Statement to Environment & Atmosphere Subcommittee of House Committee on Science & Technology Re Nuclear Reactor Decommissiong on 770615ML20154N507 |
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MONTHYEARML20212K8401999-09-23023 September 1999 Memorandum of Understanding Between DOS & NRC Re Position of Nuclear Safety Attache Assigned to Us Mission/Dept of State Under Terms of MOU ML20217F4501999-09-16016 September 1999 Transcript of 990916 Release of Radioactive Matl Workshop in San Francisco,Ca.Pp 240-411.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20211F0391999-08-25025 August 1999 Transcript of 990825 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Final Amend to 10CFR72 to Clarify Applicability to Holders of & Applicants for Certificates of Compliance & Contractors I& Subcontractors ML20210P6631999-08-11011 August 1999 NRC Staff Response to 990730 Questions by Presiding Officer in Form of Affidavit by H Peterson.* Affidavit of H Peterson Re Staff Responses to Addl Questions Contained in 990730 Order of Presiding Officer.With Certificate of Svc ML20210H7281999-07-29029 July 1999 Transcript of 990729 Affirmation Session in Rockville, Maryland Re Final Rule Amending 10CFR76 to Make Certification Renewal & Amend Processes More Effective & Efficient.Pp 1-5.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210H5711999-07-29029 July 1999 Transcript of 990729 Briefing on Implementation of License Termination Rule & Program on Complex Decommissioning Cases Public Meeting in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-71.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210E7941999-07-16016 July 1999 Transcript of 990716 Reactor Decommissioning Workshop in Gaithersburg,Md.Pp 241-747.With Supporting Documentation ML20210E7731999-07-15015 July 1999 Transcript of 990715 Reactor Decommissioning Risk Workshop in Gaithersburg,Md.Pp 1-240 ML20216E1801999-06-24024 June 1999 Transcript of 990624 Decommissioning Workshop in Rockville, Md.Pp 256-456.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20216E1681999-06-23023 June 1999 Transcript of 990623 Decommissioning Workshop in Rockville, Md.Pp 1-255.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20196B0641999-06-17017 June 1999 Transcript of 990617 Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Staff Proposals for U Recovery Regulatory Issues SECY-99-011, SECY-99-012 & SECY-99-013.Pp 1-139.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20195J9961999-06-16016 June 1999 Transcript of 990616 Briefing on Proposed Export of High Enriched U to Canada in Rockville,Md Pp 1-136.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210N2791999-06-16016 June 1999 Transcript of 990616 Public Meeting on Proposed Regulations (10CFR63) for high-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada,Las Vegas,Nevada.Pp 1-115 ML20195K3161999-06-15015 June 1999 Transcript of 990615 All Employee Meeting B in Rockville,Md. Pp 1-82 ML20210N2711999-06-15015 June 1999 Transcript of 990615 Public Meeting on Proposed Regulations (10CFR63) for high-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in Amargosa Valley,Nevada.Pp 1-107 ML20207F0071999-05-27027 May 1999 Transcript of 990527 Public Workshop in Rockville,Md Re Suppl to Proposed Amend to 10CFR50.55A on Isi/Ist Program Update Requirement.Work Order ASB-300-800.Pp 1-172 ML20207A6521999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application (7:00 P.M. Session).Pp 1-83.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207A6391999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application.Pp 1-164. 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Pp 495-750 ML20205L0711999-03-0303 March 1999 Transcript of 990303 Potassium Iodide Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Az.Pp 360-494 ML20207E1991999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Briefing on Status of 10CFR50.59 Issues in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-96.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20205L6621999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Potassium Iodide (Ki) Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Arizona.Pp 105-359 ML20207E0051999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Public Meeting with Commonwealth Edison in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-104.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207K6391999-03-0101 March 1999 Transcript of 990301 Public Hearing in Riverhead Town Hall, Riverhead,Ny Re Proposed Restart of Millstone Unit 2 Commercial Nuclear Reactor.Pp 1-136.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20205L0631999-03-0101 March 1999 Transcript of 990301 Potassium Iodide Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Az.Pp 1-104 ML20205D4901999-02-22022 February 1999 Transcript of 990222 Informal Public Hearing on 10CFR2.206 Petition in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-105.