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{{#Wiki_filter: | {{#Wiki_filter:GE Portland General Electric Company Trojan Nuclear Plant K /Y 71760 Columbia River Hwy Rainier, OR 97048 (503) 556-3713 March 27, 2003 VPN-021-2003 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Annual Report of the Status of Decommissioning Funding for the Troian Nuclear Plant in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(fl(1) | ||
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this letter transmits the Trojan Nuclear Plant co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for Calendar Year 2002. The report, which is provided in Enclosure I to this letter, is based on the most recent analysis of the Trojan Nuclear Plant decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into Revision 16 of PGE-1 061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)." For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to this letter. The decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan is updated to reflect actual expenditures and fund balances through December 31, 2002. The cost estimate revision also incorporates the actual inflation rate for 2002, which had been estimated in the previous cost estimate revision, and reflects current projections associated with staffing, radiological waste burial volumes, work schedules, and the schedule for transfer of the spent nuclear fuel to the dry storage facility.If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Mr. Lansing G. Dusek of my staff at (503) 556-7409.Sincerely, fr Stephen M. Quennoz Vice President c Power Supply/Generation Connecting People. Power and | In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this letter transmits the Trojan Nuclear Plant co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for Calendar Year 2002. The report, which is provided in Enclosure I to this letter, is based on the most recent analysis of the Trojan Nuclear Plant decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into Revision 16 of PGE-1 061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)." | ||
As required by 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this report constitutes the TNP co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002. The information provided herein is based on the most recent analysis of the TNP decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as detailed in Section 5 of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16. For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 concurrently with this report.10 CAR 50.75(f)(1) states, in part: | For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to this letter. The decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan is updated to reflect actual expenditures and fund balances through December 31, 2002. The cost estimate revision also incorporates the actual inflation rate for 2002, which had been estimated in the previous cost estimate revision, and reflects current projections associated with staffing, radiological waste burial volumes, work schedules, and the schedule for transfer of the spent nuclear fuel to the dry storage facility. | ||
Any licenseefor | If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Mr. Lansing G. Dusek of my staff at (503) 556-7409. | ||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27,2003 Page 2 of 5 This report addresses the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002 as follows: 1. The amount of | Sincerely, fr Stephen M. Quennoz Vice President c Power Supply/Generation Connecting People. Power and Possibilities11 b tCa e #w 4 0r | ||
$238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately | |||
$42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately | VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 2 of 2 Enclosures C: S. W. Brown, NRC, NMSS Director, NRC Region IV, DNMS D. Stewart-Smith, OOE A. Bless, OOE | ||
$146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately | |||
$1,514,000. | Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 1 of 5 Annual Report of the Status of Decommissioning Funding for the Trojan Nuclear Plant (TNP) in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) | ||
A detailed schedule of the decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately | As required by 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this report constitutes the TNP co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002. The information provided herein is based on the most recent analysis of the TNP decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as detailed in Section 5 of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16. For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 concurrently with this report. | ||
$429,719,000 of decommissioning trust fund-related expenditures, is provided in Section 5.1 and Table 5-2 of PGE-1061.2. The amount | 10 CAR 50.75(f)(1) states, in part: | ||
Two of the three TNP co-owners (PGE and Pacific Power and Light [PP&L]) deposit these funds in external trust funds in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(ii). | Eachpower reactor licensee shall report, on a calendar-yearbasis, to the NRC... on the status of its decommissioningfundingforeach reactororpartof a reactorthat it owns. | ||
As a federal government agency fulfilling the decommissioning funding obligations of the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), the third TNP co-owner and licensee, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has provided a statement of intent, as allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv), that states that decommissioning funding will be provided as such funds are needed. Thus, BPA is not required to accumulate funds in an external trust.'Additional details of the TNP decommissioning funding plans and schedules for each of the co-owners are provided in Section 5.3 of PGE-1061.lA copy of the BPA's Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001, was forwarded to the NRC on March 29, 2001, as Enclosure III to PGE letter VPN-016-2001. | The information in this reportmust include, at a minimum: | ||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 3 of 5 Status of Decommissioning Trust Funds As of December 31, 2002 TNP Co-Owner Fund Balance as of 12/31/2002 Portland General Electric Company $27,941,OOWa Eugene Water & Electric Board/ N/Ab Bonneville Power Administration Pacific Power & Light $1,734,000a Total $29,675,000 The 2002 end-of-year trust fund balance includes an adjustment for trust expenditures incurred in November and December 2002 that were not paid out of the trust in 2002. | the amount of decommissioningfunds estimatedto be requiredpursuantto 10 CFR 50. 75(b) and (c), | ||
The decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners is described in Section 5.3 and quantified in Tables 5-4 through 5-6 of PGE-1061. | the amount accumulatedto the end of the calendaryear precedingthe date of the report; a schedule of the annualamounts remaining to be collected; the assumptions used regardingrates of escalationin decommissioning costs, rates of earningson decommissioningfunds, and rates of otherfactors used in fundingprojections; any contracts upon which the licensee is relyingpursuantto paragraph(e)(l)(v) of this section; any modifications occurringto a licensee 's currentmethod ofprovidingfinancial assurancesince the last submitted report; and any materialchanges to trust agreements. | ||
As detailed in Section 5.3.2 of PGE-1 061, each of the co-owners maintains a collection schedule that ensures that each co-owner's portion of the total decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M), and decommissioning of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The collection schedules do not include funding for Spent Fuel Pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning trust funds.4. The assumptions used | Any licenseefor aplant that...has alreadyclosed (before the end of its licensed life), or for plants involved in mergers or acquisitionsshall submit this reportannually. | ||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27,2003 Page 2 of 5 This report addresses the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002 as follows: | |||
: 1. The amount of decommissioningfundsestimated to be requiredpursuantto 10 CFR 50.75(b) and (c). | |||
The amount of funds estimated to be required to decommission the TNP has been determined based on a TNP-specific cost estimate prepared by Portland General Electric Company (PGE). | |||
As indicated in PGE-1061, Section 5.1 and Table 5-1, the total costs in 1997 dollars are estimated to be approximately $238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately $42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately $146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately $1,514,000. A detailed schedule of the decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately $429,719,000 of decommissioning trust fund-related expenditures, is provided in Section 5.1 and Table 5-2 of PGE-1061. | |||
: 2. The amount accumulatedto the end of the calendaryearprecedingthe date of the report. | |||
The following table reflects the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated by the TNP co-owners through December 31, 2002. Each of the co-owners separately collect, through rates, the funds for decommissioning. Two of the three TNP co-owners (PGE and Pacific Power and Light [PP&L]) deposit these funds in external trust funds in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(ii). As a federal government agency fulfilling the decommissioning funding obligations of the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), the third TNP co-owner and licensee, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has provided a statement of intent, as allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv), that states that decommissioning funding will be provided as such funds are needed. Thus, BPA is not required to accumulate funds in an external trust.' | |||
Additional details of the TNP decommissioning funding plans and schedules for each of the co-owners are provided in Section 5.3 of PGE-1061. | |||
lA copy of the BPA's Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001, was forwarded to the NRC on March 29, 2001, as Enclosure III to PGE letter VPN-016-2001. | |||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 3 of 5 Status of Decommissioning Trust Funds As of December 31, 2002 TNP Co-Owner Fund Balance as of 12/31/2002 Portland General Electric Company $27,941,OOWa Eugene Water & Electric Board/ N/Ab Bonneville Power Administration Pacific Power & Light $1,734,000a Total $29,675,000 The 2002 end-of-year trust fund balance includes an adjustment for trust expenditures incurred in November and December 2002 that were not paid out of the trust in 2002. | |||
bBPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required. | |||
: 3. A schedule of the annual amounts remainingto be collected. | |||
The decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners is described in Section 5.3 and quantified in Tables 5-4 through 5-6 of PGE-1061. As detailed in Section 5.3.2 of PGE-1 061, each of the co-owners maintains a collection schedule that ensures that each co-owner's portion of the total decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. | |||
These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M), | |||
and decommissioning of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The collection schedules do not include funding for Spent Fuel Pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning trust funds. | |||
: 4. The assumptions used regardingrates of escalationin decommissioning costs, rates of earnings on decommissioningfunds, and rates of otherfactors used in funding projections. | |||
The following table provides the TNP co-owners' assumptions regarding escalation, earnings, and interest rates used to project the decommissioning cost and funding schedules as reflected in Section 5 of PGE-1061. | The following table provides the TNP co-owners' assumptions regarding escalation, earnings, and interest rates used to project the decommissioning cost and funding schedules as reflected in Section 5 of PGE-1061. | ||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 4 of 5 Assumptions Regarding Escalation. | |||
