Three Mile Island Unit-2 Proposes to Transfer License to 'Foreign Passive Investors'; Intervention to be Filed, (1/28/22)

Letter enclosing Federal Register Notice on Consideration of the Application for 
Approval of Indirect Transfer of Licenses held by EnergySolutions, LLC
Posted to FRN on 1/21/2022
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/21/2022-01175/zion-nuclear-power-station-units-1-and-2-three-mile-island-nuclear-station-unit-2-la-crosse-boiling

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received 

and is considering approval of a license transfer application 

filed by Energy Solutions, LLC (EnergySolutions ) on 

December 7, 2021. The application seeks NRC approval 

of the indirect transfer of Facility Operating License 

Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for Zion Nuclear Power 

Station (Zion), Units 1 and 2, respectively, and the 

general license for the Zion independent spent fuel 

storage installation (ISFSI); Possession Only License 

No. DPR-73 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,

Unit 2 (TMI-2); Possession Only License No. DPR-45 

for La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (La Crosse) and 

the general license for the La Crosse ISFSI; Radioactive 

Materials License No. 39-35044-01; and Export 

Licenses XW010/04 and XW018/01 from the 

current principal shareholders of the Energy 

Solutions parent company Rockwell Holdco, 

Inc. (Rockwell) and other investors to a 

majority ownership by TriArtisan ES Partners, 

LLC  (TriArtisan). The application contains 

sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information 

(SUNSI).

TMI-2 Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary 

of EnergySolutions, which in turn is a privately held 

company whose shares are directly owned by Rockwell 

Holdco, Inc. (''Rockwell").

Rockwell is 57% owned primarily by a number of

 affiliated passive investment funds controlled by Energy 

Capital Partners GP II, LP (the "Controlling Partner"): 

(i) Energy Capital Partners II, LP; (ii) Energy Capital 

Partners II-A, LP; (iii) Energy Capital Partners II-B, LP;

 (iv) Energy Capital Partners II-C (Direct IP), LP; and (v) 

Energy Capital Partners I-D, LP (collectively, the ''ECP II 

Partnerships")...Approximately 37% of the equity in all 

of the ECP II Partnerships is held by Foreign Passive

 Investors. Approximately 28% of the equity in the

 TriArtisan Entities is held by Foreign Passive

 Investors (Application, p. 4) Foreign trustees 

“can make foreign investments, including investments

 to be maintained abroad; provided, however, that such 

authority is limited to those foreign jurisdictions in which

the Trustee has selected a foreign custodian in accordance 

with Section 4.6 - hereof.”

NRC Issues Confirmatory Order, $50,000 Civil Penalty to HDI Over Security-Related Violations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release

No: I-22-002 January 26, 2022

CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330

Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331

NRC Issues Confirmatory Order, $50,000 Civil Penalty to HDI Over Security-Related Violations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a confirmatory order to Holtec Decommissioning International LLC following an Alternative Dispute Resolution mediation session regarding security-related violations at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant.

HDI has agreed on a series of corrective actions that the NRC will confirm during upcoming inspections at the Lacey Township (Ocean County), New Jersey, plant. Following completion of the corrective actions, the NRC will issue a civil penalty of $50,000 for the violations, which is a reduction from the base civil penalty of $150,000.

“This agreement will result in a number of significant actions that can be expected to improve the security programs not only at Oyster Creek but also at the other nuclear plants being decommissioned by HDI,” said NRC Region I Deputy Administrator Raymond Lorson.

The corrective actions are intended to address two violations and related performance aspects found during an NRC investigation at Oyster Creek concluded on March 11, 2021. During that investigation, the agency determined that a now-former security superintendent, who was also assigned armorer duties, deliberately failed to properly perform required annual material-condition inspections of response unit rifles and falsified related records.

The mediation session was conducted on Oct. 14, 2021. Under the ADR process, mediation is facilitated by a neutral third party who has no decision-making authority but assists the NRC and a licensee in reaching an agreement when differences exist regarding an enforcement action.

