ML092890011

Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, License Renewal Application

ML092890011
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/12/2009
From:	Lisa Regner License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
Regner L M, NRR/DLR, 415-1906
References
TAC ME0254, TAC ME0255, TAC ME0256
Download: ML092890011 (6)

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November 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:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOs. ME0254, ME0255 AND ME0256)

Dear Mr. Edington:

By letter dated December 11, 2008, and supplemented by letters dated April 14 and October 14, 2009, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 to renew Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified in the enclosure areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. Further requests for additional information may be issued in the future.

Items in the enclosure were discussed with APS staff on October 13, 2009, and a mutually agreeable date for your response was determined to be 45 calendar days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1906 or by e-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Lisa M. Regner, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

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DATE 11/12/09

Letter to Randall K. Edington from Lisa M. Regner dated November 12, 2009

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOs. ME0254, ME0255 AND ME0256)

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PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RAI 2.3.3.19-1 License renewal application (LRA) drawing LR-PVNGS-FP-01-M-FPP-002 shows transformers in proximity to the turbine building as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green). The staff requests that the applicant verify whether these components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54.4(a) and subject to an aging management review (AMR) in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.19-2 The following LRA drawings show fire protection system components as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green):

• LRA drawing LR-PVNGS-FP-01-M-FPP-003 shows fire water system valves and drains in the Upper and Lower Cable Spreading Room and Radwaste Building as out of scope.

• LRA drawing LR-PVNGS-FP-01-M-FPP-006 shows fire water system valves and drains as out of scope.

• LRA drawing LR-PVNGS-FP-01-M-FPP-001 shows fire water system valves, drains, and fuel tank dikes as out of scope.

The staff requests that the applicant verify whether these fire protection system components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.19-3 LRA drawing LR-PVNGS-FP-01-M-FPP-004 shows several components associated with the carbon dioxide (CO2) fire suppression system in the Auxiliary Building as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green). The staff requests that the applicant verify whether these CO2 fire suppression system components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

ENCLOSURE

RAI 2.3.3.19-4 LRA Table 2.3.3-19 excludes several types of fire protection components that appear in NUREG-0857 and its supplements and LRA drawings. These components are listed below:

• Pipe fittings, pipe supports, hangers, and couplings

• Fire hose stations, connections and racks

• Filter housings

• Halon 1301 storage bottles

• Dikes for oil spill confinement

• Floor drains and curbs for fire-fighting water

• Passive components in the diesel fuel fire pump engine For each, determine whether the component should be included in Tables 2.3.3-19 and 3.3.2-19, and, if not, justify the exclusion.

RAI 2.4-1 LRA Section 2.4 excludes several types of fire barrier assemblies and components that appear in NUREG-0857, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, and its supplements. These fire components are listed below:

• Table 2.4-1, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls) and fire barrier doors

• Table 2.4-3, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls) and fire barrier coatings/wraps

• Table 2.4-4, fire barrier concrete elements

• Table 2.4-6, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls) and fire barrier coatings/wraps

• Table 2.4-7, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls) and fire barrier coatings/wraps

• Table 2.4-8, fire barrier concrete elements, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls),

fire barrier doors, fire barrier seals, and fire barrier coatings/wraps

• Table 2.4-9, fire barrier concrete block (masonry walls) and fire barrier coatings/wraps

• Table 2.4-13, fire barrier coatings/wraps The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above fire barrier assembles and components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Mr. Steve Olea Mr. John C. Taylor, Director, Nuclear Arizona Corporation Commission 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 Southern California Edison Company Mr. James Ray Law Department, Generation Resources Public Service Company of New Mexico P.O. Box 800 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Rosemead, CA 91770 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern California Edison Company P.O. Box 40 5000 Pacific Coast Highway, Bldg. D21 Buckeye, AZ 85326 San Clemente, CA 92672 Regional Administrator, Region IV Mr. Robert Henry U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Salt River Project 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 6504 E. Thomas Road Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Chairman Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Assistant General Counsel 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor El Paso Electric Company Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director El Paso, TX 79901 Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 S. 40th Street Mr. Eric Tharp Phoenix, AZ 85040 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority Mr. Scott Bauer, Director P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Regulatory Affairs Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 Mr. Brian Almon 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 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034