Earnings. | Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 4 of 5 Assumptions Regarding Escalation. Earnings. and Interest Rates Escalation Trust Fund Bridge Loan Line of Credit TNP Co-Owner FactoEa(%) Earniigs Interest Feesd (%) | ||
and Interest Rates Escalation Trust Fund Bridge Loan Line of Credit TNP Co-Owner FactoEa (%) Earniigs Interest Feesd (%)Rate (%) (%/)PGE 2.79 e5.18 97.05 0.55'4.66 BPA/EWEB 2.79 hN/A N/A N/A PP&L 2.79 3.0 N/A 1.0 a The escalation rate assumption of 2.79 percent represents the average of WEFA projected inflation rates for 2003 through 2019.b Each TNP co-owner assumed a trust fund earnings rate based on recent fund earning performance with consideration for projected near-term growth and conservatism. | Rate (%) (%/) | ||
PGE 2.79 e5.18 97.05 0.55 | |||
'4.66 BPA/EWEB 2.79 hN/A N/A N/A PP&L 2.79 3.0 N/A 1.0 a The escalation rate assumption of 2.79 percent represents the average of WEFA projected inflation rates for 2003 through 2019. | |||
b Each TNP co-owner assumed a trust fund earnings rate based on recent fund earning performance with consideration for projected near-term growth and conservatism. | |||
CBridge loans for BPA and PP&L are not projected to be necessary. | |||
d BPA will continue to use a Statement of Intent, rather than secure a line of credit, to provide financial assurance in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv). | d BPA will continue to use a Statement of Intent, rather than secure a line of credit, to provide financial assurance in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv). | ||
e This rate is applied to the qualified portion of PGE's trust fund.f This rate is applied to the non-qualified portion of PGE's trust fund. | e This rate is applied to the qualified portion of PGE's trust fund. | ||
h BPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required.5. Any contracts upon which the licensee is | f This rate is applied to the non-qualified portion of PGE's trust fund. | ||
: 6. Any modifications | gThe yield spread portion of this value is the average of the WEFA forecasted 5-year note for 2004 and 2005 less projected inflation. | ||
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 5 of 5 7. Any | h BPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required. | ||
PGE and PP&L have not made any material changes to the decommissioning trust agreements since the last funding plan submittal. | : 5. Any contracts upon which the licensee is relyingpursuantto paragraph(e)(l)(v) ofthis section. | ||
As stated previously, BPA provides financial assurance in the form of a statement of intent, and thus is not required to maintain trust agreements to provide financial assurance for TNP decommissioning. | The TNP co-owners do not rely on contractual obligations from customers to satisfy the financial assurance stipulations of 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1). | ||
Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16 TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN 5. UPDATE OF SITE-SPECIFIC DECOMMISSIONING COSTS In accordance with Paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(9)(ii)(F) of 10 CFR 50.82 (Reference 5-1), and consistent with the guidance of Regulatory Guide 1.179 (Reference 5-2), the TNP-specific cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into this section provides: 1. An updated estimate of total and remaining TNP decommissioning costs;2. A comparison of the estimated costs with present funds set aside for decommissioning; and 3. The plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning and release of the TNP site for unrestricted use.5.1 DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE This section provides the results of and basis for a cost estimate prepared by PGE with assistance from TLG for the decommissioning of TNP. Incorporated into this cost estimate are costs of activities involved in radiological decommissioning necessary for termination of TNP's Part 50 license, as well as expenditures necessary to complete nonradiological site restoration activities. | : 6. Any modifications occurringto a licensee 's currentmethod ofprovidingfinancial assurancesince the last submitted report. | ||
The costs of removal and disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary for license termination have been identified separately from radiological decommissioning costs.Also separately identified are cost projections and funding requirements for the onsite management of irradiated fuel until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to DOE for ultimate disposal. | Since the last submitted report, no modifications have been made to the TNP co-owners' current methods of providing financial assurance that adequate funds will be available to complete radiological decommissioning of the TNP site. Specifically, both PGE and PP&L continue to maintain financial assurance in the form of an external trust fund in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(ii), and BPA continues to maintain financial assurance in the form of a letter of credit in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv). | ||
The description of the spent fuel management costs and associated funding plan provided in this section, together with the description of the spent fuel management program in Section 3.3.1, fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(bb). | |||
5.1.1 COST ESTIMATE RESULTS Summarizing the results of the TNP cost estimate, Table 5-1 provides estimates of total decommissioning costs as well as decommissioning costs that remain as of January 1, 2003. As indicated in Table 5-1, the costs (in 1997 dollars) for the selected decommissioning alternative are estimated to total approximately | Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 5 of 5 | ||
$238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately | : 7. Any materialchanges to trust agreements. | ||
$42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately | PGE and PP&L have not made any material changes to the decommissioning trust agreements since the last funding plan submittal. As stated previously, BPA provides financial assurance in the form of a statement of intent, and thus is not required to maintain trust agreements to provide financial assurance for TNP decommissioning. | ||
$146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately | |||
$1,514,000. | Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16 | ||
A detailed schedule of TNP's decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately | |||
$429,719,000 of decommissioning fund-related expenditures, is provided-in Table 5-2 and described in Section 5.1.2.5.1.2 COST ESTIMATE DESCRIPTION The initial Decommissioning Plan decommissioning cost estimate was based largely on the TNP-specific cost estimate performed for PGE by TLG Services, Inc. in May 1994. The methodology used to develop the cost estimate followed the approach presented in 5-1 Revision 16 TROJAN DECOMMSSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN AIFINESP-036, "Guidelines to Producing Decornmissioning Cost Estimates" (Reference 5-3)and the DOE "Decommissioning Handbook" (Reference 54). These guidance documents utilize a unit cost factor method for estimating decommissioning activity costs. Unit cost factors incorporate site-specific considerations whenever practicable. | TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN | ||
Using plant drawings and inventory documents, quantities and volumes of the equipment and material to be removed during decommissioning were estimated. | : 5. UPDATE OF SITE-SPECIFIC DECOMMISSIONING COSTS In accordance with Paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(9)(ii)(F) of 10 CFR 50.82 (Reference 5-1), and consistent with the guidance of Regulatory Guide 1.179 (Reference 5-2), the TNP-specific cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into this section provides: | ||
Unit cost factors were applied to the volumes and quantities to estimate the "activity dependent" costs. "Period dependent" costs were determined from a critical path schedule based on the removal activity duration.At the end of each year, PGE updates the decommissioning cost estimate based on actual decommissioning progress and with an estimate of remaining costs based on the best available information about the remaining scope of the decommissioning effort. The update generally results in changes to the timing of fund expenditures, and may reflect changes to the scope of major projects. | : 1. An updated estimate of total and remaining TNP decommissioning costs; | ||
The cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, adjustments for current radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs, and an update of the estimate to disposition non-radiological hazards.The results of PGE's decommissioning cost estimate have been incorporated into Table 5-2, which provides a comprehensive expenditure schedule for the decommissioning of TNP. This table incorporates an annual breakdown of projected costs associated with radiological and nonradiological decommissioning, spent fuel management, and decommissioning expenditure financing activities. | : 2. A comparison of the estimated costs with present funds set aside for decommissioning; and | ||
The decommissioning cost estimate expenditure schedule contained in Table 5-2 is described in the remainder of this section.5.1.2.1 Radiological Decommissioning Costs The cost schedule for radiological decommissioning activities is incorporated into Table 5-2, which reflects the results of the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP. Consistent with current NRC policy, the TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers radiological decommissioning costs to be only those costs associated with normal decommissioning activities necessary for termination of the Part 50 license and release of the site for unrestricted use. The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in radiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or the disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary to terminate TNP's Part 50 license.Radiological decommissioning activity costs are separately identified in Table 5-2 as"DECON/License Termination." Burial costs were derived from PGE modeling and analysis of low-level radioactive waste disposal costs as updated in early 1999, which more conservatively reflect projected burial rates. Contingencies were applied to each area of the cost estimate (i.e., decontamination and dismantlement, waste disposal, final survey, etc.) at appropriate rates.No credit was taken for equipment salvage value.Standard ongoing financial controls have been established and executed to ensure funds are expended consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8). | : 3. The plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning and release of the TNP site for unrestricted use. | ||
Throughout the budgetary process and budget year, costs associated with new projects or activities are evaluated to determine their correct cost classification, i.e., fuel management, radiological, nonradiological decommissioning, capital, etc. As a result, only costs which meet the intent of this TNP 5-2 Revision 10 TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan are submitted for reimbursement from the decommissioning trust. Periodically, variances between the estimate and actual costs will be reviewed as they relate to the total cost estimate to provide assurance that the cost estimate continues to be reasonable. | 5.1 DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE This section provides the results of and basis for a cost estimate prepared by PGE with assistance from TLG for the decommissioning of TNP. Incorporated into this cost estimate are costs of activities involved in radiological decommissioning necessary for termination of TNP's Part 50 license, as well as expenditures necessary to complete nonradiological site restoration activities. | ||
This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A). | The costs of removal and disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary for license termination have been identified separately from radiological decommissioning costs. | ||
