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{{#Wiki_filter:0U.S. Department ofTransportation MaritimeAdministration SAVANNAH Technical StaffOffice of Ship Disposal1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590Ref: 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1);
50.82(a)(7) and 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)
March 31, 2014ATTN: Document Control DeskU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
==SUBJECT:==
Docket No. 50-238; License No. NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013The Maritime Administration (MARAD) hereby submits Revision 0 of the CY 2013 Decommissioning Funds Status Report for the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS) as Enclosure 1.This letter contains no commitments.
If there are any questions or concerns with any issue discussed in this report, please contact me at(202) 366-2631, and/or e-mail me at erhard.koehleradot.gov.
Erhard W. KoehlerSenior Technical
: Advisor, N.S. SAVANNAHOffice of Ship DisposalEnclosures eo C-)H Docket No. 50-238; License NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, Revision 0March 31,2014Enclosures
: 1. Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, STS -1892 Docket No. 50-238; License NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, Revision 0March 31, 2014cc:Electronic copyNSS ESCNSS SRCMAR 610, 612, 615Hardcopy, cover letter onlyMAR-600, 640, 640.2Hardcopy w/ all enclosures MAR-100, 640.2 (rf)USNRC (Ted Smith, Mark C. Roberts)USNRC Regional Administrator
-NRC Region IMD Department of the Environment (Roland G. Fletcher; George S. Aburn, Jr.)NC Department of Environment
& Natural Resources (Beverly
: 0. Hall)SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (Susan E. Jenkins; Aaron Gantt)VA Department of Emergency Management (Michael M. Cline)VA Department of Health (Leslie P. Foldesi)EWK/jmo3 0U.S. Department ofTransportation MaritimeAdministration SAVANNAH Technical StaffOffice of Ship Disposal1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590Docket No. 50-238; License No. NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHEnclosure 1 to Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013DECOMMISSIONING FUNDS STATUS REPORT FOR CY 2013, STS -1894 U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Office of Ship DisposalN.S. SAVANNAHDECOMMISSIONING FUNDS STATUS REPORTFOR CY 2013STS -189Revision 0F?elIManager, N.S. SA VANNAH ProgramsPrepared by:SA VANNAH Technical Staff SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Record of Revisions Revision Summary of Revisions 0 The original version of the Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013Revision 02 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0List of Effective PagesPage No. Rev. No. Page No. Rev. No. Page No. Rev. No.1 0 2 0 3 04 0 5 0 6 07 0 8 0 9 010 0 11 0 12 0Revision 03 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Table of Contents
==1.0 INTRODUCTION==
51.1 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning Status 51.2 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning Funding Sources 62.0 10 CFR 50.75(0(1)
STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 63.0 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STATUS ANNUAL REPORT 73.1 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v) 73.2 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi) 83.3 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii) 84.0 N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2013 FUNDING 94.1 FY 2013 94.2 FY 2014 94.3 FY 2015 95.0 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING 105.1 Annual Request for Funds 105.1.1 FY2014 105.1.2 FY2015 105.2 Annual Submittal of New Estimate 115.3 Revised Decommissioning Cost Estimate 115.4 Content of MARAD Budget Requests 116.0 TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE DECOMMISSIONING 1
==17.0 REFERENCES==
11Revision 04 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision
==01.0 INTRODUCTION==
This Decommissioning Funds Status Report is submitted by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) aslicensee for the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS) and covers the CY 2013 reporting period. This reportincorporates the guidance contained in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.159, "Assuring the Availability of Fundsfor Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors,"
Rev 1, Reference (a). The report is arranged in four sectionsfollowing this introduction.
In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1),
each power reactor that has already closed isrequired to report annually the status of its decommissioning funds to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a calendar year (CY) basis. Section 2.0 of this Decommissioning Funds StatusReport includes the seven (7) reports required by 10 CFR 50.75(t)(1).
In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii),
each power reactor that has alreadysubmitted its site-specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE) is required to provide a financial assurance status report annually to the NRC on a calendar year (CY) basis. MARAD submitted asummary of its DCE with its Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR),
Rev 1,Reference (b). Section 3.0 of this Decommissioning Funds Status Report includes the reports required by10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii).
Section 4.0 of this report provides specific information regarding the funds made available to andexpended by MARAD during the reporting period.Finally, Section 5.0 of this report provides information on regulatory commitments made by MARADthat are germane to decommissioning funding.Because the federal fiscal year (FY) does not align with the CY, each annual decommissioning fundsstatus report will include information from at least the two FYs that directly provide funds for expenditure during the reporting period. Prior to the submission of the report on (or about) March 31, the President will submit a budget request to the Congress for the upcoming FY. Because NSS activities are funded onan annual basis, the President's budget request is an early, although not definitive, indicator of future NSSdecommissioning funding.
Because that future funding can impact the decommissioning scheduledescribed in the PSDAR, MARAD includes this public information for context, and in partial satisfaction of the 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) requirement to notify the NRC of expected changes to content in the PSDAR.1.1 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning StatusThe NSS is presently in protective storage.
