing each financial assurance mechanism.
 
* Appendices A-E provide checklists of the documents that must be submitted to comply with the financial assurance requirements depend ing on the financial instrument used. Appendix A is a master checklist to be used by all applicants and licensees for materials licenses under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72. Appendices B-E are checklists of documents to be submitted when a particular financial instrument is used.
 
* Appendix F provides a worksheet on the procedures that licensees should use to develop site-specific decommissioning cost estimates for submission in a decommissioning funding plan.1-2
* Appendix G provides a radionuclide conversion table for determining the amount of financial assurance certification that must be provided.
 
Any information collection activities mentioned in this regulatory guide are contained as requirements in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, or 72, which provide the regulatory basis for this guide. The information collection requirements in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 have been cleared under OMB Clearance Nos.  3150-0017, 3150-0020, 3150-0009, and 3150-0132, respectively.
 
1.1 COMPLYING
WITH FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS
The financial assurance requirements outlined in the final decommissioning rule vary depending on several factors, including:
The type of licensee (i.e., public vs. private);
"* The type of NRC license that a licensee holds (i.e., 10 CFR Part 30, 40, 70, or 72); "* When the NRC license was issued;
* The amount of material a licensee is authorized to possess and use; and
* The financial assurance instrument that a licensee chooses to comply with the regulations.
 
Based on these factors, NRC licensees under Parts 30, 40, 70, or 72 may be required to:
* Submit financial assurance in amounts ranging from $75,000 to $750,000, or in amounts based on site-specific decommissioning cost estimates (Part 72 licensees must provide cost estimates);
* Submit a decomissioning funding plan (DFP) or certification of financial assurance (Part 72 licensees must submit DFPs); Demonstrate financial assurance immediately (i.e., applicants for an NRC license), or by July 27, 1990 (i.e., holders of NRC licenses issued before July 27, 1990).  The remainder of this section describes basic concepts about decommissioning financial assurance, including the difference between a DFP and certification of financial assurance and when and how financial assurance must be submitted to the NRC. Section 1.2 describes the cost estimating procedures that must be used when filing a DFP; Section 1.3 describes decommissioning financial assurance requirements for facilities using more than one type of nuclear material;
and Section 1.4 describes recordkeeping requirements for financial assurance.
 
1.1.1 Decommissioning Funding Plan and Certification of Financial Assurance The final decommissioning rule specifies that certain NRC licensees are required to demonstrate financial assurance for decommissioning either through a decommissioning funding plan (DFP) or through certification of financial 1-3 assurance, depending on the 10 CFR part under which the license is issued and the amount of material that a license authorizes a licensee to possess and use. This section explains when a DFP is required and when certification of financial assurance is permitted.
 
1.1.1.1 Decommissioning Funding Plan Paragraphs
3 0.35(e), 40.36(d), 70.25(e), and 72.30(b) specify the contents of what must be submitted to NRC in a decommissioning funding plan for licensees or applicants under Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 respectively.
 
In each case, the regulations specify that a DFP must contain the following three components:
* A site-specific cost estimate for decommissioning (see Section 1.2 of this guidance for information about developing the cost estimate);
* A description of the method(s)
of assuring funds for decommissioning (i.e., financial assurance instrument(s));
and
* A description of the methods that will be used to adjust the site specific cost estimate periodically over the life of the facility (also discussed in Section 1.2 of this guidance). 
The description of the methods of assuring funds for decommissioning should include the text of the financial assurance instrument(s)
that a licensee has chosen to comply with the financial assurance requirements.
 
Proposed wording for the text of each instrument is included in Section 4 of this guide. The licensee should provide an executed copy of the financial instrument at the time of renewal application submission which states that the instrument will be effective at the time the licensee takes possession of the licensed material.
 
The amount of financial assurance that a licensee must provide when submitting a DFP must be equal at least to the amount of the site-specific cost estimate developed as part of the DFP. Subsequently, the amount of financial assurance required of a licensee must be adjusted at the same time to match any required, periodic adjustments in the site-specific cost estimate (as required in the DFP).  1.1.1.2 Certification of Financial Assurance Sections 30.35, 40.36, and 70.25 provide that certain NRC licensees may submit certification of financial assurance, either instead of a DFP (e.g., for licensees who possess smaller amounts of nuclear material)
or until a DFP is required (e.g., for licensees who hold an NRC license issued before July 27, 1990, and who do not have to submit a DFP until the time of their next license renewal).
Part 72 does not authorize certification for ISFSIs. A certification of financial assurance consists of the following two parts:
* A statement that the applicant is providing financial assurance in the amount prescribed by the regulation (see Exhibit 1-1); and
* A copy of the financial assurance instrument(s)
obtained by the applicant.
 
.1-4 Exhibit 1-1 RECOMMENDED
WORDING FOR CERTIFICATION
OF FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
CERTIFICATION
OF FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
Principal:
[Legal names and business address of licensee or applicant]
NRC License Number, name and address of the facility Issued to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission This is to certify that [name of applicant]
is licensed to possess [type of material]
in the following amounts [amounts], and that financial assurance in the amount prescribed by 10 CFR [Part 30, 40, or 70], [amount prescribed]
has been obtained for the purpose of decommissioning.
 
Signature(s)
and title(s) of official(s)
of institution.
 
Corporate seal.  Date.1-5 A licensee or applicant providing a certification of financial assurance should provide an executed copy of the financial instrument which states that the instrument will be effective at the time the licensee takes possession of the licensed material [10 CFR 30.35(b)(2), 40.36(b)(2), and 70.25(b)(2)]. 
Certification of financial assurance does not require a site-specific cost estimate.
 
Instead, based on the 10 CFR part under which the license is issued and the amount of nuclear material that a facility is authorized to possess and use, the regulation prescribes an amount of financial assurance that an appli cant or licensee must provide.
 
Certification amounts will not change unless:
* the NRC adjusts the amounts of certification (which will be done periodically);
* the licensee submits a DFP; or
* the licensee prepares a decommissioning plan.  The prescribed amounts of financial assurance associated with certification must be adjusted when a facility notifies NRC that it will terminate activities under the license and decommission the facility.
 
At this time, a licensee must submit a decommissioning plan (not the same as a DFP) that contains "an updated detailed cost estimate for decommissioning, comparison of that estimate with pres ent funds set aside for decommissioning, and plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning" (10 CFR 3 0.36(c)(2)(iii)(D), 4 0.4 2(c)(2)(iii)(D), and 7 0.38(c)(2)(iii)(D)).
The methods used to adjust the amount of certification are discussed in Section 1.2.  1.1.2 Timing for Submitting Financial Assurance The decommissioning regulations establish different time schedules for submitting financial assurance, depending on whether a licensee was a holder of an NRC license issued before July 27, 1990, a holder of an NRC license issued on or after July 27, 1990, or an applicant for a new NRC license on or after July 27, 1988 (10 CFR 3 0.35(a)-(c), 4 0.36(a)-(c), and 7 0.25(a)-(c)). 
Holders of NRC licenses issued before July 27, 1990, have until July 27, 1990, to submit certification of financial assurance in amounts prescribed by the rule or a DFP. Those holders of licenses that must submit a DFP (e.g., holders of Part 40 licenses authorized to possess and use more than 100 mCi ,of readily dispersible source material)
are not required to submit the DFP with a site-specific cost estimate until the time of the next license renewal if certification is submitted by July 27, 1990.  Applicants for NRC licenses on or after July 27, 1988, are required to submit certification of financial assurance or a DFP when they are applying for the license. At all times, licensees must have an amount of financial assurance equal to or greater than the site-specific cost estimate in the DFP, if used, or the appropriate amount of certification.
 
Whenever a licensee intends to change the instrument(s)
used to provide financial assurance, the licensee must notify 1-6 NRC at least 90 days in advance and submit the details (e.g., text of the instru ment) of the new instrument before the instrument in place expires. Additional notification and demonstration requirements for each instrument are discussed in Section 3.  1.1.3 Financial Assurance Mechanisms All NRC applicants or licensees may use one or more of three financial mechanisms to demonstrate financial assurance regardless of whether a DFP or certification of financial assurance is required or when financial assurance must be submitted (e.g., immediately, upon license renewal, or by July 27, 1990). Federal, State, or local government applicants or licensees may use a fourth option to provide financial assurance, a statement of intent. The mechanisms, 'specified in 10 CFR 30.35(f), 40.36(e), 70.25(f), and 72.30(c), are the following:
"* PrepagMent Methods -Trust fund, escrow account, certificate of deposit, government fund and/or deposit of government securities;
"* Surety/Insurance/Guarantee
-Surety bond, letter of credit, line of credit, or a parent company guarantee based on a financial test;
* External Sinking Fund -A set-aside of money coupled with a surety method or insurance;
and/or Statement of Intent -Available for Federal, State, and local government licensees, a statement of intent is a promise by a government to provide adequate funding for decommissioning activities when required.
 
Each of these mechanisms, and restrictions on their use (e.g., the parent company guarantee may not be used in combination with any other instrument), is described in more detail in Section 3 of this guide. Licensees also should refer to Appendices A-E of the guide for checklists of the documents that must be submitted to demonstrate financial assurance.
 
1.1.4 Licensee Categories Section 2 of this guide discusses in detail the financial assurance requirements for licensees under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72. In general, however, requirements for facilities possessing similar amounts of nuclear material under each of these parts are the same, and licensees can be divided into three categories which, although not specified in the regulation, are useful for discussing the effect that the regulation will have on licensees:
* Category A Licensees
-Category A licensees include holders of specific NRC licenses issued before July 27, 1990, and applicants for specific licenses on or after July 27, 1988, that are allowed to possess nuclear material in the following amounts: Unsealed byproduct material greater than 120 day half-life and in quantities greater than 105 times the applicable amounts specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix C (source or byproduct material from thorium or uranium mills not included);
1-7 Source material in readily dispersible form in amounts greater than 100 mCi (source or byproduct material from thorium or uranium mills not included);
or Unsealed special nuclear material in amounts greater than 10s times the applicable amounts specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix C.  Holders of Category A licenses issued before July 27, 1990, must submit certification of financial assurance in the amount of $750,000 (not required if DFP submitted on or before July 27, 1990) on or before July 27, 1990, and a DFP at the time of their next license renewal occurring after July 27, 1990. New applicants for Category A licenses must submit a DFP at the time of their license application.
 
* Category B Licensees
-Category B licensees are holders of specific licenses issued before July 27, 1990, and applicants for specific licenses on or after July 27, 1988, that are allowed to possess nuclear material in amounts less than or equal to the thresholds specified for Category A licensees and greater than the following amounts: Unsealed byproduct material greater than 120 day half-life and in quantities greater than i03 times the applicable amounts speci fied in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix C (source or byproduct material from thorium or uranium mills not included);
Byproduct materials in sealed sources or plated foils less than 120 day half-life and less than 1010 times the applicable amounts in Appendix C; Source material in readily dispersible form greater than 10 mCi (source or byproduct material from thorium or uranium mills not included);
or Unsealed special nuclear material greater than 103 times the applicable amounts specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix C.  Category B licensees may submit either certification of financial responsibility in amounts prescribed by the regulation or a DFP [10 CFR 30.35(b), 40.36(b), and 70.25(b)].
Holders of Category B licenses issued before July 27, 1990, must submit either certification of financial assurance or a DFP on or before July 27, 1990 [10 CFR 30.35(c)(3), 40.36(c)(3), 70.25(c)(3).
New applicants for Category B licenses must submit either a certification or a DFP at the time of their license application.
 
* Category C Licensees
-Applicants or licensees in Category C (nuclear material in amounts less than threshold limits specified for Category A and B licensees)
do not have to submit financial assurance because they are not authorized to possess and use nuclear material in amounts above the threshold levels specified in the regulation.
 
Licenses must include a possession limit that ensures threshold limits will not be exceeded.1-8 Appendix G provides a conversion table showing the isotopes and threshold limits associated with different levels of financial assurance.
 
1.2 COST ESTIMATING
FOR DECOMMISSIONING
FUNDING PLAN The final decommissioning rule of July 27, 1988, establishes very general requirements with respect to cost estimating procedures for financial assurance and does not explicitly specify broad categories of the cost components that should be included (10 CFR 30.35(e), 40.36(d), 70.25(e), and 72.22(e)(3)). 
Preparation of cost estimates is required only when applicants are submitting a decommissioning funding plan. In developing this guide, other NRC documents listed below were consulted.
 
* Regulatory Guide 3.65, "Standard Format and Content of Decommissioning Plans for Licensees Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70"; "* Technology, Safety, and Costs of Decommissioning Reference Non-Fuel Cycle Nuclear Facilities (NUREG/CR-1754, 1981); "* Technology and Cost of Termination Surveys Associated with Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities (NUREG/CR-2241, 1982);
* Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Uranium Milling Project M-25 (NUREG-0706, 1980);
* Branch Technical Position:
Disposal or On-site Storage of Residual Thorium or Uranium (NRC, 1981, 46 FR 52061).  These documents elaborate on methods of implementing financial responsi bility requirements, including preparing cost estimates.
 
Major decommissioning activities identified, for example, include:
* planning and preparation of the facility and site for decommissioning;
* decontamination and dismantling of radioactive facility components;
* packaging, shipment, and disposal of radioactive wastes; and
* a final radiation survey.  Decommissioning activities do not include removal/disposal of non-radio active structures and materials beyond that necessary to terminate the NRC license.
 
A cost estimating table that organizes and provides a format for determining decommissioning cost components and activities is illustrated in Appendix F.  This table can be easily adapted by licensees.
 
It provides an extensive check list of decommissioning activities that must be included in the decommissioning cost estimate.
 
Costs that should be included in the estimate are: "* labor; "* equipment and supplies;1-9
* radioactive waste disposal;* contractor overhead and profit;
* miscellaneous expenses (e.g., license fees, insurance, taxes); and
* contingencies.
 
Major considerations involved in preparing site-specific estimates include the need to base estimates on reasonable costs expected under routine facility conditions, the need for periodic updating of estimates, and the issue of salvage value.  1.2.1 Inflation The decommissioning rule specifies that licensees who submit decommissioning funding plans are required to adjust cost estimates and associated funding levels "11periodically" over the life of the facility.
 
Factors creating the need for cost estimate adjustments include inflation, changes in facility conditions, and changes in expected decommissioning procedures.
 
Adjustments to cost estimates should be made for inflation and site-specific factors at the time of license renewal or when the amounts/types of material at the facility change. Inflation adjustments should be made by calculating costs in current dollars. Current dollar estimates are based on prices applicable to goods and services in the year that they are purchased (e.g., 1988 current dollar estimates would be based on 1988 prices). Current dollar adjustments involve updating cost estimates with current prices for goods and services.
 
1.2.2 Salvage Value The rule does not specify whether licensees may deduct the potential salvage value of recovered materials or decontaminated equipment (or high value materials found on the equipment)
from their decommissioning cost estimate.
 
For those who do account for salvage value, a significant gap in coverage could occur if the expected credits are not fully realized.
 
Therefore, in order to ensure the adequacy of funds for decomissioning, cost estimates should not incorporate any salvage value that may be realized with the sale of potential assets.  1.3 LICENSEES
USING MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL Some licensees are authorized to use more than one type of nuclear material in the same facility, and in many cases, use these materials in the same opera tions. It would be difficult to require separate decommissioning plans and financial responsibility requirements in circumstances where there is an inter dependence of facilities, operations, or projected decommissioning activities.
 
Under these circumstances, the licensee must provide financial assurance in an amount consistent with the 10 CFR part under which the nuclear materials are licensed (where combinations of isotopes are involved, the ratio and quantity of isotopes is used to determine the certification amount, see Exhibits 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3).  The financial assurance requirements of multiple 10 CFR parts should be combined to determine the total financial assurance required.
 
For example, if a licensee holds one license for byproduct material (Part 30) and one license 1-10
for source material (Part 40) and each license meets the requirement for $750,000 financial assurance, the licensee would be required to submit $1,500,000
total financial assurance.
 
In addition, if a Part 30 license authorizes pos session of enough sealed and unsealed byproduct material to require financial assurance for both forms of material, the required dollar amounts would also be combined.
 
However, the licensee would have the option of submitting a consoli dated decommissioning funding plan with a site-specific cost estimate demon strating an actual cost lower than the amounts prescribed in the regulations.
 
NRC also will permit a licensee to file a consolidated decommissioning funding plan if that licensee operates multiple independent facilities and/or sites under a single materials license. A consolidated plan, however, would have to delineate procedures and cost estimates for each facility and/or site.  1.4 RECORDKEEPING
The recordkeeping requirements for licensees are contained in 10 CFR 30.35(g), 40.36(f), 70.25(g), and 72.30(d).
At a minimum, licensees must keep records of:
* Spills or other unusual occurrences where contamination remains after any cleanup procedure or when contaminants may have spread to inacces sible areas. These records must include information on nuclides, quantities, forms, and concentrations;
* As-built drawings and modifications of structures and equipment in restricted areas where radioactive materials are used/stored;
* Records of the cost estimate performed for the decommissioning funding plan or of the amount certified for decommissioning, and records of the funding methods used for assuring funds; and
* A copy of the financial assurance mechanism and, if applicable, the supporting standby trust fund arrangement or other supporting docu mentation, such as letters from the firm's chief financial officer and/or a certified public accountant.
 
Timely notification should be given to NRC in the following situations:
* The occurrence of any changes, revisions, and adjustments to the underlying cost estimates and to the financial assurance mechanisms, including a change from one mechanism to another.
 
* Commencement of bankruptcy action involving the licensee -Written notification of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(h), 40.41(f), 70.32(a)(9), and 72.44(b)(6). 
* Use of a state-required mechanism
-Evidence of establishment of mechanism 1-11
-Written request for approval of use of this mechanism Reports must also be submitted certifying completion of the activities for which financial assurance is provided before the financial assurance mechanism may be cancelled.
 
1-12
 
===2. FINANCIAL ===
ASSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR DECOMMISSIONING
This section describes the specific financial assurance requirements with which NRC licensees regulated under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 must comply.  Specifically, this section describes the applicability of decommissioning financial assurance requirements, the timing for the submission of information evidencing compliance with the financial assurance requirements, and the mechanisms allowed.
 
2.1 FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
FOR LICENSEES
UNDER 10 CFR PART 30 The financial assurance requirements for decommissioning for holders of or applicants for NRC licenses under 10 CFR Part 30 vary based on the amount and type of matdrials that a licensee is authorized to possess. Exhibit 2-1 sum marizes the financial assurance requirements for licensees under this part.  The financial assurance requirements established under Part 30, including whether an applicant or holder of a license must submit a decommissioning fund ing plan or has the option to submit certification of financial assurance, generally are based on whether an applicant possesses unsealed or sealed by product material.
 
2.1.1 Unsealed Byproduct Material Holders of specific NRC licenses issued under 10 CFR Part 30 on or after July 27, 1990, and applicants for specific licenses under this part who are allowed to possess and use unsealed byproduct material must submit a decommis sioning funding plan as specified in 10 CFR 30.35(a) when: (1) The half-life of the material is greater than 120 days and is held in quantities greater than i0s times the applicable amounts listed in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20; or (2) A combination of isotopes is involved if R divided by i05 is greater than 1 (unity rule), where R is the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in Appendix C.  While not stated in the rule, it should be noted that sealed source licensees authorized to receive and possess leaky or damaged sources should be subject to unsealed material criteria.
 
Holders of a Part 30 NRC license issued before July 27, 1990 who are allowed to possess and use unsealed byproduct material in amounts specified in paragraph
(1) or (2) above have the option to submit either a decommissioning funding plan or certification of financial assurance in the amount of $750,000, as specified in 10 CFR 30.35(c)(2).
Such licensees must demonstrate financial assurance on or before July 27, 1990. If a licensee chooses to submit a certi fication of financial assurance on or before July 27, 1990, the licensee must submit a decommissioning funding plan in any application for a license renewal.
 
