DCL-16-066, LTR-16-0333 Edward D. Halpin, Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Letter Request to Suspend NRC Review of Diablo Canyon Power Plant License Renewal Application

LTR-16-0333 Edward D. Halpin, Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Letter Request to Suspend NRC Review of Diablo Canyon Power Plant License Renewal Application

ML16175A561
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Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	06/21/2016
From:	Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:	Jeff Baran, Stephen Burns, Ostendorff W, Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman, NRC/OCM/JMB, NRC/OCM/KLS, NRC/OCM/WCO
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Pacific Gas and Electric June 21, 2016 PG&E Letter DCL-16-066 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Docket No. 50-275, OL-DPR-80 Docket No. 50-323, OL-DPR-82 Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2 Edward D. Halpin Senior Vice President Generation and ) Chief Nuclear Officer Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 805.545.4100 E-Mail: E1H8@pge.com Request to Suspend NRC Review of Diablo Canyon Power Plant License Renewal Application Dear Commissioners and Staff: By Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Letter DCL-09-079, "License Renewal Application," dated November 23, 2009, PG&E submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the renewal of Facility Operating Licenses DPR-80 and DPR-82, for Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) Units 1 and 2, respectively.

As part of the NRC process for review of PG&E's License Renewal Application, PG&E is required to obtain approvals from the California State Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission.

Based on discussions with various stakeholders involved in these state approval processes, PG&E has reached an agreement in principle not to proceed with license renewal for DCPP. In support of the state's policy preference to meet California's future electricity needs with renewable generation resources, energy efficiency, or storage, PG&E will continue to operate DCPP until expiration of the current operating licenses in 2024 and 2025, for Units 1 and 2 respectively.

The agreement in principle is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). PG&E anticipates filing this agreement with the CPUC within the next 60 days and will be requesting CPUC approval by December 31, 2017. In light of this contingency, PG&E believes it prudent to suspend the DCPP license renewal application at this time. If the agreement is approved by the CPUC, PG&E will withdraw the license renewal application.

PG&E therefore requests that the NRC suspend activity on the DCPP license renewal application.

PG&E will keep the NRC fully informed of future developments.

PG&E would appreciate the NRC's formal response to this request. A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway

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• Wolf Creek Document Control Desk June 21, 2016 Page 2 PG&E Letter DCL-16-066 PG&E makes no new or revised regulatory commitments (as defined by NEI 99-04) in this letter. Please contact Mr. Thomas P. Jones, Director, Strategic Initiatives, at (805) 595-6340 with any questions about this letter. Executed on June 21, 2016. Sincerely, d£Jp! ___ Edward D. Halpin Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer MmaO cc: Marc L. Dapas, NRC Region IV Administrator Richard Plasse, NRC Project Manager, License Renewal John P. Reynoso, NRC Acting Senior Resident Inspector Balwant K. Singal, NRC Project Manager Michael J .Wentzel, NRC Project Manager, License Renewal (Environmental)

Diablo Distribution A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway

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