ML063620015

Notice of Regulatory Conference with Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station to Discuss the Significance, Cause, and Corrective Actions Associated with Two Apparent Violations

ML063620015
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	12/27/2006
From:	NRC Region 4
To:
References
EA-06-298, IR-06-012
Download: ML063620015 (5)

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December 27, 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 06-298 DATE & TIME: January 16, 2007 12 noon - 5 p.m. (CST)

LOCATION: U.S. 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 two apparent violations involving the failure of an Emergency Diesel Generator K-1 Relay. The apparent violations can be found in NRC Inspection Report 0500258/2006012; 05000529/2006012; 05000530/2006012 (ADAMS ML0634005611).

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 472 for the Arizona Public Service Company meeting.

Arizona Public Service Company PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of Region IV and the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

NRC Bruce S. Mallett, Regional Administrator Arthur T. Howell III, Director, Division of Reactor Projects Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Tony Vegel, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects Roy J. Caniano, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety Karla D. Fuller, Team Leader, Regional Counsel/Allegation Coordinator/Enforcement Staff Troy Pruett, Chief, Project Branch D Mike Hay, Senior Project Engineer Greg Werner, Senior Project Engineer Gregory Warnick, Senior Resident Inspector Mike Runyan, Senior Reactor Analyst Mel Fields, Project Manager, NRR Michael Markley, 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 C. David Mauldin, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Support Craig Seaman, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Environmental Scott Bauer, Department Leader, Regulatory Affairs Mark Hypse, Section Leader, Electrical Design John Holmes, Section Leader, Engineering Operations Support Carl Churchman, Nuclear Engineering Director Gerald Sowers, Section Leader, Probability/Risk Assessment MEETING CONTACT: Troy Pruett, NRC, RIV 817-860-8173 TWP@nrc.gov cc:

James M. Levine, Executive Vice President, Generation Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Arizona Public Service Company 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

Arizona Public Service Company Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. N50 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

Arizona Public Service Company E-Mail To:

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