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207L6911999-02-18018 February 1999 Transcript of 990218 Part 35 Public Meeting with Representatives of Medical Board in Rockville,Md.Pp 239-355 ML20207L3731999-02-17017 February 1999 Transcript of 990217 10CFR35 Public Meeting with Representatives of Medical Boards in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-238. 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MONTHYEARML20217F4501999-09-16016 September 1999 Transcript of 990916 Release of Radioactive Matl Workshop in San Francisco,Ca.Pp 240-411.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20211F0391999-08-25025 August 1999 Transcript of 990825 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Final Amend to 10CFR72 to Clarify Applicability to Holders of & Applicants for Certificates of Compliance & Contractors I& Subcontractors ML20210H7281999-07-29029 July 1999 Transcript of 990729 Affirmation Session in Rockville, Maryland Re Final Rule Amending 10CFR76 to Make Certification Renewal & Amend Processes More Effective & Efficient.Pp 1-5.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210H5711999-07-29029 July 1999 Transcript of 990729 Briefing on Implementation of License Termination Rule & Program on Complex Decommissioning Cases Public Meeting in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-71.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210E7941999-07-16016 July 1999 Transcript of 990716 Reactor Decommissioning Workshop in Gaithersburg,Md.Pp 241-747.With Supporting Documentation ML20210E7731999-07-15015 July 1999 Transcript of 990715 Reactor Decommissioning Risk Workshop in Gaithersburg,Md.Pp 1-240 ML20216E1801999-06-24024 June 1999 Transcript of 990624 Decommissioning Workshop in Rockville, Md.Pp 256-456.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20216E1681999-06-23023 June 1999 Transcript of 990623 Decommissioning Workshop in Rockville, Md.Pp 1-255.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20196B0641999-06-17017 June 1999 Transcript of 990617 Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Staff Proposals for U Recovery Regulatory Issues SECY-99-011, SECY-99-012 & SECY-99-013.Pp 1-139.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20195J9961999-06-16016 June 1999 Transcript of 990616 Briefing on Proposed Export of High Enriched U to Canada in Rockville,Md Pp 1-136.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20210N2791999-06-16016 June 1999 Transcript of 990616 Public Meeting on Proposed Regulations (10CFR63) for high-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada,Las Vegas,Nevada.Pp 1-115 ML20195K3161999-06-15015 June 1999 Transcript of 990615 All Employee Meeting B in Rockville,Md. 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Pp 1-258 ML20195B1921998-10-0606 October 1998 Transcript of Public Meeting in Matter of Northeast Utilities ML20207C6141998-09-29029 September 1998 Transcript of 980929 Public Meeting on Proposed Rule Changes to 10CFR70 in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-193.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20153H3871998-09-17017 September 1998 Transcript of 980917 Public Meeting in Kansas City,Mo Re Proposed Rev of 10CFR35 & NRC Medical Policy Statement. Pp 230-483 ML20154A3301998-09-16016 September 1998 Transcript of 980916 Public Meeting in Kansas City,Mo Re Proposed Rev of Part 35 & NRC Medical Policy Statement. 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Pp 1-82 ML20210N2711999-06-15015 June 1999 Transcript of 990615 Public Meeting on Proposed Regulations (10CFR63) for high-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in Amargosa Valley,Nevada.Pp 1-107 ML20207F0071999-05-27027 May 1999 Transcript of 990527 Public Workshop in Rockville,Md Re Suppl to Proposed Amend to 10CFR50.55A on Isi/Ist Program Update Requirement.Work Order ASB-300-800.Pp 1-172 ML20207A6391999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application.Pp 1-164. Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207A6521999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application (7:00 P.M. 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Pp 495-750 ML20205L0711999-03-0303 March 1999 Transcript of 990303 Potassium Iodide Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Az.Pp 360-494 ML20207E0051999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Public Meeting with Commonwealth Edison in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-104.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207E1991999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Briefing on Status of 10CFR50.59 Issues in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-96.