Renewed Operating License No. NPF-12; Combined License Nos. NPF-93 and NPF-94; and the General License for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI); In the Matter of Dominion Energy, Inc., and SCANA Corporation Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Units 1, 2, and 3, and the ISFSI, 51506-51509 [2018-22159]
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Renewed Operating License No. NPF–
12; Combined License Nos. NPF–93
and NPF–94; and the General License
for the Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI); In the
Matter of Dominion Energy, Inc., and
SCANA Corporation Virgil C. Summer
Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Units 1, 2,
and 3, and the ISFSI
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Indirect transfer of license;
corrected Orders.
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approving an application filed by South
Carolina Electric & Gas Company
(SCE&G) and Dominion Energy, Inc.
(Dominion Energy) on January 25, 2018,
that supersedes and corrects an error in
the Orders issued on August 30, 2018.
The August 30, 2018, Orders stated that
VCSNS Units 1, 2 and 3 are co-owned
by SCE&G and Santee Cooper, who have
undivided ownership interests of twothirds and one-third, respectively, in
VCSNS. This statement was correct for
VCSNS Unit 1 and the ISFSI, however,
for the VCSNS Units 2 and 3 COLs,
SCE&G and Santee Cooper have
ownerships interests of 55 percent and
45 percent, respectively.
The application sought NRC approval
of the indirect transfer of Renewed
Facility Operating License No. NPF–12
and Combined License Nos. NPF–93
and NPF–94 for Summer, Units 1, 2, and
3 and the general license for the
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI), from the ultimate
parent, SCANA Corporation, to
Dominion Energy. The NRC’s approval
of the indirect license transfer is subject
to certain conditions, which are
described in the Orders. No physical
changes to the facility or operational
changes were proposed in the
application. The Orders were effective
upon issuance.
DATES: The Orders were issued on
September 24, 2018, and are effective
for one year.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2018–0043 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available
information related to this document
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• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0043. Address
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telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
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Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
Attachment—Orders Approving
Indirect Transfer of License.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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In the Matter of: SCANA
CORPORATION, SOUTH CAROLINA
ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY,
DOMINION ENERGY, INC., Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1,
and Independent, Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Docket Nos. 50–395, 72–
1038, Renewed Facility Operating,
License No. NPF–12; and, General
License for the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
ORDER SUPERSEDING ORDER OF
AUGUST 30, 2018 APPROVING
INDIRECT TRANSFER OF LICENSES
I.
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (SCE&G) and the South
Carolina Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) are the holders of
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
NPF–12 and the general license for the
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) for the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Unit
No. 1 and the ISFSI. SCE&G is the
licensed operator of VCSNS, Unit 1 and
the ISFSI. SCE&G is a wholly owned
subsidiary of SCANA Corporation
(SCANA). VCSNS is located in Fairfield
County, South Carolina.
II.
By application dated January 25,
2018, SCE&G, acting for itself and its
parent company, SCANA, and
Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion
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Energy) (together, the Applicants)
requested, pursuant to Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.80 (10 CFR 50.80), that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) consent to the indirect transfer of
SCE&G’s ownership interest in the
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
NPF–12, Combined License Nos. NPF–
93 and NPF–94, and the general license
for the associated ISFSI. The proposed
indirect transfer does not involve Santee
Cooper’s ownership interest in VCSNS,
Unit 1, 2 and 3, and the ISFSI. The
Combined License Nos. NPF–93 and
NPF–94 indirect license transfer is
addressed in a separate Order.
The proposed indirect license transfer
would facilitate a merger between
Dominion Energy and SCANA, the
parent company of SCE&G. The
transaction would be effected through
the merger of SCANA and Sedona Corp.
(Sedona), which is a South Carolina
corporation and subsidiary of Dominion
Energy formed for the sole purpose of
merging with SCANA. Sedona would be
merged with and into SCANA, with
SCANA remaining as the surviving
corporation, which will be a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion
Energy.
Approval of the indirect transfer of
the Renewed Facility Operating License
and ISFSI was requested by SCE&G and
Dominion Energy. A notice entitled,
‘‘Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation; Consideration of
Approval of Transfer of License,’’ was
published in the Federal Register on
March 8, 2018 (83 FR 9876). No
comments or hearing requests were
received.
