ML090830031

01/30/2009 Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between NRC and Arizona Public Service Company Pertaining to the Palo Verde Nuclear Operating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, License Renewal Application

ML090830031
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/15/2009
From:	Rowley J License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053
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April 15, 2009 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON JANUARY 30, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PERTAINING TO THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and representatives of Arizona Public Service Company held a telephone conference call on January 30, 2009, to discuss potential deficiencies in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, license renewal application. provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the items discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. List of Potential Deficiencies cc w/encls: See next page

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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:

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

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS JANUARY 30, 2009 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Jonathan Rowley U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Lisa Regner NRC Glen Michael Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Angela Krainik APS ENCLOSURE 1

POTENTIAL DEFICIENCY ITEMS PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION JANUARY 30, 2009 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Arizona Public Service Company (APS) held a telephone conference call on January 30, 2009, to discuss the following potential deficiencies in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station license renewal application (LRA).

Potential LRA Deficiency #1 On Page 4.3-54 of the LRA, the applicant states:

Table 4.3-9 does not include all ASME III Class 1 valves. APS has not yet been able to recover a fatigue analysis, or to confirm that none is required, for every ASME III Class 1 valve greater than four inches nominal inlet whose specification or purchase date indicates a design code edition and addendum that might require a fatigue analysis.

APS will recover and evaluate a fatigue analysis for each remaining ASME III Class 1 valve greater than four inches nominal inlet, for which a fatigue analysis is also otherwise required, before the end of the current licensed operating period.

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54.21(c)(1) requires that a license renewal applicant provide a list of time-limited aging analyses (TLAA). The application indicates that required information is missing. Therefore, the staff requires that the applicant provide the fatigue analysis for the remaining valves before it can start its review of the LRA.

Discussion: Based on the discussion, the applicant understands the staffs concern. The applicant agreed to provide the missing information.

Potential LRA Deficiency #2 The staff had concerns that the applicants bases for concluding that a number of the analyses are not TLAAs appear to be faulty. The analyses of concern are those for weld overlays, reactor coolant pump flywheels, Class 1 heaters, and half-nozzle repairs. The discussions in the LRA dont clearly establish why the analyses are not TLAAs.

Discussion: Based on the discussion, the parties agree that this concern should be addressed through the license renewal request for additional information (RAI) process. The staff will send a formal RAI to the applicant, to which the applicant will submit a formal response.

ENCLOSURE 2