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20205L6621999-03-0202 March 1999 Transcript of 990302 Potassium Iodide (Ki) Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Arizona.Pp 105-359 ML20205L0631999-03-0101 March 1999 Transcript of 990301 Potassium Iodide Core Group Meeting in Tempe,Az.Pp 1-104 ML20207K6391999-03-0101 March 1999 Transcript of 990301 Public Hearing in Riverhead Town Hall, Riverhead,Ny Re Proposed Restart of Millstone Unit 2 Commercial Nuclear Reactor.Pp 1-136.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20205D4901999-02-22022 February 1999 Transcript of 990222 Informal Public Hearing on 10CFR2.206 Petition in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-105.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207L6911999-02-18018 February 1999 Transcript of 990218 Part 35 Public Meeting with Representatives of Medical Board in Rockville,Md.Pp 239-355 ML20207L3731999-02-17017 February 1999 Transcript of 990217 10CFR35 Public Meeting with Representatives of Medical Boards in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-238. Supporting Documentation Encl ML20203F4281999-02-11011 February 1999 Transcript of Briefing on Y2K in Rockville,Md on 990211. Pp 1-106.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20205D7761999-02-0909 February 1999 Transcript of 990209 Millstone Unit 1 Decommissioning Public Meeting in Waterford,Ct.Pp 1-89.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20202J6321999-01-20020 January 1999 Transcript of 990120 Meeting in Peekskill,Ny Re Decommissioning.Pp 1-132.With Related Documentation ML20207C5371999-01-13013 January 1999 Transcript of Public Meeting on 990113 in Rockville,Maryland Re 10CFR Part 70.Pp 1-49.With Supporting Documentation ML20199E8811999-01-13013 January 1999 Transcript of Public Meeting Re Briefing on Reactor Licensing Initiatives in Rockville,Md on 990113.Pp 1-124. Supporting Documentation Encl ML20204F2261999-01-11011 January 1999 Transcript of Verbatim Proceedings on 990111 in Waterford, CT in Matter of Northeast Utils,Millstone Units 2 & 3 ML20207C8321998-12-0404 December 1998 Transcript of 981204 Public Meeting with Nuclear Energy Inst in Rockville,Md.Pp 160-245.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207C8531998-12-0303 December 1998 Transcript of 981203 Public Meeting with Nuclear Energy Inst in Rockville,Md.Pp 1-159.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20197K0441998-10-31031 October 1998 Transcript of 981031,1998 All Agreement States Meeting in Bedford,Nh.Pp 613-731 ML20196D9111998-10-22022 October 1998 Transcript of 981022 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Proposed Rev of Part 35 & NRC Medical Policy Statement. Pp 259-531.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20196D8711998-10-21021 October 1998 Transcript of 981021 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Proposed Rev of Part 35 & NRC Medical Policy Statement. 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Pp 1-229.With Certificate ML20151T8801998-09-0303 September 1998 Transcript of 980903 All Employees Meeting in Rockville,Md on Green Plaza Area Between Bldgs at White Flint.Pp 1-67 ML20151T8591998-09-0303 September 1998 Transcript of 980903 All Employees Meeting in Rockville,Md on Green Plaza Area Between Bldgs at White Flint.Pp 1-59 ML20151S8781998-09-0202 September 1998 Transcript of 980902 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md, Affirmation Session.Pp 1-4 ML20151S8681998-09-0202 September 1998 Transcript of 980902 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Briefing on PRA Implementation Plan.Pp 1-100.Supporting Documentation Encl 1999-09-16
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Pp 1-82 ML20210N2711999-06-15015 June 1999 Transcript of 990615 Public Meeting on Proposed Regulations (10CFR63) for high-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in Amargosa Valley,Nevada.Pp 1-107 ML20207F0071999-05-27027 May 1999 Transcript of 990527 Public Workshop in Rockville,Md Re Suppl to Proposed Amend to 10CFR50.55A on Isi/Ist Program Update Requirement.Work Order ASB-300-800.Pp 1-172 ML20207A6391999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application.Pp 1-164. Supporting Documentation Encl ML20207A6521999-04-0606 April 1999 Transcript of 990406 Public Meeting in Solomons,Maryland Re Draft Environ Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs NPP to Support Review of License Renewal Application (7:00 P.M. 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ENVIRONMENT AND THE ATMOSPHERE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE CordliITTEE ON SCIENCE AND
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Background
.This testimony discusses the decommissioning of nuclear reactor facilities.
