ML040900513

Notice of Public End-of-Cycle Meeting to Discuss Results of Annual Assessment Associated with 2003 Inspections & Performance Indicators for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

ML040900513
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	03/15/2004
From:	Greg Warnick NRC Region 4
To:	Drake R, Gamez A, Jeffery Griffin, Hackbarth B, Hull D, Kanter S, Keegan J, Navarrete F, Rimsza S, Robles R, Scruggs E, Shafer J, John Thomas Avondale, AZ, Buckeye, AZ, El Mirage, AZ, Glendale, AZ, Goodyear, AZ, Litchfield Park, AZ, Peoria, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, State of AZ, Div of Emergency Management, Surprise, AZ, Tolleson, AZ, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Youngtown, AZ
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March 15, 2004 THIS LETTER WAS ISSUED TO THOSE ON THE ATTACHED LIST.

SUBJECT:

NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING MEETING

Dear ___________:

Each year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducts an integrated assessment of nuclear power plant performance. This assessment is based upon the risk significance of the inspection findings by the NRCs resident and region-based inspectors and the insights gained from the licensee-provided performance indicators. The results are then communicated with the public through a public meeting held in the vicinity of each nuclear power plant. Nationally, plants with significant performance shortcomings are reviewed by the NRCs senior management and discussed with the Commission in a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland.

We have completed the annual assessment associated with the 2003 inspections and performance indicators for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS). The results can be found on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

We have also scheduled a public meeting to discuss the results. The meeting for PVNGS is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2004, at Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 Dysart Road, Avondale, Arizona. The meeting will be held in the Community Room of Estrella Hall. The Community Room is on the second floor, above the library. A map of the campus can be found on the Estrella Mountain Community College web site at:

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu.

In conjunction with this meeting, we are offering all local decision-makers an opportunity to meet separately with an NRC Region IV manager and myself, the NRC Senior Resident Inspector at PVNGS, immediately following the public meeting. This opportunity is intended to provide you a forum to ask any questions that you may have and to let you meet personally the NRC personnel with whom you would interface in the event of an emergency at the nuclear power plant.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in 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).

The Honorable Adolfo Gamez I fully anticipate that you will find this opportunity responsive to your needs and I look forward to personally greeting you at the meeting. Should you have any questions concerning this initiative, please contact me at 623-386-3638.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Greg Warnick Acting Senior Resident Inspector Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

INDIVIDUAL LETTERS WERE SENT TO:

Mr. Frank Navarrete, Director Arizona Division of Emergency Management 5636 East McDowell Road Building 101 Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495 Mr. Jeff Griffin, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052 The Honorable Ron Drake Mayor of Avondale 525 North Central Avondale, AZ 85323 The Honorable Dustin Hull Mayor of Buckeye 100 North Apache Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 The Honorable Robert Robles Mayor of El Mirage P. O. Box 26 El Mirage, AZ 85335 The Honorable Elaine Scruggs Mayor of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 The Honorable Seth Kanter Vice Mayor of Goodyear 119 North Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 The Honorable J. Woodfin Thomas Mayor of Litchfield 244 West Wigwam Boulevard Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 The Honorable John Keegan Mayor of Peoria 8401 West Monroe Street Peoria, AZ 85345

The Honorable Skip Rimsza Mayor of Phoenix 200 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 The Honorable Joan Shafer Mayor of Surprise 12425 West Bell Road Surprise, AZ 85374 The Honorable Adolfo Gamez Mayor of Tolleson 9555 West Van Buren Street Tolleson, AZ 85353 The Honorable Bryan Hackbarth Mayor of Youngtown 12030 Clubhouse Square Youngtown, AZ 85363