ML12207A124
| ML12207A124 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/2012 |
| From: | Stoddard D Dominion, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 12-471, TAC ME7127 | |
| Download: ML12207A124 (12) | |
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Dominion Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
50P0 Dominion Boulevard, Glen Alen, VA 23060 Web Address: www.dom.com July 23, 2012 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Serial No.12-471 Attention: Document Control Desk MPS Lic/MAE RO Washington, DC 20555 Docket No. 50-423 License No. NPF-49 DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.
MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 3 CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST
REFERENCES:
(a) "Application for Consent to Proposed License Transfers; Request for Threshold Determination," submitted to the NRC on September 9, 2011 by Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (b) NRC letter to CVPS, "Millstone Power Station Unit, No. 3-Partial Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action re: Application for Consent to Proposed License Transfers; Request for Threshold Determination (TAC NO. ME7127)," dated February 14, 2012 (c) "Order Approving Application Regarding Merger of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership and Resultant Indirect Transfer of License (TAC No. ME7127)," dated June 15, 2012 (d) CVPS letter to NRC, "Request to Reinitiate NRC's Review of Second Merger; Supplemental Information," dated June 26, 2012 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) hereby requests, on behalf of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS), a non-operating co-owner of Millstone Power Station Unit 3 (MPS3), that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issue a conforming license amendment for MPS3 to reflect a name change for CVPS resulting from a proposed merger transaction. In Reference (a),
CVPS and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (Gaz Metro) submitted an application seeking NRC consent to a transfer of control of CVPS' ownership interest in MPS3 resulting from certain merger transactions. DNC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Dominion Resources, is the principal owner and licensed operator of MPS3. DNC owns 93.4707% of MPS3. CVPS owns 1.7303% and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company owns 4.7990% of the unit, respectively.
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Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Page 2 of 5 In Reference (a), CVPS and Gaz M6tro requested NRC consent pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 for two related merger transactions: (1) the indirect transfer of control of CVPS' 1.7303% interest in the license for MPS3 resulting from the acquisition of CVPS by Gaz Metro (the "First Merger"); and (2) the transfer of control of CVPS' interest in the license for MPS3 resulting from a subsequent restructuring in which CVPS will be consolidated with Gaz M6tro's other electric utility subsidiary in Vermont, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) (the "Second Merger").
In Reference (b), the NRC indicated that it would review the First Merger and Second Merger separately. By Order dated June 15, 2012, the NRC approved the indirect license transfer resulting from the First Merger (Reference (c)). In Reference (d), CVPS and Gaz Metro requested that the NRC reinitiate its review of the Second Merger, and notified the NRC that the name of the combined company resulting from the Second Merger would be "Green Mountain Power Corporation."
As the lead licensee and licensed operator for MPS3, and on behalf of CVPS, DNC submits this conforming license amendment request to reflect on the license for MPS3 the new name of CVPS following the completion of the Second Merger. Attachment 1 contains the license amendment request, and Attachment 2 contains a markup of the MPS3 license to reflect the name change of the co-owner/licensee from "Central Vermont Public Service Corporation" to "Green Mountain Power Corporation."
On behalf of CVPS, DNC requests that the NRC include approval of the proposed conforming license amendment in its order that approves the subject license transfer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.1315(b). As requested by CVPS in Reference (d), DNC is further requesting on behalf of CVPS, staff review, approval and issuance of the conforming license amendment by September 4, 2012 to be implemented within 30 days of issuance.
The proposed amendment does not involve a Significant Hazards Consideration pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 50.92 (see Significant Hazards Consideration in ). The Facility Safety Review Committee (FSRC) has reviewed and concurred with this determination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91(b), a copy of this license amendment request is being provided to the State of Connecticut.
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Page 3 of 5 If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Wanda Craft at (804) 273-4687.
Sincerely, Daniel G. Stoddard Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA )
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COUNTY OF HENRICO )
The foregoing document was acknowledged before me, in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, today by Daniel G. Stoddard, who is Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Operations of Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. He has affirmed before me that he is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing document in behalf of that company, and that the statements in the document are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Acknowledged before me this ___3__"_day of 2012.
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(C Notary Public O-Notary Pubfic Commonwealt of VWrgsla 140542 My Commission Expires May 31. 2014 f Commitments made in this letter: None Attachments:
- 1. Conforming License Amendment Request for Millstone Power Station Unit 3
- 2. Marked-up License Pages for Millstone Power Station Unit 3
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Page 4 of 5 cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 2100 Renaissance Blvd, Suite 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713 J. S. Kim NRC Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 08 C2A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station Director Bureau of Air Management Monitoring and Radiation Division Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Susan Uttal Office of General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 15 D21 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Thomas Fredrichs Senior Level Advisor for Financial Matters, Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 12 El 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Eric Leeds Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 13H16M 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Page 5 of 5 Nicholas J. Scobbo, Jr.
Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC General Counsel for Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company 125 High Street 2 6 th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Peter Dion President, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company 327 Moody Street Ludlow, MA 01056 Daniel F. Stenger Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 ATTACHMENT 1 CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.
MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 3
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Conforming License Amendment Request Attachment 1, Page 1 of 3 PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 1.0
SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION The proposed change is a request to delete references to Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS), as the licensed minority owner of Millstone Power Station Unit 3 (MPS3), and replace these references with "Green Mountain Power Corporation,"
as the minority owner of the same interest under the same conditions and authorizations included in the existing license. provides the marked-up pages for the MPS3 license.