In addition, PGE corporate finance personnel review the TNP co-owners' trust fund activity and balance periodically, as applicable. | Also separately identified are cost projections and funding requirements for the onsite management of irradiated fuel until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to DOE for ultimate disposal. The description of the spent fuel management costs and associated funding plan provided in this section, together with the description of the spent fuel management program in Section 3.3.1, fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(bb). | ||
Any significant activity which is inconsistent with this Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan would be brought to the attention of TNP management. | 5.1.1 COST ESTIMATE RESULTS Summarizing the results of the TNP cost estimate, Table 5-1 provides estimates of total decommissioning costs as well as decommissioning costs that remain as of January 1, 2003. As indicated in Table 5-1, the costs (in 1997 dollars) for the selected decommissioning alternative are estimated to total approximately $238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately $42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately $146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately $1,514,000. A detailed schedule of TNP's decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately $429,719,000 of decommissioning fund-related expenditures, is provided-in Table 5-2 and described in Section 5.1.2. | ||
The decommissioning cost estimate reflects costs in 1997 dollars, and has been updated to account for work performed through 2002 where TNP expended funds for decommissioning activities. | 5.1.2 COST ESTIMATE DESCRIPTION The initial Decommissioning Plan decommissioning cost estimate was based largely on the TNP-specific cost estimate performed for PGE by TLG Services, Inc. in May 1994. The methodology used to develop the cost estimate followed the approach presented in 5-1 Revision 16 | ||
The decommissioning cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, and adjustments for radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs.Costs required to maintain spent fuel in a safe storage condition are funded by Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds rather than by decommissioning funds while the spent fuel remains in wet storage. Once the spent fuel is transferred to dry storage, there are sufficient decommissioning fund annual contributions to cover annual costs. This is described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3.2 and Table 5-2. This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(B). | |||
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(C) and 10 CFR 50.75(e) (Reference 5-5), the TNP co-owners periodically assess the financial assurance amount required to complete radiological decommissioning. | TROJAN DECOMMSSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN AIFINESP-036, "Guidelines to Producing Decornmissioning Cost Estimates" (Reference 5-3) and the DOE "Decommissioning Handbook" (Reference 54). These guidance documents utilize a unit cost factor method for estimating decommissioning activity costs. Unit cost factors incorporate site-specific considerations whenever practicable. Using plant drawings and inventory documents, quantities and volumes of the equipment and material to be removed during decommissioning were estimated. Unit cost factors were applied to the volumes and quantities to estimate the "activity dependent" costs. "Period dependent" costs were determined from a critical path schedule based on the removal activity duration. | ||
The established financial assurance mechanisms (e.g., external trust fund and/or letter of credit) are adjusted as necessary to ensure the completion of radiological decommissioning. | At the end of each year, PGE updates the decommissioning cost estimate based on actual decommissioning progress and with an estimate of remaining costs based on the best available information about the remaining scope of the decommissioning effort. The update generally results in changes to the timing of fund expenditures, and may reflect changes to the scope of major projects. The cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, adjustments for current radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs, and an update of the estimate to disposition non-radiological hazards. | ||
Financial assurance is described in Section 5.3. "Bridge" funds are also described in Section 5.3.5.1.2.2 Nonradiological Decommissioning Costs Although not required by NRC regulations, the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP incorporates nonradiological decommissioning costs, as indicated in Table 5-2. The TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers nonradiological decommissioning costs to be those costs associated with site remediation and demolition and removal of uncontaminated structures. | The results of PGE's decommissioning cost estimate have been incorporated into Table 5-2, which provides a comprehensive expenditure schedule for the decommissioning of TNP. This table incorporates an annual breakdown of projected costs associated with radiological and nonradiological decommissioning, spent fuel management, and decommissioning expenditure financing activities. The decommissioning cost estimate expenditure schedule contained in Table 5-2 is described in the remainder of this section. | ||
5.1.2.1 Radiological Decommissioning Costs The cost schedule for radiological decommissioning activities is incorporated into Table 5-2, which reflects the results of the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP. Consistent with current NRC policy, the TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers radiological decommissioning costs to be only those costs associated with normal decommissioning activities necessary for termination of the Part 50 license and release of the site for unrestricted use. The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in radiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or the disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary to terminate TNP's Part 50 license. | |||
Radiological decommissioning activity costs are separately identified in Table 5-2 as "DECON/License Termination." Burial costs were derived from PGE modeling and analysis of low-level radioactive waste disposal costs as updated in early 1999, which more conservatively reflect projected burial rates. Contingencies were applied to each area of the cost estimate (i.e., decontamination and dismantlement, waste disposal, final survey, etc.) at appropriate rates. | |||
No credit was taken for equipment salvage value. | |||
Standard ongoing financial controls have been established and executed to ensure funds are expended consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8). Throughout the budgetary process and budget year, costs associated with new projects or activities are evaluated to determine their correct cost classification, i.e., fuel management, radiological, nonradiological decommissioning, capital, etc. As a result, only costs which meet the intent of this TNP 5-2 Revision 10 | |||
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan are submitted for reimbursement from the decommissioning trust. Periodically, variances between the estimate and actual costs will be reviewed as they relate to the total cost estimate to provide assurance that the cost estimate continues to be reasonable. This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A). In addition, PGE corporate finance personnel review the TNP co-owners' trust fund activity and balance periodically, as applicable. Any significant activity which is inconsistent with this Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan would be brought to the attention of TNP management. | |||
The decommissioning cost estimate reflects costs in 1997 dollars, and has been updated to account for work performed through 2002 where TNP expended funds for decommissioning activities. The decommissioning cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, and adjustments for radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs. | |||
Costs required to maintain spent fuel in a safe storage condition are funded by Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds rather than by decommissioning funds while the spent fuel remains in wet storage. Once the spent fuel is transferred to dry storage, there are sufficient decommissioning fund annual contributions to cover annual costs. This is described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3.2 and Table 5-2. This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(B). | |||
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(C) and 10 CFR 50.75(e) (Reference 5-5), the TNP co-owners periodically assess the financial assurance amount required to complete radiological decommissioning. The established financial assurance mechanisms (e.g., external trust fund and/or letter of credit) are adjusted as necessary to ensure the completion of radiological decommissioning. Financial assurance is described in Section 5.3. "Bridge" funds are also described in Section 5.3. | |||
5.1.2.2 Nonradiological Decommissioning Costs Although not required by NRC regulations, the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP incorporates nonradiological decommissioning costs, as indicated in Table 5-2. The TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers nonradiological decommissioning costs to be those costs associated with site remediation and demolition and removal of uncontaminated structures. | |||
The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in nonradiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or radiological decommissioning activities. | The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in nonradiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or radiological decommissioning activities. | ||
5.1.2.3 Spent Fuel Management Costs Implementation costs associated with spent fuel management are reflected in the projected cost schedule for the onsite management of irradiated fuel detailed in Table 5-2. Spent fuel management costs begin with ongoing spent fuel pool operation, surveillance, and maintenance activity costs, and continue through ISFSI planning, construction, and operation until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to the DOE for ultimate disposal (assumed in this estimate to be completed in 2018). As indicated in Table 5-2, spent fuel pool operation expenditures are projected to end upon transfer of the spent fuel pool contents to the ISFSI.Costs associated with onsite management of the spent fuel will then involve ISFSI operation, maintenance, and surveillance expenditures. | 5.1.2.3 Spent Fuel Management Costs Implementation costs associated with spent fuel management are reflected in the projected cost schedule for the onsite management of irradiated fuel detailed in Table 5-2. Spent fuel management costs begin with ongoing spent fuel pool operation, surveillance, and maintenance activity costs, and continue through ISFSI planning, construction, and operation until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to the DOE for ultimate disposal (assumed in this estimate to be completed in 2018). As indicated in Table 5-2, spent fuel pool operation expenditures are projected to end upon transfer of the spent fuel pool contents to the ISFSI. | ||
Finally, upon transfer of the ISFSI contents to an 5-3 Revision 16 TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERIINA TION PLAN offsite repository, spent fuel management costs end in 2018 with final expenditures necessary for ISFSI decommissioning activities. | Costs associated with onsite management of the spent fuel will then involve ISFSI operation, maintenance, and surveillance expenditures. Finally, upon transfer of the ISFSI contents to an 5-3 Revision 16 | ||
