ML17354A786

Responds to Concerning Potential Development of Commercial Airport at Homestead Air Reserve Base

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Issue date:	12/20/1996
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++*II'NITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUIATORY COMMISSlON REOIDN II 501 MAIIIETTASTREET, N.W., SUITE 2900 ATLANTA,GEORGIA X3234100 Oecenber 20, l996 Hs. Barbara Lange Friends of the.Ev'erglades 2937 S.M. 27 Ave.. Suite 101 Coconut Grove.

FL 33133

Dear Ms. Lange:

Your letter of December 2,

1996, concerned the potential development of a

'ommercial airport at the Homestead Air Reserve Base.

Chairman Jackson has asked me to review this matter and respond to your inquiry.

The Nuclear Regu1atory Commission (NRC) has criteria with respect to an acceptable risk for airports base'd on the distance from a plant and the total annual number of flight operations.

If necessary.

measures to reduce aircraft crash 1isk to an acceptab e leve'I for a plant could include the im>lementation of plant overfliqht restrictions.

The NRC has no regulations which prohibit commercial activ>ties within the emerg'ency planninq zone for nuclear power plants.

Several nuclear plants have been sited relatively close to commercial or military airports.. inctuding Turkey Point.

In the event that develo ment or the Homestead site as a ma/or cosnmrcial alrport becomes eminent, tte NRC would require Flol'ada Power and Light Company to assess the risk.to the Turkey Point Plant from flight operations, and to revise evacuation, time estimates for the emergency.: plannfng zone based upon projected increases.in population due to airport empioyees and transient airline passengers.

This office has forwarded a copy of your letter to the State of Florida and to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their information and for any follow-up actionspthose agencies may deem necessary.

If you need any fL'Irther information contact Mr. K. Barr at (404) 331-0335.

Sincerely,

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Stewart 0. Ebnetet Regional Administrator EXHIBIT 9802i80i46 97i209 PDR ADOCK 05000250 PDR

l'%R.28.1996 7:86Pt1 RLL TAHITI EXECUTIVE AIRPT.

NO. 887 P. 2M DEPARTMENTOP THE AIRFORCE 4$2D FLGHTERWING(hBRES) 25 Mar 96 MEMORANDUMPOR: SEE DISTRIBUTION PROM 482PW/SB 29050 Coral Sea Blvd., Box 37 Homestead ARB,K 33039-1299

SUBJECT:

Minutes of18 Mar 96 BirdKmardWorhng Group tBRVG) 1.

The Homestead AirReserve Station Bird Hazard Worhn Group met 18 March 1996, 0900, B360, 482 PiV Safety Coherence Room.

e llovmg personnel attended; Col Steve Fulghum LtCol Joe Dunaway AndyBobick Dwight Hegge MComber MikeHandrahan Ray Talbird Connie Dodson 482 OG/CC, Chairman, X7459 482 FW/SE, Facilitator, X7333, 482 SPTG/CEV, X7344 482 OG/OSAT, X7510 482 0&'OSA, X7072 DCAD Operattons, 2384093/Fax 235-9180 482 SPTG/BCE, X7476 Scribe, X7063 2.

INTRODUCTIONSwere made as attendees arrived.

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REVIPV OP BASHPLAN: The MRS BASHPlan was baeQy reviewed.

This program is a OI priority in the AirForce Reserve.

The Plan outlines responsibihties and procedures of all conceded withbird hazard reduction at BARS.

4, PERSPECTIVE ON BIRD PROBLEM:

The Air Force loses an average of two aircraft yMyd d'ddy

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AWACS aircraft.

So far, 57 people have been Ialled in AirForce aircraft due to bird strikes between 1985 and 1995. Part ofthe problem at BARS is that the irds are not re the former strong stneH of 3P-8, and the large amount ofjet noise that characterized the air6eld enviro nt ore e

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DEFMTIONOP THE PROBLEM:

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Habitat Change:

Our airfield drainage ditches and culverts have become so overgrown and clogged that they support more natural vegetation, tus habitat attracts more birds. Our bird population has drastically increased duc to thc plentifulfoo supp y, b.