This phase of decommissioning activities is characterized byactive surveillance, monitoring and maintenance of the nuclear facilities housed onboard the ship, andcustody and maintenance of the ship as the primary physical boundary and protective barrier of thelicensed site. Collectively, these are referred to as MARAD's licensed activities, and are reportedannually to the NRC.As described in the PSDAR, and elsewhere, the license termination deadline for the NSS is December 3,2031.1 Final decommissioning of the NSS nuclear facilities will be performed by the DECON method.In the interim, a project to bring the NSS into conformance with contemporary NRC SAFSTOR criteria(known as "SAFSTOR Preparations")
has been described and committed to in the PSDAR.This report addresses the funding status for all three of these decommissioning phases -licensedactivities, SAFSTOR Preparations, and DECON.December 3, 1971 is the de facto date of permanent cessation of operations.
On that day, MARAD completed the reactor defueling bytensioning the reactor vessel head with six studs.Revision 05 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 01.2 N.S. SA VANNAH Decommissioning Funding SourcesMARAD is a modal agency of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). It is a federallicensee as defined by the NRC. As such, funds for decommissioning and termination of the NSS licensewill be provided by federal appropriations.
The budget process by which such appropriations arerequested is deliberative and privileged, and is subject to Executive Branch priorities and direction.
Furthermore, the legislative review and authorization
/ appropriation actions taken on such requests arefully within the purview of the Congress.
MARAD by itself cannot guarantee that decommissioning funds will be requested by the President or authorized and appropriated by the Congress in any givenfiscal year.2.0 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1)
STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING FUNDSANNUAL REPORTThis section provides a discussion of the seven items required by 10 CFR 50.75(0(1),
and incorporates the guidance contained in RGI.159.
The reporting requirements and corresponding MARAD information are provided below.2.1 The amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required.
a) Current licensed activities require approximately
$3 million annually.
MARAD plans todrydock the NSSfor regular maintenance once during the protective storage period, in 2018,at an estimated cost of $6.8 million.2b) The December 2013 revised SAFSTOR project cost estimate is $11.38 million.c) The December 2013 revised site-specific DECON-License Termination cost estimate is$102. 111 million.2.2 The amount accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report.Accumulation offunds is not applicable to the NSS. As a federal licensee, 10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) allows fundingfor decommissioning activities to be obtained by appropriations when necessary.
2.3 A schedule of the annual amounts remaining to be collected.
Annual collection offunds is not applicable to the NSS. As a federal licensee, 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) allows funding for decommissioning activities to be obtained byappropriations when necessary.
2.4 The assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rates of earningson decommissioning funds, and rates of other factors used in funding projections.
The 2013 revised site-specific DECON-License Termination cost estimate used 4.39% escalation for disposal of low level radioactive waste (LLRW). Transportation costs were escalated at0. 0%. Electric costs were escalated at 0. 0%. All other industrial task costs were escalated at1.01%. Escalation factors were developed from NUREG 1307 R15 (Waste Disposal costs) andBureau of Labor Statistics from http://www.
bls. gov/data/,
Series ID for the latest 2013 valuesavailable at the time of the calculation:
: 1. Wpu0543 (Industrial electric power)2. Wpu0573 (Light fuel oils)3. CIU20100000002101 (Total compensation, private industry, Northeast region).2 The drydocking cost estimate is escalated to a 2018 basis from the $4.1 million contract cost for drydocking the NSS in CY 2008.Revision 06 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 02013 escalations for Transportation and Electric costs were negative values. Due to the highlyvolatile nature of these factors, a conservative value of "0 "% escalation was used for these costsfor 2013 estimate purposes.
Based on the above factors, the simple escalation rate from 2012 to 2013 was 1.55%. TheSAFSTOR project cost estimate was revised by escalating the 2012 estimate at 1.55%.There are no rates of earnings on decommissioning funds.2.5 Any contracts upon which the licensee is relying pursuant to paragraph (e)(1)(v) of this section.Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) method.2.6 Any modifications occurring to a licensee's current method of providing financial assurance sincethe last submitted report.There have been no modifications to MARAD 'sfinanciai assurance methodology, which islimited to the use of federal appropriations.
Please refer, however, to the response in Section 4.1below for more information.
2.7 Any material changes to trust agreements.
Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) method. Consequently, no trust agreements exist.3.0 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STATUSANNUAL REPORTThis section provides a discussion of the ten items required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii).
Effective December 17, 2012, Section 50.82 imposed new reporting requirements on licensees who previously submitted to the NRC site-specific DCE. The reporting requirements and corresponding MARADinformation are provided below.3.1 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)
(A)1 The amount spent on decommissioning, both cumulative and over the previous calendaryear,Within the context ofprotective storage as a phase of decommissioning activities, all ofthe funds spent by MARAD in CY 2013 and preceding years (FY 2005 -present) havebeen spent for decommissioning purposes.
As a practical matter, no funds have beenspent on discrete actions described in either the SAFSTOR Implementation Plan or theDECON Cost Estimate, other than moderate amounts for preliminary planning.
2 The remaining balance of any decommissioning funds, andNot applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method. Although funds appropriated to AARAD's ShipDisposal account are "available until expended, "any year-to-year carryover is appliedto immediate requirements.
No balance is maintained.
: 3. The amount provided by other financial assurance methods being relied upon;None. MARAD, as afederal