PGE has analyzed spent fuel operations and maintenance costs related to storage in both the spent fuel pool and the ISFSI. The methodology used in this analysis considered plant-specific values, as applicable, for labor, material, and outside professional services requirements as well as for other distributed items such as overheads, property and liability insurance, regulatory fees, fire protection activities, and power usage. The results of this analysis were then incorporated into the decommissioning cost study.5.1.2.4 Financial Activity Costs Additional costs may be incurred by each TNP co-owner as necessary during decommissioning to secure and maintain assurance that adequate funds will be available to complete radiological decommissioning of the TNP site, and to secure loans or other "bridging" mechanisms to augment existing funds to cover near-term decommissioning costs. The financial assurance costs (e.g., letter of credit) indicated in Table 5-2 are based on the basis points and projected amount of required financial assurance appropriate for each co-owner as described in Section 5.3,"Decommissioning Funding Plan." The loan costs in Table 5-2 are based on the interest rate and loan amount appropriate for each TNP co-owner requiring financial bridging as described in Section 5.3. The method that each co-owner will use to provide the required financial assurance mechanism and bridging funds is described in detail in Section 5.3.i 5-4 : | |||
Table 5-3 summarizes the status of PGE's and PP&L's decommissioning trust funds as of December 31, 2002.The NRC's general policy requires, prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, either funds needed for decommissioning (as the term "decommission" is defined in 10 CFR 50.2, "Definitions") | TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERIINA TION PLAN offsite repository, spent fuel management costs end in 2018 with final expenditures necessary for ISFSI decommissioning activities. | ||
to be available or an appropriate financial vehicle to be secured and maintained that will assure the availability of adequate funds for completion of radiological decommissioning. | PGE has analyzed spent fuel operations and maintenance costs related to storage in both the spent fuel pool and the ISFSI. The methodology used in this analysis considered plant-specific values, as applicable, for labor, material, and outside professional services requirements as well as for other distributed items such as overheads, property and liability insurance, regulatory fees, fire protection activities, and power usage. The results of this analysis were then incorporated into the decommissioning cost study. | ||
As indicated above, the trusts established by PGE and PP&L for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period. Thus prior to commencing this period, PGE and PP&L are required to secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e). | 5.1.2.4 Financial Activity Costs Additional costs may be incurred by each TNP co-owner as necessary during decommissioning to secure and maintain assurance that adequate funds will be available to complete radiological decommissioning of the TNP site, and to secure loans or other "bridging" mechanisms to augment existing funds to cover near-term decommissioning costs. The financial assurance costs (e.g., letter of credit) indicated in Table 5-2 are based on the basis points and projected amount of required financial assurance appropriate for each co-owner as described in Section 5.3, "Decommissioning Funding Plan." The loan costs in Table 5-2 are based on the interest rate and loan amount appropriate for each TNP co-owner requiring financial bridging as described in Section 5.3. The method that each co-owner will use to provide the required financial assurance mechanism and bridging funds is described in detail in Section 5.3. | ||
This financial assurance must be maintained until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Furthermore, during the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, a decommissioning trust fund balance may be reduced to a point where it will be necessary in certain instances to borrow or otherwise provide "bridging" funds to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance.5.3.2 TNP CO-OWNERS' DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLANS Each of the TN? co-owners has established a program in conjunction with specified goals for the collection of funds for the decommissioning of TNP. Each TNP co-owner maintains a decommissioning fund collection schedule which ensures that each co-owner's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, O&M, and decommissioning of an ISFSI. These collection schedules do not include funding for spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The, decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners, based on the expenditure schedule in Table 5-2 and the co-owner contribution schedules, is described below.c e I .novlf r .r | i Revision 10 5-4 : | ||
Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PGE's share (67.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with 5-6 Revision 16 TROJAN DECOMISSONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-4 ensures that PGE's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.Projected requirements for bridging funds have been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow. As previously discussed, PGE's external trust fund currently contains only a portion of the total amount needed for PGE's share of site radiological decommissioning costs.Based on the decommissioning fund cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-4, bridging funds are anticipated to be required in the year 2004 to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance. Projected interest on bridging funds has been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow as indicated in Table 5-4.In addition, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. Because financial assurance will be maintained only for radiological decommissioning activities, the methodology used to determine the size of the letter of credit ensures that if a given amount of the decommissioning trust fund is used for purposes other than radiological decommissioning activities during a current year, the portion of the financial assurance provided by the letter of credit must be increased by the same amount. This methodology can be summarized as follows: Lf= T -T2 + T3 where I& = Letter of Credit Portion of Financial Assurance Needed for Current Year T, = Total costs of remaining radiological decommissioning activities T2 = Current decommissioning trust fund balance T3 = Portion of trust balance planned for non-radiological costs during current year Financial assurance for remaining radiological decommissioning activities will be calculated at the beginning of each year and will be periodically reviewed during each year to ensure that an adequate level of financial assurance is maintained. | |||
5.3.2.2 EWEB/BPA Funding BPA is obligated through Net Billing Agreements to pay costs associated with EWEB's share of TNP, including decommissioning and spent fuel management costs. BPA fulfills the decommissioning funding obligations of EWEB, including providing financial assurance for EWEB's portion of decommissioning costs in a manner stipulated in 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) for Federal government licensees as detailed further below. Table 5-5 provides BPA/EWEB's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. | TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN 5.2 SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT FUNDING PLAN Spent fuel management costs are segregated in Table 5-2 into spent fuel pool operation costs and dry storage (ISFSI) costs. Ongoing costs associated with the storage of spent fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in the spent fuel pool are currently incorporated into the TNP O&M budget, and are expected to continue to be funded in this manner until the contents of the spent fuel pool are transferred to the ISFSI. Costs associated with dry storage activities, including ISFSI planning, construction, O&M, and decommissioning, as reflected under the column heading "Dry Storage" in Table 5-2, will be funded with decommissioning trust funds collected for that purpose. Additional details on the decommissioning trust fund collections for each TNP co-owner are provided in Section 5.3. | ||
The expenditures described in this table are BPA/EWEB's share (30%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding | 5-5 Revision 9 | ||
5.3.2.3 PP&L Fundina Table 5-6 provides PP&L's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. | |||
Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PP&L's share (2.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-6 ensures that PP&L's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.Based on the decommissioning funding cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-6, PP&L's decommissioning trust balance will remain adequately funded during decommissioning such that bridging funds will not be required. | TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIOMPLAN | ||
However, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. The methodology for determining the size of the letter of credit is as described in Section 5.3.2.1, "PGE Funding." 5-8 Revision 16 TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Table 5-1 Estimate of Decommissioning Costs (1997 dollars)Total Total Costs (Start-to-Finish) | |||
Remaining As of Costs January 1, 2003 | ==5.3 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING== | ||
* _______ _ o onnaatsl Il Fnancial Assurance Decommissioning Bridge Loans | PLAN 5.3.1 CURRENT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING CAPABILITIES Each of the TNP co-owners separately collect through rates the funds for the decommissioning of TNP and the Trojan ISFSI. PGE and PP&L deposit these funds in external trust funds in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e), while the BPA provides EWEB's portion of TNP and Trojan ISFSI decommissioning funds as necessary as described in Section 5.3.2.2. Because the TNP was shut down prematurely, the external trust funds established by PGE and PP&L currently contain only a portion of the total amount needed for site radiological decommissioning. | ||
$ 187,024,000 l I Revision 16 | Table 5-3 summarizes the status of PGE's and PP&L's decommissioning trust funds as of December 31, 2002. I The NRC's general policy requires, prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, either funds needed for decommissioning (as the term "decommission" is defined in 10 CFR 50.2, "Definitions") to be available or an appropriate financial vehicle to be secured and maintained that will assure the availability of adequate funds for completion of radiological decommissioning. As indicated above, the trusts established by PGE and PP&L for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period. Thus prior to commencing this period, PGE and PP&L are required to secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e). This financial assurance must be maintained until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Furthermore, during the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, a decommissioning trust fund balance may be reduced to a point where it will be necessary in certain instances to borrow or otherwise provide "bridging" funds to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance. | ||
5.3.2 TNP CO-OWNERS' DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLANS Each of the TN? co-owners has established a program in conjunction with specified goals for the collection of funds for the decommissioning of TNP. Each TNP co-owner maintains a decommissioning fund collection schedule which ensures that each co-owner's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, O&M, and decommissioning of an ISFSI. These collection schedules do not include funding for spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The, decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners, based on the expenditure schedule in Table 5-2 and the co-owner contribution schedules, is described below. | |||
c e I . novlf r . r ruIe runaing Table 5-4 provides PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PGE's share (67.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with 5-6 Revision 16 | |||
