Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 724f7f82-1d60-46ea-9aab-949a05da6c1d
Document Type: esrp
Title: DECOMMISSIONING
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.9
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rnative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10 CFR 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” 10 CFR 50.33, “Contents of application; general information.” 10 CFR 50.51, “Continuation of license.” 10 CFR 50.75, “Reporting and recordkeeping for decommissioning planning.” NUREG-1555 5.9-4 October 1999 10 CFR 50.82, “Termination of license.” 10 CFR 52.77, “Contents of applications; general information.” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1996a. “Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses,” 61 Federal Register 28467 (June 5, 1996). Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1996b. Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities. NUREG-0586, Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1999. Standard Review Plan on Power Reactor Licensee Financial Qualifications and Decommissioning Funding Assurance. NUREG-SR1577, Revision 1, Washington, D.C. October 1999 5.9-5 NUREG-1555 APPENDIX A INPUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT A license to operate a nuclear-power plant is issued for a term not to exceed 40 years, from the date of issuance (10 CFR 50.51). At the end of the specified period, the operator of a nuclear power plant must renew the license for another time period (Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses, 61 FR 28467, [NRC , evaluates the environmental impact of the following three decommissioning methods. DECON—The equipment, structures, and portions of the facility and site that contain radioactive contaminants are removed or decontaminated to a level that permits termination of the license shortly after cessation of operations. SAFSTOR—The facility is placed in a safe stable condition and maintained in that state until it is subsequently decontaminated and dismantled to levels that permit license termination. During SAFSTOR, a facility