Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 28, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a November 16, 2018, request from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENOI), on behalf of Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (to be renamed Holtec Pilgrim, LLC) and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI). The exemption permits Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and HDI to use funds from the Pilgrim decommissioning trust fund for management of spent fuel and site restoration activities. By Order dated August 22, 2019, the NRC approved the request for the direct transfer of ENOI's operating authority to HDI and the indirect transfer of control of the Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-35 for Pilgrim, as well as the general license for the Pilgrim Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, to Holtec International. This exemption is being issued simultaneously with the license transfer Order and will be effective upon the NRC's issuance of a conforming license amendment reflecting Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and HDI as the licensees for Pilgrim, following consummation of the license transfer transaction.