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{{#Wiki_filter:. - - - _- . - _ ___. REGION 11 ATLANTA, GEORGIA ! PLANT' STATUS REPORT l j ST. LUCIE Units 1 and 2 i I i s i August,1996 i i 9703130043 970306 PDR FOIA BINDER 96-485 PDR _
I j PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR ST. LUCIE TABLE OF CONTENTS I i PART 1 - FACILITY DESCRIPTION . i [ 1.1 FACILITY / LICENSEE....................................Page 2.
. 1.2 UTILITY SENIOR MANAGEMENT ...........................Page 2-1 1.3 NRC STAFF............................................Page 2 1- 1.4 ' LICENSE INFORMATION..................................Page 3 1.5 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e . Page 3 !
1.6 SIGNIFICANT DESIGN INFORMATION.......................Page 3 I i 1.7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES / PREPAREDNESS...........Page 8 j i '1.8- PRESENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (Past Six Months).........Page 9 j
- 1.9 OUTAGE SCHEDULE AND STATUS...........................Page 10 i 3 PART 2 - PLANT PERSPECTIVE i
2.1 GENERAL PLANT PERSPECTIVE............................Page 11 2.2 SALP HISTORY (Past Two SALP Periods).................Page 11 1 I l 2.3 SELECTED SALP AREA DISCUSSIONS ......................Page 11 1 l PART 3 - SIGNIFICANT' EVENTS
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l 3.1 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS BRIEFINGS (Past 12 Months)........Page 16 i 3.2 ENFORCEMENT STATUS / HISTORY (Past 12 Months)..........Page 16 PART 4 - STAFFING Am TRAINING
- 4.1 OPERATIONS STAFF - 0VERALL...........................Page 16 4.2 WORK FORCE ..........................................Page 17
- '4.3 OPERATOR QUALIFICATION /REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM.......Page 17 1 4.4 PLANT SIMULATOR......................................Page 17 l 4.5 INPO ACCREDITATION...................................Page 17 PART 5 - INSPECTION ACTIVITIES 5.1 OUTSTANDING ITEMS LIST. SUPMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 5.2 MAJOR INSPECTIONS....................................Page 18 5.3 PLANNED TEAM INSPECTIONS.............................Page 18 .
l 5.4 . INFREQUENT INSPECTION PROCEDURE STATUS.......'........Page 18 t 5.5 .SIMS STATUS-(OPEN TMI ITEMS).........................Page 18
- ATTACHNENTS
- l. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- 2. ALLEGATION STATUS
- 3. NRR OPERATING REACTOR ASSESSMENT
, 4. ORGANIZATION CHARTS
- 5. POWER HISTORY CURVES '
- - 6. MASTER INSPECTION PLAN (NOT INCLUDED) i
- 7. SITE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE-
- 8. SITE INTEGRATION MATRIX
- 9. ~ PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS CRAPH i
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2 PART- 1- FACILITY DESCRIPT10N
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' 1.1 FACILITY / LICENSEE FACILITY: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 PLANT LOCATION: Hutchinson Island near Port St. Lucie, Florida '
LICENSEE: Florida Power and Light Co. (Corporate Office in Juno i Beach, Florida) , 1.2 UTILITY SENIOR MANAGEMENT CORPORATE: J. L. Broadhead (Jim), Chairman of the Board and CEO T. F. Plunkett. (Tom), President, Nuclear Division SITE: J. A. Stall (Art) - St. Lucie Plant Vice President l C. L. Burton (Chris) - Services Manager j L. W. Bladow (Wes) - Nuclear Assurance Manager R. E. Dawson (Bob) - Business Manager D. J. Denver (Dan) - Site Engineering Manager L. Morgan (Lynn) - Human Resources Manager M. H. Allen (Mike) - Training Manager J. Marchese (Joe) - Maintenance Manager C. H. Wood (Chuck) - Work. Control Manager J. Scarola (Jim) - Plant General Manager E. J. Weinkam III (Ed) - Licensing Manager H. Johnson (Hugh) - Operations Manager 1.3 NRC STAFF REGION II, Atlanta, GA:
' S. D. Ebneter (Stew), Regional Administrator, (404) 331-5500 -
L. A. Reyes (Luis), Deputy Regional Administrator (404) 331-5610 J. R. Johnson (Jon), Acting Director DRP, (404) 331-5623 K. D. Landis (Kerry), Branch Chief, (404) 331-5509 L. S. Mellen (Larry), Project Engineer, (404) 331-5561 E. Lea (Edwin), Project Engineer, (404) 331-3641 i
' SITE: l M. S. Miller (Mark), Senior Resident Inspector, (407) 464-7822 i J. T. Munday (Joel), Resident Inspector, (407) 464'7822 D. R. Lanyi.(Dave), Resident Inspector, (407) 464-7822 O
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( 3 NRR: F.'J. Hebdon (Fred), Director, Project Directorate II-2, , (301) 415-2024 L. A. Wiens (Len), Senior Project Manager, Project
- Directorate II-2, (301) 504-1495 AE00:
S. Israel (Sandy), Reactor Operations Analysis Branch, (301) 415-7573 1.4 LICENSE INFORMATION Unit 1 Unit 2 , Docket Nos. 50-335 50-389 License Nos. DPR-67 NPF-16 Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-74 CPPR-144 Construction Permit Issued 7/1/70 5/2/77 Low Power License NA 4/83 Full Power License. 3/1/76 6/10/83 Initial Criticality 4/22/76 6/2/83
'Ist Online 5/17/76 6/13/83 Commercial Operation 12/21/76 8/8/83-t 1.5 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Descrintion Units 1 and 2 .
I I Reactor Type Combustion Engineering PWR, 2-loop l Containment Type Freestanding. Steel w/ Shield Building i Power Level 830 MWe (2700 MWt) J Architect / Engineer Ebasco ) NSSS Vendor Combustion Engineering l Constructor Ebasco ' 4 Turbine Supplier Westinghouse Condenser Cooling Method Once Through
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1.6 'SIGNIFICANT DESIGN INFORMATION 1.6.1 REACTOR INTEGRITY Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) - With the present fuel type and management policy, Unit 1 is expected to reach a 40-year RPV life. On this unit, the fuel type and management policy have been modified to make that RPV life span possible. Presently, a program is evolving for RPV life
- extension beyond the projected 40 years, potentia 11y'to 60 years, via a flux reduction program. A flux reduction program has started with the addition of eight absorbers in core corner
L c . 4-positions, performance of vessel fluence calculations, and determination of an optimum power profile for each core load. Calculations using current methodology and uncertainty predict a significant RPV life extension, but not to 60 years. l Due to different design'and construction characteristics, Unit 2 RPV life expectancy exceeds 60 years. Low leakage core designs are now used for economic reasons, however the low leakage designs provide even greater life expectancy. Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary On this CE plant, ECCS-to-RCS injection points are isolated by at least two check valves and one closed MOV. High pressure safety injection (HPSI), low pressure safety injection (LPSI), and containment spray (CS) pumps' common containment sump suctions are isolated from the containment sump by one closed MOV in conjunction with a closed seismic piping system. The CS headers. are isolated from containment by one closed MOV and a check valve in conjunction with a closed seismic piping system. CVCS has the normal complement of two automatic . actuation isolation valves. 1.6.2 REACTOR SHUTDOWN Reactor Protection System The reactor protection system provides protection for the reactor fuel and its cladding by providing automatic reactor shutdowns based on input from reactor power, reactor coolant pressure, coolant temperature, coolant flow, steam generator pressure, containment pressure, turbine hydraulic fluid pressure, and, in Unit 2 only, Component Cooling Water flow to reactor coolant pumps. The RPS is a redundant, four channel system that operates on a two-out-of-four logic. I ATWS Protection ATWS protection, outside the normal reactor protection system, is initiated via the ESF pressurizer pressure signal. It actuates by l opening contactors in the output of the CEA MG sets, thereby interrupting control element assembly power at its source. This protection has been installed on both units per CE, the NSSS, recommendations. Remote Shutdown Facilities These facilities are located in the switchgear rooms beneath each unit's control room. . 1.6.3 CORE COOLING Feedwater' System. l k - -
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9 t The main feedwater. pumps are motor driven with each delivering 50 percent of the flow required for full power. Turbine Bynass/ Steam Du=a Canacity Each unit has.five steam bypass valves, providing 45 percent of total capacity. Unit I has one atmospheric dump valve per train (two trains) and Unit 2 has two valves per train. Each unit has the capability of dumping nine percent steam flow to the atmosphere. Auxiliary Feedwater System . There are two motor-driven pumps.on each unit with 100 percent
. capacity per pump. There is one steam-driven pump on each unit ,
with 200 percent capacity. Any of the three pumps can inject to 1 either steam generator. Automatic initiation and faulted steam generator protection are provided by each unit's Auxiliary
.Feedwater Actuation System provided by.the NSSS.
Emeraency Core Coolina System In each unit, there are two HPSI pumps and two LPSI pumps with no unit-to-unit' cross-connections. One pump of each type per unit will handle a postulated ~LOCA. The LPSI pumps also provide decay heat removal as required when the unit is shut down. Decay Heat Removal As indicated above, the LPSI pumps also provide decay heat removal i , as required when the unit is shut down by taking suction from the l i RCS (hot legs), passing the fluid 'through' the shutdown cooling heat exchangers, and returning it to the RCS (cold legs). The , . heat removing medium is CCW discussed in section 1.7.6 below. !
- Shutdown. cooling flow path overpressure protection is provided by
- automatic isolation valves and various relief valves. in the system.
1.6.4 CONTAINMENT l Pressure Control / Heat Removal 1-There are two containment spray pumps and four containment fan
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the containment. One CS pump and two fan coolers will handle a postulated LOCA. There are no unit-to-unit cross-connections. This engineered safety feature is automatically started by ESFAS. Hydronen Control , e 4 _ < - . . - . - - - - - - . -e ~ , r
l 6 1 Post-LOCA containment hydrogen control is accomplished on each unit by two trains of hydrogen recombiners located on the operating deck inside containment. By elevating, in a controlled manner, the temperature of containment atmosphere flowing through the recombiner, the recombiner units recombine hydrogen and oxygen to form water, thus preventing the buildup of hydrogen to potentially explosive levels. 1.6.5 ELECTRICAL POWER Offsite AC The station switchyard is connected to the transmission system.by thr.ee independent 240 KV lines that share a right of way and interconnect with FPL's grid on the mainland approximately 10 ' miles West of the plant site. There are two independent offsite power feeds from the station switchyard to the emergency busses. Onsite AC Onsite AC power is provided by four EDGs (two per un'it). EDGs are j independent of other plant systems except vital DC power for , control of starting. A Station Blackout (SBO) cross connection is ' installed and tested. This cross-connection serves the emergency busses directly and reduces cross-connect time to'less than 15 1 minutes, j
. l DC Power .
Two trains of vital batteries per unit have been routinely tested
.for four-hour DC load profiles. Recently, following a cell i replacement, they have been tested for three-hour battery capacity 1 instead. The battery capacity test is harsher than the load profile test and is intended to more accurately reflect expected usage. There are four normal chargers per unit with swing chargers available for service. Non-safety batteries can be cross-connected to the safety-related swing bus if needed.
Instrumentation Power Each unit has four inverters, two powered from each vital DC train, that provide four trains of instrumentation power. l Station Blackout Re~ solution Status - Unit 2 is a four-hour "DC coping" plant per the original license , while Unit 1 is subject to the station blackout (SBO) rule of 10
, CFR 50.63 requiring additional licensee action (unit-to-unit cross-connect of 4160V bus). .
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7 1.6.6 SAFETY-RELATED COOLING WATER SYSTEMS Intake Coolina Water (Service Water)' Intake cooling water (ICW) for each unit originates in the unit-common Intake Canal. ' The canal level. varies with the tides since it is filled by a level difference between the Atlantic Ocean and the ICW pumps. One 16-foot and two 12-foot diameter pipes pass under the beach to connect the ocean and canal. The intake pipe ends in the Atlantic are covered by intake structures (rebuilt in
.1991) intended to limit flow velocities, particularly vertical
- velocity, to reduce marine life entrapment. After use, ICW returns to the' ocean through the Discharge Canal and under-beach pipes. . .
Each unit has two trains of ICW'plus a swing pump that can be ! aligned to either train electrically and physically. The licensee i ! has converted the deep draft ICW pumps from externally (water) , lubricated to. self-lubricated to irecrease reliability. The 100-i ! percent (each) capacity pumps take suction from the intake canaf , via a canal intake' structure using traveling screen debris j protection. The intake canal structures adjacent to the ICW pump suctions are continuously injected with a hypochlorite solution to
- reduce marine growth in the associated piping and heat exchangers.
! The ICW pumps move water through two trains of _ heat exchangers l . that cool component cooling water (CCW) and two trains of heat , , exchangers that cool main turbine cooling water. During a l 4 postulated accident, water flow isolates from the turbine cool.ing heat exchangers. The discharge from the heat exchangers returns via the discharge canal to the ocean. i Closed Coolina Water Systems Each unit has two trains of Component Cooling Water (CCW). The ! , arrangement of two pumps and a swing pump mimics the ICW-system. The swing pump can be aligned to either train. The 100 percent (each) capacity pumps drive water through the CCW/ICW heat j exchangers and then on'to the heat loads, mainly the containment ; i fan coolers and the shutdown cooling (decay heat) heat exchangers (which also can operate as containment spray heat exchangers). Additionally, CCW cools a variety of bearings, seals, and oil coolers for the HPSI, LPSI, and CS pumps. A non-safety-related j portion of the CCW system cools reactor coolant pump seals and the spent fuel pool. This section isolates upon engineered safety features actuation. i 1.6.7 SPENT FUEL STORAGE Wet storage capa'ility b exists up to the year 2002 (Unit 2) and 2007 (Unit'1). G
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- - 1.6.8 INSTRUMENT AIR SYSTEM-Instrument air compressors and driers on each unit provide all instrument air for Unit 2 and all but containment air for Unit'1.
Unit I has instrument air compressors inside containment. 1.6.9 STEAM GENERATORS Each unit has two large steam generators (SGs) rather than the three or four usually seen. The licensee is focusing on a Unit.1 1 SG replacement in 1998. The SGs are under construction at the B&W Canada shops and a site organization is functioning. 1.7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES / PREPAREDNESS Emergency Operations Facility: 10 miles West of site, I-95/ Midway Rd. Exit Technical Support Center: Onsite, Adjacent to Unit 1 Control Room Operational Support Center:. Onsite, 2nd floor of North Service Building The last annual emergency preparedness exercise was in February, 1996. This exercise was formally evaluated by the NRC, Since St. Lucie site has a high probability of hurricanes, . communications facilities were improved following the Turkey Point experience with Hurricane Andrew in August, 1992. . Improvements include: High Frequency Auto-link with other FPL sites and NRC. Enhanced 900 MHZ System for site and mobile communications, with radios also in the licensee's EOF and county emergency facility. Cellular phones with hardened antennas. Hardened Local Government Radio antenna. ties. 1.8 PRESENT OPERATIONAL STATUS Availability Factors: Unit 1 Unit 2 . 1991 81.0 100.0 1992 96.5 75.2 1993 74.0 ' 71.8-1994 86.8 79.6 . 1995 76.1 75.0 ' Cumulative (through 7/95) 57.6 93.4
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- . 1.8.1 UNIT 1 OPERATING HISTORY (Past Twelve Months from 8/1/96) l
~ On' August 1, 1995, the unit was shutdown as a result of Hurricane Erin. Due to a series of equipment problems and personnel ! performance issues, the unit remained-shut down for 73 days. i Problems encountered during the shutdown included a maintenance- l l induced RCP seal failure, discovery of two inoperable PORVs due to
- maintenance errors during refurbishment, a loss of inventory event j while placing shutdown cooling in service due to lack of margin to relief valve lift setpoint and complicated by an excessive l
- blowdown.value, inadvertant spraydown of the Unit 1 containment, j
, catastrophic failure of the IB EDG, and leaking pressurizure code j safety valve flange leakage. The unit returned to power on
- . October 12.
i I i On November 16, the unit was manually tripped when a feedwater ) i regulating valve failed to the 50% position, resulting in low ! steam generator water level. The root cause of the failure was l determined to be a faulty power supply. The power supply was j . replaced and the unit was returned to service on November 18. I
- On January 22, 1996, operator error resulted in an excessive
- dilution event which resulted in reactor power accending.to L 100.2%. The operator in question apparently left the control room while dilution was in progress.without informing other i watchstanders of the evolution in progress. The operator was
' removed from licensed duties and the final disposition of the j event is pending.
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. CEA, a declaration of a Notification of Unusual Event and a unit i shutdown. While downpowering the unit, the failure of a feedwater i regulating valve lead to difficulties in controling steam
- generator water level and a resultant manual reactor trip. l i
! on April 28, 1996, Unit I was taken off line for a refueling ! outage. The outage lasted until July 23. During the outage, excessive steam generator tube plugging projections resulted in i
- the need for TS ammendments to accomodate plugging in excess of accident analysis assumptions (25%). Actual plugging was
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1.8.2 UNIT 2 OPERATING HISTORY (Past Twelve Months from 8/1/96) 4 1'
- Unit 2 cperated continuously during the past 12 months with the i
following exceptions: ' " i ! On August 1, 1995, the unit was shutdown as a result of Hurricane ,. Erin. It was restartsd on August 4, 1995, but operated at reduced , l' power from August.17 through 29, 1995, to clean condenser water J L ., boxes and repair equipment problems.
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10 On October 9, the unit entered a refueling outage. The outage was complicated by the discovery of leaks in RCS flow transmitter taps at the loops, a reactor flange 0-ring leak, discovered during . repressurization, and the failure of one stage of an RCP seal i package. The unit returned to power on January 1, 1996. 4 The unit was manually tripped from approximately 350 power on January 5 due to high generator hydrogen temperature. The root L' cause of the event was improper operation of a turbine. cooling l water temperature control valve which supplied cooling water to ' the hydrogen coolers. Post-trip review resulted in the discovery i of clogged steam generator water level transmitter sensing lines ! which resulted in artificially low levels being indicated when steam generators were isolated upon turbine trip. The lines were blown down and the unit was returned to service on January 7. i On March 31, 1996, a Notification of Unusuai Event was made as a result of unidentified RCS leakage of greater than 1 gpm. The i cause was determined to be leakage past a CVCS system relief valve. i On April 20, the unit was downpowered and taken off line due to j low turbine auto stop oil pressure following turbine trip testing. , i The cause was determined to be blockage in a flow control orifice l which prevented adequate makeup oil to the sensed header. ! i i On June 6,1996, operators manually tripped the unit as a result l uf high main generator gas temperature. The cause was a failure l in a turbine cooling water flow control valve to the hydrogen. ' coolers which resulted in a starvation of cooling water to the
- coolers.
i On August 9, a Notification of Unusual Event was made due to ! i unidentified RCS leakage in excess of 1 gpm. The source of the leakage was determined to be a charging pump packing leak. ; l 1.9 OUTAGE SCHEDULE AND STATUS i - Unit l's last refueling outage began on April 28, 1996, and ended on
- July 23. Major activities included
- refueling; reactor vessel ISI '
- inspection; integrated safeguards test; steam generator tube inspection ,
L and plugging; several instances of reduced inventory / mid-loop ! operations;. replacement of EDG radiators; inspection of ECCS sump area;
- and mechanical, electrical, and I&C systems maintenance. The next Unit
,' 'l refueling outage is scheduled for Fall,1997.
- Unit 2's last refueling outage began on October 9,1995, and ended January 1, 1996. Major outage activities included
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, generator tube inspection and plugging; low pressure turbine blade i- replacement; emergency diesel generator inspection; replacement of three reactor coolant pump mechanical seals; and mechanical, electrical, and 1- ,
r i. 4 11 I&C systems maintenance. The next Unit 2 refueling outage is scheduled for April 15, 1997.
