ML13154A450

Summary of Meeting Via Conference Call with Arizona Public Service Co. to Discuss Palo Verde Request to Revise Technical Specifications; Eliminate Use of the Term Core Alteration Consistent w/TSTF-471 and NUREG-1432, Rev 3 (TAC ME8160-ME816

ML13154A450
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	06/26/2013
From:	Jennivine Rankin Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
Rankin J
References
TAC ME8160, TAC ME8161, TAC ME8162
Download: ML13154A450 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 26, 2013 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF MAY 29, 2013, CONFERENCE CALL PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS DRAFT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO THE LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ELIMINATE THE TERM CORE ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. ME8160, ME8161, AND ME8162)

On May 29, 2013, a conference call public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). and representatives of Arizona Public Service Company (APS.

the licensee), at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting notice and agenda, dated May 8, 2013, is located in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML13127A243. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC staff's March 13, 2013, draft request for additional information (RAI) (ADAMS Accession No. ML13072A182) relating to the license amendment request that APS submitted on March 8, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12076A045), to the NRC for the elimination of the CORE ALTERATIONS throughout the Technical Specifications (TS) for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (PVNGS).

A list of meeting attendees is provided in the Enclosure to this meeting summary.

Meeting Summary The discussion was based on RAI Nos. 3 and 4 of the draft RAI sent by email dated March 13, 2013. As stated in the application dated March 8, 2012, CORE ALTERATIONS are applicable in Mode 6. One of the accident scenarios considered in Mode 6 is the fuel handling accident (FHA). The licensee explained the distinction between an FHA and a heavy load lift. The licensee explained that the term CORE ALTERATIONS as defined in the PVNGS TS applied to the "movement or manipulation of any fuel, sources, or reactivity control components [excluding control element assemblies (CEAs) withdrawn into the upper guide structure], within the reactor vessel with the vessel head removed and fuel in the vesseL" The licensee further clarified that once the CEAs are withdrawn into the upper guide structure, the further movement of CEAs within the vessel head are not considered CORE ALTERATIONS. Those lifts are consistent with NUREG-0612, "Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Power Plants," July 1980 (ADAMS Accession No. ML070250180), and covered under the PVNGS heavy loads program.

The public telephone conference concluded with discussion of the submittal date for the RAI responses. The licensee agreed to submit the responses by July 18, 2013.

-2 No Public Meeting Feedback Forms were received for this meeting.

Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-1530, or Jennivine.Rankin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, XA~

k~nie K. Rankin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES MAY 29.2013. MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY REGARDING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REMOVE CORE ALTERATIONS FROM THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION. UNITS 1. 2. AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-528. 50-529. 50-530 NAME ORGANIZATION Mark Blumberg U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Jennie Rankin NRC Thomas Weber

• Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Robert Roehler

• APS Carl Stephenson

• APS Robert Hicks

• APS Robert Neville

• APS Hamid Mortazavi

• APS Jill Magnusson

• APS Phil Relph

• APS Joanne Morris ** Enercon Services

• Participated via phone and represented APS

• • Participated via phone Enclosure

-2 No Public Meeting Feedback Forms were received for this meeting.

Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-1530, or Jennivine.Rankin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Ira!

Jennie K. Rankin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530

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