ML19269C815

Informs of Transfers of Ownership Shares to Ma Municipal Wholesale Elec Co,Me Public Svc Co & Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.Provides Pertinent Info to Facilitate Required Antitrust Review

ML19269C815
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Site:	New England Power
Issue date:	01/15/1979
From:	Harrington J NEW ENGLAND POWER CO.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Note to LPM AND LA NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PARTIAL APPLICATION 7 This antitrust information for New England Nuclear Units 1 and 2 has now a been accepted and should be noticed in the customary manner for additional .l s.:

antitrust information, i. e., Notice of Receipt of Additional Antitrust 1 Information on Partial Application for Construction Permit and Operating License: Time for Submission of Views on Antitrust Matters. g However, since antitrust review has been previously noted for New England Power Company, care should be exercised to solicit only those views on _.

g antitrust matters pertaining to the new applicants, i . e., the Massachusetts '

y Municipal Wholesale Electric Company and Maine Public Service Company.

For example, the concluding paragraph of the notice might read as follows:  ; _

Any pecaon who wishes to have his views on the antitrust i J matters with respect to the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale -

1 Electric Company and Maine Public Service Company prc.sented c f to the Attorney General for consideration should submit such 7 ,

views to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission....

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Argil L. Toalston, Chief Power Supply Analysis Section  ; "

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$5 NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANl' Telephone 617 3*90'1 New England i Electric Syst 20 Turnpike Road, Westborough, Massachusett! 01581 January 15, 1979 NRC-N-99 harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Doc ke t Nos. STN 50-568 and STN 50-569 Anti-Trust Information

Dear Sir:

On September 1, 1976, New England Power Company (NEP) trans-ferred a 6.008% ownership Jhare of NEP Units 1 & 2 (the Unita) to Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC). On December 1, 1978, NEP transferred a 0.435% ownership share of these Units to Maine Public Service Company (FTS). Under the Commission's cu-rent rules, an anti-trust review is required concerning MMWEC's and >T3's ownership of a share of the Units.

Both MMWEC & MPS underwent successful anti-trust review by the Department of Justice in connection with the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3, NRC Docket No. 50-4 7.3 A . (See Department of Justice letter dated August 27, 1977). MMWEC then underwent affirma-tive anti-trust review in connection with the Pilgrim Nuclear Generat-ing Station, Unit No. 2. NRC Docket No. 50-4~,lA (see Department of Justice letter dated April 20, 1978). Most recently both MMWEC and MPS again received affirmative anti-trust resiew by the Department of Justice in connection with the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, Units No. 1&2, NRC Docket Nos. 50-443A and 50-446A. (See Department of Justice letter dated December 19, 1978, and NRC notice with respect thereto. 43 F. R. 60355)

To facilitate the anti-trust review concerning MMWEC's owner-ship share of the Units, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.32 there ir specif~cally incorporated herein by reference Attachment 11 tc Amend-ment 39, dated May 15, 1978, to the Seabrook License Application-To facilitate the anti-trust review concerning MPS's ownership share of the Units, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.32 there i.s specifi-cally incorporated l'erein by reference Attachment 13 to Amendment 39, dated May 15, 1978, to the Seabrook License Application.

In addition, because they are no longer considering direct ownership of a share of the Units, the anti-trust information prr ously submitted by the Applicant on behalf of Burlington Electric i

Page 2 Department, Pascoag Fire District, Ashburnham Municipal Light Department, Boylston Municipal Light Department, Danvers Electric Department, Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant, Holden Munir.ipal Light Department, Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, Hudson Light and Power Department, Littleton Electric Light Department, Mansfield Municipal Electric Department, Marblehead Municipal Light Department, Middleborough Gas and Electric Department, Middleton Municipal Light Department, North Attleborough Electric Department, Paxton Municipal Light Department, Peabody Municipal Light Plant, Reading Municipal Light Board, Shrewsbury's Electric Light Plant, Templeton Municipal Lighting Plant- Wakefield Municipal Light Department, West Boylston Municipal Ligh ing Plant and Westfield Gas and Electric Light Depart-ment is hereby withdrawn.

Finally, on May 1, 1978, NEP trancferred an additional 3.13%

ownership ahare of the Units to Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor).

8angor received affirmative anti-trust review by the Department of Justice in connection with the Units. (See Department of Justice letter dated April 11, 1977.) To facilitate the anti-trust review cencerning Bangor's acquisition of an additional ownership share of the Units, there is specifically incorporated herein by reference the anti-trust informatior with respect to Bangor dated 3/25/76 which was previously filed in Docket STN 50-568 and STN 50-569.

Please advise if you have any questions concerning this matter.

Very truly yours, Joseph Harrington Project Manager FEG:rh cc: MMWEC FTS