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Attachment—Order Approving the Direct Transfer of License

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of Energy Solutions, LLC, Kewaunee Power Station 305, Three Mile Island, Unit 2, EAF-NMSS-2026-0068; Docket Nos.: 30-39013, 30-38619, 50-320, 72-64, 72-80, 11005620 and 11005897, License Nos.: 39-35044-01, DPR-43, DPR-73, SFGL 40, XW010 and XW018

Order Approving Transfer of Licenses

I.

Energy Solutions, LLC (Energy Solutions) is the holder of Radioactive Materials License No. 39-35044-01. Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. is the holder of License No. DPR-43 and the associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) general license No. 40. TMI-2 Solutions, LLC is the holder of License No. DPR-73. Energy Solutions Services, Inc. is the holder of Export Licenses XW010 and XW018. Radioactive Materials License No. 39-35044-01 allows Energy Solutions to provide support for a variety of possible work scope activities. License No. DPR-43 and ISFSI general license No. 40 authorizes Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. to carry out decommissioning activities and to possess the spent nuclear fuel stored at Kewaunee Power Station (Kewaunee). License No. DPR-73 authorizes TMI-2 Solutions, LLC to carry out decommissioning activities at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (TMI-2), including activities associated with a general licensed ISFSI currently under construction. Export License XW010 authorizes Energy Solutions Services, Inc. to return radioactive materials to Canada, and Export License XW018 authorizes Energy Solutions Services, Inc. to return radioactive materials to Germany.

II.

By application dated April 24, 2026 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML26117A088), as supplemented on July 29, 2026 (ADAMS Accession No. ML26210A266), Energy Solutions requested on behalf of itself, its wholly owned subsidiaries as well as ECP VI, LLC (“ECP”) and its ultimate parent, Bridgepoint Group, PLC (“Bridgepoint”) (collectively, the Applicants) that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the indirect transfer of control of Radioactive Materials License No. 39-35044-01, License No. DPR-43, ISFSI general license No. 40 and, License No. DPR-73 as well as Export Licenses XW010 and XW018 (collectively, the licenses). Specifically, the Applicants requested that the NRC consent to the indirect transfer of control of the Radioactive materials license, NRC reactor licenses, ISFSI general license and export licenses held by Energy Solutions, LLC; Kewaunee Solutions, Inc.; TMI-2 Solutions, LLC; and Energy Solutions Services, Inc (collectively, the Licensees).

This license transfer application was submitted to the NRC for approval under Section 184, “Inalienability of Licenses,” of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.34, “Terms and conditions of licenses” 50.80, “Transfer of licenses”, 72.50, “Transfer of licenses,” and 10 CFR 110.50, “Terms.” Notice of the receipt of the license transfer application and opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene was published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2026 (91 FR 36169). The supplemental letter, ( printed page 53903) listed above, contained clarifying information and did not expand the license transfer application beyond the scope of the original notice.

By implementing this indirect license transfer, the Applicants seek to maintain private equity investment in Energy Solutions' decommissioning, waste management and nuclear services business by investment managers with considerable experience in this sector as well as to help grow Energy Solutions' business through the investment experience of Bridgeport Group, PLC. This indirect transfer of control will have no material impact on the Licensees and the activities conducted under the Licenses. The Licensees will maintain responsibility for all licensed activities at the facilities, including the responsibility to complete decommissioning and carry out spent nuclear fuel management in accordance with NRC regulations. This indirect transfer of control will not affect the organizations or operations of the Licensees, nor will it have any material impact on their existing technical and financial qualifications as discussed below.

The NRC received two public comments on the license transfer application. The staff reviewed the comments and determined that neither of them contained information that was within the scope of this action. They are referenced in the NRC staff's safety evaluation of the license transfer application.

Under 10 CFR 30.34, no license issued or granted pursuant to the regulations in this part, nor any right under a license shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of any license to any person, unless the Commission shall, after securing full information, find that the transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall give its consent in writing. Under 10 CFR 50.80, no license for a production or utilization facility, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Under 10 CFR 72.50, no license or any part included in a license for an ISFSI shall be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Under 10 CFR 110.50, a specific license may be transferred, disposed of or assigned to another person only with the approval of the Commission.

Upon review of the information in the application, as supplemented, and other information before the NRC, and relying on the representations contained in the application, the NRC staff has determined that Bridgepoint Group, PLC is qualified to indirectly hold the NRC licenses, to the extent described in the application, and that the indirect transfers of the licenses are otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto. The NRC staff has also determined that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) there is reasonable assurance that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the transfers will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. The findings set forth above are supported by an NRC staff safety evaluation dated the same date as this order, which is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML26210A366.

III.

Accordingly, under Sections 161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the AEA; 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), 2201(o), and 2234; and 10 CFR 30.34, 10 CFR 50.80, 10 CFR 72.50 and 10 CFR 110.50, it is hereby ordered that the application for the indirect transfer of the licenses from Energy Solutions to Bridgepoint Group, PLC, as described herein, is approved.

It is further ordered that the Applicants shall, at least 2 business days before the planned closing of the indirect license transfer transaction, inform the Director of NMSS in writing of the planned closing date. Should the proposed transfer not be completed within 1 year of this Order's date of issuance, this Order shall become null and void; provided, however, that upon written application and for good cause shown, such date may be extended by order. The condition of this Order may be amended upon application by the Applicants and approval by the NRC.

This Order is effective upon issuance.

For further details with respect to this Order, see the license transfer application dated April 24, 2026, and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation dated August 12, 2026, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available documents are accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at www.nrc.gov/​reading-rm/​adams.html. Persons who encounter problems with ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.

Dated: August 12, 2026.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

/RA/

Jane Marshall,

Director, Division of Decommissioning, Closure, Analysis, and Financial Oversight Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

91 FR 53902