ML083530426

Notice of Receipt and Availability of the License Renewal Application for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1,2, and 3

ML083530426
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/12/2009
From:	Brian Holian Division of License Renewal
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053
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Download: ML083530426 (6)

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January 12, 2009 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President, Nuclear Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3

Dear Mr. Edington:

On December 15, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received Arizona Public Service Company=s application for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.101, and will notify you of the results of our review. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, a schedule for the review will then be provided to you.

We have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice relating to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Rowley as the project manager for the safety review, and Lisa Regner as the project manager for the environmental review of your license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Mr. Rowley. Mr. Balwant Singal continues to remain responsible for NRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for PVNGS Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Jonathan Rowley by telephone at 301-415-4053 or via electronic mail at jonathan.rowley@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl.: See next page

January 12, 2009 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President, Nuclear Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3

Dear Mr. Edington:

On December 15, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received Arizona Public Service Company=s application for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.101, and will notify you of the results of our review. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, a schedule for the review will then be provided to you.

We have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice relating to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Rowley as the project manager for the safety review, and Lisa Regner as the project manager for the environmental review of your license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Mr. Rowley. Mr. Balwant Singal continues to remain responsible for NRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for PVNGS Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Jonathan Rowley by telephone at 301-415-4053 or via electronic mail at jonathan.rowley@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosure:

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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Mr. Steve Olea Mr. James Ray Arizona Corporation Commission Public Service Company of New Mexico 1200 W. Washington Street 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21 Law Department, Generation Resources San Clemente, CA 92672 P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project Senior Resident Inspector 6504 E. Thomas Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scottsdale, AZ 85251 P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel Regional Administrator, Region IV El Paso Electric Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Location 167 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 123 W. Mills Arlington, TX 76011-4125 El Paso, TX 79901 Chairman Mr. Eric Tharp Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Southern California Public Power Authority Phoenix, AZ 85003 P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency Mr. Brian Almon 4814 S. 40th Street Public Utility Commission Phoenix, AZ 85040 William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director 1701 N. Congress Avenue Regulatory Affairs Austin, TX 78701-3326 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 Ms. Karen O'Regan P.O. Box 52034 Environmental Program Manager Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President 200 W. Washington Street Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement Phoenix, AZ 85003 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7605 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Taylor Director, Nuclear Generation El Paso Electric Company 340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004

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RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 HARD COPY:

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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY NOTICE OF RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES NOS. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-YEAR PERIOD DOCKET NOS. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application, dated December 11, 2008, from Arizona Public Service Company, filed pursuant to Section 103, of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating licenses for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Units 1, 2, and 3. Renewal of the licenses would authorize the applicant to operate each facility for an additional 20-year period beyond the period specified in the respective current operating licenses. The current operating licenses for PVNGS, Unit 1 (NPF-41), Unit 2 (NPF-51), and Unit 3 (NPF-74) expire on June 1, 2025, April 24, 2026, and November 25, 2027, respectively. Each unit is a Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactor. The station is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The acceptability of the tendered application for docketing, and other matters including an opportunity to request a hearing, will be the subject of subsequent Federal Register notices.

Copies of the application are available to the public at the Commission=s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 or through the internet from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access ENCLOSURE

and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room under Accession Number ML083510627. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. In addition, the application is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. Persons who do not have access to the internet or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, extension 4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

A copy of the license renewal application for the PVNGS, Units 1, 2, and 3, is also available to local residents near the site at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of January, 2009.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation