Holtec Palisades, LLC; Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Petition, 56437-56438 [2024-14953]
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Palisades Nuclear Plant; Petition
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Nuclear Regulatory
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ACTION: 10 CFR 2.206 request; receipt.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is giving notice that
by petition dated December 5, 2023,
Beyond Nuclear, Michigan State Energy
Future, and Don’t Waste Michigan (the
petitioners) filed a petition to intervene
and a request for hearing on a
proceeding to exempt the Palisades
Nuclear Power Plant (Palisades) from
certain requirements in NRC
regulations. In denying the request for
hearing, the Commission referred
Contention 2 of the request, regarding
the misuse of decommissioning funds,
to the enforcement petition process
under NRC regulations. The petitioner’s
requests are included in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
DATES: July 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2024–0123 when contacting the
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Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–4125; email:
James.Kim@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 28, 2023, Holtec
Decommissioning International, LLC
(Holtec), on behalf of Holtec Palisades,
LLC, submitted a request (ADAMS
Accession No. ML23271A140) to
exempt the Palisades Nuclear Power
Plant (Palisades) from certain
requirements in section 50.82 of title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), ‘‘Termination of license.’’ On
December 5, 2023, the petitioners filed
a petition to intervene and a request for
hearing on this exemption proceeding
(ADAMS Accession No. ML23339A192).
In denying the request for hearing
(ADAMS Accession No. ML23352A325),
the Commission referred Contention 2
of the request, regarding the misuse of
decommissioning funds, to the
enforcement petition process under 10
CFR 2.206, ‘‘Requests for action under
this subpart.’’
The underlying concern in Contention
2 of the December 5, 2023, request is
that ‘‘Holtec misused the
decommissioning trust fund (DTF) to
keep Palisades in a status to restart the
reactor, rather than to decommission the
plant.’’ The petitioners cited 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8) regarding appropriate uses of
the DTF. Specifically, the petition to
intervene asserted that:
1. Holtec expended $44 million from
the Palisades DTF from June 28 to
December 31, 2022 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML23090A140).
2. Holtec continued improper
utilization of Palisades DTF from
December 31, 2022, to present.
The NRC staff assembled a Petition
Review Board (PRB) in accordance with
NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.11,
‘‘Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206
Petitions,’’ and its associated Directive
Handbook 8.11, Section III (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18296A043). On
February 29, 2024 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML24061A014), the petition
manager informed the petitioners that
the PRB’s initial assessment was to not
accept the petition for review. The
PRB’s position was that the petition did
not meet the MD 8.11 criteria for
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accepting petitions under 10 CFR 2.206
because the issues raised regarding
Holtec’s use of the Palisades DTF in
2022 had already been addressed
through the NRC’s inspection and
enforcement process.
In August and November 2023
(ADAMS Accession No. ML23276B452
and ADAMS Accession No.
ML24045A147, respectively), the NRC
completed inspections that addressed,
in part, the use of the Palisades DTF. As
a result of these inspections, the NRC
identified several instances, totaling just
over $57,000, in which the licensee
used the Palisades DTF to pay for
activities not considered legitimate
decommissioning expenses per the
definition in 10 CFR 50.2, ‘‘Definitions.’’
The NRC confirmed that the
unauthorized reimbursements from the
Palisades DTF were the result of
inadvertent oversights and/or
inattention to detail in the coding
associated with the billing for various
projects and community donations. The
licensee has implemented several
process revisions to address order
coding modification issues/errors, as
well as training to eliminate these issues
from future DTF expenditures. In
February 2024, the NRC issued Holtec a
Severity Level IV Non-Cited Violation to
address the illegitimate use of
decommissioning funds at Palisades
(ADAMS Accession No. ML24045A147).
On February 29, 2024, along with the
initial assessment, the petition manager
offered the petitioners an opportunity to
address the PRB in a public meeting.
This meeting was held on April 10,
2024. The transcript of that meeting is
publicly available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML24114A016 and is
considered a supplement to the petition.
During the April 10, 2024, meeting, the
petitioners discussed DTF expenditures
of $120 million noted in the 2023
Decommissioning Funding Status
Report for Palisades, which was
submitted to the NRC on March 29,
2024 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML24089A117). The petitioners also
raised concerns about whether the $120
million was properly used for
decommissioning expenditures in
accordance with the current NRC
requirements and guidance.
Following the April 10, 2024, public
meeting, the PRB met to consider what
had been presented during the meeting.
The PRB found that the issues regarding
use of the Palisades DTF in 2022 have
been addressed through the inspection
and enforcement process, as previously
mentioned in this notice. Therefore, the
PRB is not accepting those issues into
the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The concerns
the petitioners raised at the public
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meeting regarding the recently
submitted 2023 expenditure report for
Palisades involve new information that
has not yet been fully considered by the
NRC. Therefore, in accordance with MD
8.11, Section III.C, the PRB is accepting
that portion of the petitioner’s concern
into the 10 CFR 2.206 process for further
review. However, the PRB is holding the
petition review in abeyance until the
NRC’s review of the 2023 expenditure
report for Palisades is complete, as it is
relevant to the decision on the 10 CFR
2.206 petition.
