ML20052F851
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 04/29/1982 |
| From: | Jeffery Grant, Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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"TQ ENCLOSURE SAFETY EVALUATION MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNIT NO. 3 Introduction By letter dated December 30, 1981, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (the Company), the lead applicant and operating agent of the Millstore Huclear Power Station, Unit 3, requested an amendment to its constmetion pemit to secure approval of additional co-owners and a transfer in ownership interests. This request involved addition of Vemont Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc. (VEG&T), Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) as co-owners and the transfers by the Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCO) and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WECO), each a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, of undivided e
ownership interests in the Millstone Unit 3 facility to Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), VEG&T, VPPSA and WEC (collectively, the Purchasers). These electric utilities will be tenants in cown as follows:
Purchasers Ownership Interest Purchased (Percent)
MNEC 2.527 VEG&T 0.600 VPPSA 1.048 WEC 0.139 Total 4.3L4 IIELCO and WHEC0 will transfer 1.079 percent and 3.235 percent ownership interests, respectively. In accordance with this request, the Company filed an application to have Construction Pemit No. CPPR-113 amended to permit the addition of co-owners and the transfer of the requested ownership interests in the facility.
This request was further awnded by way of letter dated February 24, 1982.
At this time the NRC staff has completed its review of all safety-significant natters related to the issuance of the construction pemit amendment as requested in the Decent >er 30, 1981 application. This Safety Evaluation is issued in support of Arendment No. 8 to Construction Pemit CPPR-113 approving the addition of co-owners and the transfer of ownership interests as stated above.
The purpose of the Safety Evaluation is to examine the impact of the proposed change in ownership shares as described above on the conclusions presented in Section 21.0 of the " Safety Evaluation of the Millstone Point Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3," (Construction Pemit Stage) issued March 13, 1974.
Specifically, the evaluation addresses the resultant changes or lack of changes in the following:
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The design of the facility or requirements for safety-related information, and 2.
The conclusions concerning the health and safety of the public.
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7 EVALUATino Ve have reviewed the anplication for a construction parmit amendment as identified,
above. Our review of safety-related matters and our conclusions concerning each item are described in the follovdna subsections of this evaluation report.
Dosiqn of the Facility lle have reviewed the apolication for amendment subnitted by the letter of December 30, 1931, and sunnlemented by a letter dated February 24,199?, and find no information thich leads us to conclude that the requested a7end9ent to the construction permit will result in desiqn changes to the facility. 11e note the above former letter states "...the cronosed transfer will not endanger the health or safety of the public and does not involve any significant increase in the nrobability of accidents, any significant increase in the consequences of an accident, ot any significant decrease in the safety margin."
Me interpret that & Jot? te ho a statement of the applicants' intent regarding the requested action.
Further, the letter states that the " transfers will in nn way affect the operation and control of the Millstone Unit 3 proiect...
or their financial aualifications to desiqn and construct the nroject."
On the basis of our review of the application for r1endment and the above statements 5y Hortheast t'uclear neroy Ca9pany, we conclude that the proposed e
addition nf three co-owners and the transfer of ovnership interests as stated above will not result in safety-siqnificant desian chances to the facility.
Further, we find that our conclusions in Section 21.0 of the Safety Evaluation Neport (Construction Permit Staqe) for Millstone Unit 3 will not he altered by the issuance of the requested v7endment to the construction permit.
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!FC Financial Qualifications Recuirements In the above referenced Safety Fvaluation penort and in the Safety Evaluations prepared in supnort of earlier construction rermit v7endments to annrove the sale or transfer of ownership shares a,ong the en-owner utilities, the 'MC staff evaluated the financial qualifications of each party that niqht he impacted by its assumntion of a new ownershin interest. The URC reculations relatinq to the deternination of an anolicant's financial cualifications were set forth in Section Gn,31(f) and A90endix C to 10 FFR Part 50 These requlations stated that there must he reasonable assurance that the applicant can obtain the funds to desion and construct tha plant includinq the initial fuel core.
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3-On March 24, 1982 the Commission issued an amendment to its regulations to eliminate entirely the requirements for financial qualification review and findings for electric utilities that are applying for construction permits or operating licenses for production or utilization facilities, including anendnents to construction pernits and operating licenses.
In view of this action by the Connission, which was innediately effective upon publication in the Federal Register on March 31, 1982, the NRC Staff is no longer evaluatinq the financial qualifications of the applicants /co-owners.
SU?t'iARY OF THE SAFETY EVALUATION We have examined the impact on safety considerations of anending Construction Permit CPPR-113 to add three co-owners and transfer ownership interest in Millstone Unit 3.
We have concluded that the requested amendment will not result in safety-significant design changes to the facility.
On the basis of the above conclusion, we find that the issuance of the requested arendrent approving the addition of co-owners and the transfer of ownership interests to the electric utilities as previously stated will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public, and that our conclusions in Section 21.0 of the Safety Evaluation Report (Construction Permit Stage) related to the Millstone Unit 3 will remain unaltered. Further, we find that the requested anendnent does not involve a significant hazards consideration because this action will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident, and this action will not involve a significant decrease in safety nargin.
