ML20127P390

Forwards Amend 4 to Indemnity Agreement B-42

ML20127P390
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/01/1972
From:	Saltzman J NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Rachel Johnson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9212020208
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contlement We are enclosing herewith an amendment to your indennity agreement reflecting the amendment to' 10 CFR Part 140. " Financial Protectica -

Requirements and Indemnity Agreements," effective March 1,1972.

The ammadment to Part 140, a copy of which is also encieeed, givne effect to the reeest increase from $82 million to $95 million in availabla nuclear energy lidility insuranee provided by-Nuclear-Energy Liability Imeuranee Association and htual Atomic Energy Lid ility Underwritere.

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l We will approeista your icdicating your acceptance of the amendment l

to year indemnity agreement in the spees proviLwl and sturning one signed copy. If you have any quostiens about the foregoing, please let us knew.

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- Jeromt $ausa Jeroma saltzman, Chief Indesmity and Expert Control Branch Division of Stata and.

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I A>G3ftHENT NO. 4 TO INDEMRITY ACREFMENT NO. B-42_

Effective March 1,1972. Indatmity Agreement No. B-42, between Northern States Power Company and the Atomic Energy Commission, dated October 3, 1969, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:

Article II, Paragraph 8(a) is acended by deleting the amount

"$63,550,000" wherever it appears and substituting therefor the aucunt "$73,625,000."

Article II, Paragraph B(b) is aw.nded by deleting the amount

"$18,450,000" wherever it appears and substituting therefor the amount "$21,375,000."

Article II, Paragraph 8(c) is emended by deleting the amount

"$82,000,000" wherever it appears and substituting therefor the a:nount "$95,000,000."

Article III, Paragraph 4(b)(2) is amended by deleting the amount "$82,000,000" and substituting therefor the atnount

"$95,000,000."

Item 2a. of the Attachment to the indemnity agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefort Item 2 - Amount of financini protection a.

$ 1,000,000 (From 12:01 a.m, October 3,1969, to l

12:00 midnight, Septert>er 7,1970, inclusive)

$82,000,000 (Frois 12:01 a.m, September 8,1970, to l

12:00 stidnight, February 29, 1972, inclusive)

$95,000,000 (From 12:01 a.m, March 1, 1972)

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-AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. B-60 1

AMENDMENT NO. 6 Effective August 1,1977.- Indemnity Agreement No. B-60, between Northern States Power Company, and the Atomic. Energy Commission, dated April 6.

i; i-1972, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new Article VIII i-to read as follows:

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" ARTICLE VIII 3

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If the licensee. fails to pay assessed deferred premiums, the j

Commission reserves the right to pay those premiums on behalf of the licensee and to recover the amount of such premiums from the licensee.

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The Commission shall require the immediate submission of-

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financial statements by those licensees who indicate, after an assessment of the retrospective premium by the' insurance

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i pools,- that they will not pay the assessment. LSuch financial statements shall include, as a minimum, exhibits-indicating l

internally generated funds from operations and accumulated-retained earnings.

Subsequent submission of financial. statements by such licensees may be requested by the-Comission, as-l required.

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If premiums are paid by the Commission as provided in paragraph 1, payment by the Commission shall create a lien in the amount

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-paid in favor of-the United States upon all property and l-rights to property, whether real or personal belonging to.

such licensee.

The lien shall arise at the time. payment is made by the Commission and shall continue until= the -liability for the amount-(or.a judgment against the licensee arising out l-of such = liability) is satisfied or becomes unenforceable. The l.

Comission will issue a certificate of release of-any such l.

lien if it finds that the. liability for the amount has been fully satisfied or has become. legally; unenforceable.

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If the Comission determines that the licensee.is financially able to reimburse the Comission for a deferred premium payment-i made in its behalf, and the licensee, after notice of such determination by the'Comission fails to make such reimbursement within 120 days, the Comission will take appropriate steps.to l

suspend the license for' 30 days. The Comission may:take any _

further action as necessary if reimbursement'is not made l

within the 30-day suspension period-including, but not limited to, termination of the operating license."

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Docket No. 50-263 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. B-42 AMENDMENT NO. 8 Effective August 1,1977, Indemnity Agreement No. B-42, between Northern States Power Company, and the Atomic Energy Comission, dated October 3, 1969, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new Article VIII to read as follows:

" ARTICLE VIII "1.

