ML17300B295
| ML17300B295 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1999 |
| From: | Fields M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17300B296 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-MA2159, TAC-MA2160, TAC-MA2161, NUDOCS 9907140029 | |
| Download: ML17300B295 (6) | |
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.Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 duly 8, 1999 SLIBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITNOS. 1, 2, AND3-ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) (TAC NOS. MA2159, MA2160, AND MA2161)
Dear Mr. Levine:
The Commission has issued the enclosed exemption fro'm certain requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Palo Verde) Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
This exemption is related to your application dated June 9, 1998, as supplemented by your letter dated December 21, 1998.
In these letters, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) requested approval to submit to the Commission, on a 24-month periodicity, revisions to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, changes to the quality assurance program made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3), and reports of changes, tests, and experiments made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59(b)(2).
The updates would not be tied to a particular unit's refueling outage schedule.
A copy of the exemption and the staffs safety evaluation are enclosed.
The exemption is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
APS also requested that this exemption apply to the reports of changes to the Technical Specification (TS) Bases made in accordance with Section 5.5.14d of the Palo Verde TSs. The staff has concluded that the exemption process is not the appropriate regulatory vehicle for making this change.
Instead, APS should request an amendment to the Palo Verde TSs in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 to modify the reporting frequency of changes made to the TS Bases.
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Mel B. Fields, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV8 Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530
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Mr. James M. Levine Senior Vice President; Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 July 8, 1999 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITNOS. 1, 2, AND3-ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50.71(el(4) (TAC NOS. MA2159, MA2160, AND MA2161)
Dear Mr. Levine:
The Commission has issued the enclosed exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Palo Verde) Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
.This exemption is related to your application dated June 9, 1998, as supplemented by your letter dated December 21, 1998.
In these letters, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) requested approval to submit to the Commission, on a 24-month periodicity, revisions to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, changes to the quality assurance program made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3), and reports of changes, tests, and experiments made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59(b)(2). The updates would not be tied to a particular unit's refueling outage schedule.
A copy of the exemption and the staffs safety evaluation are enclosed.
The exemption is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
APS also requested that this exemption apply to the reports of changes to the Technical Specification (TS) Bases made in accordance with Section 5.5.14d of the Palo Verde TSs. The staff has concluded that the exemption process is not the appropriate regulatory vehicle for making this change.
Instead, APS should request an amendment to the Palo Verde TSs in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 to modify the reporting frequency of changes made to the TS Bases.
Sincerely, Mel B. Fields, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530
Enclosures:
- 1. Exemption
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page
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Palo Verde Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 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 Harris Tower 8 Pavillion
'11 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTN: Chairman 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003
'r. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Ms. Angela K. Krainik, Manager Nuclear Licensing Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Home Vice President, Power Generation El Paso Electric Company 2702 N. Third Street, Suite 3040 Phoenix, AZ 85004 IVlr. David Summers Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, ¹1206 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mr. Jarlath Curran Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific.Coast Hwy Bldg DIN San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Terry Bassham, Esq.
General Counsel El Paso Electric Company 123 W. Mills EI Paso, TX 79901 Mr. John Schumann
'os Angeles Department of Water 8 Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051
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