Jane H. Grant, Project Manager Licenisng Branch No.1 Division of Licensing B. J. Youngblood, Chief Licensing Branch No. 1 Division of Licensinq Dated:
April 29, 1982
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ENCLOSURE SAFETY EVALUATION MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 Introduction By letter dated December 30, 1981, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (the Company), the lead applicant and operating agent of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, requested an amendment to its construction pemit to secure approval of additional co-owners and a transfer in ownership interests. This request involved addition of Vemont Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc. (VEG&T), Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) as co-owners and the transfers by the Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCO) and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WEC0), each a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, of undivided ownership interests in the Millstone Unit 3 facility to Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), VEG8T, VPPSA and WEC (collectively, the Purchasers). These electric utilities will be tenants in common as follows:
Purchasers Ownership Interest Purchased (Percent)
MMEC 2.527 VEG&T 0.600 VPPSA 1.048 WEC 0.139 Total 4.314 HELC0 and WEC0 will transfer 1.079 percent and 3.235 percent ownership interests, respectively.
In accordance with this request, the Company filed an application to have Constmction Pemit No. CPPR-113 amended to permit the addition of co-owners and the transfer of the requested ownership interests in the facility.
This request was further amended by way of letter dated February 24, 1982.
At this time the NRC staff has completed its review of all safety-significant matters related to the issuance of the constmetion pemit amendment as requested in the Decenber 30, 1981 application. This Safety Evaluation is issued in support of Amendment No. 8 to Constmction Pemit CPPR-113 approving the addition of co-owners and the transfer of ownership interests as stated above.
The purpose of the Safety Evaluation is to examine the impact of the proposed change in ownership shares as described above on the conclusions presented in Section 21.0 of the " Safety Evaluation of the Millstone Point Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.
3," (Construction Permit Stage) issued March 13, 1974.
Specifically, the evaluation addresses the resultant changes or lack of changes in the following:
1.
The design of the facility or requirement < for safety-related information, and 2.
The conclusions concerning the health and safety of the public.
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.. EVALUATION We have reviewed the application for a construction permit amendment as identified above. Our review of safety-related matters and our conclusions concerning each item are described in the following subsections of this evaluation report.
Design of the Facility We have reviewed the application for amendment submitted by the letter of December 30, 1981, and supplemented by a letter dated February 24,1982, and find no information which leads us to conclude that the requested amendment to the construction permit will result in design changes to the facility. We note the above former letter states "...the proposed transfer will not endanger the health or safety of the public and does not involve any significant increase in the probability of accidents, any significant increase in the consequences of an accident, or any significant decrease in the safety margin."
We interpret that quote to be a statement of the applicants' intent regarding the requested action. Further, the letter states that the " transfers will in no way affect the operation and control of the fiillstone Unit 3 project...
or their financial qualifications to design and construct the project."
On the basis of our review of the application for amendment and the above statements by Northeast Nuclear Energy Capany, we conclude that the proposed addition of three co-owners and the transfer of ownership interests as stated above will not result in safety-significant design changes to the facility.
Further, we find that our conclusions in Section 21.0 of the Safety Evaluation Report (Construction Pemit Stage) for Millstone Unit 3 will not be altered by the issuance of the requested amendment to the construction permit.
Financial Qualifications of the Applicants NRC Financial 0ualifications Requirements In the above referenced Safety Evaluation Report and in the Safety Evaluations l
i prepared in support of earlier construction permit amendments to approve the sale or transfer of ownership shares among the co-owner utilities, the NRC staff evaluated the financial qualifications of each party that might be impacted by its assumption of a new ownership interest. The NRC regulations relating to the determination of an applicant's financial qualifications i
were set forth in Section 50.33(f) and Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 50. These regulations stated that there must be reasonable ausurance that the applicant can obtain the funds to design and construct the plant including the initial fuel core.
. On March 24, 1982 the Commission issued an amendment to its regulations to eliminate entirely the requirements for financial qualification review and findings for electric utilities that are applying for construction permits or operating licenses for production or utilization facilities, including amendments to construction permits and operating licenses.
In view of this action by the Commission, which was immediately effective upon publication in the Federal Register on March 31, 1982, the NRC Staff is no longer evaluating the financial qualifications of the applicants /co-owners.
SUMMARY
OF THE SAFETY EVALUATION We have examined the impact on safety considerations of amending Construction Permit CPPR-113 to add three co-owners and transfer ownership interest in Millstone Unit 3.
We have concluded that the requested amendment will not result in safety-significant design changes to the facility.
On the basis of the above conclusion, we find that the issuance of the requested amendment approving the addition of co-owners and the transfer of ownership interests to the electric utilities as previously stated will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public, and that our conclusions in Section 21.0 of the Safety Evaluation Report (Constmction Permit Stage) related to the Millstone Unit 3 will remain unaltered. Further, we find that the requested amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration because this action will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident, and this action will not involve a significant decrease in safety margin.
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April 29, 1982
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