ML24305A081
| ML24305A081 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vallecitos Nuclear Center |
| Issue date: | 11/27/2024 |
| From: | John Marshall Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs |
| To: | GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas |
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| Download: ML24305A081 (1) | |
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Enclosure 2. Amendment No. 22 to Facility License No. DPR-1
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-18 THE VALLECITOS BOILING WATER REACTOR AMENDMENT TO FACILITY LICENSE Amendment No. 22 License No. DPR-1 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC dated September 7, 2023, as supplemented on September 15, 2023, October 31, 2023, and March 25, 2024, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
2 2.
Accordingly, the license is amended as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment.
3.
This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of the date of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Jane E. Marshall, Director Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Attachment:
License Amendment No. 22, Facility License No. DPR-1, Docket No. 50-18 Date of issuance: November 27, 2024 Signed by Marshall, Jane on 11/27/24
LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 23 FACILITY LICENSE NO. DPR-1 DOCKET NO. 50-18 Replace the following pages of the Facility License No. DPR-1 with the attached revised pages.
The changed areas are identified by a marginal line.
Remove Insert License Page 3 License Page 3 License Page 4
DOCKET NO. 50-18 GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS, LLC FACILITY LICENSE FOR THE VALLECITOS BOILING WATER REACTOR License No. DPR-1 Amendment No. 22 This License is amended to read as follows:
1.
This License applies to the nuclear reactor designated by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, (GE-Hitachi) as the "Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (hereinafter referred to as the facility) which is owned by GE-Hitachi and located in its Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory at Alameda County, California, and for which Construction Permit No.
CPPR-3 was issued by the Commission on May 14, 1956.
2.
The Commission has found that:
a.
The application for amendment complies with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's regulations set forth in Title 10, Chapter 1, CFR; b.
The issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; c.
Prior public notice of proposed issuance of this amendment is not required since the amendment does not involve significant hazards considerations different from those previously evaluated; and d.
There is reasonable assurance that the reactor can be possessed at the designated location without endangering the health and safety of the public.
3.
Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses GE-Hitachi:
a.
Pursuant to Section 104b of the Act and Title 10, CFR, Chapter 1, Part 50, "Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," to possess, but not to operate, the facility in the condition described in the Final Report on Deactivation of Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor dated February 5, 1965.
b.
Pursuant to the Act and Title 10, CFR, Chapter 1, Part 30, "Licensing of Byproduct Material," to possess, but not to separate, such byproduct material as may be contained in the structural parts of the facility.
4.
Pursuant to the Act and Title 10, CFR, Chapter 1, Part 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," GE-Hitachi is exempted from the requirements of Section 20.203 (C)
(2) for a visible or audible control device in high radiation areas of the VBWR provided that an audible control device is maintained on the doors to the containment building.
5.
This License shall be deemed to contain and be subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
a.
GE-Hitachi shall not reactivate the facility without prior approval of the Commission.
b.
GE-Hitachi shall not dispose of the facility or the property occupied by the facility without prior approval of the Commission, except that GE-Hitachi may dispose of any component parts or devices from the VBWR facility in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 20.
c.
Records In addition to those required by applicable AEC regulations, including section 20.401 of 10 CFR 20, GE-Hitachi shall keep the following records:
(1)
Records of annual inspections of the deactivated facility, including the results of surveys of radioactivity levels.
(2)
Records showing radioactivity released or discharged into the air or water beyond the effective control of GE-Hitachi as measured at the point of such release or discharge.
d.
Reports In addition to those required by applicable AEC regulations, GE-Hitachi shall submit the following reports:
(1)
A report of any indication or occurrence of a possible unsafe condition relating to the facility or to the public. For each occurrence, GE-Hitachi shall promptly notify by telephone or telegraph the Director of the appropriate AEC Regional Compliance Office listed in appendix D of 10 CFR 20 and shall submit within 10 days a report in writing to the Director, Division of Reactor Licensing, with a copy to the Regional Compliance Office.
(2)
A report of the status of the deactivated facility, including the results of the surveys of radioactivity levels shall be submitted annually. The report shall be submitted no later than 180 days after each annual Inspection is completed.
e.
GE-Hitachi, as stated in the application dated September 7, 2023, as supplemented on September 15, 2023, October 31, 2023, and March 25, 2024, will abide by all commitments and representations previously made by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC with respect to the license. These include, but are not limited to, maintaining decommissioning records, implementing decontamination activities, and eventually decommissioning the facility.
f.
The Manager of the Vallecitos Nuclear Center, the Vice-President, Reactor Facility Safety and Security of GE-Hitachi, and the Manager of GE-Hitachi, shall be US citizens. These individuals shall have the responsibility and exclusive authority to ensure and shall ensure, that the business and activities of GE-Hitachi, with respect to this License, are at all times conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of the public health and safety and the common defense and security.
g.
The commitments/representations made in the application dated September 7, 2023, as supplemented on September 15, 2023, October 31, 2023, and March 25, 2024, regarding reporting relationships and authority over safety and security issues and compliance with NRC requirements shall be adhered to and not be modified without the prior written consent from the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, or designee.
h.
GE-Hitachi, shall cause to be transmitted to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards within 30 days of filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), any schedule 13D or 13G filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that discloses beneficial ownership of a registered class of any of its publicly traded parent companies' stock.
i.
Prior to completion of transfer of the license, GE-Hitachi, shall provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff satisfactory documentary evidence of a parent company guarantee or another method authorized by and meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75 for decommissioning funding assurance for the VBWR.
6.
GE-Hitachi shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved License Termination Plan, submitted by letter dated September 15, 2023, as supplemented by letter dated March 25, 2024, as approved in License Amendment No. 22, subject to and as amended by the following stipulations.
GE-Hitachi may make changes to the LTP without prior approval provided the proposed changes do not meet any of the following criteria:
(a) requires Commission approval pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59, (b) results in significant environmental impacts not previously reviewed, (c) detracts or negates the reasonable assurance that adequate funds will be available for decommissioning.
4 7.
This License is effective as of its date of issuance and shall expire on May 14, 1996.1 1 In a letter from Michael T. Masnik (NRC) to G. L. Stimmel (GE VNC Site Manager) dated November 3, 1997, the NRC quoted 10 CFR 50.51(b), stating that "Each License for a facility that has permanently ceased operations, continues in effect beyond the expiration date to authorize ownership and possession of the production or utilization facility, until the Commission notifies the licensee in writing that the License is terminated." They further stated that "your decommissioning schedule will determine the expiration date for your [possess only reactor]
Licenses."