[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 160 (Thursday, August 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53902-53903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16929]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 30-39013, 30-38619, 50-305, 50-320, 72-64, 72-80, 11005620
and 11005897; NRC-2026-2707]
EnergySolutions, LLC and Bridgepoint Group, PLC; Approval of
Transfer of Licenses
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Order; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order
approving the indirect transfer of control of Radioactive Materials
License No. 39-35044-01, License Nos. DPR-43, DPR-73, and Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation general license No. 40, as well as
Export Licenses XW010 and XW018 from EnergySolutions, LLC to ECP VI,
LLC and its ultimate parent, Bridgepoint Group, PLC. The indirect
transfer reflects an upstream change in ownership of the holding
company of Energy Solutions.
DATES: The order was issued on August 12, 2026, and was effective upon
issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-2707 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-2026-2707. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) 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 ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. The application for the indirect transfer
order is available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML26117A088 and
ML26210A266. The order approving the indirect transfer of licenses is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML26210A367.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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: Chris Allen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6877, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
Dated: August 17, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Candace Spore,
Acting Director, Division of Decommissioning, Closure, Analysis, and
Financial Oversight, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Attachment--Order Approving the Direct Transfer of License
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of Energy Solutions, LLC, Kewaunee Power Station 305,
Three Mile Island, Unit 2, EAF-NMSS-2026-0068; Docket Nos.: 30-
39013, 30-38619, 50-320, 72-64, 72-80, 11005620 and 11005897,
License Nos.: 39-35044-01, DPR-43, DPR-73, SFGL 40, XW010 and XW018
Order Approving Transfer of Licenses
I.
EnergySolutions, LLC (EnergySolutions) is the holder of
Radioactive Materials License No. 39-35044-01. Kewaunee Solutions,
Inc. is the holder of License No. DPR-43 and the associated
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) general license
No. 40. TMI-2 Solutions, LLC is the holder of License No. DPR-73.
EnergySolutions Services, Inc. is the holder of Export Licenses
XW010 and XW018. Radioactive Materials License No. 39-35044-01
allows EnergySolutions to provide support for a variety of possible
work scope activities. License No. DPR-43 and ISFSI general license
No. 40 authorizes Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. to carry out
decommissioning activities and to possess the spent nuclear fuel
stored at Kewaunee Power Station (Kewaunee). License No. DPR-73
authorizes TMI-2 Solutions, LLC to carry out decommissioning
activities at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (TMI-2),
including activities associated with a general licensed ISFSI
currently under construction. Export License XW010 authorizes
EnergySolutions Services, Inc. to return radioactive materials to
Canada, and Export License XW018 authorizes EnergySolutions
Services, Inc. to return radioactive materials to Germany.
II.
By application dated April 24, 2026 (Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML26117A088), as
supplemented on July 29, 2026 (ADAMS Accession No. ML26210A266),
EnergySolutions requested on behalf of itself, its wholly owned
subsidiaries as well as ECP VI, LLC (``ECP'') and its ultimate
parent, Bridgepoint Group, PLC (``Bridgepoint'') (collectively, the
Applicants) that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
consent to the indirect transfer of control of Radioactive Materials
License No. 39-35044-01, License No. DPR-43, ISFSI general license
No. 40 and, License No. DPR-73 as well as Export Licenses XW010 and
XW018 (collectively, the licenses). Specifically, the Applicants
requested that the NRC consent to the indirect transfer of control
of the Radioactive materials license, NRC reactor licenses, ISFSI
general license and export licenses held by EnergySolutions, LLC;
Kewaunee Solutions, Inc.; TMI-2 Solutions, LLC; and EnergySolutions
Services, Inc (collectively, the Licensees).
This license transfer application was submitted to the NRC for
approval under Section 184, ``Inalienability of Licenses,'' of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.34, ``Terms and conditions
of licenses'' 50.80, ``Transfer of licenses'', 72.50, ``Transfer of
licenses,'' and 10 CFR 110.50, ``Terms.'' Notice of the receipt of
the license transfer application and opportunity to comment, request
a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene was published in the
Federal Register on June 6, 2026 (91 FR 36169). The supplemental
letter,
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listed above, contained clarifying information and did not expand
the license transfer application beyond the scope of the original
notice.
By implementing this indirect license transfer, the Applicants
seek to maintain private equity investment in EnergySolutions'
decommissioning, waste management and nuclear services business by
investment managers with considerable experience in this sector as
well as to help grow EnergySolutions' business through the
investment experience of Bridgeport Group, PLC. This indirect
transfer of control will have no material impact on the Licensees
and the activities conducted under the Licenses. The Licensees will
maintain responsibility for all licensed activities at the
facilities, including the responsibility to complete decommissioning
and carry out spent nuclear fuel management in accordance with NRC
regulations. This indirect transfer of control will not affect the
organizations or operations of the Licensees, nor will it have any
material impact on their existing technical and financial
qualifications as discussed below.
The NRC received two public comments on the license transfer
application. The staff reviewed the comments and determined that
neither of them contained information that was within the scope of
this action. They are referenced in the NRC staff's safety
evaluation of the license transfer application.
Under 10 CFR 30.34, no license issued or granted pursuant to the
regulations in this part, nor any right under a license shall be
transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of
any license to any person, unless the Commission shall, after
securing full information, find that the transfer is in accordance
with the provisions of the Act and shall give its consent in
writing. Under 10 CFR 50.80, no license for a production or
utilization facility, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through
transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the
Commission gives its consent in writing. Under 10 CFR 72.50, no
license or any part included in a license for an ISFSI shall be
transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or
indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any
person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Under 10
CFR 110.50, a specific license may be transferred, disposed of or
assigned to another person only with the approval of the Commission.
Upon review of the information in the application, as
supplemented, and other information before the NRC, and relying on
the representations contained in the application, the NRC staff has
determined that Bridgepoint Group, PLC is qualified to indirectly
hold the NRC licenses, to the extent described in the application,
and that the indirect transfers of the licenses are otherwise
consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto. The NRC staff has
also determined that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the
health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation
in the proposed manner, (2) there is reasonable assurance that such
activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's
regulations, and (3) the transfers 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 an NRC staff
safety evaluation dated the same date as this order, which is
available at ADAMS Accession No. ML26210A366.
III.
Accordingly, under Sections 161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the
AEA; 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o), and 2234; and 10 CFR
30.34, 10 CFR 50.80, 10 CFR 72.50 and 10 CFR 110.50, it is hereby
ordered that the application for the indirect transfer of the
licenses from EnergySolutions to Bridgepoint Group, PLC, as
described herein, is approved.
It is further ordered that the Applicants shall, at least 2
business days before the planned closing of the indirect license
transfer transaction, inform the Director of NMSS in writing of the
planned closing date. Should the proposed transfer not be completed
within 1 year of this Order's date of issuance, this Order shall
become null and void; provided, however, that upon written
application and for good cause shown, such date may be extended by
order. The condition of this Order may be amended upon application
by the Applicants and approval by the NRC.
This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this Order, see the license
transfer application dated April 24, 2026, and the associated NRC
staff safety evaluation dated August 12, 2026, which are available
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available documents are accessible
electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who encounter problems
with ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone
at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or by email to
[email protected].
Dated: August 12, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
/RA/
Jane Marshall,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Closure, Analysis, and
Financial Oversight Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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