Wolf Creek Generating Station: Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an indirect license transfer application filed by Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) on September 5, 2017. The WCNOC is the licensed operator of Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS). Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) and Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KG&E) are two of the three non-operating owner licensees, each holding a 47 percent undivided interest in WCGS and 47 percent of the stock of WCNOC. The KCP&L is a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, Inc. (Great Plains) and KG&E is a subsidiary of Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar). The indirect license transfer will result from the proposed merger transaction involving Great Plains and Westar. The current 6 percent owner of WCGS and WCNOC, Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (KEPCo), the third non-operating owner licensee, is not a party to this transaction and will remain a 6 percent owner post-transaction.