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| number = ML15173A289 | | number = ML15173A289 | ||
| issue date = 06/30/2015 | | issue date = 06/30/2015 | ||
| title = June 9, 2015, Summary of Category 1 Public Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Seismic Hazard Reevaluation Associated with Implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned NTTF Recommendation | | title = June 9, 2015, Summary of Category 1 Public Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Seismic Hazard Reevaluation Associated with Implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned NTTF Recommendation | ||
| author name = Vega F | | author name = Vega F | ||
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/JLD | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/JLD | ||
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| docket = 05000528, 05000529, 05000530 | | docket = 05000528, 05000529, 05000530 | ||
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| contact person = Vega F | | contact person = Vega F, NRR/JLD, 415-1617 | ||
| document type = Meeting Summary | | document type = Meeting Summary | ||
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{{#Wiki_filter:LICENSEE: | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 30, 2015 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1. 2, and 3 | ||
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==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
==SUMMARY== | |||
OF JUNE 9, 2015, CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS THE SEISMIC HAZARD REEVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF JAPAN LESSONS-LEARNED NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION 2.1, SEISMIC FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 On June 9, 2015 1 , the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 1 public meeting with Arizona Public Service Company (APS, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, Three White Flint North, 11601 Landsdown Street, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Seismic Hazard Reevaluation 2 associated with the implementation of Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 2.1: Seismic of the March 12, 2012, NRC request for information issued pursuant to Title 1Oto the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, Section 50.54(f) (hereafter referred to as the 50.54(f) letter) 3 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde). | |||
During the meeting the NRC staff provided an overview of NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" including specifics of the review process as it relates to the Western United States (WUS) sites4 . Additionally, APS representatives provided an overview of Palo Verde's seismic hazard reevaluation which included specific discussions of several focus areas identified by the staff and conveyed to APS before the public meeting 5 . | |||
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Seismic Hazard Reevaluation 2 associated with the implementation of Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 2.1: Seismic of the March 12, 2012, NRC request for information issued pursuant to Title | The NRC staff and APS representatives' discussions included the following meeting highlights: | ||
(hereafter referred to as the 50.54(f) letter)3 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating | |||
* The NRC staff presented an overview of NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" review process which included specifics on how the process would be applied to the review of the WUS submittals. | * The NRC staff presented an overview of NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" review process which included specifics on how the process would be applied to the review of the WUS submittals. | ||
* The NRC staff provided the overall schedules for Recommendation 2.1 seismic hazard and risk evaluation activities. | * The NRC staff provided the overall schedules for Recommendation 2.1 seismic hazard and risk evaluation activities. The staff stated that Palo Verde. by letter dated May 13, 1 | ||
The staff stated that Palo Verde. by letter dated May 13, 1 The meeting notice is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No | The meeting notice is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No ML15160A391. | ||
2 Palo Verde's Seismic Hazard Reevaluation and supplement are available via ADAMS under Accession Nos. | 2 Palo Verde's Seismic Hazard Reevaluation and supplement are available via ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML15076A073 and ML15105A076, respectively. | ||
The 50.54(f) letter and Enclosure 1 are available under ADAMS Accession Nos. ML ~2053A340 and ML12056A047, respectively. | |||
4 The NRC's slide presentation is available via ADAMS under Accession No. | 3 4 | ||
* The licensee provided an overview of their seismic hazard reevaluation. | The NRC's slide presentation is available via ADAMS under Accession No. ML151598297 The APS slide presentation is available via ADAMS under Accession No ML 15156833~ | ||
Specifically, APS responded to a series of focus areas that the staff had identified and conveyed to APS before the | 5 | ||
20156 , was conditionally screened-in as a Priority Group 3 for seismic risk evaluation and limited scope evaluations, because additional time is needed to evaluate the licensee's submittal before a screening decision can be made. | |||
* The licensee provided an overview of their seismic hazard reevaluation. Specifically, APS responded to a series of focus areas that the staff had identified and conveyed to APS before the meeting 7 . These discussions helped the staff better understand APS approaches and added clarity to assist in the staff's review. | |||
* The licensee provided a summary of Palo Verde's current licensing basis. Specifically, APS described their design response spectra and its relationship to the current licensing basis. | * The licensee provided a summary of Palo Verde's current licensing basis. Specifically, APS described their design response spectra and its relationship to the current licensing basis. | ||
* The licensee stated that based on its screening evaluation, further action is not required for NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic". | * The licensee stated that based on its screening evaluation, further action is not required for NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic". | ||
