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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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