If the licensee fails to pay assessed deferred premiums, the Commission reserves the right to pay those premiums on behalf of the licensee and to recover the amount of such premiums from the licensee.

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The Commission shall require the immediate submission of financial statements by those licensees who indicate, after an assessment of the retrospective premium by the insurance pools, that they will not pay the assessment.

Such financial statements shall include, as a minimum, exhibits indicating internally generated fun from operations and accumulated retained earnings.

Subsequent submission of financial statements by such licensees may be requested by the Commission, as required.

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If premiums are paid by the Commission as provided in paragraph 1, payment by the Commission shall create a lien in the amount paid in favor of the United States upon all propety and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to such licensee. The lien shall arise at the time Jayment is made by the Commission and shall continue until tie liability for the amount (or a judgment against the licensee arising out of such liability) is satisfied or becomes unenforceable. The Commission will issue a certificate of release of any such l

lien if it finds that the liability for the amount has been fully satisfied or has become legally unenforceable.

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If the Comission determines _that the licensee is financially able to reimburse the Comission for a deferred premium paymer,t made in its behtif, and the licensee, after notice Of such 4

determination by the Comission fails.cleke such reimbursement i

within 120 days, the Comission W11 take appropriate steps to suspend the license for 30. days.

The Commission may take any further action.as necessary.if reimbursement is not made within the 30-day suspension period-including, but not limited to, termination of the operating license."

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Docket No. 50-263 Indemnity Agreement No.- B-42 j

This Indemnity Agreement No. B-42 is entered into by and between i

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Energy Commission (hereinaf ter referred to as the " Commission") pursuant

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1 ARTICLE I i

l As used in this agreement:

" Nuclear reactor," " byproduct material," " person," " source 1.

material," and "special nuclear material" shall have the meanings

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regulations issued by the Commission.

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Except where ot kwise specifically provided, " amount of finan-cial protection" means tli6 amount specified in Item 2a and b, of the i-Attachment annexed hereto, as modified by paragraph 8, Article II, with respect to common occurrences.-

3. (a) " Nuclear incident" means any occurrence, including an extra-ordinary nuclear occurrence, or series of occurrences at the location or in the course of transportation causing bodily. injury, sickness, l

disease, or death, or loss of or~ damage-to. property, or loss of use of property, arising out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, j

explosive, or,other hazardous properties of the radioactive material.

j (b) Any occurrence, = including an extraordinary nuclear o::currence, or series of-occurrences causing bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or loss of or. damage to property, or-loss of use of property, arising-out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous properties of d

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The radioactive material discharged or dispersed from the location over a period of days, weeks, months or longer, and also arising out of such properties of other_ material defined as "the radioactive material" in any other agreement 3

or agreements entered into by the Commission under subsection d

170c or k of the Act and so discharged or dispersed from "the location" as defined in any such other agreement, or

11. The radioactive material in the course of transportation cand also arising out of such properties of other material defined in any other agreement entered into by the Commission pursuant to subsection 170c or k of the Act as "the radio-active material" and which is in the course' of transportation shall be deemed to be a common occurrence. A common occurrence shall be deemed to conctitute a single nuclear incident.

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" Extraordinary nuclear occurrence" means an event which the Commission has determined to be an extraordinary nuclear _ occur-rence as-defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

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"In the course of transportation" means in the cource of trans-portation within the United States, including handling or temporary storage incidental thereto, of the radioactive material to the loca-tion or from the location provided that:

4 (a) With respect to transportation of the' radioactive material to the location, such transportation is not by predetermination to be interrupted by the removal of the material from the transporting

- conveyance for any-purpose other than the continuation of such trans-portation: to the location or temporary storage incidental thereto; (b) The transportation of the radioactive material from the loca-tion shall be deemed to end when the radioactive. material-is-removed from the transporting conveyance for any _ purpose - other than the con-tinuance of ' transportation or temporary storage incidental thereto; (c) "In the course of transportation" as used in this agreement shall not include transportation of the radioactive material to the t

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into by W Ocamission pursuant to subsectica 170c or k of the Act.

