W3F1-2015-0085, Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment

Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment

ML15302A546
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	10/29/2015
From:	Chisum M Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC ME7602, TAC MF6366, TAC MF6451, TAC MF6459, W3F1-2015-0085
Download: ML15302A546 (2)

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W3F1-2015-0085 October 29, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38

REFERENCES:

1. CNRO-2014-00007, Application for Order Approving Transfers of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments, dated June 10, 2014 [ADAMS Accession Number ML14161A698].

2. NRC letter, River Bend Station, Unit 1 and Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 - Orders Approving Direct and Indirect Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendment, dated August 14, 2015 [ADAMS Accession Number ML15268A338].

3. CNRO-2015-00020, Required Notification of Receipt of All Required Regulatory Approvals of the Proposed Transfer of Actions and Documentary Evidence of Required Insurance, dated September 23, 2015 [ADAMS Accession Number ML15268A338].

Dear Sir or Madam:

On June 10, 2014, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) requested the NRC to issue an Order approving the transfers of control of the Facility Operating Licenses for River Bend Station Unit 1 (RBS) and Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station (Waterford) and conforming license amendments (Reference 1). The NRC approved this transfer in letter dated August 14, 2015 (Reference 2). Reference 3 notified the NRC that all required regulatory approvals had been obtained and the transaction date would be October 1, 2015. In accordance with Reference 2, NRC license NPF-38 for Waterford 3 was transferred from Entergy Louisiana, LLC to a new company of the same name, Entergy Louisiana, LLC. Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI) remains the licensed operator of the station.

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057 Tel 504 739 6660 Fax 504 739 6678 Michael R. Chisum Site Vice President Waterford 3

W3F1-2015-0085 Page 2 At the time of the transfer, the following licensing requests were pending before the NRC:

TAC No.

Subject MF6459 Request to Revise the Control Element Assembly Drop Time ME7602 Request to Adopt NFPA 805 MF6451 Cyber Security Implementation Schedule MF6366 Request to Change Technical Specifications for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to a Licensee Controlled Program These submittals were filed by EOI on its own behalf and on behalf of the former licensee, Entergy Louisiana, LLC. By this letter, EOI, on its own behalf and on behalf of the new licensee, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, adopts and endorses any outstanding licensing requests filed on behalf of the former licensee, and requests that the NRC continue to process those requests as if they had been filed by the new licensee.

This document contains no commitments.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact John Jarrell, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at 504-739-6685.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 29, 2015.

MRC/JPJ/lem cc:

Mr. Marc L. Dapas Regional Administrator U. S. NRC, Region IV RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov NRC Senior Resident Inspector for Waterford 3 Frances.Ramirez@nrc.gov (SRI)

Chris.Speer@nrc.gov (RI)

NRC Project Manager for Waterford 3 Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Compliance Surveillance Division Ji.Wiley@LA.gov