Mount Trashmore; Naturally, our proxinuty to this monument to human garbage puts us in the path ofguns and vultures traveling fo and fromMtTrashmore, c.

Proximity to Bay/Ocean:

Another habitat oflarge and small birds in our Qying area.

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SUMMARY

OF ACTIONS TAKENTO DATE:

a.

Wing Safety Once.

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Thc BirdAircraftStrike-Hazard Reduction PASH) plan was pubnshed in FebrLuuy.

(2) The E3A ARCS mishap was briefed in depth to all assigned/attached pilots as required by the ALSAFCOMmsg, (3) Abird hazard environment survey by the USDA Anunal Damage Control Division Chief was requested and was accomplished 2S Feb 96. Report dated 4 Mar 96 has been received. (Attachment I)

(4) Close coordination has been estabHshed with BCE Environmental Plight to formulate strategies for restoring our aidield drainage canals to functionality.

(5) Conducted BHWGthis date.

b. AirfieldManagement/Tower.

(l) Chief Airfield Management has appointed and trained thc Bird Scare Group.

Newer, more state ofthc art scare equipment is being ordered for the group.

(2) Integrated hght bar with horns, sirens, speakers are being ordered to equip Base Ops vehicle, Mako SOF veMcle, and OG vehicle.

(3) Bird Watch conditions have been reviewed along with thc procedures to establish/change

them, (4) Tower Chief'has reviewed Bird Watch conditions/procedures with his personnel.

(5) Numerous training sessions/Qight safety briefings have covered lessons learned from the geficiencies in the Elmendorf mishap.

(6) The Tower Controllers are doing a good job observing/reporting bird sighting within the limitations oftheir vimbiHtyfrom the temporary tower cab.

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BCE Environmental Flight, (I) BCB Environmental participated in a recent working visit by an APRON/CS scientific contractor to develop an Integrated Natural Resources Plan forHomestead ARS. This Integrated ¹tura1 Resources Management plan wB1 have an impact on our BASH program.

The BASH Program may have to be revised to comply with some ofthe provisions ofthis plan when itis published.

(2) Tho ofhce has made contact with both DERM and CORPS Wetland folks regarding the need to acquire permits to clean our the drainage canals near the runway. Both

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NO. 887 P. 4r9 offices indicated there should be no problems restoring the canals to their earlier, functional state.

(3) The afBce has been workiag on a Statement of Work for the restoration of the canals to their dean and functional state.

Included in the Statement Of%'ork is the clauiing ofthe culverts that cross under the. runway to connect with other canals for drainage.

d. Sing Stan Eval.

(1) A-thorough review of Supervisor of Flying procedures relating to.bird hazard conditions and procedures has been conducted.

(2) Local Chapter B, NCL11-P-16V3 contained outdated definitions of Bhd Watch conditions.

A change will be published ta this publication reQecting thc latest wording.

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POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:

ta We must fiet involved withfirture landfillslpower plants to ensure they are not in our fiifiht paths, It was noted that, had HKQ been

• civilian airport, Mt. Trashmare would never have been built where itis.

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b. Retain the services ofa WildlifeBiologist to assist in management ofour bird problem and to conduct the research necessary upon vttMchto base long term bird management decisions.

c. We must identiTy the magnitude ofthe problem:

Identify the birds and their habits.

We need help from US national wildlife professionals in this area.

Gen Turner has said we need people smarter than us in these areas to assist.

BASH people do not ga an the raad anymore; wc go to them for training. There vriU be an APRES BASH Inspection team here weelc after next k to look at our program.

d. Wc must get something done with the canals and culverts very soon. The culvert areas are lakes now; and tke rainy seas'on is on the way. Flooding willclose the airfield. This was brought to the BCA's attention quite some time ago, and they werc to "look into it". Mr. MtcheH, CS Environmental shop, has contacted DBRM and natura1 resources people; it is reasonable that permits for clean-up willbe granted, but itis a slow process.

e. %'e need to equip 34 vchiclcs with "scare" weapons, inc1uding a PA system and a tape c 4

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player, Mr. Comber thinks for $1200-1300 per vehicle we can have lights, horns, whistles, etc.