: licensee, relies solely on the 10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method.Revision 07 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0(B) An estimate of the costs to complete decommissioning, reflecting any difference between actualand estimated costs for work performed during the year, and the decommissioning criteria uponwhich the estimate is based;MARAD's CY 2013 estimate to complete decommissioning is $102.111 million based onescalation from the 2012 estimate (see Section 2.4 above for the escalation basis). Thisestimate is effective as of December 2013. This estimate does not credit any work performed during the reporting period.(C) Any modifications occurring to a licensee's current method of providing financial assurance sincethe last submitted report; andThere have been no modifications to MARAD 's financial assurance methodology, which islimited to the use offederal appropriations.
Please refer, however, to the response in Section4.1 below for more information.
(D) Any material changes to trust agreements or financial assurance contracts.
Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, relies solely on the10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method.3.2 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi)
If the sum of the balance of any remaining decommissioning funds, plus earnings on such fundscalculated at not greater than a 2 percent real rate of return, together with the amount provided byother financial assurance methods being relied upon, does not cover the estimated cost tocomplete the decommissioning, the financial assurance status report must include additional financial assurance to cover the estimated cost of completion.
Not applicable to MARAD.3.3 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii)
After submitting its site-specific DCE required by paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section, the licenseemust annually submit to the NRC, by March 31, a report on the status of its funding for managingirradiated fuel.The final disposition and status of the Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear fuel utilized bythe NSS is described in the September 21, 1973, Operations Report and also in Section 1.3.1of the Final Safety Analysis Report as follows:Thirty six spent fuel elements (Core I and Ia) were shipped from Galveston, TX to the USAtomic Energy Commission (AEC) -Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC in nine shipments from October 4 through December 21, 1972 via a lowboy trailer using the Piqua/Elk River Shipping cask.The 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii) report must include the following information, current through theend of the previous calendar year:(A) The amount of funds accumulated to cover the cost of managing the irradiated fuel;MARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no accumulated funds tocover such costs.(B) The projected cost of managing irradiated fuel until title to the fuel and possession of the fuelis transferred to the Secretary of Energy; andMARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no need to project suchcosts.Revision 08 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0(C) If the funds accumulated do not cover the projected cost, a plan to obtain additional funds tocover the cost.MARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no need to obtain additional funds to cover such cost.4.0 N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2013 FUNDINGThe NSS was maintained in mothballed protective storage throughout CY 2013. Approximately
$2,830,000 in appropriated funds were available to MARAD to maintain the NSS during the period.Funds were sourced from within MARAD's Ship Disposal appropriations for FY 2013 (January 1 -September 30, 2013) and 2014 (October 1 -December 31, 2013).4.1 FY2013FY 2013 began on October 1, 2012, and ended on September 30, 2013. Funding for FY 2013 wasinitially provided by a Continuing Resolution (CR) that was effective to March 27, 2013. TheConsolidated and Furthering Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 provided funding for the balance ofthe fiscal year, and took into account the sequestration imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Thetotal funding appropriated for the NSS for FY 2013 was $2,843,082.
Early in the fiscal year, MARADtook cost control measures in anticipation of possible sequestration, and consequently did not experience any impact to nuclear safety as a result of the mid-year reduction in appropriated funding compared to itsoriginal request.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), the funding for FY 2013 didnot result in a change to the content of the PSDAR, and consequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification was submitted.
4.2 FY2014FY 2014 began on October 1, 2013 and will end on September 30, 2014. In the absence of an approvedbudget and appropriations, a partial Government shutdown was imposed beginning on October 1, 2013.MARAD's Ship Disposal Program had sufficient carryover funds available to maintain staffing during theshutdown period. Service contracts were funded in FY 2013 with performance periods throughNovember 2013, and were similarly unaffected during the shutdown.
Funding during the CR thatfollowed the shutdown were sufficient to maintain NSS operations without impact. After passage of theBipartisan Budget Act of 2013, the FY 2014 omnibus appropriations act provided funding for NSSactivities at the original budget request level of $2.800 million.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), the projected funding for FY2014 did not result in a change to the content of the PSDAR during the reporting period, andconsequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification was required.
4.3 FY 2015FY 2015 will begin on October 1, 2014 and will end on September 30, 2015. Although this falls beyondthe reporting period, MARAD includes this information for context.
The President's FY 2015 BudgetRequest for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congress on March 4, 2014. The requestfor NSS activities is $2.800 million.
No funds are requested for either SAFSTOR Preparations orDECON.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), MARAD anticipates that theprojected funding for FY 2015 will not result in a change to the content of the PSDAR, and consequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification is anticipated based on the FY 2015 budget request.Revision 09 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 05.0 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDINGThere are four (4) recurring commitments regarding decommissioning funding that are reported on ineach annual Decommissioning Funds Status Report. The resolution of any one-time commitments will bedescribed as required.
The recurring commitments are described in the following sections.
5.1 Annual Request for FundsIn Reference (d), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:
