[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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