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MONTHYEARML11311A1482011-11-0404 November 2011 Connecticut Yankee - Submittal of Supplemental Information of Draft Form of Merger Agreement Associated with Proposed Combination of Central Vermont Public Service Corp., and Green Mountain Power Corp Project stage: Request ML12128A4332012-05-0404 May 2012 Response to Nrc'S Request for Additional Information, Dated April 6, 2012 Project stage: Request ML12180A1232012-06-26026 June 2012 Connecticut Yankee - Request to Reinitiate Nrc'S Review of Second Merger; Supplemental Information Project stage: Request ML12181A0182012-07-0909 July 2012 Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Facility Operating License Conforming Amendment and Opportunity for a Hearing Project stage: Other ML1219201082012-07-10010 July 2012 Second Merger of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Green Mountain Power Corporation (ME8968) Project stage: Other ML12244A5622012-09-0707 September 2012 Request for Threshold Determination Under 10 CFR 50.80 - the Proposed Merger Between Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Green Mountain Power Corporation Involving Minority Common Stock Ownership in Maine Yankee Atomic Company, C Project stage: Other ML12228A3352012-09-21021 September 2012 Order Approving Application Regarding Merger of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Green Mountain Power Corporation and Conforming Amendment Project stage: Other ML12228A3932012-09-21021 September 2012 Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Application for the Direct Transfer of Control 1.7303% Interest in the License Project stage: Approval ML12228A3502012-09-21021 September 2012 Draft Amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-049 Project stage: Draft Other ML12228A3412012-09-21021 September 2012 Federal Register Notice - Order Approving Direct Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Project stage: Request ML12272A2412012-10-0303 October 2012 Issuance of Conforming Amendment Direct Transfer of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation'S Interest in the License for Millstone Power Station, Unit 3 to Green Mountain Power Corporation Millstone Project stage: Approval ML12284A2302012-10-12012 October 2012 Correction Letter to Issuance of Conforming Amendment Direct Transfer of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation'S Interest in the License for Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 to Green Mountain Power. Project stage: Approval 2012-06-26
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ML23242A0142023-08-30030 August 2023 Operator Licensing Examination Approval ML23223A0552023-08-18018 August 2023 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications for Reactor Core Safety Limits, Fuel Assemblies, and COLR Related to Framatome Gaia Fuel ML23223A0482023-08-18018 August 2023 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for License Amendment Request to Use Framatome Small Break and Realistic Large Break LOCA Evaluation Methodologies for Establishing COLR Limits IR 05000336/20230022023-08-0909 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000336/2023002 and 05000423/2023002 ML23188A0432023-07-31031 July 2023 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Request No. IR-04-11 ML23208A0922023-07-26026 July 2023 Request for Approval of Appendix F of Fleet Report DOM-NAF-2-P Qualification of Framatome ORFEO-GAIA and OORFE-NMGRID CHF Correlations in the Dominion Energy Vipre-D Computer Code Response ML23188A0202023-07-26026 July 2023 Closeout of Generic Letter 2004-02, Potential Impact of Debris Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at Pressurized-Water Reactors ML23207A1102023-07-26026 July 2023 NRC Regulatory Issues Summary 2023-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations IR 05000336/20234012023-07-17017 July 2023 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000336/2023401 and 05000423/2023401 - (Cover Letter Only) ML23175A0052023-07-12012 July 2023 Alternative Request P-07 for Pump Periodic Verification Testing Program for Containment Recirculation Spray System Pumps ML23193A8562023-06-28028 June 2023 Submittal of Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports ML23178A1682023-06-26026 June 2023 2022 Annual Report of Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) Model Changes Pursuant to the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.46 ML23153A1732023-06-16016 June 2023 Correction to Amendment Nos. 346 & 286 Millstone, 294 & 277 North Anna, 311 & 311 Surry, and 225 Summer to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-554,Rev Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirement ML23151A0742023-06-12012 June 2023 Review of the Spring 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report ML23159A2202023-06-0808 June 2023 Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Revision to Emergence Plan - Report of Changes IR 07200047/20234012023-06-0808 June 2023 NRC Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Inspection Report No. 07200047/2023401 2024-01-04
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MONTHYEARML23341A0172024-01-12012 January 2024 Issuance of Amendment No. 288 Revision to Applicability Term for Reactor Coolant System Heatup and Cooldown Pressure-Temperature Limitations Figures ML23283A3052023-12-20020 December 2023 Review of Appendix F to DOM-NAF2, Qualification of the Framatome ORFEO-GAIA and ORFEO-NMGRID CHF Correlations in the Dominion Energy VIPRE-D Computer Code (EPID L-2022-LLT-0003) (Nonproprietary) ML23230A0502023-10-0202 October 2023 5 of the Quality Assurance Topical Report - Review of Program Changes ML23226A0052023-09-26026 September 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 287 Supplement to Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Safety Analysis ML23188A0432023-07-31031 July 2023 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Request No. IR-04-11 ML23175A0052023-07-12012 July 2023 Alternative Request P-07 for Pump Periodic Verification Testing Program for Containment Recirculation Spray System Pumps ML23072A0892023-05-0101 May 2023 (Amendments 346 & 286), North Anna 1 & 2 (Amnds 294 & 277), Surry 1 & 2 (Amnds 311 & 311), and Summer 1 (Amd 225) - Issuance of Amendments to Revise TSs to Adopt TSTF-554 Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements ML23058A4542023-03-16016 March 2023 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 345 and 285 Regarding Adoption of Technical Specification Task Force-359, Increase Flexibility in Mode Restraints ML21320A0072022-09-0707 September 2022 Review of Appendix E to DOM-NAF-2, Qualification of the Framatome BWU-I CHF Correlation in the Dominion Energy VIPRE-D Computer Code (EPID L-2021-LLT-0000) (Non-Proprietary) ML22201A5082022-07-28028 July 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Request No. IR-04-09 ML22095A1072022-07-11011 July 2022 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 120, 344, & 284, 293 & 276, & 307 & 307 to Relocate Requirements to the QAPD ML22039A3392022-03-0303 March 2022 Request for Alternative Frequency to Supplemental Valve Position Verification Testing Requirements in the Fourth 10-year Valve Inservice Testing Program ML22041A0102022-03-0101 March 2022 V.C. 