TROJAN DECOMISSONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-4 ensures that PGE's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. | |||
Projected requirements for bridging funds have been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow. As previously discussed, PGE's external trust fund currently contains only a portion of the total amount needed for PGE's share of site radiological decommissioning costs. | |||
Based on the decommissioning fund cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-4, bridging funds are anticipated to be required in the year 2004 to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance. Projected interest on bridging funds has been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow as indicated in Table 5-4. | |||
In addition, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. Because financial assurance will be maintained only for radiological decommissioning activities, the methodology used to determine the size of the letter of credit ensures that if a given amount of the decommissioning trust fund is used for purposes other than radiological decommissioning activities during a current year, the portion of the financial assurance provided by the letter of credit must be increased by the same amount. This methodology can be summarized as follows: | |||
Lf= T - T2 + T3 where I& = Letter of Credit Portion of Financial Assurance Needed for Current Year T, = Total costs of remaining radiological decommissioning activities T2 = Current decommissioning trust fund balance T3 = Portion of trust balance planned for non-radiological costs during current year Financial assurance for remaining radiological decommissioning activities will be calculated at the beginning of each year and will be periodically reviewed during each year to ensure that an adequate level of financial assurance is maintained. | |||
5.3.2.2 EWEB/BPA Funding BPA is obligated through Net Billing Agreements to pay costs associated with EWEB's share of TNP, including decommissioning and spent fuel management costs. BPA fulfills the decommissioning funding obligations of EWEB, including providing financial assurance for EWEB's portion of decommissioning costs in a manner stipulated in 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) for Federal government licensees as detailed further below. Table 5-5 provides BPA/EWEB's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during I decommissioning. The expenditures described in this table are BPA/EWEB's share (30%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding I5-7 Revision 16 | |||
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANVAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN schedule described in Table 5-5 ensures that BPA/EWEB's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. | |||
As allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(l)(iv), BPA, as a Federal government entity fulfilling the decommissioning funding obligations of EWEB, a licensee, provides financial assurance in the form of a statement of intent. The statement of intent contains a reference to the TNP decommissioning cost estimate described in Section 5.1, indicating that funds for radiological decommissioning of the TNP and Trojan ISFSI will be obtained when necessary. | |||
5.3.2.3 PP&L Fundina Table 5-6 provides PP&L's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PP&L's share (2.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-6 ensures that PP&L's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. | |||
Based on the decommissioning funding cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-6, PP&L's decommissioning trust balance will remain adequately funded during decommissioning such that bridging funds will not be required. However, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. The methodology for determining the size of the letter of credit is as described in Section 5.3.2.1, "PGE Funding." | |||
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TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Table 5-1 Estimate of Decommissioning Costs (1997 dollars) | |||
Total Total Costs (Start-to-Finish) Remaining As of Costs January 1, 2003 l Radiological(NRC Decommissioning Costs Reactor Vessel and Internals Removal and Disposal 21,495,000 0 Dismantlement, Decontamination, and Remediation 162,828,000 46,837,000 I Waste Disposal 41,878,000 9,059,000 l Final Survey 12,756,000 8,784,000 Total 238,957,000 64,680,000 l Nonradiological Decommissioning Costs Site Restoration 42,263,000 39,253,000 Total 42,263,000 39,253,000 Dry Spent Fuel Management Costs ISFSI Construction and Decommissioning 86,683,000 23,407,000 ISFSI Operation and Maintenance 60,302,000 58,170,000 l Total 146,985,000 81,577,000 l Financing Costs | |||
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* _______ _ o onnaatsl Il Fnancial Assurance ZwUU1u vUYUUU . I Decommissioning Bridge Loans 1 1,305,000 1,305,000 I Total $ 1,514,000 1,514,000 I Total Decommissioning Expenditures $ 429,719,000 $ 187,024,000 l I Revision 16 | |||
TROJANDECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN Table 5-3 Status of Decommissioning Trust Funds as of December 31,2002 I Trojan Co-Owner Fund Balance as of 12/31/02 I Portland General Electric (PGE) $27,941 ,0O I Eugene Water & Electric (EWEB)/ Nl/A Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) | |||
Pacific Power & Light (PP&L) $1,734,OO0 I Total $29,675,000 I The 2002 end-of-year trust fund balance includes an adjustment for trust expenditures incurred in November and December 2002 that were not paid out of the trust in 2002. I bBPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required. | |||
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TROJANDECOMMISSIONING PLN AMND LICENSE TERMINATION PLN Table 5-4 Portland General Electric Decommissioning Funding Cash Flow (Nominal $ x 1000) | |||
PGE PGE PGE PGE Bridge Letter of Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Bridge Funds Letter of Credit Year Expenditures Contributions Net Earnings EOY Balance Funds Interest Credit Fee A B C D E F G H 199 1996 _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ | |||
1997 . . | |||
1998 . | |||
1 9 99 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ | |||
2 0 00 _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ | |||
2001 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |||
2002 27,941 2003 (31,853) 14,041 387 10,516 _ | |||
2004 (33,295) 14,041 0 0 8,913 314 31,844 (175) 2005 (12,443) 14,041 0 0 (1,530) 651 12,443 (68 2006 (3,273) 14,041 93 2,513 (8,348) 589 2007 (3,340) 14,041 487 13,112 (589) 41 2008 (3,277) 14,041 923 24,758 (41) 3 : | |||
2009 (3,323) 14,041 1 375 36,848 . J _(3) 2010 (3,371) 14,041 1,844 49,362 _ _._. | |||
2011 (3,409) 13,924 2,324 62,201 . | |||
2012 (3,513)1 2,265 60,953 . | |||
2013 (3,602) 2,200 59,551 : , | |||
2014 (3,703) X 2,135 57,983 2015 (3,806) . 2,071 56 248 2016 (3,884) 2,002 54,366 2017 (4,021) 1,925 52,270 2018 (33,303) 725 19,692 2019 (19,692) . . 0 2020 . | |||
2021 20,T56 l = 1,59 l ] | |||
2022 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ | |||
Totall (173,108) -126,252 20,756 _ _____(1,598)1 1,.598 _________ | |||
NOTE 1: Positive numbers indicate cash flow Into trust fund; negative numbers Indicate cash flow out of trust fund. | |||
NOTE 2: Current EOY balance = previous year EOY balance + current year A + B + C+ E + H. Revision 16 | |||
YM lrwnKY IVrnaJn7.vWQCM)rfrf1 Of A A ins Y rfrrANl7 7TlDA#rTINArTFn ArPn £Jt.,znn~s Ay flVL, . £.s~saps,.r Pla MA AflLJJ1V AV-Lfl~fl~lflUIJtflV Table 5-5 EWEB/ BPA Decommissioning Funding Annual Cash Obligations | |||
- (Nominal $ x 1000) | |||
Eugene Water and Electric Board / | |||
Bonneville Power Administration Year Decommissioning Obligations 1996 l 1997 1998 :_: | |||
1999 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |||
2000 2001 . | |||
2002 2003 14,157 2004 14,798 2005 5,530 2006 .454 2007 1,485 2008 1,456 2009 1.477 2010 1,498 2011 1,515 2012 1.562 2013 1.601 2014 1.646 2015 1,691 2016 1,727 2017 1,787 2018 14,801 2019 8,752 o2020 2021 2022 2023 Toal76,937 NOTE 1: BPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. | |||
Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001. | |||
Therefore, no external trust fund is required. Revision 16 | |||
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:Table 5-8 Pacific Power & Light Decommissioning Funding Cash Flow (Nominal $ x 1000) | |||
PP&L PP&L PP&L PP&L Bridge Letterof Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Bridge Funds Letter of Credit Year Expenditures Contributions Net Earnings EOY Balance Funds Interest Credit Fee A B C D E F G H 1996 __ _ X _ __ X __ | |||
1997 __ _ | |||
1998 _ X _= X___XXX__ | |||
1999 i _ . _ _ _ _ | |||
2000 2001 _ _ _ _ _ | |||
2002 . : 1,734 . | |||
2003 (1,179) 438 41 1,034 . _ | |||
2004 (1,232) 438 19 254 . _ 535 (5) 2005 62) 438 7 235 _209 (2) 2006 (121) 438 12 564 . | |||
2007 (124 438 22 900 2008 (121) 438 32 1,249 . . | |||
2009 (123) 438 42 1,606 _ | |||
2010 (1251 438 53 1,972 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |||
2011 (126) 437 64 2,347 2012 (130 68 2,285 2013 (134 67 2,218 2014 (137) 64 2,145 _ _ | |||
2015 (141) _ 62 2,066 : | |||
2016 (144 60 1,982 2017 (149) 57 1,890 2018 (1,234 . 38 694 2019 _704) | |||
_ 10 0 2 02 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ | |||
2021 _ | |||
2022 . C 2023 . . | |||
Total (6,386) 3,941 718 - (7) | |||
NOTE 1: Positive numbers Indicate cash flow Into trust fund; negative numbers indicate cash flow out of trust fund. | |||
NOTE 2: Current EOY balance = previous year EOY balance + current year A + B + C. Revision 16}} |
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GE Portland General Electric Company Trojan Nuclear Plant K /Y 71760 Columbia River Hwy Rainier, OR 97048 (503) 556-3713 March 27, 2003 VPN-021-2003 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Annual Report of the Status of Decommissioning Funding for the Troian Nuclear Plant in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(fl(1)
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this letter transmits the Trojan Nuclear Plant co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for Calendar Year 2002. The report, which is provided in Enclosure I to this letter, is based on the most recent analysis of the Trojan Nuclear Plant decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into Revision 16 of PGE-1 061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)."
For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to this letter. The decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan is updated to reflect actual expenditures and fund balances through December 31, 2002. The cost estimate revision also incorporates the actual inflation rate for 2002, which had been estimated in the previous cost estimate revision, and reflects current projections associated with staffing, radiological waste burial volumes, work schedules, and the schedule for transfer of the spent nuclear fuel to the dry storage facility.
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Mr. Lansing G. Dusek of my staff at (503) 556-7409.
Sincerely, fr Stephen M. Quennoz Vice President c Power Supply/Generation Connecting People. Power and Possibilities11 b tCa e #w 4 0r
VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 2 of 2 Enclosures C: S. W. Brown, NRC, NMSS Director, NRC Region IV, DNMS D. Stewart-Smith, OOE A. Bless, OOE
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 1 of 5 Annual Report of the Status of Decommissioning Funding for the Trojan Nuclear Plant (TNP) in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1)
As required by 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), this report constitutes the TNP co-owners' annual report of the status of decommissioning funding for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002. The information provided herein is based on the most recent analysis of the TNP decommissioning cost estimate and funding plan as detailed in Section 5 of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16. For convenience, a copy of Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, Revision 16, is provided in Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 concurrently with this report.
