[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12584-12585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5740]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. STN50-456 and STN 50-457]
Commonwealth Edison Company, Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2;
Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Facility Operating
Licenses and conforming Amendments and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
transfer of Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 for
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, currently held by Commonwealth Edison
Company (ComEd), as the owner and licensed operator. The transfer would
be to a new generating company, currently referred to as GENCO. GENCO
will be a subsidiary of a new holding company, Exelon Corporation,
which will be formed as a result of a merger of Unicom Corporation (the
parent company of ComEd) and PECO Energy Corporation. The Commission is
also considering amending the licenses for administrative purposes to
reflect the proposed transfer. Braidwood is located in Will County,
Illinois.
According to an application for approval filed by ComEd, GENCO
would assume ownership of the facility following approval of the
proposed transfer of the licenses, and would become exclusively
responsible for the operation, maintenance, and eventual
decommissioning of Braidwood. No physical changes to the facility or
operational changes are being proposed in the application.
The proposed amendments would replace references to ComEd in the
license with references to GENCO and make other changes for
administrative purposes to reflect the proposed transfer.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder,
shall be transferred, directly or indirectly,
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through transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission shall
give its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an application
for the transfer of a license if the Commission determines that the
proposed transferee is qualified to hold the license, and that the
transfer is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed conforming license amendments, the
Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the license of a utilization facility
which does no more than conform the license to reflect the transfer
action involves no significant hazards consideration. No contrary
determination has been made with respect to this specific license
amendment application. In light of the generic determination reflected
in 10 CFR 2.1315, no public comments with respect to significant
hazards considerations are being solicited, notwithstanding the general
comment procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene, and written comments with regard to the license transfer
application, are discussed below.
By March 29, 2000 any person whose interest may be affected by the
Commission's action on the application may request a hearing and, if
not, the applicant may petition for leave to intervene in a hearing
proceeding on the Commission's action. Requests for a hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene should be filed in accordance with the
Commission's rules of practice set forth in Subpart M, ``Public
Notification, Availability of Documents and Records, Hearing Requests
and Procedures for Hearings on License Transfer Application,'' of 10
CFR Part 2. In particular, such requests and petitions must comply with
the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306, and should address the
considerations contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a). Untimely requests and
petitions may be denied, as provided in 10 CFR 2.1308(b), unless good
cause for failure to file on time is established. In addition, an
untimely request or petition should address the factors that the
Commission will also consider, in reviewing untimely requests or
petitions, set forth in 10 CFR 2.1308(b)(1)-(2).
Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should
be served upon: Ms. Pamela B. Stroebel, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, Commonwealth Edison Company, P.O. Box 767, Chicago,
Illinois 60690-0767; the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (e-mail address for filings regarding
license transfer cases only: [email protected]); and the Secretary of the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in accordance
with 10 CFR 2.1313.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and
served on the parties to the hearing.
As an alternative to requests for hearing and petitions to
intervene, by April 10, 2000 persons may submit written comments
regarding the license transfer application, as provided for in 10 CFR
2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if appropriate, respond to
these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of
the decisional record. Comments should be submitted to the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice.
For further details with respect to this action, see the
application dated December 20, 1999, as supplemented January 14, 2000,
available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document
Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and
accessible electronically through the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
Room link at the NRC Web site (http://www.nrc.gov).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 3rd day of March 2000.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
George F. Dick, Jr.,
Sr. Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 00-5740 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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