[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.
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