ML17312B733
| ML17312B733 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1997 |
| From: | Bateman W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
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| TAC-M99104, NUDOCS 9710210232 | |
| Download: ML17312B733 (5) | |
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October 16, 1997
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M.". James M. Levine Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL OF THE REACTOR VESSEL EXAMINATIONS FIRST TEN-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (RELIEF REQUEST NO.
10)
FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. M99104)
Dear Mr. Levine By letter dated June 20, 1997, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) submitted Relief Request No.
10 from Section XI of the ASME Code to allow deferral of the reactor vessel examinations beyond the first inser vice.inspection interval for the'Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1.
Specifically, relief was requested to delay the first ten year interval inservice inspection
, reactor vessel exams to the eighth refueling outage, scheduled tor September 18, 1999.
The basis for the staff's conclusions are contained in the enclosed safety evaluation.
The staff has determined that the planned deferral of Unit 1 reactor vessel examinations by approximately 110 days beyond the Code allowable extension of the 'inspection period on the basis of an assessment of material condition provides an acceptable level of quality and safety and therefore the proposed alternative is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i).
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY William H. Bateman, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects
- III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.
STN 50-528
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Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL OF THE REACTOR VESSEL EXAMINATIONS FIRST TEN-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (RELIEF REQUEST NO. 10)
FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. H99104)
Dear Mr. Levine:
By letter dated June 20.
1997, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) submitted Relief Request No.
10 from Section XI of the ASHE Code to allow deferral of the reactor vessel examinations beyond.the first inservice inspection interval for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1.
Specifically, relief was requested to delay the first ten year interval inservice inspection reactor vessel exams to the eighth refueling outage.
scheduled for September 18, 1999.
The basis for the staff's conclusions are contained in the enclosed safety evaluation.
The staff has determined that the planned deferral of Unit 1 reactor vessel examinations by approximately 110 days beyond the Code allowable extension of the inspection period on the basis of an assessment of material condition provides an acceptable level of quality and safety and therefore the proposed a'lternative is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i).
Sincerely, Docket No.
STN 50-528
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl:
See next page William H. Bateman, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects
- III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Mr.. James M. Levine cc w/encl:
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, Cali fornia 91770 Senior Resident Inspector USNRC P. 0.
Box 40
- Buckeye, Arizona 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower 8 Payillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington. Texas 76011-8064
- Chairman, 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. Robert Burt Los Angeles Department of Water 8 Power Southern California Public Power Authority 111 North Hope Street.
Room 1255-B Los Angeles, California 90051 Mr. David Summers Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, f0604 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