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No. IV-05-021 | May 12, 2005 | |
CONTACT: | Victor Dricks Phone: 817-860-8128 |
E-mail: opa4@nrc.gov |
NRC STAFF
TO MEET WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. TO DISCUSS |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Arizona Public Service Co. on May 17 to discuss the results of the agency’s annual assessment of safety performance at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The facility, operated by APS, is located about 55 miles west of Phoenix, Ariz. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Centennial
Room, Ruth Fisher Elementary School, 38201 W. Indian School Road,
Tonopah, Ariz. Before the session is adjourned, NRC staff will be
available to answer questions from the public on the plant’s
safety performance, as well as the agency’s role in ensuring
safe operation of the facility. Palo Verde operated safely during 2004. However, the NRC staff has identified a trend in declining human performance at the plant, as well as weaknesses in problem identification and resolution. NRC will focus attention on these areas as part of its baseline, or routine inspections during 2005. Baseline inspections are performed by the NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region IV office and the agency’s headquarters in Rockville, Md. A letter sent from the NRC Region IV Office in Arlington, Texas,
to plant officials will serve as the basis for the meeting. It is
available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/palo_2004q4.pdf Current information for Unit 1 is available at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PALO1/palo1_chart.html. |
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