ML17347A536
| ML17347A536 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach, Turkey Point, Quad Cities, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1987 |
| From: | Mcdonald D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-57398, TAC-57399, NUDOCS 8706150023 | |
| Download: ML17347A536 (5) | |
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June 9< 1987 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Mr. C. 0.
Woody Group Vice President
'uclear Energy Florida Power and Light Company Post Office Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408
Dear Mr. Woody:
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Varga G. Lainas D. Hiller D. McDonald OGC-Bethesda E. Jordan J. Partlow ACRS (10)
Gray File TAC Numbers 57398 and 57399
Subject:
Spent Fuel Pool Boraflex Neutron Absorbing Material - Turkey Point
,Units 3 and 4
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The, staff has recently been informed that anomalies have been found in the Boraflex neutron absorbing material used in the spent fuel pools of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant and guad Cities Station.
Since Boraflex has been approved for use as a neutron poison for criticality control in the re-racking of the Turkey; Point spent fuel pools, we request that you provide the information requested in the enclosure.
We request your response within three weeks from receipt of this letter.
The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements of this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under PL 96-511.
Sincerely,
/s/
Enclosure:
As stated Daniel G. McDonald, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects-I/II cc w/enclosure:
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Woody Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Plant CC:
Harold F. Reis, Esquire Newman and Holtzinger, P.C.
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Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Jack Shreve Office of the Public Counsel Room 4, Holland Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Norman A. Coll, Esquire
- Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Mr. C. M. Wethy, Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P.O.
Box 029100 Miami, Florida 33102 Mr. M. R. Stierheim County Manager of Metropolitan Dade County Miami, Florida 33130 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station Post Office Box 57-1185 Miami, Florida 33257-1185 Jacob Daniel Nash Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Intergovernmental Coordination and Review Office of Planning 5 Budget Executive Office of the Governor The Capitol Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Martin H. Hodder, Esquire 1131 NE, 86th Street Miami, Florida 33138 Joette Lorion 7269 SW, 54 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 Mr. Chris J. Baker, Plant Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P.O.
Box 029100 Miami, Florida 33102 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304
ENCLOSURE RE UEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TURKEY POINT SPENT FUEL POOL ABSORBING MATERIAL Based on the recent experience pertaining to degradation of Boraflex in spent fuel pools at guad Cities and Point Beach, nuclear power plants, provide justification to demonstrate the continued acceptability of Boraflex for application in the Turkey Point spent fuel pool.
2.
Based on the recent information, provide any changes to the inservice surveillance program for Boraflex neutron absorbing material and describe the frequency of examination and acceptance criteria for continued use.
Provide the procedures for testing the Boraflex material and interpretation of test data.
3.
Describe the corrective actions to be taken if degraded Boraflex specimens or absorber is found in the spent fuel pool.
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