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News Release-23-062: NRC Approves License Transfers for Energy Harbor Nuclear Plants
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Site: Beaver Valley, Davis Besse, Perry
Issue date: 09/29/2023
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No: 23-062 September 29, 2023 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 David McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC Approves License Transfers for Energy Harbor Nuclear Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of the licenses for four operating reactors and their associated spent fuel storage facilities from Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. to Vistra Operations Company LLC. The transfer is part of VistraOps acquisition of Energy Harbors nuclear assets.

The transfer covers the following operating reactors:

  • Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Shippingport, Pennsylvania)
  • Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (Oak Harbor, Ohio)
  • Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Perry, Ohio)

VistraOps currently operates the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant and its spent fuel storage facilities, which are located in Glen Rose, Texas.

The NRC staffs review of the license transfer application concluded that VistraOps is financially and technically qualified to conduct the activities authorized by the licenses. The NRC staff also concluded that VistraOps satisfies the NRCs decommissioning funding assurance requirements, and that the facilities are not owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity.