ML101340801

License Renewal - May 6, 2010 Public Meeting Summary

ML101340801
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	06/25/2010
From:	Lisa Regner License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
Regner L M, NRR/DLR, 415-1906
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ML101340802	List: ML101340801
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TAC ME0254, TAC ME0255, TAC ME0256
Download: ML101340801 (6)

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June 25, 2010 LICENSEE:

Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY:

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

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON MAY 6, 2010, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, CONCERNING THE METAL FATIGUE REVIEW PERTAINING TO THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (ME0254, ME0255, AND ME0256)

On May 6, 2010, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff), and representatives of Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss metal fatigue related topics identified during the NRC staff review of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, license renewal application. The meeting provided APS representatives the opportunity to present plans to resolve remaining metal fatigue review issues. The meeting was open to the public as stated in the meeting notice dated April 20, 2010.

provides a listing of the participants and Enclosures 2 provides the slides used by APS at the meeting. The draft request for additional information (RAI) questions presented in the slides can be found in the conference call summary document available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession Number ML101340829.

By letter dated April 28, 2010, APS submitted Amendment No.14 to the license renewal application (LRA) which included a revision to Section 4.3 Metal Fatigue. Many of the staffs concerns were addressed in this submittal as discussed in the slides in Enclosure 2 and in the May conference call summary. By letter dated May 27, 2010, APS submitted Amendment No. 16 to the LRA which provided conforming changes to the remainder of Section 4.3. The staff may issue RAI questions to address any remaining metal fatigue concerns. Any metal fatigue issues not resolved will be reflected as an Open or Confirmatory Item in the staffs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items schedule for issuance on July 30, 2010.

Public feedback forms were provided, however no members of the public attended.

/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

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

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Memorandum to Arizona Public Service Company from L. Regner dated June 25, 2010

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON MAY 6, 2010, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, CONCERNING THE METAL FATIGUE REVIEW PERTAINING TO THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (ME0254, ME0255, AND ME0256)

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ENCLOSURE 1 PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS May 6, 2010 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS David Wrona U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Lisa Regner NRC Allen Hiser NRC James Medoff NRC On Yee NRC Angela Krainik Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Glenn Michael APS Eugene Montgomery APS Mark Radspinner APS Alfred Meeden APS Douglas Berg APS Winston Borrero APS Thomas Weber APS Richard Schaller Utilities Service Alliance Eric Blocher Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing Alliance Donald Stevens Worley Parsons Curt Carney Structural Integrity Associates David Gerber Structural Integrity Associates

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 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. Ron Barnes, 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 Highway, 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 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/CNO Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034, Mail Station 7602 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Arizona Public Service Companys Metal Fatigue Webinar Presentation conducted on April 1, 2010 can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Maintenance System at accession number ML101270388.