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PART. 2 -- PLANT PERSPECTIVE 2.1 GENERAL PLANT PERSPECTIVE A SALP board meeting was conducted on January 18, 1996, covering the i SALP period of January 2, 1994, through January 6, 1996. The facility was rated category 1 in the areas of Plant Support and. Engineering and 2
, in the areas of Operations and Mainenance and Surveillance. The latter scores were a decline from the previous SALP cycle, when the facility
- was rated category 1 in all areas. '
- 2.2 SALP HISTORY (Past 2 SALP Periods)
~ The last SALP period, SALP Cycle 11, ended on January 6,1996. The j ' current SALP period ends (tentatively) in June, 1997.
- ASSMT. OPS RAD. MNT/SURV EP SEC ENG/ TECH SAQV i
PERIOD i - l 5/1/89 - 1 1 -2 1 1 1 1 1 10/31/90 11/1/90 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5/2/92 PLANT OPS MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING PLANT SUPPORT l 5/3/93 - 1 1 1 1 l 1/1/94 i 1/2/94 - 2 2 1 1 1/6/96 2 j 2.3 SELECTED SALP AREA DISCUSSION Since July 1995, there.has been a series of events that led to questioning the plants overall performance. These have included: A Unit I turbine trip due to procedural weakness, t operator' performance and supervisory oversight. 1 i The attempt' to restage an RCP seal using inadequate and inappropriate procedural guidance. The evolution was compounded by failing-to. follow aspects of the guidence that did exist, which led to the failure of the second and third stage-seals.
- A main steam isolation signal due to an operator failing to block the MSIS signal during a cooldown when an annunciator indicated
12 that the block was enabled. This' failure. occurred dispite the i fact that that the operator's attention was directed to the annunciator'on at least two different occassions.
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*- Both pressurizer power operated relief valves being found inoperable due to incorrect assembly during a refueling outage.
The conditions had existed for approximately 10 months.
- An loss of RCS inventory due to a shutdown cooling relief valve which lifted and then failed to reseat due to incorrect setpoint margins (a generic problem involving several valves).. The licensee had sufficient evidence that this generic condition existed, but had failed to act promptly to evaluate the
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i The spraydown of containment due to an inadequate procedure and operator error coupled with an existing operator-work-around. These and several other recent deficiencies involving weak procedures, a general lack of procedural compliance, equipment failur6s, and personnel i errors clearly indicated that the plant's past high level of performance l had declined. These and other problems led to several plant management changes, an I overall evaluation of the recent plant problems by a plant-requested ' independent assessment team, and a ro'ot cause evaluation by the NRC. In a meeting with the NRC on August 29, 1995, the licensee committed to use the results of the independent assessment team to develop an action plan for improvement. l 4 Plant Ooerations Summary of. Previous Assessment ' The previous SALP assessment concluded that Operations remained strong, that management actions were aggressive in dealing with identified weaknesses, and that attention to detail was a continuing challenge for the licensee. c Summary of the Most Recent SALP The board concluded that licensee performance had declined in.the i most recent SALP period. The board found that day-to-day activities were conducted with a degree of complacency. Corrective actions, management involvement and communication of expectations, attention to detail, procedural adequacy and
- adherence, and operator workarounds were similarly considered to be challenges to licensee performance.
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Maintenance / Surveillance ) Summary of Previous Assessment ! Maintenance was assessed as category 1 in the previous SALP. l Assessments made early in the most recent cycle indicated that the performance level of maintenance activities had not abated. , l Summary of the Most Recent SALP-The board concluded that performance in this functional area had ; declined. Areas of concern included the existance of long- , standing equipment problems and a sense that management l
. expectations were either low or not adequately enforced.
Of particular concern was the fact that equipment failure factored ; into 6 unit trips during the SALP cycle. Additionally, worker ' adherence to procedures, and the quality and adequacy of procedures was found to be a challenge to performance. Endineerina Summary of Previous Assessment ' The previous assessments for this SALP cycle concluded that l engineering was generally strong. Good support of the plant : was cited, as was the quality of engineering products, both- l to the site and in submittals to the NRC. l Summary of the Most Recent SALP l l The board concluded that Engineering continued to perform at !
, a superior level. Continued support to the plant, as well ;
as adequacy in safety and operational evaluations were j
- identified. In addition, the licensee's activities at the :
engineering materials laboratory and in the developement of ! maintenance specifications were seen as strengths. i l 4 t 4 l 1
14 PART 3 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 3.1 SIGNIffCANT EVENTS BRIEFINGS (Past 12 Months) Unit 1: 95-08,3/22/95, Failures of Rosemount Transmitters due to Gas Permeation of Monel Diaphrages Unit 2: - None ! 3.2 ENFORCEMENT STATUS / HISTORY (Past 12 Months) SL III Violation ($50,000 CP) for violations associated with inoperable Unit 1 PORVs ,
- Predecisional. Enforcement Conference held, SL IV violation issued for failure to take prompt corrective action for issues relating to relief valve lift and blowdown setpoint values which resulted in a loss of Unit 1 RCS-inventory while on shutdown cooling.
- SL III Violation ($50,000 CP) for violations associated with a boron overdilution event on Unit 1.
- SLIII Viclation (pending) for a violation of 10 CFk 5O.S9 in 1995 in which an unreviewed safety question resulted from the isolation of an EDG fuel oil line.
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15 PART 4 - STAFFING AND TRAINING 4.1 OPERATIONS STAFF - OVERALL (8/96) . Average performance of the operations staff has been noted. Control room demeanor of personnel is above average. Number of Shifts: (RCO, SRO) Five shift rotation, 8-hour shifts; (NPO, ANPO, SNPO) Fives 'hift rotation, 8-hour shifts. Number.of SR0s: 37 active /16 inactive / 53 total Number of R0s: 18 active /l' inactive / 19 total Total Licensed Operators: 55 active /17 inactive / 72 total 4.2 WORK FORCE (8/96) Plant personnel (including 713 l disciplines b,elow) , j 1 2/96 8/96. Breakdown by Ma.ior Oraanization FPL. Contractors FPL Contractors Operations 128 0 114 0 Chemistry 20 0 19 0 Health Physics 73 0 54 0 Maintenance 311 60 216 26 Outage Management 21 0 Nuclear Material, Management 36 0 32 0 Site Engineering 50 0 120 0 Juno Engineering Security 9 120 9 111 QA/QC 37 0 37 ,MsU 9 4 4
16 Organization' FPL (2/96) Contractor FPL (8/96) Contractor (2/96) (8/96) Operations 128 0 114 0 Chemistry 20 0 19 0 Health 73 0 54 0 Physics Maintenance' 311 60 216' 26' Outage 21 0 54 0 Management' Site 3 50 0 120 0 Engineering Security 9 120 9 112 QA/QC 37 0 37 0 J. Maintenance reductions reflect both downsizing and the effects of reorganization (e.g. planners and procedure writers being moved to other organizations). Contract maintenance support (26) includes 20 personnel whose contracts expite in September, 1996.
- 2. Out:.ge Management was redesignated as Work Control and is now comprised of all planning functions for both daily and outage planning. Increases in staffing were
- 3. Site engineering changes reflect the inclusion of essentially all engineers on site (e.g. system engine'ers, STAS) into one organization reporting to the VP/ Engineering and the decentralization of Juno engineering to the site.
4.3 OPERATOR OUALIFICATION/RE0VALIFICATION PROGRAM (Past Two Years) i j 4.3.1 REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM Last Inspection - 9/26/94, Inspection Report.50-335,389/94-19
- i. Next Inspection - 11/96 4.3.2 INITIAL EXAMS Last Exams: 10/17/94 - 2 R0 2 passed for 100%
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6 SRO j 4.4 PLANT SIMULATOR , f The simulator is on site and fully certified to meet ANSI /ANS 3.5, 1985. 4.5 INPO ACCREDITATION All training programs are maintaining INP0 accreditation. The site l i specific simulator has been used for training since 1988 and has been l fully certified for approximately 5 years. NRC inspections in the form l
; of operator examinations at the simulator have found no serious '
problems. ; PART 5 -INSPECTION ACTIVITIES I j 5.1 INSPECTION FOLLOWUP OPEN ITEMS St# MARY (UNITS 1 AND 2 COMBINED) (8/96) l Division Pre-1995 1995 1996 Division Total
;DRP 0 20 19 39 DRS 5 3 1 9 i Total 5 23 20 48 4
Note: Each item that applies to both units is counted as one item. 5.2 MAJOR INSPECTIONS IR-No. D,g.t.g J,ygg , 89-02 1/89 RG-1.97
- 89-03 3/89 NDE l 89-07 3/89 EQ
- 89-09 3/89 Design Control l 89-24 10/89 Maintenance Team Inspection l 89-27 11/89 E0P Followup 90-09 4-5/90 OSTI 91-03 2-3/91 EDSFI . 91-18 9/91 MOV (no negative findings) . 91-201 9-10/91 Service Water Inspection ' l 92-14.- 7/92 Emergency Preparedness Program
- . 92-17 7/92 EDSFI Followup
.. 93 1/93 Check Valves 1
94-11 5/94- NOV Followup 95-05 6/95- . Engineering 95-16 9/95 PORV Special Inspection ! 96-03 2/96 Dilution Event Spectial
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Maintenance Rule Baseline Inspection (9/96) 4 5.4 INFREQUENT INSPECTION PROCEDURE STATUS No core inspection procedures are overdue at this time. i
, 5.5 SIMS STATUS - OPEN TMI ITEMS There are no open TMI items. ,
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SITE INTEGRA1 . MATRIX BY DATE St. Lucie SFA . DATE TYPE SOURCE ID Pm sec ITEM APPARENT CAUSEI COMMENTS 8/9/96 EMERG IR 96-14 L O M NOUE declared due to RCS leakage in excess Charging pump packing leakage (pending) of 1 gpm unidentified. identified as source ofleak. 8/3/96 VIO IR 96-11 N E M Prelubrication of valves prior to survei!!ance Procedure which required prelube (pending) testing in 1995 resolved as being a violation of had not been considered for 10CFR50 Appendix B criterion XI. potential effects on stroke time. 8/3/96 NCV IR 96-11 N M Review of outage freeze seals indicated that one Stop work order by management (pending) freeze seal had been left unattended for for cleanup of the Unit 1 pipe tunnel approximately one hour. resulted in directing freeze seal watch to another area to make room for trash being hauled out of 8/3/96 OTHER IR 96-11 N M E Licensee's activities regarding maintenance of (pending) red control system were adequate. 8/3/96 NCV IR 96-11 L O QA audit discovered that corrective action Rush to close out STARS (old (pending) documents had been closed without being corrective action document) when forwarded to originator for approval (as required CRs (new corrective action by procedure). NRC identified that personnel document) were instituted. without signature authority were closing documents. 7/30/9S OTHER 1R 96-11 L O M 3 of 4 Unit 1 linear NI channels found miswired, Drawing errors - discrepancy (pending) with the detectors' upper chambers feeding the between vendor technical manuals lower NI drawer inputs and vice-versa. Result and control wiring diagrams was 3 channels for which axial shape index was generated for the installation of the in error. new Unit 1 Ni drawers. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 1 of 26 23-Aug-96
SFA DATE SOURCE ID 'Pftml sEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS l TYPE 7/20/96 NEG IR 96-11 L O M 2 opearting charging pumps tripped when I&C failed to recognize that reactor (pending) maintenance induced an erroneous level signal regulating system woukibe into reactor regulating system. Letdown isolated affected by their activities. by operators. Upon reinitiating letdown, minor wrterhammer event occurred. 7/20/96 POS IR 96-11 N M O Post-outage walkdo"wn of Unit 1 containment (pending) indicated excellent cleanliness. t 7/18/96 OTHER 1R 96-11 L E~M Unit 1 AFAS setpoints found nonconservative Failure to employ as-built during review of recalibration activities. elevations of condensate pots in
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7/16/96 NEG IR 96-11 L O 2C auxilliary feedwater pump tripped on Operator error in not properly (pending) overspeed during post-maintenance testing. implementing cautions in a procedure. 7/13/98 EMERG IR 96-11 L O M NOUE declared when 2C charging pump check Check valve stuck open due to (pending) valve stuck open, creating bypass flowpath from possibly generic effects of pulsating charging pumps to VCT. Operators timely in low flow in a continuous service declaring event. valve. 7/12/96 VIO
- IR 96-12 EA N E Five examples of a possible breakdown in Lack of appropriate pre and post-96-236 configuration management control identified, installation review.
involving inaccuracies in procedures and drawings due to design changes. 7/12/96 WEAK IR 96-12 L E Licensee veritcal slice inspection of EDG, HPSI, Lack of proper configuration control and CCW systems revealed numerous over time. deficiencies in procedure, design document and FSAR accuracy. . FROM: 8/145 TO: 8/23/96 Page 2 of 26 23-Aug-96
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SFA DATE l TYPE SOURCE O Muns sec ITEM APPARENT CAUSEI COMMENTS 7/W96 STREN IR 96-11 N O Two entries into reduced inventory made during (pending) inspedica period. Strong management invnivement in scheduling around Hurricane Bertha. Reduced inventory operations continues to be a strength. 7/8/96 POS IR 96-11 N O M Ucensee preparations for Hurricane Bertha Hurricane forcasts showed storm (pending) proactive and responsible. missing area, but licensee prepared as though it would change course. 7/6/96 VIO IR 96-09 N M E Review of testing activities for continment blast Failure to properly implement App. dampers indicated that violations of 10 CFR 50 B and QA plan as they related to , App. 8 and site procedures existed. Two documenting as-found and as-left violations cited. data. Additionally, multiple examples of failures to properly 7/6/96 POS IR 96-09 N PS Review of RCP oil collection system. System met description in FSAR
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7/5/96 .POS IR 96-09 N O Unit i reduced inventory preparations and Mid-loop controls effective. execution. Licensee attention and management oversight excellent. 6/27/96 OTHER 1R 96-09 L O E Site reorganization announced which would place almost all engineering functions (system engineering, STAS, test engineers) under Engineering. Also, Outage Management folded into a global work planning group under the Plant General Manager. 6/20/96 POS IR 96-09 L M O Loss of 3 Wide Range Nuclear Instrument Operators prompt and accurate in Channels on Unit 1 resulted in entering TS AS verifying shutdown margin for Nis. requirements. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 3 of 26 23-Aug-96
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6/19416 POS IR 96-09 N O Unit 1 reduced inventory preparations and Controls were appropriate. execution. 6/13/96 POS IR 96-09 N M Maintenance activities associated with Unit 1 Work conducted satisfactorily. reactor head lift and Unit 2 feed reg valve work. 6/13/96 VIO IR 96-09 N .M A review of overtime for a one month period Failure of management to track the indicated that overtime guidelines were routinely use of overtime as specified in site exceeded without prior (or subsequent) procedure. Procedure poorly approval. 56 examples 'cited for 5 individuals. defined requirements. Personnel had varying understandings of 6/8/96 POS IR 96-08 N O 3 QA audits reviewed Broad in scope, appropriately focused, indicated an aggressive application of quality standards. 6/8/96 NEG IR 96-08 N M Application of ladder and scaffolding programs appears to be minimally compliant with licensee's self-imposed requirements. Many scaffolds and ladders required caution tags or had not been removed promptly after use. 6/8/96 OTHER IR 96-08 N M Review of maintenance backlog indicated that licensee had a plan for backlog reduction in place but has yet to meet goals. 6/8/96 VIO IR 96-06 N O M Testing of 1 A and 1B EDGs following radiator Lack of attention to detail by test replacement in each case included observations personnel.
, of inoperable temperature indicators and a lack of cognizance of the conditions by test personnel. Violation cited for failing to comply' with procedure.
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SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE e Muu sEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 6/8/96 POS IR 96-06 N M Repair work for Unit i fuel transfer tube isolation Conducted satisfactority valve. 6/8/96 POS IR 96-08 N E M Unit 1 RWT liner inspection. Licensee satisfied committments to inspect fiberglass ;iner in RWT. Results sat. 6/8/96 OTHER .lR 96-08 L E Ongoing review by licensee of UFSAR accuracy Failure to update FSAR over time identified approximately 150 items, ranging from and failure to review FSAR property typographical errors to more substantive issues. when preparing procedures. 6/8/96 STREN IR 96-08 N E M ISI activities for SG and reactor vessel eddy Examinations well-planned, current examinations reviewed. performed and managed by very talented and knowledgable personnel. 6/8/96 POS IR 96-08 N O 3 QA Audits reviewed Broad in scope, focused on weak areas. Agressive application of standards evident in the number of findings cited. 6/8/96 POS IR 96-08 N PS Fire barrier inspections performed by the licensee were found to employ conservative criteria nad be detailed. 6/6/96 VIO IR 96-12
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N E Four 10 CFR 50.59 issues identified. One USQ, One case of interpretation error, EA-96-249 two failures to perform safety evals due to two of failing to employ system, failure to screen issues, and one licensee- one personnel error while identified failure in the screening process that performing screening. was later caught in FRG review. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 5 of 26 23-Aug-96
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SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE 10 Pm sec ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMMENTS SNV96 POS IR 96-06 S O Unit 2 manually tripped due to high main Operators acted promptly and generator gas temperature due to failed correctly in tripping the unit Post temperature control valve. trip response of both plant and operators was good. 8/3/96 NEG IR 96-08 N O Poor practice observed in spent fuel pool "On deck" status was an effort to operations. Fuei assemblies were left hanging . expedite reload. Operatorleaving in an "on deck" status while awaiting upender machine was due to inadequate availability. Also, operatorleft machine manpower- operator had to unattended with fuel hanging at least once per operate upender controls,which movement. were mounted on wall. 6/3/96 VIO IR 96-12. EA S M E High temperature condition in Unit 2 rod control Failure of an air conditioner. - 96-236 cabinet room due to failure of an air conditioner Further review by licensee /NRC led to indications of rod control problems. showed air conditioner was Indications later shown to be false. Also, high temporary equipment installed temp condition led to failure of a diverse turbine without design controls and room trip relay. itself may have been constructed without seismic or appendix R reviews. 6/3/96 OTHER 1R 96-08 N M EDG reliability calculations indicate that EDG reliability is in keeping with SBO assumptions
^6/3/96 OTHER IR 96-08 L O E Unit 1 outage extended to July 19 due to New plugging criteria resulting from expansion of SG MRPC tube inspections.10 discussions with NRR on defect free-span indications identified to date. characterization methodologies.
Projected tube plugging will exceed 25% limit. PLAs submitted to NRR to allow plugging up to l 30%. - 6/2/96 LER I., O M Non-safety related breaker alignments to Operators not aware that support Unit 1 outage resulted in loss of audible. containment amplifier was going to i count rate amplifier for containment. Audible be affected by lineup. Control I~ counts lost in containment for approximately 5 room amplifier not affected. minutes during fuel movements. l FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 6 of 26 23-Aug-96 i
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SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE 10 PNM sEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 6/1/96 POS IR 96-06 N E CNRB activities surrounding PLA reviews in support of SG tube plug 0ing issues were probing and competent. 5/31/96 OTHER IR 96-08 S O M Blown fuse resulted in closure of all Unit 2 MSR Moisture foJnd in a junction box temperature control valves, resulting in a 5% following heavy rain. load rejection. 5/29/96 LER L O M Suspected loss of approximately' 1200 condenser tube cleaning balls reported to state /NRC. Balls were found unaccounted for during an inventory balance. Suspected that balls were released to Atlantic Ocean. 5/24/96 POS IR 96-08 S O 'M Rod control system failure resulted in inability to Operators conservative in move (electrically) 4 CEAs. Operators interpreting TS, plant organizations conservatively interpreted TS to require provided timely support with lists of shutdown in this instance. Situation complicated equipment which would be by an out of service Startup Transformer. inoperable when the main generator was tripped 5/22/96 OTHER L M V 2483 (SDC Suction Relief) setpoint found out- Root cause is yet to be established. of-spec high, rendering valve incapable of performing its intended function. 5/17/96 NCV IR 96-08 N M Failure to verify the currency of procedure in use Cognitive personnel error at jobsite 5/17/96 NCV IR 96-08 N M Failure to satisfy requirements for Cognitive error.
