[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67143-67144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27509]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0341]


Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility 
Operating License

In the Matter of:
    Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.,     Docket No. 50-293.
     Entergy Nuclear Generation Company   License No. DPR-35.
     (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station).
    Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC   Docket Nos. 50-003, 50-247, and 72-51.
     (Indian Point Nuclear Generating     License Nos. DPR-5, DPR-26.
     Unit Nos. 1 and 2).
    Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC   Docket No. 50-286.
     (Indian Point Nuclear Generating     License No. DPR-64.
     Unit No. 3).
    Entergy Nuclear Fitzpatrick, LLC      Docket Nos. 50-333 and 72-12.
     (James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power  License No. DPR-59.
     Plant).
    Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC   Docket Nos. 50-271 and 72-59.
     (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power        License No. DPR-28.
     Station).
    Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC
        (Palisades Nuclear Plant).......  Docket Nos. 50-255 and 72-7.
                                          License No. DPR-20.
        (Big Rock Point)................  Docket Nos. 50-155 and 72-43.
                                          License No. DPR-6.
 

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted 
the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) to 
withdraw its applications for proposed amendment to various Facilities 
as follows:

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            Licensee name                   License type         License No(s).               Docket No(s).                     Application date
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Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC......  Renewed Facility         DPR-20              50-255, 72-7......................  September 22, 2008.
                                       Operating License.
Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC....  Renewed Facility         DPR-59              50-333, 72-12.....................  September 30, 2008.
                                       Operating License.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 1, LLC.  Provisional Facility     DPR-5               50-003............................  September 30, 2008.
                                       Operating License.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC.  Facility Operating       DPR-26              50-247, and 72-51.................  September 30, 2008.
                                       License.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC.  Facility Operating       DPR-64              50-286............................  September 30, 2008.
                                       License.

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Entergy Nuclear Generation Company    Facility Operating       DPR-35              50-293............................  September 30, 2008.
 (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station).      License.
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC.  Facility Operating       DPR-28              50-271, 72-59.....................  September 30, 2008.
                                       License.
Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC (Big   Facility Operating       DPR-6               50-155, 72-43.....................  September 22, 2008.
 Rock Point).                          License.
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    The proposed amendments would have modified the respective facility 
operating licenses by revising the names of the plant to match the 
names of the new companies as follows:

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           Licensee name               Description of requested change
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Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC....  Revise FOL & TS Page 4.0-4 to change
                                     the names Entergy Nuclear
                                     Operations, Inc. and Entergy
                                     Nuclear Palisades, LLC to EquaGen
                                     Nuclear LLC and Enexus Nuclear
                                     Palisades, LLC, respectively.
Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC..  Revise FOL & TS Page 4.0-4 to change
                                     the names Entergy Nuclear
                                     Operations, Inc. and Entergy
                                     Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC to EquaGen
                                     Nuclear LLC and Enexus Nuclear
                                     FitzPatrick, LLC, respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 1,     Revise FOL and Appendix A to change
 LLC.                                the names Entergy Nuclear
                                     Operations, Inc. and Entergy
                                     Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC to
                                     EquaGen Nuclear LLC and Enexus
                                     Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC,
                                     respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2,     Revise FOL and the cover sheets for
 LLC.                                Appendix A & B to change the names
                                     Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
                                     and Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2,
                                     LLC to EquaGen Nuclear LLC and
                                     Enexus Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC,
                                     respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3,     Revise FOL, the cover sheet for
 LLC.                                Appendix A, and cover sheet & Pages
                                     3-1 through 3-4, 5-1, and 5-5 for
                                     Appendix B to change the names
                                     Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
                                     and Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3,
                                     LLC to EquaGen Nuclear LLC and
                                     Enexus Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC,
                                     respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Generation Company  Revise FOL & TS Pages 1, 4.0-1, and
 (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station).    Appendix B Page 1 to change the
                                     names Entergy Nuclear Operations,
                                     Inc. and Entergy Nuclear Generation
                                     Company to EquaGen Nuclear LLC and
                                     Enexus Nuclear Pilgrim, LLC,
                                     respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee,     Revise FOL & TS Pages 1 and 253 to
 LLC.                                change the names Entergy Nuclear
                                     Operations, Inc. and Entergy
                                     Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC to
                                     EquaGen Nuclear LLC and Enexus
                                     Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC,
                                     respectively.
Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC      Revise FOL to change the names
 (Big Rock Point).                   Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
                                     and Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC
                                     to EquaGen Nuclear LLC and Enexus
                                     Nuclear Palisades, LLC,
                                     respectively.
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    The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of 
Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register as follows:

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               Licensee name                           Federal Register notice and date of publication
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Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC.............  73 FR 68454, dated November 18, 2008.
Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC...........  74 FR 1714, dated January 13, 2009.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 1, LLC........  73 FR 68453, dated November 18, 2008.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC........  73 FR 68453, dated November 18, 2008.
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC........  73 FR 68453, dated November 18, 2008.
Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Pilgrim  73 FR 65691, dated November 4, 2008.
 Nuclear Power Station).
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC........  73 FR 65693, dated November 4, 2008.
Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC (Big Rock     73 FR 68453, dated November 18, 2008.
 Point).
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    However, by letter dated October 14, 2010, the licensee withdrew 
the proposed change.
    For further details with respect to this action, see the 
applications for amendment stated in the table above, and the 
licensee's letter dated October 14, 2010, which withdrew the 
application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or 
copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at 
One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike 
(first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be 
accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the 
internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in 
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR 
Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or by 
email to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of October 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bhalchandra K. Vaidya,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating 
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2010-27509 Filed 10-29-10; 8:45 am]
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