The Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3, was shutdown in 1976. The facility has been in a
SAFSTOR status since shutdown with minimal decommissioning activity. The spent fuel was
stored in the spent fuel pool located in the refueling building.
May 19, 2007
New this week from NRC Public Document Room
* [2007-05-15] OI 4-2006-037 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Humboldt Bay), Closure of Investigation, 05/07/2007. ML071270114 2007-05-07 2 05000133 DPR-007 OI 4-2006-037 2007-05-07 2007-05-14 May 7, 2007 Mr. John S. Keenan Senior Vice President Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company PO Box 770000 Mail Code B32 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001 SUBJECT: CLOSURE OF INV
* [2007-05-15] 02/21/2007 Slides from NRC/PG&E meeting regarding the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Impact of new generation plant on license termination. ML070540390 2007-02-21 23 2007-02-21 2007-05-14
* [2007-05-15] 02/21/2007 Summary of Meeting with Pacific Gas & Electric to discuss for decommissioning and license license termination of Humboldt Bay (HBPP), Unit 3 and plans for the fossil repowering project and its interface with HBPP. ML070610507 2007-03-15 3 2007-03-15 2007-05-14
* [2007-05-15] February 21, 2007 Meeting report re: meeting with Pacific Gas & Electric to discuss Pacific Gas & Electric plans for decommissioning and license termination of Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP), Unit 3 and plans for the fossil repowering project and its. ML070610510 2007-05-14
* [2007-05-15] Modification No. 247 to Contract No. NRC-02-02-012. ML071270278 2007-05-04 7 05000133 05000275 05000323 Job Code 5434 Job Code D1035 Job Code J5226 Job Code J5390 Job Code J5410 Job Code J5434 Job Code J5501 Job Code J5543 Job Code J5562 NRC-02-02-012 2007-05-04 2007-05-14 BPANO. 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGE! AMENDMENT OF SOLIC
May 12, 2007
New this week from NRC Public Document Room
* [2007-05-10] John Keenan ltr re: Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3 - Issuance of Amendment Regarding License Condition 2.b.3(c) (TAC NO. J00319). ML070680346 2007-04-17 11 05000133 DPR-007 TAC J00319 2007-04-17 2007-05-09 April 17, 2007 Mr. John S. Keenan Senior Vice President – Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company PO Box 770000 Mail Code B32 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001 SUBJECT: HUMBOLDT BAY
April 28, 2007
New this week from NRC Public Document Room
* [2007-04-28] Modification No. 246 to Contract No. NRC-02-02-012. ML071090389 2007-03-26 17 05000133 05000275 05000323 Job Code D1035 Job Code J5226 Job Code J5390 Job Code J5410 Job Code J5434 Job Code J5501 Job Code J5543 NRC-02-02-012 2007-03-26 2007-04-27 AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT IEPA NO. 1. CONTRACT ID C ODE PFAGE 1
April 21, 2007
New this week from NRC Public Document Room
* [2007-04-20] IR 05000133-07-001, 03/19/07 - 03/23/07, Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3. ML071010407 2007-04-11 23 05000133 DPR-007 IR-07-001 2007-04-11 2007-04-19 April 11, 2007 Mr. John S. Keenan Senior Vice President Ð Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code B32 San Francisco, California 94177-0001 SUBJECT: NR
Recent NRC inspections
* (released Feb 18) Humboldt Bay decommissioning report 50-133-2003-4
* (released August 22) Humboldt Bay decommissioning report 50-133-2003-2
* Humboldt Bay decommissioning report 50-133-2003-1
November 16, 2005
* Humboldt Bay ISFSI - NRC's environmental assessment
August 22, 2003
Decommissioning funds for ISFSI
Upon learning that Humboldt Bay decommissioning funds were being used for the design and licensing of a dry cask independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), NRC inspectors questioned how ISFSI design and licensing expenditures from the decommissioning fund are related to regulation 10 CFR 50.54(bb), which requires licensee to provide a program for funding and management of spent fuel until possession of the fuel is transferred to the Department of Energy. Plant representative explained that it had chosen to accumulate funding for its ISFSI design and licensing as part of the decommissioning trust fund and that its 10 CFR 50.54(bb) program was documented in a letter to the NRC dated September 26, 2000 (PG&E letter HBL-00-016).
A conference call involving the NRC inspectors, NRC headquarters staff, NRC regional staff, and PG&E representatives was held on July 31, 2003, to obtain additional information on the licenseeÕs 10 CFR 50.54(bb) spent fuel funding and management program and use of decommissioning funds for ISFSI design and licensing activities. It was noted during the call that regulatory statements of consideration do not prohibit co-mingling of ISFSI and decommissioning funds, provided assurance exists that sufficient funding for both activities remain and that accounting mechanisms are employed to ensure that funds for each type of activity are appropriately identified.
As a result of the discussion during the July 31, 2003, conference call, the NRC staff and inspectors concluded that the licenseeÕs use of the decommissioning fund for ISFSI design and licensing was consistent with the licenseeÕs 10 CFR 50.54(bb) program as described in PG&EÕs letter dated September 26, 2000. The NRC acknowledged during this call that it owes a response to the September 26, 2000, PG&E letter.
Conclusion: The use of the decommissioning fund for ISFSI design and licensing was appropriate based on the licenseeÕs 10 CFR 50.54(bb) program as described in a PG&E letter to the NRC dated September 26, 2000. [Ref: NRC inspection report 50-133-2003-2]
