IR 05000528/2025005
| ML25226A232 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/2025 |
| From: | John Dixon NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/PBD |
| To: | Heflin A Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR 2025005 | |
| Download: ML25226A232 (1) | |
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August 15, 2025
SUBJECT:
UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 REPORT 05000528/2025005 AND 05000529/2025005 AND 05000530/2025005
Dear Adam Heflin:
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2027, for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - Units 1, 2, and 3. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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. As discussed in SECY-25-0045, Recommendations for Revising the Reactor Oversight Process, dated June 5, 2025 (ML25042A278), the NRC determined that a broad, comprehensive review of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) is necessary to reflect improvements in industry performance and advancements in technology. The outcome of the comprehensive review and recommendations to revise the ROP baseline inspection program, when approved by the NRC Commission, will require a revision to this inspection plan. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss any revisions after the new baseline inspection program is implemented.
This plan also includes one non-routine inspection in calendar year 2025, which is inspection procedure IP 71003 License Renewal (Unit 3 - Phase 1) scheduled October 5 - 11, 2025. The regional administrator has approved implementation of this inspection procedure.
This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at ADAMS Public Documents l NRC.gov and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding. Please contact me at (817) 200-1574 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, John L. Dixon, Jr., Chief Reactor Projects Branch D Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 05000528, 05000529 and 05000530 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 and NPF-74 Enclosure: Inspection Plan cc w/ encl: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Dixon, John on 08/15/25
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Site Inspection Activity Plan Palo Verde 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Access Control (.02), Security Plan Changes (.09), Security PIV (71151)
1,2,3 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2,3 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2,3 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification 1,2,3 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71153 001341 Follow Up of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion RP 5,6,7,8 - PV
1,2,3 9/22/2025 9/26/2025 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1,2,3 9/22/2025 9/26/2025 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1,2,3 9/22/2025 9/26/2025 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1,2,3 9/22/2025 9/26/2025 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation License Renewal 71003 - PV Unit 3 (Phase 1)
3 10/13/2025 10/17/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Inservice Inspection-PV (U3)
3 10/13/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection - Palo Verde
1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/30/2026 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection 1,2,3 2/9/2026 2/13/2026 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Security 71130.02/.04/.05
1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/29/2026 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/29/2026 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/29/2026 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/29/2026 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/27/2026 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets 1,2,3 1/26/2026 1/29/2026 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification EP Program & PI Inspection (2026) - PV
1,2,3 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1,2,3 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1,2,3 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1,2,3 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1,2,3 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RP 1,3,PI - PV
1,2,3 4/6/2026 4/10/2026 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1,2,3 4/6/2026 4/10/2026 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Prepared on 8/13/2025 1:30:43 PM 1 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan 1,2,3 4/6/2026 4/10/2026 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection - PV (U2)
2 4/13/2026 4/24/2026 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
PV 2026 INITIAL EXAM
1,2,3 4/12/2026 4/18/2026 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV)
1,2,3 5/10/2026 5/16/2026 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD)
Cybersecurity-PV
1,2,3 5/11/2026 5/16/2026 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity PV 2026 BRQ
1,2,3 8/30/2026 9/5/2026 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Inservice Inspection - PV (U1)
1 10/19/2026 10/30/2026 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Security 71130.02/.07/.08
1,2,3 1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2,3 1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1,2,3 1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program 1,2,3 1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2,3 1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Focused Engineering Inspection 1 - PV
1,2,3 1/25/2027 1/29/2027 IP 71111.21N 000714 Focused Engineering Inspections (FEI Placeholder)
1,2,3 2/8/2027 2/12/2027 IP 71111.21N 000714 Focused Engineering Inspections (FEI Placeholder)
EP Exercise & PI Inspection (2027) - PV
1,2,3 3/8/2027 3/12/2027 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1,2,3 3/8/2027 3/12/2027 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1,2,3 3/8/2027 3/12/2027 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RP 5,8 - PV
1,2,3 3/22/2027 3/26/2027 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1,2,3 3/22/2027 3/26/2027 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation Inservice Inspection-PV (U3)
3 4/12/2027 4/23/2027 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
PV 2027 INITIAL EXAM
1,2,3 3/28/2027 4/3/2027 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV)
1,2,3 5/9/2027 5/15/2027 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD)
Prepared on 8/13/2025 1:30:43 PM 2 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan Palo Verde 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security 81311
1/11/2027 1/15/2027 IP 81311 001006 Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Prepared on 8/13/2025 1:30:43 PM 3 of 3