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MONTHYEARML24032A1082024-02-0101 February 2024 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML23345A1222023-12-21021 December 2023 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Direct Transfer of Control of Vallecitos Nuclear Center Licenses and Conforming License Amendments ML23338A1312023-12-0404 December 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, Additional Information to Geha and GNF-A Application for Order Consenting to Indirect Transfer of Control (Reference 1) ML23334A2222023-11-30030 November 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - NRC Notice Before Actions Necessary to Accomplish the Indirect Transfers of Control Are Completed ML23283A3292023-11-30030 November 2023 NRC Issuance of Order Consenting to Indirect Transfer of Control of Ge/Geha/Gnfa Licenses ML23279A1322023-11-13013 November 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Getr Decommissioning Plan (License Number TR-1, Docket Number 50-70) ML23310A1132023-11-0909 November 2023 FRN-Notice of Consideration of Approval of Direct Transfer of Control of Vallecitos Nuclear Center Licenses Conforming License Amendments Opportunity for a Hearing Transmittal Letter ML23305A0522023-11-0101 November 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Additional Supplemental Information - Revised Exhibit H ML23275A1742023-10-26026 October 2023 Acceptance Review of Application for Consent to Direct Transfer of Control of Vallecitos Nuclear Center Licenses and Conforming License Amendments ML23292A3362023-10-19019 October 2023 Northstar Vallecitos, LLC, Supplemental Information - Financial Qualifications ML23276B3952023-10-13013 October 2023 the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Assessment of Ge/Geha/Gnfa Reponses to Acceptance Observations Application for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consent to Indirect Transfer of Licenses ML23269A1062023-09-26026 September 2023 GEH Description of Process for Decommissioning the Vallecitos Nuclear Center (Vnc) Shutdown Reactors - Getr Decommissioning Plan ML23261A5922023-09-15015 September 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, License Termination Plan for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor License DPR-1 ML23257A2492023-09-14014 September 2023 Cultural Resources Report ML23248A2322023-09-0505 September 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - Supplemental Information - Proposed Conforming Amendments & License Conditions ML23244A2472023-09-0101 September 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC and Northstar Vallecitos, LLC, Application for Consent to Direct Transfers of Control of Licenses and Related Conforming License Amendments ML23230A3932023-08-18018 August 2023 GEH - SNM-960 Triennial Update - Facility Decommissioning Funding Plan (DFP) NRC Request for Additional Review ML23229A5122023-08-17017 August 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, Response to NRC Staff Observations Enclosed with NRC Acceptance Letter (Reference 2) Related to GE, Geha and GNF-A Application (Reference 1) ML23191A8592023-07-27027 July 2023 Acceptance Letter GE GNFA and Geha Application for NRC Consent to Indirect Transfer of Licenses ML23199A1652023-07-25025 July 2023 Letter Renewal of GE Hitachi SNM License Revision No 13 ML23177A0892023-06-26026 June 2023 Geha and GNF-A Application for Indirect Transfer of Control - Revision 2 ML23171A9762023-06-20020 June 2023 Geha and GNF-A Application for Indirect Transfer of Control - Revision 1 ML23156A2612023-06-16016 June 2023 Notification of Detailed Review of Decommissioning Funding Plan, Revision 5, for the Vallecitos Nuclear Center ML23152A1162023-05-30030 May 2023 Application for Order Consenting to Indirect Transfer of Control with Respect to Reactor Licenses, Materials Licenses, and Export Licenses, and Notification Regarding Other Approvals ML23150A0962023-05-30030 May 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Center (Vnc) Organization Change IR 05000018/20230012023-05-0505 May 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - NRC Inspection Report 05000018/2023001, 05000070/2023001, and 05000183/2023001 ML23123A0752023-04-12012 April 2023 Response to NRC Request for Inspection Documents ML23104A4172023-03-31031 March 2023 GNF-AGEH Financial Assurance of Decommissioning Funds - Surety Bond Riders Cover Letter and Affidavit ML23090A1802023-03-31031 March 2023 GEH - Financial Assurance Status Reports ML23083B3402023-03-24024 March 2023 GEH Annual Shutdown Reactor Reports for the Year 2022 ML23061A0332023-03-0202 March 2023 Submittal of Vallecitos Nuclear Center (Vnc) Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance Programs 2022 Annual Report ML22361A1022023-02-24024 February 2023 Reactor Decommissioning Branch Project Management Changes for Some Decommissioning Facilities and Establishment of Backup Project Manager for All Decommissioning Facilities ML23054A3332023-02-23023 February 2023 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML23031A0772023-02-22022 February 2023 Letter Transmittal of Amendment 3 of SNM-960 ML23018A2832023-01-19019 January 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC Response to NRC Inspection Report 050-00018/2022-002; 050-00070/2022-002; 050-00183/2022-002 and Notice of Violation ML22350A0532022-12-16016 December 2022 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, SNM-960 Amended License Renewal Application ML22339A1742022-12-13013 December 2022 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy NRC Inspection Report 05000018/2022002 05000070/2022002 and 05000183/2022002 