In the Matter of LaCrosse Solutions, LLC; Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, 35383-35385 [2016-13013]
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BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
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[Docket Nos. 50–409 and 72–046; NRC–
2015–0279]
In the Matter of LaCrosse Solutions,
LLC; Dairyland Power Cooperative, La
Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Direct transfer of license; order.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an order
approving the direct transfer of
Possession Only License No. DPR–45 for
the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
(LACBWR) from the current holder,
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), to
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC (LS) a whollyowned subsidiary of EnergySolutions,
LLC (ES). The NRC is also amending the
facility operating license for
administrative purposes to reflect the
license transfer from DPC to LS. The
NRC confirmed that LS met the
regulatory, legal, technical, and
financial obligations necessary to
qualify them as a transferee, and
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determined that the transferee is
qualified to be the holder of the license;
and the transfer of the license is
otherwise consistent with the applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission. The
order approving the transfer of the
LACBWR license to ES became effective
on May 20, 2016.
The Order was issued on May
20, 2016, and is effective for one year.
DATES:
Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0279 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–2015–0279. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; or
via 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: 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
via email to: pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
license transfer Order, the NRC safety
evaluation supporting the staff’s
findings, and the conforming license
amendment are available in ADAMS
under Accession Nos. ML16123A073,
ML16123A074, and ML16123A057,
respectively.
• 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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlayna G. Vaaler, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–3178, email:
Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The text of
the Order is attached.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of May 2016.
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For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Andrea L. Kock,
Deputy Director, Division of
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
Attachment—Order Approving the
Transfer of License and Conforming
Amendment
United States of America
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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In the Matter of Dairyland Power
Cooperative; La Crosse Boiling Water
Reactor Docket Nos. 50–409 and 72–046
License No. DPR–45 Order Approving
the Transfer of License and Conforming
Amendment
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I
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) is
the holder of Possession Only License
No. DPR–45, which authorizes the
possession and maintenance of the La
Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
(LACBWR). LACBWR permanently
ceased operations on April 30, 1987,
and reactor defueling was completed on
June 11, 1987. In a letter dated August
4, 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) terminated DPC’s
authority to operate LACBWR under
Provisional Operating License No. DPR–
45, and a possess but not operate status
was granted. By letter dated August 18,
1988, the NRC amended DPC’s
Provisional Operating License No. DPR–
45 to Possession Only License No. DPR–
45 to reflect the permanently defueled
configuration at LACBWR. The NRC
issued an Order to authorize
decommissioning of LACBWR and
approve the proposed Decommissioning
Plan on August 7, 1991. Therefore,
pursuant to the provisions of Section
50.82(a)(1)(iii) and Section 50.82(a)(2) of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), operations at
LACBWR are no longer authorized
under the 10 CFR part 50 license, and
DPC is licensed to possess, but not use
or operate, LACBWR under Possession
Only License No. DPR–45, subject to the
conditions specified therein. The
facility is located on the east bank of the
Mississippi River in Vernon County,
Wisconsin.
II
By letter dated October 8, 2015
(Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML15307A310), as
supplemented by letter dated December
15, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16004A147), DPC submitted an
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application, pursuant to Section 184 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (AEA), and 10 CFR 50.80,
‘‘Transfer of Licenses,’’ requesting NRC
approval for the direct transfer of DPC’s
Possession Only License No. DPR–45 for
LACBWR to LaCrosseSolutions, LLC
(LS).
DPC intends to transfer its licensed
possession, maintenance, and
decommissioning authorities to LS in
order to implement expedited
decommissioning at LACBWR. DPC will
remain the licensed owner of LACBWR
and hold title to and ownership of the
real estate and lease hold interests, title
to and ownership of the spent nuclear
fuel, and title to and ownership of all
improvements at the LACBWR site. LS
will lease the above-ground LACBWR
structures (other than the LACBWR
independent spent fuel storage
installation (ISFSI)) and will assume
responsibility for all licensed activities
at LACBWR, including responsibilities
for decommissioning. LS will assume
responsibility for the maintenance and
security of the ISFSI site, while DPC
will provide for operation, maintenance,
and security of the ISFSI site under a
Company Services Agreement with LS.