" independence" on the part of independent verifier.
FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 7 of 26 23-Aug-96
SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE D PM SEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMMENTS 5/15/96 NEG IR 96-06 N PS Observations of radiation worker practices revealed inconsistendes in the application of site practices (e.g. wearing of dosimetry, donning / doffing PCs). 5/14/96 POS IR 96-08 N O Fuel movements during Unit I core offload and reload performed well. 5/14/96 NCV 'IR 96-08 L O Fuel movement begun with only one of two . Poor communication between required wide range NI channels operable. control room operators performing Condition identified and fuel movement secured surveillance testing on the subject after approximately 1 ft of travel. channel and the refueling center. Compounded by operators not 5/12/96 Vid IR 96-12. EA L O E initial temperature (and other) conditions Programmatic weakness in Plant 96-236 specified in Unit 1 spent fuel pool heat load Change / Modification process. calculation (to support total core offload) was not factored into procedures. Additional examples of design control failures cited. 5/11/96 POS 1R 96-06 N M Observationsof Pressurizer Code Safety Valve No deficiencies noted testing and repair 5/11/96 POS IR 96-06 N O 2 clearances audited, both correct. I 5/11/96 POS IR 96-06 N M E Polar crane load rating calc and Unit 1 head lift. No deficiencies identified. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 8 of 26 23-Aug-96 l_ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ - - _ - - - _- -- - - --
SFA - DATE TYPE SOURCE .O PfuMI SEC ITEM APPARENT CAUSE1 COMMENTS 5/11/96 POS- IR 96-06 N M MSSV testing - Unit 1 Outage Review of test data and methodology set. 5/11/96 POS IR 96-06 N M Observations of maintenance activities in - No deficencies noted. containment (Unit 1 outage) involving valve packing replacement and modification. 5/11/96 POS. IR 96-06 N M Preparations for Unit i reactor vessel ISI. In accordance with requirements
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and showed good outage planning. 5/8/96 NCV IR 96-06 N M Lack of verified (controlled) copy of procedure Failure of Maintenance workers to identified at CCW heat exchanger jobsite. properly verify procedures prior to beginning work. 5/7/96 VIO IR 96-06 N PS Programmatic weaknesses identified in Fire 11/62 members had expired Protection Program for medical qualification of medicals. 9/65 with expired fire brigade members. medicals worked 60 shifts in April. 2 Fire Team leaders not listed on roster worked 31 shifts in April.1 Fire Team member with, expired medical and not on roster worked 1 shift. . 5/5/96 POS IR 96-06 N O Reduced inventory operations conducted well by operators. 5/3/96 WEAK IR 96-05 N PS Response letters prepared by Speakout to . concemed employees did not contain adequate feedback to concemed employees. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 9 of 26 23-Aug-96
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5/3/98 WEAK IR 96-05 N PS Investigative techniques of Speakout program No requirement to develop plans to have the potential to reveal, inadvertently, of ensure identity is protected. concemed employees. 5/3/96 POS IR 96-05 N PS Inspection of FPL Speakout program. Program effective in handling and resolving employee safety concems. 5/3/96 WEAK IR 96-05 N PS Speakout program corrective actions were not Lack of procedural specificity. tracked through implementation as required. 5/2/96 POS IR 96-06 N O Good performance by operators and test personnel during integrated safeguards testing on Unit 1.1B EDG output breaker failed to close during first test. Operators handled situation well. 4/29/96 NCV IR 96-06 N E Failure to promptly document a nonconformance. Engineering failed to initiate CR upon discovery that approx. 35 S-R instruments on each unit might have been calibrated at
, temperatures lower than those assumed in setpoint cales.-
4/28/96 POS IR 96-06 N O Operators performed well during Unit 1 RFO Communications formal, excellent shutdown. use of annunciator response procedure. Performance of rod
. drop time testing a noteworthy initiative.
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SFA DATE- TYPE . SOURCE O neu sec ITEM APPARENT CAUSEI COMMENTS 4/22/96 NCV- IR 96-06 L O E Unauthorized breech in RAB fire banier during Operators showed good attention to installation of CCW piping modification. detail in identifying two holes bored 3 in well. Ei,yl,.;;.1,is failed to account for the effects of . modification installation in fire rated assembly, as required by procedure for engineering packages. 4/20/96 OTHER 1R 96-06 S O Unit 2 downpowered and taken off-line due to Blockage in auto-stop oilline orifice low pressure condition in auto-stop oil. which prevented buildup of auto-Operators observed to control evolution well. stop oil pressure. Only negative aspect was crowding of control panels by control room SROs during portions of evolution. 4/18/96 NCV IR 96-06 1. E M Missing orifice plate identified in Unit 1 ICW Either failure to install orifice during system during licensee field walkdowns. plant modification, or failure to reinstall orifice following maintenance. 4/14/96 WEAK IR 96-06 N O E ICW system walkdown. Results indicate weaknesses in procedure-to-procedure agreement, labeling, and surveillance requirements, in addition to configuration controlissues disussed separately. 4/14/96 WEAK IR 96-06 N O E Configuration Control issues resulted from ESF Walksdowns of both units' CS, ICW system walkdowns. and IA systems indicate
. programmatic failures in incorporating design changes into drawings, the FSAR and operating procedures. Unresolved item tracking expansion of inspection scope to include instrumentation setpoints. - FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 11 of 26 23-Aug-96 T
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DATE TYPE SOURCE D PRNA SEC ITEM APPARENT CAUSE1 COMMENTS 4/13/98 POS IR 96-06 N E Engineering response to failure of HVS-4A Procurement engincedng effective motor considered good. In locating and dedicating replacement motor and in' identifying and resolving incorrect bearing rating calc for new motor. Minor problem existed in that new starting current profile was not adequately treated. 4/10/96 OTHER 1R 96-300 N O 4 of 4 SRO candidates passed SRO
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examination. In 3 of the cases, performance was marginally satisfactory. No generic candidate weaknesses identified. 4/10/96 POS IR 96-300 N O Simulator performed well throughout SRO qualification testing. 4/9/96 NEG S E CIRC water piping through-wall leaks observed Galvanic corrosion due to in two water boxes' outlets. inadequate cathodic protection following installation of stainless steel Tapparogge components. 4/4/96 OTHER IR 96-06 g, O Interim Operations Manager (H. Johnson) . named. 3/31/96 EMERG IR 96-06 N O PS Operator response to RCS leakage through Operators effective at CVCS system. identifying / isolating leak; however, Unusual Event call was non-conservative in that the call was delayed to allow a 1 hour RCS l inventory balance to be calc'd when other information indicated that excessive leakage existed. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 ' Page 12 of 26 23-Aug-96
. SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE Muu sEC ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 4D 3/30/96 NEG IR 96-04 N M Control of maintenance procedures was such Programmatic vunerability.
that an outdated procedures could, programmatically, wind up in the field due to their inclusion in previously prepared packages. Ucensee corrective action adequate. 3/30/96 POS IR 96-04 N M 10 maintenance activities observed during inspection period. No significant deficiencies noted. - 3/30/96 OTHER 1R 96-04 S M- Maintenance underwent major departmental reorganization. Selected supervisors * - qualifications found satisfactory per TS requirements. 3/30/96 POS IR 96-04 N O Review of 5 clearances indicates better attention
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3/29/96 POS IR 96-04 N O Operator requalification program tound to be supporting management expectations for operations and covering timely and important topics. 3/27/96 VIO - lR 96-04 N O Operators failed to properly log boron dilution Management direction to operators evolutions. Globallog entry was made at the allowing globallog entries for beginning of the shi,ft stating dilutions would be reactivity manipulations during made; however, procedure required each transient conditions (e.g. uppower) dilution to be logged. which was not in accordance with Conduct of Operations procedure. 3/14/96 OTHER L PS Management change. A. Desoiza (human resources manager) replaced by Lynn Morgan (from TP) FROM: 8/t/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 13 of 26 23-Aug-96
CFA DATE TYPE - SOURCE D MUM SEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMMENTS 3/12/96 POS IR 96-04 S O Licensee disposition for deficiency noted in 1 . boroflex panel (top 15" missing) found satisfadory. FRG treatment of issue found - appropriate. 3/10/96 OTHER 1R 96-04 L O Unit 1 downpowered to 97.5% due to. hot leg Hot leg stratification. stratification and flow swirl which resulted in higher than actual indicated reactor power. 3/7/96 NEG IR 96-04 N O During MTC testing, inspector noted that boron Poor attention to detail. concentration had been verified at 30 minute intervals, vice 15 minute intervals as called for in procedure. 3/7/96 NEG IR 96-04 N O Licensee failed to place a CEA which had been . Operator oversight. t declared administratively inoperabie in the equipment out-of-service log. CEA was operable per TS. 3/1/96 OTHER . IR 96-04 N PS Licensee found to be utilizing ALARA techniques and making progress at reducing co!!ective doses for staff. 3/1/9S OTHER L O Management Changes - T. Plunkett succeeds G. Goldberg C. Wood replaces L Rogers as - manager of SCE, C. Marple replaces C. Wood as Ops Supervisor. 3/1/96 OTHER 1R 96-04 N PS Licensee found to be, implementing adequate RP controls and monitoring individual exposures per , code requirements. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 14 of 26 23-Aug-96
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3/1/96 OTHER IR 96-04 N PS Housekeeping in RABs generally good; however, equipment storage areas found cluttered and untidy 3/1/96 POS IR 96-04 N PS Ongoing HP efforts to obtain accreditation of FPL electronic dosimetry program identif;ed as a good example of department's technical capabilities. 3/1/96 NCV IR 96-04 N PS -Inspection of Hot Tool Room identified several Attention to detailin tool storage tools which were either not painted purple (as and surveying. required) or which slightly exceeded limits for contamination. 2/24/96 . WEAK IR 96-04 s O Procedural weakness results in attempting to Procedure review weakness - lack synchronize main generator with grid with of verification that disconnect links generator disconnect links open. were closed. 2/24/96 VIO IR 96-04 N M Acceptance criteria specified for CEDM coil Failure of l&C System Supervisor resistances in PC/M package found varied and to adhere to test criteria unclear. Criteria were not property app!ied asid compounded by failure of I&C values outside of specifications were not management to identify obvious documented and resolved. errors during post-work review. 2/24/96 VIO IR 96-04 t. PS O Unit 1 containment radiation monitor found out- Failure to follow procedure on the of-service due to isolation valve which was part of HP personnel, compounded closed to support a grab sample prior to a by failure to identify condition by . containment entry and not retumed to the open operators during rounds. position. Condition existed for 2 days, unknown to licensee. 2/24/96 WEAK IR 96-04 N M Maintenance practices for Steam Bypass and Poor preventive maintenance on Control System and Feedwater Regulating SCBC valve air lines and FRVs. valves found weak in inspection following 2/22/96 Unit 1 trip. ' FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 15 of 26 23-Aug-96
SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE D PfuM SEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMMENTS 2/22/96 EMERG IR 96-04 S O Dropped CEA (due to SCR failure) leads to TS- Equipment Failure required shutdown and declaration of NOUE. i Failure of air supply to FRV leads to operators tripping reactor from 26%. Good operator performance throughout. 2/22/96 VIO IR 96-04 N O O Operators found adding boric acid to VCT Procedures were put away to tidy without procedure in hand, as required by up control room prior to NRC senior conduct of operations procedure. Additional managers' tour prior to SALP example of EEA 96-040. meeting. 2/17/96 POS IR 96-01 N M Noted improvements in housekeeping and material conditions. 2/17/96 NEG IR96-01 N M Freeze seal procedure lacked objective criteria Procedural Weakness - defining when a freeze seal existed. 2/17/96 NCV IR 96-01, IR N M PS Work on 1 A ECCS suction header through-wall Personnel work practices (workers
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96-04 leak revealed strong FME, but poor HP work ignored RWP requirements) practices observed regarding contamination control resulted in NCV. 2/17/96 WEAlt IR 96-01 N O E Numerous deficiencies identified in instrument Procedural Inadequacy air system walkdowns, including drawings accuracy, ONOP adequacy, and annunciator response procedure accuracy. 2/17/96 NEG lR 96-01 1. M Weakness identified in I&C calibration Procedural Inadequacy procedure -lack of detail provided for safety related calibrations. FROM: 8/f/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 16 of 26 23-Aug-96
1 y SFA PM 20 DATE TYPE SOURCE SEC ITEM APPARENT CAUSEI COMMFNTS 2/15/96 NEG IR 96-01 N O - M Tours of ECCS rooms revealed several active Material Condition leaks. Licensee could not expla!n how (if) FSAR
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Later review of FSAR indicated leakage within assumptions. 2/7/96 POS IR 96-02 N PS Licensee made sigalficant observation of E-Plan Licensee otjectively questioning execution - 2 practice drills were required prior overall state of readiness. to graded exercise for management to be satisfied with performance. Management determined that more frequent drills were required to ensure readiness. 2/7/96 NEG IR 96-02 N PS Two areas for improvement identified in graded Inconsistencies in the use of EP exercise - Need for management to become Florida Notification Message Form. more involved in assuring correctness of info Confusion existed between NLOs being provided in offsite notification forms and dispatched from OSC and Control need to refine C&C for damage control teams. room for similar repair missions. 2/7/96 POS IR 96-02 N PS Licensee's onsite emergency organization was found to be well-defined and generally effective at dealing with simulated emergency during graded exercise. 2/7/96 POS IR 96-02 N PS Communication among the licensee's emergency response facilities and emergency organization and emergency response organization and offsite authorities were good during graded exercise. 2/7/96 OTHER IR 96-02 N PS EP exercise demonstrated that onsite emergency plans were adequate and that licensee was capable of implementing them. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 17 of 26 23-Aug-96
SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE D PfuM SEC ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMMENTS 2/7/98 POS IR 96-02 N PS Observations of licensee performance in CR, TSC, OSC, and EOF indicated good command and control, staff util!zation and staff demeanor during graded exercise. 1/26/96 OTHER IR 96-01 N O Inspection of corrective action program revealed Corrective Actions timely action on the part of management, but weaknesses in plans for tracking progress on personnel performance and procedure quality improvement. 1/26/96 VIO IR 96 .N O Violation identified regarding temporary changes Procedure Control VIO 96-01-01 to procedure which changed intent and which were approved for use without prior FRG review. I 1/22/96 VIO IR 96 L O E Boron dilution event due to operator leaving Operator error, poor short term EA 96-040 control panel while dilution was in progress. tumover, poor command and control Weak command and control, procedural adherence, and short-term tumover.. Additionally, OP for boration/ dilution not consistent with FSAR and no 50.59 performed. 1/7/96 N O SALP CYCLE'12 BEGINS
. 1/5/96 NCV IR 95 N O PS Several deficiencies in prodecure change Failure to Properly implement NCV 95 process implementation identified. Expired or Procedures 01 cancelled TCs found in control rooms and hot shutdown panel.
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i SFA DATE TYPE SOURCE Muu sec ITEM llD APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS . 1/5/98. PEEG IR 95-22 T N O Several procedural deficiencies and - Inadequate Pmeedure Review and - calculational enus identNied in reload physics Execution test procedure. 1/5/96 WEAK IR 95-22 L O M U2 manual RX trip on high generator H2 temp Temp Control Valve Failure due to failure of temp control valve. Operator awareness of RPS status post-trip poor. Inspection of post-trip review (for current trip as
. we!! as past trips) indicated weaknesses in the rigor of post-trip reviews 1/5/96 VIO IR 96-04 L O NLO failed to employ procedure when placing Failure to use procedure, failure to EDG fuel oil tank on recirculation for chemistry. notify control room of evolution.
As a result, he improperly performed the i evolution by isolating the discharge ~of the ! EDGFO transfer pump, which resulted in an inoperable EDG. . 12/27/95 NEG IR 95-22 S O E FRG meeting suffered / items deferred due to Lack of Attendance at FRG lack of OPS /Eng'g attendance at meeting. Major issues at meeting affected OPS /Eng'g. 12/20/95 OTHER 1R 95-22 S M RX vessel flange inner 0-ring groove pitting Pitting - Localized Corrosion resulted in cocidown and head removal for repair. 12/9/95 OTHER 1R 95-22 L M 2A2 RCP seal pkg lower seal destaged d'ue to Filling RCS Before Coupling RCP reverse pressure across seal. 12/5/95 WEAK IR 95-22 N O M ESFAS cabinet doors found unlocked following Poor Logkeeping/ Attn to Detail maintenance work -I&C error. Log entries associated with work were not complete. FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 19 of 26 23-Aug-96
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12/1/95 PEEG IR 95-21 N PS Rad survey resofts unav&ilable for B hot leg Failure to Document RAD Survey work. Surveys performed but not documented. 12/1/95 NEG IR 95-21 N O Operators unable to effectively obtain l&C Inadequate Operator Training } setpoints from computer after hard copies were removed from control room. 12/1/95 NEG IR 95-21 N O Unit 2 procedures and valve deviation log used Valve Position Administrative to cycle Unit 1 cross connect valves. Controls 12/1/95 WEAK IR 95-21 N 01 SDC procedure contained conflicting values for Procedural Weakness / Inadequate
. RX cavity level requirements. Procedure had Review been approved since emphasis on accuracy stressed.
12/1/95 WEAK IR 95-21 N O CCW sample valve showed dualindication . FTF Procedure without corrective action documentation initiated. 12/1/95 WEAK , IR 95-21 N O Clearance in place to isolate N2 from CST td Poor Corrective Actions facilitate pressure switch replacement for nine days without work order being written. 12/1/95 NEG IR 95-21 N O Recurrent non-valid alarms when starting fire FTF Procedure pumps were not documented as operator workarounds. Voltage dips associated with such starts were contributors to a trip previously. I FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 20 of 26 23-Aug-96
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}g rmu sec ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 12/1/95 WEAK IR 95-21 O Followup to previous inspechon findmos Corrective Actions
%'N indicated a weakness in followthrough b addressing deficiencies.
12/1/05 NEG IR 95-21 N O SDC Procedure required viatural circ-related Procedural Inadequacy surveillance prior to establishing RCS pressure boundary. Natural cire n6t possible without -
- pressurization.
11/27/95 VIO IR 95 L O Missed RCS Boron sample surveillance - Personnel Error VIO 95-21-03. Repeat from IR 95-18. 11/21/95 NCV IR 95 L O Failure to maintain Penetration Log. FTF Procedure NCV 95 04 11/21/95 OTHER IR 95-21 S O Light socket failure during lamp replacement Equipment Failure results in loss cooling to 1 A Main Transformer. Unit downpower to ~60%. ' 11/20/95 VIO IR 95 N O Valve discovered Closed vice Locked Closed as FTF Procedure , VIO 95-21-01 specified on Equipment Clearance Order. 11/16/95 OTHER 1R 95-21 s O M Unit 1 manually tripped when 1B MFRV locked . Long-Standing Equipment Problem in 50% position. Root cause - degraded power supply, compounded by voltage dip on starting both station fire pumps. ! FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 - Page 21 of 26 23-Aug-96
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Pleas ITEM APPARENT CAUSEICOMANENTS , 11/11/95 VIO. . IR 95 N O' Tech. Spec. equipment not specified for IV on FTF Procedure VIO 95-21-02 Equipment Clearance Order. 11/6/95 OTHER 1R 95-21 R M Failure of EDG 2A relay sockets. Potential Equipment Failure . common mode failure. 11/1/95 NCV .lR 95 S M ICI wiring error during RX head installation last Personnel Error. NCV 95 RFO. 05 t 10/19/95 NCV IR 95 S O Missed shift CEA position indication surveillance. Personnel Error NCV 95 06 10/18/95 NCV IR 95 L O Missed RCS Boron sample surveillance. Personnel Error NCV 95 07 10/17/95' WEAK IR 95-18 S O Lack of attention to task resulted in overfilling Personnel Error RCB lower cavity during flood up. 10/12/95 VIO IR 95 S E Inserting CIAS signal during safeguards test Design Error VIO 95-18-04 shifted EDG 2A to isochronous mode while EDG paralleled with offsite power. k FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 22 of 26 23-Aug-96
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.10NW95 LER LER 95-802 L PS Potential route for unauthorized access to Personnel Error protected area, CWwater riping.
