ML17207A691

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IE Insp Rept 50-389/79-20 on 791101-02.Noncompliance Noted: Failure to Maintain Daily Log of Site Surveillance,Findings & Environ Protection Activities
ML17207A691
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie 
Issue date: 11/23/1979
From: Cunningham A, Jenkins G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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References
50-389-79-20, NUDOCS 7912310086
Download: ML17207A691 (5)


See also: IR 05000389/1979020

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UNITEDSTATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100

ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303

Report No. 50-389/79-20

Licensee:

Florida Power and Light Company

9250 West Flagler Street

Miami, Florida

33101

Approved by:

G.

Inspection at St.

c

ite near Ft.

erce, Florida

Inspector:

A. L. Cunningh

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Ac ing Sect'

Chief,

FFMS Branch

Date Signed

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Date Signed

SUMMARY

Inspection

on November 1-2,

1979

Areas Inspected

This ins ectio

p

n involved 12 inspector hours onsite in the areas of environmental

protection control program;

site drainage

and erosion control; spoil storage

and land fillmanagement;

concrete

batch plant; storage of hazardous

chemical

wastes.

Results

Of the five areas

inspected,

no apparent

items of noncompliance

or deviations

were identified in four areas;

one apparent

item of noncompliance

was found in

one area (failure to follow procedures;

50-389/79-20-01).

DETAILS

1.

Persons

Contacted

Licensee

Employees

-B. J. Escue,

Site Manager

-W. M. Ha'yward, Quality Assurance

Engineer

  • W. R. Truew, Environmental Control Engineer

(EBASCO)

>>S.

M. Robinson,

Contract Administrator

J. J. King, Environmental Coordinator

+Attended exit interview

2.

Exit Interview

The inspection

scope

and findings were summarized

on November 2,

1979, with

those persons indicated in Paragraph

1 above.

3.

Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings

No previous inspection findings were disclosed.

4.

Unresolved Items

Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.

5.

Control Program

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Section

3G(2) of the Construction Permit requires

implementation of a

control program by the licensee to provide for periodic review of all

construction activities to assure

conformance

to the

environmental

conditions

and commitments defined in the Permit.

In response

to the

subject

requirement,

the

licensee

established

and

implemented

the

following controls:

(1) annual

QA audit of site environmental protec-

tion requirements

as

detailed

in the

Construction

Permit

and all

references

cited therein;

(2) development of approved, detailed written

procedures,

including maintenance of daily log of environmental surveil-

lance of construction activities,

and preparation of periodic reports;

(3) assignment

of a construction site environmental control engineer

to coordinate

and implement site environmental

commitments

and controls.

b.

Inspection

included

a detailed

review and discussion of Audit Report

Nos.

QAC-PSL-2-78-20

and

QAC-PSL-2-79-12.

Inspection disclosed

the

following:

(1)

The audits addressed'll

environmental

conditions,

commitments

and

controls

defined in the Construction

Permit;

(2)

corrective action was promptly implemented in response

to the finding

disclosed in Report No. QAC-PSL-2-78-20 regarding environmental orien-

tation

and training program.

There

were

no questions

regarding this

item.

P

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Cs

Inspection of the control program included

review and audit of the

licensee's

environmental

procedures

SQP-15,

monthly reports

and daily

log entries

for the period

May 1,

1978,

through

October 31,

1979.

Inspection disclosed that all monthly reports were submitted in accord-

ance with the assigned

procedure.

Inspection also disclosed,

however,

that the licensee

failed to follow Section

8.12.4 which defines

the

requirement for maintenance of a daily log of environmental surveillanc5

activities.

No log was maintained during the period October 15-17,

1979

and October 25, 1979.

Licensee representatives

were informed that failure

to implement the subject procedure constituted

an item of noncompliance

(50-389/79-20-01).

A licensee representative

stated that an appropriate

response to the citation would be submitted as required.

6.

Site Inspection

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The following items were included in the site inspection:

(1) drainage

and erosion control; (2) spoil storage

and construction waste management;

(3) management of hazardous

chemicals.

b.

Site drainage

and construction wastewater

was diverted to the east

and

west holding ponds.

The above

ponds overflow was diverted to

a south

holding

zone, viz.,

the

dead

mangrove

arear'll

wash

and process

effluent

from the site

batch plant is also

diverted

to the south

holding zone.

Inspection disclosed

no apparent site drainage,

runoff,

or erosion problems.

C.

Inspection of the spoil storage

area-immediately

west of the dunes

and

adjacent

to the

mangrove

area,

disclosed

neither

major runoff nor

siltation in the mangrove area.

Inspection of the landfill and incin-

erator west of the plant disclosed

no apparent

problems.

There were

no questions

regarding this item.

d.

Hazardous

Chemicals Management

Site

inspection

disclosed

a

diked storage

area

containing

packaged

waste

PCB's

and

PCB-contaminated

equipment

and materials

recovered

from Unit 2 auxiliary building transformers

damaged

as

a consequence

of the

recent

Hurricane

David.

Although the

contaminated

contents

appeared

adequately

packaged

and labeled,

the natural drainage of the

general

storage

area

was directed into

Mud Creek.

The inspector

contacted

the

FPM, Corporate

Environmental Coordinator

and informed

him of these

findings.

The subject

licensee

representative

stated

that the

above cited waste

would be promptly removed

from the plant

site.

This item will be

reviewed

during

a

subsequent

inspection

(50-389/79-20-02).