ML20197G399

Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Re Indirect Transfer of Control of Interests in Units 2 & 3, Licenses to Extent Affected by Proposed Merger of Alantic Energy,Inc & Delmarva Power & Light Co

ML20197G399
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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	12/02/1997
From:	Stolz J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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ML20197G373	List: ML20197G369 ML20197G399 ML20197G518
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CDPMIS$10N  !

PECO ENERGY COMPANY

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY I  !

DELf98tVA POWER AND Ll4HT COMPANY ,

4 ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY ,

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION UNITS 2 AND 3 j Doctri N05. 50-277 AND 50-12A ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING 0F NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 4

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering f

approval, by issu6, ice of an order, under 10 CFR 50.80, of the indirect ,

transfer of control of the inttrests in the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS), Units 2 and 3, licenses to the extent effected by a proposed merger of Atlantic Energy Inc. (the parent holding company of Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE)) and Delmarva Power & Light Company (DP&L), resulting in-the r

formation of a new holding company, Conectiv, Inc. ACE is co-holder of Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56, along with Public Service _!

ElectricandGasCompany(PSE&G),PECOEnergyCompany(PECO),andDP&L, issued for operation of the PBAPS, Units 2 and 3, located in Peach Botton Township, York County, Pennsylvania. .

INVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT i Identification of the Prooosed Action!

• The proposed action would consent to the indirect transfer of the interests in P8APS to the extent effected by the proposed merger of Atlantic Energy. Inc. and DF&L, resulting in the formation of a new holding company, fDFM Pyg7 .

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Conectiv, Inc., under which ACE and DP,tt would become wholly owned subsidiaries. No direct transfer of the licenses as held by ACE and DP&L l would occur. PECO, the licensed operator;of the facilities, and PSE&G are not involved in the merger and restructuring. -

l The proposed action is in accordance with an application flied by ACE and DP&L under cover of a letter dated April 30, 1997, from John H. O'Neill, '

Jr., of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Counsel for ACE and DP&L.

The Need for the Prooosed Action The proposed action is required to enable the proposed merger and restructuring of Atlantic Energy, Inc., ACE and DP&L to occur to the extent indirect transfers of control of the licenses will be effected by the menger and restructuring.

Environmental Imoacts of the Pronosed Action:

The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and ,

concludes that there will be no physical or operational changes as a result of l the proposed action. The corporate merger and restructuring will not affect the qualifications or organizational affiliation of the personnel who operate the facilities, as PECO, not involved in the merger, will continue to be responsible for the operation of PBAPS, Units 2 and 3.

The change will no c increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable

-individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, the Comission :oncludes.that there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the. proposed action.

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i With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action

! will not affect nonradiological plant effluents and will have no other I-l- environmental impact. Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no l significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed l i

action. [

-Alternatives to the Proonsed Action l t

Since the Commistion.has concluded there is no measurable environmental l 4

impact associated with the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or  ;

greater environmental impact need not be evaluated. As an alternative to the

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, proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial l of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts.  :

t The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. '

Alternative Use of Resources:

This-action does not involve the use of any resources not previously ,

considered in the ' Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3," April 1973.

Aaencias and Persons Consultad:  ;

! In accordance with its stated policy, on September 15, 1997, the staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State official, Mr. S. Maingi of the State of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Radiation Protection, regarding 'the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments. )

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4-f.1NQING 0F NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that l the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the t human environment. Ac.ordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact st.'.ement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the <

application filed by ACE and DP&L under cover of a letter dated April 30, 1997, as supplemented November 7,1997, from John H. O'Neill, Jr., of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (Counsel for ACE and DP&L), rhich is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washingtor, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Government Publications Section, State Librsry of Pennsylvania, (REGIONAL DEPOSITORY) Education Building, Walnut Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Box 1601, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of December 1997.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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'F. Stolz, Dire or ect Directorate -2 1sion of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1

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