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Responds to Re Steam Generator Repair Program. Denies Severity of Repair Accident.Concludes Suspension of Work Is Not Appropriate
ML18114A432
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Site: Surry  Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 03/22/1979
From: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Pollard R
Chesapeake Energy Alliance
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NUDOCS 7904130175
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Docket Nos. 50-280

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Mr. Robert Pollard

.Chesapeake Energy A 11 i ance c/o Baltimore Environmental Cer1ter 333 East 25th Street Baltimore, Maryland 2121$

Dear Mr. Pollatd:

Thi.s is in response to your-letter dated February 21, :1979 on behalf of the Chesapeake Energy All.iance concerning the Surry Power Station steam generator repair* program.

You stated that an accident at the nucl~ar power plant ~esulted in the

  • hospitalization of 26 people engaged in the unprecedentedly hazardous r*eplacement of the steam generator at the plant.

Your statement indicates

  • . that you have. been misinforrned of the facts surrounding the accident.

The event to which you referred took place during_the repair of the pl.ant condensers which was not dJrectly part of the steam generator repair program.

Tubes were being cut from the condensers for repl acernent 1t1hen 1,*orkers were exposed to fumes from*a standard tube.cutting process.

Condenser tube replacement is not unusual in any power plant and is not unique to nuclear powe*r pl ants~ _

You also stated that*work on the steam generators should. be suspended "until open publ'ic hearings are held and q tho.rough environmental impact

  • statement.assessing the possible hazards of the task can be prepared". -
  • For the reasons given. in mY letter to Mrs. June Allen dated February -
  • l, 1979-.(Copy enclosed),. we do' not consider it.necessary or appropriate to 'hold such hearings or issu~ an environ.mental. impact statement.

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Docket i'los. 50-280 and 50-281 Mr.

Pollard Chesape ke Energy Alliance c/o Galt ore Environmental Center 333 East_ th Street Baltimore, >'iaryland 21218 This is in resp ~se to your let 1~ dated February 21, 1979 on behalf of the Chesape~ke. -nergy.fd Tic ce concerning the Surry Power Station

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. You stated that an ac "d tat the nuclear power plant result~d in the hospitalization of

- people engaged in the unprecedentedly-hazardous replacement

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u have been misinformed of the facts surroundi1Jg the ac

  • aent; you refer rt p 1 ace during the repair of the plant condense which in no wa involveo the steam generator repair prograr;i.

Tut s tvere being cut,.f r.1 the* condensers for replacement \\'.rhen workers wer.

exposed *'to fumes from 'l standard tube cutting process.

Condenser ube replacement is not u 1sual in any power plant and is not uni'q to nuclear power plants.

You <11 o stated that work on the steam a-.~ era tors should be susp.1ded "untjl open public hearings are 'Jelcl and a thorough environ.;.

111en al impact -statement assessing the possi le hazards of the task ta be prepared".

As you can see from the 1 tter to Mrs. June Allen d,ted February 1, 1979 (copy enclosed), \\'1e do ot consider *it-necess.ary-

-r appropriate to hold !.rnC~J/flearings or *issue a* enviror1mental. impact statement.

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Docket Mos. 50-280

  • and 50-281 Mr.-Robert Pollard Ches* eake Energy A 11 i ance c/o Ba timore Environmental Center, 333 Eas 25th Street

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This is in resp se to your letter dated February 2l, 1979 on behalf o}* the Chesapeake.ner,gy A 11 i ance concern; ng the s*urry Power Sta'ti on steam generator rep ir program.

You stated that an ac "dent at the miclear pm~,er plan*t resulted in the_hospitalization of 6 people erigaged in the unprecedentedly hazardous replacement of :!:hes.team generator at the plant.* Your statement indicates that y u haye been misinformed of the facts surroundin~ the a~tident.

The *accident took place during 4 he repair of the plant*condensers whi_ch in no. way involved the 'Ste m generator repair program.

Tubes were be..ing cut from* the condenser~ for replacement l'Ihen workers were exposed to fumes from the tub cutting process.

Incidentally, cohdenser *tube rep 1 acement is not un 1sua l in any power pl ant' and-is not unique-to nuclear power plants.

You also stated that work o'n the steam.g erators should be suspended "until, open public hearings are 'eld and a tho~o~gh ~nviron-mental impact statement ass~ssing the possi le hazards of the task

. can be prep-a red".

As you ca*n see from the l tter to Mrs.,June Jl.11 en dated February 1, 1979 (copy enclosed}*, we do wt *consider it necessary or appropriate to hold such hearings or issue a envi,ronmental inpact

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