[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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