[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32257-32258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10722]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 70-1151, 11004036, 11004358, 11004552, 11004736, 11004752, 
11004918, 11005030, 11005042, 11005057, 11005536, 11005908, 11006001, 
11006014, 11006040, 11006060, 11006085, 11006217, 11005472, 11006011, 
11006216, 11004990, 11005224, 11005639, 11005968, 11006233, 11006332, 
11006333, 11006334, 11006403, 11006430, 11006446, 11006453; NRC-2023-
0038]


Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC; Order Approving Indirect 
Transfer of Control of License

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Indirect transfer of license; order.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order 
approving the indirect transfer of several licenses for Westinghouse 
Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse). Westinghouse is the holder of 
special nuclear materials (SNM) license number SNM-1107, which 
authorizes the possession and use of SNM at the Columbia Fuel 
Fabrication Facility in Hopkins, South Carolina. Westinghouse is also 
the holder of several export licenses as noted in the Order. The Order 
approves the indirect transfer of control of these licenses resulting 
from the acquisition of Westinghouse's intermediate parent company, 
Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc., by Watt New Aggregator L.P., in which 
Brookfield Corporation will hold a controlling 51 percent interest and 
Cameco Corporation will hold the remaining 49 percent interest. The 
Order became effective upon issuance.

DATES: The Order was issued on May 15, 2023, and is effective until May 
15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0038 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0038. 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 Order and Safety Evaluation 
Report is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML23096A266.
     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 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Tobin, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-2328; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated: May 16, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shana R. Helton,
Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.

Attachment--Order Approving the Indirect Transfer of Control of 
Licenses

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC: EA-23-052; Docket 
Nos. 70-1151, 11004036, 11004358, 11004552, 11004736, 11004752, 
11004918, 11005030, 11005042, 11005057, 11005536, 11005908, 11006001, 
11006014, 11006040, 11006060, 11006085, 11006217, 11005472, 11006011, 
11006216, 11004990, 11005224, 11005639, 11005968, 11006233, 11006332, 
11006333, 11006334, 11006403, 11006430, 11006446, 11006453; License 
Nos. SNM-1107, XCOM1014, XCOM1047, XCOM1072, XCOM1093, XCOM1094, 
XCOM1102, XCOM1111, XCOM1113, XCOM1116, XCOM1170, XCOM1188, XCOM1219, 
XCOM1246, XCOM1249, XCOM1252, XCOM1255, XCOM1262, XCOM1298, XSNM3006, 
XSNM3163, XSNM3264, XSNM3461, XSNM3702, XSNM3769, XSNM3802, XSNM3803, 
XSNM3804, XSNM3820, XSNM3825, XSNM3829, XSNM3830, XR169, XR176, XR178

Order Approving the Indirect Transfer of Control of Licenses

I

    Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse), is the holder of 
materials license number SNM-1107, which authorizes the possession and 
use of special nuclear material (SNM) at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication 
Facility (CFFF) in Hopkins, South Carolina. Westinghouse is also the 
holder of export license numbers: XCOM-1014, XCOM-1047, XCOM-1072, 
XCOM-1093, XCOM-1094, XCOM-1102, XCOM-1111, XCOM-1113, XCOM-1116, XCOM-
1170, XCOM-1188, XCOM-1219, XCOM-1246, XCOM1249, XCOM-1252, XCOM-1255, 
XCOM-1262, XCOM-1298, XR-169, XR-176, XR-178, XSNM-3006, XSNM-3163, 
XSNM-3264, XSNM-3461, XSNM-3702, XSNM-3769, XSNM-3802, XSNM-3803, XSNM-
3804, XSNM-3820, XSNM-3825, XSNM-3829, and XSNM-3830.

