ML21048A071

Post Shutdown Activities Report (PSDAR) Comment Extension Letter

ML21048A071
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/11/2021
From:	Marlayna Vaaler Doell Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To:	Moul D Florida Power & Light Co
Doell M
Shared Package
ML21048A068	List: ML21048A071 ML21048A072
References
EPID L-20-LLL-0005, NRC-2020-0148
Download: ML21048A071 (3)

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March 10, 2021 Mr. Don Moul Executive Vice President, Nuclear Division, and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company Mail Stop: NT3/JW 15430 Endeavor Drive Juno Beach, FL 33478

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - SECOND NOTICE TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD RELATED TO THE POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORT AND SITE-SPECIFIC DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE (EPID L-2020-LLL-0005)

Dear Mr. Moul:

Enclosed is a copy of a second Federal Register notice extending the comment period for the post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR), including the site-specific decommissioning cost estimate (DCE), for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC).

On April 2, 2020, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (the licensee), submitted a letter containing the DAEC PSDAR, which included the DCE (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20094F603). In a Federal Register notice dated June 19, 2020 (85 FR 37116), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) informed the public of a meeting to be held on July 28, 2020, to discuss and accept comments on the DAEC PSDAR and DCE. Due to travel restrictions associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE), this meeting was postponed.

The current public comment period closed on October 19, 2020, was reopened on October 26, 2020, and closed again on February 19, 2021. Section 50.82(a)(4)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) requires that the NRC conduct a PSDAR public meeting in the vicinity of a decommissioning licensee's facility. The NRC will hold a public meeting to discuss the DAEC PSDARs content and receive comments once conditions associated with the COVID-19 PHE support in-person meetings. As such, the NRC has decided to extend the DAEC PSDAR and DCE public comment period for a second time until August 19, 2021, and will consider further extensions as the COVID-19 PHE conditions warrant. This will also allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit comments.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

D. Moul 2 A copy of the Federal Register notice is enclosed. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3178, or by e-mail at marlayna.doell@nrc.com.

Sincerely, Signed by Doell, Marlayna on 03/10/21 Marlayna V. Doell, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-331

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc w/enclosure: Duane Arnold Listserv

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/LLWPB /LLWPB NAME MDoell MD BWatson BW MDoell MD DATE Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 Mar 10, 2021