Under 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 NRC gives its consent
in writing. After the indirect transfer,
SCE&G would remain a wholly owned
subsidiary of SCANA, which in turn
would become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Dominion Energy. SCE&G
would remain the licensed co-owner
and operator of VCSNS, Unit 1 and the
ISFSI. Upon review of the information
in the application, and other
information before the Commission, the
NRC staff has determined that the
Applicants are qualified to hold the
licenses to the extent proposed to
permit the indirect transfer. The NRC
staff has also determined that indirect
transfer of the licenses, as described in
the application, is otherwise consistent
with the applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the
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NRC, pursuant thereto, subject to the
conditions set forth below.
On August 30, 2018, the Commission
issued, ‘‘Order Approving Indirect
Transfer of Licenses,’’ for VCSNS, Unit
No. 1 and the ISFSI. Subsequently, the
NRC staff determined that corrections
were needed to the cover letter, Orders,
and the safety evaluation. This Order
contains the correction and supersedes
the VCSNS, Unit No. 1 and the ISFSI,
Order issued on August 30, 2018.
The findings set forth above are
supported by a safety evaluation dated
September 24, 2018.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections
161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), 42 USC § 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o),
and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that the application
regarding the proposed indirect license
transfer is approved for VCSNS, Unit
No. 1 and the ISFSI.
IT IS ORDERED that after receipt of
all required regulatory approvals of the
proposed indirect transfer action,
SCE&G shall inform the Director of the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in
writing of such receipt no later than 2
business days prior to the date of the
closing of the indirect transfer. Should
the proposed indirect transfer not be
completed within 1 year of this Order’s
date of issue, this Order shall become
null and void, provided, however, upon
written application and good cause
shown, such date may be extended by
order.
This Order supersedes the Order
issued on August 30, 2018, and is
effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
Order, see the initial application dated
January 25, 2018 (Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML18025C035), and the Safety
Evaluation dated September 24, 2018.
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18255A256),
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 created or received at the
NRC are accessible electronically
through ADAMS in the NRC Library at
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, or 301–415–4737, or
by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day
of September, 2018
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathryn M. Brock,
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
In the Matter of: SCANA
CORPORATION, SOUTH CAROLINA
ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY,
DOMINION ENERGY, INC., Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 2
and 3 Docket Nos. 52–027, 52–028,
Combined License Nos. NPF–93 and
NPF–94
ORDER SUPERSEDING ORDER OF
AUGUST 30, 2018 APPROVING
INDIRECT TRANSFER OF LICENSES
I.
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (SCE&G) and the South
Carolina Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) are the holders of
Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF–93
and NPF–94 for the Virgil C. Summer
Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Unit Nos. 2
and 3. SCE&G is a wholly owned
subsidiary of SCANA Corporation
(SCANA). VCSNS is located in Fairfield
County, South Carolina.
II.
By application dated January 25,
2018, SCE&G, acting for itself and its
parent company, SCANA, and
Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion
Energy) (together, the Applicants)
requested, pursuant to Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.80 (10 CFR 50.80), that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) consent to the indirect transfer of
SCE&G’s ownership interest in Renewed
Facility Operating License No. NPF–12,
Combined License Nos. NPF–93 and
NPF–94, and the general license for the
associated Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI). The
proposed indirect transfer does not
involve Santee Cooper’s ownership
interest in VCSNS, Units 1, 2 and 3, and
the ISFSI. The Renewed Facility
Operating License No. NPF–12 and the
general license for the ISFSI indirect
license transfer is addressed in a
separate Order.
The proposed indirect license transfer
would facilitate a merger between
Dominion Energy and SCANA, the
parent company of SCE&G. The merger
would be effected through the merger of
SCANA and Sedona Corp. (Sedona),
which is a South Carolina corporation
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and subsidiary of Dominion Energy
formed for the sole purpose of merging
with SCANA. Sedona would be merged
with and into SCANA, with SCANA
remaining as the surviving corporation
which will be a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Dominion Energy.
Approval of the indirect transfer of
the Combined License Nos. NPF–93 and
NPF–94 was requested by SCE&G and
Dominion Energy. A notice entitled,
‘‘Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation; Consideration of
Approval of Transfer of License,’’ was
published in the Federal Register on
March 8, 2018 (83 FR 9876). No
comments or hearing requests were
received.
Under 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 NRC gives its consent
in writing. After the indirect transfer,
SCE&G would remain a wholly owned
subsidiary of SCANA, which in turn
would become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Dominion Energy. SCE&G
would remain the licensed co-owner
and operator of VCSNS, Units 2 and 3.