2.1.2 Byproduct Material Holders of licenses issued under 10 CFR Part 30 who possess and use unsealed or sealed byproduct material in specified quantities, or applicants for such a license, must submit either a decommissioning funding plan or a certification of financial assurance, as specified in 10 CFR 30.35(b) and 30.35(c)(1)
or (c)(3).  2-1 Exhibit 2-1 DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 30 Party Affected Type of Quantity of Decommissioning Amount of Methods (Citation)
Material Material Funding Plan Certification Timing Available Applicant*
Unsealed Half-life
>120 days Required of all Not required When applying for license For all licensees, choice of for specific Byproduct and in quantities licensees the following options: license Material >105 times the (§30.35(a))
applicable amounts in Applicant*
for specific license (§30.35 (b)(1)(2))
Applicant*
for specific license (§30.35 (b)(1)(2))
Holder of specific license issued on or after J-iil3 27,199o (§30.35 (c)(1))10 CFR Part 20, Appendix C; or for a combination
-7 isotopes if R**/1OS > 1 Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>104 times and < 10s times amounts ifi Appendix C; or for a combination R- iso topes if R**/10 4 > 1 and R**/WS is < 1 Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>103 times but < 104 times the applicable amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination of Tiotopes if R**/1O3 > 1 and R**/1O4 is < 1.  Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>1010 times the appli cable amounts in Ap pendix C; or for a combinatioi-of isotopes if R**/lO1o > 1 Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>105 times the appli cable amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination
57 isotopes if R**/1Os 1 Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required of all licensees$750,000 required if DFP not submitted
$150,000 required if DFP not submitted$75,000 required if DFP not submitted Not required When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above* Appliant refers only to new applicants and not to **R sum of the ratios of the quantity of each existing license ha r"s applying for a renewal license.
 
isotope to the ap~ le value in Appendix C.N)  Unsealed Byproduct Material Unsealed Byproduct Material Byproduct Material in Sealed Sources or Plated Foils Unsealed Byproduct Material
((Party Affected Type of Quantity of Decommissioning Amount of Methods (Citation)
Material'
Material Funding Plan Certification Timing Available Holder of specific license issued on or after Juy-l T7--1990 (&sect;30.35 (c)(1)) Holder of specific license issued on or after Jiuy1 71--990 (&sect;30.35 (c)(1))LI Holder of specific license issued before July =,K-I90 (&sect;30.35 (c)(2)) Holder of specific license issued before July 2T,-_H9o (&sect;30.35 (c)(3))Unsealed Byproduct Material Unsealed Byproduct Material Byproduct Material in Sealed Sources or Plated Foils Unsealed Byproduct Material Unsealed Byproduct Material Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>104 times and < i05 times applicabli amounts In Appendix C; or for a combination of Tisotopes If 1*I/104 ) I and R**/1Os Is ( I Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>103 times but < 104 times the appIlEable amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination of Tiotopes if R**/10 3 > 1 and R**/10 4 is < 1.  Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>1010 times the appli cable amounts in Ap pendix C; or for a combination-of isotopes if R**/lOl&deg; > 1 Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>105 times the applicable amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination oT-iso topes if R**/10s > 1 Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>104 times and < 105 times applicablie amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination of l-sotopes if R**/104 > 1 and R**/IOs is < 1 Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees If certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted$750,000 if DFP not submitted$150,000 if DFP not submitted
$75,000 if DFP not submitted$750,000 if DFP not sub mitted by July 27, 1990$750,000 if DFP not submitted When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license Certification required on or before July 27, 1990 (only if DFP not submitted on or before July 27, 1990); DFP required when submitting next license renewal after July 27, 1990.  On or before July 27, 1990 For all licensees, choice of ti following options: 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above**R is the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in Appendix C.Exhibit 2-1 (continued)
DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 30
Exhibit 2-1 (continued)
DECOM4MISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 30 Party Affected Type of Quantity of Decommissioning Amount of Methods (Citation)
Material Material Funding Plan Certification Timing Available Holder of Unsealed Half-life
>120 days Required for all $150,000 On or before July 27, 1990 For all licensees, choice of the specific Byproduct and in quantities licensees if if DFP not following options: license Material >103 times but < 104 certification not submitted times the applicable amounts in Appendix C; or for a combination of liotopes if R**/103 > 1 and R**/1O 4 is < 1.  Half-life
>120 days and in quantities
>1010 times the appli cable amounts in Ap pendix C; or for a combination'of isotopes if R**/IOlo > 1 submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted$75,000 if DFP not submitted On or before July 27, 1990 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Holder or applicant*
for specific license Byproduct
< threshold Material limits specified Not required Not required Not applicable Not applicable
;t refers only to new applicants and not to existing license( sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the ap\,s applying for a renewal license.
 
le value in Appendix C.1ssuea before July (&sect;30.35 (c)(3))Byproduct Material in Sealed Sources or Plated Foils (! 
The licensee must submit certification of financial assurance in the following amounts if a DFP is not submitted:
0 $750,000 If the unsealed byproduct material is held in quantities greater than 104 and less than or equal to 105 times the applicable quantities in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20, or if the material is a combination of isotopes, if R (as defined in 10 CFR 30.35(a))
divided by 104 is greater than 1 but R divided by 105 is less than or equal to 1; * $150,000 If the unsealed byproduct material is held in quantities greater than 103 and less than or equal to 104 times the applicable quantities in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20, or if-the material is a combination of isotopes, if R (as defined in 10 CFR 30.35(a))
divided by 103 is greater than 1 but R divided by 104 is less than or equal to 1; 0 $75,000 If the byproduct material is held in sealed sources or plated foils in quantities greater than 1010 times the applicable quantities in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20, or if the material is a combination of isotopes, if R (as defined in 10 CFR 30.35(a)), divided by 1010 is greater than 1.  When submitting certification of financial assurance, the applicant may state that the financial instrument will be obtained after the application for the license has been approved but before the material covered under the license is received.
 
Although the instrument does not have to be in place when the license application is made or in the period after the license is granted, it must be in force before actual possession and use of the byproduct material.
 
The possession of byproduct material allowed by the license is contingent upon submittal of appropriate financial assurance.
 
Licensees or applicants under 10 CFR Part 30 may submit financial assurance using one or more of the following mechanisms:
* Prepayment
* Surety/Other Guarantee/Insurance
* External Sinking Fund combined with Surety or Insurance
* Statement of Intent (Federal, State, or local government licensees only) 2.2 FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
FOR LICENSEES
UNDER 10 CFR PART 40 The financial assurance requirements for decommissioning for holders of or applicants for NRC licenses under 10 CFR Part 40 also vary based on the amount and type of source material that a licensee is allowed to possess. Exhibit 2-2 summarizes the financial assurance requirements promulgated in the June 27, 1988, rule for licensees under 10 CFR Part 40.  As shown in Exhibit 2-2, there are four separate licensee circumstances specified in the decommissioning financial assurance requirements under 10 CFR Part 40. These circumstances are the following:
Holders of NRC licenses under 10 CFR Part 40 issued on or after July 27, 1990, and applicants for licenses for source material under this 2-5 Exhibit 2-2 DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 40 Party Affected Type of (Citation)
Material Applicant*
for Source specific license Material (&sect;40.36(a)
in readi Applicant*
for spe cific license (&sect;40.36-(b)(1)(2))
Holder of specific license issued on or after July 27, 1 Ul.36-(c)(1))
Holder of specific license issued before July 27, 1990 ?4_6-(c)(2))
Quantity of Material dispersible form> 100 mCi > 10 mCi, but < 100 mCi > 100 mCi Decommissioning Funding Plan Required of all licensees Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required of all licensees> 10 mCi, but Required for all S100 mCi licensees if certification not submitted Source Material in readily dispersible form Holder of specific license issued before July 27, 1990 U6-(c)(3))
Holder or applicant*
for specific license> 100 mCi > 10 mCi, but < 100 mCi Less than threshold limits specified
(<10 mCi)Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Not required Amount of Certification Certification lv Methods Timing Available When applying for license For all licensees, choice of the following options: Not required $150,000 if DFP not submitted Not required $150,000 if DFP not submitted
$750,000 if DFP not sub mitted by July 27, 1990 $150,000 if DFP not submitted Not required 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above Not applicable
*Applicant refers only to new applicants and not to existing license holders applying for a new license.03 When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license Certification required on or before July 27, 1990 (only if DFP not submitted on or before July 27, 1990); DFP required when submitting next license renewal after July 27, 1990.  On or before July 27, 1990 Not applicable Part must submit a decommissioning funding plan as specified in 10 CFR 40.36(a) if they are allowed to possess and use source material in readily dispersible form in quantities greater than 100 mCi.
 
* Holders of NRC licenses under 10 CFR Part 40 issued on or after July 27, 1990, and applicants for licenses for source material under this Part have the option of submitting a decommissioning funding plan or certification of financial assurance in the amount of $150,000 as specified in 10 CFR 40.36(b) if they are allowed to possess and use source material in readily dispersible form in quantities greater than 10 mCi and less than or equal to 100 mCi.  "* Holders of an NRC license under Part 40 issued before July 27, 1990, for source material in a readily dispersible form and with possession limits greater than 100 mCi have the option to submit either a decom missioning funding plan or certification of financial assurance in the amount of $750,000, as specified in 10 CFR 40.36(c)(2).
In either case, the licensee must submit the financial assurance on or before July 27, 1990. If the licensee chooses to submit a certification of financial assurance, the licensee must submit a decommissioning funding plan in any application for a license renewal.
 
"* Holders of an NRC license under Part 40 issued before July 27, 1990, for source material in a readily dispersible form and with possession limits greater than 10 mCi and less than or equal to 100 mCi have the option to submit either a decommissioning funding plan or certifica tion of financial assurance in the amount of $150,000, as specified in 10 CFR 40.36(c)(3).
In either case, the licensee must submit the financial assurance on or before July 27, 1990.  Licensees or applicants under 10 CFR Part 40 may submit financial assurance using one or more of the following mechanisms:
* Prepayment
* Surety/Other Guarantee/Insurance
* External Sinking Fund combined with Surety or Insurance
* Statement of Intent (Federal, State, or local government licensees only) 2.3 FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
FOR LICENSEES
UNDER 10 CFR PART 70 The decommissioning financial assurance requirements for holders of or applicants for NRC licenses under 10 CFR Part 70 depend on the amount and type of special nuclear materials (e.g., sealed or unsealed)
that a licensee is allowed to possess. Exhibit 2-3 summarizes the financial assurance requirements promulgated in the June 27, 1988, rule for licensees under this 10 CFR Part 70.  2.3.1 Unsealed Special Nuclear Material As shown in Exhibit 2-3, each applicant for a license under 10 CFR Part 70 authorizing the possession and use of unsealed special nuclear material in quantities exceeding I05 times the applicable quantities set in Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 20 must submit a DFP as specified in 10 CFR 70.25(a).
The applicant also must submit a DFP when a combination of isotopes is involved, if R divided 2-7 Exhibit 2-3 DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 70 Party Affected Type of Quantity of Decommissioning Amount of Methods (Citation)
Material Material Funding Plan Certification Timing Available Applicant*
Unsealed > 105 times the appli- Required of all Not required When applying fpr license For all licensees, choice of for K n -a = rah1. * ~. .4 Appendix C; or for a combination U isotopes if R**/1Os > 1 > 104 but < 105 times the applicible quanti ties; or for a combi nationrff isotopes if R**/10 4 > 1, but R**/lOs < I > 103 but < 104 times the ipplicable quantities;
or for a combination -T isotopes if R**/10a > 1, but R**/10 4 < 1 > 10 times the appli cable quantities;
or for a combination BT isotopes if R**/1Os > 1 Applicant*
for specific license (&sect;70.25 (b)(1)(2))
Applicant*
for specific license (&sect;70.25 (b)(1)(2))
Holder of specific license on or after 1990 (&sect;70.25 (c)(1)) Holder of specific license issued on or afte 1990 (&sect;70.25 (c)(1))Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required of all licensees Requiredfor all licensees if certification not submitted$750,000 if DFP not submitted
$150,000 if DFP not submitted Not required$750,000 if DFP not submitted When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license When applying for license* Applicant refers only to new applicants and not to existing license holders applying for a new license.
 
**R is the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in Appendix C.the following options: 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above (specific license (&sect;70.25 (a))Nuclear Material licensees> 104, but < 10s times the applicable quanti ties; or for a combi nation-of isotopes if R**/10 4 > 1, but R**/1Os < 1 Unsealed Special Nuclear Material Unsealed Nuclear Material P0 COI
C Exhibit 2-3 (continued)
DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 70 Party Affected Type of Quantity of Decommissioning Amount of Methods (Citation)
Material Material Funding Plan Certification Timing Available Unsealed Nuclear Material Holder of specific i cense issued before Jul-y 27, 1990 (&sect;70.25 (c)(2)) Holder of spe cific license issued before July 27,-MI (&sect;70.25-(c)(3))
Holder of specific license issued before July 27, Too (&sect;70.25-(c)(3))
Holder of or appli cant* for specific license Holder of or appli cant* for specific license Unsealed Sp-eci-al Nuclear Material Sealed Nuclear Material Unsealed Special Nuclear Material> 103, but < 104 times the applicable quanti ties; or for a combi nation-of isotopes if R**/103 > 1, but R**/10 4 < 1 > 105 times the appli cable quantities;
or for a combination oT isotopes if R**/10s > 1 > 104, but < 105 times the applicable quanti ties; or for a combi nationi-of isotopes if R**/10 > 1, but R**/IOs < 1 > 103, but < 104 times the applicable quanti ties; or for a combi nationi-of isotopes if R**/10 3 > 1, but R**/1O 4 < 1 Not applicable
< threshold limits specified Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Required for all licensees if certification not submitted Not required Not required$150,000 if DFP not submitted
$750,000 if DFP not submitted by July 27, 1990 $750,000 if DFP not submitted
$150,000 if DFP not submitted by July 27, 1990 Not required Not required When applying for license Certification required on or before July 27, 1990 (only if DFP not submitted on or before July 27, 1990); DFP required when submitting next license renewal after July 27, 1990.  On or before July 27, 1990 On or before July 27, 1990 Not applicable Not applicable For all licensees, choice of the following options: 1) Prepayment;
2) Surety/Insurance/Guarantee;
3) External Sinking Fund and Surety/Insurance Method; or 4) Statement of Intent (public licensees only) Same as above Same as above Same as above Not. applicable Not applicable
* Applicant refers only to new applicants and not to existing license holders applying for a new license.
 
**R is the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in Appendix C.(10
by 10s is greater than 1, where R is defined as the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each isotope to the applicable value in Appendix C. Each holder of a license of the type described above issued on or after July 27, 1990,--ut also submit a DFP as specified in 10 CFR 70.25(c)(?T.
 
Holders of such a license issued before July 27, 1990, must submit the certification of financial assurance in -the amount of $750,000 or the DFP on or before July 27, 1990. These licensees then must submit a DFP in any application for a license renewal.
 
AliLcants for licenses authorizing possession of unsealed special nuclear material in quantities specified in 70.25(d) and holders of such licenses issued on or after July 27, 1990, must submit either a certification of financial assurance or a DFP as specified in 10 CFR 70.25(b) and 7 0.25(c)(i). 
The amount of financial assurance required depends on the amount of unsealed special nuclear material that a licensee is authorized to possess. The licensee must submit certification, if the certification option is used, in the following amounts: * $750,000 If the unsealed special nuclear material is held in quanti ties greater than 104 and less than or equal to 105 times the applicable quantities in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20, or if the material is a combination of isotopes, if R (as defined in 10 CFR 7 0.25(a)) divided by 104 is greater than l and R divided by 105 is less than or equal to 1; and * $150,000 If the unsealed special nuclear material is held in quanti ties greater than 103 and less than or equal to 104 times the applicable quantities in Appendix C of 10 CFR Part 20, or if the material is a combination of isotopes, if R (as defined in 10 CFR 7 0.25(a)) divided by 103 is greater than I and R divided by 104 is less than or equal to 1.  Holders of licenses issued before July 27, 1990, that authorize the possession of special nuclear material in these amounts must submit certifica tion of financial assurance on or before July 27, 1990. These facilities also have the option to submit a bFP instead of certification.
 
Applicants under 10 CFR Part 70 may submit financial assurance using one or more of the following mechanisms:
* Prepayment
"* Surety/Other Guarantee/Insurance
"* External Sinking Fund combined with Surety or Insurance
"* Statement of Intent (Federal, State, or local government licensees only) 2.3.2 Sealed Special Nuclear Material All licensees authorized to possess sealed special nuclear material are considered to be Category C facilities because these facilities are not ad dressed by.the financial assurance requirements of 10 CFR 70.25, and therefore, they do not have to submit financial assurance for decommissioning.
 
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2.4 FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
FOR LICENSEES
UNDER 10 CFR PART 72 Part 72 licensees are not allowed to submit certifications;
all such licensees must prepare and submit cost estimates as part of decommissioning funding plans. The applicant for a license to possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) must submit estimated decommissioning costs and proof of the necessary financial arrangements to pro vide reasonable assurance prior to licensing that decommissioning will be carried out after the removal of spent fuel from storage.
 
Applicants under 10 CFR Part 72 may submit financial assurance using one or more of thefollowing mechanisms:
"* Prepayment
"* Surety/Other Guarantee/Insurance
"* External Sinking Fund combined with Surety or Insurance
"* Statement of Intent (Federal, State, or local government licensees only) "* Electric utility licensees may use the methods allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)
and (3). In particular, this allows the use of an external sinking fund without having to combine it with a surety method.2-11
 
===3. FINANCIAL ===
ASSURANCE
MECHANISMS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
This section describes the financial mechanisms licensees and applicants may use under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 to demonstrate financial assurance for decommissioning.
 
Descriptions of the allowable categories of financial assurance mechanisms are followed by explanations of each allowable instrument.
 
A checklist of criteria detailing the provisions that should be included in each specific instrument is contained in an exhibit following the discussion of the instrument.
 
Section 4 of the guide contains samples of recommended wording for allowable instruments.
 
In addition, Appendices B through E list the documents that should be submitted to comply with decommissioning financial assurance requirements, depending on the particular financial instrument used.  3.1.1 Mechanisms Available to Types of Licensees or Applicants All applicants for, or holders of licenses, under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 may use one or more of three kinds of mechanisms to comply with the financial assurance requirements for decommissioning:
3.1.1.1 Prepayment Method Prepayment is a deposit by the licensee or applicant prior to the start of operation into a segregated account outside the licensee's or applicant's control. The deposit must be cash or liquid assets 2 that will retain their value over the projected operating life of the facility in an amount sufficient to pay estimated or certified decommissioning costs. Prepayment mechanisms include trust funds, escrow accounts, certificates of deposit, government funds, and deposits of government securities.
 
3.1.1.2 Surety, Insurance, or Parent Company Guarantee Method A surety method, insurance, or parent company guarantee is an assurance that decommissioning costs will be paid by another party should the licensee default on the responsibility to carry out decommissioning.
 
In addition to insurance, surety methods include payment surety bonds, letters of credit, lines of credit, and parent company guarantees.
 
3.1.1.3 External Sinking Fund (Combination of Sinking Fund Account and Surety Mechanism or Insurance)
An external sinking fund has two components:
(1) a sinking fund account and (2) insurance or a surety mechanism such that the total of both components at least equals, at all times, the cost of decommissioning.
 
The sinking fund account is a segregated account outside the licensee's or applicant's control.
 
Any of the prepayment mechanisms can be used to hold the assets for the sinking fund account. Thus, the sinking fund account may be in the form of a trust, escrow account, government fund, certificate(s)
of deposit, or deposit ZLiquid assets are cash or assets readily convertible into cash, such as marketable securities, notes, accounts receivable, or certificates of deposit.3-1 of government securities.
 
The second component of the external sinking fund can be insurance or a surety mechanism, i.e., a letter of credit, line of credit, or surety bond. As the proportion of the total that is held in the sinking fund account increases over time, however, the amount in insurance or a surety mechanism can decrease.
 
Part 72 licensees that are electric utilities may use an external sinking fund that is not combined with a surety mechanism or insurance
(10 CFR 7 2.30(c)(5)). 
3.1.2 Government Licensees or Applicants In addition to the mechanisms described above, Federal, State, and local government licensees or applicants may provide financial assurance with a state ment of intent. A government licensee or applicant may also combine a statement of intent with another form of financial assurance to satisfy decommissioning financial assurance requirements.
 
A statement of intent is a statement from the appropriate Federal, State, or local government entity indicating that funds for decommissioning will be obtained when necessary.
 
The statement of intent should also include an estimate of decommissioning costs or state the amount of financial assurance required by the certification mechanism.
 
