ML032310505
| ML032310505 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/2003 |
| From: | NRC/NRR/DLPM |
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| References | |
| TAC MB8483, TAC MB8484 | |
| Download: ML032310505 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 TEXAS GENCO. LP CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-498 SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNIT 1 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-76
- 1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:
A. The application for a license filed by STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC)*, acting on behalf of itself and for Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS), AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas (COA) (the Owners') complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as of 1954 as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B. Construction of the South Texas Project, Unit 1, (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-1 28 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);
D. There is reasonable assurance: (i) that the activities authorized by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);
- STPNOC is authorized to act for Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility.
Amendment No. 93442 , 155
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE E. STPNOC is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter ;
F. The Owners have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140,
- Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements," of the Commission's regulations; G. The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H. After weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of this Facility Operating License No. NPF-76, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth in the Environmental Protection Plan attached as Appendix B, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and I. The receipt, possession, and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70.
- 2. Based on the foregoing findings, and approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at a meeting on March 21, 1988, the License for Fuel Loading and Low Power Testing, License No. NPF-71 issued on August 21, 1987 is superseded by Facility Operating License NPF-76, hereby issued to STPNOC, Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas (the licensees) to read as follows:
A. This license applies to the South Texas Project, Unit 1, a pressurized water reactor, and associated equipment (the facility) owned by Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company and City of Austin, Texas and operated by STPNOC. The facility is located in Matagorda County, Texas, west of the Colorado River, 8 miles north-northwest of the town of Matagorda and about 89 miles southwest of Houston and is described in the licensees' Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and in the licensees' Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended.
B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses:
Amendment No. 3, 144 155
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE (1) STPNOC pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess, use and operate the facility at the designated location in Matagorda County, Texas, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2) Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS),
AEP Texas Central Company, and the City of Austin, Texas (COA),
pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess the facility at the designated location in Matagorda County, Texas, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (3) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility authorized herein.
C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1) Maximum Power Level STPNOC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3,853 megawatts thermal (100% power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
Amendment No. 138, 142,155
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE (2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. , and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. STPNOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
(3) Antitrust Conditions Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company and City of Austin, Texas (the Owners") shall comply with the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this license; Appendix C is hereby incorporated into this license.
STPNOC shall not market or broker power or energy from South Texas Project Unit 1. The Owners are responsible and accountable for the actions of STPNOC to the extent that said actions affect the marketing or brokering of power or energy from South Texas Project Unit 1 and, in any way, contravene the antitrust conditions of this paragraph or Appendix C of this license.
(4) Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14. SER)*
Any changes to the Initial Test Program described in Section 14 of the Final Safety Analysis Report made in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 shall be reported in accordance with 50.59(b) within one month of such change.
(5) Safety Parameter Display System (Section 18. SSER No. 4)*
Before startup after the first refueling outage, HL&P[**] shall perform the necessary activities, provide acceptable responses, and implement all proposed corrective actions related to issues as described in Section 18.2 of SER Supplement 4.
(6) Subplementarv Containment Purge Isolation (Section 11.5. SSER No. 4)
HL&P shall provide, prior to startup from the first refueling outage, control room indication of the normal and supplemental containment purge sample line isolation valve position.
- The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.
- The original licensee authorized to possess, use and operate the facility was HL&P.
Consequently, historical references to certain obligations of HL&P remain in the license conditions Amendment No. 03 442,155
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 205550001 TEXAS GENCO, LP CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-499 SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT. UNIT 2 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-80
- 1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:
A. The application for a license filed by STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC)*, acting on behalf of itself and for Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS), AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas (COA) (the "Owners') complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B. Construction of the South Texas Project, Unit 2, (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-129 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);
D. There is reasonable assurance: (i) that the activities authorized by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);
- STPNOC is authorized to act for Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility.
Amendment No. 80, 130 ,143
E. STPNOC is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter ;
F. The Owners have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, "Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements,' of the Commission's regulations; G. The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H. After weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of this Facility Operating License No. NPF-80, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth in the Environmental Protection Plan attached as Appendix B, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and I. The receipt, possession, and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70.
- 2. Based on the foregoing findings, and approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at a meeting on March 28, 1989, the License for Fuel Loading and Low Power Testing, License No. NPF-78 issued on December 16, 1988 is superseded by Facility Operating License NPF-80, hereby issued to STPNOC, Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company, and City of Austin, Texas (the licensees) to read as follows:
A. This license applies to the South Texas Project, Unit 2, a pressurized water reactor, and associated equipment (the facility) owned by Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company and City of Austin, Texas and operated by STPNOC. The facility is located in Matagorda County, Texas, west of the Colorado River, 8 miles north-northwest of the town of Matagorda and about 89 miles southwest of Houston and is described in the licensees' Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and in the licensees' Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended.
B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses:
Amendment No.80-430 ,143
(1) STPNOC pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess, use and operate the facility at the designated location in Matagorda County, Texas, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2) Texas Genco, LP, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS),
AEP Texas Central Company, and the City of Austin, Texas (COA),
pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess the facility at the designated location in Matagorda County, Texas, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (3) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) STPNOC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility authorized herein.
C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1) Maximum Power Level STPNOC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3853 megawatts thermal (100% power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
Amendment No. 427130 ,142,143
(2) Technical SDecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. , and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. STPNOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
(3) Antitrust Conditions Texas Genco, LP, City Public Service Board of San Antonio, AEP Texas Central Company and City of Austin, Texas (the Owners') shall comply with the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this license; Appendix C is hereby incorporated into this license.
STPNOC shall not market or broker power or energy from South Texas Project Unit 2. The Owners are responsible and accountable for the actions of STPNOC to the extent that said actions affect the marketing or brokering of power or energy from South Texas Project Unit 2 and, in any way, contravene the antitrust conditions of this paragraph or Appendix C of this license.
(4) Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14 SR*
Any changes to the Initial Test Program described in Section 14 of the Final Safety Analysis Report made in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 shall be reported in accordance with 50.59(b) within one month of such change.
(5) License Transfer Texas Genco, LP shall provide decommissioning funding assurance, to be held in decommissioning trusts for the South Texas Project, Unit 2 (Unit 2) upon the direct transfer of the Unit 2 license to Texas Genco, LP, in an amount equal to or greater than the balance in the Unit 2 decommissioning trust immediately prior to the transfer. In addition, Texas Genco, LP shall ensure that all contractual arrangements referred to in the application for approval of the transfer of the Unit 2 license to Texas Genco, LP to obtain necessary decommissioning funds for Unit 2 through a non-bypassable charge are executed and will be maintained until the decommissioning trusts are fully funded, or shall ensure that other mechanisms that provide equivalent assurance of decommissioning funding in accordance with the Commission's regulations are maintained.
(6) License Transfer The master decommissioning trust agreement for Unit 2, at the time the direct transfer of Unit 2 to Texas Genco, LP is effected and thereafter, is subject to the following:
The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.
Amendment No. 801430,143