* The licensee provided initial details on a recently identified minor error in its hazard calculations, part of the March 2015 submittal. | * The licensee provided initial details on a recently identified minor error in its hazard calculations, part of the March 2015 submittal. The licensee stated it plans to follow its corrective actions program, as appropriate, to disposition the issue. | ||
The licensee stated it plans to follow its corrective actions program, as appropriate, to disposition the issue. | * In addition to the questions asked during the meeting, the staff indicated that it expects to issue requests for additional information by the end of summer I early fall 2015. The staff also stated that a final screening determination will be made for Palo Verde by fall 2015. | ||
* In addition to the questions asked during the meeting, the staff indicated that it expects to issue requests for additional information by the end of summer I early fall 2015. The staff also stated that a final screening determination will be made for Palo Verde by fall 2015. No regulatory decisions or commitments were made during the meeting. | No regulatory decisions or commitments were made during the meeting. The public was invited to observe the meeting and was given an opportunity to communicate with the NRC during the public meeting before adjourning. No questions or comments were received from the public. | ||
The public was invited to observe the meeting and was given an opportunity to communicate with the NRC during the public meeting before adjourning. | No meeting feedback forms were received. | ||
No questions or comments were received from the public. No meeting feedback forms were received. | 6 The screening and prioritization results for the WUS sites can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. ML151138344. | ||
6 The screening and prioritization results for the WUS sites can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. | 7 NRG Technical Focus Areas for Support of Public Meeting on June 4 can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. ML15147A068 | ||
7 NRG Technical Focus Areas for Support of Public Meeting on June 4 can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. | |||
Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 | Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1617 or by e-mail at Frankie.Vega@nrc.gov. | ||
Sin;;J¥~ | |||
Frankie G. Vega, Project Manager Hazards Management Branch Japan Lessons-Learned Division Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 | |||
==Enclosure:== | ==Enclosure:== | ||
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv | List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv | ||
Units 1, 2, and 3 June 9, 2015 Name Clifford Munson Diane Jackson Scott Stoval Jon Ake Nicholas DiFrancesco Mohamed Shams Vladimir Graizer Frankie Vega Thomas Weaver Alice Stieve Dogan Seber Stephanie Devlin-Gill John Stamatakos Rex Merden Carl Stephenson Adriana Ruiz George Andrews (continues to next page) | |||
List of Attendees U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss theseismic hazard reevaluation associated with implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Seismic for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Units 1, 2, and 3 June 9, 2015 Name Organization Clifford Munson NRC/NRO Diane Jackson NRC/NRO Scott Stoval NRC/RES Jon Ake NRC/RES Nicholas DiFrancesco NRC/NRR Mohamed Shams NRC/NRR Vladimir Graizer NRC/NRO Frankie Vega NRC/NRR Thomas Weaver NRC/RES Alice Stieve NRC/NRO Dogan Seber NRC/NRO Stephanie Devlin-Gill NRC/NRO John Stamatakos CNWRA Rex Merden APS Carl Stephenson APS Adriana Ruiz APS George Andrews APS (continues to next page) | |||
Abbreviations: | Abbreviations: | ||
NEI -Nuclear Energy Institute NRO -Office of New Reactors NRR -Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation RES -Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research CNWRA -Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses APS -Arizona Public Service Company | NEI - Nuclear Energy Institute NRO - Office of New Reactors NRR - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation RES - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research CNWRA - Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses APS - Arizona Public Service Company Enclosure | ||
Name Organization Ross Hartleb APS Chris Wendell APS Carola Di Alessandro Geopentech Gabriel Toro Lettis Consultants Michael Powell APS Attendees Via Webinar or Telephone Name Organization Name Organization William Lettis Lettis Consultants Douglas Perterson APS Olga Ktenidou Scott Lindvall Lettis Consultants Arash Zandieh Nawaporn Aarons Lettis Consultants Cooke APS Robin McGuire Lettis Consultants Kahtan Jabbour Paul Hom APS Norm Abrahamson Berkeley Lisa Walsh NRC | |||
ML15173A289 *concurrence via e-mail OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/PM NRR/JLD/LA NRO/DSEA/RGS/BC NAME FVega Slent DJackson DATE 06/24/15 06/24/15 06/26/15 OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/BC NRR/JLD/JHMB/PM NAME MShams FVega DATE 06/30/15 06/30/15}} | |||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 5 February 2020
| ML15173A289 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/30/2015 |
| From: | Frankie Vega Japan Lessons-Learned Division |
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| Vega F, NRR/JLD, 415-1617 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML15173A289 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 30, 2015 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1. 2, and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF JUNE 9, 2015, CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO DISCUSS THE SEISMIC HAZARD REEVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF JAPAN LESSONS-LEARNED NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION 2.1, SEISMIC FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 On June 9, 2015 1 , the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 1 public meeting with Arizona Public Service Company (APS, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, Three White Flint North, 11601 Landsdown Street, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Seismic Hazard Reevaluation 2 associated with the implementation of Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 2.1: Seismic of the March 12, 2012, NRC request for information issued pursuant to Title 1Oto the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, Section 50.54(f) (hereafter referred to as the 50.54(f) letter) 3 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde).