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" Person' indemnified" means W -licensee and' any other person -

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"Public-liability" means any legal liability arising out of or resultingfromanuclearincident,except(1)claimsunderStateor Federal Workmen's Oceqpensation Acts of employees of persons indemni-l fiedwhoareemployed(a)_atthelocationor,ifthenuclearincident s

occurs in the course of transportation of the radioactive material,

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on W transporting vehicle, and (b) in connection with the-licensee's possession, use or transfer of the radioactive material; (2)..elaims i

l arising out of an act of war; and (3) claims for loss of, _or damage -

to, or loss of use of (a) property which is' located:at the location and used in connection with the licensee's possession, use, or trans-for of W radioactive material, and (b) if the nuclear incident i

occurs in the course' of transportation of the radioactive material, j

the transporting vehicle, containers used in-such_ transportation,

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"The location" means the location described'in Item 4 of the i-Attachment hereto.

9 "h radioactive material" means source, special nuclear, and byproduct material which (1) is used or to be used in, or is ir-

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radiated or to be irradiated by, the nuclear reactor or reactors subject to h license or licenses designa$ed in the Attachmant hereto,(or (2) which is produced-as the result of operation of sai j-reactors).

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" United States" when used in a geographical sense includes all Territories and possessions of W United States,.the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico.

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financial protection in the amount specified in Item 2 of the Attach-neat and in the form;of h nuclear energy liability insurance policy i:

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in Item 3 of the Attachment, the licensee agrees to maintain such -

financial protection until the end of the ters of that license whieh p

will be the last to expire. The licensee shall, notwithstanding -the -

expiration, termination, modification, amendment,-suspension or revo-cation of any license or licenses designated in Item-3 of the Attach -

ment, maintain such financial protection in effect until all the radio-active material has been removed from the location-and transportation of the radioactive material from the location has ended as defined in.

subparagraph $(b),ArticleI,oruntiltheCommissionauthorisesthe I

termination or the modification.of such financial protection. The Consnission will not unreasonably withhold such authorization.

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In the event of any payment by the insurer or insurers under a policy or policies specified in Item 5 of the Attachment _ hereto which I

j reduces the aggregate limit of such policy or policies below the amount of financial protection,- the licensee will promptly apply-to his. insurers for reinstatement of the amount specified in -Item 2a of the ; Attachment (without reference to paragraph b of Item 2) and will make all-reasonable i

efforts to obtain such reinstatement. In the event that the licensee has not obtained reinstatement of such amount within ninety days after the date of such reduction, and in the absence of good cause shown to the contrary, the Commission may issue an order requiring the licensee to furnish financial protection for such -amount in another form.

3 Any obligations of the licensee under subsection-53e(8) of the l

Act to indemnify the United States and the Comunission: from public liability, together with any public -liability satisfied by the in-3 surers under the policy or policies designated in the Attachment i

hereto, shall not in the aggregate-exceed the amount of financial protection with respect to any. nuclear incident, including the. reason-able costs of investigating and settling claims and defending suits l

for damage.

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With respect to any extraordinary nuclear occurrence to which this i

agreement applies, the Commission, and the licensee on behalf of itself -

and other persons indemnified, insofar as their interests appear,-each agree to waive 4

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any issue or defense as to the conduct of the claimant or fault of persons indemnified, including, -but not limited to 1

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As used herein, " conduct of the claimant" includes conduct of persons l

- through whom the claimant. derives ~ his cause of action; l

.(b) any issue or defense as to charitable or governmental immunity;.

(c) any issue or defense based on any statute of limitations'if suit is instituted within three years from the date on which the claimant first knew, or reasonably could have known, of his ' injury or -

damage and the cause thereof, but-in no event more than ten years after the date of the nuclear incident.-

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be judicially enforceable in accordance with their terms by the claimant l

against the person indemnified.

5 The vaivers set forth in para 6raph 4 of this Article:-

(a) shall not preclude a defense based upon a failure to take reasonable steps to mitigate damages;-

(b) shall not apply to-injury.or damage < to a claimant or to a claimant's property which is intentionally sustained by the claimant or which results from a-nuclear incident-intentionally -and wrongfully caused by the. claimant;

.(c).shall not apply to injury to.a claimant.who is employed at y

l' the cite of and in connection with,the-activity where the extra-ordinary nuclear occurrence takes place if benefits therefor are either payable or required to be provided under any workmen's com-pensation or occupational disease law; ~

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, (d) shall not apply to any claim for punitive or exemplary damages, provided, with respect to any claim for wrongful death under any State law which provides for damages only punitive in nature, this exclusion does not apply to the extent that the claimant has sustained actual damages, measured by the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death but not to exceed the maximum amount otherwise recover-able under such law; (e) shall be effectise only with respect to those obligations set forth in this agreement; (f) shall not apply to, or prejudice the prosecution or defense of, any claim or portion of claim which is not within the protection afforded under (1) the limit of liability provisions under subsection 1

170e of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and (2) the terms of this agreement and the terms of the nuclear energy liability insurance policy or policies desi6nated in the attachment hereto.

