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Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3(report 05000528/2016005, 05000529/2016005 and 05000530/2016005)
ML16237A057
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 08/31/2016
From: Geoffrey Miller
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To: Edington R
Arizona Public Service Co
Miller G
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A057 (6)
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See also: IR 05000528/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Mr. Randall K. Edington

Executive Vice President Nuclear/CNO

Arizona Public Service Company

P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR

GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (REPORT 05000528/2016005,

05000529/2016005 AND 05000530/2016005)

Dear Mr. Edington,

On August 11, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The NRC

reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results

and enforcement actions from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This letter informs you of

the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at

your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone

objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station,

Units 1, 2, and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of

the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had

very low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within

the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline

inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. Routine

inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The

inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised

at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the

resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact

you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances

warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which

will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC staff received the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Final Compliance letter for

Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation

Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying

Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC staff issued the

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Safety Evaluation on July 20, 2016, and will confirm full

R. Edington -2-

implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 191,

Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment

Plans.

In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the

Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the

NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning

in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue

to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of

licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,

Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs

Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the

NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of

NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is

accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public

Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 817-200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Geoffrey B. Miller, Branch Chief

Projects Branch D

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-528; 50-529; 50-530

License Nos. NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74

Enclosure:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating

Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Inspection/

Activity Plan

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information PV

Page 1 of 2 Palo Verde

08/30/2016 09:35:42 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 8

1 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 X02576 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 1 (10/2016)

2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 X02577 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 2 (10/2016)

3 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 X02578 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 3 (10/2016)

1 10/31/2016 11/10/2016 X02576 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 1 (10/2016)

2 10/31/2016 11/10/2016 X02577 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 2 (10/2016)

3 10/31/2016 11/10/2016 X02578 INITIAL EXAM PALO VERDE UNIT 3 (10/2016)

EB1-21T - PV COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6

1, 2, 3 08/01/2016 09/02/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

3 10/17/2016 10/28/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

TI191 - MITIGATING STRATEGIES/SFP INST FOR BDBEE 4

1, 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 2515/191 Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012

INSP - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION 3

1, 2, 3 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

RS 5678 - RS TEAM 5

1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

1, 2, 3 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

EB1-17T - PV PLANT MODS & 50.59 3

1, 2, 3 02/27/2017 03/03/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

1, 2, 3 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

ISFSI - LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH) 1

1, 2, 3 03/01/2017 03/30/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP2 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1, 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2 1

2 04/17/2017 04/28/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information PV

Page 2 of 2 Palo Verde

08/30/2016 09:35:42 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

RS 12 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1, 2, 3 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 1 1

1 10/16/2017 10/27/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 11

1 03/19/2018 03/23/2018 X02617 INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18)

2 03/19/2018 03/23/2018 X02618 INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18)

3 03/19/2018 03/23/2018 X02619 INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)

1 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02617 INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18)

2 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02618 INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18)

3 04/16/2018 04/26/2018 X02619 INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)

EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4

1, 2, 3 01/29/2018 02/02/2018 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2, 3 02/12/2018 02/16/2018 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INSPECTION 1

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP1 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1, 2, 3 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 3R20 1

3 04/16/2018 04/27/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

ML16237A057

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SIGNATURE /RA-JClark for /RA/ /RA/

DATE 8/19/16 8/20/16 8/22/16

Letter to Randall K. Edington from Geoffrey B. Miller dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR

GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (REPORT 05000528/2016005,

05000529/2016005 AND 05000530/2016005)

DISTRIBUTION:

Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Scott.Morris@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Charles.Peabody@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Dustin.Reinert@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (David.You@nrc.gov)

Administrative Assistant (Yvonne.Dubay@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (vacant)

Project Engineer (Jan.Tice@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRS/IPAT (Thomas.Hipschman@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Jeremy.Bowen@nrc.gov)

RIV RSLO (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

Director, DIRS, NRR (Chris.Miller@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Shana.Helton@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Anne.Boland@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (George.Wilson@nrc.gov)

Director, NSIR (Brian.Holian@nrc.gov)

Director, DPR, NSIR (Marissa.Bailey@nrc.gov)

DRP Branch Chiefs (R4DRPBC@nrc.gov)

DRS Branch Chiefs (R4DRSBC@nrc.gov)

ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov

ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov

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