ML17306A462
| ML17306A462 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 02/11/1992 |
| From: | Trammell C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17306A463 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M68579, TAC-M68580, TAC-M68581, NUDOCS 9202210109 | |
| Download: ML17306A462 (8) | |
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 February 11, 1992 Docket Nos.
50-528, 529 and 50-530 Mr. William F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O.Box 53999
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
Dear Mr. Conway:
SUBJECT:
STATION BLACKOUT SAFETY EVALUATION PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS.
- M68579, M68580, AND M68581)
We have completed our review of the information that you submitted in response to the station blackout rule contained in 10 CFR 50.63.
Your response was contained in Arizona Public Service Company letters dated April 14, 1989; March 26 and December 11, 1990; and August 31, 1991.
Your submittals were reviewed by the NRC staff and by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) under contract to NRC.
The results of the review are contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation and related Technical Evaluation Report prepared by SAIC.
As explained in more detail in the enclosure, we find that Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station implementation plans to be in conformance with the station blackout rule, subject to the satisfactory resolution of six recommendations identified in the Safety Evaluation.
This constitutes the regulatory assessment of your station blackout submittal under 10 CFR 50.63(c)(3).
As provided in 50.63(c)(4),
you are requested to confirm implementation of the recommendations discussed
- above, including a schedule for their completion, within 30 days of your receipt of this letter.
You stated in your August 31, 1991, submittal that it superseded the previous submittals.
However, it appears to us that the previous submittals were not intended to be completely superseded, and we have not entirely disregarded the PDR
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You are also requested to advise us if the information used in the enclosure is no longer valid.
This should be included with the 30-day response requested above.
Please contact us should you have any questions regarding this matter.
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Conway previous submittals in making this evaluation.
You are also requested to advise us if the information used in the enclosure is no longer valid.
This should be included with the 30-day response requested above.
Please contact us should you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely, ties Charles M. Trammell, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate V
Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
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Mr. William F.
Conway Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde CC:
Nancy C. Loftin, Esq.
Corporate Secretary 8 Counsel Arizona Public Service Company P.
O.
Box 53999, Mail Station 9068
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Jack R.
- Newman, Esq.
Newman 8 Holtzinger, P.C.
1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C.
20036 James A. Beoletto, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company P.
O.
Box 800
- Rosemead, California 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission HC-03 Box 293-NR Buckeye, Arizona 85326 Regional Administrator, Region V
U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Ignacio R. Troncoso Senior Vice President El Paso Electric Company Post Office Box 982 El Paso, Texas 79960 Roy P.
Lessey, Jr.,
Esq.
Bradley W. Jones, Esq.
Arkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld El Paso Electric Company 1333 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 400 Washington, D ~ C ~
20036 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, Maryland 20&52 Mr. William A. Wright, Acting Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street
- Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 111 South Third Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85003
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