Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9c2e51dc-3cee-46a8-8d56-738b8eca7e2e
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A138.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.185
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n, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.41, “Requirement to submit environmental information,” addressing the unbounded impacts. The NRC would then prepare an environmental assessment or other appropriate NEPA document as part of the review and would complete any necessary environmental consultations, thus resolving any issues related to unbounded environmental impacts. Failing to change the decommissioning activities prior to performing them so that they will not result in significant environmental impacts not bounded by appropriate federally issued environmental review documents, or failing to submit, and have approved, either a license amendment request or an exemption request prior to performing the decommissioning activities, may potentially constitute a violation of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(6) or 10 CFR 52.110(f), as appropriate. Additionally, the take1 of any federally listed species is prohibited by Section 9 of the ESA. For facilities with approved decommissioning plans issued before the 1996 decommissioning rulemaking implemented the requirement for a PSDAR, decommissioning can proceed under the associated decommissioning order. For facilities that either have an approved decommissioning plan or submitted a decommissioning plan before the effective date of the 1996 decommissioning rule (August 28, 1996), the decommissioning plan is considered to be the PSDAR submittal in accordance 1 The ESA prohibits the take of any federally listed species and states that the term “take” means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. DG-1349 Revision 1, Page 18 with 10 CFR 50.82. This is appropriate because the decommissioning plan was required to contain all of the information required by the PSDAR but in greater detail. As such, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7), significant changes in major milestones, schedules, or cost estimates in approved decommissioning plans also require written