3.2 DESCRIPTION
OF FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
MECHANISMS
Three categories of financial assurance mechanisms are available to all licensees or applicants for licenses under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, and with slight variations, Part 72: (1) prepayment mechanisms;
(2) surety methods, insurance, and parent company guarantees;
and (3) external sinking fund coupled with surety bond or insurance.
 
Government licensees or applicants may also use a statement of intent to satisfy decommissioning financial assurance requirements.
 
All mechanisms used to comply with decommissioning financial assurance requirements must be at least equal in amount to the estimated or certified decommissioning costs for the facility.
 
If several mechanisms are used in combination, their sum must at least equal the total amount required for decom missioning.
 
The mechanisms may be used singly or in combination, except for the parent company guarantee which may not be combined with another financial assurance instrument.
 
ms Under the decommissioning regulations, "the surety method or insurance must be payable to a trust established for decommissioning costs" (10 CFR 30.35(f)(2)(ii), 40.36(e)(2)(ii), 70.25(f)(2)(ii), and 7 2.30(c)(2)(ii)].
This is because, by law, the Commission and agencies of some States cannot hold seg regated funds or accounts, but instead must deposit funds received in the Federal or State treasury as general revenues.
 
Such funds may not be available for decommissioning as required.
 
Therefore, a special trust is created in which the funds can be held and from which they can be taken and used when necessary with out being treated as general revenues.
 
The trust established to receive funds from other financial instruments is referred to in this guide as a "standby" trust to distinguish it from a trust fund used as a stand-alone prepayment financial assurance mechanism.
 
Standby trust funds must be established if the following instruments are used: letters or lines of credit and surety bonds.3-2 Standby trust funds should be used with a parent company guarantee.
 
Although not required by the regulation, licensees that use some prepayment mechanisms, i.e., certificates of deposit or government securities deposits, should also establish a standby trust or an escrow account to avoid the same problem. If the licensee defaults on decommissioning requirements, the issuer or provider will draw on the funds held in these instruments and deposit them directly into the standby trust or escrow account for use as required for decommissioning.
 
3.2.1 Prepayment Mechanisms Prepayment, in accordance with the decommissioning regulations, is the deposit of an amount of cash or liquid assets sufficient to pay decommissioning costs at the time required.
 
If used by an applicant for a license, prepayment must be depodited prior to the start of operations.
 
If used by a current license holder, the prepayment must be deposited prior to the submission of proof of financial assurance (i.e., on or before July 27, 1990, or at the time the license is renewed, whichever is earlier). 
The prepayment must be deposited into an account thatis segregated from the licensee's or applicant's other assets and outside the licensee's or applicant's control. Several acceptable mechanisms can be used to segregate cash or liquid assets from other assets. These are:
* escrow agreements,
* certificates of deposit,
* government funds, and
* deposits of government securities, and S* trust funds.  Certain prepayment mechanisms (i.e., cash deposits, certificates of deposit, or instruments held by banks in trust or escrow arrangements)
are subject to the dollar limitation of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp oration (FDIC) or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). 
Accordingly, the deposit in each bank will only be insured up to the basic amount of $100,000 per deposit. The limitations also apply to the interest earned on deposits.
 
If the principal is equal to the limit, therefore, the interest is uninsured.
 
Thus, if a licensee is required to have financial assurance in an amount exceeding
$100,000, deposits should be split among several institutions so that all funds are fully insured by the FDIC or FSLIC. For example, if a licensee is using certificates of deposit to demonstrate financial assurance, he can procure the CDs directly from different institutions so that each CD is fully insured. The licensee or applicant can also purchase fully insured CDs issued by various banks through a broker. If $750,000 in financial assurance is required, the licensee or applicant must procure at least eight insured CDs whose total value at the time of financial assurance certification is at least equal to $750,000.
 
3.2.1.1 Escrow Agreements An escrow account is an account containing funds deposited by the licensee or applicant and held by a bank or other financial institution.
 
An escrow account differs from similar accounts in that the licensee or applicant provides funds that are held by the escrow until the happening of a contingency or the 3-3 performance of a condition, and then released to the grantee. The applicant or licensee deposits cash or other liquid assets in an amount at least equal to the.  certified or estimated cost of decommissioning in an escrow account. The bank or other institution where the funds are deposited is the escrow agent. The escrow itself is the agreement between the applicant or licensee and the escrow agent that specifies that the funds are to be held by the escrow agent until they are required for decommissioning activities or there is a determination by the Commission or State authority of failure by the licensee to satisfactorily perform decommissioning activities.
 
The escrow fund will be disbursed to the licensee upon presentation of certification to the escrow agent that (1) decommissioning is proceeding accord ing to an approved plan, (2) the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to.the plan, and (3) the NRC has been given 30 days prior notice of the licensee's intent to withdraw funds from the escrow.  If the licensee defaults or is otherwise unable to carry out decommis sioning, the Commission or State regulatory agency will order the escrow agent to release the funds to pay decommissioning costs. The escrow agreement should state that if the licensee does not default or if any funds remain in the escrow when decommissioning is complete, the escrow will be terminated and the funds returned to the licensee.
 
To be valid an escrow account must be supported by an underlying contractual agreement.
 
For purposes of financial assurance, the underlying con tract in this instance would be the NRC licensing agreement.
 
The escrow becomes irrevocable when the applicant or licensee delivers the deposit to the escrow agent accompanied by the escrow agreement.
 
The escrow remains irrevocable for the length of time stated in the escrow agreement.
 
The terms may be amended, however, by mutual consent of the licensee or applicant and the Commission or State agency.  A checklist of review criteria for an escrow arrangement is provided in Exhibit 3-1. Samples of an escrow agreement and supporting contract are provided in Section 4.  3.2.1.2 Certificates of Deposit A certificate of deposit (CD) is a bank's written acknowledgement of the receipt and deposit of a sum of money by the licensee or applicant and its promise of repayment.
 
When using a CD to demonstrate financial assurance for decommissioning, the licensee deposits with a bank funds sufficient to cover the cost of decommissioning the licensed facility and receives a CD.  The wording of the CD may vary, provided it acknowledges the receipt of the licensee's deposit and contains a promise to pay the funds to the holder or named payee upon surrender of the certificate properly endorsed.
 
The licensee or applicant must establish a standby trust or escrow account to receive funds drawn from the CD in the event of default. The Commission or State agency will draw on certificate(s)
of deposit used as financial assurance instruments only if the licensee defaults on decommissioning obligations.
 
3-4 EXHIBIT 3-1 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF ESCROW AGREEMENTS
* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* Introduction explaining the nature of the agreement between the parties and referring to the NRC license agreement concerning the regulatory obligations of the licensee or applicant.
 
"* Identification of the escrow agent: 1. Name and address of escrow agent; 2. Position of escrow agent; 3. Duties and liabilities of escrow agent.  "* Recital of delivery of items placed in escrow to be disbursed in accordance with the directions, terms, and conditions that follow.  "* Terms and conditions upon which escrowed items will be disbursed.
 
1. Disbursement to licensee upon proper certification;
2. Conditions that constitute default; 3. Rights of parties upon default; 4. Rights and duties of escrow agent upon default; 5. Persons or names or positions to which funds may-be released.
 
"* Recital of irrevocability of escrow arrangement.
 
* Escrow agent's rights and duties.
 
* Annual valuation requirement.
 
* Method for amending or terminating escrow agreement upon mutual consent of the parties and notice to escrow agent.
 
* Compensation and expenses of escrow agent.
 
* Amendment of the escrow agreement.
 
* Interpretation of escrow agreement.
 
* Termination of escrow.
 
* Acceptance of appointment by escrow agent.
 
* Signatures of parties and escrow agent.3-5 CDs may be either negotiable or non-negotiable.
 
If a CD is negotiable, thr issuing bank is obligated to pay the holder, whoever it is, when the CD falls due. If a CD is non-negotiable, the bank is obligated to pay the designated payee identified on the certificate.
 
* Both negotiable and non-negotiable CDs may be used to comply with decommissioning financial assurance requirements.
 
If a negotiable CD is used, the trustee of a concurrently created standby trust or the escrow agent of an escrow account should have possession of the CD.  If a non-negotiable CD is used, the trustee of a concurrently created standby trust or the escrow agent for an escrow account should be named as payee, unless the appropriate State agency can hold the funds without depositing them in State general revenues.
 
* The CD should be for a limited time period, such as 1 to 5 years, so that the face value can be adjusted for inflation and changes in decommissioning costs.  "* Either time or demand CDs may be used for financial assurance.
 
CDs can be payable either at a certain time (time deposits)
or on demand after a specified period of time (usually 30 to 90 days) has elapsed (demand deposits).
The demand CD allows the holder to withdraw funds at will at any time after the specified period has elapsed.
 
The demand CD, therefore, may be better suited to the contingency requirements of a decommissioning financial assurance mechanism.
 
Time CDs may be used, however, if their value is sufficient to cover decommissioning costs even if a penalty is incurred for withdrawal prior to the date specified on the certificate(s). 
"* CDs should include automatic renewal provisions and provisions requiring notice, in writing, prior to withdrawal of funds. Under such provisions, the certificate will continue indefinitely until the licensee defaults and the issuer receives written notice of default or of termination of the license by the Commission.
 
The bank issuing the CD generally has a set-off right to the funds that are deposited.
 
A set-off right refers to the general rule that a bank may look to deposits it holds for the repayment of any indebtedness to it on the part of the depositor and may apply the debtor's deposit on his debts to the bank as they become due.  The set-off right does not apply, however, to special deposits.
 
When money is deposited for a special purpose, a bank is ordinarily precluded from exercising the right of set-off. In addition, in order to warrant a set-off, it is ordinarily necessary that the money deposited belong to the depositor.
 
Thus, the set-off rule does not apply where a bank has knowledge that the funds are deposited by the depositor for the use of another, or where the bank has knowledge of facts sufficient to put it on notice as to the ownership by someone other than the depositor.
 
To avoid a bank's right of set-off, licensees or applicants using non negotiable CDs as financial assurance instruments should (1) name the trustee 3-6 of a standby trust or the escrow agent of an escrow account or the State regulatory agency (if the agency can hold special accounts)
as payee, and (2) inform the issuing bank that the certificate is being used to demonstrate financial assurance in compliance with a regulatory requirement.
 
Licensees using negotiable CDs should also inform issuers of the purpose for which the CDs are being obtained.
 
Criteria for review of certificates of deposit are provided in Exhibit 3-2.  Examples of certificates of deposit are provided in Section 4.2.  3.2.1.3 Government Securities The licensee wishing to use this mechanism will deposit government securi ties that have, at thetime of deposit, a fair market value at least equal to the certified or estimated cost of decommissioning.
 
In order to ensure that the securities deposited provide the greatest probability of full value at maturity, securities should be limited to securities that are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the Federal government and adequately rated State or municipal bonds. These securities could be held by a trustee or an appro priate Federal or State agency. The security holder should be determined during licensing.
 
Acceptable securities backed by the Federal government include:
* Treasury bills;
* Treasury notes, and bonds;
* Government National Mortgage Association pass-through certificates (GNMAs); and
* Mortgage-backed bonds issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMAs) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
 
Acceptable State or municipal bond ratings are:
* BBB or higher as rated by Standard and Poor's Corporation;
or
* Baa or higher as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.  A licensee or applicant wishing to use securities to provide evidence of financial responsibility should comply with the following:
* The types of securities to be used must be approved during the licensing process. If used by an applicant for a license, securities must be transferred before the facility becomes operational.
 
If used by a current license holder, securities must be transferred at the time financial assurance is certified.
 
* The licensee or applicant should establish a standby trust to receive funds if the bonds are cashed so that they will be available to the Commission or the State agency if needed for decommissioning.
 
If the licensee or applicant uses Treasury securities for financial assurance, procedures for receipt and possible reinvestment of interest should also be established.
 
Interest payments on registered Treasury notes and bonds 3-7 EXHIBIT 3-2 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT "* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
"* Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
"* Time or demand deposit.
 
* Negotiable or non-negotiable instrument.
 
* Terms and conditions include: 1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.Name and address of bank; Number of certificate;
Date of creation;
Name of depositor;
Name or position of payee; Sum deposited;
Rate of interest;
Renewable or nonrenewable at Period of renewal; Power of bank not to renew; Limitations on withdrawal;
Notice requirements.
 
maturity;* Deposit insurance.
 
3-8 are mailed to the address furnished with the tender or subscription letter, and a special form must be completed if the mailing address changes. The proper registrant for Treasury securities would be either the Commission or the State regulatory agency, the trustee of a standby trust, or the escrow agent for an escrow account.
 
Deposit of government securities into a trust fund, escrow account, or specific State government account will require the careful attention of the trustee, escrow agent, or State fiduciary with respect to: "* Proper registration and endorsements;
"* Reinvesting interest payments;
* Handling instruments with varying maturity dates;
* Riinvesting funds from matured and redeemed instruments;
and
* Filing proper forms in a timely fashion with the appropriate government agencies. (A list of forms is provided in Section 4.4.) To be certain that the financial assurance provided by a deposit of securities is adequate, the Commission or State regulatory agency should review the trust or escrow agreement or special government account to ensure that the trustee, escrow agent, or State fiduciary is aware of the special requirements for such securities.
 
For example, Section 8(c) of the sample trust agreement provided in Section 4.3 of this guide expressly authorizes the trustee to make required securities transactions.
 
Exhibit 3-3 provides a checklist of criteria for review of government securities.
 
3.2.1.4 Special GoveTnment Funds or Accounts Some State regulatory agencies may have the authority to establish special segregated government funds or accounts to receive and hold cash for specified purposes.
 
To use this mechanism, the licensee or applicant and the State agency would agree that decommissioning funds in an amount at least equal to the decommissioning cost would be held in a special State account with the State agency acting as trustee or escrow agent for the funds. The licensee or applicant would deposit the required amount of cash or liquid assets in the special account prior to beginning facility operations.
 
The State agency should provide written verification of its agreement to use funds solely to carry out decommissioning.
 
The trust or escrow account should satisfy the criteria described under those titles in this guide and should contain the provisions detailed in the respective checklists.
 
If the licensee defaults, the State regulatory agency would arrange for the necessary decommissioning work to be completed by 1) ordering the licensee to decommission the site, 2) ordering the trustee to select a decommissioning contractor, or 3) choosing a contractor themselves.
 
In the event that the State agency was unable to exercise its options, the Commission would select the contractor.
 
The special account or fund would terminate when decommissioning was complete, the license was terminated, and the facility site is available for unrestricted use for any public or private purpose. (Exhibit 3-4 provides a checklist of criteria for review of special government funds or accounts.)
3-9 EXHIBIT 3-3 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
* Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* List of securities deposited:
Federal Treasury bills, notes, and bonds:
* Government National Mortgage Association certificates (GNMAs). 
* Federal National Mortgage Association certificates (FNMAs). 
* Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLM) bonds.  State or municipal bonds rated:
* BBB or higher as rated by Standard and Poor's Corporation;
or
* Baa or higher as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
 
* Date when securities were transferred to trust or escrow account.
 
* Current market value of securities deposited.
 
* Certified or estimated cost of decommissioning.
 
* Documentation of standby trust, including trust agreement and acknowledgement.
 
or
* Documentation of escrow account established to hold government securities.
 
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EXHIBIT 3-4 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF SPECIAL GOVERNMENT
FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS
* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
* Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* List of assets deposited with State agency.  Date on which assets were transferred to the special account.
 
* Value of assets deposited.
 
* Letter from State agency stating that use of funds will be restricted to covering the costs of decommissioning upon the licensee's default.
 
* Documentation of trust fund established to hold assets, including trust agreement and acknowledgement;
or
* Documentation of established escrow account.3-11
3.2.1.5 Trust Fund Trust funds can be used by themselves to provide financial assurance.
 
A trust that is acceptable to the Commission to satisfy decommissioning financial assurance requirements is an irrevocable three-party agreement whereby the licensee or applicant, called the grantor or trustor, transfers assets at least equal to the cost of decommissioning to a trustee, such as a bank, to hold on behalf of the beneficiary, the Commission or State agency. Decommissioning financial assurance regulations require that the trust and trustee must be acceptable to the Commission or the State regulatory agency. Acceptable trustees include appropriate State or Federal government agencies and entities that have the authority to actas trustees and whose trust operations are regulated and examined by a Federal or State agency [10 CFR 30.35(f)(2)(ii), 40.36(e)(2)(ii), 70.25(f)(2)(ii), and 72.30(c)(2)]. 
The terms and conditions of the trust are governed by a trust agreement.
 
The trust agreement should identify the licensed facility and the decommissioning costs. It should also describe the property used to establish the trust fund and clearly indicate the grantor's intention that the property is to be held by a trustee. The trust agreement should also specify in detail all important aspects of the execution and administration of the trust and the disposition of the trust property.
 
The document should state that the fund will be disbursed to the licensee only upon presentation to the trustee of certification that (1) decommissioning is proceeding according to a Commission-approved plan; (2) the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to the plan; and (3) the Commission has been given 30 days prior notice of the licensee's intent to withdraw funds from the trust.  A trust can hold more than interest-bearing cash deposits.
 
Other property, such as securities or government notes, can be placed in trust. If assets with out a face value are used to fund the trust, the trustee will be required to sell them and place their cash value into the trust. The trust must contain sufficient assets to complete decommissioning activities at all times. After payment has been made into the trust, the trustee should annually, at least 30 days before the anniversary date of receipt of payment, furnish the licensee and the Commission or the State regulatory agency a statement confirming the value of the trust. Within 60 days of receiving the trustee's evaluation, the licensee must adjust the value of the fund, if necessary, to provide for increased cost due to inflation or new decommissioning cost estimates.
 
The trustee is generally empowered to invest the funds during the existence of the trust. Trustee investments, unless specified in the trust agreement, are governed by a "reasonably prudent investor standard" as defined in the statutes or case law of the jurisdiction where the trust is located. Any investment income accrues to the trust. The licensee may change the trustee if dissatisfied with the trustee's performance.
 
A change in trustee does not affect the existence of the trust but a change can be made only by mutual agreement of the Commission or State agency, the licensee, and the trustee. Arrangement for a new trustee or for an alternate financial assurance mechanism should be made 60 days before the expiration of the trust agreement.
 
The trustor usually pays a fee for the initiation of the trust and for subsequent.
 
trust services.3-12
3.2.1.6 Standby Trusts Unde., decommissioning regulations, a licensee or applicant wishing to use a surety bond, letter of credit, line of credit, or insurance must (and a parent company guarantee should) establish a standby trust fund (see explanation in Section 3.2). (Licensees or applicants that use CDs or government securities should establish a standby trust or an escrow account.)
The purpose of the standby trust is to receive any funds that are drawn from these financial assurance mechanisms by the issuing institutions and hold them until they are required for decommissioning.
 
To satisfy the decommissioning requirements, a standby trust should satisfy the conditions specified above for trust funds.  The wording of the standby trust should specify that its purpose is to receive and hold funds from a financial mechanism for use to satisfy the licensee's decommissioning obligations.
 
The document should state that the fund will be disbursed to the licensee only upon presentation to the trustee of certification that (1) decommissioning is proceeding according to a Commission-approved plan; (2) the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to the plan; and (c) the Commission has been given 30 days prior notice of the licensee's intent to withdraw funds from the trust.  (Exhibit 3-5 provides criteria for review of trust funds and standby trust agreements.
 
Recommended wording for trust documents is provided in Section 4.) 3.2.2 Surety, Insurance, or Parent Company Guarantee Mechanisms Surety methods for providing evidence of financial responsibility include surety bonds, letters of credit, or lines of credit. A licensee may also use a parent company guarantee based on the authorized financial test that is contained in Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 30 and referenced in 10 CFR Parts 40, 70, and 72. (The test is in this guide in sections 4.7.3 and 4.7.4.) A parent company guarantee may not be used in combination with other financial methods to satisfy decommissioning financial responsibility requirements.
 
Any surety method or insurance used to comply with decommissioning requirements must satisfy the following conditions:
The surety method or insurance must be open-ended.
 
If written for a specified term, such as 5 years, the instrument must be renewed automatically unless 90 days or more prior to the renewal date, the issuer of the instrument notifies the Commission, the beneficiary, and the licensee of its intention not to renew. The instrument must also provide that the full face amount be paid to the beneficiary automatically prior to expiration without proof of forfeiture if the licensee fails to provide a replacement acceptable to the Commission within 30 days after receipt of notification of cancellation.
 
