ML051640321
| ML051640321 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/21/2005 |
| From: | Fields M NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Gramm R NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| Fields M B ,NRR/DLPM,415-3062 | |
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| Download: ML051640321 (4) | |
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June 21, 2005 MEMORANDUM TO: Robert A. Gramm, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Mel Fields, Senior Project Manager, Section 2
/RA/
Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 24, 2005, WITH THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION LICENSEE RE: STATION BLACKOUT DESIGN ISSUES On May 24, 2005, Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the licensee for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff at the NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss issues related to the Station Blackout Design Basis for the site. Specifically, APS identified the actions necessary to extend the current 4 hour4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> coping period to a 16 hour1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> coping period. These actions would consist of new analyses, limited amount of new equipment, and revised operator procedures. APS concluded that Regulatory Guide 1.155 acceptance criteria for 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> could be successfully demonstrated. APS plans to submit a letter in the near future providing the details of their proposal, including a schedule for providing the NRC staff with the final analysis and when complete implementation of all the actions could be achieved.
Assuming there are no significant issues identified by the NRC staff with the licensee<s proposed actions, the NRC staff plans to use this letter as a basis for proceeding with the issuance of the power uprate license amendment for Palo Verde Units 1 and 3.
The slides used by the licensee are available in ADAMS under accession number ML051540101. A list of attendees is attached. There was one member of the public represented at the meeting.
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Meeting Attendees cc w/att: See next page
ML051640321 NRC-001 OFFICE PDIV-2/PM PDIV-1/LA PDIV-2/SC NAME MFields DBurnett for DBaxley DCollins DATE 6-21-05 6-20-05 6/21/05
MEETING WITH PALO VERDE LICENSEE LIST OF ATTENDEES MAY 24, 2005 Arizona Public Service Company Carl Churchman Harvey Leake Thomas Weber Mohammad Karbassian Brian Thiele Richard Bernier NRC Bob Gramm Paul Gill Amar Pal Y. Gene Hsii Dylanne Duvigneaud Mel Fields Others Alex Marion - NEI Frank Quinn - Member of the Public
May 2005 Palo Verde Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Craig K. Seaman, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Hector R. Puente Vice President, Power Generation El Paso Electric Company 310 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Thomas D. Champ Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy Bldg D1B San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. John Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 West Washington Street Phoenix AZ 85003 Mr. Gregg R. Overbeck Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034