In the Matter of Consumers Energy Company Nuclear Management Company (Palisades Nuclear Plant); Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment, 19057-19058 [E7-7210]
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 6th day
of April, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles L. Miller,
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials
and Environmental Management Programs.
[FR Doc. E7–7208 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–255; Renewed License No.
DPR–20]
In the Matter of Consumers Energy
Company Nuclear Management
Company (Palisades Nuclear Plant);
Order Approving Transfer of License
and Conforming Amendment
I.
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Consumers Energy Company
(Consumers) and Nuclear Management
Company, LLC (NMC) are holders of
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
DPR–20, which authorizes the
possession, use, and operation of
Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades).
Consumers is authorized to possess and
use, and NMC is authorized to possess,
use, and operate Palisades. The facility
is located at the licensee’s site in Van
Buren County, Michigan.
II.
By letter dated August 31, 2006,
Consumers, NMC, Entergy Nuclear
Palisades, LLC (ENP), and Entergy
Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)
(collectively, ‘‘the applicants’’)
submitted an application to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
or Commission) requesting approval of
the direct transfer of Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR–20 from
Palisades to ENP. The application is in
connection with the sale of Consumer’s
ownership interest (100 percent) in
Palisades to ENP, and the related
transfer of operating authority for the
facility from NMC to ENO.
Supplemental information was
provided by letters dated December 15,
2006, and March 1 and April 4, 2007
(hereinafter, the August 31 application
and December 15, 2006, and March 1
and April 4, 2007, supplemental
information will be referred to
collectively as the ‘‘application’’). The
applicants also requested approval of a
conforming license amendment that
would replace references to Consumers
and NMC in the license with references
to ENP and ENO to reflect the transfer
of ownership, and would revise
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paragraph 1.B in the license to be
consistent with paragraph 2 regarding
the disposition of the Provisional
Operating License. No physical changes
to the facilities or operational changes
were proposed in the application. After
completion of the proposed transfer,
ENP and ENO would be the owner and
operator, respectfully, of the facility.
Approval of the transfer of the facility
operating license and conforming
license amendment is requested by the
applicants pursuant to Sections 50.80
and 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Notice of
the request for approval and
opportunity for a hearing were
published in the Federal Register on
November 16, 2006 (71 FR 66805). No
comments were received. A petition for
leave to intervene pursuant to 10 CFR
2.309 was received on December 5,
2006, from the Van Buren County,
Covert Township, Covert Public
Schools, Van Buren County
Intermediate School District, Van Buren
County District Library, Lake Michigan
College, and South Haven Hospitals. A
second petition for leave to intervene
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.309 was received
on December 6, 2006, from Michigan
Environmental Council and Public
Interest Research Group. The petitions
are under consideration by the
Commission.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,
or any right thereunder, shall be
transferred, directly or indirectly,
through transfer of control of the
license, unless the Commission shall
give its consent in writing. Upon review
of the information in the application
and other information before the
Commission, and relying upon the
representations and agreements
contained in the application, the NRC
staff has determined that ENP is
qualified to hold the ownership
interests in the facility previously held
by Consumers, and ENO is qualified to
hold the operating authority under the
license, and that the transfer of
ownership interests and the operating
interests in the facility to ENP and ENO,
respectively, described in the
application is otherwise consistent with
applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the
Commission, subject to the conditions
set forth below. The NRC staff has
further found that the application for
the proposed license amendment
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations set
forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; the facility
will operate in conformity with the
applications, the provisions of the Act,
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and the rules and regulations of the
Commission; there is reasonable
assurance that the activities authorized
by the proposed license amendment can
be conducted without endangering the
health and safety of the public and that
such activities will be conducted in
compliance with the Commission’s
regulations; the issuance of the
proposed license amendment will not
be inimical to the common defense and
security or to the health and safety of
the public; and the issuance of the
proposed amendment will be in
accordance with 10 CFR part 51 of the
Commission’s regulations and all
applicable requirements have been
satisfied.
The findings set forth above are
supported by NRC safety evaluations
dated April 6, 2007.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections
161b, 161i, and 184 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and
10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that
the transfer of the license, as described
herein, to ENP and ENO is approved,
subject to the following condition:
Prior to completion of the transfer of the
license, Entergy shall provide the Director of
the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
satisfactory documentary evidence that it has
obtained the appropriate amount of
insurance required of a licensee under 10
CFR part 140 of the Commission’s
regulations.