Upon review of the information in the
licensee’s application, and other
information before the Commission, the
NRC staff has determined that the
Applicants are qualified to hold the
license to the extent proposed to permit
the indirect transfer. The NRC staff has
also determined that indirect transfer of
the licenses, as described in the
application, is otherwise consistent with
the applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the
NRC, pursuant thereto, subject to the
conditions set forth below.
On August 30, 2018, the Commission
issued, ‘‘Order Approving Indirect
Transfer of Licenses,’’ for VCSNS, Units
2 and 3. Subsequently, the NRC staff
determined that corrections were
needed to the cover letter, Orders, and
the safety evaluation. This Order
contains the correction and supersedes
the VCSNS, Units 2 and 3, Order issued
on August 30, 2018.
The findings set forth above are
supported by a safety evaluation dated
September 24, 2018.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections
161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), 42 USC § 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o),
and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80 and 52.105,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
application regarding the proposed
indirect license transfer is approved for
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
Nos. 2 and 3.
IT IS ORDERED that after receipt of
all required regulatory approvals of the
proposed indirect transfer action,
SCE&G shall inform the Director of the
Office of New Reactors in writing of
such receipt no later than 2 business
days prior to the date of the closing of
the indirect transfer. Should the
proposed indirect transfer not be
completed within 1 year of this Order’s
date of issue, this Order shall become
null and void, provided, however, upon
written application and good cause
shown, such date may be extended by
order.
This Order supersedes the Order
issued on August 30, 2018, and is
effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
Order, see the initial application dated
January 25, 2018 (Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML18025C035), and the Safety
Evaluation dated September 24, 2018
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18255A256),
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 created or received at the
NRC are accessible electronically
through ADAMS in the NRC Library at
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, or 301–415–4737, or
by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day
of September, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert M. Taylor,
Director Division of Licensing, Siting, and
Environmental Analysis Office of New
Reactors
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[Docket No. 50–409; NRC–2018–0217]
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor;
Consideration of Approval of Transfer
of License and Conforming
Amendment
Nuclear Regulatory
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Application for direct transfer of
license; opportunity to comment,
request a hearing, and petition for leave
to intervene
ACTION:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) received and is
considering approval of an application
filed by LaCrosseSolutions, LLC (LS), on
June 27, 2018. The application seeks
NRC approval of the direct transfer of
Facility Operating License No. DPR–45
for the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
(LACBWR), from the current holder, LS,
to the Dairyland Power Cooperative
(DPC), who held the operating license
for LACBWR prior to transferring it to
LS in 2016. The NRC is also considering
amending the facility operating license
for administrative purposes to reflect
the proposed transfer.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
November 13, 2018. A request for a
hearing must be filed by October 31,
2018.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0217. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs to
Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–
9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov.
For technical questions contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document
• Email comments to:
hearing.docket@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive an automatic email reply
confirming receipt, then contact us at
301–415–1677.
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–
415–1101.
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
• Hand deliver comments to: 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
(Eastern Time) Federal workdays;
telephone: 301–415–1677.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlayna Vaaler, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards,
telephone: 301–415–3178, email:
marlayna.vaaler@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
0217 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0217.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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adams.html. To begin the search, 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 LS ‘‘Application for Order
Approving License Transfer and
Conforming Administrative License
Amendments,’’ dated June 27, 2018, is
available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML18184A444.
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B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
0217 in your comment submission.
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II. Introduction
The NRC is considering the issuance
of an order under section 50.80 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-395, 52-027, 52-028, 72-1038; NRC-2018-0043]
Renewed Operating License No. NPF-12; Combined License Nos. NPF-
93 and NPF-94; and the General License for the Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI); In the Matter of Dominion Energy, Inc.,
and SCANA Corporation Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Units
1, 2, and 3, and the ISFSI
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Indirect transfer of license; corrected Orders.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Orders
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approving an application filed by South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
(SCE&G) and Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion Energy) on January 25,
2018, that supersedes and corrects an error in the Orders issued on
August 30, 2018. The August 30, 2018, Orders stated that VCSNS Units 1,
2 and 3 are co-owned by SCE&G and Santee Cooper, who have undivided
ownership interests of two-thirds and one-third, respectively, in
VCSNS. This statement was correct for VCSNS Unit 1 and the ISFSI,
however, for the VCSNS Units 2 and 3 COLs, SCE&G and Santee Cooper have
ownerships interests of 55 percent and 45 percent, respectively.
