ML063070018

Notice of Regulatory Conference with Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

ML063070018
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/02/2006
From:	NRC Region 4
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References
EA-06-221, IR-06-011
Download: ML063070018 (5)

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November 2, 2006

SUBJECT:

REGULATORY CONFERENCE WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (APS)

FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

DOCKET: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530 EA: 06-221 DATE & TIME: November 20, 2006 9 am - 12 p.m. (CST)

LOCATION: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV Training Conference Room 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011 PURPOSE: This is a meeting between the NRC and PVNGS to discuss the significance, cause, and corrective actions associated with five apparent violations involving fouling of heat exchangers in the spray pond system. The apparent violations can be found in NRC Inspection Report 0500258/2006011; 05000529/2006011; 05000530/2006011 (ML062710607). This conference is also being conducted to determine whether enforcement action is warranted.

CATEGORY 1: The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify the NRC's meeting contact listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A telecommunications bridge will be available for the public. The phone number is (800) 952-9677. The callers should then request to be transferred to extension 474 for the Arizona Public Service Company meeting.

Regulatory Conference Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of Region IV and the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

NRC Bruce S. Mallett, Regional Administrator Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Arthur T. Howell, Director, Division of Reactor Projects Roy J. Caniano, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety Tony Vegel, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects Karla D. Fuller, Team Leader, Regional Counsel/Allegation Coordinator/Enforcement Staff Linda J. Smith, Chief, Engineering Branch 2 Troy Pruett, Chief, Projects Branch D David Solorio, Chief, Enforcement Policy and Program Oversight Section, OE Neil O'Keefe, Senior Reactor Inspector Mike Runyan, Senior Reactor Analyst Mel Fields, Project Manager, NRR Jeff Circle, Senior Reactor Analyst, NRR John Kramer, Senior Reactor Analyst, NRR See-Meng Wong, Senior Reactor Analyst, NRR UTILITY Jim Levine, Executive Vice President, APS Generation Cliff Eubanks, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Craig Seaman, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Performance Improvement Scott Bauer, Department Leader, Regulatory Affairs Tom Weber, Section Leader, Licensing John Hughey, Senior Engineer, System Engineering Mark Radspinner, Section Leader, System Engineering Mo Karbassian, Department Leader, Design Engineering Ashok Dave, Senior Engineer, Design Engineering Winston Borrero, Senior Consulting Engineer, Design Engineering Raub Randels, Director, Design Engineering Larry Johnson, Department Leader, Chemistry Neil Thibodaux, Senior Consulting Engineer, System Engineering Jerry Sowers, Section Leader, PRA Mark Hulet, Senior Engineer, PRA MEETING CONTACT: Linda J. Smith, 817-860-8137 LJS@nrc.gov

Regulatory Conference Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station DISTRIBUTION:

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 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

Regulatory Conference Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Thomas D. Champ Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D1B 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

Regulatory Conference Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station E-Mail To:

(BSM1, DDC, ATH, RJC1, AXV, KSF, GMV, LJS, NFO, MFR, MBF1, SMW1, JAC12, JGK, ALH1, YDC, KIP) - NRC Attendees OEWEB S. Bogle (for predecisional enf. or regulatory conferences)

PMNS Mtg Announcement Coordinator BWS B. Sheron, ADPT OEMAIL D/OE EJB1 E. Benner SCO J. Lamb, RIV EDO Coordinator MBF1 Mel Fields, Project Manager, NRR GXW2 Gregory Warnick, Senior Resident Inspector FPB P. Bonnett VLD V. Dricks, PAO (also on concurrence)

WAM W. Maier, RSLO (also on concurrence)

KSF K. Fuller, RC/ACES GMV M. Vasquez, ES CJG, JAK RA Secretaries LAO, DLF, MJS DRP Secretaries LMB, LAR DRS Secretaries CMS, AMT, BST1 DNMS Secretaries JLP J. Pellet, IRMB LPL P. Longdo, Receptionist AMM Ann Mattila, Security Advisor SISP Review Completed: Yes ADAMS: /YesG No Initials: CFO

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