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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS                     U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION                             Office of Public Affairs Region IV                           611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400                       Arlington, TX 76011-4005No. IV-06-022October 2, 2006Contact: Victor Dricks                                                                       E-Mail: opa4@nrc.govPhone: 817-860-8128NRC TO CONDUCT SPECIAL INSPECTIONAT PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a special inspection to evaluateproblems related to the emergency diesel generators at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located 50 miles west of Phoenix, Ariz.NRC is taking this action following the failure of a Unit 3 emergency diesel generator toactivate during testing on July 25 and Sept. 22. NRC requires the emergency diesel generators be tested monthly to ensure they are capable of performing their safety function. The generators produce electricity for safety systems and components in the event of a loss of offsite power during an emergency. A preliminary review by Arizona Public Service Co., which operates Palo Verde, suggests there may be a problem with a component that is part of an electrical relay used to activate the generators."APS has taken corrective action to ensure the emergency diesel generators will work,"said Region IV Administrator Bruce S. Mallett. "But we felt it appropriate to take a deeper look at this issue through a special inspection."The special inspection will evaluate the adequacy of the licensee's response to thesituation, the root cause of the problem, corrective actions, and determine if there are generic implications for other nuclear power plants.The NRC's special inspection team, consisting of two inspectors from the NRC's RegionIV office in Arlington, Texas, is expected to begin its review tomorrow.
{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 No. IV-06-022                                                                      October 2, 2006 Contact: Victor Dricks                                                     E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 NRC TO CONDUCT SPECIAL INSPECTION AT PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a special inspection to evaluate problems related to the emergency diesel generators at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located 50 miles west of Phoenix, Ariz.
The team will spend about a week on site and prepare a written report that will be issuedabout four weeks after the inspection is completed. The report will be publicly available on the agency's web site and through its Electronic Reading Room at: http://www.nrc.gov as anAgencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) document. Help in using ADAMS is available through the NRC Public Document Room by calling 1-800-397-4209.
NRC is taking this action following the failure of a Unit 3 emergency diesel generator to activate during testing on July 25 and Sept. 22. NRC requires the emergency diesel generators be tested monthly to ensure they are capable of performing their safety function. The generators produce electricity for safety systems and components in the event of a loss of offsite power during an emergency. A preliminary review by Arizona Public Service Co., which operates Palo Verde, suggests there may be a problem with a component that is part of an electrical relay used to activate the generators.
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APS has taken corrective action to ensure the emergency diesel generators will work, said Region IV Administrator Bruce S. Mallett. But we felt it appropriate to take a deeper look at this issue through a special inspection.
The special inspection will evaluate the adequacy of the licensees response to the situation, the root cause of the problem, corrective actions, and determine if there are generic implications for other nuclear power plants.
The NRCs special inspection team, consisting of two inspectors from the NRCs Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, is expected to begin its review tomorrow.
 
The team will spend about a week on site and prepare a written report that will be issued about four weeks after the inspection is completed. The report will be publicly available on the agencys web site and through its Electronic Reading Room at: http://www.nrc.gov as an Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) document. Help in using ADAMS is available through the NRC Public Document Room by calling 1-800-397-4209.
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NRC news releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following Web address:
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html . The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.}}

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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 No. IV-06-022 October 2, 2006 Contact: Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 NRC TO CONDUCT SPECIAL INSPECTION AT PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a special inspection to evaluate problems related to the emergency diesel generators at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located 50 miles west of Phoenix, Ariz.

NRC is taking this action following the failure of a Unit 3 emergency diesel generator to activate during testing on July 25 and Sept. 22. NRC requires the emergency diesel generators be tested monthly to ensure they are capable of performing their safety function. The generators produce electricity for safety systems and components in the event of a loss of offsite power during an emergency. A preliminary review by Arizona Public Service Co., which operates Palo Verde, suggests there may be a problem with a component that is part of an electrical relay used to activate the generators.

APS has taken corrective action to ensure the emergency diesel generators will work, said Region IV Administrator Bruce S. Mallett. But we felt it appropriate to take a deeper look at this issue through a special inspection.

The special inspection will evaluate the adequacy of the licensees response to the situation, the root cause of the problem, corrective actions, and determine if there are generic implications for other nuclear power plants.

The NRCs special inspection team, consisting of two inspectors from the NRCs Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, is expected to begin its review tomorrow.

The team will spend about a week on site and prepare a written report that will be issued about four weeks after the inspection is completed. The report will be publicly available on the agencys web site and through its Electronic Reading Room at: http://www.nrc.gov as an Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) document. Help in using ADAMS is available through the NRC Public Document Room by calling 1-800-397-4209.

NRC news releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following Web address:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html . The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.

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