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Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process for License Renewal for the Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, and 3
ML091100086
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Site: Palo Verde  Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 05/18/2009
From: Wrona D J
License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To: Edington R K
Arizona Public Service Co
REGNER, L M, DLR/RPB2, 415-1906
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TAC ME0261, TAC ME0262, TAC ME0263
Download: ML091100086 (5)


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May 18, 2009

Mr. Randall K. Edington

Executive Vice President, Nuclear

Mail Station 7602

Arizona Public Service Company

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. ME0261, ME0262, ME0263)

Dear Mr. Edington:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has received your application

dated December 11, 2008, and supplemented on April 14, 2009, for the renewal of the

Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating

Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde). In support of the application and in accordance with

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) submitted an env ironmental report (ER). This letter provides information related to the staff

=s review of the ER.

The NRC has prepared a notice of intent advising the public that the NRC intends to gather

information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission

=s ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,@ (NUREG-1437) related to the review of the application for the renewal of the Palo Verde operating licenses.

Enclosed is a copy of the Notice of Intent, which has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, APS is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process.

As discussed in the enclosed notice, the staff is providing the public with the opportunity to

participate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held June 25, 2009. The first session

will be held in the afternoon and an identical session will be held later that evening. The

afternoon session will be held at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School

Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held at Estrella Mountain Community

College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. The NRC will present an overview of

the environmental, as well as safety, review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the Palo Verde license renewal application. A separate NRC

meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will be provided a copy of that

notice.

R. Edington In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contact the

NRC=s Project Manager, Lisa Regner, at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1906 or by e-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/ David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2

Division of License Renewal

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc w/encl: See next page

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SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. ME0261, ME0262, ME0263)

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cc:

Mr. Steve Olea

Arizona Corporation Commission

1200 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mr. Douglas Kent Porter

Senior Counsel

Southern California Edison Company

Law Department, Generation Resources

P.O. Box 800

Rosemead, CA 91770

Senior Resident Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

P.O. Box 40

Buckeye, AZ 85326

Regional Administrator, Region IV

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125

Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director

Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency

4814 S. 40th Street

Phoenix, AZ 85040

Mr. Scott Bauer, Director

Regulatory Affairs

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Mail Station 7636

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President

Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Mail Station 7605

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Mr. John C. Taylor

Director, Nuclear Generation

El Paso Electric Company

340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Mr. James Ray

Public Service Company of New Mexico

2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110

Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224

Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook

Southern California Edison Company

5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21

San Clemente, CA 92672

Mr. Robert Henry

Salt River Project

6504 E. Thomas Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Michael G. Green

Senior Regulatory Counsel

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

P.O. Box 52034, Mail Station 8695

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034

Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert

Assistant General Counsel

El Paso Electric Company

Mail Location 167

123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901

Mr. Eric Tharp

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Southern California Public Power Authority

P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C

Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100

Mr. Brian Almon

Public Utility Commission

William B. Travis Building

P.O. Box 13326

1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326

Ms. Karen O'Regan

Environmental Program Manager

City of Phoenix

Office of Environmental Programs

200 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85003