Decommission 1ng nuclear reactors is not new to the NRC.
, Various concepts for decommissioning have been under study and have been put into practice for q
a number of years.
Since 1960, 5 licensed nuclear power plants, 4 demonstration nuclear power plants, 6 licensed test reactors, 28 licensed research reactors and 20 licensed ,
critical facilities have been decommissioned. The experience gained in these decommissioning actions has been factored into the present Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for reactor decommissioning.
Current Regulations and Guides for Decommissionine of Licensed Reacters Regulations applicable to licensed reactor decommissioning are described in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 10. Title 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.82,
" Application for Termination of Licenses" provides rules by which a licensee may make application to the NRC for authorization to dismantle a reactor I facility and terminate its license upon satisfactory completion of dismantlement.
Title 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.59, " Authorization of Changes, Tests and Experiments" and Section 50 90, " Application for Amendment of License or Construction Permit" provides the rules by which a licensee may amend his license to attain a " possession only" status. This state of a facility license results from NRC approval of deletion of requirements in the facility Technical Specifications that are applicable to reactor operations.
Title 10 CFR Part 20, " Standards for Protection A6ainst Radiation" establishes procedural requirements and the radicactivity concentration limits for release of radioactive material to the environment.
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V ('~)h Title 10 CFR Part 51 Section 51.5, " Requirement for Environmental Impact Statements, Negative Declaration and Impact Appraisals" requires the preparation of either an environmental impact statement or a negative declaration for license amendments or orders authorizins the dismantling or decommissioning of nuclear power or test reactors. An environmental impact appraisal must be . . .
prepared to support the negative declaration. Negative declarations and environmental impact appraisals have been prepared by the NRC staff for dismantling and other decommissioning actions involving licensed reactors as required by Title 10 CFR Part 51 3ection 51.5.
I Iitle 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50 33 " Contents of Applications; General Information" requires that an applicant for a license show financial ability (a) to operate the plant and (b) to cover the cost of permanently shutting down the facility and maintaining it in a safe condition, i.e., meet decommissioning costs. Title 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.71 " Maintenance of Records, Making of Reports" requires a licensee to file a copy of its annual financial report with the NRC. This
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Regulatory Guide 1.861 " Termination of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Reactors"
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describes conditions and procedures currently acceptable by the NRC staff for cach decommissioning alternative. Published in 1974, this guide has been 1
distributed to utilities and other organizations that possess facility operating licenses.
1 l Regulatory Guides are issued to describe and make availabe to the public I methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing specific parts of the l Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in i evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, or to provide guidance I to applicants. Regulatory Guides are not substitutes for regulations and l
compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions different from l those set out in the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the l findings requisite to the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission.
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~l The three. methods of decommissioning delineated in Regulatory Guide 1.86 as l
-acceptable to-the NRC are mothballing, entombment, and dismantling.
