ML25203A312
| ML25203A312 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/2025 |
| From: | Sherwin Turk NRC/OGC |
| To: | Gary Arnold, Michael Gibson, Miller A Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 57416, 50-255-LA-4, ASLBP 25-988-01-LA-BD01, EPID L-2023-LLA-0174 | |
| Download: ML25203A312 (0) | |
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July 22, 2025 Administrative Judge Michael M. Gibson, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Arielle J. Miller Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of HOLTEC PALISADES, LLC (Palisades Nuclear Plant)
Docket No. 50-255-LA-4; ASLBP No. 25-988-01-LA-BD01
Dear Administrative Judges:
Although not directly related to the matters pending before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) in this proceeding, the NRC Staff wishes to notify the Board and participants that on July 17, 2025, the Staff transmitted to the Commission a Notification of Significant Licensing Action (NSLA) stating that, on or about July 24, 2025, the Staff intends to issue a final no significant hazards consideration determination and license amendment approving changes to the operating license and technical specifications to support the reauthorization of power operations at Palisades Nuclear Plant.
The NSLA further states that, concurrently with the issuance of the referenced license amendment, the Staff intends to issue its approval of a license transfer application, exemption request, and three license amendment requests related to the reauthorization of power operations at Palisades Nuclear Plant. In addition, the NSLA notes that the exemption and license amendments are conditioned such that the plant cannot return to operational status and would not be authorized to receive or load fuel, earlier than August 25, 2025, in line with the licensees July 1, 2025, Notification of Readiness for Transition to Power Operations Licensing Basis letter (ML25182A066).
Judge Gibson July 22, 2025 Judge Arnold Judge Miller A copy of the NSLA is enclosed herewith. The NRC Staff has transmitted a copy of the enclosed NSLA to the Board and participants in the OLA-3 proceeding. The NSLA is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML25188A013.
Sincerely,
/Signed (electronically) by/
Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for the NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O14-A44 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 287-9194 E-mail: Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov
Judge Gibson July 22, 2025 Judge Arnold Judge Miller UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of HOLTEC PALISADES, LLC (Palisades Nuclear Plant)
Docket No. 50-255-LA-4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305, I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LETTER FROM SHERWIN E. TURK TO THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD, dated July 22, 2025, together with the enclosed NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT LICENSING ACTION, have been filed through the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, in the above-captioned proceeding, this 22nd day of July 2025.
/Signed (electronically) by/
Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for the NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O14-A44 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 287-9194 E-mail: Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 22nd day of July 2025