RG1.202 退役费用预算的标准格式和内容 2005

TheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)issuesregulatoryguidestodescribeandmakeavailabletothepublicmethodsthattheNRCstaffconsidersacceptableforuseinimplementingspecificpartsoftheagency’sregulations,techniquesthatthestaffusesinevaluatingspecificproblemsorpostulatedaccidents,anddatathatthestaffneedinreviewingapplicationsforpermitsandlicenses.Regulatoryguidesarenotsubstitutesforregulations,andcompliancewiththemisnotrequired.MethodsandsolutionsthatdifferfromthosesetforthinregulatoryguideswillbedeemedacceptableiftheyprovideabasisforthefindingsrequiredfortheissuanceorcontinuanceofapermitorlicensebytheCommission.Thisguidewasissuedafterconsiderationofcommentsreceivedfromthepublic.TheNRCstaffencouragesandwelcomescommentsandsuggestionsinconnectionwithimprovementstopublishedregulatoryguides,aswellasitemsforinclusioninregulatoryguidesthatarecurrentlybeingdeveloped.TheNRCstaffwillreviseexistingguides,asappropriate,toaccommodatecommentsandtoreflectnewinformationorexperience.WrittencommentsmaybesubmittedtotheRulesandDirectivesBranch,OfficeofAdministration,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555-0001.Regulatoryguidesareissuedin10broaddivisions:1,PowerReactors;2,ResearchandTestReactors;3,FuelsandMaterialsFacilities;4,EnvironmentalandSiting;5,MaterialsandPlantProtection;6,Products;7,Transportation;8,OccupationalHealth;9,AntitrustandFinancialReview;and10,General.Requestsforsinglecopiesofdraftoractiveregulatoryguides(whichmaybereproduced)shouldbemadetotheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555,Attention:ReproductionandDistributionServicesSection,orbyfaxto(301)415-2289;[e-mail]ideandotherrecentlyissuedguidesareavailablethroughtheNRC’spublicWebsiteundertheRegulatoryGuidesdocumentcollectionoftheNRC’sElectronicReadingRoomat’sAgencywideDocumentsAccessandManagementSystem(ADAMS)at’sWebsiteforupdatesconcerningtheresumptionofpublicaccesstoADAMS.U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONFebruary2005REGULATORYGUIDEOFFICEOFNUCLEARREGULATORYRESEARCHREGULATORYGUIDE1.202(DraftwasissuedasDG-1085,datedNovember2001)STANDARDFORMATANDCONTENTOFDECOMMISSIONINGCOSTESTIMATESFORNUCLEARPOWERREACTORSA.INTRODUCTIONDecommissioningmeanspermanentlyremovinganuclearfacilityfromserviceandreducingradioactivematerialonthelicensedsitetolevelsthatwouldpermitterminationofthelicenseissuedbytheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC).TheNRCamendeditsregulationsondecommissioningproceduresthatleadtoterminationofanoperatinglicensefornuclearpowerreactors,asspecifiedinTitle10,Section50.82,oftheCodeofFederalRegulations(10CFR50.82).TheamendedregulationsbecameeffectiveonJuly29,1996.Thisrulemakingincludedchangesto10CFRPart2,“RulesofPracticeforDomesticLicensingProceedingsandIssuanceofOrders”;Part50,“DomesticLicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities”;andPart51,“EnvironmentalProtectionRegulationsforDomesticLicensingandRelatedRegulatoryFunctions.”Amongotherrelevanttopics,theseregulationscontainrequirementsrelatedtosubmissionofdecommissioningcostestimates.ThepurposeofthisregulatoryguideistoprovidelicenseeswithguidanceonamethodthattheNRCstafffindsacceptableforuseinpreparingthefollowingrequiredcostestimatesasspecifiedintheregulations:•Thepreliminarydecommissioningcostestimate(hereinafterreferredtoasthepreliminarycostestimate)istobesubmittedatorabout5yearspriortotheprojectedendofoperations[10CFR50.75(f)(2)].•TheexpectedcostestimatecontainedinthePost-ShutdownDecommissioningActivitiesReport(PSDAR)isrequiredtobesubmitted(withthePSDAR)priortoorwithin2yearsofpermanentcessationofoperations[10CFR50.82(a)(4)(i)].1.202-2•Thesite-specificdecommissioningcostestimateistobesubmittedwithin2yearsfollowingpermanentcessationofoperations[10CFR50.82(a)(8)(iii)].•Theupdatedsite-specificcostestimateforremainingdecommissioningactivitiesistobeincludedintheLicenseTerminationPlan(LTP),whichmustbesubmittedatleast2yearsbeforeterminationofthelicense[10CFR50.82(a)(9)(ii)(F)].TheNRCstaffsuggeststhatlicenseesusethestandardformatdescribedinthisregulatoryguidetofacilitatepreparationandNRCreviewoftherequiredcostestimates.Thisregulatoryguideappliesonlytopowerreactorlicensees.Theregulationsfornon-powerreactorlicenseesaregivenin10CFR50.82(b).The1996amendmenttotheNRC’sregulationsondecommissioningproceduresrequiresthatpowerreactorlicenseeswhowereengagedindecommissioningatthetimetheregulationbecameeffectivemustconvertto,andcomplywith,theamendedregulation.Allpowerreactorlicenseesarerequiredtocomplywiththedecommissioningproceduresspecifiedintheseregulations,andno“grandfathering”considerationsareapplicable.TheNRC’sdecommissioningregulationsaddresstheminimumdecommissioningfundingrequirementsnecessarytoachieveterminationofthelicenseissuedunder10CFRPart5