[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51506-51509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22159]


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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 http://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 http://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, 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: 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 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].

    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 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].

    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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