ML090930347

03/24/09 Summary of Public Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company Discussed Status of Performance Improvement Actions to Address Revised Confirmatory Action Letter Items

ML090930347
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/02/2009
From:	Hay M NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
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UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125April 2, 2009 Randall K. Edington, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602

Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

Dear Mr. Edington:

On March 24, 2009, the NRC held a public meeting to present the NRC annual assessment of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station's safety performance for the period January 1 through December 31, 2008. Also discussed was the status of performance improvement actions to address the revised Confirmatory Action Letter items. The meeting was held at the Tonopah High School Auditorium in Tonopah, Arizona. Th e meeting attendance list, a copy of the NRC presentation, and a copy of the licensee presentation are included as Enclosures 1, 2, and 3.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Michael Hay, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List

2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Presentation

3. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Presentation Arizona Public Service Company 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 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 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. 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

Arizona Public Service Company 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 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78701-3326

Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. John C. Taylor

Director, Nuclear Generation

El Paso Electric Company 340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section FEMA Region 9 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052 Arizona Public Service Company Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov) DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Ryan.Treadway@nrc.gov) Resident Inspector (Michelle.Catts@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Jim.Melfi@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Joseph.Bashore@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don.Allen@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

SUNSI Review Completed: _

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