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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 7, 2012 Mr. Dale A. Rocheleau Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Central Vermont Public Service Corporation 77 Grove St. Rutland, VT 05701 REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD DETERMINATION UNDER 10 CFR THE PROPOSED MERGER BElWEEN CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION AND GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION INVOLVING MINORITY COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP IN MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC COMPANY, CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC COMPANY, AND YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY (TAC NO. ME8968) Dear Mr. Rocheleau: By application dated September 9, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 11256A051), as supplemented by letters dated November 4,2011 (ML 11311A148), April 6, 2012 (ML 12100A017), May 4,2012 (ML12128A433), June 26,2012 (ML12180A123), and July 19,2012 (ML12205A030), Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (Gaz Metro) notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of a proposed merger between CVPS and Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) that would result in a transfer of interests involving NRC licensed facilities. The application requested that the NRC make a threshold determination whether a proposed transfer of CVPS' interests in Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (Maine Yankee), Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (Connecticut Yankee), and Yankee Atomic Electric Company (Yankee Atomic) (co"ectively, the "Yankee Companies) to GMP would constitute a direct or indirect transfer of the licenses that would require NRC approval pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) CFR 50.80, 'Transfer of licenses." The NRC staff completed its review of the facts and information as set forth in the application, and concludes that the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP wi" not constitute a direct or indirect transfer of control of the Maine Yankee, Connecticut Yankee or Yankee Atomic licenses. Therefore, neither Maine Yankee, Connecticut Yankee, nor Yankee Atomic require the NRC's approval under Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR 50.80, with respect to the licenses currently held by them in connection with the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP.
D. Please contact me at 310-415-4125 if you have any questions. Sincerely, James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. Safety cc Daniel F. Stenger Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Thomas L. Cubbage, Covington & Burling 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Additional distribution via Listserv
...,,11 REG(!{ ,;:;V" -</r <1' 01't:J .L j.. "<< 0 ... it UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 <J) Y';'!"'I} ****-1< SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD DETERMINATION OF THE PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN CVPS AND GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION INVOLVING MINORITY COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP IN MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC COMPANY, CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC COMPANY, AND YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-309,72-30; 50-213, 72-39;50-029; 72-31 1.0 INTRODUCTION By application dated September 9, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 11256A051), as supplemented by letters dated November 4,2011 (ML 11311A148), April 6, 2012 (ML 12100A017), May 4,2012 (ML 12128A433), June 26,2012 (ML 12180A123), and July 19, 2012 (ML 12205A030), Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (Gaz Metro) notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of a proposed merger between CVPS and Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) that would result in a transfer of interests involving NRC licensed facilities. The application requested that the NRC make a threshold determination whether a proposed transfer of CVPS' interests in Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (Maine Yankee), Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (Connecticut Yankee), and Yankee Atomic Electric Company (Yankee Atomic) (collectively, the "Yankee Companies) to GMP would constitute a direct or indirect transfer of the licenses that would require NRC approval pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) CFR 50.80, 'Transfer of licenses." 2.0 BACKGROUND By application dated September 9, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 11256A051), as supplemented by letters dated November 4,2011 (ML 11311A148), April 6, 2012 (ML 12100A017), May 4,2012 (ML 12128A433), June 26.2012 {ML 12180A123}, and July 19, 2012 (ML 12205A030). (collectively, the application), Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (Gaz Metro), (collectively, the Applicants), requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR), Section 50.80, to the indirect and direct transfers of control of CVPS's 1.7303% interest in the license for Millstone Power Station, Unit 3 (MPS 3), resulting from the acquisition of CVPS by Gaz Metro (First Merger) and a subsequent restructuring of Gaz Metro in which CVPS will be consolidated with Gaz Metro's existing U.S. subsidiary Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP), respectively. The NRC consented to First Merger by letter and Order dated June 15, 2012 (ML 121300466).
