ML093090246

Plan for the Aging Management Program Audit Regarding the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, & 3 License Renewal Application Review

ML093090246
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/18/2009
From:	Lisa Regner License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
Regner L M, NRR/DLR, 415-1906
References
TAC ME0254, TAC ME0255, TAC ME0256
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November 18, 2009 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President, Nuclear Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072

SUBJECT:

PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDIT REGARDING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NOS. ME0254, ME0255, ME0256)

Dear Mr. Edington:

By letter dated December 11, 2008, Arizona Public Service Company submitted an application for renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde). The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants.

The staff will conduct its on-site aging management program audit at Palo Verde during the week of December 7, 2009, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-1906 or by e-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Lisa M. Regner, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530

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November 18, 2009 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President, Nuclear Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072

SUBJECT:

PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDIT REGARDING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NOS. ME0254, ME0255, ME0256)

Dear Mr. Edington:

By letter dated December 11, 2008, Arizona Public Service Company submitted an application for renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde). The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants.

The staff will conduct its on-site aging management program audit at Palo Verde during the week of December 7, 2009, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-1906 or by e-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Lisa M. Regner, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530

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PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDIT REGARDING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. ME0254, ME0255, ME0256)

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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 S. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7605 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Taylor Director, Nuclear Generation El Paso Electric Company 340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. James Ray Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. Eric Tharp Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager Office of Environmental Programs 200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003

ENCLOSURE Audit Plan Aging Management Program Review for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station License Renewal Application December 7 - 11, 2009 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License Renewal Aging Management Program Audit Plan Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Plant

1.

Background

By letter dated December 11, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated April 14 and October 14, 2009, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) submitted an application for renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde). APS requested renewal of the operating licenses for an additional 20 years beyond the current 40-year license terms, which expire on June 1, 2025 (Unit 1), April 24, 2026 (Unit 2), and November 25, 2027 (Unit 3). The staff from the Division of License Renewal will lead an on-site regulatory audit to gain a better understanding of the documentation and bases for those aging management programs (AMPs) for which APS claims consistency with NUREG-1801, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report.

2.

Regulatory Audit Bases License renewal requirements are specified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, and the guidance for the NRC staff review is provided in NUREG-1800, Rev. 1, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-LR), and NUREG-1801.

3.

Regulatory Audit Scope The scope of this regulatory audit includes those plant AMPs for which APS claims consistency with NUREG-1801. It is incumbent on the applicant to ensure that the plant AMP is consistent with the elements of the referenced GALL program or to provide a suitable alternative. The regulatory audit may also include a verification of the aging management review results.

4.

Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit While on-site, the project team will review the license renewal application, the AMP basis documents, and other applicant supporting documents as appropriate.

5.

Team Assignments Area of Review Assigned Auditor Project Manager Lisa Regner Branch Chief David Pelton Electrical Duc Nguyen Cliff Doutt Mechanical and Materials Albert Wong Wilkins Smith Keith Axler, Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Anaylses (CNWRA)

Todd Mintz (CNWRA)

Yi-Ming Pan (CNWRA)

Wayne Pavanich, Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL)

Jim Davis (ATL)

Bob Jackson (ATL)

Erach Patel (ATL)

Structural Bryce Lehman Abdul Sheikh Dan Naus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

John Baker, ORNL Specialist Allen Hiser

6.

Logistics The audit will be conducted at Palo Verde from December 7, 2009 until December 11, 2009.

Entrance and exit briefings will be held at the beginning and end of this audit, respectively.

7.

Special Requests The staff requests the applicant to make available their condition report database for independent searches by the regulatory audit team.

8.

Deliverables An audit report should be issued to the applicant within 90 days from the end of the audit.