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i p Entombment / protective storage consists of removing all fuel assemblies, radio-active fluids-and wastes followed by the sealins of remaining radioactive material within a structure integral with the biologica1 shield or by some
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.of inspection,. facility radiation surveys and environmental sampling is required
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access control would be less than for the first discussed alternative of moth-balling as security guards would probably not be required. The entombment of L
the facility would permit this relaxation of security guard access control because.pNysical~ access to the " sealed" residual radioactivity would be i,
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.cnd all radioactive structures. Surface contamination levels have been established in Regulatory-Guide 1.86 (Table 1) which must be met prior to -l
' termination.of,the' facility license. In addition to meeting the surface con,- , , ,
j tamination levels, the acceptability of the presence of materials which have I been made radioactive by neutron activation would be evaluated on a case-by- j case basis prior to termination of the license. In general, however, all sig-
- nificantly activated components, such as the reactor structural components near .
1 the core, would have to be ruoved to meet the surface contamination lirits (Table 1). '
'A~brief description of the major activities that would be involved in-decommissioning a nuclear power reactor are described belcw. I The first step that would be taken in decommissioning a reactor facility l.
would be to remove all of the fuel from the reactor and using appro-l ~
priate containers ship the spent fuel to off-site sterage facilities. .
When all of the spent fuel is removed from the facility essentially all of the high level waste'will have been accounted for.
- 2. The spent. resin materials, radioactive liquid and other non-fixed radio-a active materials will be packaged for shipment to off-site facilities.
This~ activity is part of normal operation, and poses no unusual ,
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the most highly radioactive components of the primary system could be l ' dismantled and shipped for off-site disposal. There is, however, P . strong economic consideration as well as other factors which will be
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mantling:for long periods of time. Some development work may be required i i
for this phase of the decommisioning operation if early dismantling is,
- ' desired. . Experience'With dismantling the Elk River components provide clear evidence that such-techniques are practical.
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- <The foregoing operations-would also be generally applicable to decom-minsioning of fuel reprocessing facilities. A unique differ ence is that i in a reprocessing plant the separated fission products (high level waste) i ;must befsolidified and' shipped off-site. This process has not been i L i demonstrated on a commercial scale for a fuel reprocessing facility.
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To date, all but one of the 11 licensees of power or test reactors have chosen nothballing as the alternative for decommissioning. A recent Atomic Industrial
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Forum (AIF) report indicates that modern 1100 MWe nuclear plants may be moth-balled, also, but will probably be dismantled at some time in the future. In this respect, the AIF report estimates that after Cobalt 60 radiation has decay d gufficiently (approximately 100 years) the residual radioactivity would be ricoved. The 11 smaller test and power reactors now nothballed may retain possession'only or by-product material licenses until radioactivity has decayed to levels acceptable for license termination. More likely, however, the residual radioactivity will be removed from these facilities also at so=etime in the future to allow the licenses to be terminated. The Saxton facility licensee for instance has indicated that the residual radioactivity may be removed after about 50 years.
The AIF study confirms our conclusion that per=anent entombment is not a practicable elternative in dece=missioning modern (1100 MWe) nuclear power plants because the concentrations of Ni 63 and Ni 59 would be too high relative to 10 CFR Part 20 concentration and radiation exposure limits. The AIF study indicated, however, that temporary entombment (about 100 years) may be the best alternative for certain nuclear power plants.
The Commission does not currently require that a specific decommissioning alterna-tiva be selected at the time of licensing but the Commission does examine various decommissioning plans and their costs and environmental impacts prior to issuance of r_n operating license for a commercial power reactor or test reactor. We assure 2
Atomic Industrial Forum, AIF/NES P009, "An Engineering Evaluation of Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissioning Alternatives," Nove=ber 1976. This study was performed by the Atomic Industrial Forum for its nuclear industry members to aid in establishing preferred decommissioning alternatives. This study is still under review by the NRC.
