[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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