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MONTHYEARNOC-AE-240040, Application for Order Consenting to Direct Transfer of Licenses2024-07-31031 July 2024 Application for Order Consenting to Direct Transfer of Licenses NOC-AE-240040, Operator Licensinq Examination Schedule Revision 32024-05-15015 May 2024 Operator Licensinq Examination Schedule Revision 3 NOC-AE-240040, Relief Request Number RR-ENG-4-07 – Request for an Alternative to ASME Code Case N-729-6 for Reactor Vessel Head Penetration 752024-04-0606 April 2024 Relief Request Number RR-ENG-4-07 – Request for an Alternative to ASME Code Case N-729-6 for Reactor Vessel Head Penetration 75 NOC-AE-240040, Financial Assurance for Decommissioning - 2024 Update2024-03-28028 March 2024 Financial Assurance for Decommissioning - 2024 Update NOC-AE-240040, Unit L & 2, Supplement to Modify the Implementation Date for License Amendment Request to Revise Alternate Source Term Dose Calculation2024-02-0808 February 2024 Unit L & 2, Supplement to Modify the Implementation Date for License Amendment Request to Revise Alternate Source Term Dose Calculation NOC-AE-230040, Supplement to Proposed Alternate Frequency to Containment Unbonded Post-Tensioning System Inservice Inspection (Relief Request RR-ENG-4-06)2023-12-14014 December 2023 Supplement to Proposed Alternate Frequency to Containment Unbonded Post-Tensioning System Inservice Inspection (Relief Request RR-ENG-4-06) NOC-AE-230039, Docket Nos. Stn 50-498, Stn 50-499 - Reply to a Notice of Violation, NRC Inspection Report 05000498/2023003 and 05000499/20230032023-12-12012 December 2023 Docket Nos. Stn 50-498, Stn 50-499 - Reply to a Notice of Violation, NRC Inspection Report 05000498/2023003 and 05000499/2023003 NOC-AE-230039, Submittal of Update Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI)2023-07-11011 July 2023 Submittal of Update Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) NOC-AE-220039, Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Program Revision 252023-02-0606 February 2023 Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Program Revision 25 NOC-AE-220038, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Cask2022-06-23023 June 2022 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Cask NOC-AE-210038, Submittal of Operations Quality Assurance Plan Changes QA-089, QA-091, and Revision 252022-01-0404 January 2022 Submittal of Operations Quality Assurance Plan Changes QA-089, QA-091, and Revision 25 NOC-AE-21003858, 10 CFR 50.46 Thirty-Day Report of Significant ECCS Model Changes2021-12-0606 December 2021 10 CFR 50.46 Thirty-Day Report of Significant ECCS Model Changes NOC-AE-21003853, Revised Response to End of Enforcement Discretion and Request for Approval of Alternate Disposal Procedures for Very Low-Level Radioactive Material2021-12-0303 December 2021 Revised Response to End of Enforcement Discretion and Request for Approval of Alternate Disposal Procedures for Very Low-Level Radioactive Material NOC-AE-21003848, Unit 1 Cycle 24 Core Operating Limits Report2021-11-18018 November 2021 Unit 1 Cycle 24 Core Operating Limits Report NOC-AE-21003846, Response to End of Enforcement Discretion and Request for Approval of Alternate Disposal Procedures for Very Low-Level Radioactive Material2021-11-0404 November 2021 Response to End of Enforcement Discretion and Request for Approval of Alternate Disposal Procedures for Very Low-Level Radioactive Material NOC-AE-21003842, 10 CFR 50.59 Summary Report2021-09-23023 September 2021 10 CFR 50.59 Summary Report NOC-AE-21003841, Request for Relief from ASME Section Xl Code Requirements for Weld Examinations (Relief Request RR-ENG-3-25)2021-09-23023 September 2021 Request for Relief from ASME Section Xl Code Requirements for Weld Examinations (Relief Request RR-ENG-3-25) NOC-AE-21003832, Supplement to License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections2021-09-0909 September 2021 Supplement to License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections NOC-AE-21003812, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections2021-08-10010 August 2021 Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections NOC-AE-21003825, Update of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Information (FOCI)2021-08-0505 August 2021 Update of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Information (FOCI) NOC-AE-21003824, Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)2021-07-29029 July 2021 Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) NOC-AE-21003823, Update Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI)2021-07-28028 July 2021 Update Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI) NOC-AE-21003820, Nuclear Insurance Protection2021-07-20020 July 2021 Nuclear Insurance Protection NOC-AE-21003819, Inservice Inspection Summary Report - 2RE212021-07-15015 July 2021 Inservice Inspection Summary Report - 2RE21 NOC-AE-21003816, Commitment Change Summary Report2021-06-30030 June 2021 Commitment Change Summary Report NOC-AE-21003814, Technical Specification Bases Control Program2021-06-24024 June 2021 Technical Specification Bases Control Program NOC-AE-21003810, Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)- CPS Energy2021-06-17017 June 2021 Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)- CPS Energy NOC-AE-21003811, Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)- Nrg Energy2021-06-17017 June 2021 Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)- Nrg Energy NOC-AE-21003806, Inservice Inspection Program Plan and Inservice Testing Program Snubber Inservice Test Plan for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval2021-05-20020 May 2021 Inservice Inspection Program Plan and Inservice Testing Program Snubber Inservice Test Plan for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval NOC-AE-21003801, Annual Dose Report