ML17312B356

Summary of 970220 Meeting W/Arizona Public Svc Co in Rockville,Md to Discuss Spent Fuel Storage Capacity & Dry Cask Storage.List of Attendees Encl

ML17312B356
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/08/1997
From:	Thomas C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9704100118
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April 8, 1997 LICENSEE:

Arizona Publ i c Service Company

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 20,

1997, TO DISCUSS SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY AND DRY CASK STORAGE fACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos.

1, 2,

and 3

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SUBJECT:

The NRC staff met with representatives of Arizona Public Service Company on February 20, 1997, at.Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss spent fuel storage capacity and dry cask storage.

Persons attending the meeting are listed in Attachment 1.

During the meeting, the licensee briefly discussed its spent fuel storage capacities and limitations and the requirement to utilize dry cask storage.

The licensee plans to take credit for soluble boron when the Combustion Engineering (CE) topical report is accepted by the NRC staff.

[his measure will give the licensee about 2 additional years.,

The NRC staff discussed the NRC's Spent Fuel Pool Project Office (SFPO) with the licensee and explained that all contacts with the SFPO shou)d be made through the NRR Project Manager.

A brief discussion was held on past and current staff concerns about quality assurance for the fabrication of casks by the dry cask storage vendors.

The NRC sta'ff gave a brief overview of the differences between a "site-specific" license and a "general" license.

The licensee stated that it has not as yet chosen a manufacturer but has been

, looking favorably at a

NAC International, Inc. type cask design at the Palo

--Yerde site.

The licensee stated that it.plans to have a meeting with the NRC staff to discuss dry cask storage within the near future.

Docket Nos.

STN 50-528,,STN 50-529, and STN 50-530

Attachment:

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 8, 1997 LICENSEE:

Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. I, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 20,

1997, TO DISCUSS SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY AND DRY CASK STORAGE The NRC staff met with representatives of Arizona Public Service Company on February 20, 1997, at Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss spent fuel storage capacity and dry cask storage.

Persons attending the meeting are listed in Attachment l.

During the meeting, the licensee briefly discussed its spent fuel storage capacities and limitations and the requirement to utilize dry cask storage.

The licensee plans to take credit for soluble boron when the Combustion Engineering (CE) topical report is accepted by the NRC staFf.

This measure will give the licensee about 2 additional years.

The NRC staff discussed the NRC's Spent Fuel Pool Project Office (SFPO) with'he licensee and explained that all contacts with the SFPO should be made through the NRR Project Manager.

A brief discussion was held on past and current staff concerns about quality assurance for the fabrication of casks by the dry cask storage vendors.

The NRC staff gave a brief overview of the differences between a "site-specific" license and a "general" license.

The licensee stated that it has not as yet chosen a manufacturer but has been looking favorably at a

NAC International, Inc. type cask design at the Palo Verde'site.

The licensee stated that it plans to have a meeting with the NRC staff to discuss dry cask storage within the near future.

Docket Nos.

STN 50-528, STN 50-529 and STN 50-530

Attachment:

List of Attendees cc w/att:

See next page harles R. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division oF Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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CC:

Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W: Washington Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O.

Box 800

Rosemead, California 91770 Senior Resident Inspector USNRC P. 0.

Box 40 Buckeye, Arizona 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower

& Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064'hairman, Board of Supervisors ATTN:

Chairman 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor

Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Ms. Angela K. Krainik, Manager Nuclear Licensing Arizona Public Service Company P.O.

Box 52034

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Horne, Vice President Power Supply Palo Verde Services 2025 N. Third Street, Suite 220 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Mr. David Summers Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, ¹0604 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Mr. Robert D. Bledsoe Southern California Edison Company 14300 Mesa

Road, Drop D41-SONGS San Clemente, California 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project

, 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Terry Bassham, Esq.

General Counsel El Paso Electric Company 123 W. Mills El Paso, Texas 79901 Mr. James M. Levine Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999

Phoenix, Arizona 95072-3999 Mr. Robert Burt Los Angeles Department of Water

& Power Southern California Public Power Authority 111 North Hope Street, Room 1255-B Los Angeles, California 90051

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ATTACHMENT 1 Meetin with Arizona Public Service Com an List of Attendees Februar 20 1997 Arizona Public Service Com an W. Ide S.

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