[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35540-35544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14266]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-271 and 72-59; NRC-2021-0057; Docket Nos. 50-302 and 
72-1035; NRC-2021-0061]


In the Matter of NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC, 
NorthStar Vermont Yankee, LLC, ADP CR3, LLC, and Duke Energy Florida, 
LLC, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station and Independent Spent Fuel 
Storage Installation, Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant and 
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Indirect transfer of licenses; order.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
Order approving the application dated November 19, 2020, as 
supplemented by letter dated April 13, 2021, filed by NorthStar Nuclear 
Decommissioning Company, LLC (NNDC) and ADP CR3, LLC (ADP CR3), on 
behalf of themselves, NorthStar Vermont Yankee, LLC (NVY), and their 
corporate parents related to NorthStar Group Services, Inc (NorthStar). 
The application sought NRC consent to the indirect transfer of (1) 
NNDC's licensed authority under, and NVY's licensed ownership of, 
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee 
Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) and the general license for the 
Vermont Yankee independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI); and 
(2) ADP CR3's licensed authority under Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-72 for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR3) and 
the general license for the CR3 ISFSI. Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) 
will remain the licensed owner of CR3, and the application does not 
involve any direct or indirect transfer of DEF's license or 
responsibilities. No physical changes to the Vermont Yankee or CR3 
facilities or operational changes were proposed in the application. The 
application requested NRC consent to these indirect transfers in order 
to complete an internal reorganization with new intermediary holding 
companies that would acquire control of NorthStar.

DATES: The order was issued on June 28, 2021, and is effective for 1 
year.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0057 for Vermont Yankee 
and Docket ID NRC-2021-0061 for CR3 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0057 for Vermont 
Yankee and Docket ID NRC-2021-0061 for CR3. Address questions about 
Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-287-
0624; 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 https://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 indirect license transfer order 
and the NRC staff safety evaluation supporting the order are available 
in ADAMS under ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21159A033.
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request 
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlayna Vaaler Doell, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated: June 29, 2021.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marlayna V. Doell,
Project Manager, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of 
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Attachment--Order Approving Indirect Transfer of Licenses

United States of America

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    In the Matter of: NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC, 
NorthStar Vermont Yankee, LLC, ADP CR3, LLC, and Duke Energy Florida, 
LLC, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station and Independent Spent Fuel 
Storage Installation, Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant and 
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

Docket Nos. 50-271 and 72-59; License No. DPR-28; Docket Nos. 50-302 
and 72-1035; License No. DPR-72

Order Approving Indirect Transfer of Licenses (EA-21-090)

I.

    NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC (NNDC) is the 
licensed operator and NorthStar Vermont Yankee, LLC (NVY) is the 
licensed owner of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for the 
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee), as well as the 
general license for the Vermont Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation (ISFSI), to possess, maintain, and decommission

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Vermont Yankee and the Vermont Yankee ISFSI. Vermont Yankee is located 
in Windham County, Vermont.
    ADP CR3, LLC (ADP CR3) is the licensed operator of Facility 
Operating License No. DPR-72 for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear 
Generating Plant (CR3), as well as the general license for the CR3 
ISFSI, to possess, maintain, and decommission CR3 and the CR3 ISFSI. 
Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) is the licensed owner of CR3. CR3 is 
located in Citrus County, Florida.

II.

    By application dated November 19, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access 
and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20324A058), as 
supplemented by letter dated April 13, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML21103A415), NNDC and ADP CR3, on behalf of themselves, NVY, and their 
corporate parents related to NorthStar Group Services, Inc. (NorthStar) 
(collectively, the Applicants), requested, pursuant to Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.80 and 72.50, that the 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) consent to (1) 
the indirect transfer of control of NNDC's licensed authority under, 
and NVY's licensed ownership of, Renewed Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-28 for Vermont Yankee and the general license for the Vermont 
Yankee ISFSI; and (2) the indirect transfer of control of ADP CR3's 
licensed authority under Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 for CR3 
and the general license for the CR3 ISFSI. DEF will remain the licensed 
owner of CR3, and the application does not involve any direct or 
indirect transfer of DEF's license or responsibilities. No physical 
changes to the Vermont Yankee or CR3 facilities or operational changes 
are proposed. The Applicants requested NRC consent to these indirect 
transfers in order to complete an internal reorganization with new 
intermediary holding companies that would acquire control of NorthStar. 
The current intermediary holding company structure and the proposed 
intermediary holding company structure are described in Figures 1 and 
2, respectively.
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    Notices entitled ``Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; 
Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License'' and ``Crystal River 
Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant; Consideration of Approval of Transfer 
of License,'' were published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 2, 
2021 (86 FR 17415 and 86 FR 17412, respectively). The NRC did not 
receive any comments or hearing requests related to these notices.
    Under 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50, no license for a production or 
utilization facility or ISFSI, or any right thereunder, shall be 
transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or 
indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, 
unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Upon review of the 
information in the application, and other information before the 
Commission, the NRC staff has determined that the Applicants can 
indirectly transfer their licenses via the intermediary holding company 
structure proposed in the application. The proposed transferees are 
qualified to have indirect control over the holders of the licenses and 
the indirect transfer of the licenses is otherwise consistent with 
applicable provisions of law,

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regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
    The findings set forth above are supported by an NRC staff safety 
evaluation dated the same date as this Order, which is available at 
ADAMS Accession No. ML21159A042.

III.

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; 
and 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50, it is hereby ordered that the 
application regarding the proposed indirect license transfers is 
approved for Vermont Yankee, CR3, and their respective ISFSIs.
    It is further ordered that after receipt of all required regulatory 
approvals of the proposed indirect transfer action, the Applicants 
shall inform the Director of the NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards in writing of such receipt, and of the date of the 
closing of the transfer, no later than two business days prior to the 
date of the closing of the transfer. Should the proposed indirect 
transfer not be completed within 1 year of the date of this Order, this 
Order shall become null and void, provided, however, upon written 
application and for good cause shown, such date may be extended by 
order.
    This Order is effective upon issuance.
    For further details with respect to this Order, see the indirect 
license transfer application dated November 19, 2020, the supplemental 
information dated April 13, 2021, and the NRC staff safety evaluation 
dated the same date as this Order, which are publicly available 
electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who encounter problems with ADAMS should 
contact the NRC's Public Document Room reference staff by telephone at 
1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or by email to [email protected].

    Dated this 28th day of June, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material, Safety, and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-14266 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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