ML21104A429
| ML21104A429 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/2021 |
| From: | Dilorenzo M Arizona Public Service Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 102-08253-MDD/MSC | |
| Download: ML21104A429 (5) | |
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PaloVerde Nuclear Generating Station P.O.Box52034
- Phoenix, Az 85072 MallStation 7636 Tel:(623) 393-3495 102-08253-MDD/MSC April 14,2021 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC20555-0001
DearSirs:
Subject:
PaloVerdeNuclear Generating Station(PVNGS)
Units1,2,and3 DocketNos.STN50-528/529/530 2020Annual Environmental Operating Report Enclosed please findthe2020Annual Environmental Operating Reportfor PVNGSUnits1,2,and3.Arizona PublicService Company issubmitting this report pursuant toSection 5.4.1ofAppendix B tothePVNGSUnits1, 2,and3 RenewedOperating License Nos.NPF-41, NPF-51, andNPF-74, respectively.
Nonewcommitments arebeingmadetotheNRCbythis letter.
Should youneedfurther information regarding this submittal, please contactMatthew S.Cox,Licensing Section
- Leader, at(623)393-5753.
Sincerely, "9'3;;gned byDilorenzo, Michael DDilorenzo, Michael DN:cn=Dilorenzo, Michael D(z99838)
Date:
2021.04.14 14:17:25
-07'00' Michael D.DiLorenzo Department
- Leader, Regulatory Affairs MDD/MSC/mg
Enclosure:
PaloVerdeNuclear Generating Station Units1,2,and3 2020Annual Environmental Operating Report cc:S.A.Morris NRCRegionIVRegional Administrator S.P.Lingam NRCNRRProject ManagerforPVNGS C.A.Peabody NRCSeniorResident Inspector forPVNGS A memberoftheSTARSAlliance LLC Callaway
- Diablo Canyon* PaloVerde
- WolfCreek
Enclosure PaloVerdeNuclear Generating Station Units1,2,and3 2020AnnualEnvironmental Operating Report
Enclosure 2020Annual Environmental Operating Report I.
INTRODUCTION Palo Verde NuclearGenerating Station (PVNGS) islocated inMaricopa
- County, Arizona, approximately 50miles westofthePhoenix metropolitan areaThe PVNGS sitecomprises approximately 4,250acres.Siteelevations range from 890 feetabovemeansealevel atthesouthern boundary to1,030 feetabovemean sealevel atthenorthern boundary.
Thestation consists of three pressurized water reactor electrical generating units.
Units1,2,and3 havea rated thermal power of3,990MW.
Arizona Public Service (APS) Company wasissued lowpoweroperating licenses NPF-34, NPF-46 and NPF-65 forUnits1,2,and3 bytheUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) onDecember31,1984, December 9,1985,andMarch 25, 1987,respectively.APSwasissued full poweroperating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51 andNPF-74forUnits1,2,and3on June1,1985,April 24,1986,and November 25,1987,respectively.
These licenses wererenewedonApril 21, 2011 Appendix Btothese operating licensesis entitled theEnvironmental Protection Plan(Non-Radiological)
Theenvironmental protection plans(EPP) foreachofthecurrent operating licenses are identical Thepurpose oftheEPPistoprovide fortheprotection ofenvironmental values during theconstruction andoperation ofthe nuclear facility.The principal objectives oftheEPPareasfollows:
(1) Verify thatthestation isoperated inanenvironmentally acceptable manner,asestablished bythefinal environmental statement (FES) andother NRCenvironmental impactassessments.
(2) Coordinate NRCrequirements andmaintain consistency withother
- federal, stateandlocal requirements forenvironmental protection.
(3) KeeptheNRCinformed oftheenvironmental effects offacility construction andoperation andactions takentocontrol those effects.
ThisAnnualEnvironmental Operating Reportisrequired bySection 5.4.1of theEPPwhichisAppendix B oftherespective renewed operating licenses.
Thisreportdescribes theactivities related tothePVNGSEPPduring the2020 calendar year.Forpurposes ofthisreport, references totheEPPare considered tobetheEPPofNPF-41, NPF-51, andNPF-74.
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Enclosure 2020Annual Environmental Operating Report II.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORINGSUMMARIESANDANALYSIS A.
Cultural Resources Section 4.2.1 oftheEPPrequires thatanarchaeological surveybeperformed whenfinal alignment ofthePVNGS-to-Saguarotransmission line is completed.
As ofthedateofthisreport, plansforthistransmission line have beenindefinitely suspended Therefore, therehasbeennoactivity with regard tothis requirement oftheEPP.
B.
Terrestrial Ecology Monitoring Section 4.2.2oftheEPPstates thatAPSwill implement asalt deposition and impactmonitoring programas communicated ina letter totheNRCdated December 30,1991(Reference 1), thesalt deposition monitoring program wasdiscontinued attheendof1991.
III. PLANT DESIGNAND OPERATION CHANGES Section 3.1oftheEPPallows changes instation
- design, operation,orthe performance oftestsorexperiments affecting the environment provided that suchchanges,
- tests, orexperiments donotinvolve an unreviewed environmental question anddonotinvolve a change to theEPP.Changes,
- tests, orexperiments inwhichallmeasurable non-radiological effects are confined totheonsite areaspreviously disturbed during site preparation and plant construction orinwhichtheenvironment isnotaffected areexempt fromtheevaluation andreporting requirements ofSection 3.1 Section 3.2oftheEPPalsoexemptschanges,
- tests, orexperiments which arerequired tocomplywithotherfederal,
- state, orlocal environmental regulations.
Nodesign andoperational changes wereinitiated in2020thatrequired an evaluation todetermine iftheyinvolved either anunreviewed environmental question orconstituted achangeintheEPP.
IV.
EPPNON-COMPLIANCES Therewerenoinstances ofnon-compliance withtheEPPidentified during 2020.
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Enclosure 2020Annual Environmental Operating Report V. NON-ROUTINE REPORTS There were nonon-routinereports required bySection 5.4.2oftheEPP during 2020.
VI.
REFERENCES 1.,Letter from W.F.
Conway (APS) toU.S.NRC,PaloVerdeNuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Units1,2,and3,SaltDeposition and ImpactMonitoring Plan, datedDecember30,1991[NRC Agencywide Documents Access and Management System(ADAMS)