It is further ordered that, consistent
with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), the license
amendment that makes changes, as
indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover
letter forwarding this Order, to conform
the license to reflect the subject direct
license transfer is approved. The
amendment shall be issued and made
effective at the time the proposed direct
license transfer is completed.
It is further ordered that ENP and
ENO shall inform the Director of the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in
writing of the date of closing of the
transfer of the Consumers and NMC
interests in Palisades, at least 1 business
day prior to closing. Should the transfer
of the license not be completed within
one year of this Order’s date of issue,
this Order shall become null and void,
provided; however, that upon written
application and for good cause shown,
such date may be extended by order.
This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
Order, see the initial application dated
August 31, 2006, as supplemented by
letters dated December 15, 2006, and
March 1 and April 4, 2007, and the nonproprietary safety evaluation dated
April 6, 2007, which are available for
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public inspection at the Commission’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Room O–1 F21 (First
Floor), Rockville, Maryland and
accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
at pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of April 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J.E. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings
Week of April 9, 2007.
Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
DATE:
PLACE:
Week of April 9, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
10:15 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting).
a. Final Rule to Update 10
CFR Part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications,
and Approvals for Nuclear Power
Plants’’ (RIN AG24).
b. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee,
LLC, and Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. (Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power Station) Docket No.
50–271–LR, LBP–06–20, 64 NRC
131, 175–82 (2006).
Week of April 16, 2007—Tentative
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
12:55 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting).
a. Final Rulemaking—10 CFR Part
26—Fitness-for-Duty Programs
(Tentative).
b. Final Rulemaking on Limited Work
Authorizations (Tentative).
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meetings is subject to change on short
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notice. To verify the status of meetings
call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.
Contact person for more information:
Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662.
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Dated: April 10, 2007.
R. Michelle Schroll,
Office of the Secretary.
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By a vote of 5–0 on April 10, 2007,
the Commission determined pursuant to
U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the
Commission’s rules that ‘‘Affirmation of
Final Rule to Update 10 CFR Part 52,
‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
for Nuclear Power Plants (RIN AG24)’’
be held April 11, 2007, and on less than
one week’s notice to the public.
By a vote of 4–1 on April 10, 2007,
the Commission determined pursuant to
U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the
Commission’s rules that ‘‘Affirmation of
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC,
and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power
Station) Docket No. 50–271–LR, LBP–
06–20, 64 NRC 131, 175–82 (2006)’’ be
held on April 11, 2007, and on less than
one week’s notice to the public. This
item was previously scheduled for
affirmation on Tuesday, April 17, 2007,
at 12:55 p.m.
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The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/
policy-making/schedule.html.
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accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings, or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.
braille, large print), please notify the
NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator,
Deborah Chan, at 301–415–7041, TDD:
301–415–2100, or by e-mail at
DLC@nrc.gov. Determinations on
requests for reasonable accommodation
will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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to be added to the distribution, please
contact the Office of the Secretary,
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In addition, distribution of this meeting
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL
REVIEW BOARD
Board Meeting
Board meeting: May 15, 2007—
Arlington, VA; The U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will meet to
discuss U.S. Department of Energy
activities related to the possible
development of a repository for spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Pursuant to its authority under
section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act
of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will meet in
Arlington, Virginia, on tuesday, May 15,
2007. The Board was created in the
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act
of 1987 and charged with performing an
independent review of the technical and
scientific validity of U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) activities related to
disposing of, packaging, and
transporting spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste.
At the May meeting, the Board will
discuss several topics, including the use
of depleted uranium oxide, a drilling
program carried out by Inyo County in
California, waste package designs,
DOE’s saturated zone model, near-field
chemistry, probabilistic volcanic
hazards analysis, and Global Nuclear
Energy Partnership.
A final meeting agenda will be
available on the Board’s Web site
(www.nwtrb.gov) approximately one
week before the meeting date. The
agenda also may be obtained by
telephone request at that time. The
meeting will be open to the public, and
opportunities for public comment will
be provided.
The meeting will be held at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel; 1480 Crystal Drive;
Arlington, Virginia 22202; (tel) 703–
416–1600; (fax) 703–416–1651.
The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with
an overview of the Yucca Mountain
program. Presentations on the use of
depleted uranium oxide as a chemical
barrier, Inyo County’s drilling program,
and the second-generation waste
package design will follow. After lunch,
the Board will be briefed on waste
streams and disposition options related
to DOE’s Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership, Sandia National
Laboratory’s saturated zone model for
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-255; Renewed License No. DPR-20]
In the Matter of Consumers Energy Company Nuclear Management
Company (Palisades Nuclear Plant); Order Approving Transfer of License
and Conforming Amendment
I.
Consumers Energy Company (Consumers) and Nuclear Management
Company, LLC (NMC) are holders of Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR-20, which authorizes the possession, use, and operation of
Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades). Consumers is authorized to possess
and use, and NMC is authorized to possess, use, and operate Palisades.
The facility is located at the licensee's site in Van Buren County,
Michigan.
II.
By letter dated August 31, 2006, Consumers, NMC, Entergy Nuclear
Palisades, LLC (ENP), and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)
(collectively, ``the applicants'') submitted an application to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) requesting approval
of the direct transfer of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20
from Palisades to ENP. The application is in connection with the sale
of Consumer's ownership interest (100 percent) in Palisades to ENP, and
the related transfer of operating authority for the facility from NMC
to ENO.
Supplemental information was provided by letters dated December 15,
2006, and March 1 and April 4, 2007 (hereinafter, the August 31
application and December 15, 2006, and March 1 and April 4, 2007,
supplemental information will be referred to collectively as the
``application''). The applicants also requested approval of a
conforming license amendment that would replace references to Consumers
and NMC in the license with references to ENP and ENO to reflect the
transfer of ownership, and would revise paragraph 1.B in the license to
be consistent with paragraph 2 regarding the disposition of the
Provisional Operating License. No physical changes to the facilities or
operational changes were proposed in the application. After completion
of the proposed transfer, ENP and ENO would be the owner and operator,
respectfully, of the facility.
Approval of the transfer of the facility operating license and
conforming license amendment is requested by the applicants pursuant to
Sections 50.80 and 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR). Notice of the request for approval and opportunity for a
hearing were published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2006 (71
FR 66805). No comments were received. A petition for leave to intervene
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.309 was received on December 5, 2006, from the Van
Buren County, Covert Township, Covert Public Schools, Van Buren County
Intermediate School District, Van Buren County District Library, Lake
Michigan College, and South Haven Hospitals. A second petition for
leave to intervene pursuant to 10 CFR 2.309 was received on December 6,
2006, from Michigan Environmental Council and Public Interest Research
Group. The petitions are under consideration by the Commission.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder,
shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of
control of the license, unless the Commission shall give its consent in
writing. Upon review of the information in the application and other
information before the Commission, and relying upon the representations
and agreements contained in the application, the NRC staff has
determined that ENP is qualified to hold the ownership interests in the
facility previously held by Consumers, and ENO is qualified to hold the
operating authority under the license, and that the transfer of
ownership interests and the operating interests in the facility to ENP
and ENO, respectively, described in the application is otherwise
consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders
issued by the Commission, subject to the conditions set forth below.
The NRC staff has further found that the application for the proposed
license amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's
rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; the facility will
operate in conformity with the applications, the provisions of the Act,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission; there is reasonable
assurance that the activities authorized by the proposed license
amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of
the public and that such activities will be conducted in compliance
with the Commission's regulations; the issuance of the proposed license
amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to
the health and safety of the public; and the issuance of the proposed
amendment will be in accordance with 10 CFR part 51 of the Commission's
regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
The findings set forth above are supported by NRC safety
evaluations dated April 6, 2007.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Act,
42 U.S.C. Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, it is
hereby ordered that the transfer of the license, as described herein,
to ENP and ENO is approved, subject to the following condition:
Prior to completion of the transfer of the license, Entergy
shall provide the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation satisfactory documentary evidence that it has obtained
the appropriate amount of insurance required of a licensee under 10
CFR part 140 of the Commission's regulations.
It is further ordered that, consistent with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), the
license amendment that makes changes, as indicated in Enclosure 2 to
the cover letter forwarding this Order, to conform the license to
reflect the subject direct license transfer is approved. The amendment
shall be issued and made effective at the time the proposed direct
license transfer is completed.
It is further ordered that ENP and ENO shall inform the Director of
the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of the date of
closing of the transfer of the Consumers and NMC interests in
Palisades, at least 1 business day prior to closing. Should the
transfer of the license not be completed within one year of this
Order's date of issue, this Order shall become null and void, provided;
however, that upon written application and for good cause shown, such
date may be extended by order.
This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this Order, see the initial
application dated August 31, 2006, as supplemented by letters dated
December 15, 2006, and March 1 and April 4, 2007, and the non-
proprietary safety evaluation dated April 6, 2007, which are available
for
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public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21
(First Floor), Rockville, Maryland and accessible electronically from
the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-
800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of April 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J.E. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E7-7210 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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