ML062580474

Summary of 09/07/2006 Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Performance Improvement Initiatives

ML062580474
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	09/08/2006
From:	Troy Pruett NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	James M. Levine Arizona Public Service Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C O M M I S S I O N REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 September 8 , 2006 James M. Levine, Executive Vice President, Generation Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- DISCUSSION OF PAL0 VERDE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES

Dear Mr. Levine:

This refers to the management meeting conducted at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region IV Office, Arlington, Texas, on September 7, 2006. 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 10 CRR 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 http://www.nrc.qov/readinn-rmladams. html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, ,

T h y W. Pruett, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects

Arizona Public Service Company Dockets: 50-528 50-529 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41 NPF-51 NPF -74

Enclosures:

1. Attendance Lists

2. Presentation cc w/enclosures:

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 Craig K. Seaman, General Manager Regulatory Affairs and Performance Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901

Arizona Public Service Company John W. Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51 111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-01 00 John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Thomas D. Champ Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D I B San Clemente, CA 92672 Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 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 Matthew Benac Assistant Vice President Nuclear & Generation Services El Paso Electric Company 340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004

ENCLOSURE 1 PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE

/ LICENSEE/FACILITY Arizona Public Service Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station l DATETTIME September 7, 2006; 2:OO p.m.(CST)

LOCAT10N RIV Office Arlington, Texas NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION

I NRC PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE 1 LICENSEE/FACILITY Arizona Public Service Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station DAT E/TIME September 7, 2006; 2:OO p.m.(CST)

LOCATI0N RIV Office Arlington, Texas 1 NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION

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