In the Matter of Duke Energy Florida, Inc.; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant, 32416-32418 [2015-13939]

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With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated May 26, 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 Attorney for licensee: Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLC, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004–2514. NRC Branch Chief: Denise L. McGovern Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of June 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denise L. McGovern, Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2015–13940 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–302; License No. DPR–72; NRC–2011–0024] In the Matter of Duke Energy Florida, Inc.; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Direct transfer of license; order. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an order to Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF), approving the direct transfer of Facility Operating License No. DPR–72 for Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR–3), to the extent held by eight minority co-owners to DEF. The eight minority co-owners, all municipalities or utilities in the State of Florida, are as follows: The City of Alachua, City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of Kissimmee, City of Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and Utilities Commission/City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, and Orlando Utilities Commission/City of Orlando (the eight minority co-owners, collectively). The direct license transfer does not involve Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., the remaining coowner of CR–3. A conforming license amendment will remove reference to the eight minority co-owners in the license. The CR–3 facility is permanently shut down and defueled and the application proposed no physical changes to the facility or operational changes. DEF and Seminole Electric Corporation, Inc., will be joint owners of CR–3 and DEF will be the operator of the facility. This Order is effective upon issuance. DATES: The Order was issued on May 29, 2015, and is effective for one year. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2011–0024 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2011–0024. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael D. Orenak, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 3229; email: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 29th day of May, 2015. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meena K. Khanna, Chief, Plant Licensing IV–2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Attachment—Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment United States of America Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Duke Energy Florida, Inc.; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant, Docket No. 50–302, License No. DPR– 72, Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment. I. Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF or the applicant), City of Alachua, City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Kissimmee, City of Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and Utilities Commission/City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, Orlando Utilities Commission/City of Orlando, and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., are holders of Facility Operating License No. DPR–72, which authorizes the possession of the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR–3). Facility Operating License No. DPR–72 also authorizes DEF (currently owner of 91.78 percent of CR–3) to use and operate CR–3. CR–3 is located in Red Level, Florida, in Citrus County, about 5 miles south of Levy County. The site is 7.5 miles northwest of Crystal River, Florida, and 90 miles north of St. Petersburg, Florida. CR–3 is situated on the Gulf of Mexico, within the Crystal River Energy Complex. CR–3 has been shut down since September 26, 2009, and the final removal of fuel from the reactor vessel was completed on May 28, 2011. By letter dated February 20, 2013, the licensee submitted a certification to the NRC of permanent cessation of power operations and the removal of fuel from the reactor vessel, pursuant to Sections 50.82(a)(1)(i) and 50.82(a)(1)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Upon docketing of this certification, the 10 CFR part 50 license for CR–3 no longer authorizes operation of the reactor or emplacement or retention of fuel into the reactor vessel, as specified in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2). II. By application dated November 7, 2014, as supplemented by letter dated April 30, 2015 (collectively, the application), DEF requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approve the direct transfer of control of Facility Operating License No. DPR–72 for CR–3, to the extent held by the eight minority co-owners to DEF. The eight minority co-owners collectively own 6.52 percent of CR–3 and are as follows: The City of Alachua, City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of Kissimmee, City of Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and Utilities Commission/City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, and Orlando Utilities Commission/City of Orlando. The proposed direct transfer of the license does not involve Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., the remaining co-owner (1.70 percent interest) of CR– 3. As a result of the transaction, DEF and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., will become the joint owners of CR–3. The applicant also requested approval of a conforming administrative license amendment that would remove the references to the eight minority co- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 owners in the license. DEF did not propose any physical changes to the facilities or operational changes in the application. After completion of the proposed transfer, DEF and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be the joint owners of CR–3, holding 98.30 percent interest and 1.70 percent interest, respectively, and DEF will remain the operator of the facility. DEF requested approval of the direct transfer of the facility operating license and the conforming license amendment pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, ‘‘Transfer of licenses,’’ and 10 CFR 50.90, ‘‘Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit.’’ A notice entitled, ‘‘Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment,’’ was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2015 (80 FR 23612). The NRC did not receive any public comments regarding the proposed license transfer. 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 provides its consent in writing. Upon review of the information in the licensee’s application and other information before the Commission, and relying upon the representations and agreements contained in the application, the NRC staff has determined that DEF is qualified to hold the ownership interests in the facility previously held by the eight minority co-owners. The NRC staff has also determined that the direct transfer of ownership interests in the facility to DEF, as described in the application, is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of laws, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32417 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 the NRC safety evaluation dated May 29, 2015. III. Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, 161o and 184 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o) and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that the direct transfer of the license, as described herein, to DEF is approved, subject to the following condition: 1. DEF shall provide satisfactory documentary evidence to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation that it has obtained the insurance required of a licensee under 10 CFR part 140, ‘‘Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements,’’ in the appropriate amount pursuant to the exemption to 10 CFR 140.11(a)(4) granted to DEF by NRC letter dated April 27, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14183B338). 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 license amendment shall be issued and made effective at the time the proposed direct transfer is completed. It is further ordered that after receipt of all required regulatory approvals of the proposed direct transfer action, DEF shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of such receipt, and the date of closing of the transfer no later than one business day prior to the date of the closing of the direct transfer. Should the direct transfer 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 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 November 7, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14321A450), as supplemented by letter dated April 30, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15126A278), and the safety evaluation dated May 29, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15121A570), which are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 32418 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O–1 F21 (First Floor), Rockville, Maryland and accessible electronically though the 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 email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of May 2015. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William M. Dean, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015–13939 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–609; NRC–2013–0235] Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC; Construction Permit Application Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Construction permit application; docketing. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that the partial application for a construction permit, submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI) is acceptable for docketing. The NWMI proposes to build a medical radioisotope production facility located in Columbia, Missouri. DATES: June 8, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013–0235 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0235. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Balazik, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2856; email: Michael.Balazik@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 7, 2014, NWMI filed with the NRC, pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), a portion of an application for a construction permit for a medical radioisotope production facility in Columbia, Missouri. By letter dated February 5, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15086A262), NWMI withdrew and resubmitted this portion of its construction permit application (ADAMS Accession No. ML15086A261) to include a discussion of connected actions in its environmental report in response to a January 23, 2015, letter from the NRC (ADAMS Accession No. ML14349A501). A notice of receipt of this application was previously published in the Federal Register on April 21, 2015 (80 FR 22227). An exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 2.101(a)(5) granted by the Commission on October 7, 2013, and published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2013 (78 FR 63501), in response to a letter from NWMI dated August 9, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13227A295), allowed for NWMI to submit its construction permit application in two parts. Specifically, the exemption allowed NWMI to submit a portion of its application for a construction permit up to six months prior to the remainder of the application regardless of whether or not an environmental impact statement or a supplement to an environmental impact statement was prepared during the review of its application. On February 5, 2015, in accordance with 10 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 CFR 2.101(a)(5), NWMI submitted the following in part one of the construction permit application (ADAMS Accession No. ML15086A261): • The description and safety assessment of the site required by 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1), • the environmental report required by 10 CFR 50.30(f), • the filing fee information required by 10 CFR 50.30(e) and 10 CFR 170.21, • the general information required by 10 CFR 50.33; and • the agreement limiting access to classified information required by 10 CFR 50.37. The NRC staff has determined that NWMI has submitted the information listed above in accordance with 10 CFR 2.101(a)(5) and that the partial application is acceptable for docketing. The docket number established for the NWMI facility is 50–609. The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the partial construction permit application. Docketing of the partial construction permit application does not preclude the NRC from requesting additional information from the applicant as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. The NRC staff will also perform an acceptance review of the second and final part of the construction permit application when it is tendered. As stated in NWMI’s February 5, 2015, letter, the second and final part of NWMI’s application for a construction permit will contain the remainder of the preliminary safety analysis report required by 10 CFR 50.34(a) and will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.101(a)(5). If, after completion of the acceptance review of the full construction permit application, the full construction permit application is found acceptable for docketing, the Commission or a designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will conduct a hearing in accordance with Subpart L, ‘‘Simplified Hearing Procedures for NRC Adjudications,’’ of 10 CFR part 2 and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards will prepare a report on the construction permit application consistent with 10 CFR 50.58, ‘‘Hearings and report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.’’ The Commission will announce in a future Federal Register notice, the opportunity to petition for leave to intervene in the hearing required for this application by 10 CFR 50.58, as well as the time and place of the hearing. If the Commission finds that the full construction permit application meets the applicable standards of the Atomic Energy Act and E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-302; License No. DPR-72; NRC-2011-0024]


