ML19228A129
| ML19228A129 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/26/2019 |
| From: | John Hickman Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Sauger J Energy Solutions, ZionSolutions |
| Hickman J | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19228A126 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-19-125, EPID L-2018-LLA-0217 | |
| Download: ML19228A129 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 26, 2019 EA-19-125 John Sauger Executive Vice President EnergySolutions, LLC 2701 Deborah Ave.
Zion, IL 60099
SUBJECT:
ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF THE LICENSES FROM ZIONSOLUTIONS, LLC TO EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC AND CONFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE AMENDMENTS (EPID L-2018-LLA-0217)
Dear Mr. Sauger:
By letter dated July 24, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
[ADAMS] Accession No. ML18211A303), as supplemented by letters dated January 21, 2019, and February 8, 2019 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML19028A175 and ML19043A673, respectively), ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS) and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon)
(collectively, the applicants) submitted an application, pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Section 50.80, Transfer of licenses, of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), requesting that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the direct transfer of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively (Zion), and the associated general license to the Zion ISFSI.
Specifically, the applicants requested that the NRC consent to the direct transfer of ZSs ownership interest in, and management authority of, Zion to Exelon. Exelon will assume all of ZSs authority, obligations, and commitments under the licenses and all NRC orders pertaining thereto. The applicants also requested approval of conforming amendments to the licenses pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 50.90, Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit. Notice of the application was published in the Federal Register (FR) on September 24, 2018 (83 FR 48343). The supplemental letters dated January 21, 2019, and February 8, 2019, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staffs no significant hazards consideration determination.
The NRC staff has completed its review of the Zion license transfer application. Enclosure 1 is the Order, which provides consent to the proposed license transfers, subject to the condition described therein, and approves the conforming license amendments. Enclosure 2 provides the conforming amendments for Zion, which will be issued and become effective at the time the transfer is consummated. Enclosure 3 provides the NRC staffs safety evaluation (SE) related to the preceding actions. The SE will be placed in the NRC public document room and added to the ADAMS Publicly Available Records System Library.
A copy of the Order has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs ADAMS. The ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Should you have any questions regarding this action, please contact me at 301-415-3017 or via e-mail at John.Hickman@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-295, 50-304, and 72-1037
Enclosures:
- 1. Order
- 3. Safety Evaluation cc w/enclosures:
Zion Service List
Package: ML19228A126 Letter: ML19228A129 Order: ML19228A130 Amendment: ML19228A127
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DATE 8 / 15 / 2019 8 / 16 / 2019 7 / 24 / 2019 8 / 23 / 2019 9 / 13 / 2019 OFFICE NMSS/DUWP/D OE Tech Editor NMSS/D NMSS/RDB/PM NAME BPham for PHolahan JPeralta*
CGoode JLubinski JHickman DATE 10 / 24 / 2019 10 / 29 / 2019 11 / 4 / 2019 11 / 26 / 2019 11 / 26 / 2019
Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Service List cc:
Ken Robuck Group President Disposal and Decommissioning EnergySolutions 299 South Main Street, Suite 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 John Sauger Executive VP & Chief Nuclear Officer Reactor D&D EnergySolutions 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Bruce Hinkley General Manager ZionSolutions, LLC 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Gerard van Noordennen VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Jerry Houff Decommissioning Plant Manager ZionSolutions, LLC 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Dan Shrum Senior VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Ste. 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Russ Workman General Counsel EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Alwyn C. Settles Section Head, Nuclear Facility Inspection Bureau of Nuclear Facility Safety Illinois Emergency Management Agency 1011 North St., PO Box 250 Mazon, IL 60444 Mayor of Zion Zion, IL 60099 Kelly F. Grahn Senior Health Physicist, Unit Supervisor Bureau of Radiation Safety, Environmental Management Illinois Emergency Management Agency 245 W Roosevelt Road, Building 8, Suite 55 West Chicago, IL 60185 William Mazzeno Manager Lake County Emergency Management Agency 1303 N. Milwaukee Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048-1308 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352 John E. Matthews Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Tom Rielly, Executive Principal Vista 360 649 Innsbruck Libertyville, IL 60048
Director Spent Fuel & Decommissioning Strategy Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 J. Bradley Fewell Associate General Counsel Exelon Corporation, LLC 4300 Winfield Rd.
Warrenville, IL 60555 Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555