Dated: July 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael King,
Deputy Office Director, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
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[Docket No. 50-255; NRC-2024-0123]
Holtec Palisades, LLC; Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC;
Palisades Nuclear Plant; Petition
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: 10 CFR 2.206 request; receipt.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice
that by petition dated December 5, 2023, Beyond Nuclear, Michigan State
Energy Future, and Don't Waste Michigan (the petitioners) filed a
petition to intervene and a request for hearing on a proceeding to
exempt the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant (Palisades) from certain
requirements in NRC regulations. In denying the request for hearing,
the Commission referred Contention 2 of the request, regarding the
misuse of decommissioning funds, to the enforcement petition process
under NRC regulations. The petitioner's requests are included in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
DATES: July 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0123 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-2024-0123. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. 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.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James S. Kim, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4125; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 28, 2023, Holtec
Decommissioning International, LLC (Holtec), on behalf of Holtec
Palisades, LLC, submitted a request (ADAMS Accession No. ML23271A140)
to exempt the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant (Palisades) from certain
requirements in section 50.82 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Termination of license.'' On December 5, 2023,
the petitioners filed a petition to intervene and a request for hearing
on this exemption proceeding (ADAMS Accession No. ML23339A192). In
denying the request for hearing (ADAMS Accession No. ML23352A325), the
Commission referred Contention 2 of the request, regarding the misuse
of decommissioning funds, to the enforcement petition process under 10
CFR 2.206, ``Requests for action under this subpart.''
The underlying concern in Contention 2 of the December 5, 2023,
request is that ``Holtec misused the decommissioning trust fund (DTF)
to keep Palisades in a status to restart the reactor, rather than to
decommission the plant.'' The petitioners cited 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)
regarding appropriate uses of the DTF. Specifically, the petition to
intervene asserted that:
1. Holtec expended $44 million from the Palisades DTF from June 28
to December 31, 2022 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23090A140).
2. Holtec continued improper utilization of Palisades DTF from
December 31, 2022, to present.
The NRC staff assembled a Petition Review Board (PRB) in accordance
with NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.11, ``Review Process for 10 CFR
2.206 Petitions,'' and its associated Directive Handbook 8.11, Section
III (ADAMS Accession No. ML18296A043). On February 29, 2024 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML24061A014), the petition manager informed the
petitioners that the PRB's initial assessment was to not accept the
petition for review. The PRB's position was that the petition did not
meet the MD 8.11 criteria for
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accepting petitions under 10 CFR 2.206 because the issues raised
regarding Holtec's use of the Palisades DTF in 2022 had already been
addressed through the NRC's inspection and enforcement process.
In August and November 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23276B452 and
ADAMS Accession No. ML24045A147, respectively), the NRC completed
inspections that addressed, in part, the use of the Palisades DTF. As a
result of these inspections, the NRC identified several instances,
totaling just over $57,000, in which the licensee used the Palisades
DTF to pay for activities not considered legitimate decommissioning
expenses per the definition in 10 CFR 50.2, ``Definitions.''
The NRC confirmed that the unauthorized reimbursements from the
Palisades DTF were the result of inadvertent oversights and/or
inattention to detail in the coding associated with the billing for
various projects and community donations. The licensee has implemented
several process revisions to address order coding modification issues/
errors, as well as training to eliminate these issues from future DTF
expenditures. In February 2024, the NRC issued Holtec a Severity Level
IV Non-Cited Violation to address the illegitimate use of
decommissioning funds at Palisades (ADAMS Accession No. ML24045A147).
On February 29, 2024, along with the initial assessment, the
petition manager offered the petitioners an opportunity to address the
PRB in a public meeting. This meeting was held on April 10, 2024. The
transcript of that meeting is publicly available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML24114A016 and is considered a supplement to the
petition. During the April 10, 2024, meeting, the petitioners discussed
DTF expenditures of $120 million noted in the 2023 Decommissioning
Funding Status Report for Palisades, which was submitted to the NRC on
March 29, 2024 (ADAMS Accession No. ML24089A117). The petitioners also
raised concerns about whether the $120 million was properly used for
decommissioning expenditures in accordance with the current NRC
requirements and guidance.
Following the April 10, 2024, public meeting, the PRB met to
consider what had been presented during the meeting. The PRB found that
the issues regarding use of the Palisades DTF in 2022 have been
addressed through the inspection and enforcement process, as previously
mentioned in this notice. Therefore, the PRB is not accepting those
issues into the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The concerns the petitioners
raised at the public meeting regarding the recently submitted 2023
expenditure report for Palisades involve new information that has not
yet been fully considered by the NRC. Therefore, in accordance with MD
8.11, Section III.C, the PRB is accepting that portion of the
petitioner's concern into the 10 CFR 2.206 process for further review.
However, the PRB is holding the petition review in abeyance until the
NRC's review of the 2023 expenditure report for Palisades is complete,
as it is relevant to the decision on the 10 CFR 2.206 petition.
Dated: July 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael King,
Deputy Office Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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