The vehicles selected wiH probably be the Base Ops vehicle, OG Uchiclc, and the Mako SOP truck. OSA has a BirdHazard Conditions OIwhich wi11 bc updated.

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f. We need to specify the quantity of birds that make "low", "moderate" and "severe" activity. This information willbe updated in thc 482 FighterWing Pash Han.

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TASKINGS:

a Mr. Handrahan, DCAD:

Check with Dade County SoHd Waste and any other Dade County sources regarding the future status ofMt. Trashmorc; location ofa new land6ll in South Dade; and a new power plant in this area.

b. Mr. Chmber, OSA.'esearch the costs to set up the Base Ops/SOP/OG vehicles with weapons for scaring birds. OG/CC willEnd the money.

c, Mr. Comber, OSA; Prepare and pubHsh NOTAMsto advertise known and projected bird patterns to all involved militaryand civilian aircrafUpersonneL

d. Mr. Bobick, BCE Environmental to Mr. Fernbacker.'ind out exactly what clean-up was to be done forthe canals/culverts/inGeld, originallyto be funded by BCA.

e. Mr, Comber, OSA and Mr, Talbird, BCR Determtne the cycle ofmowing along/around the airMd; where are personnel when aircraft are on the move {when birds are following the mowers), etc.

f. Mr. Hegge, AT and 482 OGV: Determine ifwe need an earlier turnout to avoid Mt.

Trashmore, g, 93 FS/CC: Review phase training and low.level weapons events relative to bird activities.

h. Lt Col Dunaway.'nef Brig Gen Tuner on the need to retain a WildlifeBioloy'st to assist in managing our bird problem and formulating long term solutions..

i. 482 OGV: Prepare the proper language for Chapter 8 regarding BirdWatch Conditions.

j. MrFenbacher, BCE: Deliver the engineering plan forthe cleanup ofthe air6eld canals and culvert by 15 April 1996.

9. Allconcerned personneVoKces wiH be intormed ofthe nett meeting ofthe BHANG. We may need to meet soon aQer the 15 April1996 suspense on the clean-up plan.

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Chairperson

Attachment:

USDABird Survey Letter

SEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REM.XONM.NT COHHISSION

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DATE TAKEN TIME PLACE:

REPORTED BY:

ORLANDO REGIONAL HEARING Homestead Excerpt May 3, 1993 9:00 a.m.

ORLANDO EXPO CENTRE Lake Ivanhoe Room Hall 300 MEXISSA R.

LOTZ, Court Reporter and Notary Public APPEARANCES:

CHAIRMAN:

Jim Courter COMMISSIONER:

Beverly Byron COMMISSIONER:

Robert Stuart COMMISSIONER:

H.T. Johnson EXHIBIT

will take financial responsibility for this action-We are prepared to do our part.

We ask that you,

-- ve ask in your reaommendati.on to the Congress you recognize our commitment and provide us with en opportunity to make this )oint-use plan not only a reality, but a follow-up to be used by other communities around the sation involved in this 10 15 16 18 20 22 23 process.

The people of Dade County have not given up.

Me are rebuilding our homes, our lives, and our businesses.

%e are ready to go for& and rebuild Homestead Air Force Base.

Give us that opportunity.

The citizens of Dade County deserve no less and we will not l'et you down.

Thank you.

SENATOR JONES:

Mr. Chairman, with your permission I would like ta address you from hexe.

Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, and staff.

My name is Dar 1 Jones, Florida State Senator, District Pour; a local attorney and Air Force reservist in the 42nd, an F-16 pilot.

Homestead Air Force Base is located in the district I represent.

Xt is my honor and pleasure to brief you today on my community's perspective regarding the military value of Homestead Air Force Base.

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Continental United States.

Although the Cuban Air Force is severely hindered by the current economy which restricts'ts operating and training capabilities, the nation nonetheless has a force of, forty Hig-23 fighter bombers and over 100 other fighters capable of striking deep into the State of Florida.

8 10 3.4 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 Estimates show over 10,000,000 United States citizens are within the combat radius of these aircraft.

While it may be difficult to predict the actions of Fidel Castro, he has demonstrated a

history of taking signjQcant risks when threatened.

