[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57225-57226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20155]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-409 and 72-046; EA-19-077; NRC-2019-0110]
In the Matter of LaCrosseSolutions, LLC; La Crosse Boiling Water
Reactor
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 the effectiveness of a September 24, 2019, order, which
approved the direct transfer of Possession Only License No. DPR-45 for
the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor from the current holder,
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC, to Dairyland Power Cooperative and approved a
conforming license amendment, for 3 months beyond its current September
24, 2022, expiration date.
DATES: The order was issued on September 9, 2022, and was effective
upon issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0110 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-2019-0110. 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 request for extending the
effectiveness of the transfer order is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML22230A801. The order extending the effectiveness of the
approval of the transfer of license and conforming amendment is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22235A794.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlayna Doell, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
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301-415-3178; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the order is attached.
Dated: September 13, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shaun M. Anderson,
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 License and Conforming Amendment
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0110]
In the Matter of LaCrosseSolutions, LLC; La Crosse Boiling Water
Reactor EA-19-077; Docket Nos. 50-409 and 72-046; License No. DPR-45;
Order Extending the Effectiveness of the Approval of the Transfer of
License and Conforming Amendment
I
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC is the holder of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) Possession Only License No. DPR-45,
with respect to the possession, maintenance, and decommissioning of the
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR). Operation of the LACBWR is no
longer authorized under this license. The LACBWR facility is located in
Vernon County, Wisconsin.
II
By Order dated September 24, 2019 (Transfer Order), the Commission
consented to the transfer of the LACBWR license to Dairyland Power
Cooperative and approved a conforming license amendment in accordance
with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.80,
``Transfer of licenses,'' and 10 CFR 50.90, ``Application for amendment
of license, construction permit, or early site permit.'' By its terms,
the Transfer Order becomes null and void if the license transfer is not
completed within 1 year unless, upon application and for good cause
shown, the Commission extends the Transfer Order's September 24, 2020,
expiration date. By letter dated June 24, 2020, LaCrosseSolutions, LLC
submitted a request to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order
by 6 months. By Order dated September 1, 2020 (First Extension Order),
the Commission extended the Transfer Order's expiration date to March
24, 2021. By letter dated February 2, 2021, LaCrosseSolutions, LLC
submitted a request to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order
by an additional 6 months. By Order dated March 9, 2021 (Second
Extension Order), the Commission extended the Transfer Order's
expiration date to September 24, 2021. Subsequently, by letter dated
August 17, 2021, LaCrosseSolutions, LLC submitted a request to extend
the effectiveness of the Transfer Order by an additional 12 months. By
Order dated August 30, 2021 (Third Extension Order), the Commission
extended the Transfer Order's expiration date to September 24, 2022.
III
By letter dated August 16, 2022, LaCrosseSolutions, LLC submitted a
request to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order by an
additional 3 months, until December 24, 2022. As stated in the letter,
the extension would allow LaCrosseSolutions, LLC sufficient time to
complete decommissioning activities. LaCrosseSolutions, LLC further
stated that responses to NRC staff requests for additional information
(RAIs) regarding the LACBWR Final Status Survey Final Reports (FSSRs)
and their associated Release Records are currently under final review
by the NRC staff. The letter noted that, based on the current status of
the NRC review, it is anticipated that additional time will be needed
to finalize the safety evaluation report and approve revised FSSRs.
Based on the above, the NRC has determined that LaCrosseSolutions,
LLC has shown good cause for extending the effectiveness of the
Transfer Order by an additional 3 months, as requested.
IV
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended; Title 42 of the United States Code
Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and the Commission's regulations
at 10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that the expiration date of the
Transfer Order, as extended by the First, Second, and Third Extension
Orders, is further extended until December 24, 2022. If the subject
license transfer from LaCrosseSolutions, LLC to Dairyland Power
Cooperative is not completed by December 24, 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.
Dated this 9th of September 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2022-20155 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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