ML20107M440
| ML20107M440 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1996 |
| From: | Schnell D UNION ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML20107M431 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9604300397 | |
| Download: ML20107M440 (4) | |
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APPLICATION OF UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR NRC CONSENT TO TRNRSFER OF LICENSE NO. NPF-30 l
Union Electric Company
(" Union Electric") is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF-30
(" License") for Callaway l
L Plant Unit No. 1 ("Callaway").
It has entered into a merger agreement with CIPSCO Incorporated ("CIPSCO") which provides for Union Electric to become a wholly-owned operating company of Ameren Corporation ("Ameren"), a registered public utility holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
'1935, as amended.
By this Application, Union Electric seeks an l
NRC order consenting to the transfer of the License, such that after the merger Union Electric will continue to own and operate the Callaway plant as a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of i
Ameren.
On February 23, 1996, Union Electric filed an application to amend the License pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90 ("the Original i
Application").
After reviewing the Original Application, NRC staff determined that the merger would also require a transfer of the License to reflect Union Electric's status as a wholly-owned l
l operating subsidiary of Ameren.
While it is true that the proposed merger requires no change in the design or operation of l
Callaway, the merger will make Union Electric a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Ameren.
Therefore, the merger may be deemed to effect a change in the control of the owner of Callaway, Union Electric.
Accordingly, this Application requests 9604300397 960424 PDR ADOCK 05000483 i
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1 i0 the consent of the NRC under 10 CFR 50.80 for transfer of the License to reflect the effective change in control of the owner i
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of Callaway, Union Electric, as a result of the merger.
The information required to be included in an application for transfer of a license pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 is contained in the Original Application, thus the Original Application is incorporated by reference herein as if it were set forth verbatim.
This information demonstrates that the requested a
consent is consistent with applicable provisions of law, NRC regulations and NRC orders.
While antitrust information is set forth in Section V of the Original Application, Union Electric's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(" FERC") filing is attached 2
as Exhibit 5 to this application to aid the NRC in conducting the antitrust review.
l The merger requires the approval of the FIRC, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Missouri Public Service Commission, and I
the Illinois Commerce Commission.
In addition, it is subject to
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review by the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade 4
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l Commission and the expiration of the applicable waiting period I
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
The companies are working to I
complete the merger in early 1997.
Therefore, Union Electric is seeking to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals prior to that time.
Union Electric requests that the NRC review this I
request for transfer of the License on a schedule that will j
1 1 The original Application, which as been incorporated herein by reference, contained four exhibits.
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l result in final action as promptly as possible, and in any event prior to December'31, 1996.
All communications pertaining to this Application should be sent to:
i Joseph E. Birk Assistant to the Vice President and General Counsel Union Electric Company P.O. Box 149 (MC 1301)
St. Louis, MO 63166 7
j William B. Bobnar i
l Attorney Union Electric Company P.O. Box 149 (MC 1310)
St. Louis, MO 63166 Alan C.
Passwater Manager-Licensing & Fuels Union Electric Company P.O. Box 149 (MC 470)
St. Louis, MO 63166 Union Electric requests,.for the reasons stated above, that the NRC consent to the transfer of the License under 10 CFR 50.80 to reflect the effective change in control of the owner of Callaway, Unior. Electric.
Union Electric also requests that the NRC issue an order to effectuate said transfer.
Respectfully submitted, UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY i
JBy 3
Donald FT Schnell Senior Vice President Nuclear i
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T. A. Baxter, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20037 M. H.
Fletcher l
Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.
19041 Raines Drive Derwood, MD 20855-2432 L. Joe Callan l
Regional Administrator l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l
Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive i
Suite 400 l
Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Senior Resident Inspector Callaway Resident Office i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077 Kristine M. Thomas (2)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 White Flint, North, Mail Stop 13E16 l
11555 Rockville Pike l
Rockville, MD 20852-2738 l
Manager, Electric Department Missouri Pt.blic Service Commission P.O.
Box 300 l
Jefferson City, MO 65102 l
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