10/7/95 VIO IR 95 N O Did not enter bypass key position in deviation Failure to Follow Procedures - VIO 95-18-01 log.
,10/5/95 OTHER 1R 95-18 S M DG 1B devewped FO leak at threaded Equipment Failure connection during surveillance run.
9/30/95 V!O IR 95 N O Did not enter bypass key position in deviation Failure to Follow Procedures VIO 95-18-02 log. 9/28/95 OTHER 1R 95-18 S E Leaking PZR SVs extended forced outage - Equipment Failure problems with tailpipe alignment. , t 9/20/95 OTHER IR 95-18 S M EDG 1 A/1B govemor control problems resulted Equipment Failure . In load oscillations. 9/15/95 VIO IR 95 S O M Main / Ops did not provide clearance for work on Failure to Follow Procedures VIO 95-18-03 condenser waterbox cover. When cover pu!!ed closed, severed worker's finger. , l 9/14/95 WEAK LER U1/U2 L PS Security failed to take correct compensatory Failure to Follow Procedure l 95-S01 action on computer failure. l . l FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 23 of 26 23-Aug-96 l
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SFA ,- DATE TYPE SOURCE o m- sEC ITEM . APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 9/10/95 WEAK IR 95-18 ' s O SG blowdown sent to incorrect system on RAB Fadure to Use Correct Procedrue roof. Operator used wrong procedure. When identified did not back out of proceduro correctly. 9/9/95 WEAK . IR 95-15 S M Leak on SV 1201 flange extended outage. Weakness in Work Screening and identified one month eariier but not worked. Planning 9/7/95 WEAK IR 95-15 L O Unit 2 Main Generator overpressurized while Personnel Error / Inoperable filling with H2. Inattention by operators. Equipment /OWA 9/2/95 VIO IR 95 N O Weaknesses identified in logs relating to Personnel Error VIO 95-15-03 abnormal equipment conditions and out of - service equipment not logged (mulitple examples). 8/31/95 OTHER 1R 95-15 S .M DamegM cylinder and head on 1B EDG due to Personnel Error Icose lash a&rdment. 8/30/95 WEAK IR 95-15 N PS Containment closure walkdowns by Management and QC Weaknesses management were inadequate and depended heavily on QC involvement to identify deficiencies. 8/30/95 WEAK IR 95-15 N M Maintenance personnel not using procedures for Supervisory Oversight and Worker work in progress. - - Attitude FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 24 of 26 23-Aug-96
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$ SFA DATE TYPE - SOURCE- 10 mW SEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS )' . 8/29/95 .VIO- IR 9515 - t O Started 1B LPSI pump with suction valve Personnel Error VIO 95-15-04 closed. (No damage to pump) 8/29/95 VIO IR 95 N M Maintenance Joumeyman not signing off Procedure Use VIO 95-15-06 procedure steps as work completed (previously identified as a weakness in May 1995). .
8/23/95 WEAK IR 95-15 S M 2A HDP trip due to relay failure. Eight HDP trips Equipment Failure / Inadequate in past year. Engineering solution available but Corrective Action not implemented. 8/22/95 VIO l.R 95-15 N PS QA failed to document a deficiency on Personnel Error containment spray valve surveillance identified in an audit. 8/19/95 WEAK IR 95-15 s O Overfill of PWT. Spilled approx.10K gallons on Operator Error / Operator ground inside RCA. Operator work around on Workaround level control system and inattention to filling process by operator caused error. 8/18/95 WEAK 19 95-15 N M Procedural weakness involving supervisory Procedural Weakness ' oversight and joumeyman qualification. , 8/17/95 VIO LER U195- S O Spraydown of Unit 1 containment. STAR Procedural Inadequacy and 007 - VIO 95- process did not assign accountability for Weakness / Operator-Work-Around 15 corrective action. Vilve surveillance prelube l not documented on STAR. l l FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 25 of 26 23-Aug-96
a CFA - DATE TYPE SOURCE ID PMIM SEc ITEM APPARENT CAUSE / COMMENTS 8AW95 VIO IR 95 L M Inoperable Unit 1 PORVs due te maintenance Maintenance / Testing Ermrs LER U195- error / testing inadequacies. (Valves assembled 005 - EA 95- Incorredly) (Used acoustic data only) 180 8/6/95 VIO LER U195- S E Lifting of Unit 1 SDC thermal relief due to Corrective Action / Procedural 006 - VIO 95- procedural revision from previous corrective Weakness 20-01 action. Inoperable equipment not logged. ~ 8/2/95 VIO LER UI 95- t O . 1 A2 RCP s'eal failure due to " restaging" at high Procedural Weakness / Failure to 004 - VIO 95- temperature. Follow Procedures 15-02 8/2/95 VIO LER U195- S O Operator failed to block MSIS actuation during Operator Error 04 - VIO 95- cooldown. 15-01 SALP Functional Areas: ID Code: E ENGtNEERING L LICENSEE M MAINTENANCE N NRC O OPERATIONS S SELF. REVEALED PS PLANT SUPPORT SA SAFETY ASSESSMENT & QV I FROM: 8/1/95 TO: 8/23/96 Page 26 of 26 23-Aug-96
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- Operations oversight team in place l i e Operations Shift Supervisor from Turkey Point .
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- e Independent verification practices o Drawing / procedure control e Establish weekly crew meetings with upper management e Selfidentification of deficiencies by Journeymen e Personnel safety e Configuration control e Technical deficiencies i
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- Created 26 new procedures to minimize reliance on vendor manuals to' better . capture lessons learned e Created 6 new maintenance guidelines (non-safety related)
- Enhance 27 Maintenance procedures to address l weaknesses / lessons learned
- Upgraded 5 Administrative procedures for clarity of expectations I
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- Attention to repetitive maintenance components:
l e NuclearInstrumentation l ! - Detectors replaced
- Standardized electronics for both units
! - Unit 2 system (installed last outage) shows reliable performance
- e Steam Bypass Control system l - Larger actuator
- - All new controls and tubing
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Pre-Decisional Semiannual Plant Performance Assessment St. Lucie 1 and 2 Current SALP Assessment Period: 1/7/96 through 6/97 Last SALP Rating Previous SALP Rating 1/2/94 - 1/6/96 5/3/92 - 1/1/94 Operations 2 1 Maintenance 2 1 Engineering 1 1 Plant Support 1 1 Last INP0 Assessment: 1 Previous INP0 Assessment: 1 I. Performance Overview Since July 1995, there have been a series of events that led to questioning the plant's overall performance. The SALP board concluded that performance in the areas of Operations and Maintenance had declined to level 2. Since the SALP board, additional examples of declined performance were noted. These have included:
- The significant operator inattentiveness which resulted in the
,, overdilution event on January 22, 1996, highlighted the recent 1 large number of personnel errors and lack of command and control
& \ in the control room (SL3, CP).
On February 22, 1996, a dropped CEA and an ensuing Unit I shutdown resulted in the declaration of an unusual event. During the
, g shutdown, main feedwater regulating valve instabilities resulted l n in operators manually tripping the unit.
- On February 24, a containment radiation monitor was rendered 44 inoperable for two days due to an improper valve lineup following
>). ,a aTS-required grab sample. As a result, component the unit was started up without this available. Several instances of failure to S,
r, r/.) period follow procedures and operator inattention 7 ti to the extended of inoperability (SL4). T . , o
,h0aMay7,aninspectionindicatedthatasignificantnumberof I shifts had been worked with fire brigade members which were not
/ medically qualified. A breakdown in the tracking of this data j resulted from a key individual being laid off.
. On May 12, fuel. movement'was commenced on Unit I without only 1 of g ,tg 2 wide range NI channels available. Operators performing a 3 e surveillance test on the inoperable channel did not coordinate Ifi with the refueling center properly. Additionally, the fuel 1
offload was commenced without' incorporating requirements from the spent fuel pool heat load calculation into the appropriate - operational procedures.
- On June 6, Unit 2 was manually tripped due to high generator gas temperature. Root cause was a screw which vibrated loose and resulted a temperature control valve feedback arm falling free of its connection. This failure mode had been encountered before. G
- On June 16, an inspection identified that 56 individual violations' of overtime guidelines had occurred on the part of 4 individuals h over a 30 day period. Evidence also existed that employees were regularly working longer hours than those reported on their timesheets.
- On July 20, Unit 1 experienced a loss of charging flow when, due to a mispositioned board selector switch, both operating pumps b[
(b stopped on a faulty indication of high pressurizer level, caused by I&C errors.
- A number of engineering-related problems have been identified, to include:
- A number of annunciator response procedures which were inaccurate due to a failure to update them when design modifications took place.
7 Four similarly miswired nuclear instrumentation channels due to errors in control wiring diagrams implemented during a
/ modificatien. The condition was identified at full power //
/ and resulted in an entry into IS 3.0.3.
C~ Nonconservative errors were identified in auxiliary I feedwateractuationsystemsetpointsduetoafailuretoJk incorporate as-built data in instrument calibration \ l- scalculations. These and several other recent deficiencies involving weak procedures, a general lack of procedural compliance, equipment failures, and personnel errors clearly indicated that the plant's past high level of performance had declined. An NRC root cause effort determined that, in addition to procedural adherence / adequacy weaknesses, the licensee suffered from , weaknesses in both interfaces across organizational lines and corrective actions. In addition to the inspection findings above, the inspectors have noted a general low state of morale. A great number of both management and - non-management employees have expressed concern with regard to the company's ongoing downsizing effort. The general feeling is that, unlike Turkey Point, which was afforded the budget and time to improve prior to downsizing, St. Lucie is expected to improve AND downsize simul.4tneously. . II. Functional Area Assessments 0 0
t A SALP board convened on January 18, 1996. The board concluded .that the licensee's' performance in the areas of Operations'and Maintenance had declined from excellent levels of performance to good levels. The conclusions reached by the board-are summarized below.
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The board detemined that safety performance in the Operations area had declined, particularly in the final six months of the assessment period. As bases, the board noted an increase in the. number of operational ; events attributable to: Weaknesses in operator performance
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- On January 22, 1996, operator inattentiveness resulted in an !
, overdilution event. The event began when an operator forgot '
he was diluting the cnit, continued when an inadequate ; turnover between himself and another operator took place, 1 and included a lack of command and control on the part of , the shift SRO, who was near the center of the activity ; throughout. ,
- On January 5,1996, a Unit 2 manual reactor trip resulted i from the malfunction of a temperature control valve which i provided water to generator hydrogen coolers. The valve in question had been recently reworked, and the operator failed ;
to observe the valve's erratic performance after placing it i in service. ,
- On October 17, 1995, operator inattention to detail resulted i in an overfill of the Unit 2 lower reactor cavity during ;
floodup and prior to establishing integrity in the cavity seal ring.
- On August.2, '1995, a main steam isolation signal was generated due to an operator failing to block a MSIS signal j during a cooldown when an annunciator indicated that the :
block was enabled. This failure occurred despite the fact that the operator's attention was directed to the annunciator ~on at least two different occasions. ,
- On March 4, 1995, an approximate 14 minute loss of shutdown j cooling event occurred when an operator cycled the wrong !
valve during a train swap. The. valve was cycled out of- . sequence and weak annunciator response complicated recovery.
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- On August 17, 1995, a spraydown of the' Unit I containment was caused, in part, by the licensee's willingness to operate with a valve in its fail-open position following the valve's failure to satisfy stroke-time requirements.
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bythelicensee.untillissuessuchasthespraydownofunit1 l containment pointed out the cost of living with deficient- ! conditions. ;0nce management became committed to resolving : the operator workarounds, many more were identified and 43 i have been completed to date. .
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Managementhasfailedtoa6}1evethe\desiredlevelof-1 me , (3 (P e operator attentiveness, evidenced in the overdilution event i and numerous MRC-identified control room indication deficiencies. 4
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- Standards of chronological logkeeping, out-of-service ;
logkeeping, and valve deviation and key logkeeping have not, ,
.until recently, been consistently applied. A number of l recent violations in this area have been identified, and the :
failure to maintain a current valve deviation log j complicated a loss of RCS . inventory event when floor drtins j were found to be unintentionally shut, resulting in an i accumulation of 4000 gallons of coolant in the Unit -1 pips ' tunnel. Standards of prompt notification of licensee management by operators have not been mair.tained, as evidenced by failures to notify the Operations Supervisor in a timely fashion for the~recent overdilution event and the loss of a number of Unit 2 control room annunciators the next night. Weaknesses in procedural adequacy and adh'erence Procedural violations have accounted for 16 SL IV violations in the last (24 month) SALP cycle. The licensee's shift to a verbatim compliance policy resulted 'in hundreds of changes to procedures, required in order for the procedures to be followed. Management of the procedure change process then became a challenge, as the , ! system in place was not prepared to deal with the increased volume.
- On August 17, a spraydown of Unit I containment was due to !
an inadequate procedure and operator error coupled with an existing operator-work-around. On August 2,1995, an attempt to restage an RCP seal using inadequate and inappropriate procedural guidance, compounded by failing to follow aspects of the guidance that did exist,
- led'to the failure of 3 of 4 stages of the seal package.
'On July 29, 1995 a Unit I trip occurred during turbine trip testing due to procedural weaknesses, i poor operator performance, and weak supervisory O
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- Implementation.and adequacy of corrective actions j
- Inadequate corrective actions resulted in repeated failures ,
to perform TS surveillance sampling of the SITS and the RCS
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- On August 6,1995, a loss of RCS inventory (4000 gallons) ,
d4e to.a shutdown cooling relief valve which lifted and then. ' j failed to ressat due to incorrect setpoint margins (a j generic problem involving several valves). The licensee had r sufficient evidence that this generic condition existed, but had failed to act promptly to evaluate the conditions. :
- On August 29, 1994, inadequate corrective actions for an NRC l j NOV, regarding safeguards' testing with respect to swing i i
' intake and component cooling water pumps, resulted in
- operators placing the electric plant in a configuration which made an EDG inoperable.
l The licensee undertook a number of efforts to reverse decli.ning performance following the onset of the operational events described !- above. Verbatim procedural compliance was established as the norm for i the site, which resulted in the need for literally hundreds of l procedural changes and around-the-clock on-site review committee ! meetings. An increased emphasis on the initiation of corrective action 4 documentation resulted in an-increase in the number of documents initiated, but has also resulted in increases in backlogs. As of August 23, licensee performance appears unchanged. Operator ! l errors continue to indicate attention-to-detail deficits. Full power i operations have been challenged by equipment issues, including the ! . operability of CEAs (both units), degradation of the Unit 2 condenser ; i circulating water outlets, and Unit 2 generator gas cooling problems ' (two trips attributable to different aspects of the stae valve). The i corrective action program for the site has been changed to reflect the { program at Turkey Point and management has encouraged the use of the i system by all employees. Increases in the use of the new " Condition
- Report" process has been noted.
Maintenance
- The board determined that performance in this area declined during the I previous assessment period. However, the board found that six unit trips which occurred during the period had roots in maintenance.
Weaknesses identified by the board included: l
- Inadequate post-mafntenance testing -
- On January 5,1996, a Unit 2 manual reactor trip resulted from the malfunction of a temperature control valve which 4
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- On August 9, 1995, both pressurizer power operated relief valves were found inoperable due to incorrect assembly I during a refueling outage. The conditions had existed for approximately 10 months and were not detected through the licensee's surveillance testing program.
-* Procedural ~ adequacy and adherence l
- Instability in management due to acting managers while the j
. maintenance manager received SRO training -
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- The board indicated that the current stability of the maintenance management appeared to be reversing the observed negative trends.-
Since the SALP, maintenance has been found to be generally acceptable,
- although equipment reliability has presented several ch'a11enges to Operations, as described above.
Engineering The board found that engineering had sustained a superior level of performance. Support to both operations and. maintenance, the quality and support of design modifications, and initiatives to reduce the numbers of operator workarounds and jumpers / lifted leads we seen as strengths. Licensee submittals to the NRC were noted to be of high quality, as were safety evaluations. Since the SALP, issues ha'e v been raised which question the licensee's ability to properly implement design changes. NRC walkdowns have identified numerous cases of annunciator response procedural errors (due to design changes), several drawing errors, and operating procedures which were nnt in full agreement with the plant configuration.' The design control issues identified do not appear to be new issues. Programmatic weaknesses that led to the identified errors existed for some time. Plant Support the board found that plant support organizations collectively performed I at a superior level. Area breakdowns were as follows: !
- Health Physics was identified as having strong management support' )
and initiatives such as remote monitoring and electronic dosimetry were seen as strengths. Reductions in the areas of contaminated floor space and the volume of ' solid waste were also noted. j 8 ' , _ Since the SALP, the NRC has identified several examples of poor HP ! worker practice and inconsistencies in HP briefings. i 1 1 e W "' -' '
7 i I )i * ' Security was cited as maintaining an excellent level of- j performance during staff reductions due to the' implementation of- ! biometrics. Training,-including the use of a combat firing range, and self-assessments were considered good. Some performance , problems were noted through the period, however, including two : failures to provide compensatory measures during computer ! failures. The inspection related to the tampering events at the '. plant identified two potential violations, one for failing to aske a report to the NRC as required in'10 CFR 73, and one for inadequate key control. i
- Fire Protection performed well in both drills and in responding to ,
plant fires; however, surveillance testing observations indicated
; weak procedures, poor attention to detail, and hardware deficiencies.
! Since the SALP, the NRC identified numerous cases of fire brigade i- members standing watches with expired physical examinations. 1 . Programmatic failures led to the findings. - l n ,
- Emergency preparedness was considered good, and the status of equipment and supplies.were found to be adequate. The full participation exercise was successful.
t Since the SALP, the licensee has declared to 4 Unusual Events:
- Unit 1 shutdown due to dropped CEA - deemed a conservative decision
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- Unit 2 excessive RCS leakage due to CVCS relief valve' leakage - deemed to be nonconservative a
Unit 1 excessive RCS leakage due to charging pump packing ) leakage - deemed an appropriate decision
, l, Tampering discovered in locks in both units - based upon ;
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- Materials available prior to meeting
- Nuclear safety focus
- Operations, Quality Group, Technical presence routine
- Identify immediate training needs~
- Identify implementation challenges to plant systems during Plant Changes 1
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- Focused attention on achieving Maintenance Rule compliance
- Stopped offload of fuel to resolve PC/M specified prerequisites related to spent fuel pool pumps
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- On site for 4 weeks
- Observations:
- FPL Senior Management absolutely supportive of j doing whatever is required to return St. Lucie Plant to excellent performer status
- Well designed plant l
- Highly qualified workforce
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x ALLEGATIM NO DESCRIPTIGI Ftm 2 T L'AAEA MEAffle ' STATUS 1990 RII-90-A-0039 OUESTIONABLE HEALTH PHYSICS PRACTICES RESULTING FROM THE MEALTH PHYSICS MEALTM PHYSICS NOT SUBSTANTIATED - CLOSED STAFF ATTENTING TO UNIONI2E. RII-90-A-0056 EXtf WHILE BODY (WBC) COUNT LETTER PROVIDED Tb AN ALGR WMO CLAIMS TME WBC HEALTH PHYSICS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED . WAS NOT ACTUALLY PERFORMED. ALGR CONTACTED THE LICENSEE WHO ADVISED THE ALGR TO COME IN AND MAVE A WBC PERFORMED. RII-90-A 0168 MULTIPLE CONCERNS RELATED TO MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES DURING TME 1984 - MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED i
. 1987 TIME FRAME. ALGR'S CONCERNS INCLtBE VERBAL DIRECTION WITMOUT SUBSTANTIATED PROCEDURES,' INADEQUATE PROCEDURES, MO OC NOLD POINTS PROV!DED.
