[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 55310-55311] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-26490] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-440] FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, et al.; Order Approving Transfer of License And Conforming Amendment I The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEICO), Duquesne Light Company (DLC), Ohio Edison Company, OES Nuclear, Inc., Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), Toledo Edison Company, and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) are the licensees of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (PNPP). FENOC, the only non-owner licensee, acts as agent for the owners and has exclusive responsibility for, and control over, the physical construction, operation, and maintenance of PNPP as reflected in Operating License No. NPF-58. With the exception of DLC, FENOC and each of the remaining licensees are wholly owned subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corporation (FE). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Operating License No. NPF-58 on March 18, 1986, pursuant to Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 50). The facility is located on the shore of Lake Erie in Lake County, Ohio, approximately 35 miles northeast of Cleveland, Ohio. II By application dated May 5, 1999, CEICO, DLC, and FENOC requested approval of the proposed transfer of DLC's 13.74 percent undivided ownership interest in PNPP to CEICO, which presently owns a 31.11 percent interest. In addition, the application requested approval of a conforming amendment to reflect the transfer. No [[Page 55311]] physical changes will be made to PNPP as a result of this transfer, and there will be no significant change in the operations of PNPP. FENOC would remain as the agent for the joint owners of the facility and would continue to have exclusive responsibility for the management, operation, and maintenance of PNPP. The conforming amendment would remove DLC from the facility operating license. Approval of the transfer and conforming license amendment was requested pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 50.90. Notice of the application for approval and an opportunity for a hearing was published in the Federal Register on June 14, 1999 (64 FR 31879). Under 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission shall give its consent in writing. Upon review of the information contained in the application of May 5, 1999, and other information before the Commission, the NRC staff has determined that CEICO is qualified to hold the license to the extent proposed in the application and that the transfer of the license, to the extent it is held by DLC, to CEICO is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The NRC staff has further found that the application for the proposed license amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; the facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the proposed license amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public and that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; the issuance of the proposed license amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and the issuance of the proposed amendment will be in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations, and all applicable requirements have been satisfied. The foregoing findings are supported by a safety evaluation dated September 30, 1999. III Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 42 USC 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, It is hereby ordered that the license transfer referenced above is approved, subject to the following conditions: (1) All decommissioning funding arrangements pertaining to the transfer of DLC's ownership interest to CEICO, as set forth in the application and the safety evaluation supporting this Order, shall be implemented and fulfilled. (2) After the receipt of all required regulatory approvals of this transfer of DLC's interest in Perry to CEICO, CEICO shall inform the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in writing, of such receipt within five business days, and of the date of the closing of the transfer no later than seven business days prior to the date of the closing. Should the transfer not be completed by September 30, 2000, this Order shall become null and void, provided, however, on application and for good cause shown, such date may be extended. It is further ordered that, consistent with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), a license amendment that makes changes, as indicated in the attachment to this Order, to conform the license to reflect the subject license transfer is approved. Such amendment shall be issued and made effective at the time the proposed license transfer is completed. This Order is effective upon issuance. For further details with respect to this Order, see the application dated May 5, 1999, and the safety evaluation dated September 30, 1999, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Perry Public Library, 3753 Main Street, Perry, OH 44081. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of September 1999. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Samuel J. Collins, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 99-26490 Filed 10-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P