PMNS20211082, Notice of Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Regarding Proposed Exemption Based on Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

Notice of Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Regarding Proposed Exemption Based on Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

ML21229A219
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	08/17/2021
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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PMNS20211082
Download: ML21229A219 (3)

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August 17, 2021

Title:

Notice of Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Regarding Proposed Exemption Based on Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Date(s) and Time(s): September 01, 2021, 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM ET Location: Teleconference Category: This is an Observation Meeting. This is a meeting in which attendees will have an opportunity to observe the NRC performing its regulatory function or discussing regulatory issues. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff or make comments about the issues discussed following the business portion of the meeting; however, the NRC is not actively soliciting comments towards regulatory decisions at this meeting.

Purpose:

The purpose of this presubmittal meeting, between Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff, is to discuss APS's planned partial Exemption from the regulations in 10 CFR 50.62, "Requirements from Reduction of Risk from Anticipated Transients Without Scram (ATWS) Events for Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants," using Risk-informed Process for Evaluations (RIPE) for the elimination of a diverse auxiliary feedwater actuation system (DAFAS) at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.

Contact:

Siva P. Lingam 301-415-1564 Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov

Participants:

NRC External T. Reed, Office of Nuclear Reactor M. Cox, Arizona Public Service Regulation S. Kane, Arizona Public Service M. Kichline, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation C. Stephenson, Arizona Public Service J. Hughey, Office of Nuclear Reactor T. Weber, Arizona Public Service Regulation K. Tetter, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation J. Evans, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation A, Zoulis, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Bridge Number Pass Code Teleconference:

(301) 576-2978 400302911#

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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Notice of Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Regarding Proposed Exemption Based on Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 September 01, 2021, 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM ET Teleconference

ADAMS Accession Number: ML21229A219 Distribution:

Office NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM NRR/DORL/LPL4/LA NRR/DORL/LPL4/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM Name SLingam PBlechman JDixon-Herrity SLingam Date 08/16/2021 08/17/2021 08/17/2021 08/17/2021 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Link to meeting details: https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20211082 Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings" 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002 The policy statement may be found on the NRC website http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/67fr36920.html