ML12152A415

IR 05000528-12-005, IR 05000529-12-005 and IR 05000530-12-005 on 08/27 - 08/31/2012, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Notification of Inspection

ML12152A415
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/31/2012
From:	Haire M S Operations Branch IV
To:	Edington R K Arizona Public Service Co
References
IR-12-005
Download: ML12152A415 (7)

See also: IR 05000528/2012005

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May 31, 2012

Randall 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, AND 3 - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000528/2012005, 05000529/2012005 AND 05000530/2012005 AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Edington:

From August 27 through August 31, 2012, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, "Licensed Operator Requalification Program." Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided prior to the inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. The third group (Section C of this enclosure) identifies the items which are necessary to close out the inspection and are usually sent a few weeks after the team has left the site. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection. We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Fara Oreshack of your licensing organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Nicholas Hernandez at (817) 200-1430 (nicholas.hernandez@nrc.gov) or Kelly Clayton at (817) 200-1216 (kelly.clayton@nrc.gov). This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RA/

Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket: 50-328, 50-329, 50-330 License: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74

Enclosure:

Inservice Inspection Document Request Electronic Distribution for PVNGS, Units 1, 2, & 3