ML051440651
| ML051440651 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/2005 |
| From: | Troy Pruett NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D |
| To: | Overbeck G Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML051440651 (13) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7601 1-4005 May 23, 2005 Gregg R. Overbeck, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PAL0 VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION END-OF-CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING
Dear Mr. Overbeck:
This refers to the End-of-Cycle public meeting conducted at the Saddle Mountain School District building in Tonopah, Arizona on May 17, 2005, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station for the period January 1 through December 31,2004. The meeting attendance list and a copy of the presentations are included as Enclosures 1 and 2. No commitments were made by the licensee during the conference.
In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at httD://www.nrc.nov/readina-rmladams. html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Tr6y W. Pruett, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-528 50-529 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41 NPF-51 NPF-74
I Arizona Public Service Company
Enclosures:
- 1. Attendance List
- 2. Presentation Slides cc w/enclosures:
Daniel Roe, Executive Director Arizona Division of Emergency Management 5636 East McDowell Road Building 101 Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495 Jeff Griffin, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX 11 11 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 Fred Waterman 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 Jim Cavanaugh Mayor of Goodyear 119 North Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 The Honorable J. Woodfin Thomas Mayor of Litchfield 244 West Wigwam Blvd.
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 The Honorable John Keegan Mayor of Peoria 8401 West Monroe Street Peoria, AZ 85345 The Honorable Phil Gordon 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 Robin Berry Palo Verde School District P.O. Box 108 Palo Verde, AZ 85343 Chad Turner Arlington Elementary 9410 S. 355th Avenue Arlington, AZ 85322 School District Carter Gable Arlington Canal Company P.O. Box 150 Arlington, AZ 85322 Doris Heisler Tonopah Valley Association 3002 N. 423rd Avenue Tonopah, AZ 85354
Arizona Public Service Company Lyle King Buckeye Farmer P.O. Box 713 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Chris Larson Arlington CATS Club P.O. Box 194 Arlington, AZ 85322 Grace Molina Arlington Hispanic Community P.O. Box 131 Arlington, AZ 85322 Les Meredith Arlington Lions Club P.O. Box 69 Arlington, AZ 85322 Pam Miller HC03 Box 85 Palo Verde, AZ 85343 Neil Peters P.O. Box 57 Arlington, AZ 85322 Paul Roetto Friends of Saddle Mountain 3708 N. 339th Avenue Tonopah, AZ 85354 Roxanne Morris Ruth Fisher Unified School District 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 Judy Shaw 20 N. 350th Avenue Tonopah, AZ 85354 Robert Hathaway wcc 37705 W. Buckeye Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 Andy Jacobs Office of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl 2200 E. Camelback Road, Suite 120 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Carlos Sierra Office of U.S. Senator John McCain 5353 North 16th Street, Suite 105 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Ruben H. Reyes, District Director Office of U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva 810 E. 22nd Street, Suite 102 Tucson, AZ 85713 Sheriff Joe Arpaio 100 West Washington, Suite 1900 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Fulton Brock, Supervisor, District 1 Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 Don Stapley, Supervisor, District 2 Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 Andrew Kunasek, Supervisor, District 3 Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 Max W. Wilson, Supervisor, District 4 Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mary Rose Wilcox, Supervisor, District 5 Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003
Arizona Public Service Company Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Winston & Strawn 1401 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Manager - Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775 The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Burt Babers, President West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 7871 1-3326
END OF CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE I
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DATE/TI ME May 17,2005 6:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE LOCATION Ruth Fisher Elementary School Tonogah, Arizona NRC REPRESENTATIVES I
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END OF CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station LICENSEE/FACI LlTY II D AT E/T I M E I May 17,2005 6:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE Ruth Fisher Elementary School Tonopah, Arizona (I
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LICENSEE/FACILlTY I Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Ruth Fisher Elementary School LICENSEE REPRESENTATIVES I
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END OF CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE I
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(I CONFERENCE LO CAT ION Ruth Fisher Elementary School Tonopah, Arizona PU BLlC PARTICIPANTS I
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Arlington, Texas May 17,2005 I
Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of Palo Verdes performance NRC will address the Palo Verde performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter and the first quarter 2005 assessment letter
= Palo Verde will respond to the information in the letters and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance Region IV Organization Agenda 0 Introduction 0 Review of Reactor Oversight Process 0 National Summary of Plant Performance 0 Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Licensee Response and Remarks 0 NRC Closing Remarks 0 Break 0 NRC available to address public questions NRC Representatives Arthur T Howell Ill, Dmctor. Division Reactor Projects Troy Pruett. Branch Chef Greg W m c k. Senior Resident Inspector Jim Melfi, Resident Inspector Pablo Benvenuto. Resident Inspector Seven Alfennk, Reactor Inspector Greg Werner, Semor Project Engineer