The application sought NRC approval of the indirect transfer of
Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 and Combined License Nos.
NPF-93 and NPF-94 for Summer, Units 1, 2, and 3 and the general license
for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), from the
ultimate parent, SCANA Corporation, to Dominion Energy. The NRC's
approval of the indirect license transfer is subject to certain
conditions, which are described in the Orders. No physical changes to
the facility or operational changes were proposed in the application.
The Orders were effective upon issuance.
DATES: The Orders were issued on September 24, 2018, and are effective
for one year.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0043 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 website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0043. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. 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 ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
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by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each
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time that it is mentioned in this document.
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: Shawn Williams, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1009; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Orders is attached.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th of October 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shawn A. Williams,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-1, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
Attachment--Orders Approving Indirect Transfer of License.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of: SCANA CORPORATION, SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
COMPANY, DOMINION ENERGY, INC., Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
No. 1, and Independent, Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket Nos. 50-
395, 72-1038, Renewed Facility Operating, License No. NPF-12; and,
General License for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
ORDER SUPERSEDING ORDER OF AUGUST 30, 2018 APPROVING INDIRECT TRANSFER
OF LICENSES
I.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and the South
Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) are the holders of
Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 and the general license
for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) for the
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Unit No. 1 and the ISFSI.
SCE&G is the licensed operator of VCSNS, Unit 1 and the ISFSI. SCE&G is
a wholly owned subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA). VCSNS is
located in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
II.
By application dated January 25, 2018, SCE&G, acting for itself and
its parent company, SCANA, and Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion Energy)
(together, the Applicants) requested, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.80 (10 CFR 50.80), that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the indirect
transfer of SCE&G's ownership interest in the Renewed Facility
Operating License No. NPF-12, Combined License Nos. NPF-93 and NPF-94,
and the general license for the associated ISFSI. The proposed indirect
transfer does not involve Santee Cooper's ownership interest in VCSNS,
Unit 1, 2 and 3, and the ISFSI. The Combined License Nos. NPF-93 and
NPF-94 indirect license transfer is addressed in a separate Order.
The proposed indirect license transfer would facilitate a merger
between Dominion Energy and SCANA, the parent company of SCE&G. The
transaction would be effected through the merger of SCANA and Sedona
Corp. (Sedona), which is a South Carolina corporation and subsidiary of
Dominion Energy formed for the sole purpose of merging with SCANA.
Sedona would be merged with and into SCANA, with SCANA remaining as the
surviving corporation, which will be a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of Dominion Energy.
Approval of the indirect transfer of the Renewed Facility Operating
License and ISFSI was requested by SCE&G and Dominion Energy. A notice
entitled, ``Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, 2, and 3, and
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Consideration of Approval
of Transfer of License,'' was published in the Federal Register on
March 8, 2018 (83 FR 9876). No comments or hearing requests were
received.
Under 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 NRC gives its consent in writing. After the
indirect transfer, SCE&G would remain a wholly owned subsidiary of
SCANA, which in turn would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion
Energy. SCE&G would remain the licensed co-owner and operator of VCSNS,
Unit 1 and the ISFSI. Upon review of the information in the
application, and other information before the Commission, the NRC staff
has determined that the Applicants are qualified to hold the licenses
to the extent proposed to permit the indirect transfer. The NRC staff
has also determined that indirect transfer of the licenses, as
described in the application, is otherwise consistent with the
applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the
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NRC, pursuant thereto, subject to the conditions set forth below.
On August 30, 2018, the Commission issued, ``Order Approving
Indirect Transfer of Licenses,'' for VCSNS, Unit No. 1 and the ISFSI.
Subsequently, the NRC staff determined that corrections were needed to
the cover letter, Orders, and the safety evaluation. This Order
contains the correction and supersedes the VCSNS, Unit No. 1 and the
ISFSI, Order issued on August 30, 2018.
The findings set forth above are supported by a safety evaluation
dated September 24, 2018.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), 42 USC Sec. 2201(b),
2201(i), 2201(o), and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
the application regarding the proposed indirect license transfer is
approved for VCSNS, Unit No. 1 and the ISFSI.
IT IS ORDERED that after receipt of all required regulatory
approvals of the proposed indirect transfer action, SCE&G shall inform
the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of
such receipt no later than 2 business days prior to the date of the
closing of the indirect transfer. Should the proposed indirect transfer
not be completed within 1 year of this Order's date of issue, this
Order shall become null and void, provided, however, upon written
application and good cause shown, such date may be extended by order.
