[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72513-72514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25750]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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


In the Matter of Zion Solutions, 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, 2023, 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 
license for the ZNPS independent spent fuel storage installation from 
the current holder, ZionSolutions, LLC, to Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC and amended the facility operating licenses for administrative 
purposes to reflect the transfer.

DATES: The order was issued on November 17, 2022, 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

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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. ML22294A162. The order extending the effectiveness of the 
approval of the transfer of licenses and conforming amendments is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22308A177.
     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: 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: November 21, 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 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 6 
months, until May 26, 2021. That request was approved by Order (First 
Extension Order) dated October 21, 2020. By letter dated April 15, 
2021, ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a written application to extend the 
effectiveness of the Transfer Order by an additional 6 months, until 
November 26, 2021. That request was approved by Order (Second Extension 
Order) dated May 12, 2021. Subsequently, 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. That request was approved by Order (Third 
Extension Order) dated August 30, 2021.

III

    By letter dated October 19, 2022, ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a 
written application to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order 
by an additional 6 months, until May 26, 2023. As stated in the 
application, a license amendment request for the ZNPS License 
Termination Plan and 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 information provided by ZionSolutions, LLC and make a final 
determination regarding the release of land for unrestricted use. 
However, based on the complexity of the review, potential need for 
confirmatory surveys, and administrative work required to complete the 
partial site release, the NRC has determined that a twelve-month 
extension to November 26, 2023, is more appropriate.
    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.

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 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 Third Extension Order, is further extended until 
November 26, 2023. If the subject license transfer from ZionSolutions, 
LLC to Exelon Generation Company, LLC is not completed by November 26, 
2023, 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 17th day of November 2022.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material, Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 2022-25750 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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