In the Matter of Virginia Electric and Power Company, and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; ESP for North Anna ESP Site; Order Approving Direct Transfer of Early Site Permit and Approving Conforming Amendment

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC-2008-0476; Docket No. 52-008 Early Site Permit No. ESP-003] I Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power (DVP), and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), hold Early Site Permit 003 (ESP-003) for North Anna Site issued on November 27, 2007, pursuant to section 52.24 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) “Issuance of Early Site Permit.” The permit expires on November 27, 2027. II By application dated March 1, 2012, DVP requested, on its own behalf and behalf of ODEC, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 , that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the transfer of ODEC's undivided ownership interest in ESP-003 from ODEC to DVP, with DVP becoming the sole permit holder. As a result of this transfer, DVP will assume all of ODEC's rights and obligations, including all rights and obligations under the ESP. A notice entitled, Approval of Transfer of Early Site Permit (ESP) and Conforming Amendment, Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna ESP Site, was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2012 ( 77 FR 55507 ). No comments or hearing requests were received. Under 10 CFR 50.80 , no ESP, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the ESP, unless the Commission shall give its consent in writing. Upon review of the information in the application, and other information before the Commission, the NRC st…