GO2-18-155, Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium

Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium

ML18352B249
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/18/2018
From:	Gregoire D Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GO2-18-155
Download: ML18352B249 (2)

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ENERGY Donald W. Gregoire Columbia Generating Station

,';,&'. . . NORTHWEST P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Ph. 509-377-8616 l F. 509-377-4674 dwgregoire@energy-northwest.com December 18, 2018 10 CFR 140.21 GO2-18-155 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT OF DEFERRED PREMIUM

References:

1. Letter, G.C. Sorensen (Washington Public Power Supply System) to I. Dinitz (NRC), Financial Guaranty - Secondary Financial Protection, GO2-84-514, dated July 12, 1984.

2. Letter, J. Saltzman (NRC) to G.C. Sorensen (Washington Public Power Supply System), GI2-84-103, dated September 12, 1984.

3. Letter, B. Ridge (Energy Northwest) to NRC, Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium, GO2-12-187, dated December 20, 2012.

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is provided in compliance with 10 CFR 140.21, which requires annual filing of a guarantee of payment of deferred premiums limited to $20,496,000 for each licensed reactor per incident within one calendar year.

Energy Northwest, a joint operating agency and municipal corporation for the State of Washington, obtains revenue from Columbia Generating Station by selling the capability of the plant. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), an agency of the U.S.

Department of Energy, has purchased the entire capability of Columbia Generating Station from certain of its statutory preference customers known as Participants through agreements referred to as Net Billing Agreements. BPA and Energy Northwest (then known as Washington Public Power Supply System) entered into Net Billing Agreements with various Participants on the same terms. A representative sample of these agreements was previously provided in Reference 1.

GO2-18-155 Page 2 of 2 Additionally, in May 2006, Energy Northwest and BPA entered into a Direct Pay Agreement and a copy of that agreement was previously provided in Reference 3.

Among the terms of the Direct Pay Agreement, BPA agrees to pay to Energy Northwest all costs for the operation of Columbia Generating Station (less amounts Energy Northwest estimates it will receive from sources other than under the terms of any Net Billing Agreement relating to the operation of Columbia Generating Station) and an amount sufficient to maintain a reasonable working capital balance.

The terms of the Net Billing Agreements, Direct Pay Agreement, and BPA's obligations thereunder to pay Energy Northwest's operating costs and provide reasonable capital funds for Columbia Generating Station satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 140.21. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cristina M. Reyff at (509) 377-4028.

There are no new commitments being made to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by this letter.

Executed this t ~ -IA day of December, 2018.

~ ully D. W . Gregoire Manager, Regulatory Affairs cc: NRC Region IV Administrator NRC NRR Project Manager NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 988C CD Sonoda - BPA/1399 WA Horin - Winston & Strawn