Kansas Statutes 66-128o. Same; review of plan, when; changes
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-128o
- Closing: means the time at which a nuclear power generating facility ceases to generate electricity and is retired from active service. See Kansas Statutes 66-128l
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 66-101a
- Decommissioning: means the series of activities undertaken beginning at the time of closing of a nuclear power generating facility to ensure that the final disposition of the site or any radioactive components or material, but not including spent fuel, associated with the facility is accomplished safely, in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. See Kansas Statutes 66-128l
- Licensee: means (1) the holder of the construction or operating permit from the United States nuclear regulatory commission for a nuclear power generating facility located in the state, if there is only one holder of such a permit or (2) if there are two or more holders of such a permit, those holders which are primarily responsible for the construction or operation of the facility. See Kansas Statutes 66-128l
- Premature closing: means the closing of a nuclear power generating facility before the projected date of decommissioning as projected in the decommissioning financing plan prepared under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-128l
(a) If the commission approves a decommissioning financing plan under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 66-128n and amendments thereto, it shall, at least every five years until the facility’s closing and at least annually after the closing, review the financing plan to assess its adequacy. If changed circumstances make a more frequent review desirable or if the licensee requests it, the commission may review the plan after a shorter time interval. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the following considerations: (1) The estimated date of closing the nuclear power generating facility; (2) the estimated cost of decommissioning; (3) the reasonableness of the method selected for cost estimate purposes; and (4) the adequacy of plans for financing the decommissioning and any shortfall resulting from a premature closing.
(b) The commission, after conducting a review under subsection (a), may, after a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, order such changes in the decommissioning financing plan as it deems necessary to make the plan comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 66-128n and amendments thereto.