: Annually, MARAD will request funds specifically for decommissioning.
The NRC will be informed ofthese decommissioning funding requests annually by March 31. [Continuing action]Beginning in the PSDAR, and in periodic correspondence thereafter, MARAD has reiterated itsunderstanding of its responsibility to request and obtain decommissioning funds in sufficient quantity andtime to meet the NS-1 license termination deadline of December 3, 2031. Given the inherent nature of thebudget process, MARAD defines its commitment to be satisfied annually when it makes a request fordecommissioning funds to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
MARAD has no independent authority to seek decommissioning funds if the request is not made part of the President's Budget Requestfor the Department of Transportation.
Documentation regarding the annual request is maintained by thelicensee, and is available for inspection.
Two budget requests are normally in process during any reporting period. The first is the President's Request that is submitted to the Congress during the first quarter of the CY for the FY beginning onOctober 1 st of the reporting period. The second is the deliberative and privileged internal process thatbegins in April, continues throughout the reporting period, and culminates in the President's Request toCongress in the following year. Although the submission of the outyear (or second) budget request fallsoutside of the reporting period, it does normally occur prior to the reporting deadline of March 31. Asnoted in Section 1.0, this outyear request is a reasonable predictor of future decommissioning funding andactivity, and publicly available information about the request is included in this report for context.Beginning with the CY 2011 Decommissioning Funds Status Report, MARAD includes a statement regarding the annual request for funds. For CY 2013, MARAD reformatted this statement to consolidate information regarding both of the budget requests for the reporting period.5.1.1 FY 2014During the reporting period, the President's FY 2014 Budget Request for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congress on April 15, 2013. The request for NSS activities was $2.800 million.
Nospecific dollar amount was requested for either SAFSTOR Preparations or DECON; however, theCongressional Justification narrative noted that these funding requirements exist (DECON was noted asrequiring
$100.65M in current year dollars).
MARAD did not formally request decommissioning funds in FY 2014 because there was no room withinthe Agency's fiscal budget based on funding level guidance from OMB. However, MARAD remainscognizant of the responsibilities and funding commitment requirements for SAFSTOR and eventualDECON, and has communicated the same to the responsible OST and OMB budget officials as anelement to the formal budget request justification.
Internal budget deliberations within MARAD andOST have recognized that these obligations remain to be funded and will continue to be examined andbalanced during the annual budget development processes.
5.1.2 FY 2015The President's FY 2015 Budget Request for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congresson March 4, 2014. As with the FY 2014 request, no funds were requested for either SAFSTORRevision 010 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Preparations or DECON; however, the budget request narrative includes the following new languagerelated to future decommissioning funding:While funding at this level does not allow MARAD to begin (decommissioning),
this resource-intensive requirement is a near-term concern and the agency is developing formal decommissioning project execution plans and multi-year budget estimates.
For the NSS, there is no technical reason to continue to defer the multi-year decommissioning projectand seek license termination.
From a total cost perspective
... continued deferral of this project can only increase its total cost tothe Government, with no corresponding benefit.This new language recognizes substantial involvement by OST Budget and OMB in the ongoingdevelopment and review of the DECON funding requirement.
5.2 Annual Submittal of New EstimateIn Reference (c), MARAD made a regulatory commitment that was subsequently revised as follows:Submit a new estimate annually by either revising the site specific estimate based on circumstances that affect its underlying assumptions, or by using cost escalation factors no smaller than those in themost recent revision to NUREG 1307.The 2013 estimate is provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.4 of this report.5.3 Revised Decommissioning Cost EstimateIn Reference (c), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:
The site specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate will be revised at least every five (5) years.The site specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate is scheduled for full revision in CY 2015.5.4 Content of MARAD Budget RequestsIn Reference (e), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:
Because the privity of the federal budgeting process precludes public notification of the content ofagency budget requests prior to their submittal to the Congress, MARAD has determined that future10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notifications will be submitted under a 10 CFR 2.390 request for withholding.
Based on the revised Decommissioning Activities Schedule submitted to the NRC in Reference (c),MARAD determined that no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification (change to the content of the PSDAR,particularly the decommissioning schedule) was required during CY 2013.6.0 TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE DECOMMISSIONING As of December 3, 2013, eighteen years remain to complete.
==7.0 REFERENCES==
: a. Regulatory Guide 1.159, Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning NuclearReactors, Rev. 1, October 2003b. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),dated December 11, 2008, Submittal of Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report,Revision IRevision 0I1I SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0c. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedMarch 31, 2011, Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2010 and updatedGovernmental Statement of Intent for Decommissioning Financial Assurance
: d. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedMarch 9, 2011, Response to Receipt of Decommissioning Funds Status Update (CY 2009) forN.S. SAVANNAHe. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedJune 04, 2010, Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Update for CY 2009 andGovernmental Statement of Intent for Decommissioning Financial Assurance Revision 012}}