Corrective actions agreed to by HDI include making the corporate security director a standalone position; the use of external experts to conduct independent assessments of security at Oyster Creek and other Holtec-owned decommissioning nuclear power plants; and the implementation of training and communications related to the issue.

A copy of the confirmatory order will be made available in the NRC’s electronic documents system, ADAMS.

The NRC will be issuing a Severity Level III Notice of Violation to the former superintendent.

These enforcement actions are separate and distinct from the NRC’s issuance of a $150,000 civil penalty to HDI on Dec. 22, 2021, for other security-related violations at Oyster Creek.

22-002-i.pdf

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Information Request for the Cyber Security Baseline Inspection; Notification to Perform Inspection 05000277/2022403 and 05000278/2022403

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Information Request for the Cyber Security Baseline Inspection; Notification to Perform Inspection 05000277/2022403 and 05000278/2022403

ADAMS Accession No.  ML22021A569

PB Cyber Security RFI 1.pdf

Peach Bottom Unit 1 In SAFSTOR

Gents,

FYI Only
N2
MJK

ML22012A005
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML22012A005

Document Title: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 - Safstor Inspection Report 05000171/2021001

Document Type: Inspection Report

                  Letter

Document Date: 01/12/2022

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT 1 – SAFSTOR INSPECTION REPORT 05000171/2021001

SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT 1 – SAFSTOR INSPECTION REPORT 05000171/2021001

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT 1 – SAFSTOR INSPECTION REPORT 05000171-2021001.pdf

NRC Announces Brooke Poole Clark as Next Commission Secretary

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release
No: 22-003 January 11, 2022
CONTACT: Office of Public Affairs, 301-415-8200

NRC Announces Brooke Poole Clark as Next Commission Secretary

The NRC today announced the selection of Brooke Poole Clark as the new Secretary to the Commission, effective Spring 2022. Clark will replace Annette Vietti-Cook, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of service at the NRC.

In her new position, Clark will provide executive management services to support the Commission and implement Commission decisions. The Office of the Secretary serves a critical role at the agency and is responsible for scheduling Commission meetings, managing the Commission's decision-making process, codifying Commission decisions in memoranda, processing and controlling Commission correspondence, and maintaining the Commission's historical records collection, among other tasks.

“Brooke is remarkably talented and highly disciplined, with impeccable organizational management, and a demonstrated skill earning the public’s trust,” said NRC Chairman Christopher T. Hanson. “She embodies a deep commitment to our institution and to the integrity of Commission governance, which will prove critical in overseeing the Office of the Secretary’s important responsibilities.”

Hanson also praised the outgoing Vietti-Cook.

“Annette has been a cornerstone of our agency, with a central role in our assurances of openness and transparency. She is vastly knowledgeable in Commission policy, processes, and procedures,” Hanson said. “Her steadfast commitment to carrying out the mission of the agency over her many years of public service is highly commendable. It has been a pleasure and an honor working with her.”

Clark joined the NRC in 1998 through the Honor Law Graduate program. She had a break in service from 2001 to 2004, when she worked as an associate attorney with the law firm of Winston & Strawn, LLC, before rejoining the NRC’s Office of General Counsel. Since then, her responsibilities included positions in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. She also served as legal counsel to former Chairman Nils Diaz and Chairman Dale Klein, and later served as head of the Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication. Most recently, Clark served as Deputy General Counsel for Licensing, Hearings, and Enforcement, and was a member of the agency’s COVID-19 task force, which has been guiding the agency through the pandemic.

Clark is a graduate of the NRC’s Leadership Potential and Senior Executive Service Candidate Development programs. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a law degree from the George Washington University Law School.

22-003.pdf

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Operator Licensing Retake Examination Report 05000277/2022302 and 05000278/2022302

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Operator Licensing Retake Examination Report 05000277/2022302 and 05000278/2022302

ADAMS Accession No.  ML22010A177

PB RETAKE EXAM REPORT.pdf