ML26036A259
| ML26036A259 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  (DPR-049) |
| Issue date: | 02/05/2026 |
| From: | Ballard B Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Jennifer Davis, Murrell R, Valdez M NextEra Energy Duane Arnold |
| Wall S | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLM-0006 | |
| Download: ML26036A259 (0) | |
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1 Brent Ballard From:
Brent Ballard Sent:
Thursday, February 5, 2026 11:32 AM To:
Murrell, Robert; Davis, James; Maribel.Valdez@fpl.com Cc:
Subject:
Duane Arnold Energy Center - Final Request for Addiitonal Information for License Transfer Request (EPID L-2025-LLM-0006)
Attachments:
DAEC - FINAL RAI for License Transfer (L-2025-LLM-0006).docx Good morning, By leer dated November 25, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25330A015), NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NEDA), acng on behalf of Central Iowa Power Cooperave (CIPCO),
Corn Belt Power Cooperave (Corn Belt), and itself, submied an applicaon for an order approving the transfer of the license and conforming amendment regarding the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) and its associated independent spent fuel storage installaon (ISFSI). Speci"cally, NEDA is requesng that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the consolidaon of all outstanding ownership interests in the DAEC and its generally licensed ISFSI in NEDA by transferring CIPCOs 20% ownership interest in DAEC, and Corn Belts 10% ownership interest in DAEC, to NEDA.
The NRC sta has determined that addional informaon is needed to complete its review. Aached is NRC stas request for addional informaon (RAI).
A clari"caon call was on February 4, 2026, with NEDA. Following the call, minor changes were made to Queson 1 for clarity. As discussed during the clari"caon call, the NRC sta is requesng a response to the RAI within 30 days of the date of this email, which is March 6, 2026. Please let me know if you have any quesons.
Thank you, Brent Brent Ballard Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-0680
1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION DIRECT LICENSE TRANSFER AS PART OF RESTART EFFORT NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD, LLC DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER DOCKET NO. 05000331, 07200032 ISSUE DATE: 02/05/2026
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Background===
By letter dated November 25, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25330A015), NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NEDA), acting on behalf of Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO), Corn Belt Power Cooperative (Corn Belt), and itself, submitted an application for an order approving the transfer of the license and conforming amendment regarding the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) and its associated independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI). Specifically, NEDA is requesting that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the consolidation of all outstanding ownership interests in the DAEC and its generally licensed ISFSI in NEDA by transferring CIPCOs 20% ownership interest in DAEC, and Corn Belts 10% ownership interest in DAEC, to NEDA. The NRC staff has reviewed the application and determined additional information is needed to complete its review.
Regulatory Basis The regulations at 10 CFR 50.80 b(1) state applications for transfer of a 10 CFR part 50 license shall include as much of the information described in §§ 50.33 and 50.34 of this part with respect to the identity and technical and financial qualifications of the proposed transferee as would be required by those sections if the application were for an initial license. The regulations at 10 CFR 50.33 d(3) states, contents of applications: general information, if applicant is a corporation or an unincorporated association, state: (i) The state where it is incorporated or organized and the principal location where it does business; (ii) The names, addresses and citizenship of its directors and of its principal officers; (iii) Whether it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or foreign government, and if so, give details.
The regulations at 10 CFR 72.50 have a similar requirement for transfer of a 10 CFR part 72 license.
Question 1 Foreign Ownership, Control, or Domination: in addition to the statement that "the transfer will not result in any impermissible foreign ownership, control and domination", per 10 CFR 50.80 b(1),
as indicated in 10 CFR 50.33 d(3), contents of applications: general information, if applicant is a corporation or an unincorporated association, state: (i) The state where it is incorporated or organized and the principal location where it does business; (ii) The names, addresses and citizenship of its directors and of its principal officers; (iii) Whether it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or foreign government, and if so, give details.
Please provide the following information:
- 1. Names of the directors and principal officers of NextEra Energy Duane Arnold (NEDA) and names of board members for NextEra Energy, Inc., or its subsidiaries, that exercise control over the operation of the DAEC (if any),
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- 2. Address (can be corporate address) for each named individual, and
- 3. Citizenship for each named individual.
Additionally, please provide a statement similar to the following, revised as appropriate to be applicable to NEDA:
NEDA is a privately held corporation/publicly traded company owned by domestic entities/general stockholders that are in turn controlled by a U.S. citizen. NEDA is led by its Chief Executive Officer, a U.S. citizen, and management of the company is vested in the NEDA executive leadership team, including the Executive Committee members listed in supplemental to the application.. All the members of the NextEra Executive Committee are U.S. citizens.
All the managers and principal officers of the intermediate subsidiary (if this is needed), NEDA are U.S. citizens. All the principal officers of NEDA who have direct responsibility for NRC-regulated activities are U.S. citizens. And all the principal officers of NEDA are U.S. citizens.