Edison and SDG&E 2015 Triennial
Review of
Nuclear DecommissioningTrust and Costs
Background
Every 3 years the CPUC reviews the investor owned
utilities proposed costs required for decommissioning California’s nuclear
power plants.
On March 1,
2016, Edison and SDG&E filed an Application
for their Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial proceeding, seeking CPUC
approval for cost recovery related to Palo Verde and SONGS nuclear power
plants. SDG&E owns a minority share of SONGS.
Edison
requests Palo Verde and SONGS Unit 1 approvals for:
- $521.9
million Decommissioning cost estimates
- Keep
contributions to the Palo Verde Trusts at $0
- Keep
contributions to the SONGS Unit 1 Trusts at $0
Edison and
SDG&E request SONGS approvals for:
- $13.9
million for SONGS Unit 1 decommissioning expenses, 2009-2012
- $6.2
million for SONGS Unit 1 decommissioning expenses, 2013-2015
- $239.4
million updated Decommissioning cost estimates for SONGS Unit 1 remaining work
- Reasonableness
of 2014 and 2015 SONGS Units 2 & 3 decommissioning expenses
SDG&E request
SONGS approvals for:
- $2.8
million for SONGS Unit 1 decommissioning expenses, 2009-2012
- $1.3
million for SONGS Unit 1 decommissioning expenses, 2013-2015
- $47.9
million for updated SONGS Unit 1 Decommissioning cost estimates for remaining
work
- $42.6
million in future costs for SONGS Units 1, 2 & 3
- Costs
for 2014 SONGS Units 1, 2 & 3 expenses
- Keep
contributions to SONGS Unit 1 Trusts at $0
Edison and
SDG&E will submit their Decommissioning cost estimates for SONGS Units 2 &
3 to the CPUC in December 2016, as Phase 2 of this proceeding.
ORA Position
ORA finds
that there may be material issues of fact in dispute regarding PG&E’s
Application requests, including PG&E’s proposed decommissioning costs and
forecast revenue requirements. ORA plans to make an in-depth review of
PG&E’s Application, as well as conduct additional discovery on these
issues.
ORA noted in
its Protest that the CPUC previously reviewed the $13.9 million in SONGS 1
decommissioning costs (2009-2012), and that the CPUC found that the utilities
failed to meet their burden of proof.
ORA expects
to serve its full analysis via written Testimony on August 25, 2016.
See ORA’s:
April 4, 2016
Protest
to the utilities’ Application.
CPUC Docket
See the Proceeding
docket.
Other Resources
NRC Webpage for SONGS Unit 1 Decommissioning
NRC Webpage for SONGS Units 2 & 3 Decommissioning