Financial assurance must remain in effect until the Commission has terminated the license. The licensee must provide continuous financial assurance from the time compliance with decommissioning financial assurance requirements is first demonstrated to the time decommissioning is complete, the facility license has been terminated, and the facility site is available for unrestricted use for any private or public purpose. If the licensee, issuer, or provider cancels or fails to renew an instrument, the licensee must provide alternative financial assurance within 30 days of giving or receiving notice of cancellation or non-renewal.
 
3-13 EXHIBIT 3-5 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF TRUST AGREEMENTSa Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
* Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* Evidence that the financial institution has authority to act as a trustee.
 
* Purpose of trust ("whereas" clauses). 
1. Description Grantor or grantors (introductory paragraph). 
1. Names
 
===2. Addresses ===
* Trustee or trustees.
 
===1. Names and addresses ===
2. Bank or corporate trustee (introductory paragraph)
* Identification of facilities and cost estimates (Section 2). b
* Words of transfer, conveyance, and delivery in trust (Section 3).
* Payments constituting the trust fund (Section 4).
* Duration of trust.
 
* Description of trust property.
 
1. Property described in attached schedule (Schedule B) 2. Cash 3. Stock and other securities
* Additions to trust.
 
* Distribution of trust principal (Section 5).  1. Disbursement to licensee upon proper certification
2. Payment for activities at NRC's direction in writing aAdapted from 17A Am Jur Legal Forms 2d (Rev) &sect;251.94.
 
References are to recommended wording for trust agreements provided in Section 4.3 of this guide.3-14 EXHIBIT 3-5 (continued)
3. Refund to grantor at NRC's specification in writing after completion of decommissioning activities
* Trust management (Sections
6-8).  1. Discretionary powers 2. Fiduciary duty 3. Commingling and investment
4. Sale or exchange of trust property 5. Scope of investments
6. Express powers of trustee 7. Borrowing money and encumbering trust assets * (Optional provisions)
 
===8. Insurance ===
9. Operation of business 10. Compromise of claims
* Taxes and expenses (Section 9).
* Annual valuation (Section 10).
* Advice of counsel (Section 11).
* Authority, compensation, and tenure of trustees (Sections
12-14).  1. Trustee compensation
2. Successor trustee 3. Instructions to trustee "* Amendment of agreement (Section 15).  "* Irrevocability and termination (Section 16).  "* Immunity and indemnification (Section 17).
* Law to govern construction and operation of trust (Section 18).
* Interpretation and severability (Section 19).
* Date (signature block).
* Signatures (signature block).
* Acknowledgements, seals or attestations, if necessary or desired (witness by notary public). 
* Acceptance of trust by trustee or trustees (acknowledgment).
3-15 The instrument must be payable to a standby trust. An applicant or license wishing to use a surety bond, letter of credit, line of credit, or insurance must (and a parent company guarantee should) also establish a standby trust fund.  The purpose of the standby trust is to receive any funds that are drawn from these financial assurance mechanisms and hold them until they are required for decommissioning.
 
The following text describes surety methods, parent company guarantees, and insurance.
 
3.2.2.1 Surety Bond A surety bond that satisfies decommissioning financial assurance require ments is a Contract that the licensee or applicant (the principal)
enters into with a qualified surety company (the surety) to assure the Commission or State regulatory agency that the licensee will fulfill its decommissioning obligations or, in the event of the licensee's default, the surety guarantees that decom missioning costs will be paid. Surety bonds written as payment bonds are acceptable for decommissioning financial assurance.
 
These bonds are financial guarantee bonds that guarantee payment.
 
Licensees or applicants must acquire financial guarantee surety bonds from qualified sureties.
 
For purposes of compliance with the decommissioning regulations, qualified sureties are those listed by the Department of the Treasury in the most recent edition of Circular 570. Circular 570, which lists qualified sureties, is published annually on approximately July 1, and updated in the Federal Register.
 
The circular includes the underwriting limitation, that is, the maximum amount that each listed surety can guarantee in one bond. A surety can only exceed this amount if it brings another surety company into the agreement to share the risk. Several sureties acting together may not exceed the sum of their individual underwriting limitations.
 
Circular 570 also lists the States in which each qualified surety is licensed to enter Tinto surety bonds. A surety bond used to meet the decommissioning financial assurance requirements must be signed in a State where the surety company is licensed.
 
A surety is "jointly and severally" liable for the guaranteed payment, which means that the surety assumes the licensee's obligation as its own and can be sued jointly with the licensee for the obligation.
 
Consequently, most surety bonds include an indemnification provision that requires the principal (the licensee)
to reimburse the surety for costs incurred in satisfaction of the principal's obligations. (Criteria for review of surety bonds are provided in Exhibit 3-6.) The surety bond limits the liability of the surety company to the face amount of the bond (sometimes called the penal sum). The penal sum of the bond must be an amount at least equal to the cost of decommissioning.
 
The bond may provide, by an optional rider, that the penal sum can be increased up to 20 percent in any year without a new agreement between the parties. An applicant or licensee wishing to use a surety bond should verify during the licensing review that the amount and the terms and conditions are satisfactory to the Commission.
 
3-16 EXHIBIT 3-6 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF SURETY BONDS Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* Copy of Circular 570 of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
 
* Copy of broker/agent's power of attorney authorizing the broker/agent to issue bonds.
 
* Signed statement from applicant indicating that they will notify NRC if the surety company intends to cancel or go bankrupt.
 
* Date of execution of bond and effective date.
 
* Name and address of licensee (principal). 
* Type of business organization;
State of incorporation, if appropriate.
 
* NRC license number, identification of licensed facility(ies), decommissioning costs.
 
* Identification of corporate or individual surety(ies). 
1. Name; 2. State of incorporation;
3. Qualification in jurisdiction where facility covered by the surety bond is located.
 
* Designation of obligee (NRC or State regulatory agency). 
"* Recitation of consideration (fee paid for surety bond).  "* Liability of surety.  1. Penal sum 2. Limitation of liability
3. Condition(s)
of liability
4. Statement of joint and several liability
"* Statement of licensee's or applicant's regulatory obligations as reason for bond.
 
* Scope and duration of bond.  1. Restricted to single obligation
 
===2. Continuing ===
3. Provisions for renewal 3-17 EXHIBIT 3-6 (Continued)
* Termination.
 
1. By surety
 
===2. By principal ===
3. Effective date of termination or revocation
* Adjustment of penal sum.
 
* Date.
 
* Signatures.
 
* Premium.3-18 The licensee must establish a standby trust fund at the same time that it enters into the surety contract.
 
The surety bond must contain terms requiring that any funds drawn under it will be placed directly into the standby trust fund by the surety company. Both the bond and the trust agreement should be submitted as evidence of financial responsibility.
 
The wording of the surety bond and the wording of the standby trust should be similar to the wording of each recommended in Sections 4.5 and 4.3.2, respectively.
 
3.2.2.2 Letters of Credit A standby letter of credit that is acceptable as evidence of financial responsibility is a binding arrangement by which the issuing party, such as a bank, agrees on behalf of the applicant or licensee (the account party) to place funds in the standby trust or to pay the State authority in the event of any default by the licensee in the performance of decommissioning.
 
The standby letter of credit specifies the document(s)
necessary to establish the fact of the licensee's failure to decommission as required, and the issuer must pay the beneficiary upon presentation of the document(s).
The issuer extends this credit in exchange for a fee paid by the applicant or licensee.
 
The arrangement also requires that the applicant or licensee repay, with interest, any funds drawn through the letter of credit. (Criteria for review of letters of credit are provided in Exhibit 3-7.) The issuer should be an institution that has the authority to issue a letter of credit and whose letter-of-credit operations are regulated and examined by a Federal or State agency. All domestic commercial banks and savings banks, chartered U.S. branches of foreign banks operating in the United States, credit unions, and some savings and loan associations satisfy this requirement.
 
Under the letter of credit, the Commission or State authority will direct that funds be placed in the standby trust to pay the costs of decommissioning if the licensee fails to decommission as required.
 
The funds in the standby trust would be used to pay the costs of decommissioning.
 
Terms of the letter of credit must specify that funds withdrawn will be placed by the issuer directly into a standby trust fund upon presentation of a draft or other documents specified in the letter of credit. Both the letter of credit and the trust agreement should be submitted to evidence financial assurance.
 
The exact terms of the arrangement between the licensee or applicant and the issuer will depend on individual circumstances, but the wording of the letter of credit should be similar to the instrument presented in Section 4.6.  3.2.2.3 Lines of Credit A standby line of credit, sufficient to satisfy decommissioning financial responsibility requirements, is an arrangement of the licensee with a lender (generally a bank) in which the lender agrees to provide funds required for decommissioning of the licensee's facility.
 
The maximum amount of credit stated in the contract between the applicant or licensee and the lender must be suffi cient to at least equal the certified or estimated cost of decommissioning.
 
Lines of credit are generally contingent on the continuing credit worthiness of the licensee, as analyzed by the issuer. To satisfy the financial responsibil ity requirements, however, the line of credit for decommissioning must not be contingent on the licensee's financial condition but must be provided without 3-19 EXHIBIT 3-7 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF LETTERS OF CREDIT
* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed duplicate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
* Evidence that the financial institution is regulated by Federal or State agency (e.g., member of FDIC, Federal Reserve System, etc.).
* The instrument must be entitled a letter of credit.
 
* The letter should be limited in amount.
 
* The letter of credit must contain a specified expiration date or be written for a definite term.
 
* The issuer's obligation to pay the beneficiary should arise only upon presentation of a draft or other documents specified in the letter of credit.
 
* The bank must not be called upon to determine a question of fact or law at issue between the licensee and the Commission or State regulatory agency.
 
* The licensee should have an unqualified obligation to reimburse the issuer for payments made under the letter of credit.3-20
reservation.
 
Accordingly, the licensee or applicant should obtain from the lender a written commitment to provide funds without reservation as necessary for decommissioning.
 
Also, a standby trust must be created to receive funds from the line of credit in the event of the licensee's default on decommissioning obligations.
 
The standby trust agreement and documentation of the line of credit must be submitted as evidence of financial assurance.
 
3.2.2.4 Insurance An insurance policy sufficient to satisfy the decommissioning financial assurance requirements must insure, at the time it is acquired, the entire estimated or certified cost of decommissioning.
 
An annuity policy, therefore, that would gradually increase in value over time to equal decommissioning costs would not be acceptable unless accompanied by some other mechanism to make up any shortfalls.
 
The beneficiary of the insurance policy should be the trustee of the standby trust established to receive the insured funds when they are needed for decommissioning.
 
3.2.2.5 Parent Company Guarantees A guarantee is a promise by one party (the guarantor)
to pay specified debts or perform specified obligations of another party (the principal)
in the event that the principal fails to satisfy the debts or obligations.
 
When a guarantee is used to provide evidence of financial responsibility in a regulatory program, the primary obligation consists of the regulatory requirements the principal must satisfy. Decommissioning financial responsibility requirements may be satisfied by the use of a corporate guarantee, whereby the applicant's or licensee's parent corporation agrees to guarantee to provide specified dollar amounts to fund performance of decommissioning in the event of the licensee's default.
 
To be acceptable to the Commission, a parent company guarantee must satisfy the following conditions:
* The guarantee must be provided by the corporate parent of the licensee, and the parent must be able to demonstrate that they have majority control of the licensee's voting stock.
 
* The financial statement of the guarantor must be submitted in substantiation of its financial position.
 
* The guarantor must demonstrate that it has adequate resources to cover the costs of the decommissioning activities using Alternative I or II of the financial test included in Sections 4.7.3 and 4.7.4.
 
* After the initial financial test, the parent company must repeat the passage of the test within 90 days after the close of each succeeding fiscal year.
 
* The corporate guarantor's financial statements must be audited by an independent certified public accountant.
 
On the basis of financial statements or other pertinent materials, the corporate parent may no longer meet the financial test criteria.
 
If so, 3-21 the licensee must provide alternative financial assurance within 90 days after receiving notification of the determination.
 
If the licensee fails to do so, the guarantor must provide alternative assurance in the name of the licensee.  (A checklist of review criteria for parent company guarantees is provided in Exhibit 3-8.) 3.2.2.6 Financial Test A financial test is an accounting ratio requirement, net worth requirement, bond rating requirement, or similar requirement or combination of requirements that measures the financial strength of a firm providing financial assurance.
 
The financial test is used by a firm that provides a guarantee to a licensee to show its own financial strength and its ability to support the guarantee.
 
The corporate guarantee financial test requirements may be satisfied by meeting either of two alternative financial tests specified in 10 CFR Part 30, Appendix A, II.A.1 or II.A.2.  A special auditor's report must be submitted as part of the financial test (10 CFR Part 30, Appendix A, II.B). To satisfy the requirement, "the parent company's independent certified public accountant must have compared the data used by the parent company in the financial test, which is derived from the independently audited year end financial statements for the latest fiscal year, with the amounts in such financial statement." In connection with this, the licensee must inform NRC within 90 days of any matters coming to the auditor's attention which cause the auditor to believe that the data specified in the financial test should be adjusted and that the company no longer passes the test (10 CFR Part 30, Appendix A, I1.B). This test must be repeated within 90 days after the closing of each succeeding fiscal year. In the event that the parent company no longer meets the financial test, 10 CFR Part 30, Appendix A, II.C, identifies notification and alternative financial assurance requirements. (Recommended wording for the parent company guarantee documents is provided in Section 4.7.6.) 3.2.3 External Sinking Fund The external sinking fund is a mechanism for providing decommissioning financial assurance by combining a sinking fund account with a surety method (i.e., letter or line of credit or surety bond) or insurance.
 
The sinking fund account can be in the form of mechanisms, such as cash deposits in an escrow or .trust agreement, certificates of deposit, or deposit of government securities.
 
The sinking fund account, whatever its form, must be segregated from the licensee's or applicant's other assets and outside the licensee's or applicant's control. It is established and maintained by setting aside funds and adding to the account periodically.
 
The sinking account funds in combination with the surety mechanism or insurance must at all times at least equal the cost of decommissioning the facility at the time termination of operation is expected.
 
As the amount held in the sinking fund increases over time, however, the amount of insurance or the amount of the surety mechanism can decrease correspondingly.
 
Prepayment mechanisms and surety methods are described in detail in Sections 3-22 EXHIBIT 3-8 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF PARENT COMPANY GUARANTEES
* Copy of letter from the chief executive officer of the licensee, verify ing that it is a going concern* with positive tangible net worth (sub mitted annually at same time as parent company financial test in Sec tions 4.7.3 and 4.7.4 of this guide).
* Copy of corporate by-laws or other evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
Evidence that the financial instrument is an originally signed dupli cate (e.g., an executed copy of the instrument). 
Evidence that the corporate parent has majority control of the applicant's voting stock.  "* Name and address of guarantor.
 
"* Name and address of the licensee.
 
"* Name and address of the regulatory agency.  "* Recitation of the guarantor's authority to provide the guarantee, such as ownership of the licensee.
 
"* Identification of the facilities for which the guarantee provides financial assurance and amounts guaranteed for decommissioning activities.
 
* Description of the primary obligation (decommissioning requirements). 
* Unequivocal statement of guarantee.
 
a. Recitation of the consideration for the guarantee.
 
b. Liability of the guarantor.
 
a. Limitation of liability b. Condition(s)
of liability c. Effect on liability of a change in the status of the licensee
* Statement that guarantor remains bound despite amendment or modification of license or decommissioning funding plan, reduction or extension of time of performance of required activities, or any other modification or alteration of an obligation of licensee.
 
tA "going concern" is a firm that is expected to continue operating at least long enough for current expectations and plans to be carried out and for the reasonably foreseeable future period after that.3-23 EXHIBIT 3-8 (Continued)
* Notice requirements.
 
* Discharge of the guarantor.
 
* Termination and revocation.
 
1. Termination on occurrence of contingency
2. Voluntary revocation by guarantor
3. Effective date of termination or revocation
* Date.
 
* Signatures.
 
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3.2.1 and 3.2.2, respectively. (To review the instruments used in the external sinking funds, reviewers should use the criteria provided in the checklist for each respective instrument.)
3.2.4 Statement of Intent A statement of intent may be used by Federal, State, or local government licensees to provide evidence of financial responsibility for decommissioning.
 
The purpose of the statement of intent is to ensure that, early in the life of the licensed facility, government licensees make their funding bodies aware of decommissioning requirements and costs and the eventual need for funding. The statement must identify the facility(ies)
for which it guarantees financial assurance and the corresponding decommissioning costs. Also, it must indicate that funds for decommissioning costs will be requested and obtained sufficiently in advance of decommissioning to prevent delay of required activities.
 
The statement of intent should include evidence of the authority of the officials of the Federal, State, or local government entity to sign the statement of intent. (A checklist of review criteria for Statements of Intent is provided in Exhibit 3-9.) 3.2.5 Combinations of Financial Mechanisms Financial assurance mechanisms described in the previous section can be used in combination with one another. The parent company guarantee, however, is an exception and cannot be used in combination with other mechanisms
(10 CFR 30.35(f)(2), 40.36(e)(2), 70.25(f)(2), and 72.30(c)(2)).
3-25 EXHIBIT 3-9 CHECKLIST
OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF STATEMENTS
O
 
==F. INTENT==
"* Copy of evidence indicating that parties signing the financial instrument (for the applicant)
are authorized to represent the organization in the transaction.
 
"* Evidence that the statement of intent is an originally signed duplicate.
 
"* Identification of Federal, State, or local government licensee.
 
* Description of facilities for which Statement of Intent provides financial assurance and corresponding decommissioning costs.
 
* Statement that funds for decommissioning will be obtained when necessary.
 
"* Recitation of authority to sign the Statement of Intent.  "* Date.  "* Names and positions of signatories.
 
"* Signatures.
 
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===4. RECOMMENDED ===
WORDING FOR FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
INSTRUMENTS
The following financial instruments provide recommended language and pro visions for compliance with decommissioning financial assurance requirements.
 
Although the sample language is not required by decommissioning regulations, except for certain provisions in the parent guarantee, applicants will find that its use will simplify the application process and expedite Commission review.4-1  
4.1 RECOM4ENDED
WORDING FOR AN ESCROW AGREEMENT ESCROW NUMBER Paragraph
1. Establishment of Escrow Account It is agreed between the parties that [insert name of licensee], licensee, has elected to establish an escrow account with [insert name, address, and position of escrow agent] to provide financial assurance for decommissioning of the facility(ies)
in the amounts shown below: [For each facility for which financial assurance is provided b7 the escrow agreement, list facility name, address, and license number. corresponding estimated or certified decommissioning costs, and indicate amount of financial assurance provided by the escrow account.]
Paragraph
2. Description of Property in Escrow Account It is hereby acknowledged by the parties that [list the assets that have been delivered to the escrow agent and indicate the value of each item] has (have) been delivered to escrow and will remain in the escrow account created by this agreement until one of the two conditions stated in Paragraph
3 of this agreement has been satisfied.
 
[Insert name of licensee]
warrants to and agrees with [insert name of escrow agent] that, unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement:
there is no security interest in the property in the escrow account or any part thereof; no financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or generally)
the escrow account or any part thereof; and the escrow agent shall have no responsibility at any time to ascertain whether or not any security interest exists or to file any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the escrow account or any part thereof.
 
Paragraph
3. Conditions of Escrow Agreement The property described in Paragraph
2, above, will remain in the escrow account created by this agreement until one of the two following conditions has been satisfied:
(1) the decommissioning activities required by 10 CFR [insert 30, 40, 70, or 72] have been completed, the license has been terminated, the facility site is available for unrestricted use for any public or private purpose, and the escrow account has been terminated by joint notice, in writing, from [insert name of licensee]
and [insert NRC or name of the State regulatory agency]; or (2) the escrow agent, [insert name of the escrow agent], has been notifie-d by the [insert NRC or name of the State regulatory agency], in writing, that the licensee, [insert name of licensee], has defaulted on the agreed obligation to carry out the decommissioning for the above-listed facility(ies).
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4.1 Escrow Agreement (Continued)
Paragraph
4. Disbursement of Property in Escrow Account The [insert name of escrow agent] shall make payments from the escrow account upon the presentation of a certificate duly executed by the Secretary of the [insert name of licensee]
attesting to the occurrence of the events, and in the form set forth in the attached Specimen Certificate, and upon presentation of a certification attesting to the following conditions:
(1) that decommissioning is proceeding pursuant to an NRC-approved plan, (2) that the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to that plan, and (3) that the NRC has been given 30 days prior notice of [insert name of licensee]'s intent to withdraw funds from the escrow account.
 