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RII-90-A-0195 O!G REFERRAL REGARDING A QUESTIONABLE SECURITY INCIDENT FROM AN UNSECURED SECURITY SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED ~ , l ZONE. THE INCIDENT WAS A THUNDERSTORM THAT KNOCKED OUT THE MICROWAVES. 1991 RII-91-A-0129 RII RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A PRIVATE CITIZEN REQUESTING INFO ON NRC OTHER NOT SUBSTANTIATED CL0 FED INVOLVEMENT WITH A PROPOSED SEWAGE PLANT ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE NUCLEAR PLANT. , RII-91-A-0171 PLANT MANAGER MAS A NEW POLICY THAT CA, OC AND ISEG ARE OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED EXCLUDED FROM ATTENDING FRC MEETINGS. RII-91-A-0221, ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION FOR REFUSING TO VIOLATE SITE PROCEDURES DISCRININATION NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED RE INSPECTIONS ON A REPLACEMENT SNUBBER. THE ENGINEERING STAFF AT OPERATIONS CORPORATE WAS INTERVIEWED AS PART OF A SURVEY TO DETERMINE IF THEPE WAS A ' CHILLING EFFECT. RII-91-A-0238 ANONYMOUS ALLEGATION REGARDING A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH VALVES IN OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED THE ICW-TO-CCW-MX A (A TEMPERATURE CONTROL) , RII-91-A-0247 QUESTIONABLE HEALTH PHYSICS PRACTICES REGARDING WORK BEING HEALTH PHYSICS - IIOT SUBSTANTI ATED ' CLOSED PERFORMED IN CONTAIWENT DURING UNIT 1 OUTAGE
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1990 TO JUNE 1996 ALLEGATION NO DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL AREA RESOLUTION STATUS RIl-92-A-0026 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONCERN REGARDING LIMITED ACCESS TO EMERGENCY PARTIALLY CLOSED THE FACILITY DUE TO PAVING ACTIVITY ON THE JENSEN BEACM CAUSEWAY PREPAREDNESS SUBSTANTIATED RII-92-A-0067 HIGH TRACES OF CS-137 IN THE EAST SETTLING OF THE POND HEALTH PHYSICS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED RII-92-A-0104 NEW MANAGER PLACED IN CHARGE OF THE BACKFIT ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED TEAR OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED AMONG EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATED WITH U2 REFUELING OUTAGE RII-92-A-0137 ."LLEGES THAT 1A EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR WAS LOSING 50 MAINTENANCE SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED G.LLONS OF FUEL Olt PER DAY. 1993 RII-93-A-0088 CONCERN OVER RUSHING TO REPLACE HEAD WITH THE EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED NATCH OPEN AND ONLY ONE LPSI PUMP WORKING RII-93-A-0147 SAFETY OF PLANT AFTER SECURITY PERSONNEL LAYOFF SECURITY NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED RII-93-A-0185 00ESTIONABLE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH VENDOR AND MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED PLANT DRAWING CONTROL SUBSTANTIATED - RII-93-A-0208 SECURITY AND HEALTH PHYSICS (HP) RULES ABUSED SECURITY NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED HEALTH PHYSICS 1994 RII-94-A-0035- ALLEGED DRUG USE BY A CONTRACT HP TECH *JHO IS SCHEDULED TO SECURITY NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED BEGIN WORK AT SITE ON 2/94 RII-94-A-0083 DRAWBRIDGES BETWEEN THE SOUTH END OF HUTCHINSON ISLAND AND EMERGENCY PARTIALLY CLOSED MAINLAND WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE DURING '94 FOR UPGRADES AND PREPAREDNESS SUBSTANTIATED REPAIRS. RIl-94-A-0105 WELDING SUPERVISOR RECEIVED NEGATIVE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL & DISCRIMINATION NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED 2-94-018 WAS THEN REMOVED FROM SUPERVISORY POSITION. SHORTLY AFTER-WORDS. THE INDIVIDUAL RETIRED.
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1990'-TO JUNE 1996i - ALLEGATION NO DESCRIPTItEl' FWCTlWAL AAEA MEKiftIW ' STATW Ril-96-A-0119 NOT ENOUGH GUARDS, LIEUTENANT MAS DRINKING PROS, SECURITY OFFICER SINELLS SECURITY PARTIALLY CLOSED' OF ALCON0L, EASY ACCESS THRU BIOMETRICS INTO PROTECTED AREA, AND POOR SUBSTANTIATED ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERSONNEL ONSITE. RII-96-A-0157 CONCERN REGARDING LICENSED OPERATOR OVERTIME POLICY OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED ' CLOSED COMPRONISING SAFETY DUE TO 16 NOUR DAYS WITN ONLY 8 HOURS
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RIt-96-A-0206 INADE00 ATE EVALUATION OF PIPE SUPPORT 90LTING DISCREPANCIES ENGINEERING NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLCSED
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Ril-94-4-0208 A WORKER WAS TOLD BY AN NP THAT THERE WAS A RADIATION READING NEALTH PHYSICS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED BELOW TME REFUELING WATER STORAGE TANK OF APPROK 40lNNt/NR. RII-9A-A 0220 FITNESS FOR DUTY CONCERN. AN INDIVIDUAL WMO MAS WORKED AT SECURITY . le0T SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED NUCLEAR PLANTS FOR MORE TNAN 20 YRS CONSUNES SIGNIFICANT i AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL BEFORE GOING TO WORK. I
-1995 RII-95-A-0001 ARMS ROOM DOOR LEFT OPEN AIS UNATTENDED. CICURITY SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED Rll-95-A-0002 WELD REPAIRS CONDUCTED, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON THE TURSINE COOLING MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED WATER AND COMPONENT COOLING WATER NEAT EXCHANGERS WERE PERFORMED WITNOUT j PROCEDURES OR PAPERWORK.
Ril-95-A-0026 OIG REFERRAL - ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION FOR REPORTING SAFETY DISCRIMINATION NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED 2-95-008 CONCERNS REGARDING SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, MAINTENANCE AND THE SPEAK 0UT LICENSEE'S EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM "SPEAKOUT." Ril-95-A-0028 WORK BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PWO 69/4185 BY CONTRACTOR IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED WITH SITE'S WELDING PROGRAM SUBSTANTIATED RII-95-A-0033 THE CONTRACTOR WHO WON THE SECURITY AND FIRE WATCH SERVICES IS NOT SECURITY PARTIALLY CLOSED COMPETENT DUE TO QUESTIONABLE SECURITY PRACTICES INVOLVING A LOST W APON. SUBSTANTIATED RII-95-A-0065 MULTIPLE CONCERNS INVOLVING - OUTDATED TECM MANUALS, VENDOR DRAWINGS NOT MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED UP TO DATE, POOR oc & MAINTENANCE PRACTICES, PROCUREMENT ENGINEERING ENGINEERING SUBSTANTIATED GROUP AUTHORIZING REPLACEMENT PARTS W/0 EVALUATIONS & SPEAK GJT PROGRAM SPEAK 0UT GETS PEOPLE FIRED WHO REPORT CONCERNS. 4 _ _ - - - - - , _ - _ . _ _ - _ _ - . - . . ..-..__.,--..---_..a,- ..-.---.__.- _ _ _--.--. -- .-u - - - ~ _ _ _ . _ . _ - - - - _ - - - a --rr-------,u -_-s ~xav ~-ww, - am.- o.em+w rmwe s.r-v,*w +me w w w
4 i ST LUCIE ALLEGATIONS 1990 TO JUNE 1996 ALLEGATION WO DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL AREA RESOLUTIGl STATUS RII-95-A-0083 REGION I RECEIVED A COMMENT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL THAT PEOPLE MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED IN RECEIPT INSPECTION DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DolNG. SUBSTANTIATED Ril-95-A-0126 ALLEGER WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAS LEUKEMIA. HE IS CONCERNED HEALTH PHYSICS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM EXPOSURE TO RADI ATION WNILE WORKING AT VARIOUS RII SITES. RIl-95-A-0128 ECCS EQUIPMENT ROOM DRAIN VALVE WERE REWORKED WITH INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED INSTRUMENTATION AMD CONTROL (l&C) WORK IN THAT NO ESTABLISHED SPECIFICATIONS WERE USED TD SET & TEST VALVES & NO CALIBRATION DATA WAS RECORDED. RII-95-A-0149 ALLEGED COCAINE USE AND DISTRIBUTION BT A FOREMAN AND FAULTY SECURITY NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED WELDING WORK DONE DURING CONSTRUCTION. . MAINTENANCE RII-95-A-0154 PROCUREMENT ENGINEERING GROUP AUTHORIZING REPLACEMENT PARTS W'THOUT MAINTENANCE PARTIALLY CLOSED EVALUATIONS PERFORMED & FALSIFYING RECORDS, UNQUALIFIED PROCUREMENT SPEAK 00T SUBSTANTIATED ENGINEER & SPEAK OUT CONCERNS. RII-95-A-0158 LICENSEE MANAGEMENT DIRECTED A CARBON CHANGE-0UT EVOLUTION BE OPERATIONS SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED PERFORMED AT THE WATER PLANT WITHOUT AN APPROVED PROCEDURE IN VIOLATION OF THE COMPANY'S POLICY ON VERBAtlM COMPLIANCE. RII-95-A-0172 ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS LACK CONSERVATISM. MANAGEMENT IS ENGINEERING PARTIALLY CLOSED-DICTATING WHAT ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS MUST BE WHEN SUBSTANTIATED EVALUAfl0NS ARE ASSIGNED TO AN ENGINEER. RII-95-A-0183 (1) HEALTH PHYSICS CONCERNS INVOLVING POOR CONTROL OF HEALTH PHYSICS PARTIALLY CLOSED CONTAMINATED TOOLS, LACK OF TRAINING FOR NEW HIRES, PERSONAL SPEAK 0UT SUBSTANTIATED CONTAMINATION EVENT, (2) LACK OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSE TO CONCERNS AND QUESTIONABLE SPEAK 0UT EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. Ril-95-A-0186 (1) WORK PERFORMED WITHOUT PROCEDURES OR POOR PROCEDURES, MAINTENANCE PAR'IALLY T CLOSED
~(2) HAZARDOUS BARRELS REMOVED TO THE SECONDARY SIDE WITHOUT HEALTH PHYSICS SUBSTANTIATED LABELS, TAGS, OR HP PROCEDURES, (3) WILDLIFE ENTERING THE SPEAK 00T ,
SECONDARY SIDE PONDS THAT ARE CONTAMINATED, (4) WORKERS ARE GETTING FIRED WHO SPEAK 0UT (5) GREEN DEFICIENCY TAGS OVER ONE YEAR ON 480 VOLT PANELS THAT RUSTED OUT. RII-95-A*0189 ANONYMOUS LETTER ALLEGING FALSIFICATION OF O'ARTIME RECORDS. OPERATIONS PARTIALLY CLOSED SUBSTANTIATED
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1990 TO JUNE 1996 ALLEGATION NO DESCRIPTION FlmCTIONAL AREA RESCLUTION STATUS RII-95-A-0191 (1)THE CHIEF MECHANICAL REVIEWER HAS NOT PASSED THE RCAT MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED TRAINING REQUIRED, AND (2) DEDICATED AN ASME III CLASS 2 DISCRIMINATION VALV5 IN VIOLATION OF FPL PROCEDURES (3)A PLANT WORKER IS CHANGING, MODIFYING, FALSIFYING & DESTROYING QA RECORDS (4) SAFETY RELATED PARTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE PLANT WITHOUT AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION (5) A SUPERVISOR THREATENS TO TERMINATE PERSONNEL FOR BRINGING UP SAFETY CONCERNS. RII-95-A-0197 ICI FtANGE WORK - GALLED NUTS AND BEARING SURFACES ON ICI MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED FLANGE RII-95-A-0198 THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE & CONTROLLED LIST OF EQUIPMENT OPERAil0NS SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED & SURVEILLED TO MEET TECH SPEC REQUIREMENTS IN THE IEC AREA, Ril-95-A-0199 CONCERN REGARDING THE OPERABILITY OF THE VERSATILE 2000 INDICATORS FOR OPERATIONS SUB$fANTIATED CLOSED THE CONTROL ROOM CONSOLE WHICH COULD LE?S TO IMPROPER READING OF SYSTEM INDICATIONS. Ril-95-A-0200 FACILITIES REVIEW CROUP MEETING MINUTES 95-194, PROVIDED TO OPERATIONS 01 INVESTIGATION OPEN 2-95-034 SUPPORT DENIAL OF A POTENTIAL VIOLATION IDENTIFIED DURING PENDING EXIT INTERVIEW OF 12/15/95 WAS DATED 8/22/95 BUT WAS
. ACTUALLY APPROVED AND SIGNED ON 12/18/95.
RII-95-A-0202 O!G HOTLINE (ALLEGATION 2608) REGARDING THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM AT EMERGENCY NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED PORT ST LUCIE RUNNING A TEST WITH AN UNCLEAR MESSAGE WHICH CAUSED A PREPAREDNESS CONCERN IF AN ACTUAL EVENT OCCURRED. 1996 RIl-96-A-0005 ANONYMOUS CALLER EXPRESSED CONCERNS (1) WITH EMPLOYEE MORAL OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED CAUSED BY DOWNSIZING (2) A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN JOBS THEY'VE NEVER PERFORMED. - RII-96-A-0015 THE UNIT 2 EQUIPMENT HATCH SEAL WAS ALLEGEDLY INSTALLED WITH MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED BOLTED PLATES THAT COULD NOT BE PROPERLY AllGNED FOR IN$TALLING ALL THE NUTS.
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CLOSED, ENGlWEERING DEPT. ARE CAUSING A HIGN ERROR RATE AND NUMBER SUBST#MTIATED OF REVISIONS ON SAFETY RELATED TASKS. RII-96-A-0029 EXPLOSION DAMPER SETTINGS MAY BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THE OPERATIONS SUBSTAIITIATED CLOSED DAMPERS ARE LOCATED NEAR TME BOTTOM OF UNIT 2 REACTOR DAIFER SFRING TENSION WAS CNECKED DURING UNIT 2 REFUELING l OUTAGE APPRONIMATELY 3 YR$. AGO. ALLEGER BEllEVES THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SECOND CREW FOUND THE DAIFERS 10 BE IN SPEC, NIS CREW LEFT THE JOB WITH DAMPERS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. RII-96-A-0035 WORKERS MAY BE USING OUTDATED PROCEDURES FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTEIIAIICE PARTIALLY CLOSED SUBSTAIITI ATED - RII- M-A-0039 DURING UNIT 1 STARTUP THE LICENSEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE OPERATIONS SUBSTANTIATE 9 . CLOSED GENERATOR BREAKER WITHOUT HAVIIIG THE MANUAL DISCONNECTS CLOSED IN THE e SW1YCNYARD. RII-96-A-0046 COIICERN ON BORAFLEX PAIIEL DETERIORATIOli & TIIAT THE LICENSEE OPERATICIIS NOT SUBSTAllTIATED CLOSED ' IIAY IIOT HAVE MADE PROPER IIOTIFICATIDII 0F THIS PROBLEN. RII- W A-0056 INTERNAL LICENSEE MESSAGE FROM ALGR TO IIULTIPLE RECIPIENTS OPERATICIIS IIOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED WAS FORWARDED TO THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR BY MAIL. MESSAGE COIITENTS IIIDICATE IMPROPER EXECUTIDIl OF SWITCN110G ORDER DURING RESTART OF UNIT 1 ON 02/25/96 A NON-BARGAINING UNIT /NOII-OPERATIONS PERSOII PERFORMED SWITCH!IIG OPERATICIIS IN SWITCMYARD WITIIOUT COIITIIOL ROWI KIIOWLEDGE. ALSO, : .- DURING U-2 OUTAGE, SAME PERSON MAIIIPULATED EQUIPIENT TIIAT MAD CLEARAIICE TAGS. RII- W A-0060 CONCLRIIED THAT THE LICENSEE INFLUENCED MP CONTRACTOR TO MIRE HEALTH PHYSICS IIOT SUBSTAIITIATED CLOSED IIIEXPERIENCED AIID UIIQUALIFIED RAD TECNS. RII-96-A-0067 CONCERNED THAT FUTURE COST CUTTING / STAFF REDUCTICIIS IIAY JEOPARDIZE - EIIGINEERING IIOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED' STAFF'S ABILITY TO PERFORM REGULATORY REQUIRED EIIGIIIEERIIIG. IN , PARTICULAR, THERMO-LAG ISSUES. RII-96-A-0066 CONCEIMIED ABOUT ADDITICIIAL STAY TIIE IN CONTAIINENT WHEN lNEALTIIPHYSICS DRP REVIEW OPEN ASSIGIIED TO RE-INSTALL MinstNt TYPE INSULATICII ON RCS PIPIIIG. Ril- W A-0093 OUTSTAIIDING MAINTEllAIICE 011 MISCELLAIIEOUS EQUIPIENT DATIIIG BACK TO 1993. MAINTTIIANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED rinwn 6 m____ m___.a__________.__.___ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . _ __________o _i m_ . _ - . ~_m-.___ mwe. .. - - . . ,_ ,i 3 c. . w. r w .e, % . .er ..w., -,-6., w,- . , - . . - - , , <%=_w,m- =- -,e1 , . . -
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ST'LUCIE ALLEGATIONS 1990 TO JUNE.1996 ALLEGAfl0N NO DESCRIPTION FtmICTIGNAL AREA RESOLUT!0N STATUS-RII-96-A-0096 CONCEEwED ABOUT UNIT 1 MAIN STEAM SAFETY 'ALVE TESTING. PRE OPERATIONS NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED Aie0 POST MATE CALIBRATIONS WERE IMPROPERLY PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE RI{-96-A-0105 INADEQUATE RESOLUTION OF TWO SEPARATE CONCERNS FILED WITH SPEAK 00T DRP REVIEW OPEN LICENSEE'S SPEAK 0UT PROGRAM. RII-%-A-0120 ANONYMOUS ALLEGATION RECEIVED BY NRC O!G CONCERNING DOWNSIZING. OPERATIONS PARTIALLY CLOSED SUBSTANTIATED RII- W A-0122 UNIT 2 CEDMCS ROOM (WHICH CONTAINS ROD CONTROL CASINETS) WAS OPERATIONS EICS PROVIDE INFO OPEN INSTALLED WITHOUT ANY DESIGN ANALYSIS. TO O! RII-96 A-0123 EXCESSIVE MAINTENANCE BACKLOG. MAINTENANCE NOT SUBSTANTIATED CLOSED RII-96-A-0124 FAILURE TO ADHERE TO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS IN CLOSURE PROCESS OF MAINTENANCE DRP REVIEW OPEN ACTION REQUESTS (STARTS) WHEN LICENSEE RUSHED THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM CHANGE. , RII-96-A-0126 CONTRACT HP & LICENSEE'S SPEAK 0UT DID NOT ACT ON ALLEGATION HEALTH PHTSICS DRS INSPECT OPEN OF A WORKER WHO REGULARLY BROUGHT IN CANDY INTO UNIT 1 SPEAK 0UT CONTAINMENT AMD CONSUMED IT ON THE J08. . t RII-96 A-0128 FORMER SBI EMPLOTEE FORCED TO LEAVE FOR SPEAKING OUT ON NOBLE GAS HEALTH PHYSICS OI INVESTIGATION OPEN 2-96-023 CONTAMINATION OF AN EMPLOYEE, PENDING - RII-96-A-0129 UNPROFESSIONALISM OF UPPER MANAGEMENT. MAINTENANCE MANAGER OPERATIONS DRP RESIDENTS OPEN I SHUT DOWN ALL JOBS IN PIPE TUNNEL 5/22/% AND UNREALISTIC INSPECT
& UNSAFE EXPECTATIONS OF THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT.
