ML19312A131
| ML19312A131 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 11/08/2019 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Bement R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR 2020001 | |
| Download: ML19312A131 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2020001
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November 8, 2019
Mr. Robert S. Bement
Executive Vice President Nuclear/ Chief
Nuclear Officer
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
NOTIFICATION OF EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND
EXPERIMENTS INSPECTION (05000528/2020001, 05000529/2020001, AND
05000530/2020001) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Bement:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff
will conduct the baseline inspection of changes, tests, experiments, and permanent plant
modifications at your Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station from February 3, 2020, to
February 7, 2020. The inspection will consist of three reactor inspectors from the NRCs
Region IV office for one week. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with NRC
Inspection Procedure 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments.
Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive for both the NRC inspectors
and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a
productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection.
Please note that the documents are requested to be provided by January 21, 2020. Upon
review of these documents, the inspectors will select additional documentation for review upon
arrival. It is important that all of these documents are up-to-date and complete in order to
minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the
onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Lorraine Weaver of your licensing
organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please
contact the lead inspector, Dustin Reinert, by telephone at: 817-200-1534 or by e-mail at
Dustin.Reinert@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information
collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control
number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
number.
R. Bement
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent Gaddy, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530
License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74
Enclosure:
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Experiments Inspection Request for
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DATE
11/8/19
11/8/19
Enclosure
Request for Information
Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments Inspection
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
Inspection Report: 05000528/2020001, 05000529/2020001, 05000530/2020001
Inspection Dates:
February 3-7, 2020
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments
Lead Inspector:
Dustin Reinert, Reactor Inspector
Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week
The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic
format (preferred) by January 21, 2020, to the attention of Dustin Reinert. We request that you
categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list below. If only hard copies of
the requested documents are available or if the electronic format is too large, please inform the
lead inspector and provide the documents on the first day of the onsite inspection. Also, the
inspectors will select specific items from the information requested below and request from your
staff additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that the specific
items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. If you have any
questions regarding this information request, please contact the lead inspector as soon as
possible.
1. Procedure(s) for conducting 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and evaluations.
2. A list with descriptions of all 10 CFR 50.59 screenings (or equivalent) of fully
implemented changes, tests, and experiments performed since the last triennial
10 CFR 50.59 inspection that did not result in an evaluation.
3. A list with descriptions of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations of fully implemented changes,
tests, and experiments performed since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection that
did not result in an application for a license amendment.
4. A list with descriptions of all temporary plant modifications implemented since the last
triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.
5. A list with descriptions of all compensatory actions for degraded or non-conforming
conditions implemented since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.
6. A list with titles and descriptions of all normal, abnormal, and emergency operating
procedure changes implemented since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.
7. A list with descriptions of all corrective action documents related to 10 CFR 50.59
screenings and evaluations since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.
8. A list of personnel qualified to prepare, review, and approve 10 CFR 50.59 screenings
and/or evaluations, including qualification dates.
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9. Current revisions of the Technical Specifications and Bases and the Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report.
10. A copy of the most recent audits/self-assessments performed of the 10 CFR 50.59
programs.
11. A copy of the most recent submittal of the report containing a brief description of any
changes, tests, and experiments, including a summary of the evaluation of each,
required by 10 CFR 50.59(d)(2).
12. A list of systems and system designators and a set of one-line (i.e., simplified) system
diagrams.
Note: Descriptions should be brief but of sufficient detail to ensure that inspectors can
determine the safety and/or risk significance of the screenings, evaluations, and modifications.
Inspector Contact Information:
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1534
Dustin.Reinert@nrc.gov
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1507
Shiattin.Makor@nrc.gov
Health Physicist
817-200-1095
Chris.Smith@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
U.S. NRC, Region IV
Attn: Dustin Reinert
1600 East Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011-4125