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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egulatory Commission (NRC) for complying with the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) regarding funds for decommissioning. It also provides guidance on the content and form of the financial assurance mechanisms in those rules. For the purposes of this guidance, power reactors are utilization facilities in which the primary purpose is to produce electricity for commercial sale and non-power production or utilization facilities are production or utilization facilities in which the primary purpose is not to produce electricity for commercial sale. Applicability This Regulatory Guide (RG) applies to applicants and licensees subject to 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” (Ref. 1), and 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 2). Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR 50.33, “Contents of applications; general information,” contains general requirements for production and utilization facility license applications. Under the requirements, each applicant must describe how reasonable assurance will be provided that funds will be available to decommission its facility. 10 CFR 52.77, “Contents of applications; general information,” contains similar requirements for nuclear power reactor license applications under 10 CFR Part 52. DG-1348 Revision 1, Page 2 • 10 CFR 50.75 “Reporting and recordkeeping for decommissioning planning,” establishes requirements regarding how each licensee will provide reasonable assurance that funds will be available to decommission its facility. The requirements address the amount of funds that must be provided, including updates, the methods to be used for assuring funds, and provisions contained in trust agreements for safeguarding decommissioning funds. • 10 CFR 50.82 “Termination of license,” describes the actions that production and utilization facility licensees must take to apply for termination of a