RII-96-A-0130 PERSONNEL COERCED TO WORK EXCESSIVE HOURS DURING PLANT GUTAGE. ONE OPERATIONS DRP RESIDENTS TEN INDIVIDUAL WORKED 182 HOURS DURING LAST TWO WEEKS PERIOD. ANOTHER ONE INSPECT WORKED 27 HOURS STRAIGHT. RII-96-A-0133 . WORK CONTROL PROCESS DEVIATIONS. WORK ORDER CHANGES ARE BEING MAINTENANCE DRP RESIDENTS OPEN MADE IM THE FIELD WITHOUT PROPER SCOPE CHANGES. INSPECT RII-96-A-0135 2X6X36 SPREADER BOARD EMBEDDED IN U1 CONTAINMENT BUILDING WALL. MAINTENANCE REFERRED TO OPEN THE BOARD IS ON NORTH-NORTH-EAST WALL APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FT LICENSEE. AWAITING ABOVE GROUND ELEVATION. BO MD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. RESPONSE I _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . _ _ . - _ . . ._ _ _ _ - . _ _ _ _ . _ _ . - _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ ._m_____ _ _ __m. _____ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ __ , _ - - _______.__.____--.______.___._____.__._____._u.__. -__m.____
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BEING PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITN ADEQUATE PROCEDURE. INSPECT , RII- W A-0146 ALGR SUSPECTS MARASSMENT BECAUSE OF BEING TESTED 4 TIMS (DRUGS) WITHIN 3 SECURITY DRS INSPECT OPEN - MONTHS AND ME MAS BEEN ASKED WNY ME WENT TO NRC REGARDING PROCEDUR#L CO WLIANCE ISSUES ON THE WATER PLANT. +
,RII-%-A-0150 CONTAINMENT RAD MONITORS CANNOT BE SAFELY unte[ED ON, CALIBRATION OF U1 OPERATIONS OPEN DRS INSPECT.' '
' CONTROL ROOM RADIATION MONITORS WAS PERFORED BASED ON VER8AL GUIDANCE & CONTAINNEN1 AIR 80RNE RADIATION MONITOR TESTED WITNOUT A TEST OF THE LOCAL / REMOTE ALARM IN THE PROCEDURE. i - RII- W A-0154 MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DIRECTED TO GO THRU PLANT AIS PULL WORK MAINTENANCE DRP RESIDENTS OPEN
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IDENTIFIED TAMPERING OF RELIEF VALVES ON 2 DIFFERENT SYSTEMS (UNIT 1 DESPATCNED TO SITE , SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEN & UNIT 1 CHARGING PUMP). THESE INCIDENTS WERE FOUND ON 5/17 & 20, 1096. 4 ,s
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} l l Figure 12 depicts the campering and vandalism events. I h is class of eventr has been relatival stable even though there has been an increase in the number of re stedfacflities. There was an increase in events reported of 86 percent in 19 9 (13) vs. 1988 (7), but a decline of 85 percent in 1990 (2) from 1989. There was no change in the number of tangmring and . vandalism events re but there was a 50 percent increase in 1993 (3 reed in theinreported 1991 (2)events or 1992 of (2)is th type, 2 of which occurred at the same facility.' In 1994, the campering and vandalism events reported (2) declined by 33 percent to the 1990. 1991, and 1992 level. There were no tampering and vanda11sa events reported during 1995.
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' he ensresee bemen vandansa and sammes who** sansumed
** ia=*= a' e. Nuclear regulators need the ass. Fore =smoment.Florids Power a 10 eX8mine the link N " "in wa me Lads Nussermer mnltY O 7 w'"na . between managenl as "vanddesn." But umsy won't know pollCle5 Snd $8fety' '
whatit was untG theyimow who didit, c $ Asin the ensh of TWA Flight 800, sma- which tus occurmd at to ht i there is a inies number of poemblities - espC ce PLs W sm - to be esamined. Glue doesn't get in k -,m_ .n gassocy an, de i 2 ' locks throush mecnamicei fdere. aome- some cases, vapone ines. In astrerte one had to put it the e. A werdo cases the M close the pant. heedmg pavate demons! A pransster By law, however, regulators car. wsth a sack sense cz humor! A tarttest react omy to events, t.ot policies. Acc ', (eithouga a terranst who reached a some peopte call diet overe"*a j emotrol room couad have used FPL employees and workers for move vicient than )? contrassors have passes that give them ,' Sceneone with a grudge - for access to the room. Uke airlines uit a job in this rnone's round of have gwen outside contractors access i
- ? Someone worried about safety to mer planes because farming out the and to force the fads to lean on work aaves money, masisar pianta have
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i people around whern the plant owner Cresang an "tamual eventa - can t know as weilas a casapany knows i nukespeak ler " push the panic button" ts own employees. 1
- did bring the Elli anc the Nuclear FPL is repeadng a management fad
! Regt,lstasy Comrmssion roaring ir But of te late 1980s ar.c early 90s. Now. the FB! has already stepped boek. Any- .ardy a week goes by wiscut some ' way, 24 FBI and the NRC can't tell counpany - that has been through the FPLG Charman James Broedhead Iocuson numbers overpeople-adout-t and FPL t Paul Evanson how ting to problems caped bylow morals to run their stockholders' company, and worker senes Cutting the payroll and malang the
- Whether the slue was vandahase or survivors work harder to prepare FFL sabotage, tt wasn't an accident. Since for demgulation was managesnent's ChemobyL people have an'understan6-i .
choiceJ 2et means lang shifts leados able tsar of vansual anvents"atnuclear to inattenbut and tired wortrars taking plants. FPL's managers have a mystery radioecevo tools out of a contanroest to solve and a problem to ax. e i n
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y _. -- - -. - -- --- ^~- THE STUART NEWS AUGUST 17,1996 et NRC to evaluate FPL's ; response to plant. tampering gy gag,y_ a Resetor Safety. o' c"o ws m A %:1. ur. classified recon .:.- MUTCHINSON ISLA.ND - :r.e ;carr.'s f.r.msss sr.cwd be tin. Tne Nuclear Regulatory Commes- .shed by the ena et'Septemoer. 3 . , won has ser.1 a team et r*spectors 3,U. pgj g, to the St. Lucie Power Plant to re- usaganon of the tempenng f..ouno siew how plant oflicials te nded thst no tederal nme had occurrec ; to what was truttally c4 d sa. because there was no threat to
' beta e at the nue. car l'acility, puolic safety cr.c :t did nct hirider team. scheduled :o srnve the o ration of the p! ant. He
.Wnday, wil be mace up of NRC FBI 11 conttue to moruter the managers and mspectors from the NRC and FPL alvesuganont agency s headquaners in Washmg.
ton and its Regjon 2 ofilce tn At. theNRC olTicials at the , plant said tanta. Said NRC spokesman Ken cornpany took "immediate neps to secure the plart anc pre-Clark. vent 2:milar ac:4. ' accorcing to an The NRC.eam millook at hcw Florida Powcr & Lista Co.Confirmed haa. NRC telease. that FPL replacedAlso. the NRC offseials died the tampenng of three key o-perated bacKap smtehes used to was found. entire panel the cay ths tampenng shut down the nuclear emergencies. Durmg a. reactors routme in. in FPL contmued to intersiew spect:on Wednesday. workers . plant employees Friday but there found that someone had miccted were no si if. cant deve;ooments. glue into the switches, which are said FP rpokesman Dale on a shutdown nel in a re. gg stricted area of t 700 employee FPL ofTicials reported numer-plant. FPL is twestigating tse m. ous calls to a secunty hot hne set eident as sabotsve. up for emp.oyees to call eth in. The NRC team will " conduct a formation on the tampenng cf the comprehensive eva!ustion of the switches or campenng of other coc2pany's response to the event." FPL eqmpment dunng the past Clarx said. The team !cacer wi(I nonta. be Renacta Barr. a branch chiefin ~ The hot lir.e r. umber is the Atlanta off.ce's Divls:on of 694 6M4
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, FPL oMcLa!s have censutently maAntasned that the safety of the plant was not compro- A signincant tomon of South Florida's mined arid the public was never m danger, but gnmas population isdependent on the elee-I
. the recurrence of events that have exposed tricity provided by the facility, but the public some alarming deficionetes m the complets has every nght to demand that everything pos-sible is belag done by EPL to guarantee the escunty systems must be addreased urgently safetyofits generatingprocess.
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_ _____..- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED , AT ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT , JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Florida Power & Light Company declared an unusual event at- i i its.St. Lucie nuclear plant today after the discovery of suspected sabotage to several l
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- no FPL has r,tacea the facility in a state of secunty aiert.
FPL'said the equipment does NOT affect the safe operation of the nuclear plant and does not compromise public safety.' The security alert and the unusual event will remain in ef'ect f until the utility has completed an extensive inspection of the plant site l to ensure that no ciner tampering nas occurred. I The apparent sabotage was discovered today during routine inspections when glue was found in three locked switches. rendering them inoperable. The switches l were among several located in a back-up control room and would be used by . operators to shut down the nuclear unit in the event that the main control room had to a be evacuated.
"We have launched an extensive investigation and have requested the ~
assistance of the FBI." said Tom Plunkett. president of FPL's nuclear civision.
"Anyone who would deliberately try to affect the safety of a nuclear power plant will be ,
dealt with to the fullest extent of the law." . (more) ,
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FPL immediately began inspecting the main control rooms for both units following discovery of the tampering to ensure all systems were safe and operable. ] FPL is 1.nspecting all other primary components and keyed switches in the plant. Even ; with loss of some back-up switches, FPL operators had other methods for safely shutting down the plant if needed. Both nuclear, units are at full cower and will continue to operate. The unusual avent is the lowest emergency classification at a nuclear faciiity ana signifies that no significant degradation of safety nas occurred or is expected. I l l 4 9 96
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AP dO542 rn fifi. FL-FPL Sabotage,0320 08-14 6:43p ' j Suspected Sabotage At Nudear Plant Prompts Security Alert d53gepfrf i,. FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Power and Light declared a low 4
, level emergency at one of its nudear power plants Wednesday after '
i : inspectors found evidence of sabotage in a back-up control room The St. Lude plant continued to operate and safety was not compromised, FPL spokesman Dale Thomas said. 4 , FPL inspectors were doing routine checks Wednesday when they ; I found glue in three locked switches, Thomas said. ' The switches, which were rendered inoperable,'were in a back-up ~ control room that would be used to shut down the nudear unit in ! case the main control room couldn't.
- l FPL ordered a security alert at the plant and notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Thomas said. The FBI was !
also investigating. Thomas said the comoany suspecteo sacotage cacause there woulo , j
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iast inspected July 15.
"For glue to be in a locked switch it would have to be put' l t
there deliberately," he .said. The plant, once considered one of the industry's top fadfities, has in the last year lost its top performance rating from federal regulators after several mishaps and other problems. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fined the company $50.000 in Novemoer 1995. and again in January 1996, for safety rules and equipment violations. In February, the NRC withdrew its top rating. FPL, Florida's largest utility, also has been in the middle of a labor dispute, prompted by unio'n daims that the company was
' cutting its workforce without regard for safety. -
The company announced plans last November to cut 500 union jobs in the next two years but said there would be no effect on safety of its plants. In the meantime,120 positions in the utility's nuclear division have been cut. , Thomas said the company couldn't draw any connections between its labor problems and the case of suspected sabotage. l Inspectors at the plant were conducting thorough checks of the - entire plant to make sure there werent any other areas of
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i l Florida Power & Light Suspects Sabotage at Nuclear 21an: 4 . Juno Beach, Florida, Aug. 14 (BLewaitq) -- Florida Power & i Light Q:. said it suspeous sabotage was the cause of damage to several back-up safety ocuponents at its St. Lucie ::nclear power plant.
'Iha damage posas no danger to the public, although the FBI was ,
4 called in to imastigate and the plant was placed undar a security , alert.
"Anyone who would de1 % tely try to affacc the safety of a ,
nuclear power plant will be dealt w3.th to the fullest extent ef tha , i law, said Tenc Plunkett, president of the company's ::: clear ) dirist=, in a statement.
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A routine inspect:.cn today : rned Lp evidences cf vandalism to - chree s.iritches, wnich were readered 1.eperacle, the utility said. i l
':be switches were amcog severs 1 located in a back-up centrcl recm. They would be used to sous down the nuclear unit if the main i centr:1 room had to be evacuated.
After the discovery, the utility hapacted the rain concr:1 room of both units at t.he plar.t. Other couponents and swit: bas are being ins e ad. . The utility said its operaters still could have shut down the ' plant in an emerge ==y even with the damage. ac h nuclear un:.:s ~::n: nue to cpara:e at f:11 ;;wer. In Nuclear ?.sgula =ry c,w- ssien terms, Ficr da Power & ~_.igh: declared an unusual event, which is'the lowest w a s.ucy classification for a nuclear plant. It signifies that no majer safety problem eccurred or.is expected. 1 Florida Power & Light is a u. lit of FPL Grenzp Inc. The ccupany couldn't be reacnad immediately for comrant. 3 i lte news was released atter the close of tradi:w. Shares of ! t.ha FFL Group rose 1/2 to 46 3/8 cn volume of 245,800, under its I three-month average of 339,000. i
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' staEL, seg 14 (aeuter) - a rederal Bureau er Investigation (FBI) spemesses confirmed the agemey was inocstigating saastage j .
et riarida Remar Lignt Ce's St. Lucie Nuclear Plant and said
' the incident escurred in a section of the plant to which 'ne one
; 'est employees has access.
" Free the sketchy information se have, it would appear to
' be an area of the plant that no ese asund have access to essept an esplayee," said Paul Miller, FBI spokesmen in Miami. , .
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this insident.** ! " maler said he could not say if any suspects harl been ! identified, or otnerwise comment on specifics oF the !; investigations. Fel agents were en the scene interviewing employees and FPL i employees mere continuing to emanine tne plant For otner signs of sanotage, but by early evening had not uncovered any, said
- Dale lhaans a spokesman for Finrida Pomer 1.ight.
" night nos, the usual event is still open. They are
! continosag to 1 aspect the various other parts'of the plant site just to make sure some sieller events haven't occurred," he said. , Me believed it was the First time in the plant's history ' that such an event had occurred. the sabotage was discovered on Wednesdag during a regular' nonthip inspection of the switches. They were last inspected on July 15 and Found to De operatie. Ihomas said. - He described the area where the suitches were located as one that is limited to only a small group or the plant's TSS enginyees, une gain access to the area usihg special security ' cards, but could not say how many people had the cards. He was not avere of any unauthorized entries to the limited access area. IF there had'heen an energency at the plant, the vandalism i would not have caused a serious protles, I,hamas said. i "These mere just three switches among a wnste panel of switches that Operators could use.if they had to shut down.the nuclear units remotely," he said. Even 1F the suitches ralles, plant operators have other process and mechanisms availante For an emergency shutdown and - .-- employees were aware such mechanisms existed, b i 1haans said an indication that the incident was a relatively minor pronten was that the plant continues to 3-i operate normally ans was Fully operational. .
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(fifl-]AP dO608 rn fift- FL-FPL Sabotage; Bjt,0450 08-15 5:29a Suspected Sabotage At Nuclear Plant Prompts Security Alert ; FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The FBI and federal nudear regulators are probing sabotage at a Florida Power and Light nuclear power . plant that prompted the company to declare a security alert. , Safety switches in a back up control room were glued, rendering i them inoperable. , . But FPL officials said the plant could still be shut down ! without them and at no time was the public in danger. Federal offidels, however, said it was the second incident of
" malicious tampering" in three weeks at the plant, located about .
- . 100 miles north of Miami. The first involved vandalism of locks and l
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i : The FBI is conducting "an aggressive investigation" that is * , focusing on FPL employees and contractors, said FBI spokesman Paul Miller. , 3 " Based upon the location of the alleged activity, it has to be -i ,. someone with access to that area," Miller said. ! Access records will be used to figure out who was in the room ! . and when, reducing the number of suspects, said Ken Clark of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- FPL inspectors were doing routine checks Wednesday when they found glue in three locked switches. company spokestnan Dale Thomas L said. g The switches, which were rendered inoperable, were in a back-up y '
control room that would be used to shut down the nuclear unit in % ! case the main control room couldn't. Thomas said the. company suspected sabotage because there would k
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regulators after several mishaps and other problems. $ , The NRC fined the company $50,000 in November 1995, and again in : January 1996, for safety rules and equipment violations. In jc i February, the NRC withdrew its top rating. > FPL, Florida's largest utility, also has been in the middle of a g . labor dispute, prompted by union claims that the company was S ' f 43f cutting its workforce without regard for safety. %' . The company announced plans last November to cut 500 union jobs 3 in the next two yws but said there would be no effect on safety . 4, - u mmm . ;- .' - ,_ ,, _ . __ ,,;- , , - _ , , _ . - .. .. . -
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.nere celiberately " Thomas said. ,
The FBI was focusing on plant employees and contractors. " Based ! l upon the location of the alleged activity, it has to be someone ; with access to that area," said FBI spokesman Paul Miller. Inspectors were conducting thorough checks of the entire plant to make sure other areas weren't damaged, h,e said. The plant, once considered one of the industry's top facilities, lost its top performance rating in February after several mishaps anc fines for violating safety rules. Post-et-branc fax transmmal memo 7571 a .e * ~2_, c h OdaiE l' $ 4 %v cm f poet. onene . v.. . .. . l S a e B D
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. The swiftles are not vital." pl1nt hxated on the coast atxmt lhonias said.
said . Dale Ilmmas, an ITL 35 miles north of West Palm suntmon the FBL - The switches are used to shut Safety switches wereglued shut spokesman. "Ikere are other Beach. t he first involved vamtal- down the plant's nuclear genera-ways the pinnt could be shut Ized padlocks and doors. by the saboteur, rendering them "I'm are easy- ' lors if the snain control room is inoperative, but the utility said down." thisisn't runny,ltoing
'said Kenperson,but Clark, evacuated or the switches there the public was never in danger Fedeint otticials said it was the and the plants continued operat- second incident of " malicious - an Atlanta-based spokesrc. n for PLEASESEE ST.LUCfE, SA ing. tampering" in three weeks at the the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
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nuclear plant on security alert 19M and = opened with 800 : Sr. m m m !lggm i e a Itat day, employees. It aluces slightly the Turkey hip.* thlhe.NRC. most Dower t cannot be used. 'F n came on ime ' The utility declared "an N*FL o . door fouiidlocksnine p*edlocks
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.h*Ing unusual event," inspected the 700 P'" pie.
cutive 1,1Encie complex,inten. ,seiw substaisce.** Because none
,sVere in " safety sensitive areas," After the sabotage was discov.
notified the NRC. lih'6.NRCsaids hoptblienotifica-silledsecurityl ered, techairiens immediately advised loca authorities and Jtyn wasnqinted. ~ began inspeulas main control called in the FBL Wfhouth ; f4 one <kriew the Technicians also inspected the orv o- rooms ane other sensitive areas
.nfotive lif the sah6teur, id the of the plant, FPL said. No other .
