ML20214Q779

Responds to 860411 & 1031 Ltrs Re Proposed Minor Change in Percentage of Ownership for 2 of 15 Utils.Transfer of Ownership Shares within Range Formerly Approved by ASLB 740725 Initial Decision Re Sharing Agreement & Acceptable

ML20214Q779
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	11/24/1986
From:	Doolittle E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Opeka J NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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NUDOCS 8612050274
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Docket No. 50-423 Mr. John F. Opeka Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 270 Partford, Connecticut 06141-0270

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE NUCl. EAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP SHARES

REFERENCE:

(1) letter from J. F. Opeka to Vincent S. Noonan, dated April 11, 1986 (2) letter from J. F. Opeka to Vincent S. Noonan, dated October 31, 1986 Your letter dated April 11, 1986, transmitted notification of a proposed minor change in the percentage of ownership for two of the fifteen utilities who are the licensees for Millstone Unit No. 3. The proposed change involved a transfer of ownershit shares as follows.

FROM TO OWNERSHIP INTEREST TO BE TRANSFERRED City of Burlington, The Connecticut I.ight 0.3215%

Vermont and Power Company (Cf.&P)

The City of Burlington' retains a 0.0435% ownership interest in the facility.

In your letter dated October 31, 1986, you supplemented this information by stating that the transfer results from Burlington's inability to pay its share l of the capital costs of the project since 1982 and you included additional information concerning the terms of the Sharing Agreement dated September 1, 1973.

l We,_have reviewed the conditions discussed by you in this letter which led to the proposed transfer of ownership shares. We agree that the proposed transfer of ownership interest of Burlington is within a range recognized by the AEC in the construction permit issued for Millstone 3 on August 5, 1974, (page 20-11 of the AEC Staff's Safety Evaluation Report, dated March 13, 1974, specifies a maximum percent ownership interest of 0.365 percent for Burlington.)

As a result of our review we have concluded that althouah the transfer of ownership shares from the City of Burlington, Vermont to the Connecticut light l

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. John F. Opeka and Power Company will result in a transfer of control, the NRC gave prior approval for such action to take place by approving the Sharing Agreement entered into by the City of Burlington, Vermont and the other owners (see, Initial Decision of the Atomic Safety and licensing Board dated July 25, 1974, 8 AEC 187 (1974)). In this instance the transfer involves a very small percentage ownership interest and is in accordance with the approved Sharing Agreement; no further NRC review is needed. Powever, it is important that any such proposed transfers be brought to our attention, so that we may assure that they are in accordance with the approved Sharing Agreement.

For further information or clarification, please contact me at (301) 492-8379.

Sincerely, M N v Elizabet L. Doolittle, Project Manager PWR Project Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR I.icensing-A cc: See next page

O. 0 3 4 NOV 1986 John F. Opeka and Power Company will result in a transfer of control, t)e NRC g ve prior approvalforsuchactiontotakeplacebyapprovingthegharingggreement entered into by the City of Burlington, Vermont and the other owners (see, Initial Decision of the Atomic Safety and I.icensing Board dated July 25, 1974, 8 AEC 187 (1974)). We have determined that further NRC review is not required and therefore the transfer may take place based on this previous approval. Additionally, since the Millstone 3 operating license NPF-49 does not specify any maximum or minimum ownership interest of any existing licensee and the list of owners given in the license has not changed, no amendment to the operating license is required.

For further information or clarification, please contact me at (301) 492-8379.

Sincerely, Elizabeth I. Doolittle, Project Manager PWR Pro.fect Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR I.icensing-A cc: See next page Distribution:

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John F. Opeka and Power Company will result in a transfer of control, the NRC gave prior approval for such action to take place by approving the Sharing Agreement entered into by the City of Burlington, Vermont and the other owners (see, Initial Decision of the Atomic Safety and I.icensing Board dated July 25, 1974, 8 AEC 187 (1974)). In this instance the transfer involves a very small percentage ownership interest and is in accordance with the approved Sharing Agreement; no further NRC review is needed. However, it is important that any such proposed transfers be brought to our attention, so that we may assure that they are in accordance with the approved Sharing Agreement.

For further information or clarification, please contact me at (301) 492-8373.

Sincerely, Elizabeth L. Doolittle, Project Manager PWR Project Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR licensing-A cc: See next page Distribution:

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Gerald Garfield, Esq. Ms. Jane Spector Day, Berry & Poward Federal Energy Regulatory Commission City Place 825 N. Capitol Street, NE Partford, Connecticut 06103-3499 Room 8608C Washington, D.C. 20426 Mr. Maurice R. Scully, Executive Director Mr. Kevin McCarthy, Director Connecticut Municipal Electric Radiation Control Unit Energy Cooperative Department of Environmental Protection 268 Thomas Road State Office Building Groton, Connecticut 06340 Partford, Connecticut 06115 Robert W. Bishop Esq. Eurlington Electric Department Corporate Secretary c/o Robert E. Fletcher, Esq.

Northeast Utilities 271 South Union Street Post Office Box 270 Burlington, Vermont 05402 Partford, Connecticut 06141 Mr. Thomas Shedlosky Senior Resident Inspector Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Millstone III P. O. Box 811 Niantic, Connecticut 06357-08 Mr. Michael L. Jones, Manager Project Management Department Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Post Office Box 426 ludlow, Massachusetts 01056 Regional Administrator U. S. NRC, Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. Karl Abraham Public Affairs Office, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406