ML20207C264
| ML20207C264 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 12/20/1986 |
| From: | Bernero R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Kingsley O MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8612300091 | |
| Download: ML20207C264 (4) | |
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December 20, 1986 Docket No. 50-417 Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
Vice President, Nuclear Operations i
Mississippi Power & Light Company Post Office Box 23054 Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
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AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OVER LICENSED ACTIVITIES Re:
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 2 i
By application dated September 2, 1986, as amended by letters dated October 4, 13 and 24, 1986, and as supplemented by letters dated November 20, 21 and December 2 and 3,1986, the Mississippi Power & Light Company (MPAL), Middle South Energy Inc. (MSE, recently renamed System Energy Resources, Inc., SERI) and the South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA), (joint licensees),
requested, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, the NRC's written consent to the transfer of control over licensed activities from MP&L to SERI. The requested action f
i would transfer the responsibility and authority for construction of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (GGNS) from MP&L to SERI. MP&L has heretofore been authorized to construct the GGNS, Unit 2, pursuant to construction permit l
CPPR-119. MP&L has also acted as an agent for SERI and SMEPA in the construction of Unit 2.
SERI and SMEPA own 90% and 10%, respectively, of the GGNS; the requested action does not involve any change in ownership of the GGNS. Notice i
of the request for consent to the transfer of control was published in the Federal Register on December 3, 1986 (51 FR 43695). An environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 1986 (51 FR 44396).
The request was made for the purpose of allowing the ifcensed activities now l
being performed by MP&L to be shifted to SERI (formerly MSE), which heretofore I
was limited to ownership of 90% of the GGNS but will now also be the constructing entity for the GGNS. Specifically, the transfer has been requested to:
(1) enable the GGNS management to focus its full attention on the GGNS versus also having j
responsibility for certain non-nuclear activities in the present organizational structure; (2) permit management to focus on the development of human resources I
t needed for nuclear plant operations and construction; (3) enable certain corpo-rate support functions to be more effectively focussed on the requirements of a i
nuclear generating company; and (4) enable a consolidation of the responsibility for control _of licensed activities to be brought within the organization which is also the principal owner of the GGNS rather than within a contracted agent.
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The NRC has evaluated, in a safety evaluation report accompanying Amendment No. 8 to construction permit no. CPPR-119 as issued on December 20, 1986, the technical qualifications and staffing for the SERI organization, the arrangements to ensure continuance of emergency planning development, arrange-8612300091 861220 PDR ADOCK 05000417 A
- ments to ensure provision of offsite power supplies, arrangements to ensure adequate control of activities within the site exclusion area, and financial aspects of construction of GGNS, Unit 2.
The Comission's review, in this regard, deals only with the requested transfer of responsibility and authority for control and other non-antitrust related issues; a later review will deal with those antitrust aspects raised in the licensees Septer.ber 2,1986 submittal.
The antitrust conditions applicable to MP&L are not affected by the transfer of control. As noted in the safety evaluation report, the staff found that the proposed SERI nuclear organization and staff and their associated technical qualifications are acceptable and that there is reasonable assurance that licensed activities will be conducted in accordance with the Commission's regulations.
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.80, the Commission has determined that:
(1)The proposed transferee, Systems Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI), is qualified to be the holder of the construction permit and responsible for the control of licensed activities; and (2) transfer of the construction pennit is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby consents to the proposed transfer of control from MP&L to SERI.
Sincerely, Odshed sipud by Robert M. Bernero, Director Division of BWR Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR Local PDR PD#4 Reading WButler OGC Edordan BGrimes JPartlow NThompson REMartin RCaruso M0'Brien ACRS(10)
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c ments to ensure provision of offsite power supplies, hrrangements to ensure adequate control of. activities within the site exclusion area, and financial aspects of construction of GGNS, Unit 2.
The Comission's review, in this regard, deals only with the requested transfer of responsibility and authority for control and other non-antitrust related issues; a later review will deal with those antitrust aspects raised in the licensees September 2, 1986 submittal.
The antitrust conditions applicable to MP&L are not affected by the transfer of control. As noted in the safety evaluation report, the staff found that the proposed SERI nuclear organization and staff and their associated technical.
qualifications are acceptable and that there is reasonable assurance that licensed activities will be conducted in accordance with the Commission's regulations.
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.80, the Commission has determined that:
(1)The proposed transferee, Systems Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI), is qualified to be the holder of the construction permit and responsible for the control of licensed activities; and (2) transfer of the construction pennit is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
Accordingly, the Comission hereby consents to the proposed transfer of control from MP&L to SERI.
Sincerely,
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Mississippi Power & Light Company Grand Gulf Nuclear Station cc:
Robert B. McGehee, Esquire The Honorable William J. Guste, Jr.
Wise, Carter, Child, Steen and Caraway Attorney General P.O. Box 651 Department of Justice Jackson, Mississippi 39205 State of Louisiana Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Bishop Liberman, Cook, Purcell Office of the Governor and Reynolds State of Mississippi 1200 17th Street, N.W.
Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Washington, D. C.
20036 Attorney General Mr. Ralph T. Lally Gartin Building Manager of Quality Assurance Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Middle South Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 61000 Mr. Jack McMillan, Director New Orleans, Louisiana 70161 Division of Solid Waste Management Mississippi Department of Natural Mr. Larry F. Dale, Director Resources Nuclear Licensing and Safety Bureau of Pollution Control Mississippi Pcwer & Light Company Post Office Box 10385 P.O. Box 23054 Jackson, Mississippi 39209 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Alton B. Cobb, M.D.
Mr. R. W. Jackson, Project Engineer State Health Officer Bechtel Power Corporation State Board of Health 15740 Shady Grove Road P.O. Box 1700 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-1454 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. Ross C. Butcher President Senior Resident Inspector Claiborne County Board of Supervisors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 l
Route 2, Box 399 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 Mr. Ted H. Cloninger Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Regional Administrator, Region II and Support U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mississippi Power & Light Company 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Post Office Box 23054 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 l
Mr. J. E. Cross Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Site Director Mississippi Power & Light Company P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 Mr. C. R. Hutchinson i
GGNS General Manager hississippi Power & Light Company Post Office Box 756 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 l
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