PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION -- NRC INTEGRATED INSP

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PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION -- NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000528/2011003, 05000529/2011003, and05000530/2011003Dear Mr. Edington:On June 30, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection atyour Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, facility. The enclosed integratedinspection report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on July 1, 2011, withMr. B. Bement, Senior Vice President, Site Operations, and other members of your staff.The inspections examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission’s rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that one Severity Level IVviolation of NRC requirements occurred. The NRC has also identified five additional issues thatwere evaluated under the risk significance determination process as having very low safetysignificance (Green). The NRC has determined that violations are associated with four of thesefive additional issues. Additionally, four licensee-identified violations, which were determined to be of very low safety significance, are listed in this report. However, because of the very lowsafety significance and because they were entered into your corrective action program, the NRC is treating these findings as noncited violations, consistent with Section 2.3.2 of the NRCEnforcement Policy.If you contest the violations or the significance of the noncited violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Region IV, 612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas, 76011-4125; the Director, Office ofEnforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; and the UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
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Arizona Public Service Company- 2 -NRC Resident Inspector at the facility. In addition, if you disagree with the cross-cutting aspectassigned to any finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator,Region IV, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, itsenclosure(s), and your response, if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC'sdocument system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacyor proprietary information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.Sincerely,/RA/Ryan Lantz, ChiefProject Branch DDivision of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-528, 50-529, 50-530License: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74Enclosure:NRC Inspection Report 05000528/2011003, 05000529/2011003, and 05000530/2011003w/Attachment: Supplemental Informationcc w/Enclosure: Distribution via Listserv