[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 227 (Friday, November 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62355-62356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28379]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0512]
Receipt of Request for Action
In the Matter of:
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50-293, License No.
Entergy Nuclear Generation Company DPR-35.
(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station).
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC Docket Nos. 50-003, 50-247, and
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating 72-51, License Nos. DPR-5 and
Unit Nos. 1 and 2). DPR-26.
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Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC Docket No. 50-286, License No.
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating DPR-64.
Unit No. 3).
Entergy Nuclear Fitzpatrick, LLC Docket Nos. 50-333 and 72-12,
(James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear License No. DPR-59.
Power Plant).
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC Docket Nos. 50-271 and 72-59,
(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power License No. DPR-28.
Station).
Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC Docket Nos. 50-255 and 72-7,
(Palisades Nuclear Plant) (Big License No. DPR-20; Docket
Rock Point). Nos. 50-155 and 72-43, License
No. DPR-6.
I
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) and Entergy Nuclear
Generation Company (Entergy Nuclear) are co-holders of the Facility
Operating License, No. DPR-35, which authorizes the possession, use,
and operation of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). Pilgrim
is a boiling water nuclear reactor that is owned by Entergy Nuclear and
operated by ENO. The facility is located on the western shore of Cape
Cod in the town of Plymouth on the Entergy Nuclear site in Plymouth
County, Massachusetts.
ENO and Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC (ENIP2) are co-holders
of the Facility Operating License, No. DPR-5, which authorizes the
possession of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 1 (IP1). IP1
is a pressurized water nuclear reactor that is owned by ENIP2 and
maintained by ENO. IP1 was permanently shut down in 1974 and placed in
a safe storage condition pending decommissioning. The facility is
located in Westchester County, New York.
ENO and ENIP2 are co-holders of the Facility Operating License, No.
DPR-26, which authorizes the possession, use, and operation of the
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 (IP2). ENO and Entergy
Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC (ENIP3) are co-holders of the Facility
Operating License, No. DPR-64, which authorizes the possession, use,
and operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3 (IP3).
IP2 and IP3 are both pressurized water nuclear reactors that are owned
by ENIP2 and ENIP3, respectively, and operated by ENO. The facilities
are located in Westchester County, New York.
ENO and Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC (EN-FitzPatrick) are co-
holders of the Facility Operating License, No. DPR-59, which authorizes
the possession, use, and operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant (FitzPatrick). FitzPatrick is a boiling water nuclear
reactor that is owned by EN-FitzPatrick and operated by ENO. The
facility is located in Scriba, Oswego County, New York.
ENO and Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC (EN-Vermont Yankee) are
co-holders of the Facility Operating License, No. DPR-28, which
authorizes the possession, use, and operation of the Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Vermont Yankee is a boiling
water nuclear reactor that is owned by EN-Vermont Yankee and operated
by ENO. The facility is located in the town of Vernon, Windham County,
Vermont.
ENO and Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC (EN-Palisades) are co-
holders of the Renewed Facility Operating License, No. DPR-20, which
authorizes the possession, use, and operation of the Palisades Nuclear
Plant (Palisades). Palisades is a pressurized water nuclear reactor
that is owned by EN-Palisades and operated by ENO. The facility is
located in Van Buren County, Michigan.
ENO and EN-Palisades are co-holders of the Facility Operating
License, No. DPR-06, which authorizes the possession of Big Rock Point.
Big Rock Point is an independent spent fuel storage installation
(ISFSI) that is owned by EN-Palisades and operated by ENO. The facility
is located in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
II
The NRC's Orders dated July 28, 2008, consented to the indirect
transfer of control of the licenses of the above facilities pursuant to
Section 50.80 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations in
connection with a proposed corporate restructuring and establishment of
Enexus Energy Corporation. By its terms, the Orders of July 28, 2008,
would become null and void if the license transfers were not completed
by July 28, 2009, unless upon application and for good cause shown,
such date was extended by the Commission.
By letter dated May 15, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated May
29, 2009, ENO, acting on behalf of itself, Entergy Nuclear, ENIP2,
ENIP3, EN-FitzPatrick, EN-Vermont Yankee, and EN-Palisades, submitted a
request for an extension of the effectiveness of the Orders of July 28,
2008, such that they would remain effective until January 28, 2010. By
Order dated July 24, 2009, the effectiveness of the Orders dated July
28, 2008, was extended through January 28, 2010. Similarly, by its
terms, the Orders of July 28, 2008, become null and void if the license
transfers are not completed by January 28, 2010, unless upon
application and for good cause shown, such date is extended by the
Commission.
By letter dated November 3, 2009, ENO, acting on behalf of itself,
Entergy Nuclear, ENIP2, ENIP3, EN-FitzPatrick, EN-Vermont Yankee, and
EN-Palisades, submitted a further request for an extension of the
effectiveness of the Orders of July 28, 2008, such that they would
remain effective through August 1, 2010, in order to allow ample time
for completion of the proposed corporate restructuring.
III
Notice is hereby given that by letter dated November 3, 2009, ENO,
acting on behalf of itself, Entergy Nuclear, ENIP2, ENIP3, EN-
FitzPatrick, EN-Vermont Yankee, and EN-Palisades, has requested that
the NRC take action to extend the effectiveness of the Orders of July
28, 2008, such that they would remain effective through August 1, 2010.
The NRC staff is currently reviewing this request.
IV
A copy of this request is available for inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from
the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://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].
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of November 2009.
Douglas V. Pickett,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E9-28379 Filed 11-25-09; 8:45 am]
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