2.0 DETAILED DESCRIPTION The proposed change will replace "Central Vermont Public Service Corporation" with "Green Mountain Power Corporation" in footnote (1) on the first page and in section B(1) of the MPS3 license. This change reflects a change in licensed ownership of the interest in MPS3.
The requested amendment will conform the license to reflect the transfer actions for which Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent is being requested pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, as described in letters related to the application dated September 9, 2011, November 4, 2011, April 6, 2012, May 4, 2012 and June 26, 2012.
3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION
There will be no changes in the day-to-day operations of the facilities. The proposed change will have no impact on the design, function, or operation of any plant structure, system, or component, either technically or administratively, nor will it have a programmatic effect on the MPS3 Quality Assurance Program.
4.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
4.1 APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS/CRITERIA The proposed license change is administrative in nature. The change identifies a name change for a minority owner in MPS3. This change is considered administrative since the proposed change reflects no change to the structure or governance for the facilities.
No physical changes will be made and there will be no change in the day-to-day operations of the facilities. Therefore, the proposed license amendment does not adversely affect nuclear safety or safe plant operations.
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Conforming License Amendment Request Attachment 1, Page 2 of 3 10 CFR 2.1315 GenericDeterminationRegarding License Amendments to Reflect Transfers This regulation states that the NRC has determined that license amendments that conform the license to reflect transfer actions involve no significant hazards consideration and do not adversely affect the health and safety of the public.
10 CFR 50. 80 Transfer of Licenses This regulation provides the basis for NRC approval of license transfers. The proposed license amendment is requested based on the license transfer request described in letters related to the application dated September 9, 2011, November 4, 2011, April 6, 2012, May 4, 2012 and June 26, 2012.
4.2 SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION The proposed license amendment does "no more than conform the license to reflect the transfer action," and therefore, it is subject to the NRC's generic determination of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 2.1315. Additionally, the proposed change has been evaluated against the standards in 10 CFR 50.92 and has been determined not to involve a significant hazards consideration in that:
- 1) Operation of the facility would not involve a significantincrease in the probabilityor consequences of an accidentpreviously evaluated?
Response: No.
This request is for an administrative change only. No actual facility equipment or accident analyses will be affected by the proposed change. Therefore, this request will have no impact on the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
- 2) Operationof the facility would not create the possibilityof a new or different kind of accident from any accidentpreviously evaluated?
Response: No.
This request is for an administrative change only. No actual facility equipment or accident analyses will be affected by the proposed change and no failure modes not bounded by previously evaluated accidents will be created. Therefore, this request will not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.
- 3) Operation of the facility would not involve a significantreduction in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Conforming License Amendment Request Attachment 1, Page 3 of 3 Margin of safety is associated with confidence in the ability of the fission product barriers (i.e., fuel cladding, Reactor Coolant System pressure boundary, and containment structure) to limit the level of radiation dose to the public. This request is for an administrative change only. No actual plant equipment or accident analyses will be affected by the proposed change. Additionally, the proposed change will not relax any criteria used to establish safety limits, will not relax any safety system settings, and will not relax the bases for any limiting conditions of operation. Therefore, this proposed change will not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
4.3 CONCLUSION
Based upon this analysis, the proposed license amendment will neither have any adverse impact on the public health and safety, nor be inimical to the common defense and security. Therefore, the proposed license amendment meets the requirements of 10 CFR 2.1315 and 10 CFR 50.90 and does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
This proposed license amendment is a direct result of an approval of a transfer of license that will be issued by the NRC. Therefore, the proposed amendment is eligible for categorical exclusion as set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2 1). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment is needed in connection with the proposed amendment.
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 ATTACHMENT 2 CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST MPS3 MARKED-UP LICENSE PAGES DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.
MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 3
Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Attachment 2, Page 1 of 2 NCERUNITED STATES K, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT. INC., ET AL.01 )
DOCKET NO. 50-423 (MILLSTONE POWER STATION. UNIT NO, 3)
RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE RENEWED LICENSE NO. NPF-49
- 1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) having previously made the findings set forth in License No. NPF-49 issued on January 31, 1986 has now found that:
A. The application to renew License NPF-49 filed by Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC), complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B. Construction of the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-1 13 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C. Actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to:
(1) managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified to require review under 10 CFR 54.21 (a)(1), and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified to require review under 10 CFR 54.21(c), such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis, as defined in 10 CFR 54.3, for the facility, and that any changes made to the facility's current licensing basis in order to comply with 10 CFR 54.29(a) are in accordance with the Act and the Commission's regulations; Green Mountain Power Corporation (1) Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., et al. (the licensees) co s o orninion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., G tr48 V8.-.-t P-4316_ S.-i:: . and assachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, In s authorized to act as the agent and representative for Contral Verm..Ot Public S6,%ico Corportio.n and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical operation and maintenance of the facility.
Renewed License No. NPF-49 Amendment No.
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Serial No.12-471 Docket No. 50-423 Attachment 2, Page 2 of 2 Awur'-st 12 2 999m B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses; Green Mountain Power Corporation (1) DNC, pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possesPel use and operate the facility at the designated location in New Londo County, Connecticut in accordance with the procedures and limi ns set forth in this license;. Ge't."' Vert Publie Se.-wee GBF. t ý! nd Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess the facility at the designated location in New London County, Connecticut in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this renewed operating license; (2) DNC, 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; (3) DNC, 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; (4) DNC, 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 (5) DNC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to possess, but not separate, such byproducts and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operations of the facility.
C. This renewed operating license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1 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 DNC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3650 megawatts thermal (100 percent rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
Renewed License No. NPF-49 Amendment No. 242- ,