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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-238 License No. NS-1]

 

State of South Carolina Patriots Point Development Authority U.S. 
Maritime Administration (N.S. Savannah); Order Approving Transfer and 
Notice of Issuance of License Amendment

I
    On August 5, 1965, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50, License No. NS-1 was 
issued to First Atomic Ship Transport Inc., (FAST) for the N.S. 
SAVANNAH. On November 9, 1970, Amendment No. 7 was issued to License 
No. NS-1 transferring the license from FAST to the U.S. Maritime 
Administration (MARAD). On May 16, 1976, Amendment No. 8 was issued to 
License No. NS-1 which authorized MARAD to possess but not operate the 
N.S. SAVANNAH reactor facility. On August 14, 1981, Amendment No. 9 was 
issued to License No. NS-1 adding the State of South Carolina Patriots 
Point Development Authority (PPDA) to the license as a co-licensee. On 
July 15, 1986, Amendment No. 11 was issued renewing the license until 
July 15, 1996.
II
    On May 9, 1994, the State of South Carolina PPDA formally informed 
MARAD that it was exercising its option to return the vessel upon 
giving 30 days notice according to the charter agreement under which 
MARAD made the N.S. SAVANNAH available to PPDA. PPDA gave notice and 
stipulated that PPDA will remain a co-licensee and fulfill its 
obligations as a co-licensee until a license amendment is issued and 
effectively deletes PPDA as a co-licensee.
III
    To remove PPDA from the license as a co-licensee, PPDA and MARAD 
applied to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for an exigent 
amendment to License No. NS-1, by letter dated May 19, 1994, as 
supplemented by later filings. Under this requested license amendment, 
the license and Technical Specifications would reflect the deletion of 
PPDA as a co-licensee and would make other changes to the Technical 
Specifications related to the deletion of PPDA as a co-licensee. The 
NRC published a public notice of the proposed amendment, issued a 
proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration, and requested 
that any comments on the proposed no significant hazards consideration 
be submitted to the staff by the close of business on June 2, 1994. The 
notice was published in the Virginian-Pilot/Ledger-Star, Norfolk, 
Virginia, on Sunday, May 29, 1994, the Daily Press, Newport News, 
Virginia, on Friday, May 27, 1994, and the Post and Courier, 
Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday, May 27, 1994.
IV
    The transfer of rights under License No. NS-1 is subject to NRC 
approval under 10 CFR 50.80. On the basis of information submitted by 
PPDA and MARAD, and other information before the Commission, it is 
determined that the proposed deletion of PPDA as a co-licensee, subject 
to the conditions stated herein, is in the public interest and is 
consistent with the applicable provisions of law, regulations, and 
orders issued by the Commission. These actions were evaluated by the 
staff as documented in a safety evaluation, dated June 29, 1994, which 
contains final no significant hazards consideration determinations. The 
conditions of deletion of the co-licensee, to which neither PPDA nor 
MARAD have objected, are:
    The title on page 1 of the license shall read: U.S. MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION, DOCKET NO. 50-238, N.S. SAVANNAH, AMENDED FACILITY 
LICENSE.

1.D. The licensee is technically and financially qualified to engage in 
the activities authorized by this amended license in accordance with 
the rules and regulations of the Commission;
1.E. The licensee has complied with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 
Part 140, ``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity 
Agreements,'' of the Commission's regulations;
2.B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, 
the Commission hereby licenses the U.S. Maritime Administration:
    (1) Pursuant to Section 104b of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, 
``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' to 
possess, but not operate, the reactor as a utilization facility in 
accordance with the procedures and limitations in this license; and
    (2) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30, ``Rules of General 
Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material,'' to 
possess, but not separate, such byproduct material as may have been 
produced by operation of the facility.
2.C.(1) The licensee shall not reactivate the reactor without prior 
approval of the Commission;
2.C.(2) The licensee shall not dismantle or dispose of the facility 
without prior approval of the Commission.

V
    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 104b, 161b, 161i, 184, and 187 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq., and 
10 CFR Part 50, It Is Hereby Ordered that the deletion of PPDA as a co-
licensee, is approved, and Notice Is Given that a license amendment 
providing for the deletion of PPDA as a co-licensee, subject to the 
license conditions stated is issued.
    For further details with respect to this action see (1) the 
application for amendment dated May 19, 1994, as supplemented by 
letters dated May 24 and 27, 1994, and June 3, 1994, (2) the Commission 
safety evaluation related to the amendment, and (3) the Environmental 
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. Each of these items is 
available for public inspection at the Commission Public Document Room, 
2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
    Copies of items 2 and 3 may be obtained upon request addressed to 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
Attention: Director, Division of Operating Reactor Support.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of June 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William T. Russell,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-16447 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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