Turkey Point, a nuclear power plant south of Miami and near Homestead Air Force Base has long been reported as a potential target by defectin ilots and intelligence sources.

Whatever his intentions, it is clear Castro has the capacity to put most Floridians to risk.

Until that risk is gone, American citizens in South Florida deserve a credible defense.

The Homestead location, just 170 miles north of CCuba, is the optimum site to locate an in place fighter force to provide a highly visible and immediate deterrent against that threat.

Xt is the only Air Force facility and the only ORANGE REPORTING

r-2 SUNOAY, MARCH24,1991, THEMIAMIHERALO 38 Internatkxial Umversity, ExCuban intelligence commander

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Manuel de Beunra noted that the. MiGs wouMn't have to actually reach Turkey

'oint, since many are outfitted withmissiles that can hit a target from up to 30 miles

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away, Of6cials with the Cuban Interests Sec-tion in Washington,.D.C., deny that Cuba has such a bombing plan. But con5dential sources h the Pentagon said they believe Turkey Point has been selected as a poten-t tial target by Castro.

ByPABt.O CATO Concetns about US. defenses resur-Speciallotho Herald faced this week when a young Cuban piht Cuba couM hunch a devastating aerial flew a MiG 23 jet from the island to Boca attack against Florida without being

. ChicaNavalBasetoseekpoiiticalasylum, stopped by U.S. defenses.

according to US.military spokesmen admit no Intercep-schotars and military experts from tbe itorswere hunched before the pilot landed United States and Cuba.

'In Key West.

@retired AirForce colonel, whoasked to g The Cubanmihtary threat has beenstud-remain anonymous. said it would be easier led by public and private groups. Last year, for US.forces "tostopamassiveairattack the University of Miami's Graduate School from the Kremlin than to neutralire 10 or of International Studies published a study 15 fighter planes on a suicide mission from saying that Fidel Castro couM destroy,ifhe Cuba."

chose to, the Turkey Point nudear phnt In South Dade. The UMinfoSouth study was ofthe existence ofthe MGwhen ithnded,"

headed by retired AirForce Lt. CoL Daniel Russo said.

Russo.

An ex-general of the Cuban Air Force A~g to &study'4 has more who Bed Cuba in 1987 Rafael Del Fino said than 250 Soviet~de MiGjets capable of Castro has pm'~ the Q7fQpute'rs of Cuban MG toattack North American tar-ter of tbe jets, a MiG-29 Fulcrum-A. can gets,hduding Turkey point.

reach Mhmi In 10 minutes, mahng it'lmost impombIe to repel an initial air "ifeven one made it to attack. the UMstudy said.

the phnt and dropped two or three tons of "Tlds desertion proves that the conctu-bombs on it. it would produce a nuclear sions of the study are correct and that the disaster sinulsr to Chernobyl," said Manuel danger is a reality, since they only learned Cereuo, an engineering professor at Horida Cuban pilot's landing raises issue of Castro attack on Florida

2 FRIDAY,MARCH22, 1991 N

THE MIAMIHERALD "

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By DANKEATING And ANASANTIAGO Herald StaII Vliiters.

MiG th Florida Ke sh a de ectorma the h vemade thedarin

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det the PLEASESEE MIG, 20A def Pentagon spokesman Pete Vlil-liams said Thursday that no Ameri-can early-warning radar or military interceptor fighters responded tn Maj. Orestes Lorenzo Perez's bolt across the Straits of Florida. The-super'sonic MiG could make the flightin less than 10 minutes.

Militaryofficialswere checking to see if U.S. radar detected the jet

%ednesday before it reached Boca Chica Naval Air Station, just north of Key%est.

"%e didn't launch any intercep-Cub'an pilot may'have.elud.ed radar ~

in Aightr'to &eedom.1n the Keys NiG, FROM 1AI "

b se He also got a meal at McDonald's.

tors why wedldn'tisaquest;on Base.

where they nn protect Lore~,'s aunt. Miladez A en-eople are reviewing throughout Miami. The central mission of the teros of Hialeah, said she learned of Boca Chica Naval Air Station is to his amval from a television news-said Maj.

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~ a train Navy Pilots, not to defend the " cast.

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NORAD, the coastlme.

'I realized it was him," she said nation's air defenseagencyincol~

Radar deteCtibn in the FIOrida ThurSday. MeanWhile, F'Bl agentS rado.

Keys 'is aimed at slower-moving had contacted her son, Charles, an p anes smuggling drugs onshore or AirForcesergeantstationedinAus-dropping them offshore for boat tin, Texas, who relayed confirma-kno lane isspotted hesaid pickups, Silhams said. If the MiG tron of.Lorenzo's arrival to his Lorenzo tried to hail the U.S cameinatonlyafewfeetabovethe,mother.

Navy on his radio b fore arrival but sea level, Navy aerostat balloons "Itmade me haPPy; I want tosee L

had difficultyrmding the interna-and other radar equipment could him soon,"

Miladez Armenteros l tional frequency. The tower at the have been confused by choPPy said."Mysonsaidheisnervousand

vaves, according to military afraid they will take reprisals attempted radio contact with him against his family."

only after the plane was spotted cir-The gray and green Plane with a Lorenzo's parents, wife and two Cuban flag on the tai) remains in a children wereleftbehind in Cuba.

Lorenzo signaled his peaceful hangar at the Naval AirStation on Brig. Gen. Rafael del Pino Diaz, intentionsbyfly;ng withhisiandmg B

a Chica and will Probably b whodefectedfromcubainl987ina returned to Cuba after negotiations, small plane, told Spanish-language The Navy approved his landing by said Douglas Gray, a State DePart-station IRAQI-AM in Miami that flashing green lights,-..

mentspokesman, 38 yearwId Lorenzo was "one of Defense authorities say Itis virtu

~ Lorenzo. was flown out'f the the best pilots of the Cuban Air ally impossiMe to defend Key.~est Keys to an undisclosed lotion by Force."

from Cuba onIy 90 mfles away The

'm ~g ra tion officiaIs afIer.

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inistry of the RevoIution Southernmost city is. Close'r to pflotsgaveh awelcomeb'geom-ary.Ame Forces announced on Havana than itis to the mamiand

" 'iete with. a carton of Ma'riboros, Cuban radio Thursday morning that Interce torsfor South Flondaare-'.Po.tato daPS and'a sh-Pad ofb er.. Lore~'s fHght was treason.

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EVWE2LAI3ES VEVE352TVV.

Publlshod whonovoc pos ~ Ibl~ by Fcfonds ol Iho Evor¹lsdos ler lhe hurricane lhe snowsfor7n al lhe Tur Point Nuclear power Plant Fall 1992 ou ren On August 24, 1992, the winds ofHurri-caneAndrewstruckthe TurkeyPointnudcar power plants, located 25 miles south of MhmLThe first reports suggested that Tur-key Point i~as shut down and survived the storm unscathed.

The reports did not tcH us that it takes days to shut down a nudear plant to thepoint where the decay heat of the nudear reaction willnot melt the fuel core ifaH cooHng is lost.

Nor were we told in the early hours that Turkey Point had lost the offsite power that provides thc electricity for these cooHng sys-tems, and that the cooHng systems were be-ing powered by'mergency diesel gcncra-lors.

Other things we learned as a result ofthe research efforts ofenvironmental groups werc that aH offsite communication between Tur-key Point and emcrgcncy offidals was lost for over an hour during the storm, that a 300,000 gallon water tank, that provided fir protection at thc plant, was destroyed, and that winds ruined much of the security and surveiHancc system. Other cquipmcnt vital to thc protedion of the public in a nudcar acddent was damaged or destroyed, Includ-ing the offslte radiation monitors and the emcrgcncy sirens that would notify us of a nuclear acddent.