No withdrawal from the account can exceed _ percent of the outstanding balance of the escrow account or _ _ dollars, whichever is greater, unless NRC approval is attached.
 
Or upon [insert name of escrow agent] receiving written notification of licensee's default from the [insert NRC or State regulatory agency], [insert name of escrow agent] shall make payments from the escrow account as th-e [insert NRC or name of State regulatory agency) shall direct, in writing, to provide for the payment of the costs of the required decommissioning activities covered by this agreement.
 
The escrow agent shall reimburse the licensee or other persons as specified by the [insert NRC or State regulatory a ency) from the escrow account for expenses for required activities in such amounts as the [insert NRC or name of the State regulatory agency) shall direct in writing. In addition, the escrow agent shall refund to [insert name of licensee]
such amounts as the [insert NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] specifies, in writing. Upon refund, such funds shall no longer constitute part of the escrow account as described in paragraph
2, abov
 
====e. Paragraph ====
5. Irrevocability It is also agreed between the parties that this escrow became irrevocable upon delivery to [insert name of escrow agent], the escrow agent, and will remain irrevocable and in full force and effect until the occurrence of one of the conditions described in Paragraph
3, abov
 
====e. Paragraph ====
6. Powers of the Escrow Agent The only powers and duties of the escrow agent shall be to hold the escrow property and to invest and dispose of it in accordance with the terms of this agreement.
 
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4.1 Escrow Agreement (Continued)
Escrow Account Management The escrow agent shall invest and reinvest the principal and income of the escrow account and keep the escrow account invested as a single fund, without distinction between principal and income, in accordance with general investment policies and guidelines which the [insert name of licensee]
may communicate in writing to the escrow agent from time to time, subject, however, to the provi sions of the escrow account; the escrow agent shall discharge its duties with respect to the escrow account solely in the interest of [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] and with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence, under the circumstances then prevailing, that persons of prudence, acting in like capacity and familiar with such matters, would use in the conduct of an enterprise of like character and with like aims; except that: (a) Securities or other obligations of the licensee, or any other owner or operator of the licensed facility(ies), or any of their affiliates as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A-2(a)), shall not be acquired or held, unless they are securities or other obligations of the Federal government; (b) The escrow agent is authorized to invest the escrow account in time or demand deposits to the extent insured by an agency of the Federal government;
and (c) The escrow agent is authorized to hold cash, awaiting investment or distribution uninvested, for a reasonable time and without liability for the payment of interest thereon.
 
Express Power of the Escrow Agent Without in any way limiting the powers and discretion conferred upon the escrow agent by other provisions of this agreement or by law, the escrow agent is expressly authorized and empowered: (a) To register any securities held in the escrow account in its own name and to hold any security in bearer form or in book entry, or to deposit or arrange for the deposit of any securities issued by the U.S. Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, with a Federal Reserve bank, but the books and records of the escrow agent shall at all times show that all such securities are part of the escrow account; (b) To deposit any cash in the escrow account in interest-bearing accounts or savings certificates to the extent insured by an agency of the Federal government; (c) To pay taxes, from the account, of any kind that may be assessed or levied against the escrow account and all brokerage commissions incurred by the escrow account.4-4
4.1 Escrow Agreement (Continued)
Paragraph
7. Annual Valuation After delivery has been made into this escrow account, the escrow agent shall annually, at least 30 days before the anniversary date of receipt of the property into the escrow account, furnish to the licensee and to the [insert NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] a statement confirming the value of the escrow account. Any securities in the account shall be valued at market value as of no more than 60 days before the anniversary date of the establishment of the escrow account. The failure of the licensee to object in writing to the escrow agent within 90 days after the statement has been furnished to the licensee shall constitute a conclusively binding assent by the licensee, barring the licensee from asserting any claim or liability against the escrow agent with respect to the matters disclosed in the statement.
 
Paragraph
8. Successor Escrow Agent Upon 90 days prior notice to the [insert NRC or State agency) and the licensee, [insert name of licensee], the escrow agent may resign; upon 90 days notice to the [insert NRC or State agency] and the escrow agent, the licensee, [insert name of licensee], may replace the escrow agent upon 30 days prior notice to the [insert NRC or State regulatory agency]; provided that such resignation or replacement is not effective until the escrow agent has appointed a successor escrow agent and this successor accepts the appointment.
 
The successor escrow agent shall have the same powers and duties as those conferred upon the escrow agent under this agreement.
 
Upon the successor's acceptance of the appointment, the escrow agent shall assign, transfer, and pay over to the successor the funds and properties then constituting the escrow account. If for any reason the licensee cannot or does not act in the event of the resignation of the escrow agent, the escrow agent may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor, or for instructions.
 
The successor escrow agent shall specify the date on which it assumes administration of the escrow account in a writing sent to the licensee, [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency], and the current escrow agent by certified mail 10 days before the change becomes effective.
 
Any expenses incurred by the escrow agent as a result of any of the acts contemplated by this paragraph shall be paid as provided in Paragraph
10 of this agreement.
 
Paragraph
9. Instructions to the Escrow Agent All orders, requests, and instructions from the licensee to the escrow agent shall be in writing, signed by such persons as are signatories to this agreement, or such other designees as the licensee or [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] may designate in writing. All orders, requests, and instructions from the [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] shall be in writing, signed by the designees of the [insert NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency]. The escrow agent shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with such orders, requests, and instructions.
 
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termination of the authority of any person to act on behalf of the licensee or [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] under this agreement has occurred.
 
The escrow agent shall have no duty to act in the absence of such orders, requests, and instructions from the licensee and/or [insert the NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency], except as provided in this agreement.
 
Paragraph
10. Compensation and Expenses of the Escrow Agent The fee of the escrow agent for its services in establishing the escrow account shall be $ , payable at the time of the execution of this agreement, to be borne-by [insert the name of the licensee], licensee.
 
Expenses of the escrow agent for the administration of the escrow account, the compensation of the escrow agent for services subsequent to the establishing of the escrow account to the extent not paid directly by the licensee, and all other proper charges and disbursements shall be paid from the escrow account.
 
Paragraph
11. Amendment to this Agreement This agreement may be amended by an instrument in writing executed by the licensee and the escrow agent provided that the licensee has given 30 days prior notice to [insert NRC or State regulatory agency]. 
Paragraph
12. Termination This agreement can be terminated by written notice of termination to the escrow agent signed by [insert the name of licensee], licensee, and the [insert NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency), or by the [insert NRC or the name of the State regulatory agency] alone, if the licensee has ceased to exis
 
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13. Interpretation This escrow agreement constitutes the entire agreement between [insert the name of licensee]
and [insert the name of the escrow agent]. The escrow agent shall not be bound by any other agreement or contract entered into by [insert name of licensee]
and the only document that may be referenced in case ambiguity in this escrow agreement is the licensing agreement between [insert name of licensee]
and [the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the State regulatory agency], or its successor.
 
Paragraph
14. Acceptance of Appointment by Escrow Agent [Insert name, address, and position of escrow agent] does hereby acknowledge its appointment by [insert name of licensee], the licensee, to serve as escrow agent for the escrow account created under this agreement and agrees to carry out its obligations and duties as stated in this escrow agreement.
 
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Paragraph
15.Severability If any part of this agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the remaining provisions that will remain valid and enforceable.
 
Paragraph
16.  This agreement shall not become effective (and the escrow agent shall have no responsibility hereunder except to return the escrow property to the [insert name of licensee]
until the escrow agent shall have received the following-and shall have advised [insert name of licensee]
in writing that the same are in form and substance satisfactory to the escrow agent: Certified resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the making and performance of this Agreement;
Certificate as to the names and specimen signatures of its officers or representative authorized to sign this Agreement and notices, instructions and other communications hereunder.
 
[Signatures and positions of the agent.] [Insert name of escrow agent] By Name Title designees of the licensee and the escrow [Insert name of licensee]
By Name Title Date.  Witness by Notary Public.4-7
4.1.1 Specimen Certificate of Events[Insert name and address of escrow agent]Attention:
Escrow Division Gentlemen:
In accordance with the terms of the Agreement with you dated ,1 1, ,Secretary of [insert name of licensee], hereby -ertify that the following events have occurred:
1. [Insert name of licensee]
is required to commence the decommissioning of its facilities located at [insert location of facility] (hereinafter called the decommissioning). 
2. The plans and procedures for the commencement and conduct of the decommissioning have been approved by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or its successor, on (copy of approval attached). 
3. The Board of Directors of [insert name of licensee]
has adopted the attached resolution authorizing the commencing of the decommissioning.
 
Secretary of [insert name of licensee]
Date 4-8
4.1.2 Specimen Certificate of Resolution I, , do hereby certify that I am Secretary of [insert name of licensee], a [insert state of incorporation]
corporation, and that the resolution listed below was duly adopted at a meeting of this Corporation's Board of Directors on , 19.  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of this Corporation this day of , 19-.  Secretary of [insert name of licensee]
RESOLVED, that this Board of Directors hereby authorizes the President, or such other employee of the Company as he may designate
[insert, as appropriate, "to enter into an escrow agreement" or "to commence decommis sioning activities at (name of facility)], with the [insert name of escrow agent) in accordance with the terms and conditions described to this Board of Dhirtors at this meeting and with such other terms and conditions as the President shall approved with and upon the advice of Counsel.4-9
4.2 CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT 4.2.1 Draft Negotiable Certificate of Deposit Payable at the Expiration of a Specified Time Bank of Place No.  (Date) [Insert name of licensee or applicant]
has deposited not subject to check Dollars$ ) payable to the order of the holder in current funds -not less than 30 das) days after date, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed, with interest at the rate of percent per annum from date to maturity only. The rate of interest payabTe hereunder is subject to change by the bank to such extent as may be necessary to comply with requirements of the Federal Reserve Board made from time to time pursuant to the Federal Reserve Act.  These funds are deposited for the purpose of providing financial assurance for the cost of decommissioning activities as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part [insert 30, 40, 70, or 72). Accordingly, this certificate will be renewed automatically unless written notice of (1) the default of the [insert name of license or applicant]
on these obligations;
(2) the termination of the facility license; or (3) the substitution of another financial assurance mechanism is received from [the name of licensee or applicant]. 
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4.2.2 Draft Non-negotiable Certificate of Deposit Payable on a Certain Date CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT Certificate of Deposit , 19 [Insert naime of licensee or applicant]
has deposited in the bank the sum of Dollars ($ ) payable to [State regulatory agency (if the agency can hold special funds under applicable state law), trustee of standby trust, or escrow agent], months after date, with interest thereon at the rate of percent per annum from date, upon presentation of this certificate properly endorsed.
 
These funds are deposited for the purpose of providing financial assurance for the cost of decommissioning activities as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part [insert 30, 40, 70, or 72]. Accordingly, this certificate will be renewed automatically unless written notice of (1) the default of the [insert name of license or applicant]
on these obligations;
(2) the termination of the facility license; or (3) the substitution of another financial assurance mechanism is received from [the name of the licensee or applicant]. 
The deposit documented in this certificate is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
 
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4.3 RECOMMENDED
WORDING FOR TRUST FUND AND STANDBY TRUST AGREEMENTS
4.3.1 Trust Fund Agreement TRUST AGREEMENT
TRUST AGREEMENT, the Agreement entered into as of [date] by and between [name of NRC licensee], a [name of State] [insert "corporation," "partnership," "f'association," or "proprietorship"], herein referred to as the "Grantor," and [name and address of a national bank or other Trustee acceptable to the Commission or State regulatory agency], the "Trustee." WHEREAS, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an agency of the U.S.  Government, pursuant to-the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, has promulgated regulations in Title 10, Chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part [30, 40, 70, or 72]. These regulations, applicable to the Grantor, require that a holder of, or an applicant for a material license issued pursuant to 10 CFR.Part [30, 40, 70, or 72] provide assurance that funds will be available when needed for required decommissioning activities.
 
WHEREAS, the Grantor has elected to use a trust fund to provide [insert "all" or "part"] of such financial assurance for the facilities identified herein; WHEREAS, the Grantor, acting through its duly authorized officers, has selected the Trustee to be the trustee under this Agreement, and the Trustee is willing to act as trustee, NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor and the Trustee agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions.
 
As used in this Agreement: (a) The term "Grantor" means the NRC licensee who enters into this Agreement and any successors or assigns of the Grantor.  (b) The term "Trustee" means the trustee who enters into this Agreement and any successor Trustee.
 
Section 2. Costs of Decommissioning.
 
This Agreement pertains to the costs of decommissioning the materials and activities identified in License Number [insert license number] issued pursuant to 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72] as shown in Schedule A (see Schedule A following Standby Trust Agreement). 
Section 3. Establishment of Fund. The Grantor and the Trustee hereby establish a trust fund (the Fund) for the benefit of [insert NRC or the name of the State agency]. The Grantor and the Trustee intend that no third party shall have access to the Fund except as provided herein.  Section 4. Payments Constituting the Fund. Payments made to the Trustee for the Fund shall consist of cash, securities, or other liquid assets acceptable to the Trustee. The Fund is established initially as consisting of the property, which is acceptable to the Trustee, described in Schedule B (see Schedule B following Standby Trust Agreement)
attached hereto. Such property and any other property subsequently transferred to the Trustee are referred to 4-12
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as the "Fund," together with all earnings and profits thereon, less any payments or distributions made by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
 
The Fund shall be held by the Trustee, IN TRUST, as hereinafter provided.
 
The Trustee shall not be responsible nor shall it undertake any responsibility for the amount of, or adequacy of the Fund, nor any duty to collect from the Grantor, any payments necessary to discharge any liabilities of the Grantor established by the NRC.  Section 5. Payment for Required Activities Specified in the Plan. The Trustee shall make payments from the Fund to the Grantor upon presentation to the Trustee of the following:
a. A certificate duly executed by the Secretary of the Depositor attesting to the occurrence of the events, and in the form set forth in the attached Specimen Certificate (see sample certificate in Section 4.3.2.1 following standby trust), and b. A certificate attesting to the following conditions;
(1) that decommissioning is proceeding pursuant to an NRC-approved plan.  (2) that the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to that Plan, and (3) that the NRC has been given 30 days' prior notice of [insert name of licensee]'s intent to withdraw funds from the escrow fund.  No withdrawal from the fund can exceed percent of the outstanding balance of the Fund or dollars, whichever is greater, unless NRC approval is attached.
 
In the event of the Grantor's default or inability to direct decommissioning activities, the Trustee shall make payments from the Fund as the NRC shall direct, in writing, to provide for the payment of the costs of required activities covered by this Agreement.
 
The Trustee shall reimburse the Grantor or other persons as specified by the NRC, or State agency, from the Fund for expenditures for required activities in such amounts as the NRC, or State agency, shall direct in writing. In addition, the Trustee shall refund to the Grantor such amounts as the NRC specifies in writing. Upon refund, such funds shall no longer constitute part of the Fund as defined herein.  Section 6. Trust Management.
 
The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the principal and income of the Fund and keep the Fund invested as a single fund, without distinction between principal and income, in accordance with general investment policies and guidelines which the Grantor may communicate in writing to the Trustee from time to time, subject, however, to the provisions of this section. In investing, reinvesting, exchanging, selling, and managing 4-13
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the Fund, the Trustee shall discharge its duties with respect to the Fund solely in the interest of the beneficiary and with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing which persons of prudence, acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters, would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; except that: (a) Securities or other obligations of the Grantor, or any other owner or operator of the facilities, or any of their affiliates as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)), shall not be acquired or held, unless they are securities or other obligations of the Federal or a State government; (b) The Trustee is authorized to invest the Fund in time or demand deposits of the Trustee, to the extent insured by an agency of the Federal government;
and (c) For a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days,-the Trustee is authorized to hold uninvested cash, awaiting investment or distribution, without liability for the payment of interest thereon.
 
Section 7. Commingling and Investment.
 
The Trustee is expressly authorized in its discretion: (a) To transfer from time to time any or all of the assets of the fund to any common, commingled, or collective trust fund created by the Trustee in which the Fund is eligible to participate, subject to all of the provisions thereof, to be commingled with the assets of other trusts participating therein; and (b) To purchase shares in any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.), including one that may be created, managed, underwritten, or to which investment advice is rendered, or the shares of which are sold by the Trustee. The Trustee may vote such shares in its discretion.
 
Section 8. Express Powers of Trustee. Without in any way limiting the powers and discretion conferred upon the Trustee by the other provisions of this Agreement or by law, the Trustee is expressly authorized and empowered: (a) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any property held by it, by public or private sale, as necessary for prudent management of the Fund; (b) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein granted; (c) To register any securities held in the Fund in its own name, or in the name of a nominee, and to hold any security in bearer form or 4-14
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in book entry, or to combine certificates representing such securities with certificates of the same issue held by the Trustee in other fiduciary capacities, to reinvest interest payments and funds from matured and redeemed instruments, to file proper forms concerning securities held in the Fund in a timely fashion with appropriate government agencies, or to deposit or arrange for the deposit of such securities in a qualified central depository even though, when so deposited, such securities may be merged and held in bulk in the name of the nominee or such depository with other securities deposited therein by another person, or to deposit or arrange for the deposit of any securities issued by the U.S.  Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, with a Federal Reserve bank, but the books and records of the Trustee shill at all times show that all such securities are part of the Fund; (d) To deposit any cash in the Fund in interest-bearing accounts maintained or savings certificates issued by the Trustee, in its separate corporate capacity, or in any other banking institution affiliated with the Trustee, to the extent insured by an agency of the Federal government;
and (e) To compromise or otherwise adjust all claims in favor of or against the Fund.  Section 9. Taxes and Expenses.
 
All taxes of any kind that may be assessed or levied against or in respect of the Fund and all brokerage commissions incurred by the Fund shall be paid from the Fund. All other expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with the administration of this Trust, including fees for legal services rendered to the Trustee, the compensation of the Trustee to the extent not paid directly by the Grantor, and all other proper charges and disbursements of the Trustee shall be paid from the Fund.  Section 10. Annual Valuation.
 
After payment has been made into this trust fund, the Trustee shall annually, at least 30 days before the anniversary date of receipt of payment into the trust fund, furnish to the Grantor and to the NRC a statement confirming the value of the Trust. Any securities in the Fund shall be valued at market value as of no more than 60 days before the anniversary date of the establishment of the Fund. The failure of the Grantor to object in writing to the Trustee within 90 days after the statement has been furnished to the Grantor and the NRC, or State agency, shall constitute a conclusively binding assent by the Grantor, barring the grantor from asserting any claim or liability against the Trustee with respect to the matters disclosed in the statement.
 
Section 11. Advice of Counsel. The Trustee may from time to time consult with counsel with respect to any question arising as to the construction of this Agreement or any action to be taken hereunder.
 
The Trustee shall be fully protected, to the extent permitted by law, in acting on the advice of counsel.4-15
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Section 12. Trustee Compensation.
 
The Trustee shall be entitled to reason able compensation for its services as agreed upon in writing with the Grantor.  (See Schedule C in Section 4.3.3 following Standby Trust.) Section 13. Successor Trustee. Upon 90 days notice to the [insert NRC or State agencv], the Trustee may resign; upon 90 days notice to [insert NRC-or tate agency) and the Trustee, the Grantor may replace the Trustee; but such resignation or replacement shall not be effective until the Grantor has appointed a successor Trustee and this successor accepts the appointment.
 
The successor Trustee shall have the same powers and duties as those conferred upon the Trustee hereunder.
 
Upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of the appointment, the Trustee shall assign, transfer, and pay over to the successor Trustee the funds and properties then constituting the Fund. If for any reason the Grantor cannot or does not act in the event of the resignation of the Trustee, the Trustee may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or for instructions.
 
The successor Trustee shall specify the date on which it assumes administration of the trust in a writing sent to the Grantor, the NRC or State agency, .and the present Trustee by certified mail 10 days before such change becomes effective.
 
Any expenses incurred by the Trustee as a result of any of the acts contemplated by this section shall be paid as provided in Section 9.  Section 14. Instructions to the Trustee. All orders, requests, and instructions by the Grantor to the Trustee shall be in writing, signed by such persons as are signatories to this agreement or such other designees as the Grantor may designate in writing. The Trustee shall be fully protected in acting without inquiry in accordance with the Grantor's orders, requests, and instructions.
 