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0U.S. Department ofTransportation MaritimeAdministration SAVANNAH Technical StaffOffice of Ship Disposal1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590Ref: 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1);

50.82(a)(7) and 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)

March 31, 2014ATTN: Document Control DeskU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Docket No. 50-238; License No. NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013The Maritime Administration (MARAD) hereby submits Revision 0 of the CY 2013 Decommissioning Funds Status Report for the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS) as Enclosure 1.This letter contains no commitments.

If there are any questions or concerns with any issue discussed in this report, please contact me at(202) 366-2631, and/or e-mail me at erhard.koehleradot.gov.

Erhard W. KoehlerSenior Technical

Advisor, N.S. SAVANNAHOffice of Ship DisposalEnclosures eo C-)H Docket No. 50-238; License NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, Revision 0March 31,2014Enclosures
1. Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, STS -1892 Docket No. 50-238; License NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHSubmittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013, Revision 0March 31, 2014cc:Electronic copyNSS ESCNSS SRCMAR 610, 612, 615Hardcopy, cover letter onlyMAR-600, 640, 640.2Hardcopy w/ all enclosures MAR-100, 640.2 (rf)USNRC (Ted Smith, Mark C. Roberts)USNRC Regional Administrator

-NRC Region IMD Department of the Environment (Roland G. Fletcher; George S. Aburn, Jr.)NC Department of Environment

& Natural Resources (Beverly

0. Hall)SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (Susan E. Jenkins; Aaron Gantt)VA Department of Emergency Management (Michael M. Cline)VA Department of Health (Leslie P. Foldesi)EWK/jmo3 0U.S. Department ofTransportation MaritimeAdministration SAVANNAH Technical StaffOffice of Ship Disposal1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590Docket No. 50-238; License No. NS-1; N.S. SAVANNAHEnclosure 1 to Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013DECOMMISSIONING FUNDS STATUS REPORT FOR CY 2013, STS -1894 U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Office of Ship DisposalN.S. SAVANNAHDECOMMISSIONING FUNDS STATUS REPORTFOR CY 2013STS -189Revision 0F?elIManager, N.S. SA VANNAH ProgramsPrepared by:SA VANNAH Technical Staff SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Record of Revisions Revision Summary of Revisions 0 The original version of the Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2013Revision 02 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0List of Effective PagesPage No. Rev. No. Page No. Rev. No. Page No. Rev. No.1 0 2 0 3 04 0 5 0 6 07 0 8 0 9 010 0 11 0 12 0Revision 03 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION

51.1 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning Status 51.2 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning Funding Sources 62.0 10 CFR 50.75(0(1)

STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 63.0 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STATUS ANNUAL REPORT 73.1 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v) 73.2 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi) 83.3 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii) 84.0 N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2013 FUNDING 94.1 FY 2013 94.2 FY 2014 94.3 FY 2015 95.0 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING 105.1 Annual Request for Funds 105.1.1 FY2014 105.1.2 FY2015 105.2 Annual Submittal of New Estimate 115.3 Revised Decommissioning Cost Estimate 115.4 Content of MARAD Budget Requests 116.0 TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE DECOMMISSIONING 1

17.0 REFERENCES

11Revision 04 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision

01.0 INTRODUCTION

This Decommissioning Funds Status Report is submitted by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) aslicensee for the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS) and covers the CY 2013 reporting period. This reportincorporates the guidance contained in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.159, "Assuring the Availability of Fundsfor Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors,"

Rev 1, Reference (a). The report is arranged in four sectionsfollowing this introduction.

In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1),

each power reactor that has already closed isrequired to report annually the status of its decommissioning funds to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a calendar year (CY) basis. Section 2.0 of this Decommissioning Funds StatusReport includes the seven (7) reports required by 10 CFR 50.75(t)(1).

In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii),

each power reactor that has alreadysubmitted its site-specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE) is required to provide a financial assurance status report annually to the NRC on a calendar year (CY) basis. MARAD submitted asummary of its DCE with its Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR),

Rev 1,Reference (b). Section 3.0 of this Decommissioning Funds Status Report includes the reports required by10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii).

Section 4.0 of this report provides specific information regarding the funds made available to andexpended by MARAD during the reporting period.Finally, Section 5.0 of this report provides information on regulatory commitments made by MARADthat are germane to decommissioning funding.Because the federal fiscal year (FY) does not align with the CY, each annual decommissioning fundsstatus report will include information from at least the two FYs that directly provide funds for expenditure during the reporting period. Prior to the submission of the report on (or about) March 31, the President will submit a budget request to the Congress for the upcoming FY. Because NSS activities are funded onan annual basis, the President's budget request is an early, although not definitive, indicator of future NSSdecommissioning funding.

Because that future funding can impact the decommissioning scheduledescribed in the PSDAR, MARAD includes this public information for context, and in partial satisfaction of the 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) requirement to notify the NRC of expected changes to content in the PSDAR.1.1 N.S. SAVANNAH Decommissioning StatusThe NSS is presently in protective storage.

This phase of decommissioning activities is characterized byactive surveillance, monitoring and maintenance of the nuclear facilities housed onboard the ship, andcustody and maintenance of the ship as the primary physical boundary and protective barrier of thelicensed site. Collectively, these are referred to as MARAD's licensed activities, and are reportedannually to the NRC.As described in the PSDAR, and elsewhere, the license termination deadline for the NSS is December 3,2031.1 Final decommissioning of the NSS nuclear facilities will be performed by the DECON method.In the interim, a project to bring the NSS into conformance with contemporary NRC SAFSTOR criteria(known as "SAFSTOR Preparations")

has been described and committed to in the PSDAR.This report addresses the funding status for all three of these decommissioning phases -licensedactivities, SAFSTOR Preparations, and DECON.December 3, 1971 is the de facto date of permanent cessation of operations.

