ML21278A546

Summary of Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Relief Request No. 68 for Certain ASME Code Piping for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

ML21278A546
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	10/13/2021
From:	Siva Lingam NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
Lingam S, NRR/DORL/LPL4
Shared Package
ML21278B095	List: ML21278A546 ML21278B091
References
EPID L-2021-LRM-0104
Download: ML21278A546 (4)

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October 13, 2021 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF OCTOBER 6, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS UPCOMING RELIEF REQUEST NO. 68 FOR CERTAIN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE PIPING FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (EPID-L-2021-LRM-0104)

On October 6, 2021, an Observation public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and Arizona Public Service Company (the licensee) via teleconference. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the licensees upcoming Relief Request No. 68 to use a liquid penetrant progressive approach in lieu of radiography for certain American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code piping 2 inches and less in diameter at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The meeting notice and agenda, dated September 23, 2021, are available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21279A015. A list of attendees is provided in the enclosure.

The licensee provided slides for this public meeting, which are available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML21278B091. The licensees presentation included a summary of the pending alternative request, discussions of the current and alternative regulatory requirements, and justifications for the planned alternatives. In addition, the licensee stated that it is planning to submit this application in October 2021 and will request NRC approval by September 2022. However, the NRC staff expressed a concern on the proposed alternative.

No members of the public called into the meeting. No regulatory decisions or commitments were made at the meeting. No Public Meeting Feedback forms were received.

Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-1564 or by e-mail at Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Siva P. Lingam, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES OCTOBER 6, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY REGARDING RELIEF REQUEST NO. 68 FOR CERTAIN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHNANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE PIPING FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 Steve Cumblidge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Siva Lingam NRC Nawaporn AaronsCooke Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

David Van Allen APS Doug Hansen APS Boris Bolf APS Dacia Dallago APS Jordan Neuss APS Carl Stephenson APS Tom Weber APS Enclosure

ML21278B095 (Package)

ML21279A015 (Meeting Notice)

ML21278B091 (Public Meeting Slides)

ML21278A546 (Meeting Summary) *by email OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM* NRR/DORL/LPL4/LA* NRR/DORL/LPL4/BC* NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM*

NAME SLingam PBlechman JDixon-Herrity SLingam DATE 10/7/2021 10/13/2021 10/13/2021 10/13/2021