ML040350796

IR 05000528-03-012; 05000529-03-012 & 05000530-03-012; on 6/25-12/27/2003; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, Security Review of Access Control, Response to Contingency Events, Performance Indicators and Access Author

ML040350796
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/29/2004
From:	Troy Pruett Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV
To:	Overbeck G Arizona Public Service Co
References
EA-03-138, EA-03-139, EA-03-140 IR-03-012
Download: ML040350796 (4)

See also: IR 05000528/2003012

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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

January 29, 2004

EA-03-138

EA-03-139

EA-03-140

Gregg R. Overbeck, Senior Vice

President, Nuclear

Arizona Public Service Company

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - PHYSICAL SECURITY

REPORT 05000528/2003012; 05000529/2003012; 05000530/2003012 AND

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT 4-2003-011, -015 & -026

Dear Mr. Overbeck:

On June 26, 2003, the NRC completed the onsite portion of an inspection at your Palo Verde

Nuclear Generating Station facility. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings,

which were discussed on January 27, 2004, with you and other members of your staff.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to safety and

compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examination of procedures and

representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.

The material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined by 10 CFR 73.21

and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy

Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore, the material will not be placed in the Public Document

Room.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, without

enclosure(s), 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).

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we would be pleased to answer

them.

Sincerely,

//RA//

Troy W. Pruett, Chief

Plant Support Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-528

50-529

50-530

Licenses: NPF-41

NPF-51

NPF-74

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report

05000528; 05000529; 05000530/2003-011 w/Attachment:

Supplemental Information

cc without safeguards information:

Steve Olea

Arizona Corporation Commission

1200 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel

Southern California Edison Company

Law Department, Generation Resources

P.O. Box 800

Rosemead, CA 91770

Chairman

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Aubrey V. Godwin, Director

Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency

4814 South 40 Street

Phoenix, AZ 85040

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Craig K. Seaman, Director

Regulatory Affairs/Nuclear Assurance

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Mail Station 7636

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Hector R. Puente

Vice President, Power Generation

El Paso Electric Company

2702 N. Third Street, Suite 3040

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Terry Bassham, Esq.

General Counsel

El Paso Electric Company

123 W. Mills

El Paso, TX 79901

John W. Schumann

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Southern California Public Power Authority

P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C

Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100

John Taylor

Public Service Company of New Mexico

2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110

Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224

Cheryl Adams

Southern California Edison Company

5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. DIN

San Clemente, CA 92672

Robert Henry

Salt River Project

6504 East Thomas Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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Brian Almon

Public Utility Commission

William B. Travis Building

P.O. Box 13326

1701 North Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78701-3326

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cc w/encl (SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION)

E. McNeil (NSIR/DNS/RSS)

B. Westreich (NSIR/DNS)

Senior Resident Inspector (NLS)

G. F. Sanborn, D: ACES (GFS)

RIV Docket File - File Room Custodian

Security Inspector (Pick)

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (JAC)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (JLT2)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

Debby Jackson, OEDO RIV Coordinator (DAJ1)

PV Site Secretary (vacant)

ADAMS: Yes * No Initials: ____ Non-Safeguards only__

Publicly Available * Non-Publicly Available * Sensitive Non-Sensitive

DOCUMENT: R\_PV\PV2003-012-SEC-GAP.wpd

RIV: PSB/SPSI PSB/PSI PSB/RPI DRP/D ACES C:PSB

GAPick:jlh JRLarsen DRCarter JClark GFSanborn TWPruett

JLBuchanan for /RA/ /RA/

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

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