IR 05000528/2018006

Annual Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Report 05000528/2018006, 05000529/2018006, and 05000530/2018006)

ML19053A535
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	O'Keefe N NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Bement R Arizona Public Service Co
O'Keefe N
References
IR 2018006
Download: ML19053A535 (7)

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rch 4, 2019

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (REPORT 05000528/2018006, 05000529/2018006, AND 05000530/2018006)

Dear Mr. Bement:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has 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, 2018, through December 31, 2018. 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 performance indicators 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, 2020. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. 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. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the ROP, including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections). Should these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule, beginning in January 2020. The inspections listed during the last 12 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. 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 817-200-1574 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Neil F. OKeefe, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report 07200044 - Palo Verde (ISFSI)

01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count PV Dry Runs/Programs Review and First Loading - Multiple weeks 2 1 03/13/2019 09/30/2019 IP 60854 001000 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI 1 03/13/2019 09/30/2019 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 03/13/2019 09/30/2019 IP 60856 001003 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations 1 03/13/2019 09/30/2019 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Palo Verde 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE 8 1, 2, 3 01/07/2019 01/11/2019 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1, 2, 3 01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing RS5678 Radiation Safety PS Team 4 1, 2, 3 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2, 3 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2, 3 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation MC&A - Material Control & Accounting 1 1, 2, 3 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

PALO VERDE DBA TEAM INSPECTION 6 1, 2, 3 02/11/2019 03/01/2019 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1, 2, 3 03/04/2019 03/08/2019 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2, 3 03/04/2019 03/08/2019 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 03/04/2019 03/08/2019 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R21 1 1, 2, 3 04/07/2019 04/27/2019 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

RP INSPECTION (1,2) - RFO 2 1, 2, 3 04/15/2019 04/19/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 04/15/2019 04/19/2019 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls TARGET SET INSPECTION 3 1, 2, 3 07/01/2019 08/02/2019 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets PV 2019 INITIAL EXAM 10 1, 2, 3 09/08/2019 09/14/2019 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1, 2, 3 10/06/2019 10/19/2019 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Palo Verde 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Access Control .02 1 1, 2, 3 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2, 3 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification INSERVICE INSPECTION 3RF21 1 3 10/14/2019 10/25/2019 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

Palo Verde 1, 2, 3 - Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments 3 1, 2, 3 02/03/2020 02/07/2020 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments EP Program Inspection 1 1, 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1, 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection 2R21 1 2 04/13/2020 04/24/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

RS13PI Radiation Safety 2 1, 2, 3 04/13/2020 04/17/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 04/13/2020 04/17/2020 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Palo Verde 1, 2, 3 - Heat Sink Performance (Triennial) 2 1, 2, 3 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance -Triennial RS24 Radiation Safety 2 1, 2, 3 08/03/2020 08/07/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 08/03/2020 08/07/2020 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment Inservice Inspection 1R22 1 1 10/19/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

PV 2020 INITIAL EXAM 6 1, 2, 3 11/01/2020 11/07/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1, 2, 3 11/29/2020 12/05/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Palo Verde 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count PV 2020 BRQ 3 1, 2, 3 12/13/2020 12/19/2020 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Biennial)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 4 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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