Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: 12df6185-2a44-45d2-a718-1cd20f73f4b9
Document Type: cfr
Title: Termination of license.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.82
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Section ID: 50.82
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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, along with a brief description of the purpose of the meeting. ( 5 ) Licensees shall not perform any major decommissioning activities, as defined in § 50.2 , until 90 days after the NRC has received the licensee's PSDAR submittal and until certifications of permanent cessation of operations and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel, as required under § 50.82(a)(1) , have been submitted. ( 6 ) Licensees shall not perform any decommissioning activities that— ( i ) Foreclose release of the site for possible unrestricted use; ( ii ) Result in significant environmental impacts not previously reviewed; or ( iii ) Result in there no longer being reasonable assurance that adequate funds will be available for decommissioning. ( 7 ) In taking actions permitted under § 50.59 following submittal of the PSDAR, the licensee shall notify the NRC, in writing and send a copy to the affected State(s), before performing any decommissioning activity inconsistent with, or making any significant schedule change from, those actions and schedules described in the PSDAR, including changes that significantly increase the decommissioning cost. ( 8 ) ( i ) Decommissioning trust funds may be used by licensees if— ( A ) The withdrawals are for expenses for legitimate decommissioning activities consistent with the definition of decommissioning in § 50.2 ; ( B ) The expenditure would not reduce the value of the decommissioning trust below an amount necessary to place and maintain the reactor in a safe storage condition if unforeseen conditions or expenses arise; and ( C ) The withdrawals would not inhibit the ability of the licensee to complete funding of any shortfalls in the decommissioning trust needed to ensure the availability of funds to ultimately release the site and terminate the license. ( ii ) Initially, 3 percent of the generic amount specified in § 50.75 may be used for decommissioning planning. For licensees that have submitted the certifications required under