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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s), the following activities and manpower requirements should also be included in the schedule: • Removal of any low-level waste that is ready to be shipped • Shipment and processing or storage of greater-than-Class-C waste • De-energizing or deactivating specific systems • Reconfiguration of ventilation systems and fire protection systems for use during the storage period • Maintenance of any systems critical to final dismantlement during the storage period • Mobilization of additional personnel at the end of the SAFSTOR period to begin the active phase of decommissioning work 3.4 Cost Estimate for the Removal or Radiological Decontamination of Major Radioactive Components For a PWR, these components should include but not be limited to: 16 • Reactor vessel and internals • Bioshield • Reactor coolant loops • Reactor coolant pumps • Pressurizer • Steam generators • Spent fuel racks • Other large contaminated components For a BWR, these components should include but not be limited to: • Reactor vessel and internals • Sacrificial shield • Reactor coolant piping • Main turbines/generators • Turbine condensers • Moisture separator reheaters • Feedwater heaters • Feedwater pumps • Spent fuel racks • Other large contaminated components 3.5 D&D Management The estimated support staff and DOC staffing costs for each decommissioning phase (including phases of SAFSTOR) should be provided. 3.6 Aggregate and Undistributed Cost Information The following cost information should be provided: ! Costs of services, supplies, and special equipment. This category should include cost estimates for protective clothing and equipment services supplied by an outside vendor. Also included under this category would be costs of purchasing or leasing specialized decommissioning equipment. ! Undistributed costs such as property taxes, consultancy costs, nuclear liability insurance costs, energy costs, annual maintenance costs for SAFSTOR phases,