On that day, MARAD completed the reactor defueling bytensioning the reactor vessel head with six studs.Revision 05 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 01.2 N.S. SA VANNAH Decommissioning Funding SourcesMARAD is a modal agency of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). It is a federallicensee as defined by the NRC. As such, funds for decommissioning and termination of the NSS licensewill be provided by federal appropriations.

The budget process by which such appropriations arerequested is deliberative and privileged, and is subject to Executive Branch priorities and direction.

Furthermore, the legislative review and authorization

/ appropriation actions taken on such requests arefully within the purview of the Congress.

MARAD by itself cannot guarantee that decommissioning funds will be requested by the President or authorized and appropriated by the Congress in any givenfiscal year.2.0 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1)

STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING FUNDSANNUAL REPORTThis section provides a discussion of the seven items required by 10 CFR 50.75(0(1),

and incorporates the guidance contained in RGI.159.

The reporting requirements and corresponding MARAD information are provided below.2.1 The amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required.

a) Current licensed activities require approximately

$3 million annually.

MARAD plans todrydock the NSSfor regular maintenance once during the protective storage period, in 2018,at an estimated cost of $6.8 million.2b) The December 2013 revised SAFSTOR project cost estimate is $11.38 million.c) The December 2013 revised site-specific DECON-License Termination cost estimate is$102. 111 million.2.2 The amount accumulated to the end of the calendar year preceding the date of the report.Accumulation offunds is not applicable to the NSS. As a federal licensee, 10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) allows fundingfor decommissioning activities to be obtained by appropriations when necessary.

2.3 A schedule of the annual amounts remaining to be collected.

Annual collection offunds is not applicable to the NSS. As a federal licensee, 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) allows funding for decommissioning activities to be obtained byappropriations when necessary.

2.4 The assumptions used regarding rates of escalation in decommissioning costs, rates of earningson decommissioning funds, and rates of other factors used in funding projections.

The 2013 revised site-specific DECON-License Termination cost estimate used 4.39% escalation for disposal of low level radioactive waste (LLRW). Transportation costs were escalated at0. 0%. Electric costs were escalated at 0. 0%. All other industrial task costs were escalated at1.01%. Escalation factors were developed from NUREG 1307 R15 (Waste Disposal costs) andBureau of Labor Statistics from http://www.

bls. gov/data/,

Series ID for the latest 2013 valuesavailable at the time of the calculation:

1. Wpu0543 (Industrial electric power)2. Wpu0573 (Light fuel oils)3. CIU20100000002101 (Total compensation, private industry, Northeast region).2 The drydocking cost estimate is escalated to a 2018 basis from the $4.1 million contract cost for drydocking the NSS in CY 2008.Revision 06 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 02013 escalations for Transportation and Electric costs were negative values. Due to the highlyvolatile nature of these factors, a conservative value of "0 "% escalation was used for these costsfor 2013 estimate purposes.

Based on the above factors, the simple escalation rate from 2012 to 2013 was 1.55%. TheSAFSTOR project cost estimate was revised by escalating the 2012 estimate at 1.55%.There are no rates of earnings on decommissioning funds.2.5 Any contracts upon which the licensee is relying pursuant to paragraph (e)(1)(v) of this section.Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) method.2.6 Any modifications occurring to a licensee's current method of providing financial assurance sincethe last submitted report.There have been no modifications to MARAD 'sfinanciai assurance methodology, which islimited to the use of federal appropriations.

Please refer, however, to the response in Section 4.1below for more information.

2.7 Any material changes to trust agreements.

Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) method. Consequently, no trust agreements exist.3.0 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii)

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE STATUSANNUAL REPORTThis section provides a discussion of the ten items required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)-(vii).

Effective December 17, 2012, Section 50.82 imposed new reporting requirements on licensees who previously submitted to the NRC site-specific DCE. The reporting requirements and corresponding MARADinformation are provided below.3.1 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)

(A)1 The amount spent on decommissioning, both cumulative and over the previous calendaryear,Within the context ofprotective storage as a phase of decommissioning activities, all ofthe funds spent by MARAD in CY 2013 and preceding years (FY 2005 -present) havebeen spent for decommissioning purposes.

As a practical matter, no funds have beenspent on discrete actions described in either the SAFSTOR Implementation Plan or theDECON Cost Estimate, other than moderate amounts for preliminary planning.

2 The remaining balance of any decommissioning funds, andNot applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, is funded per the10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method. Although funds appropriated to AARAD's ShipDisposal account are "available until expended, "any year-to-year carryover is appliedto immediate requirements.

No balance is maintained.

