Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Consideration of Approval of an Application for Indirect License Transfer Resulting From the Proposed Merger Between Exelon Corporation and NRG Energy, Inc., and Opportunity for a Hearing

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Nuclear Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. 50-254 AND 50-265; NRC-2009-0294] The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering the issuance of an order under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.80, approving the indirect transfer of Renewed Facility Operating Licenses, which are numbered DPR-29 and DPR-30, for the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (QCNPS), including its associated independent spent fuel storage installation, currently held by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC). EGC is the owner and licensed operator of QCNPS. EGC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (Exelon). According to an application for approval filed by Exelon, acting on behalf of itself, Exelon Xchange Corporation, Exelon Ventures Company, LLC, and EGC (together, the applicants), Exelon is considering a merger with NRG Energy Inc. (NRG Energy), with NRG Energy as the surviving entity. The applicants request that the NRC consent to the indirect transfer to NRG Energy of control of the QCNPS licenses, to the extent held by EGC. EGC owns 75 percent of QCNPS. MidAmerican Energy Company, which owns the remaining 25 percent of QCNPS, is not involved in the merger. ( printed page 32969) No physical changes to the QCNPS facility or operational changes are being proposed in the application. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 , no license, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the…