IR 05000528/2023006
| ML24054A080 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/2024 |
| From: | John Dixon NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/PBD |
| To: | Heflin A Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR 2023006 | |
| Download: ML24054A080 (7) | |
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February 28, 2024
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 REPORT 05000528/2023006 AND 05000529/2023006 AND 05000530/2023006
Dear Adam Heflin:
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, 2023, through December 31, 2023. 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 baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
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, 2025.
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 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.
This plan also includes two non-routine inspections in calendar year 2024 which are, inspection procedure IP 92702, Follow-up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, and Orders scheduled January 22 - February 9, 2024; and IP 71003 License Renewal (Unit 2) scheduled October 14-25, 2024. The regional administrator has approved implementation of these inspection procedures.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS link 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, John L. Dixon, Jr., Branch Chief Reactor Projects Branch D Division of Operating Reactor Safety Region IV Docket Nos. 05000528, 05000529, 05000530 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74 Enclosure:
Inspection Plan Distribute Externally via ListServ Signed by Dixon, John on 02/28/24