According to the application, CVPS also owns, through equity investment, 2% of the outstanding common stock of Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, 2% of the outstanding common stock of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, and 3.5% of the outstanding common stock of Yankee Atomic Electric Company (collectively, the "Yankee Companies"). CVPS and Gaz Metro requested that the NRC staff make a threshold determination that the above requested license transfer transaction does not involve the direct or indirect transfer of control of the NRC licenses held by the Yankee Companies pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80. CVPS is a Vermont corporation and the largest electric utility in Vermont. CVPS engages in the purchase, production, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. GMP is a Vermont corporation and a regulated electric utility that transmits, distributes, and sells electriCity and utility construction services in Vermont Gaz Metro is a Canadian energy company. 3.0 EVALUATION The NRC staff reviewed the application submitted by CVPS and Gaz Metro in order to make a threshold determination on whether the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP would not involve a direct or indirect control of the NRC licenses held by the Yankee Companies that would require approval pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80. The regulation at 10 CFR 50.80 states: No license for a production or utilization facility (including. but not limited to, permits under this part and part 52 of this chapter, and licenses under parts 50 and 52 of this chapter), or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, assigned. or in any manner disposed of. either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer or control of the license to any person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. According to the application, CVPS' interest in the Yankee Companies is as a shareholder only. Each Yankee Company holds a Part 50 license and a general Part 72 license for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (lSFSI) and is the sole licensee for its facility. CVPS has no operational authority for the Yankee Companies' licensed ISFSls. In addition, CVPS is not a party to any voting agreement or arrangement with any of the other owners or licensees of the Yankee Companies that could give it voting rights that are greater than those associated with its minority shareholder interests in the companies. It does not have other financial interests that would allow it to participate in the management and operation of the licensee. Accordingly, the result of the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP, and the associated interests in the Yankee Companies, does not result in a transfer of control with respect to the Yankee Companies and the Yankee Company licenses.
Regarding foreign ownership, control, or domination, Section 103d of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended provides in part: No license may be issued to an alien or any corporation or other entity if the Commission knows or has reason to believe it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation or a foreign government. In any event, no license may be issued to any person within the United States if, in the opinion of the Commission, the issuance of a license to such person would be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. The NRC's regulation 10 CFR 50.38 contains language to implement this statutory prohibition. As stated, the result of the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP, and the associated interests in the Yankee Companies, does not result in a transfer of control with respect to the Yankee Companies and the Yankee Company licenses, and does not provide CVPS or GMP with any responsibility over spent fuel, access to restricted data, or right of participation, whether or not exercised, in the management and operation of the licensees. Additionally, as a result of the afore-mentioned direct license transfer for Millstone 3 (ML 12228A331), the combined company, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP), is implementing a Negation Action Plan (NAP) to ensure that any foreign ownership, control, or domination of Millstone 3 and the Yankee Companies is negated. NRC staff reviewed and approved this NAP as part of the safety evaluation for the direct license transfer. Furthermore, in an unrelated licensing action, a NAP has been implemented for each of the Yankee Companies via confirmatory orders issued by the NRC (ML 12124A372, ML 12124A373, ML 12124A374), which negate foreign ownership, control, or domination of the Yankee Companies. 4.0 CONCLUSION The NRC staff conducted a threshold review of the facts and information as set forth in the application, and has considered how the proposed merger between CVPS and GMP will be implemented as described in the application. The NRC staff concludes that the proposed merger will not result in a transfer of control with respect to the Yankee Companies, and, thus, CVPS and Gaz Metro do not require the NRC's approval under Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR 50.80 with respect to the afore-mentioned licenses. In addition, based on the application, the NRC concludes that the foreign ownership, control, or domination of the Yankee Company licensees has been negated by existing NAPs. Principal Contributor: Shawn Harwell Date: September 7,2012 D. Please contact me at 310-415-4125 if you have any questions. Sincerely, /ra/ James Kim, Project l\IIanager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. Safety cc Daniel Stenger Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Thomas L. Cubbage, III Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Additional distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LPLI-1 R/F RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDirsStsb Resource RidsNrrDorlDpr Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl1-1 Resource RidsNrrDirslfib Resource RidsNrrPMMilistone Resource RidsNrrLAKGoldstein Resource RidsOgcRp Resource RidsRgn1 MailCenter Resource RidsNrrDraAhpb Resource SHarwell, DIRS IFAB SHarwell, DIRS IFAB RidsNrrOd RidsSecyMailCenter ADAMS Accession Nos: ML12244A562 E DORULPL 1-1/PM DORULPL1-1/LA DIRS/IFIB/BC OGC DORULPL1-1/BC JKim KGoldstein RTurtil SUttal (NLO wI changes) GWilson (DPickett f 9/4/12 9/4/12 9/4/12 9/4/12 9/7/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COpy