IR 05000018/20220022022-12-13013 December 2022 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy NRC Inspection Report 05000018/2022002 05000070/2022002 and 05000183/2022002 ML22335A5262022-12-0101 December 2022 (Vnc) Organization Change ML22326A3522022-11-22022 November 2022 Limited Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Update ML22300A2102022-10-27027 October 2022 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, Nuclear Center (Vnc) Submittal of Radiological Emergency Plan (REP) Revision 2 ML22265A0442022-09-26026 September 2022 GE Hitachi Vallecitos Nuclear Center, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission'S Analysis of GE Hitachi'S Decommissioning Funding Status Reports for the Shutdown Power Reactors Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (License No. DPR-1, Docket No. 50-18 2024-02-01
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GEHitachiNuclearEnergy
David J. Heckman Regulatory Affairs and Licensing
Lead 6705 Vallecitos Road M220017 Sunol, CA 94586 USA January 27, 2022 T (925) 918-6116 David.Heckman1@ge.com
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington D. C. 20555-001
Subject:
GEH Vallecitos Nuclear Center (VNC) Notification to Discontinue Adherence to NRC Order EA-06-155
References:
- 1) NRC Order EA-06-155, Issuance of Order Imposing Fingerprinting and Criminal History Check Requirements for Access to Safeguards Information, Issued 8/21/2006 (ML061370106)
- 2) VNC California Agreement State Byproduct Material License CA 0017-01, Docket 030-36792
- 3) VNC NRC License SNM-960, Docket 070-00754
- 4) VNC NRC License SNM-1270, Docket 070-01220
- 5) VNC NRC License R-33, GEH Nuclear Test Reactor, Docket 050-00073
- 6) Letter, David W. Turner (GEH) to Ernesto Quinones (NRC), EA-06-155 for License CA 0017-01, Docket 030-36792, 9/8/2006
- 7) NRC Letter, Rescission of USNRCs Issued Security Orders for Compensatory Measures, Additional Security Measures, and Increased Controls, 4/10/2014 (ML14073A493)
- 8) NRC Confirmatory Order EA-14-144 to GEH VNC for NRC license SNM-960, 4/22/2015 (ML14269A172)
- 9) NRC Letter, Rescission of USNRCs Issued Security Orders for Compensatory Measures, Additional Security Measures, 4/21/2016 (ML16053A395)
- 10) GEH Letter, Request to Withdraw Commitment Letter to NRC Order EA-06-155, 10/20/2021 (ML21293A154)
- 11) MSTeams call between M. Takacs (NRR) and D. Heckman (GEH),
1/18/2022
- 12) MSTeams call between D. Hardesty (NRR) and D. Heckman (GEH),
1/25/2022
- 13) Email from O. Siurano-Perez (NMSS) and D. Heckman (GEH, 1/24/2022
M220017 U.S. NRC January 27, 2022 Page 2 of 3 GEH intends to withdraw commitments made in 2006 letter (Ref 6) and to discontinue adherence to rescinded NRC Order EA-06-155.
On August 21, 2006, the NRC issued Order EA-06-155 (Ref 1) against the GEH VNC California Agreement State byproduct material license, CA 0017-01 (Ref 2).
On September 8, 2006, GEH responded in a letter (Ref 6), and in that letter made voluntary commitments that applied requirements contained in Order EA-06-155 to site NRC licenses R-33, SNM-960, and SNM-1270 (Refs 3, 4, & 5).
On 4/10/2014, Order EA-06-155 (Ref 7) was rescinded, contingent on full implementation of 10 CFR 37 by the Agreement State.
On 4/22/2015, the NRC issued Order EA-14-144 (Ref 8) for storage of SNM under license SNM-960 at the VNC. This Order contains a requirement that GEH protect SGI associated with SNM in storage according to applicable regulations and according to NRC Order EA-06-155.
On 4/21/2016 (Ref 9), the NRC fully rescinded NRC Order EA-06-155, superseded by and coinciding with the full implementation of 10 CFR 37 by the State of California.
As a result of these actions, VNC licenses R-33, SNM-960, and SNM-1270 are ambiguously committed to requirements of rescinded Order EA-06-155, to which GEH has remained in adherence due to its inclusion in Order EA-14-144.
On 10/20/2021, GEH submitted a request to withdraw the 2006 letter (Ref 10); however, in subsequent discussions with the NRR and NMSS (Refs 11, 12, and 13), the NRC conveyed that the commitments made in that letter were never acknowledged by the NRC, that there was no need to withdrawal the letter, and that the NRC simply needs a letter from GEH stating that they are discontinuing adhering to the rescinded Order EA-06-155 along with a position statement for doing so.
Therefore, GEH is notifying the NRC that we are discontinuing adherence to rescinded Order EA-06-155 albeit its inclusion by reference in Order EA-14-144 for the following reasons:
- 1. Order EA-06-155 was fully rescinded in 2016 and superseded by 10 CFR 37.
- 2. Order EA-06-155 was issued specifically to byproduct material licensees and was never germane to the Vallecitos SNM-960 license.
- 3. Order EA-06-155 was issued to addressed protection of safeguard information modified handling (SGI-M) related to 10 CFR 37 Category 1 and 2 quantities, while SNM (in specified quantities) is subject to the SGI protection requirements of 10 CFR 73.21 and § 73.22.
- 4. Byproduct material at Vallecitos in Part 37 Category 1 and 2 quantities are controlled under the State of California byproduct material license CA 0017-01 and control of related information is pursuant to § 37.31.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (925) 918 6116.
M220017 U.S. NRC January 27, 2022 Page 3 of 3 Sincerely, Digitally signed by David David Heckman Date: 2022.01.26 Heckman 08:26:07 -07'00' David Heckman, VNC Licensing Lead Vallecitos Nuclear Center cc: NRC Region IV Administrator J. D. Parrott, NRC/DUWP/RDB O. S. Siurano-Perez, NMSS/DFM/FFLB D. A. Hardesty, NRR/DANU/UNPL E. L. Quinones, NMSS/MSST/SMPB DJH 22-002