DPC will retain financial responsibility
for operation, maintenance, and security
of the ISFSI and other related costs. LS
was expressly created for the purpose of
decommissioning LACBWR and
releasing the site for unrestricted use,
except for the ISFSI. After the transfer,
LS will complete the decommissioning
of the LACBWR facility.
Upon issuance of a license
amendment providing for termination of
the facility operating license, except for
the ISFSI site, and upon receipt of a
future NRC license transfer approval, LS
will transfer responsibility for the
LACBWR license back to DPC.
Thereafter, DPC will maintain the ISFSI,
and the ultimate disposition of the spent
nuclear fuel will be provided for under
the terms of DPC’s Standard Contract for
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or
High Level Waste with the U.S.
Department of Energy. DPC will also
continue to maintain its nuclear
decommissioning trust, a grantor trust
in which funds are segregated from its
assets and outside its administrative
control, in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1).
The application also requested
approval of a conforming amendment to
the license pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80
and 10 CFR 50.90. No physical or
operational changes to the facility were
requested beyond those encompassed in
the LACBWR Post Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report.
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Notice of the application was
published in the Federal Register (FR)
on March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14898). The
December 15, 2015, letter contained
clarifying information, did not expand
the application beyond the scope of the
original notice, and did not affect the
applicability of the NRC’s generic no
significant hazards consideration
determination. No requests for hearing
or comments were received.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,
or any right thereunder, shall be
transferred, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, directly or indirectly,
through transfer of control of the license
to any person, unless the Commission
gives 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 LS is qualified to be the
holder of the license, and that the
transfer of the license to LS, as
described in the application, is
otherwise consistent with applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission
pursuant thereto, subject to the
condition set forth below.
Upon review of the application for a
conforming amendment to the LACBWR
license to reflect the transfer to LS, the
NRC staff determined the following:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) The issuance of the proposed
license amendment is 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 an NRC safety evaluation
dated May 20, 2016, which is available
at ADAMS Accession No.
ML16123A074.
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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 LS is approved, subject to the
following condition:
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Prior to the closing of the license transfer
from DPC to LS, LS shall provide the
Directors of NRC’s Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) and Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
satisfactory documentary evidence that it has
obtained the appropriate amount of
insurance required of a licensee under 10
CFR 140.12 and 10 CFR 50.54(w) of the
Commission’s regulations, consistent with
the exemptions issued to LACBWR on June
26, 1986.
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 LS shall
inform the Directors of NMSS and NRR
in writing of the date of closing of the
transfer of the DPC interests in
LACBWR, at least 1 business day prior
to closing. Should the transfer of the
license not be completed within 1 year
of this Order’s date of issuance, 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
October 8, 2015, as supplemented by
letter dated December 15, 2015, and the
associated NRC safety evaluation dated
May 20, 2016, which are available for
public inspection at the Commission’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Public File
Area 01–F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly
available documents are accessible
electronically through ADAMS in the
NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who
encounter problems with ADAMS
should contact the NRC’s PDR reference
staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or
301–415–4737 or by email to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day
of May 2016.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Moore,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2016–13013 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC–
2008–0441]
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric
& Gas Company, South Carolina Public
Service Authority, Consolidation of
Class 1E DC and Uninterruptible Power
Supply System Spare Battery
Termination Boxes
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow changes to the
certification information of Tier 1 of the
AP1000 generic design control
document (DCD) and issuing License
Amendment No. 43 to Combined
Licenses (COL), NPF–93 and NPF–94.
The COLs were issued to South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), and
South Carolina Public Service Authority
(together called the licensee) in March
2012, for the construction and operation
of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
(VCSNS), Units 2 and 3, located in
Fairfield County, South Carolina.
