Docket Nos. 50-498, 50-499, and 72-1041
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, and the Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Consideration of Approval of Indirect Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) received and is considering approval of an application filed by STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC, the current licensee), acting on behalf of Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG) and NRG South Texas LP (NRG South Texas) and its parent companies, on June 12, 2023. The application seeks NRC approval of the indirect transfer of possession-only non-operating interests in Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 for South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, respectively, and its generally licensed independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) from NRG South Texas to CEG and conforming amendments. NRG South Texas currently owns a 44 percent share of STP and holds possession-only rights in the NRC licenses. The application contains sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI).