ML091880776

Response to Requests for Additional Information Concerning Reports Submitted Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(bb) and 50.75(f)(3)

ML091880776
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	07/01/2009
From:	Heacock D Dominion Energy Kewaunee
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
09-316
Download: ML091880776 (3)

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Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. 0 5000 Dominion Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA 23060 July 1, 2009 "4 Dominion PROPRIETARY INFORMATION -WITHHOLD UNDER 10 CFR 2.390 Attention:

Document Control Desk Serial No.09-316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NLOS/TJS R3 Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Docket No. 50-305 License No. DPR-43 DOMINION ENERGY KEWAUNEE, INC.KEWAUNEE POWER STATION RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING REPORTS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 50.54(bb)

AND 50.75(f)(3)

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(bb) and 50.75(f)(3), Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (DEK).submitted an irradiated fuel management plan (Reference

1) and a preliminary decommissioning cost estimate (Reference 2), respectively, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). These reports were required to be submitted at least five years prior to the expiration of the current KPS license (i.e., by December 21, 2008). Although a license renewal application for DEK has been submitted and accepted for review, this five year requirement remains applicable because the renewed license has not yet been issued.On April 23, 2009, the NRC forwarded a Request for Additional Information (RAI), in the form of eight separate RAI questions, to DEK via electronic mail (Reference 3). Each of the RAI questions and the associated DEK responses are provided as an attachment to this letter.The responses to these NRC RAIs include information which is proprietary in nature.DEK requests this information be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. The proprietary version of the DEK response is included as Attachment 1.The requested 2006 site specific cost estimate is included as Attachment

2. The non-proprietary version of the DEK response is included as Attachment 3: The associated application and affidavit for withholding the information is included as Attachment 4.Please contact Mr. David A. Sommers at (804) 273-2823 if you have any questions or require additional information.

Sincerely, David A. Heacock A4O)President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.NOTE: ATTACHMENT I TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

-WITHHOLD UNDER 10 CFR 2.390" AND MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY.

UPON SEPARATION OF THE ATTACHMENTS, THIS LETTER IS DECONTROLLED."

Serial No.09-316 Docket No. 50-305 Page 2 of 3

References:

1. Letter from J. Alan Price (DEK) to Document Control Desk, "Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(bb)," dated December 19, 2008.2. Letter from J. Alan Price (DEK) to Document Control Desk, "Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(f)(3)," dated December 18, 2008.3. E-Mail from P. S. Tam (NRC) to C. D. Sly (DEK), "Kewaunee

-Revised RAI re.Preliminary Decommissioning Cost Estimate (TAC ME0253)," dated April 23, 2009.Attachments:

1. Dominion Energy Kewaunee Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information Concerning Preliminary Decommissioning Cost Estimate and Irradiated Fuel Management Plan. [Proprietary version]2. 2006 EnergySolutions Site-Specific Cost Estimate.3. Dominion Energy Kewaunee Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information Concerning Preliminary Decommissioning Cost Estimate and Irradiated Fuel Management Plan. [Non-proprietary version]4. Application for Withholding Information and Affidavit of J. Alan Price Commitments made in this letter: If license renewal is not granted: 1. 60 million dollars will be made available to the KPS Decommissioning Trust Fund through either existing parental support agreement or by other means at permanent cessation of operations.

2. Provisions of further parental assurances will be made at the time of permanent cessation of operations to make available 170.7 million dollars (in 2016 dollars) for deposit into the trust in 2016.

Serial No.09-316 Docket No. 50-305 Page 3 of 3 cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Kewaunee Power Station Mr. P. S. Tam NRC Project Manager Kewaunee U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Mail Stop 0-8 H4A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Ms. P. Longmire NRC Project Manager U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Mail Stop EBB-E3-D2M 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738