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The obligations of the licensee under this agreement shall apply only with respect to nuclear incidents occurrin6 during the term of this agreement.

Upon the expiration or revocation of any license designated in 7Item 3 of the Attachment, the Commission will enter into an appropriate amendment of this agreement with the licensee reducing the amount of financial protection required under this Article; provided, that the licensee is then entitled to a reduction in the amount of financial protection under applicable Commission regulations and orders.

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With respect to any common occurrence:

(a) If the sum of the limit of liability of any Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association policy designated in item 5 of the Attachment and the limits of liability of all other nuclear energy liability insurance policies (facility form) applicable to such common occurrence and issued by Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association exceeds $63,550,000, the amount of financial protection specified in Item 2a and b of the Attachment shall be deemed to be reduced by that proportion of the difference between said sum and as the limit of liability of the Nuclear Energy Liability

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bears to the sum of the limits of liability of all nuclear energy liability insurance policies (facility form) applicable to such common occurrence and issued by Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association; (b)

If the sum of the lir.it of liability of any Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters policy designated in Item 5 of the Attachment and the limits of liability of all other nuclear energy liability insurance policies (facility form) applicable to such common occurrence and issued by Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters exceeds $18,450,000, the amount of financial protection specified in Item 2a ani b of the Attachment shall be deemed to be reduced by that proportion of the difference betveen said sum and

$18,4 50,000 as the limit of liability of the Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters policy designated in Item 5 of the Attachment bears to the sum of the limits of liability of all nuclear energy liability insurance policies (facility form) applicable to such common occurrence and issued by Mutual Atomic Energy < Liability Underwriters; (c)

If any of the other applicable agreements is with a person who has furnished financial protection in a form other than a nuclear energy liability insurance policy (facility form) issued by Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association or Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Undezvriters, and if also the sum of the amount of finan-cial protection established under this agreement and -the amounts of financial protection established under all other applicable agreements exceeds $S2,000,000, the obligations of the licensee shall not exceed a greater proportion of $82,000,000 than the amount of financial pro-tection established under this agreement bears to the sum of such amount and the amounts of financial protection established under all other applicable agreements.

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As used in this paragraph 8, Article II, and in Article III, "other applicable agreements" means each other agreement entered into by the Commission pursuant to subsection 170c of the Act in which agreement the nuclear incident is defined as a " common occurrence."

As used in this paragraph 8, Article II, "the obligations of the licensee" means the obligations of the -licensee under subsection l

53e(8) of the Act to indemnify the United States and the Commission from public-liability, together with any public liability satisfied i

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by the insurers under the policy or policies designated in the-Attachment, and the reasonable costs of investigating and settling claims and defendits suits for damage. -

9 The obligations of the licensee under this-Article shall not be affected by any failure or; default on the part of the Commission or the Government of the United States to fulfill any or all of its obligations under this egreement.. Bankruptcy or insolvency of any person indemnified other than the licensee, or the estate of any person indemnified other than the licensee, shall not relieve the licensee of any of his obligationa _ hereunder.

ARTICIE III 1.

The Commission undertakes and-agrees to-indemnify and hold harm-less the licensee and other persons indemnified, as theirlinterest may appear, from public liability.

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With _ respect to damage caused by a nuclear incident to property of any person legally liable for the nuclear incident, the Commission agrees to pay to such person _those sume'which such person would have been obligated to pay if-such property had belonged to another; pro-vided, that the obligation of the Commission under this paragraph 2 does not apply with respect to:

(a) Property which is located at the location described in Item 4 of the Attachment or at the location described in Item 3 of the.

declarations attached to any nuclear energy liability insurance policy designated in Item $ of the Attachment; r

(b) Property damace due to the neglect of the person indemnified to use all reasonable means to save and preserve l the property after knowledge of n-nuclear incident; (c) If the. nuclear ' incident occurs in the course of transportation of the radioactive material, the transporting vehicle and containers l

used in such transportation; (d) The radioactive material.

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The Commission agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the licensee, and other persons indemnified as their interest may appear, from the reasonable costs of investigating, settling and defending claims for public liability.