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President's Message pape two Andrew's Impact on Our Wetlands page three Mercury in the Glades page three Hurricane Debris, Uolunteer Boot Camp and other Burning Issues page three

'vectt fades Reporler, Fall 1992 Itis important to know that according fo a Regu-latoryCommission study, in a nuclear accident at TurkeyPoint there would be an estimated 48.6 bil-

'lion dollars in property damage and the event could killand injure tens ofthousands ofpeople in a 70 mile radius of the plant. This includes the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale, and our be-loved Everglades... ~

Finally,we were not told that the Turkey Point nudear power plant was on emergency "ALERT"status for almost 6 days after the hurricane. According to the Florida Radio-logical Emergency Plan, ALERTmeans that Events are in process, or have occurred, wMchinvolvean actual or potential substan-tial degradation of thc level of safety of the plant.

Was President Bush advised that the Turkey Point plant was on ALERTwhen he came into the area?

Itis important to know that according to a Regulatory Commission study, in a nudcar accident at Turkey Point there would be an cstima ted 486bilHon doHarsin propcrtydam-ageand the event could killand injure tens of thousands of people in a y0m Uc radi us of'the plant. This indudcs the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale,and our bclovcd Everglades National Park. Itis esscnthl that an adequate and workable evacuation plan exists that will gct people out ifan acddcnt occurs.

Turkey Point now has thc dubious dis-tinctionofbeing the firstnudcar power plant hit by such a severe natural disaster one that virtuaHy severed the public's ability to escape Uan acddent had occurred during or after the storm. Debris-strewn evacuation routes were impassable fordays. Even now, many people are Hving in tents and have no cars or oommuntcafions.

On September 24th, Friends of the Ever-glades and other environmental groups de-livered a letter to Senator Bob Grahaln asking that his subcomlnittec on Nuclear Reactor OFncndc ofihc KvccaLdcs, tnc. tfni2 Regulation investigateevents that took place at Turkey Point before, during, and alter Andrew.

'Ihe lettcr, which was widelyreported in thc media, including the New York Times, also asked Senator Graham to urge an inves-tigation of whether an adequate, workable evacuation plan existed during or after the storm that would have enabled people to evacuate.

Senator Graham respondedimmediately to the letter and sct up a conference call with his aide in whichmcmbcrs ofnumerous local and national cnvironmcntal groups partid-patecL In the interim, the Turkey Point nudear power plant,wMch wassupposed tobedosed formonths, was aHowcdby the Nudcar Regu-latory Commission (NRQ to restart on Sep-tember 29th Since the fireprotection system could not be completely rebuilt in this short time, the plant began operation with a tem-porary fire protection system the safety of which was offidaHyevaluated by FPL.

On start-up, two required safety-related tests werc not pcrforincd, and the start-up was aborted. Turkey Point Urdt¹4 was started again only to be asked by the Nudear Regu-latory Commission to shut down on October (Conllnvcd oo yore iso) our prese Ece 'Is requesM...

Friends'wenty Second Annual Meeting Fatrchtld Troptcal Gardens l0 PM Sunday, November 15th

~wtu cd c hn Richard Ring EXH)BIT

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President's Message for 1992 Hurricane Andrew was an ex-perience whichstillovershadows everything else in South Florida.

Many of our members were personally affected with loss of property and possessions. Allof us mourn the loss ofour tropical tzeecanopyandcoolingshade.We mouzn the loss of trees we have nurtured and admired foryears.

On November 15th, Friends of the Everglades willhold our Annual Meeting in a Faizduld Tropical Garden vastly different from the showplace we enjoyed last year.

We hope that the coming year willprovide repair and renewal to Faizchiid, to Everglades and Biscayne National Parks and to our homes and roadways, and restore the beautiful green vistas we lov'e.

Areview ofactivities over the past year:

'riends is challenging the Florida Cabinet's decision tocon-struct a "youthfuloffender facil-ity"in the North Key Largo Bo-tanicalSite. Whilewe support re-habilitation, we do not feel that statecorrectional facilitiesareap-propriate in sensitive Conserva-tion and Recreation Lands

. (CARL) which were purchased at a premium pricebyand forall the people of Florida.

Ifthis information sounds fa-miliar, it is because it was dis-cussed at last year's annualmeet-'ng.

Theseproceedings moveata glacial pace; we'e been pursu-ing this issue since 1990.

The hearing to establish Friend's standing to litigate the hard issues of the case willbe held January 14-15, 1993. Any-

. one who has used the North Key largo Botanicalsiteand wouldbe willingto testifytothatuse,please contact Michael Chenoweth at (305) 451-0993.

