IR 05000528/2016006

Annual Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (Report 05000528/2016006, 05000529/2016006, and 05000530/2016006)

ML17059D488
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	03/01/2017
From:	Miller G B NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Bement R Arizona Public Service Co
GEOFF MILLER
References
IR 2016006
Download: ML17059D488 (6)

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March 1, 2017

Mr. Robert Bement Executive Vice President, Nuclear/CNO Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, and 3 (REPORT 05000528/2016006, 05000529/2016006, and 05000530/2016006)

Dear Mr. Bement:

On February 16, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The NRC determined the performance at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2018. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include the plan for security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter 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).

Please contact me at 817-200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/

Geoffrey B. Miller, Branch Chief Projects Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-528, 529, 530 License No. NPF-41, NPF 51, NPF 74

Enclosure:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan

SUNSI Review By: JDixon/dll ADAMS Yes No Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Sensitive Keyword: NRC-002 OFFICE RIV/DRP:C DRS/D DRP/DD NAME GMiller AVegel RLantz SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ DATE 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 Palo VerdeInspection / Activity Plan01/01/2017-12/31/2018UnitNumberReport 22No. of Staffon SitePlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitlePage 1 of 302/23/2017 11:47:074SIT EDG-UNIT 3 EDG B FAILURE 3 02/06/201702/10/2017IP71153Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion 3 02/06/201702/10/2017IP93812Special Inspection4RS 5678-RS TEAM1,2,3 01/23/201701/27/2017IP71124.05Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation1,2,3 01/23/201701/27/2017IP71124.06Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment1,2,3 01/23/201701/27/2017IP71124.07Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program1,2,3 01/23/201701/27/2017IP71124.08Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation4EB1-17T-PV 50.59 CHANGES TESTS EXPERIMENTS1,2,3 02/27/201703/03/2017IP7111117TEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications1ISFSI-LOADING INSPECTION1,2,3 02/27/201703/03/2017IP60855.1Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants2EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION1,2,3 03/06/201703/10/2017IP71151-EP01Drill/Exercise Performance1,2,3 03/06/201703/10/2017IP71151-EP02ERO Readiness1,2,3 03/06/201703/10/2017IP71151-EP03Alert & Notification System Reliability5EP2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION1,2,3 03/06/201703/10/2017IP7111401Exercise Evaluation1,2,3 03/06/201703/10/2017IP7111404Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes171111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2 2 04/10/201704/21/2017IP7111108PInservice Inspection Activities - PWR2RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY1,2,3 10/16/201710/20/2017IP71124.01Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls1,2,3 10/16/201710/20/2017IP71124.02Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls1,2,3 10/16/201710/20/2017IP71151-OR01Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness1,2,3 10/16/201710/20/2017IP71151-PR01RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences171111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 11 10/16/201710/27/2017IP7111108PInservice Inspection Activities - PWR8EXAM-INITIAL EXAM1 03/12/201803/16/2018X02617INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18) 2 03/12/201803/16/2018X02618INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18) 3 03/12/201803/16/2018X02619INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)1 04/16/201804/26/2018X02617INITIAL EXAM PV U1(4/18)This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Palo VerdeInspection / Activity Plan01/01/2017-12/31/2018UnitNumberReport 22No. of Staffon SitePlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitlePage 2 of 302/23/2017 11:47:078EXAM-INITIAL EXAM 2 04/16/201804/26/2018X02618INITIAL EXAM PV-U2 (04/18) 3 04/16/201804/26/2018X02619INITIAL EXAM PV-U3(04/18)4EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION1,2,3 01/29/201802/02/2018IP7111105TFire Protection [Triennial]1,2,3 02/12/201802/16/2018IP7111105TFire Protection [Triennial]1EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INSPECTION1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP71151-EP01Drill/Exercise Performance1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP71151-EP02ERO Readiness1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP71151-EP03Alert & Notification System Reliability1EP1-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP7111402Alert and Notification System Testing1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP7111403Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP7111404Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes1,2,3 02/26/201803/02/2018IP7111405Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies2RS 24-RAD SAFETY1,2,3 03/05/201803/09/2018IP71124.02Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls1,2,3 03/05/201803/09/2018IP71124.04Occupational Dose Assessment2RS 13PI-RAD SAFETY1,2,3 04/16/201804/20/2018IP71124.01Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls1,2,3 04/16/201804/20/2018IP71124.03In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation1,2,3 04/16/201804/20/2018IP71151-OR01Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness1,2,3 04/16/201804/20/2018IP71151-PR01RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences171111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION 3R20 3 04/16/201804/27/2018IP7111108PInservice Inspection Activities - PWR2EB1-21N-PALO VERDE DBI PROGRAMS1,2,3 05/07/201805/25/2018IP7111121NComponent Design Bases Inspection (Programs)171111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION 2R20 2 10/08/201810/19/2018IP7111108PInservice Inspection Activities - PWR2EB1-07T-PV HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE1,2,3 11/05/201811/09/2018IP7111107THeat Sink PerformanceThis report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Palo VerdeInspection / Activity Plan01/01/2017-12/31/2018UnitNumberReport 22No. of Staffon SitePlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitlePage 3 of 302/23/2017 11:47:073BRQ-BRQ INSPECTION1,2,3 12/10/201812/14/2018IP7111111BLicensed Operator Requalification ProgramComments:This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.