for 20202021-04-26026 April 2021 Annual Dose Report for 2020 NOC-AE-21003802, 2020 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Annual Environmental Operating Report2021-04-26026 April 2021 2020 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Annual Environmental Operating Report NOC-AE-21003804, Operator Licensing Examination Schedule2021-04-21021 April 2021 Operator Licensing Examination Schedule NOC-AE-21003800, Radioactive Effluent Release Report2021-04-19019 April 2021 Radioactive Effluent Release Report NOC-AE-21003799, Changes to South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STPEGS) Emergency Plan2021-04-15015 April 2021 Changes to South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STPEGS) Emergency Plan NOC-AE-21003795, Cycle 22 Core Operating Limits Report2021-04-15015 April 2021 Cycle 22 Core Operating Limits Report NOC-AE-21003796, Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)2021-04-15015 April 2021 Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) NOC-AE-21003790, Response to Apparent Violations in NRC Inspection Report 05000498/2020401 and 05000499/2020401: (EA-20-122) (Letter)2021-03-31031 March 2021 Response to Apparent Violations in NRC Inspection Report 05000498/2020401 and 05000499/2020401: (EA-20-122) (Letter) NOC-AE-21003791, Financial Assurance for Decommissioning - 2021 Update2021-03-31031 March 2021 Financial Assurance for Decommissioning - 2021 Update NOC-AE-210037, STP Fire Hazards Analysis Report, Amendment 26 (Redacted)2021-03-30030 March 2021 STP Fire Hazards Analysis Report, Amendment 26 (Redacted) NOC-AE-21003792, STP Fire Hazards Analysis Report, Amendment 26 (Redacted)2021-03-30030 March 2021 STP Fire Hazards Analysis Report, Amendment 26 (Redacted) NOC-AE-200037, License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification 3.6.3 to Append a Note and Remove the Index from Technical Specifications2021-03-11011 March 2021 License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification 3.6.3 to Append a Note and Remove the Index from Technical Specifications NOC-AE-21003784, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding 1RE22 Inspection Summary Report for Steam Generator Tubing2021-03-0808 March 2021 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding 1RE22 Inspection Summary Report for Steam Generator Tubing NOC-AE-21003786, Annual Fitness for Duty Performance Report for 20202021-03-0101 March 2021 Annual Fitness for Duty Performance Report for 2020 NOC-AE-21003785, Evidence of Financial Protection2021-02-23023 February 2021 Evidence of Financial Protection NOC-AE-21003781, Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Subaccounts2021-01-27027 January 2021 Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Funds from Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Subaccounts NOC-AE-21003780, Submittal of Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)2021-01-0707 January 2021 Submittal of Update Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) NOC-AE-20003778, Changes to South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Emergency Plan2020-12-17017 December 2020 Changes to South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Emergency Plan NOC-AE-20003777, STPNOC Concerns Regarding the Proposed Change to the Evaluated Force-on-Force Inspection Guidance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency2020-12-10010 December 2020 STPNOC Concerns Regarding the Proposed Change to the Evaluated Force-on-Force Inspection Guidance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency NOC-AE-20003766, Supplement to Change Implementation Date for License Amendment Request to Revise the STPEGS Emergency Plan2020-12-0202 December 2020 Supplement to Change Implementation Date for License Amendment Request to Revise the STPEGS Emergency Plan NOC-AE-20003767, Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix 8, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(1)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, Due to Covid 19 Pandemic2020-11-16016 November 2020 Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix 8, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(1)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, Due to Covid 19 Pandemic 2024-07-31
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PO. 5x28,9 WadsmrthrTexas South Tas Pi/ect Ekectnc GcneatgSutto0n? 77483 A October 12, 2004 NOC-AE-04001787 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: James E. Dyer Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498 and STN 50-499 Intent to Transfer Generation Assets
Reference:
Letter, M.C. Thadani to W.T. Cottle, "South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Conforming Amendments re: Transfer of Ownership Interests to Texas Genco, LP," dated September 4, 2002 The referenced letter added a condition to the South Texas Project (STP) Operating Licenses such that Texas Genco, LP (Texas Genco) must provide the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation a copy of any application to transfer facilities for the production of electric energy exceeding 10% of their net utility plant. STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) hereby submits this letter on behalf of Texas Genco to notify the Director of Texas Genco's plans, as further described below, to transfer their fossil-fuel electric generation assets to a newly organized limited partnership and affiliate of Texas Genco as an intermediate step in a larger sales transaction with GC Power Acquisition, LLC (GC Power). This transaction does not involve an "application" to another regulator, and therefore, there is no copy of such application to be submitted to NRC as contemplated by the license condition. However, to the extent the license condition is deemed to apply to the transaction, STPNOC provides notice as follows.
