ML20206T622

Consents to Transfer Control of Ga Co to Ga Corp,Per 860507, 0617 & 0725 Requests.Licensee Ultimately Responsible for Decommissioning All Licensed Facilities.Approval Applies to Transfer of Assets Only & Not to Restricted Land

ML20206T622
Person / Time
Site:	07000734
Issue date:	09/23/1986
From:	Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Pritchard J WINTHROP, STIMSON, PUTNAM & ROBERTS
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NUDOCS 8610070101
Download: ML20206T622 (3)

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$EP S 3 E I John F. Pritchard, Esq.

Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam

& Roberts 40 Wall Street New York, NY 10005

Dear Mr. Pritchard:

By application dated May 7, 1986, as supplemented by letters dated June 17, July 25, and September 10, 1986, General Atomic Technologies Corporation

("GATC") requested the NRC's written consent to the transfer of control of GA Technologies Inc. ("GA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A.,

Inc. ("CUSA"), to GATC. The consent sought would approve transfer of control of a Commission licensee, GA, and, indirectly, the control of numerous Commission licenses. However, in the case of all licenses currently held or applied for by GA (reactors, special nuclear materials, byproduct devices, certificates of compliance, export and import), the licensee would remain unchanged. The request was made in order to formally close an agreement between CUSA and GATC for the acquisition by GATC of all of the outstanding stock of GA.

Because this office has responsibility for a major portion of GA facilities and there is more than one office at NRC which has responsibility for the requested consent, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) has taken the lead in responding to the GATC request in the areas under the jurisdiction of NMSS, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), the Office of State Programs (0SP), and the Office of International Programs (IP).

NRR, having reviewed the reactor operating licenses for the TRIGA Mark I and Mark F reactors, and based on the representations in the GATC application, as supplemented, that there are no anticipated changes in the operating and manage-ment personnel, in the minimum qualifications or other requirements of personnel responsible for safety, or in the organization of GA, and that all reactor activities will be conducted in accordance with the reactor licenses and tech-nical specifications, gives consent to the transfer of control of GA to GATC insofar as it relates to the two reactor licenses under the jurisdiction of NRR.

IP has reviewed the pertinent import and export licenses and applications and gives its consent to the transfer of control of GA to GATC insofar as it relates to the licenses and license applications under its jurisdiction.

NMSS has reviewed the special nuclear material and byproduct licenses, and the certificates of compliance and associated quality assurance program (all under NMSS) and gives consent to the transfer of control of GA to GATC 8610070101 860723 PDR ADOCK 07000734 c pnn

ig John F. Pritchard, Esq. 2 insofar as it relates to the licenses and license applications in the three categories under the jurisdiction of NMSS.

These consents are granted in accordance with Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act and appropriate portions of the Commission's implementing regula-tions, and the following conditions specified by OSP:

(1) GA will submit to the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) copies of the GA/ Valley Pines Association (VPA) Services Agreement after it is amended to reaffirm VPA's obligation to pay the full cost of the Nuclear Fuel Fabrication (NFF) facility decommissioning; (2) GA will immediately inform USNRC Region V, if, at any time, GA becomes aware of changed circumstances which may have the effect of relieving VPA of its obligation to fund any portion of the decommissioning costs of the facilities described in the current Decommissioning Plan.

It should be noted that, notwithstanding any contractual or other arrangements, the licensee is ultimately responsible for the decommissioning of all licensed facilities in accordance with the applicable regulations. It should also be noted that these approvals apply to the transfer of assets only and not to any subdivision of land currently subject to NRC licenses. Such land and facilities cannot be released for unrestricted use without NRC approval.

Sincerely, (SIGNED) Donald B. Mausshardt

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