NRC Seeking Public Comment on Nuclear Plant Licensee Document

摘要

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment by Oct. 22 on draft revisions to its guidance document for nuclear power plant licensees to determine their decommissioning funding requirements. The draft guidance, NUREG-1307, Revision 15, "Report on Waste Burial Charges-Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities," is updated every two years to aid licensees in submitting their biennial reports to NRC on minimum decommissioning funding assurance. The next reports are due by March 31, 2013, to cover funding assurance as of the end of this year. Revision 15 includes a reassessment of low-level waste disposal costs that would result in an increase in the amount of decommissioning funds required.