Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3: Docket Numbers 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530, Arizona Public Service Company (NUREG-1961)
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Manuscript Completed: March 2011
Date Published: April 2011
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Washington, DC 20555-0001
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Abstract
This safety evaluation report (SER) documents the technical review of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (PVNGS), license renewal application (LRA) by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff (the staff). By letter dated December 11, 2008, and supplemented by letter dated April 14, 2009, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) (the applicant) submitted the LRA in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 “Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.” APS requests renewal of the PVNGS operating licenses (facility operating license numbers NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74) for a period of 20 years beyond the current expiration dates of midnight on June 1, 2025, for Unit 1; April 24, 2026, for Unit 2; and November 25, 2027, for Unit 3.
PVNGS is a three-unit, nuclear-powered, steam electric generating facility located in Maricopa County, AZ, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC issued the construction permits on May 25, 1976, for all three units, and it issued the operating licenses on June 1, 1985, for Unit 1; April 24, 1986, for Unit 2; and November 25, 1987, for Unit 3. PVNGS employs a pressurized water reactor (PWR) design with a dry ambient containment. Each of the units uses a System 80 PWR nuclear steam supply system provided by Combustion Engineering, Incorporated. Bechtel Power Corporation is responsible for the engineering and construction of the station and designed the balance of the plant. The licensed power output is 3,990 megawatts-thermal per unit with a net electrical output of approximately 1,346 megawatts-electric per unit.
On August 6, 2010, the staff issued an SER with Open Item Related to the License Renewal of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, in which the staff identified one open item and five confirmatory items necessitating further review. This SER presents the status of the staff's review of information submitted through March 17, 2011, the cutoff date for consideration in the SER. The open and confirmatory items identified in the SER with Open Item were resolved before the staff made a final determination. SER Sections 1.5 and 1.6 summarize these open and confirmatory items. SER Section 6.0 provides the staff's final conclusion of the LRA review.
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