Turkey . Point nuclear powet liesits of nuclear energy sa signs of sabotage were reported! plant m South Dade, the utility ' Two nuclear units produce said. No evidence of sabotage was reported there. A'pinnts' ' a particukarriskin of j g d. omestic 9.fifirou new your way around terrorism. power at anthe St. Lucieplant, FPL . Paul Miller,an Fillspokesinan ia%: clear plant, you dott't need said both rematneo on ime
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in Miami, said the agency .any sophisticated tools or explo. capacity throughout the day.
- launched "an aggressive invests. sives to make safety systerris go . "Even with loss - of some sation" into the meident at St. liaywire." said Paul Gunter of backup switches FPL operators Lucie. had other methods for safely t flie Nuclear ,Inf,ormatson and Asked if current or former woskers at thehigh-security ant "C*"'rce bice in Washiagon. thuttin down the plant if needed.g, the utility said.
were under s ses lie '" #crald siqf writer Cyril T. said:" Eased upon the ocation of the alleged activity, it has to be feshthe 8 ofafuc.damagewitha Zanes41 contributed to that ' Scott Deaman, executive W sonicone with access to that di"I"'.of the Safe Energy Cmn-
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tott operation Fewer and moretechnicians pen- nioni-mn ho had access where and W hdor grudges. . I:PL is enga in a labor dit-Joc'Garcia, a member of the P" (ornpte[by umon.clairns state Public service Commission **" t i i Miami,said 'jg' rotce $"hgYeg$7FN$ - r o _ yhol ves ndisgruntled wouldemployee,theterm ye hardly sufHec. city beconnes a question One has to quest, ion the very where yoin have disgruntled sanity of someone who screws ees who may take out - em tliesrlofetistrations on a company around .with a ,nuc,1 car, power q_ r splant, Garcia said. *This was a , i the plant l* Denmaa said. (scrv)ct act of.vandahem cmfan- Abast M people work at the 4 ./- Y/rinr. liuman lives." ';t I.ucie nuclear plant, which
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t Nine violation notices over two Inonths nts tjed by rtgulators: arcYmI.T,ZassESMg 5 About 2,000 gallons of cleanup water HeraM$tesWHeer spiDed in a parking lot while workers mopped up The bells sounding at lunchtione one day last after the containment spesy.down. January at the St. Lucia Nuclear Power Pfant E Pressure relief valves on one of the plant's
- weren't calling workers to chow. operating units were installed backward.
It was am alarm. A warning that too much B About 4,000 gallons of reactot coolant lost ! pressure had built up in Unit I.. And it was all because ofleaky valves. because the plant operator had left his post to , E An operator who hit buttons m the wrong microwave his lusicli. sequence accidentally shut down a reactor. No one was hmt but Ihe plant.s reputat.ion.
~ e The accidental discharge of 10,000 gallons The mishap was one of several over the post of radioactive water and bonc acid into the con-year that raised questions About the operations '
at St. I.ucie. And Ihough the Nuclear Regulatory '*-["*"NErf, y Ihe NRC graded down the f.ommission saiil nome of the mcidents posed an plant's operate and mintenance slWly - immediate threat to Ilc public, the, federal frorn a topiatingof t to 2 - to reflect the prob. agency did downgr*fe the plant's ratings and Iined Florida Power & Light $50,000. g'"$ NRC also announced recently it was In the past two months of 1995, the NRC increasing the number of on-site inspectors at issued nine violation notices. Among the inci- the plant.
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' suspected sabotage' eith fedent regnhtias- " suspected sabotage." hath thr Nuclear Locks on a safety panel are Within Iwo hours, the Fill was at the Regulatory Coeurission and the Fill glued shut, but officials say .iigicn;nsoni,3, api,,,, h.-reemployees shied away from that icim iercering to it safety was not threatened. were temporarily detsim,t inside. sh as Impenng. . - taging a nudeas power plant's <afetY "Anynac who would elefiberately lay By DE' ANN WEIMER retnipinent is a federal idl. nse. to affect the safely of a nudcar power r.eu oexh post start wrince Public safety was liot flucatencel. the . plaint will be dealt witir to the fullest -
Suspecting salmtcurs of using ghie to seenpany sahl. and Imth g inciatews om- cxtent of tlie law," said Tom l'lunkett,
' , caipple key safety systems, Flexida Pow. i tinued to operate at full imwer while FPL president of FPL's malcar efiviskni.
Je light Co. declared a low 4evel emes inspected the plant fcw aeltliii..nal taniper. FPL deployed security guards withiu
- ency at its St. I.ucie Nucican Power I'l mi- mir. the plant Wednesday. employees said.
- .wi We,hicsday. Ily 5.30 p.m., FPl. notified public I)ozens of people have xcess to the area.
Stuntly before 2 p.in coimty stai- offiri'is that the plant's afety systenis which will make finding a suspect ditticidt. and nu' clear regulatory o!!icials were nose weic upesating pioperly. _._ Althoingh FPL refenri,1 to the acts as Please see TAMPER /8A ficd of the " unusual event" in accurdam . r: . I<3 _. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ __-_________ -___ __ - . . _ _ _____ _a
Layoffs, questions about safety g. ; ' hurt morale at plant, workers say e TAMPER scratched out and " vandalized" employees are being omwoded. From l A substituted "we have sent a secanty m-The va$ve incidents were *e- spector to St. Lucie to asesst the I' ferred to as tampering and "unau- resident inspector." said NRC, A pass is needed to thorized" adjustments. , spokesman Ken Clark. %s a enter.the area where the remote specalist in those matters' as op-panels are. Union and non umon Morale is just tertible." said posed to tc;hnicalissues (of plant employees and contractors are is- one St. Lucie manager, who also sued those passes, said FPL blamed lax regulators for tne en- operation)." spokeswoman Stacey Shaw. sis. " People are going to s=ke The last inddent of .ancieur There are two nudear genera- backin whatever way they can. . . . plant sabotage Awu= M
! tors at the St. Lucie plant. Each ts And the NRC does'not hcip the years ago at a Virginia plastN t operated from a separate control stuation by ignonng or tresting employees were convictedand room.if a contro!roomis damaged lightly previous examples of sabo. ceived prison sentences. .
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;ns ieck. ::ntrollers must use two ..The NRC seems more in tr- .
1 emercenc; contret panets nousco ested e..tn ensur.n: te F nt wiow tne control rooms. :tays on'iine ano ina: _*.e pr= tent at St. Lecte are not exposec. .- l The smtches on the emer.;en- l ey panels must be unlocked before srcad of ensuring the health and mey can be activated. Dunng a safety of the public." the manager i 4 routine monthly inspection said.
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- impossible to insert the keys, that. in retrosoect boks suspi- i It was the second instance of eious." said FPL's shaw.'
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padlocks and door locks illed with glue on both Unit 1 and Unit 2. because oflayotis and budget cut. On May 17 and again on June backs.11 tis month 31 St. Lucie emplovees were laid off as part of !
- 30. FPL d2scovered tampenng i with. valves on two different sys- FPL's efforts to tnm costs m its nuclear division. 5ystem. wide 100 tems that open when pnessurc ,iobs were lost.
gets too high. In both cases. ac- - cording to internal documents ob- Since August 1o95. operator taincd by TitePalm Bcoch Post. the errors and mechanical malfur.. - seals on tne valves had been bro- tions .han plagued ..e plant and ken and adjusted so the valves e st it the NRC s top periormance would not release pressure unul ratme. l well above normallevels. Last week, the NRC notified According to employees. plant - FPL that :t would be momtorm ., managers failed to take the earlier its staffng inels at the M Lae; tampe".nng acts senously. Mant closek because os cmen in the irst incident c: glue
.ampering. me plant's inte:T.a1 re- 1 port said *. e " locks have been sabotaged." But "sabotageo" was l
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so that it will not open automatically to discovered in locks that secure switch. relieve pressure in an emergency. es used to shut down the plant if the JUNE 20 - MORE TAMPERING: A contres room :s camaged. At 5:30 ! ! rehef <alve c.~. tne Unit ! :narging p.m.1.e unusual event :s enced after pump is reset 50 it won't coen. an inspection 7:nds ..0 additional tam-i ! JULY 26 - GLUED LOCKS: Glue is penng and the switches are replaced. discovered in padlocks and doorlocks TODAY - PROBE BEGINS: Special in non-safety related areas in both NRC insoector and FBI agents are
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j the utility said. i "Anyone whowould dellberste-
- ly try to aihet the safety of a au-clear power g wtll be dealt l 2",.ill'A ","re'.1** RECENT INCmENTS '
i the company's suelear st6tissa. ! yd' the mais safety 5 tieveh M9: Reiss Pwer s l#s agrees to pay 850.000 fine seem-mme tram a asnuary encocent c wfuen me Nuclear Regulatory 00m.
- i. system for flaws before it calid off the alert, said utility spokee- meuren sale a contra room ooerster faites to teuew aroeseure in ei.
j lusing coolant m a reactor. The comratamen ease Ine warmer had 4 rosa Dale Thames. h escurity stosose to mhcrowave nts tunen.
, aneet was called just before3 p.m. E ensemeer gases NRC letter saya FPL fadeo ta take "promst. eenere-1 One pasabsttom operated by henewo sortesteve estion" in reconnes to a eenes of ooiasmera est-key was dameged with glueinthe cionaise an sonna 1995.
St. Luote 1 remoter saa two but. E lsevemeer ite6 PPL r. nee $50,00 after NRC regu:stors dessvered was la St. Imele 11 were damag. tnet guises to several water veeves has cean retaneo uoslee easm, E Ateest ieBIs NRC oftCtsts, m a reeew Wlth PPL. escrees geneem
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lie said the coinpany suspected sabotage Mesage there would be Y,,",$7,".gg*7 [ @ g " """# " g gggpen aggest NRC onermen tours com are says it cow's De a model i De other way that glue could get for futurg pigrgg. A year eerser. Nyggponreg West rarws the plant se on the switches,which were most too performer m ine wene, inciucnng estety as a crreren, recentityinspected July 15. 5.leses teet:NRC fines FPL 537,500 tot ta, lino to creest en emergency
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awttch. tt would have to be put l there deliberately," he said, sa gf $Ee e, x mf.atsote cups utaa to srut off wa. 4 ter narun0 frorn tne nucear remoter to tras steam generetor. tory Commissies comenders an un-f
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- a operators to shut down the nuclear ne pu' bc was apparently not endangered.
! ly Yvette C. Mammett umts in the event of an esscession of the
-een sur - Parently been sabotaged. main control room. FPL oEcials said.
'. Federal regulators i Florida Power & LiFht Co. declared aewns sabotage untd,are les 7 of calhas a full swests by HUTCHINsON 151.AND.- The St. tow-level p.m. Wednesday emergency at the plant about 2 the utility and the FBI is corn sand after the suspectec sa.
.ucie Power Plant went on a secunty alert Roger Hannah. c spokesman for the Nu-iednesany when plant oilleists found botage was found during a routine clear Regulatory Commission.
j veral switches used to snut down the nu- monthly inspeedon of piant eculpment. FPL officials say the appamit taanper-ror units cunns un emergency had ap- Glue was found in three 'ocked switches in a backup control room used I please see PLAstT on A2 i . M i i
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s.ilesy ofihc plant or ihe public. .
-We h.nc launclicit an exten. room," llannah said. .
- i me ins.:>t nation and have re- The NRC is only refestmg to e l I questeil the assistance of the FBI," ihe incident as " tampering" so thr *
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I - - 'N H ch;nged w:th a federal, felony "We'll call it tarnpering until t,, Ed charge of sabotage, said FPL the investi tion is cxxnpletc." 1~ l9. "
* 'Z spolLeswoman f amcc Deady. Ilannah sai
- t q wg i lhe r.nunty a!cil was called off at 5 lit p m. Wednesday aller There has never been a case of
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. lisady vi.I she did not know if .1canifer Maddoa of tac Ncws with on a romote shutdown panel at the St. Lucie Power Plant on !
ihe wird.. s can t e rited, or if sr.ntTconinbuted to this reporr. ' Hutchinson istand. , ) N - D ., g' e
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a i 1 , i . j . i 4 ) t [ i FBIprobes plant sabotage ! "U ,"' M , w = ,i , "It doesn't look like it dripped on there or came(tne glue) July there was a foreign substance on there by padlocks, doors and non-crtdcal areas j SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISIAND pow - *" r The FBI was called in to invesdgate o. spo ma ae d to Wednesday after sabotaged equipment Thesnas said. Howeve.Mi oY edneedsy's)in-was di.scovered at the St. I.ucte Nucle- Maintenance workers wue perform. cidents we will go back:to look at ! ar Pcwer Plant. int monthly chores when they noticed that." Thomas said. Glue had beca poured in keyholes the glue ht the keyholes, so it could The vandalized back.up panelis in a
- on three safety switches that turn off have been there smce mid-July. !
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, The vue nad mace the swnches inop. to be doing a surveillance to net:ce $qtures key cards to enter. Compl ' that. FPL spokeswoman Jamcc Brady spokesmen people have aceasscouldn't to thesay area. how many ! e camagcd switches, located on a said. . bacx up cont.rol panel, are about 6 feet The incident was the latest b a long i The vandalism was not the piant's j eff tne ground, which made sabotsge first. E.arter this year glue had teen en ecvious conclusbr.. pcurea on pciocks. ' Thor .ss .< aid : . um to RW l I - f i r e -, b______________.__...___._____.____-_
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,[ "I de kasw we have a he of clear power plant win be desit people who are very upset abou with to the fuSest artent of the , wint's going on at my facility," law." -
amid Richard D. Curtis, the 14eal 'Ibe plaar continues to operses : Fmm A1 ptisident for the International at full capacity but has been 3-Brotherhood of Doctrical Work. placed on a security alert, a senta
- 2st cf operanonal and manage- ers. "I think 6PL is) poorly man. cf reaainess that is rare at au- ;
f mem problems at the plant on aged and I told them that clear power plants amund the
- Flutentoson Island. The plant re. (Wednesday)." country. ;
- ceived five .valations last week .Ibav 6 ds h an to. bring its yearirtotal to 14
- Curns cautioned against im* part of a system to shut down
- including two separate $50.000 medate seaa of plant em" the reactors in event of an emner-Gnes. .
, 3. . . . . ees. He noted the cornpany' gency. They ats on a W
' In February, the. Nuclear Reg. roughtin hundreds of non union control panel that would be used , ulatory ri .=ad**iaa a took. sway 'suttantractotw to work at the if the normal controi mecha. l g I the plant's top.rsting. Tensions h. plant during the he gNity refueling nisms~ could not be used. Tlfs between wort eaded July.25 la,rs andsaid. l ! vandalized switches ceintrol '
- t management.have been hish'as- FBIinvesugators met Wednes- pumps, but Brady declined to ex.
! the two sidas . struggled, with day with company Vlee President plairi what hnenon.theepumps i FPUs decisica. perform
- clear divisind/w}0,teduce its nu. Art Stall, wno is in charge Besad ofthere theork. force by 5f are other plant StaliI ! percent. Se%sT.'daten workers; copunas butThenPlunkett, pres. to shut down the #lant, the ! at the St.14cle.platte have ident of EPUs ma:laar division. is nm W about opera. - I , their jota autfthese .left- said in a . presed . stainment: tionat safecy, co ,,n, I complained thagare, , , , , , , , , , ",Anyone who would ' deliberately man Roger Hannah said. But it . j . willinvestigste the plant's seom-i rity measures. ! "Certainly what we will be ! . Looking at in our review of pro.
- cedures u what sort of people had access to this area," ha said.
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! was done by a single persatt or j more. j "We can't d."aW any cEMMiu. sions at this point. That's the purpose of the investigation- to look at all aspects." Brady said.
"I really cant set into the details of the mvestignon because it's ongoma "
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declared a low level emergency at one of its nu-clear power plants Wednesday after inspectors
' found evidence of sabotage in a backup control room.
The St. Lucie plant contmued to operate and safety was not compromised. FPL spokesman ! Dale Thomas said. d FPL inspectors were doing routine checks Wednesday when they found glue in three locked switches,'Ihomas said. The switches, which were rendered inopera-ble, were in a backup control room that would be used to shut down the nuclear unit in-case the - main controlroom couldn't. . FPL ordered a security alert at the plant and l notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commis- ~ sion, Thomas said. The FBI was also investi-gating. Thomas said the company suspected sabo-tage because there would be no other way that glue could get on the switches, which were last !- inspected July 15.
"For glue to be in a locked switch, it would have to be put there deliberately," he said.
FPL, Florida's largest utility, has been in the middle of a lai, r dispute prompted by union ' claims that the company was cutting its work-force without regard for safety. ' The company announced plans last Novem-ber to cut 500 union jobs in the next two years but said there wculd be no effect on safety'of its plants. In the meantime,120 positions in the utili ' , ty's nuclear division have been cut. . Thomas said the company couldn't draw any connections between its labor problems and the case of' suspected sabotage. 0
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- Recerit events atSt.Lubie .
NuclearPowerPlant i i. 4 Aug.14.1996 - Three sw.::nes in sie neckup
, comrot room .n a ingh.secv.y arms are cAscov-y a *r*o o o' 'o=:*o "'t" S'u' ' aan it a anse of ,! a B suspecrec saectage anc dec: arts a arl.urity alert. '
i July 26,1996 - About 10 :WNocks and door j :ocus at me otam are founc : neue gham in them. Y July 21.1996 - Empioyees aseover their pri-vate mocical recores from a St. Lurte Nudeer
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. :y *ecerar rega:ators. a c=:or rod fans inside j enjoyed high marxs from de NRC the reactor cere. Workers art not able to regneve until january, wnca Its ratmg5 for By GREGORY ENNE mamte.ance and operat: ens were t. and operators ceciare an emergency When mm awewiew -_
- cerators try :o snut cown -*s pisma a modunc.
i duwusrided frotn supener to good. Flonda Power & Ught W Sbsw sa2d the damaged switches renmg valve 'ceos tne stea generator with ws.
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a secunty alert Wednescay atits St.Lucie Nuclear ere discovered during aPowermonthlyNy Phat
- no floorafter had of tnebeen controswodang room.
l 'indmg that three bachtp "" durmg an inspection in mid. July, she January 22. 1996 - A cen: rot room operator ased in shutung the plant down ap- said. actusts me reactor s temperature without tolanE 1 parents were sabotad ee. workers cefore teavmg :s cost to nuerowave Only FPL worxers and contrac. FPL.,,mblea ey labor stnfe tors with secunty clearance have ms sune. An memase m ecwor sets ON pmesa ans t l over worang conditions anc pl,d the access to the switches m the backup alanns m :s fmed $502 by Wie W Re reduce its wors force. sai control room, which operators u> aery Comm:ssen. switches in an auxiliary control would use to shut down the nuclear room had.been glued and rM units if the mam control room wett Aug.17,1996 - Operaters wortdng on anoth crootem maovertentty linx a coolant eyesem .