DATES: June 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0441 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–2008–0441. 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
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
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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 is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
it is mentioned in this document. The
request for the amendment and
exemption was submitted by letter
dated December 19, 2014 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14353A126). The
licensee supplemented this request by
letter dated February 25, 2015 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML15056A429).
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Specific information
on NRC’s PDR is available at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–5848; email:
Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting an exemption
from Tier 1 information in the certified
DCD incorporated by reference in part
52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), appendix D,
‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
AP1000 Design,’’ and issuing License
Amendment No. 43 to COLs, NPF–93
and NPF–94, to the licensee. The
exemption is required by paragraph A.4
of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
and Departures,’’ Appendix D to 10 CFR
part 52 to allow the licensee to change
Tier 1 information.
The granting of the exemption allows
the changes to Tier 1 information
requested in the amendment. Because
the acceptability of the exemption was
determined in part by the acceptability
of the amendment, the exemption and
amendment are being issued
concurrently. Specifically, the
amendments allow the implementation
of changes to the Class 1E dc and
Uninterruptible Power Supply System
(IDS), replacing four spare termination
boxes with a single spare battery
termination box and minor cable
raceway and cable routing changes. The
exemptions allow the implementation of
changes to the plant-specific Tier 1
UFSAR that are different from those in
the generic Tier 1 information in the
AP1000 Certified Design Control
Document.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-409 and 72-046; NRC-2015-0279]
In the Matter of LaCrosse Solutions, LLC; Dairyland Power
Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
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 approving the direct transfer of Possession Only License No. DPR-
45 for the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) from the current
holder, Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), to LaCrosseSolutions, LLC
(LS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnergySolutions, LLC (ES). The NRC is
also amending the facility operating license for administrative
purposes to reflect the license transfer from DPC to LS. The NRC
confirmed that LS met the regulatory, legal, technical, and financial
obligations necessary to qualify them as a transferee, and determined
that the transferee is qualified to be the holder of the license; and
the transfer of the license is otherwise consistent with the applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission.
The order approving the transfer of the LACBWR license to ES became
effective on May 20, 2016.
DATES: The Order was issued on May 20, 2016, and is effective for one
year.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0279 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-2015-0279. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; or via 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 via email to: pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The license transfer Order, the NRC safety evaluation supporting the
staff's findings, and the conforming license amendment are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16123A073, ML16123A074, and ML16123A057,
respectively.
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: Marlayna G. Vaaler, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178, email:
Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of May 2016.
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For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea L. Kock,
Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Attachment--Order Approving the Transfer of License and Conforming
Amendment
United States of America
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of Dairyland Power Cooperative; La Crosse Boiling Water
Reactor Docket Nos. 50-409 and 72-046
License No. DPR-45 Order Approving the Transfer of License and
Conforming Amendment
I
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) is the holder of Possession Only
License No. DPR-45, which authorizes the possession and maintenance of
the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR). LACBWR permanently ceased
operations on April 30, 1987, and reactor defueling was completed on
June 11, 1987. In a letter dated August 4, 1987, the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) terminated DPC's authority to operate
LACBWR under Provisional Operating License No. DPR-45, and a possess
but not operate status was granted. By letter dated August 18, 1988,
the NRC amended DPC's Provisional Operating License No. DPR-45 to
Possession Only License No. DPR-45 to reflect the permanently defueled
configuration at LACBWR. The NRC issued an Order to authorize
decommissioning of LACBWR and approve the proposed Decommissioning Plan
on August 7, 1991. Therefore, pursuant to the provisions of Section
50.82(a)(1)(iii) and Section 50.82(a)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), operations at LACBWR are no longer
authorized under the 10 CFR part 50 license, and DPC is licensed to
possess, but not use or operate, LACBWR under Possession Only License
No. DPR-45, subject to the conditions specified therein. The facility
is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Vernon County,
Wisconsin.