If the NRC or State agency issues orders, requests, or instructions to the Trustee these shall be in writing, signed by the NRC, State agency, or their designees, and the Trustee shall act and shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with such orders, requests, and instructions.
 
The Trustee shall have the right to assume, in the absence of written notice to the contrary, that no event constituting a change or a termination of the authority of any person to act on behalf of the Grantor, the NRC, or State agency, hereunder has occurred.
 
The Trustee shall have no duty to act in the absence of such orders, requests, and instructions from the Grantor and/or the NRC, or State agency, except as provided for herein.  Section 15. Amendment of Agreement.
 
This Agreement may be amended by an instrument in writing executed by the Grantor and the Trustee. All amendments shall meet the relevant regulatory requirements of the NRC.  Section 16. Irrevocability and Termination.
 
Subject to the right of the parties to amend this Agreement as provided in Section 15, this trust shall be irrevocable and shall continue until terminated at the written agreement of the Grantor, the Trustee, and the NRC or State agency, or by the Trustee and the NRC or State agency, if the Grantor ceases to exist. Upon termination of the trust, all remaining trust property, less final trust administration expenses, shall be delivered to the Grantor or its successor.
 
Section 17. Immunity and Indemnification.
 
The Trustee shall not incur personal liability of any nature in connection with any act or omission, made 4-16
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in good faith, in the administration of this trust, or in carrying out any directions by the Grantor, the NRC, or State agency, issued in accordance with this Agreement.
 
The Trustee shall be indemnified and saved harmless by the Grantor or from the trust fund, or both, from and against any personal liability to which the Trustee may be subjected by reason of any act or conduct in its official capacity, including all expenses reasonably incurred in its defense in the event the Grantor fails to provide such defense.
 
Section 18. This Agreement shall be administered, construed, and enforced according to the laws of the State of [insert name of State].  Section 19. Interpretation and Severability.
 
As used in this Agreement, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.
 
The descriptive headings for each section of this Agreement shall not affect the interpretation or the legal efficacy of this Agreement.
 
If any part of this agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the remaining provisions which will remain valid and enforceable.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers duly authorized and the incorporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested as of the date first written above.  ATTEST: [Insert name of licensee (Grantor)]
[Signature of representative of Grantor] [Title] [Title] [Seal] [Insert name of Trustee] [Signature of representative of Trustee] [Title] ATTEST: [Title] [Seal]4-17
4.3.2 Standby Trust Agreement STANDBY TRUST AGREEMENT
TRUST AGREEMENT, the Agreement entered into as of [date] by and between [name of NRC licensee], a [name of State] [insert "corporation," "partnership," "Iassociation," or "proprietorship"], herein referred to as the "Grantor," and [name and address of a national bank or other Trustee acceptable to the Commission or State regulatory agency], the "Trustee." WHEREAS, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an agency of the U.S.  Government, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, has promulgated regulations in Title 10, Chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part [30, 40, 70, or 72]. These regulations, applicable to the Grantor, require that a holder of, or an applicant for, a Part 30, 40, 70, or 72 license provide assurance that funds will be available when needed for required decommissioning activities.
 
WHEREAS, the Grantor has elected to use a [insert "letter of credit," "line of credit," "surety bond," "insurance policy," "parent guarantee," "certificate of deposit," or "deposit of government securities"]
to provide [insert "all" or "part"] of such financial assurance for the facilities identified herein; and WHEREAS, when payment is made under a [insert "letter of credit," "line of credit," "surety bond," "insurance policy, "certificate(s)
of deposit," "deposit of government securities," or "parent guarantee"], this standby trust shall be used for the receipt of such payment; and WHEREAS, the Grantor, acting through its duly authorized officers, has selected the Trustee to be the trustee under this Agreement, and the Trustee is willing to act as trustee, NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor and the Trustee agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions.
 
As used in this Agreement: (a) The term "Grantor" means the NRC licensee who enters into this Agreement and any successors or assigns of the Grantor.  (b) The term "Trustee" means the trustee who enters into this Agreement and any successor Trustee.
 
Section 2. Costs of Decommissioning.
 
This Agreement pertains to the costs of decommissioning the materials and activities identified in License Number [insert license number] issued pursuant to 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72] as shown in Schedule A.  Section 3. Establishment of Fund. The Grantor and the Trustee hereby establish a standby trust fund (the Fund) for the benefit of the NRC. The Grantor and the Trustee intend that no third party have access to the Fund except as provided herein.4-18
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Section 4. Payments Constituting the Fund. Payments made to the Trustee for the Fund shall consist of cash, securities, or other liquid assets acceptable to the Trustee. The Fund is established initially as consisting of the property, which is acceptable to the Trustee, described in Schedule B attached hereto. Such property and any other property subsequently transferred to the Trustee are referred to as the "Fund," together with all earnings and profits thereon, less any payments or distributions made by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
 
The Fund shall be held by the Trustee, IN TRUST, as hereinafter provided.
 
The Trustee shall not be responsible nor shall it undertake any responsibility for the amount of, or adequacy of the Fund, nor any duty to collect from the Grantor, any payments necessary to discharge any liabilities of the Grantor established by the NRC.  Section 5. Payment for Required Activities Specified in the Plan. The Trustee shall make payments from the Fund to the Grantor upon presentation to the Trustee of the following:
a. A certificate duly executed by the Secretary of the Depositor attesting to the occurrence of the events, and in the form set forth in the attached Specimen Certificate, and b. A certificate attesting to the following conditions;
(1) that decommissioning is proceeding pursuant to an NRC-approved plan.  (2) that the funds withdrawn will be expended for activities undertaken pursuant to that Plan, and (3) that the NRC has been given 30 days' prior notice of [insert name of licensee]'s intent to withdraw funds from the escrow fund.  No withdrawal from the fund can exceed _ percent of the outstanding balance of the Fund or dollars, whichever is greater, unless NRC approval is attached.
 
In the event of the Grantor's default or inability to direct decommissioning activities, the Trustee shall make payments from the Fund as the NRC shall direct, in writing, to provide for the payment of the costs of required activities covered by this Agreement.
 
The Trustee shall reimburse the Grantor or other persons as specified by the NRC, or State agency, from the Fund for expenditures for required activities in such amounts as the NRC, or State agency, shall direct in writing. In addition, the Trustee shall refund to the Grantor such amounts as the NRC specifies in writing. Upon refund, such funds shall no longer constitute part of the Fund as defined herein.  Section 6. Trust Management.
 
The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the principal and income of the Fund and keep the Fund invested as a single fund, 4-19
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without distinction between principal and income, in accordance with general investment policies and guidelines which the Grantor may communicate in writing to the Trustee from time to time, subject, however, to the provisions of this section. In investing, reinvesting, exchanging, selling, and managing the Fund, the Trustee shall discharge its duties with respect to the Fund solely in the interest of the beneficiary and with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing which persons of prudence, acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters, would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; except that: (a) Securities or other obligations of the Grantor, or any other owner or operator of the facilities, or any of their affiliates as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)), shall not be acquired or held, unless they are securities or other obligations of the Federal or a State government; (b) The Trustee is authorized to invest the Fund intime or demand deposits of the Trustee, to the extent insured by an agency of the Federal Government, and in obligations of the Federal Government such as GNMA, FNMA, and FHLM bonds and certificates or State and Municipal bonds rated BBB or higher by Standard and Poors or Baa or higher by Moody's Investment Services;
and (c) For a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days, the Trustee is authorized to hold uninvested cash, awaiting investment or distribution, without liability for the payment of interest thereon.
 
Section 7. Commingling and Investment.
 
The Trustee is expressly authorized in its discretion: (a) To transfer from time to time any or all of the assets of the fund to any common, commingled, or collective trust fund created by the Trustee in which the Fund is eligible to participate, subject to all of the provisions thereof, to be commingled with the assets of other trusts participating therein; and (b) To purchase shares in any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.), including one that may be created, managed, underwritten, or to which investment advice is rendered, or the shares of which are sold by the Trustee. The Trustee may vote such shares in its discretion.
 
Section 8. Express Powers of Trustee. Without in any way limiting the powers and discretion conferred upon the Trustee by the other provisions of this Agreement or by law, the Trustee is expressly authorized and empowered: (a) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any property held by it, by public or private sale, as necessary to allow duly authorized withdrawals at the joint request of the Grantor and the NRC or to reinvest in securities at the direction of the Grantor;4-20
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and (e) To compromise or otherwise adjust all claims in favor of or against the Fund.  Section 9. Taxes and Expenses.
 
All taxes of any kind that may be assessed or levied against or in respect of the Fund and all brokerage commissions incurred by the Fund shall be paid from the Fund. All other expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with the administration of this Trust, including fees for legal services rendered to the Trustee, the compensation of the Trustee to the extent not paid directly by the Grantor, and all other proper charges and dis bursements of the Trustee shall be paid from the Fund.  Section 10. Annual Valuation.
 
After payment has been made into this standby trust fund, the Trustee shall annually, at least 30 days before the anniversary date of receipt of payment into the standby trust fund, furnish to the Grantor and to the NRC a statement confirming the value of the Trust. Any securities in the Fund shall be valued at market value as of no more than 60 days before the anniversary date of the establishment of the Fund. The failure of the Grantor to object in writing to the Trustee within 90 days after the statement has been furnished to the Grantor and the NRC, or State agency, shall consti tute a conclusively binding assent by the Grantor, barring the grantor from asserting any claim or liability against the Trustee with respect to the mat ters disclosed in the statement.
 
Section 11. Advice of Counsel. The Trustee may from time to time consult with counsel with respect to any question arising as to the construction of this Agreement or any action to be taken hereunder.
 
The Trustee shall be fully protected, to the extent permitted by law, in acting on the advice of counsel.4-21
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Section 12. Trustee Compensation.
 
The Trustee shall be entitled to reason able compensation for its services as agreed upon in writing with the Grantor.  (See Schedule C.) Section 13. Successor Trustee. Upon 90 days notice to the [insert NRC or State agency], the Trustee may resign; upon 90 days notice to [insert NRC or State agency] and the Trustee, the Grantor may replace the Trustee; but such resignation or replacement shall not be effective until the Grantor has appointed a successor Trustee and this successor accepts the appointment.
 
The successor Trustee shall have the same powers and duties as those conferred upon the Trustee hereunder.
 
Upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of the appointment, the Trustee shall assign, transfer, and pay over to the successor Trustee the funds and properties then constituting the Fund. If for any reason the Grantor cannot or does not act in the event of the resignation of the Trustee, the Trustee may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or for instructions.
 
The successor Trustee shall specify the date on which it assumes administration of the trust in a writing sent to the Grantor, the NRC or State agency,, and the present Trustee by certified mail 10 days before such change becomes effective.
 
Any expenses incurred by the Trustee as a result of any of the acts contemplated by this section shall be paid as provided in Section 9.  Section 14. Instructions to the Trustee. All orders, requests, and instructions by the Grantor to the Trustee shall be in writing, signed by such persons as are signatories to this agreement or such other designees as the Grantor may designate in writing. The Trustee shall be fully protected in acting without inquiry in accordance with the grantor's orders, requests, and instructions.
 
If the NRC or State agency issues orders, requests, or instructions to the Trustee these shall be in writing, signed by the NRC, or State agency, or their designees, and the Trustee shall act and shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with such orders, requests, and instructions.
 
The Trustee shall have the right to assume, in the absence of written notice to the contrary, that no event constituting a change or a termination of the authority of any person to act on behalf of the Grantor, the NRC, or State agency, hereunder has occurred.
 
The Trustee shall have no duty to act in the absence of such orders, requests, and instruction from the Grantor and/or the NRC, or State agency, except as provided for herein.  Section 15. Amendment of Agreement.
 
This Agreement may be amended by an instrument in writing executed by the Grantor, the Trustee and the NRC, or State agency, or by the Trustee and the NRC or State Agency, if the Grantor ceases to exist.  Section 16. Irrevocability and Termination.
 
Subject to the right of the parties to amend this Agreement as provided in Section 15, this trust shall be irrevocable and shall continue until terminated at the written agreement of the Grantor, the Trustee, and the NRC or State agency, or by the Trustee and the NRC or State agency, if the Grantor ceases to exist. Upon termination of the trust, all remaining trust property, less final trust administration expenses, shall be delivered to the Grantor or its successor.
 
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4.3.2 Standby Trust Agreement (Continued)
Section 17. Immunity and Indemnification.
 
The Trustee shall not incur personal liability of any nature in connection with any act or omission, made in good faith, in the administration of this trust, or in carrying out any directions by the Grantor, the NRC, or State agency, issued in accordance with this Agreement.
 
The Trustee shall be indemnified and saved harmless by the Grantor or from the trust fund, or both, from and against any personal liability to which the Trustee may be subjected by reason of any act or conduct in its official capacity, including all expenses reasonably incurred in its defense in the event the Grantor fails to provide such defense.
 
Section 18. This Agreement shall be administered, construed, and enforced according to the laws of the State of [insert name of State].  Section 19. Interpretation and Severability.
 
As used in this Agreement, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.
 
The descriptive headings for each section of this Agreement shall not affect the interpretation or the legal efficacy of this Agreement.
 
If any part of this agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the remaining provisions which will remain valid and enforceable.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers duly authorized and the incorporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested as of the date first written above.  ATTEST: [Insert name of licensee (Grantor)]
[Signature of representative of Grantor] [Title] [Title] [Seal] [Insert name of Trustee] [Signature of representative of Trustee] [Title] ATTEST: [Title] [Seal]4-23
4.3.2.1 Specimen Certificate of Events [Insert name and address of trustee] Attention:
Trust Division Gentlemen:
In accordance with the terms of the Agreement with you dated !I, , Secretary of [insert name of licensee], hereby certify that the following events have occurred:
1. [Insert name of licensee]
is required to commence the decommissioning of its facility located at [insert location of facility] (hereinafter called the decommissioning). 
2. The plans and procedures for the commencement and conduct of the decommissioning have been approved by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or its successor, on (copy of approval attached). 
3. The Board of Directors of [insert name of licensee]
has adopted the attached resolution authorizing the commencement of the decommissioning.
 
Secretary of [insert name of licensee]
Date 4-24
4.3.2.2 Certificate of Resolution I, ___, do hereby certify that I am Secretary of [insert name of licensee], a _insert state of incorporation]
corporation, and that the resolution listed below was duly adopted at a meeting of this Corporation's Board of Directors on , 19-.  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of this Corporation this _ day of , 19-.Secretary RESOLVED, that this Board of Directors hereby authorizes the President, or such other employee of the Company as he may designate, to commence decommissioning activities at [insert name of facility]
in accordance with the terms and conditions described to this Board of Directors at this meeting and with such other terms and conditions as the President shall approve with and upon the advice of Counsel.4-25
4.3.3 Sample Trust Agreement Schedules TRUST AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE SAMPLE SCHEDULE A This Agreiment demonstrates financial assurance for the following cost estimates for the following licensed activities:
U.S. NUCLEAR NAME AND REGULATORY
ADDRESS ADDRESS OF COST ESTIMATES'FOR
REGULATORY
COMMISSION
OF LICENSED ASSURANCES
DEMONSTRATED
BY LICENSE NUMBER LICENSEE ACTIVITY THIS AGREEMENT
The cost estimates listed here were last adjusted and approved by the NRC on [date].SAMPLE SCHEDULE B AMOUNT AS EVIDENCED
BY SAMPLE SCHEDULE C , Trustee's fees shall be $4-26
4.3.4 Sample of Acknowledgement ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
[The following is an example of the acknowledgement that must accompany the trust agreement for a standby trust fund or trust fund.] STATE OF To Wit: CITY OF On this day of , before me, a notary public in and for the city and State- -afresaid, personally appeared , and she/he did depose and say that she/he is the [title], of [ , Tnational banking association, Trustee, which executed the above instrument, that she/he knows the seal of said association;
that the seal affixed to such instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the association;
and that she/he signed her/his name thereto by like order.[Signature of notary public] My Commission Expires:[Date]4-27
4.4 FORMS REQUIRED FOR GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS
One or more of the following special forms may be required by the Bureau of the Public Debt for various actions concerning U.S. Treasury securities, depending on the type of security and action being taken.  Form Title and Purpose PD-345. Description of Registered Securities.
 
Used to change the address of the owner of registered Treasury (T) notes and bonds.  PD 1001. Power of Attorney by Individual Authorizing Disposition of Registered Transferable Securities.
 
Used to show that an individual has appointed another as his attorney-in-fact to act on his behalf.  PD-1003. Power of Attorney by Corporation or Unincorporated Association Authorizing Disposition of Registered Transferable Securities.
 
Used to show that a corporation or unincorporated association has appointed someone other than one of its officers as its attorney-in-fact to act on its behalf.  PD 1006. Specific Power of Substitution Under Power of Attorney Granted to an Individual to Dispose of Registered Securities.
 
Used as power of substitution to show that a corporation acting under power of attorney has appointed a substitute to act on its behalf.  PD 1010. Resolution by Governing Body of an Organization-Authorizing Assignment and Disposition of Specified Securities Owned in Its Own Right or in a Fiduciary Capacity.
 
Used to authorize certain officers of an organization to act on its behalf.  PD 1014. Certificate of Incumbency of Officers (Corporation or unincorporated association).
Used to certify the incumbency of holders of the various offices of either a corporation or unincorporated association.
 
PD 1071. Certificates of Ownership of United States Bearer Securities.
 
Used to substantiate ownership of bearer Treasury securities when requesting payment of principal after (a) three months past maturity on T notes of less than seven years or (b) six months past maturity on T notes and bonds of more than seven years.  PD 1832. Special Form of Detached Assignment for United States Registered Securities.
 
Used to transfer registration of Treasury securities.
 
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4.4 Forms Required for Government Securities Transactions (Continued)
PD 2446.  PD 3095.  PD 4632-1.  PD 4632-2.  PD 4632-3.  PD 4633.  PD 4633-1.Certificate of Incumbency for Fiduciaries.
 
Used to certify the incumbency of the fiduciaries of any trust estate, public or private committee, or other body not appointed by the court and designated by name in the registration of registered Treasury Securities.
 
Request for Securities Transaction.
 
Used to redeem, exchange registered securities for coupon issues, or exchange coupon securities for registered issues.  Tender for Treasury Bills in Book-Entry Form at the Department of the Treasury (52-week bills). Used to purchase 52-week T bills at public auction.
 
Tender for Treasury Bills in Book-Entry Form at the Department of the Treasury (26-week bills). Used to purchase 26-week T bills at public auction.
 
Tender for Treasury Bills in Book-Entry Form at the Department of the Treasury (13-week bills). Used to purchase 13-week T bills at public auction.
 
Request for Transactions in Book-Entry Treasury Bills Main tained by the Bureau of the Public Debt.  Request for Reinvestment of Book-Entry Treasury Bills. Used to request reinvestment of either 13-, 26-, or 52-week book entry T bills.PD 4633-2.Request for Reinvestment of Book-Entry card). Same use as Form PD 4633-1.Treasury Bills (IBM Statement of Account for Treasury Bills. Used to describe book-entry T bill account.4-29 PD 4989.
 
