IR 05000528/2015007

IR 05000528, 529, 530/2015007; and 07200044/2015001; on 02/22-26/2015; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2, 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Isfsi); Routine ISFSI Inspection Report

ML15086A433
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	03/27/2015
From:	Kellar R L NRC/RGN-IV/DNMS/RSFSB
To:	Edington R K Arizona Public Service Co
References
IR 2015001, IR 2015007
Download: ML15086A433 (29)

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March 27, 2015

Randal K. Edington, Executive Vice President, Nuclear/CNO Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034, Mail Stop 7602 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, 3, AND INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI)

INSPECTION REPORT 05000528/2015007, 05000529/2015007, 05000530/2015007, AND 07200044/2015001

Dear Mr. Edington:

This letter refers to a routine inspection conducted on February 22-26, 2015, of the dry cask storage activities associated with your Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI).

The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on February 26, 2015 with Mr. Dwight Mims and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspection reviewed compliance with the requirements specified in the NAC International (NAC) Universal Multi-Purpose Canister System (UMS) Certificate of Compliance No. 1015 and the associated Technical Specifications, the NAC-UMS Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR),

and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 72, Part 50, and Part 20. Within these areas, the inspection included a review of radiation safety, cask thermal monitoring, quality assurance (QA), your corrective action program, safety evaluations, observations of dry fuel loading activities, and changes made to your ISFSI program since the last routine ISFSI inspection that was conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The ISFSI facility was found to be in good physical condition. No violations of NRC regulations were identified.

In accordance with title 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response, if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal, privacy, or proprietary information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact the undersigned at 817-200-1191 or Mr. Lee Brookhart at 817-200-1549.

Sincerely,/RA/ Ray L. Kellar, P.E., Chief Repository & Spent Fuel Safety Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety

Dockets: 50-528, 50-529, 50-530, 72-44 Licenses: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000528/2015007; 05000529/2015007; 05000530/2015007; 07200044/2015001

w/attachments:

1. Supplemental Information 2. Loaded Casks at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station ISFSI

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