In the Matter of Duke Energy Florida, Inc.; Crystal River Unit 3 
Nuclear Generating Plant

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct transfer of license; order.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
order to Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF), approving the direct transfer 
of Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 for Crystal River Unit 3 
Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3), to the extent held by eight minority 
co-owners to DEF. The eight minority co-owners, all municipalities or 
utilities in the State of Florida, are as follows: The City of Alachua, 
City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of Kissimmee, City of 
Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and Utilities Commission/City of New 
Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, and Orlando Utilities Commission/City of 
Orlando (the eight minority co-owners, collectively). The direct 
license transfer does not involve Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., 
the remaining co-owner of CR-3. A conforming license amendment will 
remove reference to the eight minority co-owners in the license. The 
CR-3 facility is permanently shut down and defueled and the application 
proposed no physical changes to the facility or operational changes. 
DEF and Seminole Electric Corporation, Inc., will be joint owners of 
CR-3 and DEF will be the operator of the facility. This Order is 
effective upon issuance.

DATES: The Order was issued on May 29, 2015, and is effective for one 
year.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0024 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0024. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael D. Orenak, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3229; email: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 29th day of May, 2015.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Meena K. Khanna,
Chief, Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch, 
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.

Attachment--Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming 
Amendment

United States of America

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    In the Matter of Duke Energy Florida, Inc.; Crystal River Unit 3 
Nuclear Generating Plant, Docket No. 50-302, License No. DPR-72, 
Order Approving Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment.

I.

    Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF or the applicant), City of Alachua, 
City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of

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Kissimmee, City of Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and Utilities 
Commission/City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, Orlando Utilities 
Commission/City of Orlando, and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., 
are holders of Facility Operating License No. DPR-72, which authorizes 
the possession of the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant 
(CR-3). Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 also authorizes DEF 
(currently owner of 91.78 percent of CR-3) to use and operate CR-3. CR-
3 is located in Red Level, Florida, in Citrus County, about 5 miles 
south of Levy County. The site is 7.5 miles northwest of Crystal River, 
Florida, and 90 miles north of St. Petersburg, Florida. CR-3 is 
situated on the Gulf of Mexico, within the Crystal River Energy 
Complex.
    CR-3 has been shut down since September 26, 2009, and the final 
removal of fuel from the reactor vessel was completed on May 28, 2011. 
By letter dated February 20, 2013, the licensee submitted a 
certification to the NRC of permanent cessation of power operations and 
the removal of fuel from the reactor vessel, pursuant to Sections 
50.82(a)(1)(i) and 50.82(a)(1)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR). Upon docketing of this certification, the 10 CFR 
part 50 license for CR-3 no longer authorizes operation of the reactor 
or emplacement or retention of fuel into the reactor vessel, as 
specified in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2).

II.

    By application dated November 7, 2014, as supplemented by letter 
dated April 30, 2015 (collectively, the application), DEF requested 
that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approve the direct 
transfer of control of Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 for CR-3, 
to the extent held by the eight minority co-owners to DEF. The eight 
minority co-owners collectively own 6.52 percent of CR-3 and are as 
follows: The City of Alachua, City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, 
City of Kissimmee, City of Leesburg, City of New Smyrna Beach and 
Utilities Commission/City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Ocala, and 
Orlando Utilities Commission/City of Orlando. The proposed direct 
transfer of the license does not involve Seminole Electric Cooperative, 
Inc., the remaining co-owner (1.70 percent interest) of CR-3. As a 
result of the transaction, DEF and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., 
will become the joint owners of CR-3.
    The applicant also requested approval of a conforming 
administrative license amendment that would remove the references to 
the eight minority co-owners in the license. DEF did not propose any 
physical changes to the facilities or operational changes in the 
application. After completion of the proposed transfer, DEF and 
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be the joint owners of CR-3, 
holding 98.30 percent interest and 1.70 percent interest, respectively, 
and DEF will remain the operator of the facility.
    DEF requested approval of the direct transfer of the facility 
operating license and the conforming license amendment pursuant to 10 
CFR 50.80, ``Transfer of licenses,'' and 10 CFR 50.90, ``Application 
for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit.'' 
A notice entitled, ``Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3; 
Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming 
Amendment,'' was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2015 
(80 FR 23612). The NRC did not receive any public comments regarding 
the proposed license transfer.
    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 provides its consent in 
writing. Upon review of the information in the licensee's application 
and other information before the Commission, and relying upon the 
representations and agreements contained in the application, the NRC 
staff has determined that DEF is qualified to hold the ownership 
interests in the facility previously held by the eight minority co-
owners. The NRC staff has also determined that the direct transfer of 
ownership interests in the facility to DEF, as described in the 
application, is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of 
laws, 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 the NRC safety 
evaluation dated May 29, 2015.

III.

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, 161o and 184 of the 
Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o) and 2234; and 10 CFR 
50.80, it is hereby ordered that the direct transfer of the license, as 
described herein, to DEF is approved, subject to the following 
condition:

    1. DEF shall provide satisfactory documentary evidence to the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation that it has 
obtained the insurance required of a licensee under 10 CFR part 140, 
``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements,'' in 
the appropriate amount pursuant to the exemption to 10 CFR 
140.11(a)(4) granted to DEF by NRC letter dated April 27, 2015 
(Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession 
No. ML14183B338).

    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 license 
amendment shall be issued and made effective at the time the proposed 
direct transfer is completed.
    It is further ordered that after receipt of all required regulatory 
approvals of the proposed direct transfer action, DEF shall inform the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of such 
receipt, and the date of closing of the transfer no later than one 
business day prior to the date of the closing of the direct transfer. 
Should the direct transfer 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 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 November 7, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14321A450), 
as supplemented by letter dated April 30, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML15126A278), and the safety evaluation dated May 29, 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15121A570), which are available for public inspection 
at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One

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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21 (First Floor), 
Rockville, Maryland and accessible electronically though the 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 email at 
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of May 2015.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William M. Dean,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 2015-13939 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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