10 CAR 50.75(f)(1) states, in part:
Eachpower reactor licensee shall report, on a calendar-yearbasis, to the NRC... on the status of its decommissioningfundingforeach reactororpartof a reactorthat it owns.
The information in this reportmust include, at a minimum:
the amount of decommissioningfunds estimatedto be requiredpursuantto 10 CFR 50. 75(b) and (c),
the amount accumulatedto the end of the calendaryear precedingthe date of the report; a schedule of the annualamounts remaining to be collected; the assumptions used regardingrates of escalationin decommissioning costs, rates of earningson decommissioningfunds, and rates of otherfactors used in fundingprojections; any contracts upon which the licensee is relyingpursuantto paragraph(e)(l)(v) of this section; any modifications occurringto a licensee 's currentmethod ofprovidingfinancial assurancesince the last submitted report; and any materialchanges to trust agreements.
Any licenseefor aplant that...has alreadyclosed (before the end of its licensed life), or for plants involved in mergers or acquisitionsshall submit this reportannually.
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27,2003 Page 2 of 5 This report addresses the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) for the TNP for Calendar Year 2002 as follows:
- 1. The amount of decommissioningfundsestimated to be requiredpursuantto 10 CFR 50.75(b) and (c).
The amount of funds estimated to be required to decommission the TNP has been determined based on a TNP-specific cost estimate prepared by Portland General Electric Company (PGE).
As indicated in PGE-1061, Section 5.1 and Table 5-1, the total costs in 1997 dollars are estimated to be approximately $238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately $42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately $146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately $1,514,000. A detailed schedule of the decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately $429,719,000 of decommissioning trust fund-related expenditures, is provided in Section 5.1 and Table 5-2 of PGE-1061.
- 2. The amount accumulatedto the end of the calendaryearprecedingthe date of the report.
The following table reflects the amount of decommissioning funds accumulated by the TNP co-owners through December 31, 2002. Each of the co-owners separately collect, through rates, the funds for decommissioning. Two of the three TNP co-owners (PGE and Pacific Power and Light [PP&L]) deposit these funds in external trust funds in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(ii). As a federal government agency fulfilling the decommissioning funding obligations of the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), the third TNP co-owner and licensee, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has provided a statement of intent, as allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv), that states that decommissioning funding will be provided as such funds are needed. Thus, BPA is not required to accumulate funds in an external trust.'
Additional details of the TNP decommissioning funding plans and schedules for each of the co-owners are provided in Section 5.3 of PGE-1061.
lA copy of the BPA's Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001, was forwarded to the NRC on March 29, 2001, as Enclosure III to PGE letter VPN-016-2001.
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 3 of 5 Status of Decommissioning Trust Funds As of December 31, 2002 TNP Co-Owner Fund Balance as of 12/31/2002 Portland General Electric Company $27,941,OOWa Eugene Water & Electric Board/ N/Ab Bonneville Power Administration Pacific Power & Light $1,734,000a Total $29,675,000 The 2002 end-of-year trust fund balance includes an adjustment for trust expenditures incurred in November and December 2002 that were not paid out of the trust in 2002.
bBPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required.
- 3. A schedule of the annual amounts remainingto be collected.
The decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners is described in Section 5.3 and quantified in Tables 5-4 through 5-6 of PGE-1061. As detailed in Section 5.3.2 of PGE-1 061, each of the co-owners maintains a collection schedule that ensures that each co-owner's portion of the total decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.
These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M),
and decommissioning of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The collection schedules do not include funding for Spent Fuel Pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning trust funds.
- 4. The assumptions used regardingrates of escalationin decommissioning costs, rates of earnings on decommissioningfunds, and rates of otherfactors used in funding projections.
The following table provides the TNP co-owners' assumptions regarding escalation, earnings, and interest rates used to project the decommissioning cost and funding schedules as reflected in Section 5 of PGE-1061.
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 4 of 5 Assumptions Regarding Escalation. Earnings. and Interest Rates Escalation Trust Fund Bridge Loan Line of Credit TNP Co-Owner FactoEa(%) Earniigs Interest Feesd (%)
Rate (%) (%/)
PGE 2.79 e5.18 97.05 0.55
'4.66 BPA/EWEB 2.79 hN/A N/A N/A PP&L 2.79 3.0 N/A 1.0 a The escalation rate assumption of 2.79 percent represents the average of WEFA projected inflation rates for 2003 through 2019.
b Each TNP co-owner assumed a trust fund earnings rate based on recent fund earning performance with consideration for projected near-term growth and conservatism.
CBridge loans for BPA and PP&L are not projected to be necessary.
d BPA will continue to use a Statement of Intent, rather than secure a line of credit, to provide financial assurance in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv).
e This rate is applied to the qualified portion of PGE's trust fund.
f This rate is applied to the non-qualified portion of PGE's trust fund.
gThe yield spread portion of this value is the average of the WEFA forecasted 5-year note for 2004 and 2005 less projected inflation.
h BPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required.
- 5. Any contracts upon which the licensee is relyingpursuantto paragraph(e)(l)(v) ofthis section.
The TNP co-owners do not rely on contractual obligations from customers to satisfy the financial assurance stipulations of 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1).
- 6. Any modifications occurringto a licensee 's currentmethod ofprovidingfinancial assurancesince the last submitted report.
Since the last submitted report, no modifications have been made to the TNP co-owners' current methods of providing financial assurance that adequate funds will be available to complete radiological decommissioning of the TNP site. Specifically, both PGE and PP&L continue to maintain financial assurance in the form of an external trust fund in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(ii), and BPA continues to maintain financial assurance in the form of a letter of credit in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv).
Enclosure I VPN-021-2003 March 27, 2003 Page 5 of 5
- 7. Any materialchanges to trust agreements.
PGE and PP&L have not made any material changes to the decommissioning trust agreements since the last funding plan submittal. As stated previously, BPA provides financial assurance in the form of a statement of intent, and thus is not required to maintain trust agreements to provide financial assurance for TNP decommissioning.
Enclosure II to VPN-021-2003 Section 5, "Update of Site-Specific Decommissioning Costs," of PGE-1061, "Trojan Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078)," Revision 16
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN
- 5. UPDATE OF SITE-SPECIFIC DECOMMISSIONING COSTS In accordance with Paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(9)(ii)(F) of 10 CFR 50.82 (Reference 5-1), and consistent with the guidance of Regulatory Guide 1.179 (Reference 5-2), the TNP-specific cost estimate and funding plan as incorporated into this section provides:
- 1. An updated estimate of total and remaining TNP decommissioning costs;
- 2. A comparison of the estimated costs with present funds set aside for decommissioning; and
- 3. The plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning and release of the TNP site for unrestricted use.
5.1 DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE This section provides the results of and basis for a cost estimate prepared by PGE with assistance from TLG for the decommissioning of TNP. Incorporated into this cost estimate are costs of activities involved in radiological decommissioning necessary for termination of TNP's Part 50 license, as well as expenditures necessary to complete nonradiological site restoration activities.
The costs of removal and disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary for license termination have been identified separately from radiological decommissioning costs.
Also separately identified are cost projections and funding requirements for the onsite management of irradiated fuel until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to DOE for ultimate disposal. The description of the spent fuel management costs and associated funding plan provided in this section, together with the description of the spent fuel management program in Section 3.3.1, fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(bb).
5.1.1 COST ESTIMATE RESULTS Summarizing the results of the TNP cost estimate, Table 5-1 provides estimates of total decommissioning costs as well as decommissioning costs that remain as of January 1, 2003. As indicated in Table 5-1, the costs (in 1997 dollars) for the selected decommissioning alternative are estimated to total approximately $238,957,000 for radiological decommissioning activities, approximately $42,263,000 for nonradiological decommissioning activities (site restoration), and approximately $146,985,000 for dry spent fuel storage. Costs associated with securing and maintaining decommissioning financial assurance and bridging funds are projected to total approximately $1,514,000. A detailed schedule of TNP's decommissioning and spent fuel management costs, totaling approximately $429,719,000 of decommissioning fund-related expenditures, is provided-in Table 5-2 and described in Section 5.1.2.
5.1.2 COST ESTIMATE DESCRIPTION The initial Decommissioning Plan decommissioning cost estimate was based largely on the TNP-specific cost estimate performed for PGE by TLG Services, Inc. in May 1994. The methodology used to develop the cost estimate followed the approach presented in 5-1 Revision 16
TROJAN DECOMMSSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN AIFINESP-036, "Guidelines to Producing Decornmissioning Cost Estimates" (Reference 5-3) and the DOE "Decommissioning Handbook" (Reference 54). These guidance documents utilize a unit cost factor method for estimating decommissioning activity costs. Unit cost factors incorporate site-specific considerations whenever practicable. Using plant drawings and inventory documents, quantities and volumes of the equipment and material to be removed during decommissioning were estimated. Unit cost factors were applied to the volumes and quantities to estimate the "activity dependent" costs. "Period dependent" costs were determined from a critical path schedule based on the removal activity duration.
