ML21257A068

Request for Additional Information Regarding Application for Order Approving Transfer of Control of Kewaunee Power Station License and Conforming License Amendments

ML21257A068
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	09/30/2021
From:	Bruce Watson Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To:	Sly C Dominion Energy Services
Karl Sturzebecher, 301-415-8534
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ML21257A062	List: ML21257A068 ML21257A069
References
EPID L-2021-LLO-0002
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September 30, 2021 Mr. Craig D. Sly Manager - Nuclear Fleet Licensing Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Dominion Energy Services, Inc.

5000 Dominion Blvd Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT:

DOMINION ENERGY KEWAUNEE, INC. - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF KEWAUNEE POWER STATION LICENSE AND CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT (EPID L-2021-LLO-0002)

Dear Mr. Sly:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the application filed by Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (the licensee) and EnergySolutions, LLC (EnergySolutions) on May 10, 2021, as supplemented by letter dated May 13, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession Nos. ML21131A141 and ML21145A083, respectively), which seeks NRC approval of the indirect transfer of control of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-43 for Kewaunee Power Station (Kewaunee) and the general license for the Kewaunee independent spent fuel storage installation from Dominion Nuclear Projects, Inc. (Dominion), the parent entity of the licensee, to EnergySolutions. This review identified that additional information is needed for the staff to complete its technical review of the application, as described in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI).

As discussed by telephone call with you on September 16, 2021, provide a response to the RAI or a written request for additional time to respond, including the proposed response date and a brief description of the reason, by 30 days from the date of this letter. Pending the acceptability of your response to the RAI, the NRC staff anticipates completing its technical review as per the schedule in the acceptance letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML21218A141). This date could change depending on the findings of the staffs technical review, urgent assignments, or other factors. The staff will promptly communicate to you any significant changes to this schedule.

The response to the RAI must be submitted in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.4, Written communications, and, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.30(b), Oath or affirmation, be executed in a signed original document under oath or affirmation. Information included in the response that you consider sensitive or proprietary, and seek to have withheld from public disclosure, must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, 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. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

C. Sly If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me or Mr. Karl Sturzebecher by telephone at 301-415-8534, or via email to Karl.Sturzebecher@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Watson, Bruce on 09/30/21 Bruce A. Watson, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-305, 72-64

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc:

Via Listserv Daniel G. Stoddard President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

5000 Dominion Blvd Glen Allen, VA 23060 daniel.g.stoddard@dominionenergy.com William S. Blair General Counsel Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

120 Tredegar St.

Richmond, VA 23219 william.s.blair@dominionenergy.com Paul M. Bessette Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-2541 paul.bessette@morganlewis.com Kenneth W. Robuck President and Chief Executive Officer EnergySolutions, LLC 121 West Trade Street, Suite 2700 Charlotte, NC 28202 kwrobuck@energysolutions.com

C. Sly Russell G. Workman General Counsel Secretary EnergySolutions, LLC 299 South Main Street, Suite 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 rgworkman@energysolutions.com Daniel F. Stenger Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 13th St NW Washington, DC 20004 daniel.stenger@hoganlovells.com Gerard P. Van Noordennen Senior Vice President Regulator Affairs EnergySolutions, LLC 121 West Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 gpvannoordennen@energysolutions.com

ML21257A062; Ltr ML21257A068 *via email OFFICE NMSS/FCSE/FFLB NMSS/DUWP/RDB NAME KSturzebecher KS BWatson BW DATE 09/15/2021 09/23/2021 OFFICE OGC/GCHA/AGCOR/NLO NMSS/DUWP/RDB NAME JWachutka* JW BWatson BW DATE 09/29/2021 09/30/2021