4.5 RECOMMENDED
WORDING FOR PAYMENT SURETY BOND PAYMENT SURETY BOND Date bond executed:
Effective date: Principal:
[legal name and business address of licensee or applicant]
Type of organization:
[insert "proprietorship," "joint venture," "partnership" or "corporation"]
State of incorporation:. (if applicable)
NRC license number, name and address of facility, and amount(s)
for decommissioning activity guaranteed by this bond: Surety(ies)
[name(s) and business address(es)]
Type of organization:
[insert "proprietorship," "joint venture," "partnership" or "corporation"]
State of incorporation: (if applicable)
Surety's qualification in jurisdiction where licensed facility(ies)
is (are located). 
Surety's bond number: Total penal sum of bond: $ Know all persons by these presents, That we, the Principal and Surety(ies)
hereto, are firmly bound to the [insert U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (hereinafter called NRC), or the name of the State agency] in the above penal sum for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns jointly and severally;
provided that, where the Sureties are corporations acting as co-sureties, we, the Sureties, bind ourselves in such sum "jointly and severally" only for the purpose of allowing a joint action or actions against any or all of us, and for all other purposes each Surety binds itself, jointly and severally with the Principal, for the payment of such sum only as is set forth opposite the name of such Surety; but if no limit of liability is indicated, the limit of liability shall be the full amount of the penal sum.  WHEREAS, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agency of the U.S.  Government, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, has promulgated regulations in Title 10, Chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part [30, 40, 70, or 72], applicable to the Principal, which require that a license holder or an 4-30
4.5 Payment Surety Bond (Continued)
applicant for a facility license provide financial assurance that funds will be available when needed for facility decommissioning;
NOW, THEREFORE, the conditions of the obligation are such that if the Principal shall faithfully, before the beginning of decommissioning of each facility identified above, fund the standby trust fund in the amount(s)
identified above for the facility;
Or, if the Principal shall fund the standby trust fund in such amount(s)
after an order to begin facility decommissioning is issued by [insert "the NRC" or the name of the State agency] or a U.S. district court or other court of competent jurisdiction;
Or, if the'Principal shall provide alternative financial assurance and obtain the written approval of the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] of such assurance, within 30 days after the date a notice of cancellation from the Surety(ies)
is received by both the Principal and the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency], then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it is to remain in full force and effect.  The Surety(ies)
shall become liable on this bond obligation only when the Principal has failed to fulfill the conditions described above. Upon notification by the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] that the Principal has failed to perform as guaranteed by this bond, the Surety(ies)
shall place funds in the amount guaranteed for the facility(ies)
into the standby trust fund.  The liability of the Surety(ies)
shall not be discharged by any payment or succession of payments hereunder, unless and until such payment or payments shall amount in the aggregate to the penal sum of the bond, but in no event shall the obligation of the Surety(ies)
hereunder exceed the-amount of said penal sum.  The Surety(ies)
may cancel the bond by sending notice of cancellation by certified mail to the Principal and to the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] provided, however, that cancellation shall not occur during the 90 days beginning on the date of receipt of the notice of cancellation by both the Principal and the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency], as evidenced by the return receipts.
 
The Principal may terminate this bond by sending written notice to the [insert "NRC" or name of State agency] and to Surety(ies)
90 days prior to the proposed date of termination, provided, however, that no such notice shall become effective until the Surety(ies)
receive(s)
written authorization for termination of the bond from the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency]. 
The Principal and Surety(ies)
hereby agree to adjust the penal sum of the bond yearly so that it guarantees a new amount, provided that the penal sum does not increase by more than 20 percent in any one year, and no decrease in the penal sum takes place without the written permission of the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency].4-31
4.5 Payment Surety Bond (Continued)
If any part of this agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the remaining provisions which will remain valid and enforceable.
 
In Witness Whereof, the Principal and Surety(ies)
have executed this financial guarantee bond and have affixed their seals on the date set forth above.  The persons whose signatures appear below hereby certify that they are authorized to execute this surety bond on behalf of the Principal and Surety(ies). 
Principal
[Signature(t)]
[Name(s)]
[Title(s)](Corporate seal] Corporate Surety(ies)
[Name and address] State of incorporation:
Liability limit: $ [Signature(s)]
[Name(s) and title(s)]
[Corporate seal] [For every co-surety, provide signature(s), corporate seal, and other information in the same manner as for Surety(ies)
above.] Bond premium: $4-32
4.6 RECOMMENDED
WORDING FOR IRREVOCABLE
STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT IRREVOCABLE
STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT NO. [INSERT NO.] This Credit Expires [insert date] Issued To: [Insert U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Washington, DC 20555, or name and address of appropriate State agency.] Dear Sir or Madam: We hereby establish our Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. in your favor, at the request and for the account of [applicant's name and address] up to the aggregate amount of [in words], U. S. dollars $ available upon presentation of: (1) your sight draft, bearing reference to this Letter of Credit No.  and (2) your signed statement reading as follows: "I certify that the amount of the draft is payable pursuant to regulations issued under authority of This letter of credit is issued in accordance with regulations issued under the authority of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an agency of the U.S. Government, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. The NRC has promulgated regulations in Title 10, Chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part [30, 40, 70, or 72], which require that a holder of, or an applicant for, a license issued under 10 CFR Parts [30, 40, 70, or 72] provide assurance that funds will be available when needed for decommissioning.
 
This letter of credit is effective as of [date] and shall expire on [date at least 1 year later], but such expiration date shall be automatically extended for a period of [at least 1 year] on [date] and on each successive expiration date, unless, at least 90 days before the current expiration date, we notify both you and [licensee's name], by certified mail, as shown on the signed return receipts.
 
If [licensee's name] is unable to secure alternative financial assurance to replace this letter of credit within 30 days of notification of cancellation the NRC may draw upon the full value of this letter of credit prior to cancellation.
 
The bank shall give immediate notice to the applicant and the [insert "NRC" or name of State agency] of any notice received or action filed alleging (1) the insolvency or bankruptcy of the financial institution or (2) any violations of regulatory requirements that could result in suspension or revocation of the bank's charter or license to do business.
 
The financial institution also shall give immediate notice if the bank, for any reason, becomes unable to fulfill its obligation under the letter of credit.4-33
4.6 Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit (Continued)
Whenever this letter of credit is drawn on under and in compliance with the terms of this letter of credit, we shall duly honor such draft upon its presentation to us within 30 days, and we shall deposit the amount of the draft directly into the standby trust fund of [licensee's name] in accordance with your instructions.
 
Each draft must bear on its face the clause: "Drawn under Letter of Credit No. , dated , and the total of this draft and all other drafts previously drawn under this letter of credit does not exceed [fill in amount]." [Signature(s)
and title(s) of official(s)
of issuing institution]
[Date] This credit is subject to [insert "the most recent edition of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, published by the International Chamber of Commerce," or "the Uniform Commercial Code"].4-34
4.7 RECOMMENDED
WORDING FOR DOCUMENTS
RECOMMENDED
TO SUPPORT CORPORATE
GUARANTEE
4.7.1 Recommended Wording for Letter from Chief Executive Officer of Applicant or Licensee, Certifyin5g that Applicant or Licensee Is a Going Concern with Positive Tangible Net Worth (Address to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or State regulatory agency) I am the chief executive officer of [name and address of firm], a [insert "proprietorship," "joint venture," "partnership," or "corporation"].
This letter is in support of this firm's use of the financial test to demonstrate financial assurance, as. specified in 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72].  I hereby certify that [name of firm] is currently a going concern, and that it possesses positive tangible net worth in the amount of This firm [insert "is required" or "is not required"]
to file a Form 10K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the latest fiscal year.  This fiscal year of this firm ends on [month, day].  I hereby certify that the content of this letter is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
 
[Signature]
[Name] [Title] [Date]4-35
4.7.2 Recommended Wordingfor Letter from Chief Financial Officer of Corporate arent ncluding Cost Estimates and Data from Audited Financial Statements (Address to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or State regulatory agency) I am the chief financial officer of [name and address of firm], a [insert "proprietorship," "joint venture," "partnership," or "corporation"].
This letter is in support of this firm's use of the financial test to demonstrate financial assurance, as specified in 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72].  [Complete the following paragraph regarding facility(ies)
and associated cost estimates or certified amounts. For each facility, include its license number, name, address, and current cost estimates for the specified activities.]
This firm guarantees, through the parent company guarantee submitted to demonstrate compliance under 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72], the decommissioning of the following facility(ies)
owned or operated by subsidiary(ies)
of this firm. The current cost estimates or certified amounts for decommissioning, so guaranteed, are shown for each facility:
Certified Amount Name of Location of or Current Facility Facility Cost Estimates This firm [insert "is required" or "is not required"]
to file a Form 10K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the latest fiscal year.  This fiscal year of this firm ends on [month, day]. The figures for the following items marked with an asterisk are derived from this firm's independently audited, year-end financial statements and footnotes for the latest completed fiscal year, ended [date].  [Insert completed Alternative I or Alternative II.] I hereby certify that the content of this letter is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
 
[Signature]
[Name] [Title] [Date]4-36
4.7.3 Financial Test: 1. Decommissioning cost estimates or certified amounts for facility [insert license number] (total of all cost estimates or certified amounts shown in paragraphs above) "*2. Total liabilities (if any portion of the cost estimates for decommissioning is included in total liabilities on your firm's financial statement, deduct the amount of that portion from this line and add that amount to lines 3 and 4) *3. Tangible net worth** *4. Net worth *5. Current assets *
 
===6. Current liabilities ===
*7. Net working capital (line 5 minus line 6) *8. The sum of net income plus depreciation, depletion, and amortization
*9. Total assets in United States (required only if less than 90 percent of firm's assets are located in the United States)10. Is line 3 at least $10 million? 11. Is line 3 at least 6 times line 1? 12. Is line 7 at least 6 times line 1? 13. Are at least 90 percent of firm's assets located in the United States? If not, complete line 14.  14. Is line 9 at least 6 times line 1? (Guarantor must meet two of the following three ratios) 15. Is line 2 divided by line 4 less than 2.0? 16. Is line 8 divided by line 2 greater than 0.1? 17. Is line 5 divided by line 6 greater than 1.5?Yes$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $No*Denotes figures derived from financial statements.
 
"**Tangible net worth is defined as net worth minus goodwill, patents, trade marks, and copyrights.
 
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4.7.4 Financial Test: Alternative II 1. Decommissioning cost estimates or certified amounts for facility [insert license number] (total of all cost estimates or certified amounts shown in par-agraphs above) 2. Current bond rating of most recent issuance of this firm and name of rating service 3. Date of issuance of bond 4. Dateof maturity of bond *5. Tangible net worth** (If any portion of estimates for decommissioning is included in total liabilities on your firm's financial statements, add the amount of that portion to this line.)*6. Total assets in than 90 percent United States)United States (required only if less of firm's assets are located in the$$ $Yes 7. Is line 5 at least $10 million? 8. Is line 5 at least 6 times line 1? *9. Are at least 90 percent of firm's assets located in in the United States? If not, complete line 10.  10. Is line 6 at least 6 times line 1? *Denotes figures derived from financial statements.
 
"**Tangible net worth is defined as net worth minus goodwill, patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
 
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4.7.5 Sample of Auditor's Special Report by Certified Public Accountant CONFIRMATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER'S
LETTER We have examined the financial statements of [company name] for the year ended [date], and have issued our report thereon dated [date]. Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary.
 
The [company name] has prepared documents to demonstrate its financial responsibility under the NRC's financial assurance regulations, 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72). This letter is furnished to assist the licensee [insert NRC license number and name] in complying with these regulations and should not be used for other purposes.
 
The attached schedule reconciles the specified information furnished in the chief financial officer's (CFO's) letter in response to the regulations with the company's financial statements.
 
In connection therewith, we have 1. Confirmed that the amounts in the column "Per Financial Statements" agree with amounts contained in the company's financial statements for the year ended [date]; 2. Confirmed that the amounts in the column "Per CFO's Letter" agree with the letter prepared in response to the NRC's request; 3. Confirmed that the amounts in the column "Reconciling Items" agree with analyses prepared by the company setting forth the indicated items; and 4. Recomputed the totals and percentages.
 
Because the procedures in 1-4 above do not constitute a full examination made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we do not express an opinion on the manner in which the amounts were derived in the items referred to above. In connection with the procedures referred to above, no matters came to our attention that cause us to believe that the chief financial officer's letter and supporting information should be adjusted.
 
Signature Date 4-39
4.7.5 Sample of Auditor's Special Report by Certified Public Accountant (Continued)
SAMPLE SCHEDULE RECONCILING
AMOUNTS CONTAINED
IN CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER'S
LETTER WITH AMOUNTS IN FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
XYZ COMPANY YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31. 19XX Line Number Per Recon- Per in Financial ciling CFO's CFO's Letter Statements Items Letter 6 Total current liabilities X Long-term debt X Deferred income taxes X XX Accrued decommissioning costs included in current liabilities X Total liabilities (less accrued decommissioning costs) X 4 Net worth XX Less: Cost in excess of value of tangible assets acquired X Accrued decommissioning costs included in current liabilities X Tangible net worth (plus decommissioning costs) XX (Balance of schedule is not illustrated.)
This illustrates the form of schedule that is contemplated.
 
Details and reconciling items will differ in specific situations.
 
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4.7.6 Recommended Wording for Parent Company Guarantee PARENT COMPANY GUARANTEE
Guarantee made this [date] by [name of guaranteeing entity], a [insert "proprietorship," "joint venture," "partnership," or "corporation"]
organized under the laws of the State of [insert name of State], herein referred to as "guarantor," to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), or State agency found acceptable to the NRC, [insert name of State agency], obligee, on behalf of our subsidiary
[licensee]
of [business address]. 
Recitals 1. The guarantor has full authority and capacity to enter into this guarantee
[if guarantor is a corporation, add the following phrase "under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, and the laws of the State of [insert guarantor's state of incorporation], its State of incorporation."]
[If the guarantor has a Board of Directors, insert the following: "Guarantor has approval from its Board of Directors to enter into this guarantee."]
2. This guarantee is being issued to comply with regulations issued by the NRC, an agency of the U.S. Government, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. NRC has promulgated regulations in Title 10, Chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part [insert 30, 40, 70, or 72] which require that a holder of, or an applicant for, a materials license issued pursuant to 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72] provide assurance that funds will be available when needed for required decommissioning activities.
 
3. The guarantee is issued to provide financial assurance for decommissioning activities for [identify licensed facility(ies)]
as required by 10 CFR Part [insert 30, 40, 70, or 72]. The decommission ing costs for which are as follows: [insert amount of decommissioning cost guaranteed for each identified facility]. 
4. The guarantor meets or exceeds the following financial test criteria [insert statement indicating which financial test is being used] and agrees to comply with all notification requirements as specified in 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72].  The guarantor shall meet one of the following two financial tests: (a) (i) A current rating of its most recent bond issuance of AAA, AA, A or BBB as issued by Standard and Poor's, or Aaa, Aa, A or Baa as rated by Moody's; and (ii) Tangible net worth is at least $10 million and at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimate (or prescribed amount if a certification is used); and 4-41
4.7.6 Parent Company Guarantee (Continued)(iii) Assets located in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of its total assets or at least six times the current decommissioning cost (or prescribed amount if certification is used).  or (b) (i) Net working capital and tangible net worth each at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimates (or prescribed amount if certification is used); and (ii) Assets located in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of its total assets or at least six times the amount of the current decommissioning cost estimates (or prescribed amount if certification is used); and (iii) Meets two of the following three ratios: a ratio of total liabilities to net worth less than 2.0; a ratio of the sum of net income plus depreciation, depletion, and amortization to total liabilities that is greater than 0.1; and a ratio of current assets to current liabilities that is greater than 1.5; and (iv) Tangible net worth of at least $10 million.
 
5. The guarantor has majority control of the voting stock for the following licensee(s)
covered by this guarantee.
 
[List for each licensee:
name, address, the facility(ies)
owned ot operated by each licensee, and the corresponding license number(s).]
6. Decommissioning activities as used below refers to the activities required by 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72] for decommissioning of facility(ies)
identified above.  7. For value received from [licensees], [If the guarantor is a corporation, add "and pursuant to the authority conferred upon the guarantor by ("the unanimous resolution of its directors" or "the majority vote of its shareholders"), a certified copy of which is attached,"]
the guarantor guarantees to the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] that if the licensee fails to perform the required decommissioning activities, as required by License No.  [insert license number], the guarantor shall (a) carry out the required activities, or (b) set up a trust fund in favor of the above identified beneficiary in the amount of these current cost estimates for these activities.
 
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4.7.6 Parent Company Guarantee (Continued)
[If a State is the named beneficiary, the guarantee documentation should include written verification from the State agreeing to use the trust funds to carry out the required decommissioning activities for the named facility(ies).]
8. The guarantor agrees to submit revised financial statements, financial test data, and a special auditor's report and reconciling schedule annually within 90 days of the close of the parent guarantor's fiscal year.  9. Th6 guarantor agrees that if, at the end of any fiscal year before termination of this guarantee, it fails to meet the financial test criteria, the licensee shall send within 90 days of the end of the fiscal year, by certified mail, notice to the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] that the licensee intends to provide alternative financial assurance as specified in 10 CFR [Part 30, 40, 70, or 72]. Within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year, the guarantor shall establish such financial assurance if the [licensee]
has not done so.  10. The guarantor also agrees to notify the beneficiary promptly if the ownership of the licensee or the parent firm is transferred and to maintain this guarantee until the new parent firm or the licensee provides alternative financial assurance acceptable to the beneficiary.
 
11. The guarantor agrees that within 30 days after it determines that it no longer meets the financial test criteria or it is disallowed from continuing as a guarantor for the facility under License No. [insert license number], it shall establish an alternative financial assurance as specified in 10 CFR Part 30, 40, 70, or 72 as applicable, in the name of [licensee]
unless [licensee]
has done so.  12. The guarantor as well as its successors and assigns agree to remain bound jointly and severally under this guarantee notwithstanding any or all of the following:
amendment or modification of license or NRC-approved decommissioning funding plan for that facility, the extension or reduction of the time of performance of required activities, or any other modification or alteration of an obligation of the licensee pursuant to 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72].  13. The guarantor agrees that all bound parties shall be jointly and severally liable for all litigation costs incurred by the beneficiary
[insert name] in any successful effort to enforce the agreement against the guarantor.
 
14. The guarantor agrees to remain bound under this guarantee for as long as [licensee]
must comply with the applicable financial assurance requirements of 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72], for the previously listed facility(ies), except that the guarantor may cancel this guarantee by sending notice by 4-43
4.7.6 Parent Company Guarantee (Continued)
certified mail to the [insert "NRC'" or the name of the State agency] and to [licensee], such cancellation to become effective no earlier than 120 days after receipt of such notice by both the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] and [licensee]
as evidenced by the return receipts.
 
15. The guarantor agrees that if [licensee]
fails to provide alternative financial assurance as specified in 10 CFR Part [30, 40, 70, or 72], as applicable, and obtain written approval of such assurance from the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] within 90 days after a notice of cancellation by the guarantor is received by both the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] and [licensee]
from the guarantor, the guarantor shall provide such alternative financial assurance in the name of [licensee]
or make full payment under the guarantee.
 
16. The guarantor expressly waives notice of acceptance.
 
of this guarantee by the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency]-or by [licensee].
The guarantor also expressly waives notice of amendments or modification of the decommissioning requirements and of amendments or modifications of the license.
 
17. If the guarantor files financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then it shall promptly submit them to the [insert "NRC" or the name of the State agency] during each year in which this guarantee is ineffect.
 
I hereby certify that this guarantee is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
 
Effective date: [Name of guarantor]
[Authorized signature for guarantor]
[Name of person signing] [Title of person signing] Signature of witness or notary: 4-44 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, "Energy," U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., revised annually.International Credits, Chamber of Commerce, Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Paris, France, 1983 (updated about every 8 years).Lawyers' Cooperative Publishing Co., "Uniform Commercial Code," Rochester, NY, 1985, updated annually through 1987.U.S. Department of the Treasury, Circular 570, "Companies Boards," Washington, D.C. 20220. Annually published always in July.Accepted on Federal in Federal Register, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Standard Format and Content Guide for Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72," NUREG-1336, Revision 1, August 1989.4-45 APPENDIX A CHECKLIST
FOR DECOMMISSIONING
FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
NAME OF LICENSEE OR APPLICANT
MAILING ADDRESS A. Licensee Part (check one of the following):
Part 30 Licensee or Applicant Part 70 Licensee or Applicant Part 40 Licensee or Applicant Part 72 Licensee or Applicant B. Check appropriate item in each category (if applicable)
1. Date of Financial Assurance Submission
2. Public Entity Private Entity 3. Certification of Financial Assurance Decommissioning Funding Plan 4. (a) Prepayment Option (See Appendix B) Trust Fund Escrow Account Certificate of Deposit Government Fund Deposit of Government Securities (b) Surety/Insurance/Other Guarantee (See Appendix C) Surety bond Letter of Credit Line of Credit Parent Company Guarantee/Financial Test (c) External Sinking Fund, Sinking Account and Surety/ Insurance (See Appendix D) Trust Fund Escrow Account Certificate of Deposit Government Fund Deposit of Government Securities Surety Bond Letter of Credit Line of Credit (d) Statement of Intent (public entities only) *May not be used in combination with any other instrument.
 
