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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, Texas 76011-4005 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 No. IV-08-008                                                                  March 14, 2008 Contact: Victor Dricks                                                        E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: (817) 860-8128 NRC TO DISCUSS 2007 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet in Avondale, Az., on March 20, with representatives of Arizona Public Service Co., to discuss the agencys assessment of safety performance during 2007 at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The plant, operated by APS, is located 55 miles west of Phoenix.
 
The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m at Estrella Mountain Community College, in the Community Room, second floor of Estrella Hall, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale.
Contact:  Victor Dricks
In addition to the performance assessment, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Palo Verde, as well as the NRCs role in ensuring safe plant operation.
 
Palo Verde is being operated safely but has received additional NRC oversight since the fall of 2004 because of declining performance, NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins said. Based on extensive NRC inspections and the licensees self-assessment activities, the causes for the performance problems at Palo Verde are understood and a performance improvement plan has been developed. This meeting will provide an opportunity for a discussion of our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and with local officials and residents who live near the plant.
Phone: (817) 860-8128  
 
March 14, 2008                                       E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov NRC TO DISCUSS 2007 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION  
 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet in Avondale , Az., on March 20,   with representatives of Arizona Public Service Co., to discuss the agency's assessment of safety performance during 2007 at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The plant, operated by APS, is located 55 miles west of Phoenix.  
 
The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m at Estrella Mountain Community College, in the Community Room, second floor of Estrella Hall, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale.  
 
In addition to the performance assessment, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Palo Verde, as well as the NRC's role in ensuring safe plant operation.  
 
          "Palo Verde is being operated safely but has received additional NRC oversight since the fall of 2004 because of declining performance," NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins said.   "Based on extensive NRC inspections and the licensee's self-assessment activities, the  
 
causes for the performance problems at Pa lo Verde are understood and a performance improvement plan has been developed. This meeting will provide an opportunity for a discussion of our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and with local officials and residents who live near the plant."
 
A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2007 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at:
A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2007 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/palo_2007q4.pdf . NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs  Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-4005 Telephone: (817) 860-8128
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/palo_2007q4.pdf .
 
The NRC plans to maintain a high level of inspection oversight at Palo Verde until the plant has demonstrated a sustaine d period of performance improvement.
 
Current performance information for Palo Verde Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO1/pa lo1_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 2 is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO2/pa lo2_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 3 is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO3/pa lo3_chart.html . 
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The NRC plans to maintain a high level of inspection oversight at Palo Verde until the plant has demonstrated a sustained period of performance improvement.
Current performance information for Palo Verde Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO1/palo1_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 2 is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO2/palo2_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 3 is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO3/palo3_chart.html .
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Press Release-IV-08-008: NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-4005 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 No. IV-08-008 March 14, 2008 Contact: Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: (817) 860-8128 NRC TO DISCUSS 2007 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet in Avondale, Az., on March 20, with representatives of Arizona Public Service Co., to discuss the agencys assessment of safety performance during 2007 at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The plant, operated by APS, is located 55 miles west of Phoenix.

The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m at Estrella Mountain Community College, in the Community Room, second floor of Estrella Hall, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale.

In addition to the performance assessment, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Palo Verde, as well as the NRCs role in ensuring safe plant operation.

Palo Verde is being operated safely but has received additional NRC oversight since the fall of 2004 because of declining performance, NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins said. Based on extensive NRC inspections and the licensees self-assessment activities, the causes for the performance problems at Palo Verde are understood and a performance improvement plan has been developed. This meeting will provide an opportunity for a discussion of our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and with local officials and residents who live near the plant.

A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2007 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/palo_2007q4.pdf .

The NRC plans to maintain a high level of inspection oversight at Palo Verde until the plant has demonstrated a sustained period of performance improvement.

Current performance information for Palo Verde Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO1/palo1_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 2 is available at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO2/palo2_chart.html . Current performance information for Unit 3 is available at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO3/palo3_chart.html .

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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