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| {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. | | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/ |
| Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 -TEIVIPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330) | | Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 |
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| | PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - TEIVIPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330) |
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| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10,2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17. A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. | | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10,2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17. |
| Sincerely, __, w 0...1 'GO, Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN Temporary cc w/encl: Distribution via Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc: Distribution via Listserv October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. | | A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. |
| Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Mail Station Arizona Public Service P. O. Box Phoenix, AZ PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 -TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330) | | Sincerely, |
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| | Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-528 |
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| | October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/ |
| | Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 |
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| | PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330) |
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| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10, 2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17. A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. | | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10, 2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17. |
| Sincerely, IRAI Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-528 | | A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. |
| | Sincerely, IRAI Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-528 |
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MONTHYEARML0807905242008-03-0808 March 2008 Request for Temporary Exemption from the Provisions of 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix K for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Request ML0826202122008-09-10010 September 2008 Response to the NRC Request for Additional Information Related to the Request for Temporary Exemption from the Provisions of 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix K for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Request ML0825500042008-09-26026 September 2008 Transmittal Letter, Environmental Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Request for Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K to 10 CFR Part 50 for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Approval ML0825404722008-09-26026 September 2008 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, Request for Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR 50.46 and Part 50 Appendix K for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Approval ML0827300032008-10-14014 October 2008 Transmittal Letter, Temporary Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.46 and Appendix K for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Approval ML0827300062008-10-14014 October 2008 Temporary Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.46 and Appendix K for Lead Fuel Assemblies Project stage: Approval 2008-03-08
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Category:Exemption from NRC Requirements
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MONTHYEARML24262A0972024-09-23023 September 2024 Notification of Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal and Request for Information Inspection (05000529/2024011) ML24241A2782024-08-28028 August 2024 License Amendment Request to Revise the Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Safety Injection Tank Pressure Bands, and to Use GOTHIC Code ML24241A2542024-08-28028 August 2024 Inservice Inspection Request for Information ML24240A2682024-08-27027 August 2024 Transmittal of Technical Specification Bases Revision 79 IR 05000528/20240052024-08-22022 August 2024 Updated Inspection Plan for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - Units 1, 2, and 3 (Report 05000528/2024005, 05000529/2024005, 05000530/2024005) ML24208A0612024-08-20020 August 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 224, 224, and 224 Regarding Revision to Technical Specifications 3.5.1, 3.5.2 and 3.6.5 IR 05000528/20244042024-08-0808 August 2024 Cybersecurity Inspection Report 05000528/2024404, 05000529/2024404 and 05000530/2024404 ML24213A3292024-07-31031 July 2024 Transmittal of Relief Request (RR) No. 72: Re-Submittal of RR-39 ML24213A3232024-07-31031 July 2024 Transmittal of Relief Request (RR) No. 71: Re-Submittal of RR-30 IR 05000528/20240022024-07-29029 July 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000528/2024002 and 05000529/2024002 and 05000530/2024002 ML24173A3302024-07-24024 July 2024 Pressurizer Surge Line Inspection Program ML24159A4702024-07-17017 July 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 223, 223, and 223 Revision to Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Using Risk Informed Process for Evaluations ML24198A0662024-07-16016 July 2024 Program Review - Simulator Testing Methodology ML24193A3442024-07-11011 July 2024 Fourth 10-Year Interval, Second Period Owner’S Activity Report Number 3R24 ML24129A0522024-07-0303 July 2024 Review of the Spring 2023 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report ML24177A3212024-06-25025 June 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Transportable Storage Canisters Identification Numbers AMZDFX180, AMZDFX181, AMZDFX182 Vertical Concrete Cask Identification Nu IR 05000528/20240042024-06-25025 June 2024 Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000528/2024004, 05000529/2024004, 05000530/2024004) ML24177A3222024-06-25025 June 2024 Invalid