ML13161A252

Summary of Conference Call with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Draft Requests for Additional Information for Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, and 3 NRC Order Number EA-12-049 Related to Mitigation Strategies (TAC Nos. MF0829-MF0831)

ML13161A252
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	06/26/2013
From:	Jennivine Rankin Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:
Rankin J
References
TAC MF0829, TAC MF0830, TAC MF0831
Download: ML13161A252 (5)

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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 JUNE 6, 2013, CONFERENCE CALL PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS DRAFT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OVERALL INTEGRATED PLAN IN RESPONSE TO NRC ORDER NUMBER EA-12-049 (TAC NOS. MF0829, MF0830, AND ~MF0831)

On June 6, 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, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting notice and agenda, dated May 23, 2013, is located in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML13143A089. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC staff's draft request for additional information (RAI) relating to the February 28, 2013, submittal by APS of the Overall Integrated Plan for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (PVNGS) (ADAMS Accession No. ML13136A022), in response to NRC Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Effective Immediately)," dated March 12, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12056A045).

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

Meeting Summary The meeting focused on clarifying the draft RAis to promote common understanding of the questions. RAI Nos. 17, 24, 25, and 26 were discussed. The licensee noted that RAI Nos. 17, 25, and 26 are generic concerns that the industry plans to generate white papers and schedule future meetings with the NRC~staff to resolve. The licensee stated that a similar explanation would be provided in the RAI response regarding these generic concerns.

Mr. Terry Curtiss indicated that the licensee intends to submit the RAI responses by June 24, 2013.

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, 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

Enclosures:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES JUNE 6, 2013, MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY REGARDING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OVERALL INTEGRATED PLAN IN RESPONSE TO NRC ORDER NUMBER EA-12-049 PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 NAME ORGANIZATION Summer Sun U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Bob Wolfgang NRC Chris Jackson NRC Jessica Kratchman NRC Stanley Gardocki NRC John Lehning NRC Greg Casto NRC Reed Anzalone NRC John Klos NRC Eric Bowman NRC Joshua Miller N~C Jennie Rankin NRC Robert Roehler

• Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Kathleen Parrish

• APS Michael Powell

• APS Douglas Peterson

• APS Don Atkinson

• APS Terry Curtiss

• APS Jim Compass

• APS/Westinghouse Thomas Hook

• APS Hamid Mortazavi

• APS

. Mike Powlikosky

• APS Everett Depue

• APS Mark Fallon* APS Scott Bauer ** Nuclear Energy Institute Enclosure

NAME ORGANIZATION Lynne Gunderson ** Xcel Energy Susan Baier ** Westinghouse Electric Company Jeff Taylor** Westinghouse Electric Company William McTigue ** URS Corporation Edward Groh ** RE Ginna Dave Distel ** Exelon Corporation Dave Schupp ** Exelon Corporation Clifton Buck ** Southern Company Leunis van Eeden ** Duke Energy

• Participated via phone and represented APS

• • Participated via phone

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,

/RAJ 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

Enclosures:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

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