ML23310A113

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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
ML23310A113
Person / Time
Site: Vallecitos Nuclear Center, 07000754, Vallecitos
Issue date: 11/09/2023
From: William Allen
Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To: Michelle Catts
GEHA Regulatory Affairs
References
EPID L-2023-LLO-0002
Download: ML23310A113 (1)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 8, 2023 Michelle P. Catts, Senior Vice President GEHA Regulatory Affairs 3901 Castle Hayne Road, P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF DIRECT TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF VALLECITOS NUCLEAR CENTER LICENSES AND CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENTS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING (EPID L-2023-LLO-0002)

Dear Michelle P. Catts:

This letter is to inform you that on November 8, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a Notice of Consideration of Approval of Direct Transfer of Control of Licenses and Conforming Amendments and Opportunity for a Hearing (88 FR 77113) in the Federal Register related to your joint application with NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC. Specifically, on September 1, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS]

Accession No. ML23244A247), as supplemented September 5, 2023, October 20, 2023, and November 1, 2023 (ML23248A232, ML23292A336 and ML23305A052, respectively) GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEHA) and NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC submitted a request for the direct transfers of control of GEHAs Vallecitos Nuclear Center (VNC) NRC licenses in Sunol, CA.

Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.80,Transfer of licenses, and 70.36, Inalienability of licenses, the application seeks NRC approval of the transfer of control of Possession Only License No. DPR-1 for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor at VCN in Sunol, California; Possession Only License No. TR-1 for the General Electric Test Reactor at VCN; Facility Operating License No. R-33 for the Nuclear Test Reactor at VCN; and Possession Only License No. DR-10 for the Empire State Atomic Development Associates (ESADA) Vallecitos Experimental Superheat Reactor at VCN, respectively as well as Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-960 for the activities at the VCN. The Federal Register Notice is published after the acceptance of the application (ML23275A174) for detailed technical review.

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, 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 the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

M. Catts If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-6877 or via e-mail at william.allen@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Allen, William on 11/08/23 Chris Allen, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-18, 50-70, 50-73, 50-183 and 70-754 License Nos. DPR-1, TR-I, R-33, DR-10 and SNM-960 EPID No. L-2023-LLO-0002 cc: J. Parrott, NMSS GEVallecitos Listserv GovDelivery subscribers for Docket 50-073

ML23310A113; Ltr ML23310A113 OFFICE NMSS/DUWP/RDB NMSS/DUWP/RDB NMSS/DFM/STLB NAME SAnderson SA JParrott JP WAllen WA DATE Nov 7, 2023 Nov 6, 2023 Nov 8, 2023