II

    By letter dated December 20, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System [ADAMS] Accession Number ML22354A291), and 
supplemented by letters dated February 17, 2023 (ADAMS Accession 
Numbers ML23053A070 and ML23053A074), and February 27, 2023 (ADAMS 
Accession Number ML23058A448), (collectively, the Application), 
Westinghouse requested the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) 
consent to the indirect transfer of control of the licenses listed 
above. The Application describes the indirect transfer of control of 
Westinghouse from Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc. (WEC Holdings), one of 
Westinghouse's intermediate parent companies, to Watt New Aggregator 
L.P. (Watt), an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of 
the Cayman Islands, which is ultimately controlled by Brookfield 
Corporation (Brookfield), a Canadian company.
    Westinghouse is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of WEC 
Holdings. Upon closing of the transaction, Watt will acquire 100% of 
Westinghouse. Brookfield will indirectly hold a 51 percent interest in 
Watt and Watt GP

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Ltd., a Bermuda company limited by shares, which controls Watt as its 
general partner. The remaining 49 percent interest in Watt and Watt GP 
Ltd. will be held by Cameco Corporation.
    There will be no direct transfer of control involved with the 
transaction because Westinghouse will continue to be the licensee. 
There will also be no change in the management or technical personnel 
responsible for licensed activities. The current safety, security, and 
licensing organizations within Westinghouse will remain unchanged. 
Additionally, there are no planned changes in the operational 
organization, location, facilities, equipment, or procedures associated 
with the NRC licenses, and there will be no changes in Westinghouse 
operating procedures, emergency procedures, or decommissioning 
financial assurance. Because the licensee remains the same, there will 
be no physical transfer of any records concerning the safe and 
effective decommissioning of the facility, public dose, and waste 
disposal, and such records will remain with Westinghouse. No physical 
or operational changes affecting the Westinghouse sites and licensed 
activities were proposed in the Application.
    Westinghouse requested the NRC's consent to the indirect transfer 
of control, pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (the Act or AEA), and title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) section 70.36 and 110.50. A notice of receipt of 
the Application and opportunity to request a hearing and provide 
written comments was published in the Federal Register on February 16, 
2023 (88 FR 10146). The NRC did not receive any comments or requests 
for a hearing in response to the notice.
    Section 184 of the AEA provides that no NRC license shall be 
transferred, assigned, or in any manner disposed of, directly or 
indirectly, through transfer of control of any license to any person 
unless the Commission, after securing full information, finds that the 
transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the AEA, and gives its 
consent in writing. Pursuant to 10 CFR 70.36, no 10 CFR part 70 license 
shall be transferred, assigned, or in any manner disposed of, either 
voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, unless the NRC, 
after securing full information, finds that the transfer is in 
accordance with the provisions of the Act, and gives its consent in 
writing. After review of the information in the Application, and 
relying on the representations and agreements contained in the 
Application, the NRC staff has determined that Watt is qualified to 
hold the ownership interests previously held by WEC Holdings, and that 
the transfer of ownership and operating interests to Watt, described in 
the Application, is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of 
law and regulations. The NRC staff further finds that the requested 
transfer of control will not be inimical to the common defense and 
security or to the health and safety of the public. The findings set 
forth above are supported by the NRC's Safety Evaluation Report issued 
with this Order. These findings are subject to the conditions set forth 
below.

III

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161.b., 161.i., 183, and 184 of 
the Act; 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), 2233, and 2234; and 10 CFR 70.36, 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application regarding the indirect 
transfer of control over licenses listed above from WEC Holdings to 
Watt, is approved, subject to the following conditions:
    1. With respect to the licenses listed above, Westinghouse shall 
continue to abide by all commitments and representations it previously 
made. These include, but are not limited to, maintaining 
decommissioning records and financial assurance, conducting 
decontamination activities, and eventually decommissioning the site.
    2. The commitments/representations made in the Application 
regarding reporting relationships and authority over safety and 
security matters as well compliance with NRC requirements, shall be 
adhered to and may not be modified without the prior written consent 
from the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, or 
that person's designee.
    It is further ordered that Westinghouse, at least one (1) business 
day before all actions necessary to accomplish the indirect transfer of 
control are completed, shall so inform the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, in writing. Should the proposed 
indirect transfer not be completed within one year from the date of 
issuance of this Order, the Order shall become null and void; provided, 
however, upon timely written application and for good cause shown, such 
completion date may be extended by Order.
    This Order is effective upon issuance.
    For further details with respect to this Order, see the Application 
cited in section II above, and the Safety Evaluation Report supporting 
this action (ADAMS Accession Number ML23096A282), which are available 
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), 
located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01-F21, 11555 
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, and accessible, 
electronically, through the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room, on 
the internet, at the NRC website, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html . Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact 
the NRC PDR reference staff, by telephone, at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or via email, to [email protected].

    Dated and issued this 15th day of May, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-10722 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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