ML062290482

09/07/2006 Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss the Licensee'S Progress on the Integrated Performance Improvement Plan, the Status of Corrective Actions Taken in Response to the 2005 Culture Survey and Initiatives for the

ML062290482
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	08/17/2006
From:	Troy Pruett NRC Region 4
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August 17, 2006

SUBJECT:

MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (APS)FACILITY:Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

DOCKETS: 050-528, 050-529, and 050-530 DATE & TIME: Thursday, September 7, 20062:00 - 5:00 p.m. (CST)LOCATION:U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Training Conference Room Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005PURPOSE:This is a meeting between the NRC and PVNGS to discuss the licensee'sprogress on the integrated Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), the statusof corrective actions taken in response to the 2005 culture survey and initiatives for the improvement of operator performance. CATEGORY 1:The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or moreopportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, butbefore the meeting is adjourned.The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilitieswhere appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print),please notify the NRC's meeting contact listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-casebasis.A telecommunications bridge will be available for the public(800) 952-9677transferred to for the Arizona Public Service Company meeting.PARTICIPANTS:Participants from the NRC include members of Region IV and members ofthe Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). Participants from NRR willattend via video conference.

Arizona Public Service Company NRC B. Mallett, Regional Adminstrator, Region IVA. Howell, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

D. Chamberlain, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)

A. Vegel, Deputy Director, DRP T. Pruett, Chief, Project Branch D, DRP J. Clark, Chief, Engineering Branch 1, DRS G. Warnick, Senior Resident Inspector, PVNGS, DRP D. Terao, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating ReactorLicensing (DORL), NRRM. Fields, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, DORL, NRR G. Werner, Senior Project Engineer, Project Branch D, DRPLICENSEEJ. Levine, Executive Vice President, APS GenerationC. Eubanks, Vice President, Nuclear Operations D. Mauldin, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering P. Borchert, Director, Work Management C. Seaman, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs and PerformanceImprovementM. Shea, Director, Maintenance D. Carnes, Director, Nuclear Assurance C. Aanensen, Sr. Communication RepresentativeMEETING CONTACT: Troy Prue tt, NRC, RIV 817 860-8173

twp@nrc.gov cc:James M. Levine, Executive Vice President, Generation Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034Steve OleaArizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007Douglas K. Porter, Senior CounselSouthern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources

P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Arizona Public Service Company-3-ChairmanMaricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003Aubrey V. Godwin, DirectorArizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040Craig K. Seaman, General ManagerRegulatory Affairs and Performance Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034Jeffrey T. WeikertAssistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. M illsEl Paso, TX 79901John W. SchumannLos Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100John TaylorPublic Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224Thomas D. ChampSouthern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D1B San Clemente, CA 92672Robert HenrySalt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Arizona Public Service Company-4-Brian AlmonPublic Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326Karen O'ReganEnvironmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Matthew BenacAssistant Vice President Nuclear & Generation Services El Paso Electric Company 340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Arizona Public Service Company-5-E-Mail To:( )NRC Attendees OEWEBS. Bogle (for predecisional enf. or regulatory conferences)

PMNS Mtg Announcement Coordinator BWSB. Sheron, ADPT OEMAILD/OE EJB1E. Benner SCOS. O'Connor, RIV EDO Coordinator MBF1M. Fields, Project Manager, NRR GXW2G. Warnick, Senior Resident Inspector FPBP. Bonnett VLDV. Dricks, PAO (also on concurrence)

WAMW. Maier, RSLO (also on concurrence)

GMVM. Vasquez, ES CJG, JAKRA Secretaries LAO, DLF, MJS DRP Secretaries NLH, LMBDRS Secretaries CMS, AMT, BST1 DNMS Secretaries JLPJ. Pellet, IRMB LPLP. Longdo, Receptionist AMMAnn Mattila, Security Advisor SUNSI Review Completed: ___GEW___ADAMS: Yes G No Initials: _GEW__ Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive Non-SensitiveR:\REACTORS\PV\2006\RIV:RE:DRP/DC:DRP/DPAORSLOMRBloodgoodTWPruettVLDricks WAMaier /RA/GEWerner for /RA/CJGordon for8/16/068/17/068/17/068/16/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax