RA-24-0086, 10 CFR 140.21 Licensee Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums

10 CFR 140.21 Licensee Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums

ML24092A250
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Brunswick, Robinson, McGuire
Issue date:	04/01/2024
From:	Ellis K Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
RA-24-0086
Download: ML24092A250 (1)

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fa DUKE Kevin M. Ellis

~ ENERGY General Manager Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, Policy & Emergency Preparedness

Duke Energy 13225 Hagers Ferry Rd.,

MG011E 843-951-1329 Kevin.Ellis@duke-energy.com

Serial:RA-24-0086 April 1, 2024 10 CFR 140.21

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62

Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 / Renewed License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52

McGuire Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 / Renewed License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17

Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-400 / Renewed License No. NPF-63

H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Docket No. 50-261 / Renewed License No. DPR-23

Subject:

10 CFR 140.21 Licensee Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums

The requirements of 10 CFR 140.21 include annual submittal of evidence that each licensee maintains a guarantee of payment of deferred premium in the amount of $25 million for each reactor it is licensed to operate. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC maintain nuclear liability endorsements through Marsh USA for the Catawba Nuclear Station (CNS), McGuire Nuclear Station (MNS), Oc onee Nuclear Station (ONS), Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP), Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), and the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (HBRSEP) under the Americ an Nuclear Insurers (ANI) Master Policy -

Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance (Secondary Financial Protection). This coverage includes a Bond of Payment of Retrospective Premiums and provides the basis for Duke Energy compliance with the provisions of 10 CFR 140.21(a). A certificate of insurance verifying ANI Nuclear Energy Liability insurance was sent by Marsh USA to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission on January 19, 2024.

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Please address any comments or questions regarding this matter to Ryan Treadway, Director -

Fleet Licensing at (980) 373-5873.

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Ellis General Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, Policy & Emergency Preparedness U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3

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L. Dudes, USNRC Region II - Regional Administrator N. Jordan, NRR Project Manager - Fleet G. Smith, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - BSEP P. Boguszewski, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - SHNPP J. Zeiler, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - HBRSEP D. Rivard, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - CNS C. Safouri, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - MNS J. Nadel, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - ONS