ML20078F950
| ML20078F950 | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1995 |
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For Empooyees of the Southem Nuclear OperetIng Company REarleytalks about f~.
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The Southern Company's Now that Southern Nuclear L
newest subsidiary, has incorporated, what are the i
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make sure that the various admin-Farley, Hatch and Vogtle
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The three nuclear smoothly. This may take a little lants represent an while, but I don't think it will be a 1
investment of more than problem.
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$7 billion and comprise As far as longer-term goals are j
about 30 percent of The concerned, we need to get to what Southern Company's we have always termed " phase 1
Power owns and operates one" began more than two years total assets. Alabama three." As you may recall," phase Plant Farley. Georgia ag when the corporate staffs of Power is the principal the nuclear support groups of owner and has resPonsi-Alabama Power and Georgia Power, along with Southern bility for operating the company Services personnel pro-Hatch and Vogtle plants.
viding additional administrative i
Other portions of the and specialized technical support, Asaph E rarley, presided and chief erecWW ascer Hatch and Vogtle plants were first brought together at l
l are owned by Oglethorpe Inverness Building 40. " Phase hope to look at the possibility of Power Corp., the two" began in December when operating nuclear facilities for p
l Municipal Electric Southern Nuclear was incorpo-other companies.
Qg Authority of Georgia rated. " Phase three" refers to IIow is the company operat-
,g (MEAG) and the city of Southern Nuclear's becoming the irg or functioning differently Q.g Dalton, Ga.
licensed perator of the nuclear from the SONOPCO Project?
o In a Jan. 4 interview, plants, and plant employees' The basic change is admuustra- @
becoming employees of Southern tive,in that Southern Nuclearis oseph M. Farley, presi-Nuclear. Gethg there, you aght now a corporate organization l
ent and chief executive say,is our interim goal.
rather than a project team consist-officer of Southern Our long-term goal is to main-ing of employees from three differ.
Nuclear, answered ques-tain and enhance the Southern eht companies. As a corporation, tions about the new sub-electric system's leadership role in we now have a common payroll, cidiary.
the nuclear industry. Also, we a common medical plan and a l
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-continued from tront can take place without the consent We are hopeful that Southern common set of forms dealing with of the co-owners. I believe Nuclear will become the licensed matters such as PPP Oglethorpe is ready to move operator of all three plants this (Performance Pay Plan). That forward now on phase three, and I year.
makes life a little easier for us am hopeful that MEAG and Dalton What issues that could from an accounting and a procedu-will agree later in the year to go affect our move to phase three ral point of view.
forward with the final phase for remain among the co-owners?
What is Southern Nuclear's plants Hatch and Vogtle. Ourjob is I believe that the only remain-organizational relationship to show them that it is an appro-ing issue is their feeling certain with Alabama and Georgia priate move.
that the exchange of Georgia Power?
What are the steps involved Power responsibility for Southern Alabama Power and Georgia in this process, and where do Nuclear responsibility can be Power remain as licensees of the we stand now?
made under their respective cove-plants, and we arx in the role of We are ready to move ahead nants and bond issues, and in providing services to the licensees.
with phase three now. The primary regard to their responsibility to g
During phase two, the plants' regulatory steps involve their members. We see this move w
direct chain of accountability the SEC (Securities and Exchange to phase three as something they remains with the plant manager and plant employees - who are
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through a project vice president to h800me lhe //Ce# Sed OperalOr Of all three Mr. Hairston and Mr. Mcdonald, pf88f8 fNf8[e8I n who are both ofHeers of Alabama Power and Georgia Power, to the
- Joseph M. Farier operating company's president and the board of directors. When we get to phase three, Alabama Commission) and the NRC can accomplish without in any
$g Power and Georgia Power will be (Nuclear Regulatory Commission).
way affecting commitments they El our customers, and Southern We must make application to the have made.
Nuclear will be the contractor pro-SEC for permission to go to the However,it is a decision that hn viding management and opera-next phase. We also need the they will have to make. I don't aB tional expertise.
consent of the NRC for the actual sense opposition among the Co-N*
Do you feel that Southern change in the license and responsi-owners in relation to phase three, Nuclear's move to being the
- bility, but I feel that they need to be licensed operator of the This kind oflicensing change reassured that itis not a negative nuclear plants will go isn't anythmg that the NRC has action where their interest is con-smoothly?
not already been doing. It has cerned.
I do not believe that there will recently approved a change in the How will the role of be any problem in moving forward Centerior organization and a some-Southern Nuclear change k
into phase three with Plant Farley what similarlicense transfer for a when it becomes the licensed and Alabama Power. However, no newly formed subsidiary of operator of the plants?
change in the nature of the Hatch Entergy Corp. of New Orleans.
As long as Alabama Power and and Vogtle license responsibilities Georgia Power are licensed
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Joseph M. Farley is president and chief executive officer of Southem Nuclear Operating Company. In this position, which he assumed in December, he has the responsibility forproviding services to plants Farley, Hatch and Vogtle - the three nuclear generat-ing facilities in the Southem electric system.
He has served as executive vice president-nuclear of The Southern Company since 1988. Prior to accepting owners of the plants, then ovi that position, he was president and chief executive
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officer of Alabama Power for almost 20 years.
He Is Chairman of the American Nuclear Energy nies. When Southern Nuclear becomes the licensed operator, we Council (ANEC), which represents more than 100 will operate and manage those gygggjzgfjons interested in nuclear energy. From
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March 1987 through March 1989, he was chairman of t,,c way. So,in that sense, the role will the board of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
change, but that does not mean In 1989, he represented The Southem Company, that a plant operator in the control Alabama Power and Georgia Power at the inaugural
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be done through Southern jpgjyfjng repolis on any signifiCant events at nuclear i
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operator, we undertake some addi.
Chernobyl plant - marking the first time Westemers tional work over and above our were allowedsuch access.
contractual responsibilities to the Throughout his Career, he has seIVed in numer0us anE'Hatel$aYw'"$'[ie o*u"r'*ees.
leadership positions with cmc, professional l '
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and frateMa$ olganibItions. in $S00lhe NC sion to mnke. Of course, we would Birmingham ManagementRoundtable.
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Greater Birmingham Manager of the not want to do anything that might ic*P*'di*c ouc1*Lio"* hip with
$o'u'ld $""e'$t$c'er$n"th"t an, A native of Birmingham, he holds a B.S. Degree in such actions wosld be in compli.
mechanical engineering from Princeton University and ance with the SEC's order to go to an LLB. Degree from Harvard Law School.
phase three.
If. down the road, we were to foresee that a workable relation.
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kept their coolin the face of unex-ship exists with another utility -
Do you have any final pected delays and daily adminis-that is, another utility wanted us comments?
trative burdens, and worked to to run their plant for them in the In closing,I'd like to recognize overcome those problems.The same way that we would be the efforts of everyone involved in planta ran well, and that's the running the three plants in the the complex aspects of the incorpo-bottomline. I think the project was Southern electric system - that ration process. It took longer than a real success -an outstanding 3
O would probably be done through we thought by far to get to the performance on the part of every-SEI. However, we're not really far point of having our own company, body. In addition,I think our enough along to make those deci-and I want to commend all the morale and our team spirit, so to employees for a job well done speak, will be better with a corpo-during this trymg time. Everyone rate organization.J 92 PROJECT 072344
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