Through our Executive Direc-tor, Joe Podgo'r,'we'continue to monitor the Everglades cleanup proposals. We firmlybelievethat the Department ofJustice/State of Florida agreement is inad-equate to achieve the intended purpose ofclean-up and preven-tion, and that even those modest goals are being frustrated by le-gal assaults initiated by the sugar interests, On a positive note, we opti-misticallylookforward to theday when a Cozps of Engineers plan willreplace the destrucbve drain-age system that has both permit-ted the development of South Florida and destroyed orseverely modified the natural Everglades.

Whileproviding floodprotec-tion to urban areas, the new canal system would provide timelylev-els ofwater to the Everglades sys-tem to facilitate the recovery of Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.

This project, when finally in-stalled, will be the triumph of Arthur Marshall's vision to re-pair the Everglades, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas's persistence and support foithat insight.

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paac psge eag Qrst when FEMA informed the NRC that they had not finished thdr poet hurricane review of the evacuation plan.

Anews conference was held at Turkey Point the next day. Friends and other environmental groups attended. Atthe conference, the NRC stated that they thought they had verbal approval from FEMA,local, and state anergency of6dais that the evacuaUon plan was adequate.

FEMAapparently didn't agree and raised some ofthe same Issues that were in the Graham letter.

'Ihese nudear mh-ups would be humorous ifthe potenUal conse-quences to the publichealth and safety weren't so severe. We trust that our parUdpaUon in the process, induding our partidpation in the Graham letter, raised important Issues that caused FEMA, at least, to ad responsibly.

'Ihe NRC, the other agency with a congressional mandate to protect the public health and safety, continues to contend that every-thing fs OK" at Turkey Point and the plant systems funcUoned as designed.

Is itno wonder that we also asked Bob Graham to invcsUgate the

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"noQdng can go Mong" attitude of the NRCI We wQI continue to monitor the'Ihrkey Point situaUon. We have contacted the county commissionas and Governor ChQcs'fBcetoaskthat they pasonaQyinvcstigatewhetheranadequate workable emergency evacuaUon plan now edsts that would allowthosepeoplestQllivingintheshadowof HurricaneAndrew to evacuate, I!a nudear acddcnt took place.

TheAtomicEnergyActof1952providesfor dUzenpartidpa-Uon in nudear safety issues that might affect human lives. Mem-bers ofthe Friends ofthe Everglades Energy Committee take this responslbiQty seriously. In the spirit of Marjory Stoneman Dou-glas, we willcontinue to ask the tough questions so that the regulators wQIdo their jobs.

As the French philosopher Jean Rostand once said, "Ourduty to endure gives us the right to know."

ifyou support our request for a fullinvestigation, write to:

Senator Bob Graham, Senate Environment and PubQc Works Committee, Subcommit tee on Nudear Reactor Regulation, Wash-ington, D.C 205104903.

Post cards toboth Graham and Governor ChQcs are available.

Call N5) 661-2165.

by Jocttc Lorfon roE vice Acsdnd

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'UESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1992

'I hc Palea Be <ch I'c>st Palm Beach Post Staff ahd Wire Reports FEMA officials begin review of Turkey Point A team of federal emergency planners on

. monday began reassessing the evacuation plan for the 10-mile emergency zone around Florida

-'Power & Light Co.'s Turkey Point nuclear plant.

Federal re ulators ordered the southern

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'asn sure residents could evacuate the hurri-5he-dama ed area ifan accident occurred seven-mern er earn wf inspect emergency sirens and communication plans be-

tween FPL and state and local governments, FEMA spokesman Marvin Davis said. The team aJso will study traffic patterns and plans to evacuate residents living in tent cities near the ppnt.

The FEMA review will take at least two

'eeks, Davis said. Any deficiencies in the plan

" must be addressed before FEMA willallow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve a

'st5rtup.