3. The amount provided by other financial assurance methods being relied upon;None. MARAD, as afederal
licensee, relies solely on the 10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method.Revision 07 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0(B) An estimate of the costs to complete decommissioning, reflecting any difference between actualand estimated costs for work performed during the year, and the decommissioning criteria uponwhich the estimate is based;MARAD's CY 2013 estimate to complete decommissioning is $102.111 million based onescalation from the 2012 estimate (see Section 2.4 above for the escalation basis). Thisestimate is effective as of December 2013. This estimate does not credit any work performed during the reporting period.(C) Any modifications occurring to a licensee's current method of providing financial assurance sincethe last submitted report; andThere have been no modifications to MARAD 's financial assurance methodology, which islimited to the use offederal appropriations.

Please refer, however, to the response in Section4.1 below for more information.

(D) Any material changes to trust agreements or financial assurance contracts.

Not applicable because MARAD, as a federal licensee, relies solely on the10 CFR 50. 75(e)(1)(iv) method.3.2 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi)

If the sum of the balance of any remaining decommissioning funds, plus earnings on such fundscalculated at not greater than a 2 percent real rate of return, together with the amount provided byother financial assurance methods being relied upon, does not cover the estimated cost tocomplete the decommissioning, the financial assurance status report must include additional financial assurance to cover the estimated cost of completion.

Not applicable to MARAD.3.3 Report required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii)

After submitting its site-specific DCE required by paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section, the licenseemust annually submit to the NRC, by March 31, a report on the status of its funding for managingirradiated fuel.The final disposition and status of the Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear fuel utilized bythe NSS is described in the September 21, 1973, Operations Report and also in Section 1.3.1of the Final Safety Analysis Report as follows:Thirty six spent fuel elements (Core I and Ia) were shipped from Galveston, TX to the USAtomic Energy Commission (AEC) -Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC in nine shipments from October 4 through December 21, 1972 via a lowboy trailer using the Piqua/Elk River Shipping cask.The 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vii) report must include the following information, current through theend of the previous calendar year:(A) The amount of funds accumulated to cover the cost of managing the irradiated fuel;MARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no accumulated funds tocover such costs.(B) The projected cost of managing irradiated fuel until title to the fuel and possession of the fuelis transferred to the Secretary of Energy; andMARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no need to project suchcosts.Revision 08 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0(C) If the funds accumulated do not cover the projected cost, a plan to obtain additional funds tocover the cost.MARAD is storing no irradiated nuclear fuel and, therefore, has no need to obtain additional funds to cover such cost.4.0 N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2013 FUNDINGThe NSS was maintained in mothballed protective storage throughout CY 2013. Approximately

$2,830,000 in appropriated funds were available to MARAD to maintain the NSS during the period.Funds were sourced from within MARAD's Ship Disposal appropriations for FY 2013 (January 1 -September 30, 2013) and 2014 (October 1 -December 31, 2013).4.1 FY2013FY 2013 began on October 1, 2012, and ended on September 30, 2013. Funding for FY 2013 wasinitially provided by a Continuing Resolution (CR) that was effective to March 27, 2013. TheConsolidated and Furthering Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 provided funding for the balance ofthe fiscal year, and took into account the sequestration imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Thetotal funding appropriated for the NSS for FY 2013 was $2,843,082.

Early in the fiscal year, MARADtook cost control measures in anticipation of possible sequestration, and consequently did not experience any impact to nuclear safety as a result of the mid-year reduction in appropriated funding compared to itsoriginal request.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), the funding for FY 2013 didnot result in a change to the content of the PSDAR, and consequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification was submitted.

4.2 FY2014FY 2014 began on October 1, 2013 and will end on September 30, 2014. In the absence of an approvedbudget and appropriations, a partial Government shutdown was imposed beginning on October 1, 2013.MARAD's Ship Disposal Program had sufficient carryover funds available to maintain staffing during theshutdown period. Service contracts were funded in FY 2013 with performance periods throughNovember 2013, and were similarly unaffected during the shutdown.

Funding during the CR thatfollowed the shutdown were sufficient to maintain NSS operations without impact. After passage of theBipartisan Budget Act of 2013, the FY 2014 omnibus appropriations act provided funding for NSSactivities at the original budget request level of $2.800 million.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), the projected funding for FY2014 did not result in a change to the content of the PSDAR during the reporting period, andconsequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification was required.

4.3 FY 2015FY 2015 will begin on October 1, 2014 and will end on September 30, 2015. Although this falls beyondthe reporting period, MARAD includes this information for context.

The President's FY 2015 BudgetRequest for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congress on March 4, 2014. The requestfor NSS activities is $2.800 million.

No funds are requested for either SAFSTOR Preparations orDECON.Based on the revised decommissioning schedule submitted in Reference (c), MARAD anticipates that theprojected funding for FY 2015 will not result in a change to the content of the PSDAR, and consequently no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification is anticipated based on the FY 2015 budget request.Revision 09 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 05.0 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS REGARDING DECOMMISSIONING FUNDINGThere are four (4) recurring commitments regarding decommissioning funding that are reported on ineach annual Decommissioning Funds Status Report. The resolution of any one-time commitments will bedescribed as required.

The recurring commitments are described in the following sections.

5.1 Annual Request for FundsIn Reference (d), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:

Annually, MARAD will request funds specifically for decommissioning.