At the end of each year, PGE updates the decommissioning cost estimate based on actual decommissioning progress and with an estimate of remaining costs based on the best available information about the remaining scope of the decommissioning effort. The update generally results in changes to the timing of fund expenditures, and may reflect changes to the scope of major projects. The cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, adjustments for current radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs, and an update of the estimate to disposition non-radiological hazards.
The results of PGE's decommissioning cost estimate have been incorporated into Table 5-2, which provides a comprehensive expenditure schedule for the decommissioning of TNP. This table incorporates an annual breakdown of projected costs associated with radiological and nonradiological decommissioning, spent fuel management, and decommissioning expenditure financing activities. The decommissioning cost estimate expenditure schedule contained in Table 5-2 is described in the remainder of this section.
5.1.2.1 Radiological Decommissioning Costs The cost schedule for radiological decommissioning activities is incorporated into Table 5-2, which reflects the results of the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP. Consistent with current NRC policy, the TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers radiological decommissioning costs to be only those costs associated with normal decommissioning activities necessary for termination of the Part 50 license and release of the site for unrestricted use. The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in radiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or the disposal of nonradioactive structures and materials beyond that necessary to terminate TNP's Part 50 license.
Radiological decommissioning activity costs are separately identified in Table 5-2 as "DECON/License Termination." Burial costs were derived from PGE modeling and analysis of low-level radioactive waste disposal costs as updated in early 1999, which more conservatively reflect projected burial rates. Contingencies were applied to each area of the cost estimate (i.e., decontamination and dismantlement, waste disposal, final survey, etc.) at appropriate rates.
No credit was taken for equipment salvage value.
Standard ongoing financial controls have been established and executed to ensure funds are expended consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8). Throughout the budgetary process and budget year, costs associated with new projects or activities are evaluated to determine their correct cost classification, i.e., fuel management, radiological, nonradiological decommissioning, capital, etc. As a result, only costs which meet the intent of this TNP 5-2 Revision 10
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan are submitted for reimbursement from the decommissioning trust. Periodically, variances between the estimate and actual costs will be reviewed as they relate to the total cost estimate to provide assurance that the cost estimate continues to be reasonable. This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A). In addition, PGE corporate finance personnel review the TNP co-owners' trust fund activity and balance periodically, as applicable. Any significant activity which is inconsistent with this Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Plan would be brought to the attention of TNP management.
The decommissioning cost estimate reflects costs in 1997 dollars, and has been updated to account for work performed through 2002 where TNP expended funds for decommissioning activities. The decommissioning cost estimate reflects updated staffing requirements and work/activity schedules, remaining scheduled decommissioning equipment removal efforts, and adjustments for radioactive waste disposal volumes and costs.
Costs required to maintain spent fuel in a safe storage condition are funded by Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds rather than by decommissioning funds while the spent fuel remains in wet storage. Once the spent fuel is transferred to dry storage, there are sufficient decommissioning fund annual contributions to cover annual costs. This is described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3.2 and Table 5-2. This complies with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(B).
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(C) and 10 CFR 50.75(e) (Reference 5-5), the TNP co-owners periodically assess the financial assurance amount required to complete radiological decommissioning. The established financial assurance mechanisms (e.g., external trust fund and/or letter of credit) are adjusted as necessary to ensure the completion of radiological decommissioning. Financial assurance is described in Section 5.3. "Bridge" funds are also described in Section 5.3.
5.1.2.2 Nonradiological Decommissioning Costs Although not required by NRC regulations, the decommissioning cost estimate for TNP incorporates nonradiological decommissioning costs, as indicated in Table 5-2. The TNP decommissioning cost estimate considers nonradiological decommissioning costs to be those costs associated with site remediation and demolition and removal of uncontaminated structures.
The decommissioning cost estimate does not include in nonradiological decommissioning costs those costs associated with spent fuel management or radiological decommissioning activities.
5.1.2.3 Spent Fuel Management Costs Implementation costs associated with spent fuel management are reflected in the projected cost schedule for the onsite management of irradiated fuel detailed in Table 5-2. Spent fuel management costs begin with ongoing spent fuel pool operation, surveillance, and maintenance activity costs, and continue through ISFSI planning, construction, and operation until possession and title of the irradiated fuel is transferred to the DOE for ultimate disposal (assumed in this estimate to be completed in 2018). As indicated in Table 5-2, spent fuel pool operation expenditures are projected to end upon transfer of the spent fuel pool contents to the ISFSI.
Costs associated with onsite management of the spent fuel will then involve ISFSI operation, maintenance, and surveillance expenditures. Finally, upon transfer of the ISFSI contents to an 5-3 Revision 16
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERIINA TION PLAN offsite repository, spent fuel management costs end in 2018 with final expenditures necessary for ISFSI decommissioning activities.
PGE has analyzed spent fuel operations and maintenance costs related to storage in both the spent fuel pool and the ISFSI. The methodology used in this analysis considered plant-specific values, as applicable, for labor, material, and outside professional services requirements as well as for other distributed items such as overheads, property and liability insurance, regulatory fees, fire protection activities, and power usage. The results of this analysis were then incorporated into the decommissioning cost study.
5.1.2.4 Financial Activity Costs Additional costs may be incurred by each TNP co-owner as necessary during decommissioning to secure and maintain assurance that adequate funds will be available to complete radiological decommissioning of the TNP site, and to secure loans or other "bridging" mechanisms to augment existing funds to cover near-term decommissioning costs. The financial assurance costs (e.g., letter of credit) indicated in Table 5-2 are based on the basis points and projected amount of required financial assurance appropriate for each co-owner as described in Section 5.3, "Decommissioning Funding Plan." The loan costs in Table 5-2 are based on the interest rate and loan amount appropriate for each TNP co-owner requiring financial bridging as described in Section 5.3. The method that each co-owner will use to provide the required financial assurance mechanism and bridging funds is described in detail in Section 5.3.
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TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND LICENSE TERMINA TION PLAN 5.2 SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT FUNDING PLAN Spent fuel management costs are segregated in Table 5-2 into spent fuel pool operation costs and dry storage (ISFSI) costs. Ongoing costs associated with the storage of spent fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in the spent fuel pool are currently incorporated into the TNP O&M budget, and are expected to continue to be funded in this manner until the contents of the spent fuel pool are transferred to the ISFSI. Costs associated with dry storage activities, including ISFSI planning, construction, O&M, and decommissioning, as reflected under the column heading "Dry Storage" in Table 5-2, will be funded with decommissioning trust funds collected for that purpose. Additional details on the decommissioning trust fund collections for each TNP co-owner are provided in Section 5.3.
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TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIOMPLAN
5.3 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING
PLAN 5.3.1 CURRENT DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING CAPABILITIES Each of the TNP co-owners separately collect through rates the funds for the decommissioning of TNP and the Trojan ISFSI. PGE and PP&L deposit these funds in external trust funds in accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(e), while the BPA provides EWEB's portion of TNP and Trojan ISFSI decommissioning funds as necessary as described in Section 5.3.2.2. Because the TNP was shut down prematurely, the external trust funds established by PGE and PP&L currently contain only a portion of the total amount needed for site radiological decommissioning.
Table 5-3 summarizes the status of PGE's and PP&L's decommissioning trust funds as of December 31, 2002. I The NRC's general policy requires, prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, either funds needed for decommissioning (as the term "decommission" is defined in 10 CFR 50.2, "Definitions") to be available or an appropriate financial vehicle to be secured and maintained that will assure the availability of adequate funds for completion of radiological decommissioning. As indicated above, the trusts established by PGE and PP&L for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period. Thus prior to commencing this period, PGE and PP&L are required to secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e). This financial assurance must be maintained until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Furthermore, during the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, a decommissioning trust fund balance may be reduced to a point where it will be necessary in certain instances to borrow or otherwise provide "bridging" funds to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance.
5.3.2 TNP CO-OWNERS' DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLANS Each of the TN? co-owners has established a program in conjunction with specified goals for the collection of funds for the decommissioning of TNP. Each TNP co-owner maintains a decommissioning fund collection schedule which ensures that each co-owner's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded. These funding schedules are based on funding requirements for both radiological and nonradiological decommissioning costs, as well as financing costs and specific spent fuel management costs including planning, design, construction, O&M, and decommissioning of an ISFSI. These collection schedules do not include funding for spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The, decommissioning funding cash flow for each of the TNP co-owners, based on the expenditure schedule in Table 5-2 and the co-owner contribution schedules, is described below.
c e I . novlf r . r ruIe runaing Table 5-4 provides PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PGE's share (67.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with 5-6 Revision 16
TROJAN DECOMISSONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-4 ensures that PGE's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.
Projected requirements for bridging funds have been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow. As previously discussed, PGE's external trust fund currently contains only a portion of the total amount needed for PGE's share of site radiological decommissioning costs.