II
By letter dated October 8, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15307A310), as supplemented
by letter dated December 15, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16004A147),
DPC submitted an application, pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and 10 CFR 50.80, ``Transfer of
Licenses,'' requesting NRC approval for the direct transfer of DPC's
Possession Only License No. DPR-45 for LACBWR to LaCrosseSolutions, LLC
(LS).
DPC intends to transfer its licensed possession, maintenance, and
decommissioning authorities to LS in order to implement expedited
decommissioning at LACBWR. DPC will remain the licensed owner of LACBWR
and hold title to and ownership of the real estate and lease hold
interests, title to and ownership of the spent nuclear fuel, and title
to and ownership of all improvements at the LACBWR site. LS will lease
the above-ground LACBWR structures (other than the LACBWR independent
spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI)) and will assume responsibility
for all licensed activities at LACBWR, including responsibilities for
decommissioning. LS will assume responsibility for the maintenance and
security of the ISFSI site, while DPC will provide for operation,
maintenance, and security of the ISFSI site under a Company Services
Agreement with LS. DPC will retain financial responsibility for
operation, maintenance, and security of the ISFSI and other related
costs. LS was expressly created for the purpose of decommissioning
LACBWR and releasing the site for unrestricted use, except for the
ISFSI. After the transfer, LS will complete the decommissioning of the
LACBWR facility.
Upon issuance of a license amendment providing for termination of
the facility operating license, except for the ISFSI site, and upon
receipt of a future NRC license transfer approval, LS will transfer
responsibility for the LACBWR license back to DPC. Thereafter, DPC will
maintain the ISFSI, and the ultimate disposition of the spent nuclear
fuel will be provided for under the terms of DPC's Standard Contract
for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High Level Waste with the
U.S. Department of Energy. DPC will also continue to maintain its
nuclear decommissioning trust, a grantor trust in which funds are
segregated from its assets and outside its administrative control, in
accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1).
The application also requested approval of a conforming amendment
to the license pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 50.90. No physical
or operational changes to the facility were requested beyond those
encompassed in the LACBWR Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities
Report.
Notice of the application was published in the Federal Register
(FR) on March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14898). The December 15, 2015, letter
contained clarifying information, did not expand the application beyond
the scope of the original notice, and did not affect the applicability
of the NRC's generic no significant hazards consideration
determination. No requests for hearing or comments were received.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder,
shall be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or
indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person,
unless the Commission gives 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 LS is
qualified to be the holder of the license, and that the transfer of the
license to LS, as described in the application, is otherwise consistent
with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by
the Commission pursuant thereto, subject to the condition set forth
below.
Upon review of the application for a conforming amendment to the
LACBWR license to reflect the transfer to LS, the NRC staff determined
the following:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) The issuance of the proposed license amendment is 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 an NRC safety
evaluation dated May 20, 2016, which is available at ADAMS Accession
No. ML16123A074.
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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 LS is approved, subject to the following condition:
Prior to the closing of the license transfer from DPC to LS, LS
shall provide the Directors of NRC's Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) and Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation (NRR) satisfactory documentary evidence that it has
obtained the appropriate amount of insurance required of a licensee
under 10 CFR 140.12 and 10 CFR 50.54(w) of the Commission's
regulations, consistent with the exemptions issued to LACBWR on June
26, 1986.
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 LS shall inform the Directors of NMSS
and NRR in writing of the date of closing of the transfer of the DPC
interests in LACBWR, at least 1 business day prior to closing. Should
the transfer of the license not be completed within 1 year of this
Order's date of issuance, 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 October 8, 2015, as supplemented by letter dated
December 15, 2015, and the associated NRC safety evaluation dated May
20, 2016, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area 01-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available documents are accessible electronically
through ADAMS in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who encounter problems with ADAMS should contact
the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-
415-4737 or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of May 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Moore,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2016-13013 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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