This Order supersedes the Order issued on August 30, 2018, and is
effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this Order, see the initial
application dated January 25, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18025C035), and the Safety
Evaluation dated September 24, 2018. (ADAMS Accession No. ML18255A256),
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 created or received at the NRC are
accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at 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, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of September, 2018
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathryn M. Brock,
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of: SCANA CORPORATION, SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
COMPANY, DOMINION ENERGY, INC., Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
Nos. 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 52-027, 52-028, Combined License Nos. NPF-93
and NPF-94
ORDER SUPERSEDING ORDER OF AUGUST 30, 2018 APPROVING INDIRECT TRANSFER
OF LICENSES
I.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and the South
Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) are the holders of
Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF-93 and NPF-94 for the Virgil C. Summer
Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Unit Nos. 2 and 3. SCE&G is a wholly owned
subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA). VCSNS is located in Fairfield
County, South Carolina.
II.
By application dated January 25, 2018, SCE&G, acting for itself and
its parent company, SCANA, and Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion Energy)
(together, the Applicants) requested, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.80 (10 CFR 50.80), that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the indirect
transfer of SCE&G's ownership interest in Renewed Facility Operating
License No. NPF-12, Combined License Nos. NPF-93 and NPF-94, and the
general license for the associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI). The proposed indirect transfer does not involve
Santee Cooper's ownership interest in VCSNS, Units 1, 2 and 3, and the
ISFSI. The Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 and the
general license for the ISFSI indirect license transfer is addressed in
a separate Order.
The proposed indirect license transfer would facilitate a merger
between Dominion Energy and SCANA, the parent company of SCE&G. The
merger would be effected through the merger of SCANA and Sedona Corp.
(Sedona), which is a South Carolina corporation and subsidiary of
Dominion Energy formed for the sole purpose of merging with SCANA.
Sedona would be merged with and into SCANA, with SCANA remaining as the
surviving corporation which will be a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
Dominion Energy.
Approval of the indirect transfer of the Combined License Nos. NPF-
93 and NPF-94 was requested by SCE&G and Dominion Energy. A notice
entitled, ``Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, 2, and 3, and
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Consideration of Approval
of Transfer of License,'' was published in the Federal Register on
March 8, 2018 (83 FR 9876). No comments or hearing requests were
received.
Under 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 NRC gives its consent in writing. After the
indirect transfer, SCE&G would remain a wholly owned subsidiary of
SCANA, which in turn would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion
Energy. SCE&G would remain the licensed co-owner and operator of VCSNS,
Units 2 and 3. Upon review of the information in the licensee's
application, and other information before the Commission, the NRC staff
has determined that the Applicants are qualified to hold the license to
the extent proposed to permit the indirect transfer. The NRC staff has
also determined that indirect transfer of the licenses, as described in
the application, is otherwise consistent with the applicable provisions
of law, regulations, and orders issued by the NRC, pursuant thereto,
subject to the conditions set forth below.
On August 30, 2018, the Commission issued, ``Order Approving
Indirect Transfer of Licenses,'' for VCSNS, Units 2 and 3.
Subsequently, the NRC staff determined that corrections were needed to
the cover letter, Orders, and the safety evaluation. This Order
contains the correction and supersedes the VCSNS, Units 2 and 3, Order
issued on August 30, 2018.
The findings set forth above are supported by a safety evaluation
dated September 24, 2018.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), 42 USC Sec. 2201(b),
2201(i), 2201(o), and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80 and 52.105, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the application regarding the proposed indirect license
transfer is approved for
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3.
IT IS ORDERED that after receipt of all required regulatory
approvals of the proposed indirect transfer action, SCE&G shall inform
the Director of the Office of New Reactors in writing of such receipt
no later than 2 business days prior to the date of the closing of the
indirect transfer. Should the proposed indirect transfer not be
completed within 1 year of this Order's date of issue, this Order shall
become null and void, provided, however, upon written application and
good cause shown, such date may be extended by order.
This Order supersedes the Order issued on August 30, 2018, and is
effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this Order, see the initial
application dated January 25, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18025C035), and the Safety
Evaluation dated September 24, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18255A256),
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 created or received at the NRC are
accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at 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, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of September, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert M. Taylor,
Director Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis
Office of New Reactors
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