Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 8ebf2253-f3d2-4bcd-ac80-7cbf6ab8d420
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors + HISTORY –HISTORY 02/2022 – DG-1348 Revision 1, Proposed Revision 3 06/2018 – DG-1348 , Proposed Revision 3 11/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Reviewed with no issues identified 01/2011 – DG-1229 , Proposed Revision 2 05/2001 – DG-1106 , Proposed Revision 1 05/1989 – DG-1003 , Proposed Revision 0 (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A081.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.159
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ts from the trust may be made if the licensee receives prior written notice of objection from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, or the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate. As noted in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(ii) or 10 CFR 52.110(h)(2), 3 percent of the generic amount specified in 10 CFR 50.75 may be used for decommissioning planning, and such amounts may be expended during the operating life of a plant without any requirement for written notice to be made. Also, licensees who have submitted the certifications required under 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1) or 10 CFR 52.110(a) and commencing 90 days after the NRC receives the PSDAR may use an additional 20 percent without any requirements for notice to be made. After decommissioning has begun, no further notification need be made to the NRC unless otherwise required. See Regulatory Guide 1.184, “Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors,” for additional guidance on the appropriate use of decommissioning funds. DG-1348 Revision 1, Page 18 2.2.2.5 For nonelectric-utility licensees, the trust agreement must specify that amendments to the trust must be executed in writing, and that the agreement cannot be amended in any material respect without 30 working days prior written notification from the licensee to the Document Control Desk as specified in 10 CFR 50.4 or 10 CFR 52.3, as appropriate. The trust agreement of an electric utility licensee must follow the requirements for trust amendments as specified in the trusts themselves or in the requisite state regulations. 2.2.2.6 The NRC defines “material” modifications to include, but not be limited to, actions such as: change of trustee; change to any key provision of the trust, particularly including the investment provisions; change of the provisions related to withdrawals from the trust; changes related to the beneficiary; changes related to the duration or term of the trust; changes that could affect the ability of the trust