" 'he NRC said it allowed Turkey Point to

~ restart last week without proper approval from FEMA. FPL subsequently shut down the plant, which has been offline since Hurricane Andrew

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Re ional Demo ra h and Land Use The general, characteristics of the region are:

urban development to within a distance of about seven miles north and west of the Plant site and becoming densely populated further north along the coast, essentiall unihhabited land to the south, and water and uninhabited small islands to the east.

ere are no known permanent inhabit nt within a five-mile ant5 althoug a farm 3.5 miles north en observe o

e occu ied.

To the north and west, between urban developments and the site, land use is primarily agricultural, with the exception of Homestead Air Force Base.

Dade County's Homestead Bayfront Park begins immediately north of the Plant

site, and a Hawk Missile base adjoins the site near the northwest corner.

The southern coast consists of unirihabited swampland extending inland from 1 to 3 miles, Biscayne Bay National Monument begins 850 feet off-shore from the plant site and extends to the east.

The Dade Co nt Master Plan (to 1986 ro ected continued a ricu tural or "vacant use" of the i,mmediately surroun in land.

The o ulation ro ections to 1986 are for lar e increases to the north and west and ve little i e

to the south and east.

In view o t e arge population increases in the Miami area and the current close approach of urban development to the Turkey Point

site, those population projections through 1986 provided by the Applicant may not be indicative of the population stresses that will exist in the vicinity of the plant over its projected life-time of 30 to 40 years.

On the other hand, the high cost of land development in the less desirable swampy land surrounding the site would be a detriment to any but high-value commercial, industrial, recreational or estate-type residential developments.

Table II-1 presents information on past and future populations within a radius of 50 miles from the Plant.

TABLE II-1 Population within Various Radial Distances of the Turke Point Plant [48]

Year 0-5 Mi 5-10 mi 10-20 mi 20-30 mi 30-40 mi 40-50 mi 1966 1976*

1986*

J.70,000 710,000 950,000

'4 720,000 400,000 42,000 190,000 590,000 390,000 170,000 88,000 460,000 720,000 570,000 280,000 EXHIBIT

airport to serve South Florida is in the best interest of the community, since it is the only way to protect its existing economic base and to be able to generate substantial and authentic new economic growth, well into the next century.

If the airport is not implemented and the requjred infrastructure is not timely and cost efficiently developed, unmet passenger and cargo traffic demand will or already is going to other airports of the South Florida region, state, or nation.

The Dade County-Homestead Regional Airport can become the catalyst for economic expansion, especially in regard to participating in global market commerce and logistics.

The operation of the Dade County-Homestead Regional Airport will be a catalyst for further economic expansion of the Region allowing the non-aeronaut ca economic im acts ene its o t e ro ect to materia ize within the reater Homestead area and throu hout Dade and Northern Monroe Count a

The development will be able to serve the unmet need in existing markets, as well as, specialization created through new niche markets.

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@e dlFiami Gerald SEGTION FR{DAY, MAY21,1993 F4 Sch001 ro osed next to nu.clear lant ByTOM DUBOCO Herald Staff Writer Dade school administrators want to open a satellite elemen-tary school on the outskirts ofthe

. Turkey Point nuclear power plant in South Dade.

Florida Power &Light says the school site, on the Turkey Point property about two miles west of the plant, is safe and would be a great service to parents who work at the po~er facility. Some school board members have doubts.

"My feeling is you don't take any chances with children," said School Board Chairwoman Janet McAliley.

The school board willconsider the proposal Wednesday.

FPL wants the district to pro-The school would serve the children of FPL emPloyees.

vide teachers and portable class-rooms for kindergarten and first grade. The utQity plans to build a childware center on the same site.

"We think it's an important and innovative thing to do," FPL

. spokesman Dale Thomas said.

"It would offer an advantage to our parents."

Since 1987, the school board has opened three similar satellite schools to serve major Dade employers.

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The Turkey Point satellite would be the closest school to the nuclear plant. What would hap-pen ifthere was a problem with the reactors?

"There is a very specific evacu-ation plan," Thomas said. "Par-ents would stop by and pick up their kids. For parents required to stay behind, other employees and vans would to pick up their children."

The school district's safety'xperts concur, but board mem-bers are likely to be concerned.

For

months, they have been debating whether it's safe to build an elementary school within three miles of a county incinerator in West Dade.