ML103560792
| ML103560792 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/22/2010 |
| From: | Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Edington R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-11-002 | |
| Download: ML103560792 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2011002
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UNITED STATES
NUC LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400
AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125
December 22, 2011
Randall K. Edington, Executive
Vice President, Nuclear/CNO
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072 2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF
INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000528/2011002,
05000529/2011002, and 05000530/2011002) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Edington:
From January 31, 2011 through February 11, 2011, Reactor Inspectors from the Nuclear
Regulatory Commissions Region IV office will perform the baseline inspection of changes,
tests, experiments, and permanent plant modifications at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, facility, using Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection
Procedure 71111.17, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, Experiments, and Permanent Plant
Modifications.
Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources
and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for
this inspection. Upon review of these documents, the inspectors will select additional
documentation for review upon arrival. It is important that all of these documents are up to date
and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the
preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Jorge Rodriguez of your licensing
organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please
contact the lead inspector Ronald A. Kopriva at (817) 860-8104 or by email
ron.kopriva@nrc.gov.
Arizona Public Service Company -2-
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Thomas Farnholtz, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-528, 50-529, 50-530
License: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74
Enclosure:
Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications Document
Request
cc: w/Enclosure:
Mr. Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Douglas K. Porter, Esq
Southern California Edison Company
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
Rosemead, CA 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Arizona Public Service Company -3-
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. Ron Barnes, Director
Regulatory Affairs
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
MS 7638
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
Michael S. Green
Senior Regulatory Counsel
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
P.O. Box 52034, MS 8695
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
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. 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 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Arizona Public Service Company -4-
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Environmental Program Manager
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. John C. Taylor
Director, Nuclear Generation
El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region IX
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607-4052
Jake Lefman
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D21
San Clemente, CA 92672
Arizona Public Service Company -5-
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov )
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov )
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov )
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )
DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov )
Acting Senior Resident Inspector (Joseph.Bashore@nrc.gov )
Resident Inspector (Mica.Baquera@nrc.gov )
Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov )
PV Administrative Assistant (Regina.McFadden@nrc.gov )
Acting Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Gerond.George@nrc.gov )
Project Engineer, DRP/D (Peter.Jayroe@nrc.gov )
Project Engineer, DRP/D (Zachary.Hollcraft@nrc.gov )
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov )
Project Manager (Randy.Hall@nrc.gov )
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov )
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov )
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov )
OEMail Resource
Inspection Reports/MidCycle and EOC Letters to the following:
ROPreports
Only inspection reports to the following:
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R:\_REACTORS\PV 2011002 RFI-RAK ADAMS ML 103560792
ADAMS: No ; Yes ; SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: TRF
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Non-publicly Available ; Sensitive
DRS: EB1 C:EB1
R. Kopriva T. Farnholtz
/RA/ /RA/
12/22/10 12/22/10
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modification
Inspection Dates: January 31, 2011 through February 11, 2011
Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.17 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and
Permanent Plant Modifications
Inspectors: Ronald A. Kopriva, Senior Reactor Inspector, Lead Inspector
Matthew R. Young, Reactor Inspector
Blake B. Rice, Reactor Inspector
Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week
The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic
format (Certrec database preferred), in care of Ronald A. Kopriva, by January 20, 2011, to
facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week.
The inspectors will select specific items from the information requested below and then request
from your staff additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that
the specific items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection.
Also, we request that you categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list
below. Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested
documents are large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspector(s),
and provide subject documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. If you have any
questions regarding this information request, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible.
1. A list with descriptions, of all 50.59 screenings (or equivalent) performed since
December 5, 2008, which did not result in an evaluation. Note: Description of
screenings should be brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors can determine the
significance of the issue.
2. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed which did not result in
an application for license amendment to NRC from December 5, 2008, to the present.
Note: Description of evaluations should be brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors
can determine the significance of the issue.
3. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station procedure(s) for conducting 10 CFR 50.59
screenings and evaluations.
4. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to 50.59 activities,
including screenings and evaluations from December 5, 2008, to the present.
5. A list with descriptions of all permanent plant modifications dating from
December 5, 2008. Include sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the
significance of each modification. For this inspection, permanent plant modifications
include permanent plant changes, design changes, setpoint changes, procedure
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changes, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, calculations, and commercial
grade dedications.
6. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station procedure for implementing and controlling
permanent plant modifications.
7. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to your permanent
plant modification program and its implementation since December 5, 2008. Include
sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each
modification.
8. A listing of personnel qualified to prepare 50.59 screenings and evaluations, including
qualification dates.
9. A listing of personnel qualified to review and approve 50.59 screenings and/or
evaluations, including qualification dates.
Inspector Contact Information:
Ronald A. Kopriva Matthew R. Young Blake B. Rice
Senior Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector
(817) 860-8104 (817) 276-6545 (817) 276-6563
ron.kopriva@nrc.gov matt.young@nrc.gov blake.rice@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV
Attn: Ronald A. Kopriva
612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011-4125
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