ML20085M470
| ML20085M470 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 06/08/1995 |
| From: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9506290207 | |
| Download: ML20085M470 (2) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. SOE6H001 SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 79 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-47 ENTERGY OPERATIONS. INC.
RIVER BEND STATION. UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-458
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By application dated January 13, 1993, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 1993, Gulf States Utilities (the licensee) requested an amendment to facility Operating License No. NPF-47 for the River Bend Station, Unit 1 (River Bend). The proposed amendment involves a change in the River Bend managing agent from Gulf States Utilities (GSU) to Entergy Operations, Inc.
(E01), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Entergy. A separate license amendment has been proposed to acccomplish the ownership transfer.
On December 16, 1993, in License Amendment No. 70 and by Order Approving Transfer of License dated the same day, the NRC approved the licensee's request.
By order dated March 14, 1995, the Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit ordered that the two NRC orders for 1) the merger of Gulf States Utilities and Entergy and 2) the operation of River Bend by E01 be vacated and the case remanded to the NRC.
The safety evaluation attached is the same as issued for License Amendment No. 70 (now renumbered No.79 ) although some matters, unrelated to the remand, have since been appropriati U dispositioned by the licensees. This supplemental safety evaluation updates the attached safety evaluation and provides the staff's basis for reissuance of the license amendment.
2.0 EVALUATION Although the Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit remanded both NRC orders pursuant to the staff's amendment review of the proposed GSU/Entergy merger, i.e., the orders addressing change in ownership and change in operator, the staff has determined that no further regulatory review is necessary regarding the change in operator from GSU to E01. The license condition prohibiting E01 from engaging in the marketing or brokering of power or energy from the River Bend facility effectively eliminates E01's ability to exercise any competitive influence in the bulk power markets served by River Bend. The staff reaffirmed this position in its reevaluation of its no significant antitrust change finding.
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3.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Louisiana State Official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
4.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, I
and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributors:
D. Wigginton W. Lambe Date: June 8, 1995