Specified System Actuation of Train B Emergency Diesel Generator ML24170A9962024-06-18018 June 2024 Response to Second Request for Additional Information to Revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.5.1, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Operating, TS 3.5.2, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Shutdown a IR 05000528/20243012024-06-17017 June 2024 NRC Examination Report 05000528/2024301; 05000529/2024301; 05000530/2024301 ML24129A2062024-06-14014 June 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 222, 222, and 222 Revision to Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-266-A ML24157A3392024-06-0505 June 2024 Inoperable Boron Dilution Alarm System(Bdas) with Technical Specification Violation ML24159A0262024-06-0303 June 2024 Annual Report of Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium ML24144A2772024-05-23023 May 2024 Valid Specified System Actuations of Unit 2 Train B Emergency Diesel Generator and Train B Auxiliary Feedwater ML24135A2482024-05-14014 May 2024 Response to Second Request for Additional Information to Proposed Method to Manage Environmentally Assisted Fatigue for the Pressurizer Surge Line ML24164A2582024-05-0909 May 2024 10-PV-2024-04 Post-Exam Comments ML24129A1482024-05-0707 May 2024 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Casks with Applied Changes ML24128A2702024-05-0707 May 2024 Docket Nos. Stn 50-528/529/530 - Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2024-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations IR 05000528/20240012024-05-0202 May 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Integrated Inspection Report 05000528/2024001, 05000529/2024001, 05000530/2024001, 07200044/2024001, and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion ML24119A0022024-04-26026 April 2024 2023 Annual Environmental Operating Report ML24116A2082024-04-24024 April 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report 2023 ML24109A0712024-04-22022 April 2024 NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Approval 05000528/2024301, 05000529/2024301, and 05000530/2024301 IR 05000528/20244012024-04-22022 April 2024 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000528/2024401 and 05000529/2024401 and 05000530/2024401 (Cover Letter) ML24112A0012024-04-19019 April 2024 Core Operating Limits Report, Revision 32 ML24108A1982024-04-16016 April 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Casks with Applied Changes Authorized by an Amended Certificate of Compliance ML24103A2482024-04-12012 April 2024 Emergency Core Cooling System Performance Evaluation Models, 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii) Annual Report for 2023 ML24131A0972024-04-10010 April 2024 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report 2023 ML24096A2202024-04-0505 April 2024 Transmittal of Technical Specification Bases Revision 78 ML24032A1542024-04-0303 April 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting) ML24089A1892024-03-28028 March 2024 Present Levels of Financial Protection ML24068A2522024-03-0808 March 2024 License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Using Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations ML24066A0472024-03-0606 March 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information to Revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.5.1, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Operating, TS 3.5.2, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Shutdown and TS IR 05000528/20240122024-03-0404 March 2024 Age-Related Degradation Inspection Report 05000528/2024012, 05000529/2024012 and 05000530/2024012 IR 05000528/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Report 05000528/2023006 and 05000529/2023006 and 05000530/2023006 ML24053A3972024-02-22022 February 2024 License Renewal - Alloy 600 Management Program Plan ML24047A3632024-02-16016 February 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Transportable Storage Canisters Identification Numbers AMZDFX177, AMZDFX178, AMZDFX179 Vertical Concrete Cask Identification No. AMZDNE179, AMZDNE178 IR 05000528/20230042024-02-12012 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report Report 05000528/2023004 and 05000529/2023004 and 05000530/2023004 ML24019A2012024-01-19019 January 2024 Fourth 10-Year Interval, Second Period Owner’S Activity Report Number 1R24 ML24019A1362024-01-18018 January 2024 Inservice Inspection Request for Information ML24012A2452024-01-12012 January 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information to Proposed Method to Manage Environmentally Assisted Fatigue for the Pressurizer Surge Line 2024-09-23
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/
Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - TEIVIPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330)
Dear Mr. Edington:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10,2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17.
A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
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Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-528
Enclosure:
Temporary Exemption cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Distribution via Listserv
October 14, 2008 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/
Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, SECTION 50.46 AND APPENDIX K FOR LEAD FUEL ASSEMBLIES (TAC NO. MD8330)
Dear Mr. Edington:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the enclosed temporary exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.46, "Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors," and Appendix K, "ECCS Evaluation Models," for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter dated March 8, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated September 10, 2008. The temporary exemption would allow up to eight lead fuel assemblies manufactured by AREVA NP consisting of fuel rods with M5 cladding material to be inserted into the PVNGS, Unit 1 reactor core operating Cycles 15, 16, and 17.
A copy of the enclosed temporary exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely, IRAI Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-528
Enclosure:
Temporary Exemption cc w/encl: Di str i but ion via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
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