[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77148-77149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27265]
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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 December
24, 2022, expiration date.
DATES: The order was issued on December 8, 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. ML22335A085. The order extending the effectiveness of the
approval of the transfer of license and conforming amendment is
available in ADAMS under Accession Package No. ML22321A309.
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: 301-415-3178; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the order is attached.
Dated: December 12, 2022.
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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 Section 50.80, ``Transfer of licenses,'' and Section 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 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. Subsequently, by letter dated August 16, 2022,
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC submitted a request to extend the effectiveness
of the Transfer Order by an additional 3 months. By Order dated
September 9, 2022 (Fourth Extension Order), the Commission extended the
Transfer Order's expiration date to December 24, 2022.
III.
By letter dated November 23, 2022, LaCrosseSolutions, LLC submitted
a request to extend the effectiveness of the Transfer Order by an
additional 3 months, until March 24, 2023. As stated in the letter, the
extension would allow the NRC staff sufficient time to complete its
review of the LACBWR Final Survey Status Reports (FSSRs) and their
associated Release Records. LaCrosseSolutions, LLC further stated that
its responses to NRC staff requests for additional information (RAIs)
regarding the LACBWR FSSRs are also under review by the NRC staff, and
it is anticipated that additional time will be needed to finalize the
staff's Safety Evaluation Report and approve the revised FSSRs.
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC additionally notes in its letter that the
extension would provide the staff with additional time to make a final
determination regarding the release of land for unrestricted use. The
NRC staff also concludes that the extension would help facilitate
preparations to transfer the license from LaCrosseSolutions, LLC to
Dairyland Power Cooperative.
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 Fourth Extension Order, is further
extended until March 24, 2023. If the subject license transfer from
LaCrosseSolutions, LLC to Dairyland Power Cooperative is not completed
by March 24, 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 8th day of December 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2022-27265 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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