Currently, Texas Genco is an indirect subsidiary of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (TGN), which is itself an indirect subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CenterPoint Energy). TGN includes approximately 13,380 MWe of fossil generation assets and approximately 770 MWe of nuclear generation assets (STP). CenterPoint Energy has entered into a sales agreement to sell all of the TGN generation assets to GC Power.
The transaction through which CenterPoint Energy will sell TGN involves four steps. First, Texas Genco's fossil generation assets will be allocated to Texas Genco II LP (Genco II), a new indirect subsidiary of TGN. Second, CenterPoint Energy will buy the publicly held TGN stock.
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NOC-AE-04001787 Page 2 of 4 Third, an indirect subsidiary of GC Power will acquire the fossil generation assets. Finally, after NRC approval of the indirect transfer of control of the licenses, Texas Genco, which will continue to own its share of STP, will be transferred to GC Power through a merger of TGN and a subsidiary of GC Power. STPNOC, on behalf of Texas Genco and GC Power, will seek approval of any indirect transfer of control of STP resulting from this last step in the transaction in a separate application to be submitted to NRC concurrently with this letter of notification.
The sales transaction has been structured to ensure that Texas Genco will retain the requisite financial and managerial resources to continue to maintain its ownership interest in STP. The sales transaction will be described in more detail in the application for consent to an indirect transfer of control of the licenses.
At present, Texas Genco's share of the electrical output from STP is sold through (i) power sales agreements, (ii) sales under Texas PUC-mandated auctions, and (iii) other auction sales and negotiated transactions. During the interim period between steps 1 and 4, Texas Genco's share of the output from STP will continue to be sold through similar type sales. In addition, a substantial portion of Texas Genco's baseload capacity from 2005 through 2008 is subject to a power sales agreement with an affiliate of the Goldman Sachs Group. The power sales agreement was executed concurrently with the execution of the transaction agreement with GC Power in order to preserve the currently favorable prices in the ERCOT market. Deliveries under the power sales agreement will commence in January 2005. Pursuant to an agreement between Texas Genco and Genco II, Genco II has assumed the obligations to deliver power previously undertaken by Texas Genco, and Texas Genco has sold power forward on a unit contingent basis to Genco II in order to meet these obligations. In addition, Genco II will market and sell all of Texas Genco's uncontracted share of the output of STP. Texas Genco will receive 100% of the revenues from these sales.
In addition to the substantial cash expected to be generated from these power sales, Texas Genco will also maintain committed financial resources sufficient to fund its anticipated cash needs and operating costs during the interim period. In particular, Texas Genco will retain all of the cash of TGN at the time of the transfer of the fossil assets, currently estimated to be $269 million. It is anticipated that approximately $174 million will be used in early 2005 for Texas Genco's acquisition of an additional 13.2% share of STP from AEP Texas Central Company. That transaction will be described in detail in an application submitted to the NRC by STPNOC for approval of the related license transfer. Nevertheless, the remaining available cash will provide approximately $95 million of additional liquidity, a level of funding that is more than sufficient to cover the fixed operating costs that Texas Genco would expect to incur over a six-month outage, as suggested by the NRC Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1577, Rev. 1), and provides additional assurance that Texas Genco will continue to be financially qualified to own and maintain its interest in STP.
In the event that the NRC approval of the indirect transfer of control of Texas Genco's interest in STP cannot be obtained, or if some other event were to occur that precluded that transfer, Texas Genco would continue to own its interest in STP as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy and would maintain the requisite financial qualifications to continue to own
NOC-AE-04001787 Page 3 of 4 that interest. Currently, it is not anticipated that additional sources of funding would be required to maintain those financial qualifications.
Throughout each stage of the sales transaction and until the ultimate transfer of TGN to GC Power, Texas Genco will continue to satisfy the NRC's decommissioning funding assurance requirements under 10 CFR 50.75 in the same manner that it satisfies those requirements today.
This will continue to be the case even in the event that the final step in the sales transaction is not completed.
If there are any questions regarding this intent to transfer Texas Genco's fossil generation assets, please contact John Conly at (361) 972-7336 or me at (361) 972-8757.
/11 J. J. Sheppard President & Chief Executive Officer jtc
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Regional Administrator, Region IV A. H. Gutterman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. E. Matthews 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Arlington, TX 76011-8064 L. D. Blaylock U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission City Public Service Attention: Document Control Desk One White Flint North R. L. Balcom 11555 Rockville Pike Texas Genco, LP Rockville, MD 20852 C. A. Johnson Steven R. Hom AEP Texas Central Company U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Jon C. Wood 11555 Rockville Pike Matthews & Branscomb Rockville, MD 20852 Mail Stop OWFN/15-D21 Stan Blanton Balch & Bingham Jeffrey Cruz U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission David H. Jaffe P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: MN116 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wadsworth, TX 77483 Gerry Garfield Richard A. Ratliff Day, Berry & Howard Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704