The NRC will be informed ofthese decommissioning funding requests annually by March 31. [Continuing action]Beginning in the PSDAR, and in periodic correspondence thereafter, MARAD has reiterated itsunderstanding of its responsibility to request and obtain decommissioning funds in sufficient quantity andtime to meet the NS-1 license termination deadline of December 3, 2031. Given the inherent nature of thebudget process, MARAD defines its commitment to be satisfied annually when it makes a request fordecommissioning funds to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

MARAD has no independent authority to seek decommissioning funds if the request is not made part of the President's Budget Requestfor the Department of Transportation.

Documentation regarding the annual request is maintained by thelicensee, and is available for inspection.

Two budget requests are normally in process during any reporting period. The first is the President's Request that is submitted to the Congress during the first quarter of the CY for the FY beginning onOctober 1 st of the reporting period. The second is the deliberative and privileged internal process thatbegins in April, continues throughout the reporting period, and culminates in the President's Request toCongress in the following year. Although the submission of the outyear (or second) budget request fallsoutside of the reporting period, it does normally occur prior to the reporting deadline of March 31. Asnoted in Section 1.0, this outyear request is a reasonable predictor of future decommissioning funding andactivity, and publicly available information about the request is included in this report for context.Beginning with the CY 2011 Decommissioning Funds Status Report, MARAD includes a statement regarding the annual request for funds. For CY 2013, MARAD reformatted this statement to consolidate information regarding both of the budget requests for the reporting period.5.1.1 FY 2014During the reporting period, the President's FY 2014 Budget Request for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congress on April 15, 2013. The request for NSS activities was $2.800 million.

Nospecific dollar amount was requested for either SAFSTOR Preparations or DECON; however, theCongressional Justification narrative noted that these funding requirements exist (DECON was noted asrequiring

$100.65M in current year dollars).

MARAD did not formally request decommissioning funds in FY 2014 because there was no room withinthe Agency's fiscal budget based on funding level guidance from OMB. However, MARAD remainscognizant of the responsibilities and funding commitment requirements for SAFSTOR and eventualDECON, and has communicated the same to the responsible OST and OMB budget officials as anelement to the formal budget request justification.

Internal budget deliberations within MARAD andOST have recognized that these obligations remain to be funded and will continue to be examined andbalanced during the annual budget development processes.

5.1.2 FY 2015The President's FY 2015 Budget Request for the Maritime Administration was submitted to the Congresson March 4, 2014. As with the FY 2014 request, no funds were requested for either SAFSTORRevision 010 SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0Preparations or DECON; however, the budget request narrative includes the following new languagerelated to future decommissioning funding:While funding at this level does not allow MARAD to begin (decommissioning),

this resource-intensive requirement is a near-term concern and the agency is developing formal decommissioning project execution plans and multi-year budget estimates.

For the NSS, there is no technical reason to continue to defer the multi-year decommissioning projectand seek license termination.

From a total cost perspective

... continued deferral of this project can only increase its total cost tothe Government, with no corresponding benefit.This new language recognizes substantial involvement by OST Budget and OMB in the ongoingdevelopment and review of the DECON funding requirement.

5.2 Annual Submittal of New EstimateIn Reference (c), MARAD made a regulatory commitment that was subsequently revised as follows:Submit a new estimate annually by either revising the site specific estimate based on circumstances that affect its underlying assumptions, or by using cost escalation factors no smaller than those in themost recent revision to NUREG 1307.The 2013 estimate is provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.4 of this report.5.3 Revised Decommissioning Cost EstimateIn Reference (c), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:

The site specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate will be revised at least every five (5) years.The site specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate is scheduled for full revision in CY 2015.5.4 Content of MARAD Budget RequestsIn Reference (e), MARAD made the following regulatory commitment:

Because the privity of the federal budgeting process precludes public notification of the content ofagency budget requests prior to their submittal to the Congress, MARAD has determined that future10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notifications will be submitted under a 10 CFR 2.390 request for withholding.

Based on the revised Decommissioning Activities Schedule submitted to the NRC in Reference (c),MARAD determined that no 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7) notification (change to the content of the PSDAR,particularly the decommissioning schedule) was required during CY 2013.6.0 TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE DECOMMISSIONING As of December 3, 2013, eighteen years remain to complete.

7.0 REFERENCES

a. Regulatory Guide 1.159, Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning NuclearReactors, Rev. 1, October 2003b. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),dated December 11, 2008, Submittal of Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report,Revision IRevision 0I1I SAVANNAH Technical StaffSTS -189, Decommissioning Funds Status Report For CY 2013, Revision 0c. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedMarch 31, 2011, Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Report for CY 2010 and updatedGovernmental Statement of Intent for Decommissioning Financial Assurance
d. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedMarch 9, 2011, Response to Receipt of Decommissioning Funds Status Update (CY 2009) forN.S. SAVANNAHe. Letter from Mr. Erhard W. Koehler (MARAD) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, datedJune 04, 2010, Submittal of Decommissioning Funds Status Update for CY 2009 andGovernmental Statement of Intent for Decommissioning Financial Assurance Revision 012