Chapter PSC 115

Chapter PSC 115

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXPENSES

PSC 115.01   Purpose and authority.

PSC 115.02   Applicability.

PSC 115.03   General criteria for authorizing expenditures for offsite radiological emergency preparedness.

PSC 115.04   Appeals.

Ch. PSC 115 Note Note: This chapter was created by emergency rule effective June 1, 1981.

PSC 115.01 PSC 115.01 Purpose and authority. The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe procedures enabling electric utilities owning, operating or dependent upon nuclear generating facilities to contribute to the financial support of offsite radiological emergency preparedness activities of local governments.

PSC 115.01 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; am. Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.

PSC 115.02 PSC 115.02 Applicability. This chapter shall apply to the following electric utilities:

PSC 115.02(1) (1) Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

PSC 115.02(2) (2) Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.

PSC 115.02(3) (3) Wisconsin Power and Light Company.

PSC 115.02(4) (4) Northern States Power Company.

PSC 115.02(5) (5) Madison Gas and Electric Company.

PSC 115.02 History History: Cr. Register, October 1981, No. 310, eff 11-1-81; CR 06-046: renum. (1) to be (intro.) to (5) and am., r. (2) Register April 2007 No. 616, eff. 5-1-07.

PSC 115.03 PSC 115.03 General criteria for authorizing expenditures for offsite radiological emergency preparedness.

PSC 115.03(1) (1) The commission shall authorize expenses incurred by the utilities identified in s. PSC 115.02 (1) for the purposes set forth in s. PSC 115.01 to the extent that such expenses:

PSC 115.03(1)(a) (a)

PSC 115.03(1)(a)1. 1. Are incurred by local governmental authorities to establish and maintain radiological emergency preparedness plans and do not exceed $350,000 in the aggregate for the year beginning July 1, 1981, and $250,000 in the aggregate for subsequent years.

PSC 115.03(1)(a)2. 2. Such costs shall be mutually agreed upon by the local government and the utility owning, operating or dependent upon a nuclear generating facility the Emergency Planning Zone of which is located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the local government.

PSC 115.03(2) (2) Authorized expenses shall be limited to incremental costs to local governments of radiological emergency response plan components designed to substantially comply with the minimum standards of the nuclear regulatory commission required for continued nuclear power plant operation or the licensing of a new nuclear power facility.

PSC 115.03 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; r. (1) (a) and (3), renum. (1) (b) to be (1) (a), am. (2), Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.

PSC 115.04 PSC 115.04 Appeals. If any utility identified in s. PSC 115.02 complains to the public service commission that local government costs are unreasonable, the commission shall investigate the complaint. If there appears to be sufficient basis for complaint, the commission shall set the matter for public hearing upon 10 days’ notice to the complainant and the appropriate governmental agencies. After the hearing, if the commission determines that the costs complained of are unreasonable, the commission shall by order determine costs which may reasonably be included as necessary utility expenses for ratemaking purposes.

PSC 115.04 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; am. (1), r. (2), Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.