ML17340A176

Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Facility Should Not Be Shut Down by 800731 to Perform Steam Generator Insp & Repair,On Behalf of Certain Residents & Homeowners in South Fl.Certificate of Svc & Util Press Release Encl

ML17340A176
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/30/1980
From:	Flaxman C, Hodder M FLAXMAN, C.A., HODDER, M.H.
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COHMiSSiON i,'HE &iATT R Or:

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& LXGHT COHPAN'7 TURKEY POiNT NUCLEAR PONER PLANT UbiT NO.

3 NRC DOCK NO.

50-250 biOTiON."OR ORDER 0 SHOt'A'S" Ni!7 TURKEY POINT UNTT 3

SHOULD NO BE SHU DOWN:"7 vULY 3~, l980, TO PER" OR+i A STEP > GZNE&mOR iNSP-CTiON ~2l R:-P.iR i~far<'

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TNTRODUCTEON Florida Power and Light has been troubled by problems of steam generator tube degradation ano decay at its Turkey Point Nuclea-Power Plants Units* 3 and 4'or a period in excess o

three (3) years.

ln June of 1977, Florioa Power and Light, in concert with its Nuclear Steam Supply Vendor, (i~est nghouse) emba=ked upon a ~lan of steam ene"ator tube inspect on and p event ive tube plugg'g which has, with Commission approval, permitted until this day full power operat'on of the urkey Point Nuclear Units as alloweo.

by amenoments to t'ne ac'ity operarl<ing 'cense (DPB.-3

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most "ecent, Fac'1'v Ooeratin"- License

~amendment No.

52 to

~ne Faci

<'v ODe>>ating License No.

DPR-3>

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< orida Power and T ipht Co.~anv.

ur::ev Point Nuc~ ea" Generat nR Unit No.

3 Docke" No 50-250 was 'ssued on Janua"y 25, 1980 permitted ope=a.t'on o= the Unit 3 faci ty fo= an ado'ional six (6) months eauivalent

nterval ending on July 31, 19SO The Compan:

hcc 0>>. na>> y reoues-ed ten (10) months

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"uptec ope"at'on.

ne Co~iss'o=.

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=his, g=a;.t Oil V

s 'x (6) ecuivalent months oecause the Co iss~on

=ouno thct "they GLd <lot have an adecuate technica bass to p ecict stea

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October 6, =1980.

This would result 'n an ope at on nterva1 o-about 8 and one half equivalent months.

This is beyond the period of time in wnich tne Commission professes to be able to predict safe steam generator sys tern.

P~nendment Ho.

52 to operating license DPR-31 requires a cold shut down of Unit 3.at the end of six (6) months equivalent operation unless

"(1) an inspec=ion of t formed within th's per'o in 2, 3,

and 0 above, or susceptibility for stres submitted to explicitly 3 bevond the au"horizec Qusti y ng cont nued ope ve (45) days prior o

oerioc of operation".

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50-250 Tu key Point io Pac~ 12 y ope a

~ ng DPB.3 1).

he steam gene"ator system 's=pe--

c as a resu - of he

=ec 'irements (2) an acceptable analysis of ti e s

co os ion c-c cK ng oz tuDR.ng is justify continuec operation of Un' per=od o= operation.

Any ana ysis ration mus t be subm-ec a

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~ or 4v the expiration cate o= the autho=

zed o".'ea.

ower ano aignt company Doci.et

>iuclear Generating Unit No.

3 Amendme.t

cense, Amencment No.

52, License No.

i.0TlON The movants are residents and home owners in South Florida all of whom live in sufficiently close proximity to "he turkey Point Hucl.ear Plants to have thei health, welfa e, safety, property

.,d enjoyment of the environ ent, j'ea'pardized by the unsafe oper-a" ion. o

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t'ne Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant Unit No. 3. Therefore, Du suan t to the Provs'ons of 10 CFR a"t 2.200(a) of the Rules of Practice of the Commission, movants asK that the Co<<z.ission 'sue and orcer io show cause w..v Tu~kev Point shou d no- '"e shu" down ay 31,

1980, to pe fo~

steam generator inspect'on a-..d epa r

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a qD S ~=Tv Sp-CTS The technica'1 stazz o

tne Commiss"'on

.:n their app aisal o-their ability to predict the safety and re>iabiiity of the Turkey Point Unit 3 generator states:

"Me cid not have an adeauate techaicai basis to predict Steam ceneratOr perfOrmanCB ZOr periOCS 10n~er Chan SiX (6) months a" a time"..

linen 'ssu'ng

="~amendment No.

for Turkey Po'nt Un' No.

on

= ebruary 22,

1980, the reiterated He con t: nue to have res erva.tions a'oout the vc> ' 'y of Bat"opo a" ing the prediction met'hodo'ogy beyond the operating o=. six (6) months"..~=.endment Ho.

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urkey Point U;.

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=x-'Bnsion recues='Bc.

The iGC Rui es o=.ractice provice

"=hat the pa"t seei 'ng -ac-

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cense o" its amendment bea=s the b1 rden 0=

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.-"~end~ent No.

52 0: 00 at:ng Cense DPR-31, Jc.;lua= y 25,

> 980, the Cor;),ission 'oos ed a szecia1 recuirement tha-Unit 3 be sh t

/ r Go w~L v1 th-'n s:z (0) ecuivc ent months o: ope"ation

==o-.:: Januarv 2<

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~ rezue):ng shut GO;.~ 1'hich eve= occu"s

='"s= un1ess:

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Their sole reliance on a gumen s

0 se vicE a ld economics conside ations are 'egally inappropriate and devoid o

any tech-

"..'cal assessment of the saf etv o operation of Unit 3.

This i>otion is being iled before the Nuclear Regulatory Co-..~mission as it is he action o

the Staf f in extending r 1or'd'a Power and Light' Opera",ing 'cense tnat must be reviewed.

= lorida Power and Light has w1:U.v igno ec each cf cond'io..s.

The u '1' companv has cec'ned to per=orm anv 'nspec-

'i1 0:- t '16 Una s

eam generator.

his was co..e cesp'e the know-

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~he company fa'c. "o ins"ec-ce" a'n a eas 0.

spec'"'ca1'v, rl2-CSO anc

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Because the Company ailed to perform a complete inspection oz 211 the Unit 3 genera" or tuDes 2nd also f2 'ed to re-inspec" cer-tain tubes known to

'De in 2 state o

degrad2tioil, it is presently operating Unit 3 '

steam gene ators without having satis ied even "he minimal surveillance standards of the ihuclear Regulatory Commission.

These unsafe conditions are conceded by the parties

=o exist insice the Unit 3 steam ge;.e ator.

hey rz:se unusual c.Tld SeriouS safety auestions t1ai canTlot be left unresolved beyond tha pe loc which the techn'cal sta==

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":urther=,ore, cu ing the Un' 3 'nspection anc snut cowrii o<

"ecember, 197.,

"=oreign mace 'al was obse"vec on t le c.s ounQ' tea:.

gene ato" tube sheet pnotographs.

Subsecueni inspection 2.1G 1'censee cnd YSSS ve Go: personnel boih ret='eval o= acd'iona fo"e'n materia reSLrl ted in CiSCOVery Accorci lg to

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a tube plug auring the plugging process This special hazard, which is direct y assoc'tec with tube failure, couQled with the failure of a J<THS to detect, p ior to per ordnance of tubesheet photographs on shut down, in and of itself, d ctates that the Commission shoula ins'" on 's original six (6) month interval for re-inspection of Un' 3.

Such fragn)ents have the p Opens tV 0 cause tube failure Dr.

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Kenda~ 1 of the Union of Concerned Scient's s

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Certain represeniaiions maae by the utility company Acomai Affidavli appear to be cross1v understaied and imisleading ihev ireat Florida Power anc Lighi sysiem reserve margins and svstem capacity.

.-.scum'nc a cuenoo, the lecal relevance of he

..comet Af idav',i, a close evamination o= ihose arguments becomes mancaiory.

By the presentation in Table 2 of the Acoma" Af=idav'0 lcc PoNer anc Llc..T. Companv Qls io s tne "ac is anc iAlsleacs inc Coiiu.:

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he face o=" t..ese recent and firm assurances by Commission D rector of Licensing,

Varga, nat they have made it "clear" that thev co not expect to have applica"io..s or per'ods longe than s'x months,

." the =lorida Power and Light Uhrig Adomat:->ewd-ment ex"entj.on reauest to. the Commission on June 30, l980, comes as v'i al a ronterv to that =eceral egula torv bocv.

here=o e,

the existance o= these technical problems oses both spec'-al and unicue sa:e i v hazarcs there be cent'nuec Unit

". operat'on.

ver'x's"ance o= these problems no on v sup or a but lecall g recuires tnat the Cowzission adhere the oricina conci-t'ns o: <<mendmen" iso.

52 iha=

r.'~ey Point Uni-3 be shu-down re-'spec-ed a==e an ecu'va=ent six month ;."erva per'od ope at 'n

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ORZDA POP="R tND I iGHT N"ED:"OR PO4'

.-.HD CO:POiMZC ARGU<~N'Z Plorida Power anc Licnt supported their re-ues or an =yten-

=ion o=.-zaendmen No.

52 to Opera 'c License DPR-3l bv an af -z.davi prepared by =.

A. Momat, r>'ecutive Vice Presidnet o

glor'ca Power and Light.

The Adomat a,==idavit which is he sole supportinc docu-

.,ent attachec

-o the =lo"'.da Powe" 2nd Light t=iendnent recuest,

=2 e.-i-irelv to address he techn'cal, scienti= ic assurances of s 2:. e s teaiil cenera tor operation recuec by "he Co~=.iission.

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s entire' on 'mail y inappropriate

.";ence e'ven anc 21 e7 ia1 eco'loiii-'c 2nc s 2rv c e cons En 1 encment No.

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..- close readinc ofZtem =, Table 2, inccates that, 'n ac uality, 2'lorida Power and

'aht Company oDerates a totally integrated e 'ctri eel svs emc with a st 0:lg i ransi 1 ss on backbo le cons is ting lcngitucinally in lorida,,

OZ 240 kv and SOO kv transmission

'ice cori'nations.

This 'terconnect'c network allows transmission 0: approxl mate 1 y 5000 mw in 0 he a

Ea desc" 'ee as "Southeas F lorida<<

is not an 'ola ted e..t tv, cepence..t on'y on its own g ene" a t nc capaci-:y, the =act is, tha-the ent're =lorida Powe" an"

~ icht a.lSm=SSl.Cn Si S em QesiC'1 "C to c.;.C CoeS slvpp'y pow v tn c eat

= 1 c i( i b~i 1 l a nc amDie re'serves ti >> ouc.Cu i s 1 eng h a.ic b-eactih.

sucaes"ion le 0 a- ~e to-a ca-ac'tv

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t>e o(('a cavit 's s consideration o= generation capahil't'es anc

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="lorida Powe 2 ld 'gh sugges s

hat i Vill arbi rc lv s 'btract 257 mw from its system wide generating capac'y to shut down and per orm non-c itica1 main"enance o= i"s opera" ing gas burgines (Table 2),

even though the potential consecuences o

postponing the critica.l inspect'on and maintena.nce o.

a malfurc-,

t'on'ng nuclea generator looms ominousl:,

F3.orica Power and Light sugges-s ha-ca..no service

~ u"key Poin s co" ocec tubes anc lea!".ing gene"a or because o= the inconv enience o.

reschecu out'ne tu bine maintenance,

.'-.e t'mine w'n'ch m"st be c lassxzhed as discretionary~.

Pos i Don'g;;

s outine ma'ntenance unt'1 a-te-the T rl:ev Point repairs wo

" 'ncrease svsi.em eserves bv according to able 2.

he Table 2

Gate. 21'ows the Comm'ss'o..

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"t should be noted "hat tre lat 2nd/or decl 'n'ng pea.'. load means that Florida Powe" ard LiGht has only 2 limited neec for excess capac ty to meet system w'de peak ecu'ements.

Kith its

=lex'hie transmission system and innovative and ultra moaern compu" erized load dispatch center in Miami, Florida Power and Light

.as demonstrated that i" can and is ullv capable of operat'nc eX'3 v W'tl "eSerVeS at l Owe" than 2G~ marcinS.

rese'rve no~all y more than adeCuate 2

SVS "em SUCh Power and Licht's.

ne operatinc exper'ence o=

= lorida Power anc Light 2nd o"'ne" u" '='s shows a

IS "eserve marg'n s acecu2 te.

close l ook 2

the ".'u Es su p. dec I s.low

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reserve a-proaches cr may eve..

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sa=e"'v were nct sole 'sue anc econom~ cs Qu c be

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.ot peserted a trresho 1 d ase On that iSSU Tn a..y bc. 2:lCinC teet I heal h arc Sa: e V

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WASHINGTON, O.'C. 29555 August 13, 1980 Director Office of the Federal Registet'ational Archives and Records service Washington, D. C.

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Dear Sir:

Enclosed for publication in the Federal Register are an original and two certified copies of a document entitled; FLORIDA PO'DlFR AND LIGHT COMPANY

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A Docket No. 50-250 NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AYENDHI'P!T TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Publication of the above document at the earliest possible date would be appreciated.

This material is to be charged to requisition number F-131.

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Encl osures:

Original and 2 certified copies bcc:

ecord Services Branch Office of Public Affairs Executive Legal Director Office of Congressional Affairs Office of the General Counsel

7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO.

50-250 FLORIDA PO)IER AND LIGHT COMPANY NOTICE OF'ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY PR N

IC The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coomission (the Commission) has issued I

Amendment No.

59 to Facility Operating License No.

DPR-31 issued to Florida Power and Light Company (the licensee),

which revised Technical Specifications for operation of the Turkey Point Plant Unit No.

3 (the facility) located in the Dade County, Florida-The amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.

The amendment permits continued operation of the Turkey Point Plant Unit No.

3 for eight and one half equivalent months of'operation-from January 24, 1980 at which time the steam'generators shall be i nspected.

The application for the amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comnission's rules and regulations.

The Conmission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Coranission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.

Prior public notice of this amendment was not required since this amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.

7590-01 The Coranission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not result in any significant environmental impact and that

- pursuant to 10 CFR f51.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated June 30, 1980, (2) Amendment No. 59 to License No. DPR-31, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation.

All of these items are available for public inspection at the Coranission's Public Document

Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

and at the Environmental and Urban Affairs Library, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199.

A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coranission, Washington, D.C.

20555, Attention:

Director, Division of Licensing.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this. 30th day of July, 1980.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION eve h ga, h'e Operating Reactors ranch gl Division of Licensing