IR 05000528/2016006

Annual Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (Report 05000528/2016006, 05000529/2016006, and 05000530/2016006)

ML17059D488
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	03/01/2017
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Bement R Arizona Public Service Co
GEOFF MILLER
References
IR 2016006
Download: ML17059D488 (6)

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UNITED STATES rch 1, 2017

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, and 3 (REPORT 05000528/2016006, 05000529/2016006, and 05000530/2016006)

Dear Mr. Bement:

On February 16, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2018. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

This inspection plan does not include the plan for security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 817-200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Geoffrey B. Miller, Branch Chief Projects Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-528, 529, 530 License No. NPF-41, NPF 51, NPF 74 Enclosure:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan

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Page 1 of 3 Palo Verde 02/23/2017 11:47:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site SIT EDG - UNIT 3 EDG B FAILURE 4 3 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 IP 71153 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion 3 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 IP 93812 Special Inspection RS 5678 - RS TEAM 4 1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation EB1-17T - PV 50.59 CHANGES TESTS EXPERIMENTS 4 1, 2, 3 02/27/2017 03/03/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications ISFSI - LOADING INSPECTION 1 1, 2, 3 02/27/2017 03/03/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 2 1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness 1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability EP2 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 5 1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2 1 2 04/10/2017 04/21/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RS 12 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 1 1 1 10/16/2017 10/27/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 8 1 03/12/2018 03/16/2018 X02617 INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18)

2 03/12/2018 03/16/2018 X02618 INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18)

3 03/12/2018 03/16/2018 X02619 INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)

1 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02617 INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 3 Palo Verde 02/23/2017 11:47:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 8 2 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02618 INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18)

3 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02619 INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)

EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2, 3 01/29/2018 02/02/2018 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2, 3 02/12/2018 02/16/2018 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INSPECTION 1 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability EP1 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies RS 24 - RAD SAFETY 2 1, 2, 3 03/05/2018 03/09/2018 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 03/05/2018 03/09/2018 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment RS 13PI - RAD SAFETY 2 1, 2, 3 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2, 3 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1, 2, 3 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 3R20 1 3 04/16/2018 04/27/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB1-21N - PALO VERDE DBI PROGRAMS 2 1, 2, 3 05/07/2018 05/25/2018 IP 7111121N Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2R20 1 2 10/08/2018 10/19/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB1-07T - PV HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 2 1, 2, 3 11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 3 of 3 Palo Verde 02/23/2017 11:47:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BRQ - BRQ INSPECTION 3 1, 2, 3 12/10/2018 12/14/2018 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.