[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50199-50201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19342]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-295, 50-304, and 72-1037; NRC-2019-0236]


In the Matter of ZionSolutions, LLC and Exelon Generation 
Company, LLC; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct transfer of license; extending effectiveness of order.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
order to extend until November 26, 2022, the effectiveness of a 
November 26, 2019, order, which approved the direct transfer of 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for Zion Nuclear 
Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2, respectively, and the general

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license for the ZNPS independent spent fuel storage installation from 
the current holder, ZionSolutions, LLC, to Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC and approved conforming license amendments.

DATES: The order was issued on August 30, 2021 and was effective upon 
issuance.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0236 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-2019-0236. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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 written application for extending 
the effectiveness of the transfer order is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML21230A322. The order extending the effectiveness of the 
transfer order is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21229A027.
     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: Kim Conway, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1335; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the order is attached.

    Dated: September 2, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, 
Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.

Attachment--Order Extending the Effectiveness of the Approval of the 
Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments

United States of America

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

[NRC-2019-0236]

In the Matter of: ZionSolutions, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; EA-19-125, Docket Nos. 
50-295, 50-304, and 72-1037; License Nos.: DPR-39 and DPR-48.

Order Extending the Effectiveness of the Approval of the Transfer of 
Licenses and Conforming Amendments

I

    ZionSolutions, LLC is the holder of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC, the Commission) Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 
and DPR-48 for the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 
respectively (ZNPS), and the associated general license for the ZNPS 
independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), which are located 
in Lake County, Illinois. ZionSolutions, LLC is authorized to possess 
and maintain ZNPS and the ZNPS ISFSI. Operation of ZNPS is no longer 
authorized under these licenses.

II

    By Order dated November 26, 2019 (Transfer Order), the Commission 
consented to the direct transfer of the ZNPS licenses from 
ZionSolutions, LLC to Exelon Generation Company, LLC and approved draft 
conforming administrative license amendments in accordance with 
Sections 50.80, ``Transfer of licenses,'' 72.50, ``Transfer of 
license,'' and 50.90, ``Application for amendment of license, 
construction permit, or early site permit,'' of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR). By its terms, the Transfer Order becomes 
null and void if the transfer is not completed within one year (i.e., 
by November 26, 2020); provided, however, that upon written application 
and for good cause shown, such date may be extended by order. By letter 
dated August 27, 2020, ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a written 
application to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order by six 
months, until May 26, 2021. That request was approved by Order (First 
Extension Order) dated October 21, 2020. Subsequently, by letter dated 
April 15, 2021, ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a written application to 
extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order by an additional six 
months, until November 26, 2021. That request was approved by Order 
(Second Extension Order) dated May 12, 2021.

III

    By letter dated August 17, 2021, ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a 
written application to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order 
by an additional twelve months, until November 26, 2022. As stated in 
the application, responses to requests for additional information 
regarding ZNPS Final Status Survey Final Reports and their associated 
Release Records are currently under review by the NRC staff. The 
extension would provide the NRC staff with additional time to assess 
the responses provided by ZionSolutions, LLC and make a final 
determination regarding the release of land for unrestricted use.
    Based on the above, the NRC has determined that ZionSolutions, LLC 
has shown good cause for extending the effectiveness of the Transfer 
Order by an additional twelve months, as requested.

IV

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), 
and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50, it is hereby ordered that 
the expiration date of the Transfer Order, as extended by the Second 
Extension Order, is further extended until November 26, 2022. If the 
subject license transfer from ZionSolutions, LLC to Exelon Generation 
Company, LLC is not completed by November 26, 2022, the Transfer Order 
shall become null and void; provided, however, that 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 written 
application for extension dated August 17, 2021, which is available 
electronically through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS) in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under Accession No. ML21230A322. 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 30th day of August 2021.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

/RA/

John W. Lubinski,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 2021-19342 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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