ML19241B310

Testimony on Question C of ALAB-537 Re Requirement to Place Power Distribution Sys in Alert Status

ML19241B310
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/01/1979
From:	Liebler G FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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1 My name is George E. Liebler I am Manager, Power Resources 2 Nuclear Services. The riuclear Services staf f of the Power Resources Depart-3 ment furnishes technical support to the % nager of Power Rt sources - Nuclear 4 in thase areas of technical expertise that are unique tn ran lear pooler plants.

5 This support is designed to assure, among other things, th it the plants are 6 operated in full compliance with their operating licenser. A resua:e of my 7 educational and professional qualifications is attached to this testic:any and 8 incorporated hereir by reference.

9 Question C states:

10 According to the statf, the applicant is being required to define 11 conditions in which it will put its power distribution system in 12 er. " alert s ta tus. " 30/ At such tiner, loss of offsite power 13 would presumably be more likelf than nonnal . We wish to be 14 advised as to the existence of treasures that might be taken to 15 assure, or at least to incrcase, the reliability of the onsite 16 power systems during an "alet t status" period.

17 _30/ Fitzpatrick Affiuavit of June 12, 1978, Enciosure 3.

18 At the outset it is important to note that, while the Board's 19 question might be read as inplying that the reliability of the offsite power 20 system is necessarily degraded during an alert condition; the steps taken 21 during an alert status actually serve to protect the grid and furnish continued 22 assurance that of fsite po..ar will be available. n Igb b 3 ')

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1 The most effective measure which might be taken to increase the 2 reliability of the onsite powei system during an " alert status" period 3 would be to idle start the diesel engines and run hem for a short period 4 of time. This would serve to verify the availability of the 'esel start 5 systeois, auxiliaries, and the engines themselves by actual operation.

6 However, it is important to note that the entire onsite power system, 7 including the diesels, is sunjected to routine surveillence testing and 8 inspect ions so that their availability is assured at all ti "s that they 9 night be called upon to operate. Thus, any improvement in r eliability gained 10 from additional testing i,ould not be expected to be signi fi: ant.

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4 GEORGE E. LIEBLER Resume of Educational and Professional Quulifications 1 Ny name is George E. Liebler. My business address is P. O. Box 2 529100, Miami, Florida. I am Manager, Power P,esources I;uclear Services, 3 and have served in that capacity since 1978.

4 I graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1938 with a 5 Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1966 and 1967 I 6 completed courses in fluclear Engineering and Advanced !!uclear Technology 7 conducted by Univcrsity of Florida, and the I!uclear Power Reactor Safety 8 course at the Massachusetts Institute o.~ Technolnoy. I have also attended 9 the Westinghouse Reactor Operation Training Program and Design Lecture Series.

10 I an a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida and a m wber of 11 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American I uclear Society, 12 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the I!ational Society 13 of Professional Engineers.

14 In 1939 I joined the Florida Power & Light Company (FPt.) as Fireman 15 and Watch Enoineer at the Bradenton Plant. Fron 1946 to 1967 I worked in 16 various positions, including Plant Superintendent, at the Miami Beach, Palatka 17 and Port Everglades Plants.

18 From 1967 to 1972 I worked as Coordinating Engineer in the Production 19 Department. While in that position I perticipated in the hot functional test-20 ing and startup of the Ginna I : lear Plant and, as Acting Plant Superintendent, 21 was responsible for the startup of Turkey Point Unit 3.

22 In i973 I becarre Power Resources Supervisor - I'uclear and, in 23 1978, assumed my present position as Manager, Power Resources f!uclear Services.

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