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The obligations of the Commission under this agreement shall apply only with respect to such public liability, such damage to property of persons legally liable for the nuclear incident (other than such property described in the proviso to paragraph 2 of this Article), and such reasonable costs described in paragraph 3 of this Article as in the aggregate exceed the samunt of financial protection.

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With respect to a common occurrence, the obligations of the Commission under this agreement shall apply only with respect to such public liability, such damage to property of persons legally liable for the nuclear incident (other than such property described in the proviso to paragraph 2 of this Article), and to such reasonable costs described in paragraph 3 of this Article, as in the aggregate exceed whienever of the following is lwers (1) The sum of the amounts of financial protection established under this agreement and all other applicable agreements; or (2) $82,000,000.

5 The obligations of the Commission under this agreement shall apply only with respect to nuclear incidents occurring during the teris of this agreement.

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The obligations of the Commission under this and all other agreements and contracts to which the Commission is a party skall not, with respect to any nuclear incident, in the aggregate exceed whichever of the following is the lowest (a)$500,000,000)

(b) $%0,000,000 less the amount of financial protection required under this agreement; or (c) with respect to a common occurrence,

$%0,000,000 less the rum of the amounts of financial protection established under this agreement and all other applicable agreements.

7 The obligations of the Commission under this agreement, except to the licensee for damage to property of the licensee, shall not be affected by any failure on the part of the licensee to fulfill its obligations under this agreement. Bankruptcy or inaniv(Ury of the licensee or any other person indemnified or of tbs estate of the licensee or any. other person indemnified shall et relieve the j

Connission of any of its obligations hereunder.

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When the Constission determines that the United States vill probably be required to make indemnity paysents under the provisions of this agreement, the Commission shall have the right to collaborate with the licensee and other persons indemnified in the settlement and defense of any claim and shall have the right (a) to require the prior approval of the Cosmission for the settlement or payment of any clain or action asserted against the licensee or other person irdemnified for public liability or damage to property of persons legally liable for the nuclear incident which claim or action the licensee or the Commission may be required to irdemnify under this agreement; and (b) to appear through the Attorney General of the United States on behalf of the licensee or other person irdemnified, take charge of such action and settle or defend any such action. If the settlement or defense of any such action or claim is undertaken by the Commission, the licensee shall furnish all reasonable assistance in effecting a settlement or asserting a defense.

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Neith* r this a6reement nor any interest therein nor claim there-under may be assigned or transferred without the approval of the Commission.

ARTICI2 V The parties agree that they will enter into appropriate amendments of this agreement to the extent that such amendments are required pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or licenses, regulations or orders of the Commission.

I ARTICIA VI The licensee agrees to pay to the Commission such fees as are established by the Commission pursuant to regulations or orders of the Commission.

ARTICLE VII The term of this agreement shall commence as of the date ard time specified in Item 6 of the Attachment and shall terminate at the time of expiration of thLt license specified -in Item 3 of the Attachment, which is the last to erpiree provided that, except as may othervise be provided in applicable regulations or orders of the Commission, the tern of this agreement shall not terminate until all the radioactive material has been removed from the location and transportation of the radioactive material from the location has ended as j

defined in subparagraph 5(b), Article I.

Termination of the term of this cgreement shall not affect any obligation of the licensee or any obligation of the Commission under this agreement with respect to any nuclear incident I

occurring during the term of this agreement.

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UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERCY COMMISSION ATTACHMENT Indemnity Agreement No. B-42 1

Item 1 - Licensee Northern States Power Company Address 414 Nicollet Hall Minneapolis, Mint.cso 1 3340.

Item 2 - Amount of financial protection a.

$1,000,300.

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With respect to any nuclear incident, the amount specified in item 2a of this Attachssnt shall be deemed to be (i) reduced to the extent that any paymenc made by the insurer or-insurers under a policy or policies specified in Item 5 of this Attachment reduces the aggregate amount oof such insurance policies below -

the amount specified in item 2a and (ii) restored to the extent that, following such reduction,: the aggregate amount of such insurance policies is reinstated.

Item 3 License number or numbers SNM-1144 Item 4 - Location The fenced switchyard at the Monticello Nuc1 car Ceneratini, Plant-which is located on the west bankfof the Mississippi River approximately three miles norchwest of Monticello in k'right County, l

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Item 6 - The indemnity tinteetnent designated chove, of which this is ef fec tive as of 12: 01 a.m., on the Attachment in a pnrt,8-c 7<w 4 M M day oC 1969.

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