A-i APPENDIX B CHECKLIST
FOR SUBMISSION
OF PREPAYMENT
A. Check Appropriate Form of Prepayment Trust Fund Escrow Account Certificate(s)
of Deposit Special Government Fund Deposit of Government Securities B. Check Documents Submitted for Each Prepayment Mechanism
1. Trust Fund Trust Agreement Acknowledgement
2. Escrow Account Escrow Agreement
3. Certificate(s)
of Deposit Certificate(s)
of Deposit Trust Agreement Acknowledgement or Escrow Agreement*
4. Special Government Fund Written Verification and either Trust Agreement and Acknowledgement or Escrow Agreement
5. Deposit of Government Securities Verification of Approval of Securities and either Trust Agreement and Acknowledgement or Escrow Agreement With verification.
 
B-1 APPENDIX C CHECKLIST
FOR SUBMISSION
OF SURETY/INSURANCE/PARENT
COMPANY GUARANTEE
A. Check Appropriate Form of Surety/Insurance/Guarantee Surety Bond Letter of Credit Line of Credit Parent Company Guarantee/Financial Test* Insurance B. Check Documents Submitted for Surety/Insurance/Guarantee
1. Surety Bond Surety Bond Standby Trust Agreement Acknowledgement
2. Letter of Credit Letter of Credit Standby Trust Agreement Acknowledgement
3. Line of Credit Verification Standby Trust Agreement Acknowledgement
4. Parent Company Guarantee Letter from Chief Executive ( Licensee Letter from Chief Financial ( Financial Test: Alternative Auditor's Special Report and Corporate Guarantee Standby Trust Agreement Acknowledgement)fficer of Applicant or )fficer of Parent Compa, [I or III Attached Schedule 5. Insurance Certificate of Insurance Standby Trust Agreement Acknowledgement
*May not be used in combination with any other instrument.
 
C-i ny APPENDIX D CHECKLIST
FOR SUBMISSION
OF EXTERNAL SINKING FUND A. Check Mechanism in which Sinking Account will be held:* Trust Fund Escrow Account Certificate(s)
of Deposit Special Government Fund Deposit of Government Securities B. Check Appropriate Surety Method:*, ** Surety Bond Letter of Credit Line of Credit Insurance*See checklists for documents that should be submitted for mechanisms used in external sinking fund under the checklist for each respective mechanism.
 
"**Part 72 electric utility licensees are exempt from Part B of this Appendix D.D-1 APPENDIX E CHECKLIST
FOR STATEMENT
O
 
==F. INTENT==
A. Type of Licensee (check one): Federal Government Licensee State Government Licensee Local Government Licensee B. Check Documents Submitted for Statement of Intent Statement Guaranteeing Decommissioning Description of Authority of Government Entity to Make Statement of Intent E-1 APPENDIX F COST ESTIMATING
TABLES 1. Planning and Preparation Table 1 Supervisor Work Days Foreman H.P. Clerical Total Total Cost 1. Preparation of Documentation for Regulatory Agencies 2. Submittal of Decommissioning Plan to NRC when required by 10 CFR 30.36(c)(2), 40.42(c)(2), or 70.38(c)(2)*
3. Development of Work Plans 4. Procuring of Special Equip ment 5. Staff Training 6. Characterization of Radiological Condition of the Facility (Including soil and tailings analysis or ground water analysis, if applicable)
7. Other 8. Total For assistance in preparation of cost estimate for 10 CFR Part 72, consult NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
 
F-1 Task Position Supervisor Foreman Craftsman Technician Health Physicist Laborer Clerical Other APPENDIX F (Continued)
COST ESTIMATING
TABLES Table 2 Unit Cost for Workers Basic Salaries ($/yr) Overhead Rate (%)Worker Cost/year 2. Decontamination and/or Dismantling of Radioactive Facility Components*
No. Dimensions Glove Boxes Fume Hood Hot Cells Lab Benches Sink and Drain No. Dimensions Amount of Floor Space Ventilation Ductwork Amount of Wall Space Other Table 3 Work Days Task Super visor Fore man Tech nicians H.P.Crafts- La- Total men borer Total Cost 1. Decon/Dis mantle Major Components and/or Proc essing and Storage Tanks 2. Decon/Dis mantle Laboratories, Fume Hoods, Glove Boxes, Benches, etc.  "Indiciate whether component is to be decontaminated to unrestricted release levels or packaged and disposed of at a low-level waste site.F-2 APPENDIX F (Continued)
COST ESTIMATING
TABLES Table 3 (continued)
Work Days Super- Fore- Tech- Crafts- La- Total Task visor man nicians H.P. men borer Total Cost 3. Decon/Dis mantle Waste Areas -Radwaste Areas -Scrap Recovery Areas -Other 4. Decon/Dis mantle Service Facilities
-Maintenance Shop -Decontamination Areas -Ventilation Systems -Other 5. Decon/Dis mantle Waste Treatment Facilities and Storage Areas on the Site (Including exhume and package contaminated soil and tail ings, if any) -Fluoride Lagoons -Nitrate Lagoons -CaF2 Waste Recovery -Ground Water Restoration
-Other F-3 Task 6. Monitor for compliance, reclean and remonitor, if necessary
7. Other (e.g., contractor fees) Equipment/Supply Super visor APPENDIX F (Continued)
COST ESTIMATING
TABLES Table 3 (continued)
Work Days Fore- Tech man nicians H.P.-----Table 4 Quantity Crafts- La- Total men borer Total Cost----Cost 3. Packaging, Shipping, and Disposal of Radioactive Wastes Table 5 Distance Shipped 'Unit cost for shipment Additional charges Overweight Surcharges Waste No. of Type Shipments To-tal _____No. of Containers Unit Cost of Container Cost of Container Type of Containers Table 6 (miles) ($/mile/truckload)
Unit Cost for Shipping (S/mile) (S/mile)Distance Shipped Surcharge Transportation Cost F-4 Waste Total Volume (me)
APPENDIX F (Continued)
COST ESTIMATING
TABLES Table 7 Burial Charges ($/mi Surcharges Per container M($) Disposal ($/mi Unit Waste Burial Cost of Type Volume Burial Surcharge
4. Restoration of Contaminated Areas on Facility Ground Table 8 Work Days Task Supervisor Foreman H.P. Cl1 Backfill and Restore Site 5. Final Radiation Survey 3)Burial Cost Total erical Total Cost Supervisor Table 9 Work Foreman Task Total Days H.P.Clerical Total Total Cost F-5 APPENDIX F (Continued)
COST ESTIMATING
TABLES 6. Site Stabilization, Long-Term Surveillance (if applicable)
Table 10 Work Days Task Supervisor Foreman H.P. Clerica I Total F-6 Total Cost (K, 10 CFR Part 20, App. C Activities ISOTOPE (pCi)Decomm.  Funding Plan Required (unsealed)
(>1Os x App. C)$150,000 (unsealed)
(>103, !g104)$750,000 (unsealed)
(>104, <105)Americium-241 Antimony-125 I- Barium-133 Cadmium-109 Calcium-45 Carbon-14 Cerium-144 Cesium-134
0.01 10 10 10 10 100 1 1>1 mCi >1 Ci >1 Ci >1 Ci >1 Ci >10 Ci >100 mCi >100 mCi>.01 mCi, 0.1 mCi >10 mCi, 510O mCi >10 mCi, 5100 mCi >10 mCi, 5100 mCi >10 mCi, 5100 mCi >100 mCi, s1 Ci>1 mCi, ;SO mCi >1 mCi, <10 mCi>0.1 mCi, 1.0 mCi >100 mCi, ;1 Ci >100 mCi, &#xfd;1 Ci >100 mCi, s1 Ci >100 mCi, 51 Ci>1 Ci, Ci>10 mCi, 1100 mCi >10 mCi, 5100 mCi>100 Ci>100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci >1,000,000
Ci>10,000 Ci >10,000 Ci APPENDIX G CONVERSION
TABLE FOR DETERMINING
AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
REQUIRED AS A FUNCTION OF RADIONUCLIDE
ACTIVITY LEVELS RADIONUCLIDE
CONVERSION
TABLE$75,000 (sealed sources, plated sources) (>1010)
Appendix G. Radionuclide Conversion Table (Continued)
Decomm.  Funding $75,000 10 CFR Plan (sealed Part 20, Required sources, App. C (unsealed)
$150,000 $750,000 plated Activities
(>OS x (unsealed) (unsealed)
sources) ISOTOPE (pCi) App. C) (>109, 5104) (>104, <105) (>1010) Cesium-135
10 >1 Ci >10 mCI, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci S100 mCI 51 Ci Cesium-137
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci 9100 mCi &#xfd;1 Ci Chlorine-36
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci S100 mCi S1 Ci SCobalt-60
1 >100 mCi >1 mCi, >10 mCi, >10,000 Ci 910 mCi S100 mCi Europium-152
1 >100 mCi >1 mCi, >10 mCK, >10,000 Ci 510 mCi S100 mCi Europium-154
1 >100 mCi >1 mCi, >10 mCi, >10,000 Ci 910 mCi 6100 mCi Europium-155
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci mCi :1 Ci Gadolinium-153
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci 5100 mCi S1 Ci Hydrogen-3
1000 >100 Ci >1 Ci, >10 Ci >10,000,000
Ci 910 Cl !100 Ci Indium-155
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci 5100 mCi &#xfd;1 Ci (ISOTOPE Iodi ne-129 Iron-55 Krypton-85
' Manganese-54 Nickel-59 Nickel-63 Niobium-93m Platinum-
193 P1 utoni um-239 Pol oni um-210 10 CFR Part 20, App. C Activiti (pCI) 0.1 100 100 10 100 10 10 100 0.01 0.1 (Appendix G. Radionuclide Conversion Table (Continued)
Decomm.  Funding Plan Required (unsealed)
$150,000 $750,I es (>10s x (unsealed) App. C) (>103, 5104) (>104 >10 OCN >0.1 mCI, >1 mC S1 mCI .510 ml >10 Ci >100 mCi, >1 Ci S1 Ci 510 C >10 Ci >100 mCi, >1 Cl S1 Ci sI0 C >1 Ci >10 mCi, >1001 S100 mCi S1 Ci >10 Ci >100 mCi, >1 Ci S1 Ci s1o C >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 100 mCi !91 Ci >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 _100 mCi _1 Ci >10 Ci >100 mCi, >1 Ci 91 Ci <10 C >1 mCi >0.01 mCi, >0.1 <0.1 mCi &#xfd;1.0 >10 mCi >0.1 mCi, >1 mC 000 aled) <10) i, Ci i i mCi, mCi, mCi, :i mCi, mCi 1i,$75,000 (sealed sources, plated sources) (>1010) >1,000 Ci >1,000,000
Ci >1,000,000
Ci >100,000 Ci >1,000,000
Ci >100,000 Ct >100,000 Ci >1,000,000
Ci >1,000 Ci 5_1 mCi S10 m Appendix G. Radionuclide Conversion Table (Continued)
Decomm.  Funding$7,0
10 CFR Plan $75,000 Part 20, Required (sealoed sources, App. C (unsealed)
$150,000 $750,000 plated Activities
(>105 x (unsealed) (unsealed)
sources) ISOTOPE (OCi) App. C) (>103, =<104) (>10 4 , <10_ ) (>1010) Promethium-147
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi >100 mCi >100,000 Ci S100 mCi =<1 Ci Radium-226
0.01 >1 mCi >0.01 mCi, >0.1 mCi, >100 Ci S0.1 mCi ;51.0 mCi Rubidium-87
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci S100 mCi _-<1 Ci Ruthenium-106
1 >100 mCi >1 mCi, >10 mCi, >10,000 Ci S10 mCi _100 mCi Samarium-151
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci 6100 mCi S1 Ci Si1ver-110m
1 >100 mCi >1 mCi, >10 mCi, >10,000 Ci 510 mCi <100 mCi Strontium-90
0.1 >10 mCi >0.1 mCi, >1 mCi, >1,000 Ci ;51 mCi <10 mCi Technetium-97
100 >10 Ci >100 mCi, >1 Ci, >1,000,000
Ci S1 Ci _10 Ci Technetium-99
10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci S100 mCi <1 Ci Thal lium-204 10 >1 Ci >10 mCi, >100 mCi, >100,000 Ci 6100 mCi 51 Ci (Appendix G. Radionuclide Conversion Table (Continued)
10 CFR Part 20, App. C Activities (WCi)ISOTOPE Decomnt.
 
Funding Plan Required (unsealed)
(>1 0 5 x App. C)$150,000 (unsealed)
(>103, :5104)$750,000 (unsealed)
(>104, <105)Thori um (natural)Thulium-170
Thulium-171 Tungsten-181 Uranium (natural)
Uranium-233 Uranium 234/235 Zinc-65 Readily di sper sible 10 10 10 Readily disper sible 0.01 0.01 10 Zirconium-93
10>100 mCi>1 Ci >1 Ci >1 Ci>100 mCi>1 mCi >1 mC6 >1 Ci >1 Ci>10 mCi, S100 mCi >10 mCi, S100 mCi >10 mCi, S100 mCi >10 mCi, S100 mCi >10 mCi, S100 mCi >0.01 mCi, S0.1 mCi >0.01 mCi, 50.1 mCi >10 mCi, o100 mci >10 mCi, 100 mCi>100 mCi, 91 Ci >100 mCi, &#xfd;1 Ci >100 mCi, S1 Ci>0.1 mCi, 1I.0 mCi >0.1 mCi, 1.0 mCi >100 mCi, 51 Ci >100 mCi, 51 Ci>100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci>100,000 Ci >100,000 Ci ($75,000 (sealed sources, plated sources) (>1010)U'
Appendix G. Radionuclide Conversion Table (Continued)
10 CFR Part 20, App. C Activities (pCi)Decomm.  Funding Plan Required (unsealed)
(>105 x App. C)(unsealed)
App. C) --I sources) Ant, $150,000 (unsealed)
(>103, S104)$750,000 (unsealed)
(>104. <1n5j" " u pw 11 i M lY radionuclide not listed above or mixtures of alpha emitters of unknown composition (with a half-life greater than 120 days) Any radionuclide other than alpha emitting radio nuclides not listed above or mixtures of beta emitters of unknown composi tion (with a half life greater than 120 days)U. UJ 0.1>1 mCi>10 mCi>0.01 mCi, S0.1 mCi>0.1 mCi S1.0 mCi ISOTOPE$75,000 (sealed Sources, plated sources) ,-1 10x T>0.1 mCi S1.0 mCi>1.0 mCi 910 mCi>100 Ci>1,000 Ci (
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION May 2008 Revision 1 REGULATORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH

REGULATORY GUIDE 3.66 (Draft was issued as DG-3028, dated December 2007)

STANDARD FORMAT AND CONTENT OF

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MECHANISMS

A. INTRODUCTION

This regulatory guide provides guidance for the financial assurance mechanisms required for decommissioning leading to termination of a materials license. At the end of licensed operations, licensees must maintain all financial assurance established pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). In particular, licensees are required to demonstrate compliance with the following parts of 10 CFR:

  • Part 30, Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material
  • Part 40, Domestic Licensing of Source Material
  • Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High- Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor Related Greater Than Class C Waste U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees must demonstrate financial assurance for decommissioning and, if applicable, for site control and maintenance following license termination.

This regulatory guide endorses the method described in the current revisions of NUREG-1757, Volume 1, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance: Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees (Ref. 1), and Volume 3, Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance: Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness (Ref. 3), as a process that has been found acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements.

The NRC issues regulatory guides to describe and make available to the public methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency=s regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in reviewing applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in regulatory guides will be deemed acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings required for the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission.

This guide was issued after consideration of comments received from the public.

Regulatory guides are issued in 10 broad divisionsC1, Power Reactors; 2, Research and Test Reactors; 3, Fuels and Materials Facilities; 4, Environmental and Siting; 5, Materials and Plant Protection; 6, Products; 7, Transportation; 8, Occupational Health;

9, Antitrust and Financial Review; and 10, General.

Electronic copies of this guide and other recently issued guides are available through the NRC=s public Web site under the Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC=s Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/reg-guides/ and through the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under Accession No. ML081130718.

The NRCs financial assurance requirements for decommissioning apply only to licensees authorized to possess or use certain quantities and types of licensed materials. The minimum possession or use thresholds that trigger the requirements vary, depending on the type of license and the types and quantities of materials authorized under the particular license. Volume 1 of NUREG-1757 identifies the minimum thresholds for each type of license. Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 contains the standard format for presenting the information to NRC that will (1) aid the licensee in ensuring that the information is complete, (2) ensure that applicable requirements in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 have been met, and

(3) achieve the intent of the regulations. This will ensure that the decommissioning of all licensed facilities will be accomplished in a safe and timely manner and that licensees will have adequate funds available to cover all costs associated with decommissioning and, if applicable, with site control and maintenance.

This regulatory guide contains information collections that are covered by the requirements of

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 70, and 72 and that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under OMB control numbers 30150-0014, 3150-0017, 3150-0020, 3150-0009, and 3150-0132, respectively. The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection request or requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number.

B. DISCUSSION

As part of its redesign of the materials license program, the NRC consolidated and updated numerous decommissioning guidance documents into NUREG-1757, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance. The three volumes of NUREG-1757 are titled as follows:

  • Volume 1 Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees (Ref. 1)
  • Volume 2 Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria (Ref. 2)
  • Volume 3 Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness (Ref. 3)

These three volumes provide approved agency guidance and supersede the guidance in Regulatory Guide 3.66, Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72, issued June 1990; NUREG-1727, NMSS

Decommissioning Standard Review Plan, issued September 2000; and NUREG/BR-0241, NMSS

Handbook for Decommissioning Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees issued March 1997.

Volume 1 of NUREG-1757 provides a risk-informed, performance-based approach to the information needed to support an application for decommissioning a materials license and complying with the radiological criteria for license termination in Subpart E, Radiological Criteria for License Termination, of 10 CFR Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation.

Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 provides guidance on the technical aspects of compliance with the Timeliness Rule, Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities (page 36026 in Volume 59 of the Federal Register (59 FR 36026)), the financial assurance requirements set forth as part of the decommissioning rulemaking in 1998 (53 FR 24018), and the recordkeeping requirements set forth as part of the technical and financial criteria for decommissioning licensed nuclear facilities (53 FR 24018 and 58 FR 39628). Specifically, Volume 3 of NUREG-1757 provides approved agency guidance for demonstrating compliance with the following:

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  • 10 CFR 30.35, 40.36, 70.25, and 72.30, all of which are entitled, Financial assurance and recordkeeping for decommissioning
  • 10 CFR 30.36, 40.42, 70.38, and 72.54, all of which are entitled, Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate buildings or outdoor areas The approaches to license termination described in Volumes 1 and 3 of NUREG-1757 will assist in identifying the information (subject matter and level of detail) needed to terminate a license by considering the specific circumstances of the wide range of radioactive materials users licensed by the NRC. The NRC staff will use the guidance in NUREG-1757 when reviewing license termination requests.

C. REGULATORY POSITION

This regulatory guide endorses the method described in the current revisions of Volumes 1 and 3 of NUREG-1757 as a process that has been found acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements for financial assurance mechanisms required for decommissioning leading to termination of a materials license.

D. IMPLEMENTATION

The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and licensees regarding the NRCs plans for using this regulatory guide. The NRC does not intend or approve any imposition or backfit in connection with its issuance.

In some cases, applicants or licensees may propose or use a previously established acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the NRCs regulations. Otherwise, the methods described in this guide will be used in evaluating compliance with the applicable regulations for license applications, license amendment applications, and amendment requests.

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REFERENCES

1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance:

Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees, NUREG-1757, Volume 1, Washington DC,

most current date and revision.1 (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/ .)

2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance:

Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria, NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Washington DC, most current date and revision.1 (See http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1727/ .)

3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance:

Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness, NUREG-1757, Volume 3, Washington DC, most current date and revision.1 (See http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1727/ .)

1 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published the three-volume NUREG-series identified herein. These volumes are available electronically through the Electronic Reading Room on the NRCs public Web site, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/. Copies are also available for inspection or copying for a fee from the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD; the mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; email PDR@nrc.gov. In addition, copies are available at current rates from the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328, telephone (202) 512-1800, or from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, online at http://www.ntis.gov, by telephone at (800) 553- NTIS (6847) or (703) 605-6000, or by fax to (703) 605-6900.

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