Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Stream Electric Station, Unit No. 3; Order Approving Direct and Indirect Transfers of License

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-2012-0317; Docket Nos. 50-382; License No. NPF-38] I Entergy Louisiana, LLC (ELL) and Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI) (the licensees), are co-holders of Facility Operating License No. NPF-38. The ELL is the owner and EOI is authorized to possess, use, and operate Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit No. 3 (Waterford). Waterford is located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. II By application dated September 27, 2012, as supplemented by letters dated January 29 and April 16, 2013, EOI requested on behalf of itself, ELL, and their parent companies (together, the applicants), pursuant to § 50.80 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to certain license transfers to permit the direct transfer of Waterford, and associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, to a new limited liability company also named Entergy Louisiana, LLC (New ELL). In addition, the applicants requested the NRC's consent to approve associated indirect license transfers to the extent such would be affected by the formation of a new intermediary holding company. Entergy Corporation (Entergy) will remain as the ultimate parent company, but a new intermediate company, Entergy Utilities Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be created, which will be the direct parent company of New ELL and EOI. Ultimately, New ELL will acquire ownership of the facility and EOI will re…