ML090830031
| 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 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML090830031 (6) | |
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April 15, 2009 LICENSEE:
Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY:
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
SUBJECT:
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 Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 S. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636, P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement 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 Mr. James Ray Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. Eric Tharp Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003
ENCLOSURE 1 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 2 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.