ML22314A274

October 27, 2022 Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Proposed LAR to Adopt TSTF-107, Revision 4, Separate Control Rods That Are Untrippable Versus Inoperable, for Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, & 3

ML22314A274
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/15/2022
From:	Dennis Galvin NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
References
EPID L-2022-LRM-0081
Download: ML22314A274 (1)

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November 15, 2022 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF OCTOBER 27, 2022, PRESUBMITTAL MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TSTF-107, REVISION 4, SEPARATE CONTROL RODS THAT ARE UNTRIPPABLE VERSUS INOPERABLE, FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (EPID L-2022-LRM-0081)

On October 27, 2022, an Observation public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and Arizona Public Service Company (the licensee) via webinar. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the licensees proposed license amendment request to revise the technical specifications (TSs) by adopting Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-107, Revision 4, Separate Control Rods that are Untrippable Versus Inoperable, dated June 6, 1999 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML040490066), for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The meeting notice and agenda, dated October 13, 2022, are available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML22286A196. A list of attendees is provided in the enclosure.

The licensee presented informational slides at the meeting, which are available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML22299A181. The licensees presentation included the proposed revisions to the TSs and described a proposed variation from TSTF-107. The NRC staff noted that there is no safety evaluation, model application, or model safety evaluation for TSTF-107. The NRC staff provided feedback on the information needed for a complete application, including the explaining and justifying the proposed variation from TSTF-107.

No members of the public called into the meeting. No regulatory decisions or commitments were made at the meeting. Additionally, the NRC staff did not receive Public Meeting Feedback forms.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-6256 or by email at Dennis.Galvin@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Dennis J. Galvin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operator 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 27, 2022, PRESUBMITTAL WEBINAR REGARDING PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TSTF-107, REVISION 4, SEPARATE CONTROL RODS THAT ARE UNTRIPPABLE VERSUS INOPERABLE ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jennifer Dixon-Herrity Dennis Galvin Matthew Hamm Summer Sun Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Matthew Cox Dacia Dallago Kelly Geiszler Katy Gil John Gunn Sarah Kane Jared Schank Carl Stephenson Enclosure

ML22314A275 (Package)

ML22286A196 (Meeting Notice)

ML22299A181 (Public Meeting Slides)

ML22314A274 (Meeting Summary) *by email OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM NRR/DORL/LPL4/LA* NRR/DSS/STSB/BC NAME DGalvin PBlechman VCusamano DATE 11/14/2022 11/14/2022 11/10/2022 OFFICE NRR/DSS/SNSB/BC(A) NRR/DORL/LPL4/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM NAME DWoodyatt JDixon-Herrity DGalvin DATE 11/14/2022 11/15/2022 11/15/2022