ML17347B177
| ML17347B177 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1989 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Saporito T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| 2.206, NUDOCS 8907190318 | |
| Download: ML17347B177 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 July 12, 1989 Nr. Thomas J. Saporito, Jr.
1202 Sioux Street
. Jupiter, Florida 33458 Gear Nr. Saporito:
This letter is in response to your submittal of a request for action by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with regard to Turkey Point Nuclear Station that was filed on December 21, 1988, and supplemented by letters of January 13 and 30, February 7, and April 25 and 26, 1989.
These submittals are referred to hereafter as the Petition.
In the Petition, you allege that the Turkey Point plant has continuously dem-onstrated poor maintenance, poor. leadership, poor quality improvement, unprofessional operator behavior, and the inability of management to resolve these concerns.
In addition, you allege procedural deficiencies, poor training, discrimination against and harassment of employees that resulted in a severe chilling effect on reporting safety concerns, and the willful falsification and destruction of safety-related plant documents.
In the Petition, you request that the Florida Power
& Light Company (the licensee) not be permitted to bring the Turkey Point Unit 3'and Unit 4 reactors critical until the licensee completes an internal safety investigation and the NRC completes a safety investigation relating to the concerns contained in the report of December 5, 1988, that you filed with the NRC Region II office.
You further request that the operating licenses for Units 3 and 4 be immediately suspended and revoked, that an escalated civil penalty be imposed on the licensee for discrimination and harassment, and that an Order be issued outlining steps to be taken to correct problems.
In letters dated January 30, March 6, and April 14, 1989, I informed you that the Petition had been referred to my office for consideration pursuant to 10 CFR 52.206, that a preliminary review of the concerns filed under 10 CFR 52.206 indicated no imediate need to keep the Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 shut
- down, and that a formal decision would be issued in the reasonably near future.
The NRC is also concerned that performance has not met expectations.
Me believe a more effective implementation of the Turkey Point improvement program is needed by the site and by senior management.
Additional management attention is necessary in order to attain an accelerated rate of improvement.
The Florida Power
& Light Company was notified of this concern in a letter from V. Stello, Jr. to J. J.
Hudiburg dated Nay 26, 1989.
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lb. Thomas J. Saporito, Jre July 12, 1989 reasons set forth in,the enclosed Partial Director's Decision under 10 CFR 52.206, with the exception of two issues raised in the petition, your request has been denied.
Those two issues, which involve (I) a chilling effect on reporting safety concerns as a result of discrimination and harassment, and (2) the falsification,and destruction of documents, are still under investigation.
When the investigation is complete, the NRC will determine whether any action is appropriate with regard to these two issues.
In your April 26 submittal, you express concern regarding what you believe is the fai lure of NRC headquarters to take appropriate enforcement action and request a meeting regarding this concern.
As you are aware this matter is under investigation by the Office of the Inspector General for whatever action is deemed appropriate.
A copy of the Partial Director's Decision will be referred to the Secretary for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 52.206.
For your information, I also have enclosed a copy of the notice regarding this Partial
,Director's Decision, which has been filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sin cere ly, Encl osures:
- 1. Partial Director's Decision 89-05
- 2. Federal
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1615 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Jack Shreve Office of the Public Counsel Room 4, Holland Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 John T. Butler, Esquire
- Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Mr.
Ken N. Harris, Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P.O.
Box 029100 Miami, Florida 33102 County Manager of Metropolitan Dade County 111 NW 1st Street, 29th Floor Miami, Florida 33128 Resident Inspector V.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station Post Office Box 57-1185 Miami, Florida 33257-1185 Mr. Jacob Daniel Nash Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Blvd.,
Ta 1 1 aha ssee, F1ori da 32399-0700 Intergovernmental Coordinati on and Review Office of Planning 5 Budget Executive Office of the Governor The Capitol Building Tal lahassee, Florida 32301 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulati on Power Plant Siting Section State of Flori da 2600 Blair Stone Road Ta llahassee, F loni da 32301 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Ta 1 1 ahassee, F1ori da 32304 Plant Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P.O.
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Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
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