- (817) 860-8248
- (817) 860-8173
- (623) 393-3736
- (623) 393-3737
- (623) 386-3638
- (623) 386-3638
- (817)860-8156 NRC Performance Goals 0 Safetv: Ensure protection of the public health and 0 Security: Ensure the secure use and management of 0 Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process 0 Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Management: Ensure excellence in agency safety and the environment radioactive materials efficient, realistic, and timely management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective
Reactor Oversight Process Licensec
Response
I Safav 1
Regulatory Degraded MulUplJRep. Unacceptable RaPmSe Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone c
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:
Only baseline inspection White:
May increase NRC oversight Yellow:
Requires more NRC oversight Red:
Requires more NRC oversight Inmection Findings Green:
White:
Yellow:
Substantial safety significant issue Red:
High safety significant issue Very low safety significant issue Low to moderate safety significant issue 9
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National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 Licensee Response 75 Regulatory Response 21 Degraded Cornerstone 3
MultipleIRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3
Unacceptable 0
Total 102*
- Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process I
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I Examples of Baseline Inspections 0 Equipment Alignment Triennial Fire Protection Operator Response Emergency Preparedness Rad Release Controls Worker Radiation Protection Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Case Reviews I
-92 hr~lyr
-200 hrs13 yrs
- 125 hrslyr
-80 hrslyr
-100 hrs12 yrs
-100 hrs/yr
-200 hrsl2 yrs
-60 hrslyr Action Matrix Concept Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCLicensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 10 National Summary Performance Indicator Resuits (at end of CY 2004) 1834
= Green
. White 6
9 Yellow 0
Red 0
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004) 8 Green 778 8 White 11 Yellow 1
Red 0
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Palo Verde Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
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Palo Verde Inspection Activities e Arizona Public Service Company operated Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix
- All inspection fmdmgs and performance indicators were of very low safety significance (licensee response) 0 No Supplemental Inspections 1
(Jan 1 - Dee 31,2004) rn Baseline Inspection Program rn February 2004 Special Inspection for Forced Outage for rn June 2004 Augmented Inspection for Loss of Offsite August 2004 Special Inspection for Voiding of Primary-to-Secondary Leakage 1
PowerEvent 1
September 2004 Augmented Inspection follow-up for Emergency Core Cooling System Loss of Offsite Power Event Six Temporary Instructions 5
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Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues Identified in 2004 Problem Identification and Resolution Cross-Cutting Issue Human Performance Cross-Cutting Issue Palo Verde Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 3 1,2004)
Regional Inspection Hours (includes all hours charged to the licensee including direct inspection and office preparation and documentation)
Division of Reactor Projects 6545 hours0.0758 days <br />1.818 hours <br />0.0108 weeks <br />0.00249 months <br /> 5129 hours
- Division of Reactor Safety Criteria for identifying a Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue Multiple green or safety significant inspection findings with cross-cutting aspects Causal factors have a common theme.
Concern with the Licensees scope of effort or progress in addressing cross-cutting performance deficiencies Problem Identification and Resolution Cross-Cutting Issue Problems included identifying problems and entering them in the corrective action program, evaluating conditions in the corrective action program, and implementing effective corrective actions Adverse trend in problem identification and resolution issues indicated that Palo Verde did not effectively address the underlying causes associated with this substantive crosscutting area Will be addressed through baseline inspection program 3
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Human Performance Cross-Cutting Issue Several common performance characteristics - dominated by personnel errors (e.g., instances of failing to follow procedure) and resource issues (e.g., inadequate procedures and work instructions)
Adverse trend in human performance issues indicates that Palo Verde did not effectively address the underlying causes associated with this substantive crosscutting area Will be addressed through baseline inspection program I
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I Assessment Results - First Quarter 2005 m A Pre-decisional Enforcement and Regulatory Conference was emergency core cooling system. The findings were identified process and resulted in reassessment of Palo Verdes position in conducted on February 17,2005 to discuss voiding of the during a Special Inspection in August 2004.
substantial safety issue. Another resulted in a proposed $50, civil penalty.
Neither finding represents a current safety problem, since both were corrected within a short time after discovery.
m The Yellow Finding was a significant input into the assessment the NRC Action Matrix in the spring of 2005.
m One finding was determined to be a Yellow Finding, a Palo Verde Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 3 1,2004 0 Arizona Public Service Company operated Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety and all cornerstone objectives were met.
0 Based on 2004 inspection results, NRC assessed Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix.
0 Based on 2004 inspection results, NRC would have conducted only baseline inspections in 2005 Degraded cornerstone 11111sm.01 Iluorn Licensee Response and Remarks Gregg R. Overbeck Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company I
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