ML20054F356
| ML20054F356 | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1982 |
| From: | Jeffery Grant, Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8206160130 | |
| Download: ML20054F356 (3) | |
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JUN 0 91982 ENCLOSURE SAFETY EVALUATION MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 3 INTRODUCTION By letter dated May 11, 1982, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO), the lead appitc/2nt and operating egent of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, (Millstone-3) request 0d an amendment to its Construction Pemit, CPPR-113, to reduce the ownership share in Millstone-3 to be transferred from the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) to the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (C+EEC) from 1.7391% (20 MW), as previously authorized in Amendment No. 7, to 1.0435% (12 MW). Although Amendnent No. 7 was approved on Septenber 9,1981, the 1.7391% ownership interest was never transferred fraa PSNH to CIEEC.
The NRC staff has conpleted its review of all safety-significant matters related to the issuance of the construction permit amendment as requested in the May 11, 1982 application. This Safety Evaluation is issued in supr.
of Amendment No. 9 to Construction Pemit CPPR-113, approving the reduc...on of ownership shares in Millstone-3 to be transferred from PSWI to CMEEC as stated above.
The purpose of the Safety Evaluation is to examine the inpact of the proposed change in ownership shares as described above on the conclusions presented in Section 21.0 of the " Safety Evlauation of the Millstone Point Huclear Power Station, Unit No. 3," (Construction Pemit Stage) issued March 13, 1974.
Specifically, the evaluation addressess the resultant changes or lack of changes in the following:
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The design of the facility or requirements for safety-related infomation, and 2.
The conclusions concerning the health and safety of the public.
EVAU'ATION We have reviewed NNECO's application for a construction pemit amendment as identified above. Our review of safety-related natters and our conclusions concerning each item are described in the following sthsections of the evaluation repo rt.
Design of the Facility We have reviewed the application for amendment submitted by the letter of May 11, 1982, and find no informtion which leads us to conclude that the requested amendment to the construction pemit will result in design changes to the facility.
We note that the letter states that the transfer will in no way affect "...the operation and control of the Millstone Unit No. 3 project.....or result in design changes to the facility" and furthemore," will not endanger the health and safety of the ptblic and does not involve any significant increase in the 8206160130820do9 PDR ADOCK 05000423 s A PDR
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JUN 0 91982 probability or consequences of an accident or any significant decrease in the safety margin". We interpret those statements as the applicants' intent regarding the requested action.
On the basis of our review of the application for sendment and the above statement by Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, we conclude that the proposed reduction of ownership shares to be transferred from PSNH to CHEEC from 1.7391% to 1.0435% 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-3 will not be altered by the issuance of the reouested mendment to the Construction Pemit CPPR-113.
Financial Qualifications of the Applicants NRC Financial Qualifications Requirenents In the above referenced Safety Evaluation Report and in the Safety Evaluations prepared in support of earlier construction pemit 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 flRC regulations relating to the determination of an applicant's financial qualifications were set forth in Section 50.33(f) and Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 50. These regulations stated that there must be reasonable assurance 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 requirenents for financial qualification. review and findings for electric utilities that are applying for construction pemits or operating licenses for production or utilization facilities, including amendments to construction permits and operating license.
In view of this action by the Commission, which was immediately effective upon publication in the Federal Register on flarch 31, 1982, the NRC Staff is no longer evaluating the financial qualifications of the applicants /co-owners.
J SUM 1ARY OF THE SAFETY EVALUATIO!1 We have examined the impact on safety considerations of anending Construction Pomit CPPR-113 to reduce the ownership shares to be transferred from PSNH to CMEEC for Millstone-3. We have concluded that the requested anendment 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 reduction in ownership shares to be transferred 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 Pemit Stage) related to Millstone-3 will raaain unaltered.
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