Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 94d9f3d5-978d-4aea-9ba7-486ca7f8503a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Decommissioning Cost Estimates for Nuclear Power Reactors
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0131/ML013100099.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.202
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ng specialized decommissioning equipment. ! Undistributed costs such as property taxes, consultancy costs, nuclear liability insurance costs, energy costs, annual maintenance costs for SAFSTOR phases, site termination survey costs, and regulatory costs (inspections, miscellaneous fees, etc.) 17 Suggested formats for presenting the information discussed in Items 3.4 through 3.6 above are provided in Tables 5 and 6. 3.7 Burial Cost and Volumes The licensee should provide tabulations of expected waste volumes, packaging costs, shipping costs, and burial costs by decommissioning activity. A suggested format is given in Table 7. The licensee should also submit plans for radwaste disposition, including radwaste disposal sites to be used, if available. If a vendor will process the waste, the radwaste information after processing should be provided to show the results of the waste minimization. The licensee may also elect to provide descriptions of the methods and technologies used to achieve the improved waste characteristics. Radwaste volume by class expected to be generated during decommissioning (assuming no volume reduction) should also be provided. A suggested format is given in Table 8. 3.8 Other Items The following additional information should be provided: • A brief discussion of contingency costs and the methods used to calculate them • A brief discussion of how inflation is accounted for in the cost estimate • A schedule for the accumulation and expenditure of decommissioning funds • An estimate of the cost necessary to place and maintain the reactor in a safe storage condition if such action becomes necessary • Labor requirements (person-years) and labor costs by time period. A suggested format is given in Table 9. 4. LICENSE TERMINATION COST ESTIMATE According to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(9)(ii)(F), a licensee must submit an “updated site-specific estimate of remaining decommissioning costs” as part of a License Termination Plan (LTP). According to 10 CFR