PLA-7326, Notification of Regulatory Approvals

Notification of Regulatory Approvals

ML15127A263
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	04/24/2015
From:	Rausch T Susquehanna
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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PLA-7326
Download: ML15127A263 (2)

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Timothy S. Rausch Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603 Tel. 570.542.3345 Fax 570.542.1504 tsrausch@pplweb.com pp~4 P P~

TM April 24, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTN: William M. Dean, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY APPROVALS PLA-7326 Docket Nos. 50-387 50-388 and 72-28 References.

1. PLA-7191, T S. Rausch (PPL Susquehanna, LLC) to US. NRC, "Request for Order Approving Indirect Transfer ofiControl and Conforming License Amendments,"

dated July 11, 2014.

2. Letter, US. NRC to T. S. Rausch (PPL Susquehanna, LLQ, 'Order Approving Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments Related to the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (TAC Nos. MF4426 and MF442 7), "dated April 10, 2015.

By letter dated July 11, 2014 (Reference 1), PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL Susquehanna) submitted an Application for Approval of Indirect Transfer of Control of the Licenses for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 in accordance with Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 10 CFR § 50.80, and 10 CFR § 72.50.

The NRC issued an Order approving the proposed indirect license transfer on April 10, 2015 (Reference 2). The Order, in part, required that "...after receipt of all required regulatory approvals of the proposed indirect transfer action Susquehanna Nuclear shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of such receipt, and the date of closing of the transfer no later than 2 business days prior to the date of the closing of the indirect transfer."

On April 23, 2015, Lhe United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") notified PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings, LLC that it had closed its review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of the proposed spinoff transaction involving A60i Document Control Desk PLA-7326 PPL Corporation's competitive generation business, including PPL Susquehanna. With the prior receipt of approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the parties to the transaction now have the four primary regulatory approvals required to close the transaction.

Closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2015. PPL Susquehanna will provide the date of closing at a later time, in accordance with the requirements of the NRC Order.

There are no new regulatory commitments associated with this response.

In the event that the NRC has any questions on this response, please contact Mr. Rocco R. Sgarro at (610) 774-7552.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the information provided herein is true and correct.

Executed on:_________

T mothy S. ausch Se,

rice President and Chief Nuclear Officer cc:

NRC Region 1 Mr. J. Greives, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. J. Whited, NRC Project Manager Mr. L. Winker, PA DEP/BRP