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ourselves in each case that feasible decommissioning alternatives, including citernatives for complete dismantling, exist and that the applicant either ptssesses or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the necessary funds, cs required by our Regulations (10 CFR 50 33F). We do not require bonds
{cr' setting aside of any contingency funds at the operating license stage end do not impose any particular decommissioning plan as a condition of the -
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d: commissioning and maintenance costs as allowable operating expenses I r&coverable through rates chargeable to customers. It is therefore l l
reasonable to assume that the decommissioning and subsequent maintenance i
costs would be charged to operating expenses either in the year they are incurred or amortized over a period of years according to the policy of the
, rate making regulatory authorities.
Th3 cost to decommission has been shown by the AIF study and our independent cve.luation referred to above to be a small factor in the overall cost of cp rating a nuclear power plant. Our environmental statements consider the impacts of decommissioning for the-alternatives previously described.
Estimated costs of decommissioning for mothballing are about $1 million plus cn annual maintenance charge on the order of $100,000. Estimates or entomb-c nt or dismantling show a large variation arising from different assumptions as to level of restoration. For example, complete restoration, including regrading, his been estimated to cost $70 million. At present land values, consideration
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of an economic balance alone likely would not justify a high level of g restoration. However, planning required of the applicant at this stage will ensure that variety of choice for restoration is maintained until the end of useful plant life. The licensee should be able to fund these costs out of * * ',
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Therefore, we do not perceive the cost of decommissioning nuclear power reactors several decades from now -- as a crisis situation or a problem t
that requires crash efforts to resolve.
We do believe that an orderly effort to establish procedures and requirements to provide greater assurance that these funds will be available should be initiated.
For the large modern plants, it is clear that postponing the removal of certain components until the radioactivity has decayed to permit more direct access for dismantlement may prove to be the most desirable alternative with respect to the environment, radiological effects and cost. The degree of dismantlement would be determined by an economic and environ = ental study involving the land and scrap value versus the complete demolition and removal of the complex. The AIF study concluded that the most cost effective means of decomissioning a facility would involve either an initial mothballing or sntombinE approach followed by dismantling. It would appear.that this cpproach, if it is proven as the most cost effective, has several distinct advantges. Perhaps the most important factor is that the reactor facilities
.cre located on sites which have favorable characteristics as energy production centers.
Therefore, after a reactor facility has been used for its designed lifetime mothballing or entombing until the induced radioactivity levels are f
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reduced to acceptable values could be easily accommodated. This is especially true if the utility continues to use the particular site as an electrical i generating center. 'While predictions as far into the future as 100 years :
would be viewed with so=e reservation continued assessment of that activity would'be available to the NRC. If for any reason a site were to be considered for other uses, dismantling of the facility could always be achieved..
.In light of the fact that decommissioning of a nuclear power reactor will not occur until about thirty-five years after the issuance of an operating license, it'should be recognized that requiring a specific plan for decommissioning at the time.of licensing may foreclose other more desirable methods which may be developed in the future unless the plan can be changed in the future. Assuming bthelatter,itappearsthatourpresentpracticeofassuringthatvarious citernatives have been considered provides for the necessary assurance that geconomically viable methods of decommissioning will be available when needed.
Since EPA is responsible for developing generally applicable environmental standards, any criteria the NRC develops for acceptable levels of contamination must be consistent with EPA standards. In the meantime, however, the NRC i
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gas -- would-be packaged and removed from the site at a time and in a manner
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- 2. Has established reactor decommissioning alternatives acceptable to the NRC.
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- 3. .Has had experience in decommissioning over 50 licensed reactors.
4.- Does consider decommissioning at the time of issuance of a Construction Permit and again at the time of issuance of an Operating License.
- 5. Does have studies in progress on reactor decommissioning including costs,
' methods, and acceptable levels for unrestricted relase of radioactive materials.
.b. Does believe that an orderly effort should be initiated to establish i s
sprocedures and requirements to. provide greater assurance that funds to accomplish decommissioning will be available when needed.
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