ML23095A093

Summary of April 4, 2023, Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Proposed License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-266 at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

ML23095A093
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/06/2023
From:	Dennis Galvin, Siva Lingam Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
Lingam S, 301-415-1564
References
EPID L-2023-LRM-0017
Download: ML23095A093 (4)

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April 6, 2023 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 4, 2023, PRESUBMITTAL MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TSTF-266, ELIMINATE THE REMOTE SHUTDOWN SYSTEM TABLE OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS, AT PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (EPID L-2023-LRM-0017)

On April 4, 2023, 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 adopt Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-266, Eliminate the Remote Shutdown System Table of Instrumentation and Controls, at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. TSTF-266 does not have a safety evaluation, a model application, or a model safety evaluation. The meeting notice and agenda, dated March 22, 2023, are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML23081A116. 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. ML23090A139. The licensees presentation included an overview of TSTF-266, proposed technical specifications and technical specifications bases changes, precedents, and a submittal timeline. The NRC staff discussed the need to identify variations from TSTF-266 or the standard technical specifications and to provide a justification for why TSTF-266 is still applicable.

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 301-415-1564 or by email at Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov.

/RA by Dennis Galvin for/

Siva P. Lingam, 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 APRIL 4, 2023, PRESUBMITTAL WEBINAR REGARDING A PLANNED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TSTF-266 ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dennis Galvin Matthew Hamm Siva Lingam Hang Vu Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Matthew Cox Dacia Dallago Sarah Kane Carl Stephenson Enclosure

ML23095A108 (Package)

ML23081A116 (Meeting Notice)

ML23090A139 (Public Meeting Slides)

ML23095A093 (Meeting Summary) *by email OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM NRR/DORL/LPL4/LA* NRR/DEX/EICB/BC NAME DGalvin PBlechman MWaters DATE 4/4/2023 4/5/2023 4/5/2023 OFFICE NRR/DSS/STSB/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4/PM NAME VCusumano JDixon-Herrity SLingam (DGalvin for)

DATE 4/5/2023 4/6/2023 4/6/2023