Based on the decommissioning fund cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-4, bridging funds are anticipated to be required in the year 2004 to complete decontamination activities and allow scheduled collections to restore the decommissioning trust fund balance. Projected interest on bridging funds has been incorporated into PGE's decommissioning funding cash flow as indicated in Table 5-4.
In addition, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PGE's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. Because financial assurance will be maintained only for radiological decommissioning activities, the methodology used to determine the size of the letter of credit ensures that if a given amount of the decommissioning trust fund is used for purposes other than radiological decommissioning activities during a current year, the portion of the financial assurance provided by the letter of credit must be increased by the same amount. This methodology can be summarized as follows:
Lf= T - T2 + T3 where I& = Letter of Credit Portion of Financial Assurance Needed for Current Year T, = Total costs of remaining radiological decommissioning activities T2 = Current decommissioning trust fund balance T3 = Portion of trust balance planned for non-radiological costs during current year Financial assurance for remaining radiological decommissioning activities will be calculated at the beginning of each year and will be periodically reviewed during each year to ensure that an adequate level of financial assurance is maintained.
5.3.2.2 EWEB/BPA Funding BPA is obligated through Net Billing Agreements to pay costs associated with EWEB's share of TNP, including decommissioning and spent fuel management costs. BPA fulfills the decommissioning funding obligations of EWEB, including providing financial assurance for EWEB's portion of decommissioning costs in a manner stipulated in 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) for Federal government licensees as detailed further below. Table 5-5 provides BPA/EWEB's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during I decommissioning. The expenditures described in this table are BPA/EWEB's share (30%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding I5-7 Revision 16
TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANVAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN schedule described in Table 5-5 ensures that BPA/EWEB's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.
As allowed by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(l)(iv), BPA, as a Federal government entity fulfilling the decommissioning funding obligations of EWEB, a licensee, provides financial assurance in the form of a statement of intent. The statement of intent contains a reference to the TNP decommissioning cost estimate described in Section 5.1, indicating that funds for radiological decommissioning of the TNP and Trojan ISFSI will be obtained when necessary.
5.3.2.3 PP&L Fundina Table 5-6 provides PP&L's decommissioning funding cash flow in nominal dollars (2.79% escalation) during decommissioning. Funded from an external trust fund, the expenditures described in this table are PP&L's share (2.5%) of the expenditures described in Table 5-2, with the exception of spent fuel pool O&M costs since these costs are being paid with O&M budget funds rather than decommissioning funds. The funding schedule described in Table 5-6 ensures that PP&L's portion of the decommissioning activity expenditures will be fully funded.
Based on the decommissioning funding cash flow analysis presented in Table 5-6, PP&L's decommissioning trust balance will remain adequately funded during decommissioning such that bridging funds will not be required. However, because the trust established for decommissioning will not contain the funds necessary for completion of radiological decommissioning prior to the start of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L must secure an additional financial assurance mechanism allowed by 10 CFR 50.75, and maintain this assurance until termination of TNP's Part 50 license. Therefore, upon commencement of the Decontamination and Dismantlement Period, PP&L's financial assurance mechanism will consist of the decommissioning trust fund balance together with a letter of credit. The methodology for determining the size of the letter of credit is as described in Section 5.3.2.1, "PGE Funding."
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TROJAN DECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN Table 5-1 Estimate of Decommissioning Costs (1997 dollars)
Total Total Costs (Start-to-Finish) Remaining As of Costs January 1, 2003 l Radiological(NRC Decommissioning Costs Reactor Vessel and Internals Removal and Disposal 21,495,000 0 Dismantlement, Decontamination, and Remediation 162,828,000 46,837,000 I Waste Disposal 41,878,000 9,059,000 l Final Survey 12,756,000 8,784,000 Total 238,957,000 64,680,000 l Nonradiological Decommissioning Costs Site Restoration 42,263,000 39,253,000 Total 42,263,000 39,253,000 Dry Spent Fuel Management Costs ISFSI Construction and Decommissioning 86,683,000 23,407,000 ISFSI Operation and Maintenance 60,302,000 58,170,000 l Total 146,985,000 81,577,000 l Financing Costs
-. ___i_4
- _______ _ o onnaatsl Il Fnancial Assurance ZwUU1u vUYUUU . I Decommissioning Bridge Loans 1 1,305,000 1,305,000 I Total $ 1,514,000 1,514,000 I Total Decommissioning Expenditures $ 429,719,000 $ 187,024,000 l I Revision 16
TROJANDECOMMISSIONING PLANAND LICENSE TERMINATIONPLAN Table 5-3 Status of Decommissioning Trust Funds as of December 31,2002 I Trojan Co-Owner Fund Balance as of 12/31/02 I Portland General Electric (PGE) $27,941 ,0O I Eugene Water & Electric (EWEB)/ Nl/A Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
Pacific Power & Light (PP&L) $1,734,OO0 I Total $29,675,000 I The 2002 end-of-year trust fund balance includes an adjustment for trust expenditures incurred in November and December 2002 that were not paid out of the trust in 2002. I bBPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed. Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001. Therefore, no external trust fund is required.
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TROJANDECOMMISSIONING PLN AMND LICENSE TERMINATION PLN Table 5-4 Portland General Electric Decommissioning Funding Cash Flow (Nominal $ x 1000)
PGE PGE PGE PGE Bridge Letter of Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Bridge Funds Letter of Credit Year Expenditures Contributions Net Earnings EOY Balance Funds Interest Credit Fee A B C D E F G H 199 1996 _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _
1997 . .
1998 .
1 9 99 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
2 0 00 _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _
2001 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2002 27,941 2003 (31,853) 14,041 387 10,516 _
2004 (33,295) 14,041 0 0 8,913 314 31,844 (175) 2005 (12,443) 14,041 0 0 (1,530) 651 12,443 (68 2006 (3,273) 14,041 93 2,513 (8,348) 589 2007 (3,340) 14,041 487 13,112 (589) 41 2008 (3,277) 14,041 923 24,758 (41) 3 :
2009 (3,323) 14,041 1 375 36,848 . J _(3) 2010 (3,371) 14,041 1,844 49,362 _ _._.
2011 (3,409) 13,924 2,324 62,201 .
2012 (3,513)1 2,265 60,953 .
2013 (3,602) 2,200 59,551 : ,
2014 (3,703) X 2,135 57,983 2015 (3,806) . 2,071 56 248 2016 (3,884) 2,002 54,366 2017 (4,021) 1,925 52,270 2018 (33,303) 725 19,692 2019 (19,692) . . 0 2020 .
2021 20,T56 l = 1,59 l ]
2022 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Totall (173,108) -126,252 20,756 _ _____(1,598)1 1,.598 _________
NOTE 1: Positive numbers indicate cash flow Into trust fund; negative numbers Indicate cash flow out of trust fund.
NOTE 2: Current EOY balance = previous year EOY balance + current year A + B + C+ E + H. Revision 16
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- (Nominal $ x 1000)
Eugene Water and Electric Board /
Bonneville Power Administration Year Decommissioning Obligations 1996 l 1997 1998 :_:
1999 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2000 2001 .
2002 2003 14,157 2004 14,798 2005 5,530 2006 .454 2007 1,485 2008 1,456 2009 1.477 2010 1,498 2011 1,515 2012 1.562 2013 1.601 2014 1.646 2015 1,691 2016 1,727 2017 1,787 2018 14,801 2019 8,752 o2020 2021 2022 2023 Toal76,937 NOTE 1: BPA provides decommissioning funding from its operating budget as such funds are needed.
Financial assurance is provided by a Statement of Intent, dated March 21, 2001.
Therefore, no external trust fund is required. Revision 16
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- Table 5-8 Pacific Power & Light Decommissioning Funding Cash Flow (Nominal $ x 1000)
PP&L PP&L PP&L PP&L Bridge Letterof Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Trust Fund Bridge Funds Letter of Credit Year Expenditures Contributions Net Earnings EOY Balance Funds Interest Credit Fee A B C D E F G H 1996 __ _ X _ __ X __
1997 __ _
1998 _ X _= X___XXX__
1999 i _ . _ _ _ _
2000 2001 _ _ _ _ _
2002 . : 1,734 .
2003 (1,179) 438 41 1,034 . _
2004 (1,232) 438 19 254 . _ 535 (5) 2005 62) 438 7 235 _209 (2) 2006 (121) 438 12 564 .
2007 (124 438 22 900 2008 (121) 438 32 1,249 . .
2009 (123) 438 42 1,606 _
2010 (1251 438 53 1,972 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2011 (126) 437 64 2,347 2012 (130 68 2,285 2013 (134 67 2,218 2014 (137) 64 2,145 _ _
2015 (141) _ 62 2,066 :
2016 (144 60 1,982 2017 (149) 57 1,890 2018 (1,234 . 38 694 2019 _704)
_ 10 0 2 02 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _
2021 _
2022 . C 2023 . .
Total (6,386) 3,941 718 - (7)
NOTE 1: Positive numbers Indicate cash flow Into trust fund; negative numbers indicate cash flow out of trust fund.
NOTE 2: Current EOY balance = previous year EOY balance + current year A + B + C. Revision 16