ML11258A162

Status Update Letter Projected Schedule for Completion of the Safety and Environmental Evaluations

ML11258A162
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	09/15/2011
From:	Subin L NRC/OGC
To:	Abramson P, Karlin A, Nicholas Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
RAS 21035, 50-275-LR, 50-323-LR, ASLBP 10-900-01-LR-BD01
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September 15, 2011 In the Matter of PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos.

50-275-LR and 50-323-LR RE: Projected Schedule for Completion of the Safety and Environmental Evaluations

Dear Administrative Judges:

Pursuant to the Board's Order of August 5, 2010 (Scheduling Initial Scheduling Conference), this letter inform s the Board of the NRC Staff's current milestone schedule for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 license renewal safety evaluation and environmental review. In light of PG&E's status report filed with the Board on September 13, 2011, the Staff expects to finalize its safety and environmental reviews, to include issuance of the final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and any necessary supplements to the safety evaluation report or SEIS, between February 2014 and May 2014. This estimate is based on the applicant issuing its final report on the 3

-D seismic studies by August 2013

, as stated in PG&E's September 13, 2011 update. Sincerely, Signed (electronically) by

_______________________________

Lloyd B. Subin Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop

- O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-1988 E-mail: Lloyd.Subin@nrc.gov Date of signature: September 1 5, 2011 Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T

-3F23 Washington, DC 20555

-001 Administrative Judge Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T

-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Nicholas G. Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T

-3F23 Washington, DC 20555

-0001 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of

) ) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

) Docket Nos.

50-275-LR/ 50-323-LR ) (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, ) ASLBP No. 10

-900-01-LR-BD01 Units 1 and 2)

) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter regarding Projected Schedule for Completio n of the Safety and Environmental Evaluations

, dated September 1 5, 2011 have been served upon the following by the Electronic Information Exchange, this 1 5 th day of August, 201 1: Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop

- T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

-0001 E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Nicholas G. Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop

- T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

-0001 E-mail: ngt@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop

- T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

-0001 E-mail: pba@nrc.gov

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop

- O-16G4 Washington, DC 20555

-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov

Office of the Secretary Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O

-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

-0001 E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov

David A. Repka, Esq.

Tyson Smith, Esq.

Carlos Sisco Winston & Strawn LLP 101 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111

-5802 E-mail: drepka@winston.com trsmith@winston.com CSisco@winston.com

Jill ZamEk, Esq.

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace 1123 Flora Road Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 E-mail: jzk@charter.net Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, and Eisenberg 1726 M Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Signed (electronically) by

_______________________________

Lloyd B. Subin Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop

- O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-1988 E-mail: Lloyd.Subin@nrc.gov Date of signature: September 15, 2011 3