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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PSDAR submittal. Decommissioning plans normally contain sufficient information to satisfy the requirements of the PSDAR. Licensees that have an approved decommissioning plan must submit an update for activities that they had not considered in their original decommissioning plans to comply with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(7). The NRC encourages licensees to replace their decommissioning plans with a PSDAR update that uses the content and level of detail specified in this document. Description of the PSDAR and Submittal Process The purpose of the PSDAR is to provide the NRC and the public with a general overview of the licensee’s proposed decommissioning activities before they take place, and to inform the NRC staff of the licensee’s expected schedule for decommissioning activities so that the staff can plan for inspections and the application of other staff resources, as well as make decisions about its overall oversight activities. The PSDAR is also a mechanism through which licensees demonstrate that they have considered all the costs of the planned decommissioning activities, addressed the funding necessary for the decommissioning process, and evaluated the environmental impacts of the planned decommissioning activities before they take place. The regulations at 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) and 10 CFR 52.110(d)(1) require licensees to submit a PSDAR to the NRC, and a copy to the affected State(s), before or within 2 years following permanent cessation of operations. The report must include a description of the licensee’s planned decommissioning activities, along with a schedule for their accomplishment, and an estimate of all expected costs. The PSDAR must also document the results of the licensee’s evaluation of the environmental impacts associated with the site-specific decommissioning activities. The PSDAR must contain a discussion whether the site-specific environmental impacts of the proposed decommissioning activities will be bounded by appropriate federally issued