Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant

1.0 Site Identification

Type of Site:	Power Reactor Facility
Location:	Crystal River, FL
License No.:	DPR-72
Docket No.:	50-302
License Status:	DECON
Project Manager:	Jack Parrott

2.0 Site Status Summary

Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3) was a 2,609 Mwt, pressurized water reactor that was licensed to operate from December of 1976 to February 20, 2013. During a refueling outage that started on September 26, 2009, CR-3 replaced the steam generators (SG), requiring a large hole to be made in the containment structure. When attempting to restore the containment structure following the SG replacement, damage to the containment structure was observed. The licensee attempted to repair the damage, but later decided to decommission the reactor.

The licensee submitted a SAFSTOR post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR), including the site-specific cost estimate, on December 2, 2013. The plant began construction of an ISFSI in 2016, and begin loading fuel in summer 2017. Fuel transfer to the ISFSI was completed in January 2018. On October 1, 2020, Duke Energy Florida transferred the license for Crystal River Unit 3, to Accelerated Decommissioning Partners (ADP).  ADP is a joint venture between NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA.  Per the agreement, Duke remains the NRC-licensed owner of the plant, property, and decommissioning trust fund but not the spent fuel.  ADP-CR3 became the NRC-licensed operator responsible for decommissioning and ADP-SF1 became the owner of the spent nuclear fuel.  A revised PSDAR reflecting the changes from SAFSTOR to DECON was submitted on June 26, 2019.

On December 12, 2022, ADP-CR3 submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to add a license condition to include the requirements of a License Termination Plan (LTP) for CR-3. The NRC staff accepted the LAR on July 25, 2023, and is currently conducting a technical review of the LAR.

As part of the environmental review NRC staff is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), to determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or finding of no significant impact. The NRC staff is soliciting comments from the public on the historic and cultural resources sections of the draft EA and findings under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. A copy of the historic and cultural resources sections of the draft EA, and instructions from providing comments can be found at Crystal River License Termination Plan Environmental Assessment Documentation Pertaining to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

3.0 Major Technical or Regulatory Issues

No known issues exist at this time.

4.0 Estimated Date for Closure

Calendar year 2037