ML17340A781

Forwards Preliminary Review of Environ Qualifications of safety-related Electrical Equipment.Potential Equipment Deficiencies Found Involving Lack of Proper Documentation &/Or Inadequate Environ Testing of Equipment

ML17340A781
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	02/11/1981
From:	Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Robert E. Uhrig FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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Dr.'.Robert E. Uhrig'; Vice President

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SUBJECT:

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION"OF SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

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3 and 4, License Nos.

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Reference:

Order for'Modification.of License Concerning the Environmental Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equ'ipment, October 24, 1980.

Thi.s letter transmits the preliminary results of our review of environmental

.qualifications of safety-related electrical equipment at your facilities.

This evaluation was based on your submittals received over the past months.

The facilities'icenses were modified by the referenced Order of October 24, 1980,.to require that all safety-related electrical equipment be qualified to speci}fied requirements not later than June 30, 1982.

In addition, the Order

'oted that a licensee is obligated to modify or replace inadequate equipment promptly.

The staff'.s review of. your submittals has resulted in our identi'fying a number of potential equipment deficiencies involving a lack of proper documentation, inadequhte justification of assumed environmental conditions following an accident, and/or inadequate environmental testing of.equipment,

.such that conformance to the DOR guidelines, as required by the Order, cannot be demonstrated.

You are requested to review our identified defi-

. ciencies, and their ramifications, and provide us your overall finding regarding continued safe operation of your facilities..

Accordingly, in order to determine whether your licenses should be modifi'ed or suspended, you are required pursuant. to 10 CFR 50.54(f), 'to provide within 10 days of receipt gyQ3040

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The purpose of this statement is.to provide the NRC with needed assurance, by the licensee, regarding the continued safety of the facilities until you can provide an item-by-item reevaluation in a detailed documented manner at i later date..

A negative finding on your part concerning the safety of continued operation would result in a unit shutdown, and should be reported as a Licensee Event Report (LER) within twenty-four (24) hours of the deter-mination to the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

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. actions you have taken for the.immediate resolution of the matter.

A copy of any such LER should be sent to the Director, Division of Licensing, Office

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~lease submit a copy of your reply to us via telecopy.

Sincerely, Original signed bye thomas M. Novaya Thomas M. Novak, Assistant Director for Operating Reactors Division of Licensing

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'UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 1

February ll, 1981 Docke s Nos.

50-250 and 50-251 Dr. Robert E. Uhrig; Vice President, Advanced Systems and Technology Florida.'Power and Light Company

. Pos Office Box 529100 Yiami, Florida 33152

SUBJECT:

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIOH=OF SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRICAL El}UIPMEHT RE:

Turkey. Point Plant Unit Nos.

3 and 4, License Nos.

DPR-31 8 DPR-41 Order for Modi ication of License Concerni'ng the Environmental gualifica-.ion of Safe.y-Pelated Electrical Equipment, October 24, 1980.

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.h'.s letter transmi.s the preiimina.y results of our review of environmental

=u=-l',fications o

safety-related electrical equipment at your facilities.

h:s evaluation was based on vour submittals received-over the past months.

acilities'icenses were modi ied by the referenced Order of October 24,

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.o require.ha. all safety-relIated electrical eauipmen.

be qualified to specified requiremen.s no. later than June 30, 1982.

in addition, the Order no.ed that a licensee is obligated

.o modify or replace inadequate equipment promptly.

Th staff's review of your submittals has resulted in our identi'fying a n;aber of potential equipment 'deficiencies involving a lack of proper do"umen ation, inadequa e justifica.ion. of assumed environmental conditions following an acciden-,

and/or inadequate environmental testing of equipment, su"h that conformance to.he DOR guidelines, as required by.he Order, cannot be demonstra ed.

You are requested to review our identified defi-

ciencies, and their rami,ications, and provide us your overall finding regarding continued safe operation of your facilities.

Accordingly, in order

.o d termine whether your licenses should be modified or suspended, you are required pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f), 'to provide wi hin 10 days of receipt o, this letter, a wri.ten statement, signed under oa h or affirmation sup-porting the safe operation of your facilities, tha" akes into account the HRC staff's prelimi.nary list of de iciencies.

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The purpose of this statement is to provide the NRC with needed assurance, by the licensee, regarding the continued safety of the facilities until you can provide an item-by-item reevaluation ia a detailed documented manner at c later date.

A negative finding on your part concerning the safety of continued operation would result in a unit shutdown, and should be reported as a Licensee Event Report (LER) within twenty-four (24) hours of the deter-

".-:nation to the appropria e

NRC Regional Office.

Include in the LER the ac.ions you have taken for the immediate resolution of the matter.

A copy o-any such LER should be sent to the Director, Division of Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regula.ion.

"-lease submit a copy of your reply to us via telecopy.

Sincerely, Thomas M. Novak, Assistant Director for Operating, Reactors Division of Licensing

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Robert E. Uhrig Florida Power and Light Company CC:

Mr. Pobert Lowenstein, Esquire Lowenstein, Newman, Reis and Axelrad 1025 Connecticut

Avenue, N.M.

Suite 1214 Washington, D. C.

20036 Environmental and Urban Affairs Library F'.orida International University Miami, Florida 33199 Mr. Norman A. ColI, Esquire S eel, Hector and Davis 1400 Southeast First National Bank Building Miami, Florida 33131 Mr. Henry Yaeger, Plant Manager Turkey P.oint Plant Fl orida Power and Light Company P.

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Box 013100 Mia-'l ori da

'33101 Hono. able Dewey Knight Coun:y Manager of Metropolitan Dace County

.Miam, Florida 33130 Bureau o,

Intergovernmental Relations 650 Apalachee Parkway Tel 1 ah as see, Fl ori da 32304 Pesident Inspector Turk y Point Nuclear Generating Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 971277 guail Heights Station P',iami, Florida 33197 Director, Criteria and Standards Division Office of Radiation Programs (ANR-460)

U..S. Environmental Protection Agency

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20460 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Pegi'on IY Office ATTN:

EIS'OORDINATOR 346 Courtland Street, N.W.

Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Mr. Jack Shreve Office of the Public Counsel Poom 4, Holland Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32301

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