During the meeting the NRC staff provided an overview of NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" including specifics of the review process as it relates to the Western United States (WUS) sites4 . Additionally, APS representatives provided an overview of Palo Verde's seismic hazard reevaluation which included specific discussions of several focus areas identified by the staff and conveyed to APS before the public meeting 5 .
The NRC staff and APS representatives' discussions included the following meeting highlights:
- The NRC staff presented an overview of NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" review process which included specifics on how the process would be applied to the review of the WUS submittals.
- The NRC staff provided the overall schedules for Recommendation 2.1 seismic hazard and risk evaluation activities. The staff stated that Palo Verde. by letter dated May 13, 1
The meeting notice is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No ML15160A391.
2 Palo Verde's Seismic Hazard Reevaluation and supplement are available via ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML15076A073 and ML15105A076, respectively.
The 50.54(f) letter and Enclosure 1 are available under ADAMS Accession Nos. ML ~2053A340 and ML12056A047, respectively.
3 4
The NRC's slide presentation is available via ADAMS under Accession No. ML151598297 The APS slide presentation is available via ADAMS under Accession No ML 15156833~
5
20156 , was conditionally screened-in as a Priority Group 3 for seismic risk evaluation and limited scope evaluations, because additional time is needed to evaluate the licensee's submittal before a screening decision can be made.
- The licensee provided an overview of their seismic hazard reevaluation. Specifically, APS responded to a series of focus areas that the staff had identified and conveyed to APS before the meeting 7 . These discussions helped the staff better understand APS approaches and added clarity to assist in the staff's review.
- The licensee provided a summary of Palo Verde's current licensing basis. Specifically, APS described their design response spectra and its relationship to the current licensing basis.
- The licensee stated that based on its screening evaluation, further action is not required for NTTF Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic".
- The licensee provided initial details on a recently identified minor error in its hazard calculations, part of the March 2015 submittal. The licensee stated it plans to follow its corrective actions program, as appropriate, to disposition the issue.
- In addition to the questions asked during the meeting, the staff indicated that it expects to issue requests for additional information by the end of summer I early fall 2015. The staff also stated that a final screening determination will be made for Palo Verde by fall 2015.
No regulatory decisions or commitments were made during the meeting. The public was invited to observe the meeting and was given an opportunity to communicate with the NRC during the public meeting before adjourning. No questions or comments were received from the public.
No meeting feedback forms were received.
6 The screening and prioritization results for the WUS sites can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. ML151138344.
7 NRG Technical Focus Areas for Support of Public Meeting on June 4 can be found via ADAMS under Accession No. ML15147A068
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1617 or by e-mail at Frankie.Vega@nrc.gov.
Sin;;J¥~
Frankie G. Vega, Project Manager Hazards Management Branch Japan Lessons-Learned Division Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv
List of Attendees U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss theseismic hazard reevaluation associated with implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Seismic for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Units 1, 2, and 3 June 9, 2015 Name Organization Clifford Munson NRC/NRO Diane Jackson NRC/NRO Scott Stoval NRC/RES Jon Ake NRC/RES Nicholas DiFrancesco NRC/NRR Mohamed Shams NRC/NRR Vladimir Graizer NRC/NRO Frankie Vega NRC/NRR Thomas Weaver NRC/RES Alice Stieve NRC/NRO Dogan Seber NRC/NRO Stephanie Devlin-Gill NRC/NRO John Stamatakos CNWRA Rex Merden APS Carl Stephenson APS Adriana Ruiz APS George Andrews APS (continues to next page)
Abbreviations:
NEI - Nuclear Energy Institute NRO - Office of New Reactors NRR - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation RES - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research CNWRA - Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses APS - Arizona Public Service Company Enclosure
Name Organization Ross Hartleb APS Chris Wendell APS Carola Di Alessandro Geopentech Gabriel Toro Lettis Consultants Michael Powell APS Attendees Via Webinar or Telephone Name Organization Name Organization William Lettis Lettis Consultants Douglas Perterson APS Olga Ktenidou Scott Lindvall Lettis Consultants Arash Zandieh Nawaporn Aarons Lettis Consultants Cooke APS Robin McGuire Lettis Consultants Kahtan Jabbour Paul Hom APS Norm Abrahamson Berkeley Lisa Walsh NRC
ML15173A289 *concurrence via e-mail OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/PM NRR/JLD/LA NRO/DSEA/RGS/BC NAME FVega Slent DJackson DATE 06/24/15 06/24/15 06/26/15 OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/BC NRR/JLD/JHMB/PM NAME MShams FVega DATE 06/30/15 06/30/15