- noperaole. ever evacuated. Shaw said. Unn 1 to some commenmem pipes. When W A prelimmarv .nspecnon of oth- Shaw sasd FPL operators had crews attemot to start !?.at system, the op
- er eqmpment fednesday.M other methods for sately shuttmg varve anc hnkoc pipes fon;s 10.lNS gemoris
' no camage, anc the company conun- down the piant. ued to nin the plant s two nuciear radioactrve water and bonc said to rain insies 1
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"Public safety has not been com- ,, y 8**. nn,ua b7 $a71 ent' Juty a.1985 - A 30-year veenran of PPL's i prc:r.ned, said FPL spokeswoman at the piant.".Shaw said. ctear etvision punenes a sequence of butte I
N Regu:atory Commis- Please see NUCt.E.AM SB t ng DR h systema at once and tr:;gering an automs snutcown. July 9,1996 - Three teenagers looking fc shortcut to the Desch on riuttfenson telend dr mto a nuclear power piant cartel and had to s for tMert lives before their 'our.wheekerive F i Ex:,'orer was suckec out to see through a t-disCMarge D108.
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tamperms inside a nacisar power Wecnesday =ernewmg employ. , , plant occurred in Smiy, Va., when
,.es. tac more ,secur:ty guarcs .%s. '/l diagruntled workers poured a m (k
. c.sve ocen pacee at tne 700em- . censuc saaman on fuel. At least one person was 44 he i stoyee oper2non. ,
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! have access to except an emplov-plant. The NRC fined FPL j- ee, saidFBIsposaamanPaul.wlI- employee medical files that were 360,000in Marchaftera St.Lucis er. M to be ~M-e=L Feder- plant operstar besunguparescent . Shaw said said that about 10 alregnimors aleo am mvesagatmg left bla peu to nuerowave his padlocks and door locks at the St- three worker safety i='da** that hoch. and premsse bnBt g so Lucie plant were found fouled with oce::rred at the piant in May and much in the unit that alarm.went a giuelike s== nee July 26. but June. on. , : hey were not m a high secunty ppg, g,s largest power In July 1995. a Ford Emplorer area. At the ame theincident was cle. wm suckedinto one of the plast's
*=W as nadaham. at arkey Mi. discharge pipes. forcing eroe
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.recem labor troubles. The mmP'- on their war to the beach.
cyannouncedplanslastNovemoer . The state has cae other com- And in 'Angum 1995, an en-to cut 500 uman jobs in the nart mercalnaaear plant. Dat m caused a rationesive ! Crysal ,is owned by two vears. At least 30 employees >d apEl 10.000 saDoes of waterina at the St. Luce plant have been gPower Corp. which is not L g
- . affered severance packages. af51sted with FP1. hseessionem nur emmes Workers alsohave been at odds The NRC fined Florida Power ese came Kenner eenseenseis see 1 wnh management after managers 1500.000 laat month for ineffec- essen,useenseam ash 8mananen were discovered thppmg through tive tnanagemem oversight, poor nem fines mee ans mese..
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rPL orders a secunty womo . 2. e tc a :ct t ,e e :er:. alert. C3lls tne FBI. '" ' 3e pJnt .*c :ce censidereC oSe of es.e s ocurso passa tne incustry op Mties. nasyn neintnariestitston -
, FORT P2RCE - Monca Pcwer :.ing trem fedm1 rttuis: ors . iter 4
and Light ae:12 red a low. level several mishaps and :ther , emerger.cy at one of its su: lear ;toblems. 3 power plants Wednesday after in. The Nuclear Regulatory Com. . m , s:pectorsicued evicenceof sabotage r9:saion Eced tne commeny $50DR1 = V i centrolroom. '
- nThe a batk St. ubucie platit contznued cary to in Novemner 1996. for safety estes1995 andand again mjan- { h l
operste and safety was not compro. equrpment violations. In Februsty. 3 ~
=sen. FPL sockes r.sn Dale Thom. he NRC a,thd cw its top racr.c.
as sano. ??L. ?"ct".da's '.argest ut.: sty, also 7s FPL :nspect= s were coins rnu. '.is - ocen m the r ed.s of a tabor ::p 4 t.no caects Wecnescay wnen they ;;te preeptec ey uruoriclaimsthat found glue nr. tarse inckeo switches. the company was cuttag its worn. g [
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Thomas sa:o. force without regarti for salery. E The sw:tcaes. which were ren. The enmpany announced plans ;g cered ir.coersble. were m a back up inst Novemoer to. cut 500 usuonjobs j control recm that would be useo te :s the neat two years out saxi there shut cown tDe nuclear u:ut m case would be no effect on safety of its
.g k, e s the mam control ro3m conmin't. planta,in the meanume 120 pos:- j FPL creerec a secunty alert at t:enn m the utiuty's nucsour civtsion x t D
the plant and notified the federal have oeen cut. .'! Nuclear Regulatory C:mmission. Thomas said the company !' T D Thomas said. ne FBI was also 4 mvestJgstmg. eculdn't tween itscrow labut any connections groolems ar.d the be I 3 j
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'V sected saDotage because there inspectors ai tr.c plant were cen. ; 2 k would be .to other way that glue cu::tmg thottugn checks of the en. -
could get on tne switches wnich ute clant ta mage $(.,re no cther ar. were last insp .~. ten ju;y 15. eas had been compromised.he said. E g Q. g f y. , I l
"Forglue to be in a locked switch it would have to beput there deliberately." l au rnms.re.smsmia l
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denee of saoota6e 5:A caer.ap controd roorn. The St. .' .cae plant near Fort Pierce continueo to :cerate anc safetv =aa not comprocessed. TFL snotosman Dele Thoram said. FPLinspectors were comg cu.:na e=ecks Weariesday when snev J , ' found stue in three iocied swuenas.Tho cas said. l Thomas easd t he come any suspected sacotage pecause there !
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AP J1923 ff pnpn- FL-Fla-Power-Light 08-15 1:36p l TO CITY EDITOR: , FPL Offers Reward For Information On St. Lude Plant Sabotage i JUNO BEACH, Fla., Aug.14 /PRNewswire/ - Florida Power & L10ht . j Company is' offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the suspected sabotage ; of back-up safety switches at its St. Lucie nudear power plant, company officials announced today. l i Any person with information that may be helpful to the FBI, Nudear 1 Regulatory Commission and FPL in their continuing investigation of the - incident should call FPL's security hotline at 561-894 6444. ) i FPL declared an un' usual event at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday after plant { workers discovered glue in three locked switches in back-up control rooms that operators could use to shut down the nuclear units in the ) 1 event the main control rooms became unusable. FPL terminated the !
' unusual event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after all critical plant areas ,
were inspected to ensure their safety and operability. The equipment does NOT affect the safe operation of the plant and the incident did not compromise the safety of the public or employees. i
- in accordance with company policy, FPL cannot discuss details of the 1 Investigation, which is still under way by corporate. security and federal law enforcement officials.
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FPL (FPL.N> Says nU#e plant is safe . ] EARL. Aug 15 (Reuter) - FPL Group Inc's Finrisa Pnmer ' Light Ce said Thursday it had Finished a melk through of systems at its St. Lucie Huelear Plant and 'had Found e.s other signs of vandalism or sabotage, Following Wednesday's discovery of glue in three switches in a backup safety system. 2g other types of tampering with equipment was Found." said FPL Group inc,(FPL.H) spokeswoman Stacey SAAht. "(They , Found) nothing unusual that 1*m aware of that would have kept the plant in a low-level emergency or affect its safe operations." The compeny declared a low-level emergency at the plant at about 1:45 p.m. EDT (175s CMT) on Wednesday, whien lasted until - about 5:35 p.m. EDT (2138 DMT), when the " unusual event" was declared terminated. Investigation of the event was continuing, with the company's corporate security. U.S. Ftdoral tureau of ___ Investigation and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission involved. -1 The incident was the secona incident of vandalisn at the N . w east-central Einrida nuclear plant within a Feu weeks. On July . ., 26, workers Found that someone had put glue in locks and doors [ y at the facility. [ q
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j i locks and padlocks that were identified in late July, I think the 26th," 1hau said. "I'm not sure that we're particularly linking these tes (incidents), but that does esist." {Y * + EEL has been the subject of some anger From members oF'the i International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union, d E which represents about one-third oF its workforce, a higher percentage er those at its plants. But Shas said there was not - lQ l a laeor sispute.
- union officials were not immediately available to comment E T on speculation that a later disagreement night have been behind $ t the problem. 3 % _-
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- now has slightly nere than 11,988 employees. There are between 8 A 700 and BBS people employed at the St. Lucie plant. 5
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25N!lEITON. ' hug 15 (Reuter) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l Commission sent inspectors to help imprete security at the St. ' Lucie Nuclear Plant of FPL troup Inc's Finr$da Paser and Light I unit, where authorities are investigating an. incident of schotage, an lett spokesman said Thursday.
"We sent two inspectors down to assist the resi, dent inspectors at the plant." said Ken Clark, of the NRC's Region
". Two office in atlanta. "The First thing they'll look at is trying to isentify how people might have 90tten in CD do this. ! and also what theg*re doing to see they don't have another l ' occurence like this," Clagg said, TheFederalBureauofInvestigationWednesdaycoitFirmedit was ineestigating sabotage et a section of the nuclear plant l unsre it appeared no one but employees had access. The vandalism afFected three switches From a panel of e
' switches tnat operators couts use to saut down nuclear units, and indications were it posed only niner problems, an FPL spokesman said. .
Slack of the Mtc said F1arida pnemar and Light had improved its security by posting guards at key points in the plant and . i ensuring that people ao not work alone in these areas. l REUTER - Rtr 18!b6 00-15-96
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FROM: FPL CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS,305-552-3888 DATE: August 15.1996. 5 p.m. 1 . Officials of Florida Power & Light Company and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ; are continuing an investigation int i Wednesday'.s safety switch tampering incident at i the utility's St. Lucie nuclear. power plant. There were no developments in the investigation this aftemoon. FPL willissue additional information only if significant developments occur. The FBI has notified FPL, that the agency will continue to monitor the investigation but has suspended active . participation. I e F 4
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FORT PIERCE, Fla._ (AP) - The owner of the St. Lucie nuoisar power plant offered a $10,000 reward Thursday for helpful information about glued svyitches in a backup control room after the - F.Bl pulled out of the case. Federal prosecution would be warranted only if the tempering effected plant operations or compromised public safety, said FBI spokesman Paul Miller. Neither condition was met, so the investigation has~been left to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Florida Power & Light Co. FPL declared a security alert Wednesday at its plant on Hutchinson Island after workers doing a routine check discovered glue in three locked switches in a control room used if the main , control room is unusable. The alert ended four hours later after a plant inspection determined critical areas were safe, FBI agents went to the plant after the alert, but "we determined that we really didn't have federal criminal jurisdiction because it really came down to an act of vandalism or tampering," Miller said. The utility said it could not discuss details of the investigation, but attention focused on employees because of the limited access to the control room. FPL labeled it a case of suspecteo sabotage. Another incident " . was reported three we~eks ago when locks and doors were vandalized. The incidents follow a drop in the NRC rating for the plant over safety and equipment violations and complaints about ttie effect of job cuts announced la st November. d 1 8 9 f 8 8 I t , i i TOTAL P.02 )
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*he attempted sabotase of Florida Power 'for the ' saboteur at-its 700enoloyee 2nd the sabotage was discovered around i Lasnt's two nuclear generators at Juno Juno Beacn piant. m a 1.200-acre com- aoon Wednesaay. FPL and Nuclear Beacn. clex bestce trie ocean between Fon Regulatory Commission seen say Pierce and Stuart. the plant still could have been shut from Agents may retum to the investiga-tien to assist the Nuclear Regulatory On Thursday, FPL offered a $10,000 the remote site but that it would have C mmission, if asked. FBI spokesman taken longer to'do.
reward for information imding to the The NRC isn't hunting for the cul-Paul Miller said. But for now the feds conviction of the person who' slued shut prit, either because that asn't the com-an on the sidelines "because there was three backup safety switches.. The mission's not a threat to public safety, [and) the , said spokesman' Ken switches are m two separate buildings. Clark in operation of the olant was not in jeop. They would be used to shut down the ardy," Miller said. "We do not have cruniaal jurisdic-plant if a fire, a tenorist or other prob- tion," Clark said "We are a civil , agency." call, we will do our best." ne NRC's role is "to make sure the Without the FBI,s step-by-step
' system is safe now and that (FPL1 proper precautions both at the time".of took .. involvement, having a local shentTs a the discovery, Clark said, "and that they investigator present throughout the .
are co..ntinums with the proper precau- investigation might be neipful. Treasure tions' Coast State Attorney Bruce Colton said.
. ~ ~ The prosecutor said FPL has an excel-FPL has met both those conditions, lent security statT that includes many Clark said. former police officers.
Nor has St. Lucie County Sheriff "I'm' kind of surprised they haven't Bobby Knowles been asked to help. called the sheriffs office." Colton said.
"We haven't received a neuest to Anvene with information is asked to investigate." said Mark Weinbert, call FPL's semrity hotline at (561) 694 - '
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t , 1.1 Background and Objectives ' ? .
~ For several years, Florida Power and Light (FPL) has monitored developments in the area of-Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA). FPL has' also performed several probabilistic analyses to i suppon management decisions conceming nuclear plant design. operation and maintenance. These i analyses were typically directed at' understanding contributors to safety system unavailability or the l
. frequency of individual sequences of events. i q
After 1988, the Nuclear Energy Depanment management foresaw the need to develop more fully I the technology of PRA within FPL. A team was chanered to develop a set of recosm.cadations ! for the future of PRA at FPL. Subsequently, a course of action was adopted that would result in ;
' the development of full-scale detailed PRAs for the Turkey Point and St. Lucie Nuclear Plants. ;
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To accomplish these objectives, the. Nuclear Engineering Depanment established a group ! accountable for the development application, and maintenance of the PRAs. This PRA group solicited support froml critical interfacing depanments such as Nuclear Fuels and the plant !
. Operations. Maintenance. Technical and Training Depanments. l Becau'se of its age and design, a PRA was performed first for the Turkey o P' int Plant. Following completion of Turkey Point's analysis, the St. Lucie PRA would then be developed.
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As these decisions were being made, the NRC's Individual Plant Examination Program (IPEP) was also being shaped and defined. - As a minimum. the scope of the FPL PRAs must encompass that ; of the iPEP. Based on the Generic letter 88-20 content [Ref.1.0-11, FPL determined that the ! Turkey Point and St. Lucie PRAs should include a Level 1 PRA for intemal initiating events, a ;
- limited scope Level 2 Containment Perfonnance Analysis. and an assessment of the risk due to intemal flooding. I By July of 1989. FPL let a. contract to Science Applications Intemational Corporation (SAIC) for !
assistance in development of the Turkey Point PRA. Since this effon was "new technology" for FPL, SAIC would provide project management service and technology transfer. ' FPL engineers
.would perform at least 50% of the work, thus supponing the objective of bringing the PRA- 3 technology in-house. In practice, FPL performed well over. half the work on the Turkey Point analysis and gained valuable experience in almost all aspects of PRA technology. Based on the
. experience and technology gained during development of the Turkey Point PRA. FPL developed ,
the St. Lucie PRA with minimal contractor suppon. This repon documents the work performed to estimate a core' damage frequency (CDF) for St. Lucie. Units 1.and 2 and to satisfy the provisions of Generic Letter 88-20. t 6 i 1.0-1 of 8 [ l
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i 1 St. Lucie Plant Units I and 2 are located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County about halfway I between the cities of Fort Pierce and Stuart on the East Coast of Florida. Each unit is a pressunzed : water-type reactor (PWR) with a nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) designed by Combustion
; Engineering,Inc. (CE) and rated for a full power core thennal output of 2700 megawatts. Unit 1
; began commercial operation in 12/76 and Unit 2 in 8/83. ]
=l The Reactor Coolant System (RCS) of each unit is arranged as two closed loops connected in parallel to the reactor vessel. Each loop has one outlet (hot leg) pipe, one steam generator, two ,
j inlet (cold leg) pipes and two reactor coolant pumps. An electrically heated pressurizer is ! connected to the hot leg of one loop and a safety injection line is connected to each of the four cold i j legs. The RCS operates at a nominal pressure of 2235 psig. ! l The reactor buildings are dual. containment design comprised of' a steel containment vessel i
' surrounded by an annular space and enclosed by a reinforced concrete shield building. The l containment vessel steel shell is designed to confine the radioactive material that could be released from a postulated design basis Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA).' The shield building is a concrete 1
' structure that surrounds the annulus and steel containment vessel. It protects the containment vessel I from extemal missiles and provides biological shielding and a means of collecting radioactive l
. products that may leak from the containment following a major hypothetical accident.
L Engineered Safety Features (ESP) systems with the containment ensure that the off-site radiological i consequences 'following any LOCA do not exceed the regulations. The ESF include: (a)
. independent redundant systems (Containment Cooling System (CCS) and Containment Spray System (CSS)) to remove heat from and reduce the pressure in the containment vessel, (b) a high j and low pressure Safety Injection System (SIS), (c) a Shield Building Ventilation System and an Iodine Removal System, (d) a Containment Isolation System, (e) a hydrogen control system, and (f) a control room habitability system.
L Feedwater to the steam generators is provided by two motor driven main feedwater pumps per unit.
- Each unit also has an Auxiliary Feedwater System (AFW) consisting of two motor driven pumps l .
and one pump driven by a steam turbine. This system provides a source of water inventory to the I steam generators during plant startup, hot standby, and during plant cooldown. and provides heat i removal to bring the Reactor Coolant System to the shutdown cooling system activation window. One condensate storage tank per unit provides a large volume of water to support operation of the
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F Off site power from the utility grid comes from the switchyard via two startup transformers per unit. During nonnal operation, each unit receives power from the main generator through two unit auxiliary transformers. When necessary, on-site AC power is provided by two independent emergency diesel generators per unit. Equipment heat loads are removed by a closed Component Cooling Water (CCW) System, which rejects heat to the Intake Cooling Water (ICW) System.
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- L Lucie. to gain a "more quantitative" understanding of core damage probabilities and potential fission product releases, and finally to reduce these probabilities by appropriate plant changes where i
required. The St. Lucie Units I and 2 PRA scope and process were designed specifically to meet ; 4 these goals. ' 1.3.1 Internal Events Methodolony , 1 Standard event tree / fault tree methods were employed to understand the most probable core damage
' states for the plant. The St. Lucie analysis used the small ~ event tree /large fault tree philosophy. ;
Functional event trees were developed for each class of unique initiating events' identified; top logic I was then developed to link the statement of functional failure to that of system failure criteria. Detailed fault trees were developed for both Units I and 2 for each front-line shstem identified in the top logic. Also, these front-line systems' support systems had fault trees developed. To ensure i the traceability of the supponing data, detailed system description notebooks were created to I document the analytical effort. The Unit I and Unit 2 fault tree basic events were then quantified with a mixture of generic and St. Lucie plant specific data. The scope of the plant specific data analysis included initiating event frequencies and plant specific failure data for component types requested by Generic Letter 88-20. The_ project established a six-year data window as the basis for quantifying failure rates and maintenance unavailability. Human failure events were also quantified. Methods compatible with those outlined in the Systematic Human Action Reliability Procedure [Ref.1.0-2] were employed to develop conservative j screening values for human events; more detailed analysis was used for important recovery events. { The SAIC enhanced version of the EPRI-developed CAFTA code was used to integrate the event trees and fault trees into a plant model. Model development, integration and quantification was performed on personal computers. St. Lucie plant personnel involvement was a key factor in the project. The individual system j analysts performed walkdowns, as required. to verify the completeness and correemess of their { models. Operations, Maintenance, Technical. ISEG, and Training depanment personnel were ; consulted throughout the analysis. Operations and Training Department personnel were particularly ; insuumental in the identification and quantification of operator recovery events. i n !
' St. Lucie is an open plant (i.e., no enclosed turbine building) For the intemal flooding events, it !
was recognized that most sources of " floods" would simply run-off across the plant area to either the intake or discharge canals. Fire zones were chosen as the unit of examination. For each zone, 1.0-3 of 8 ~
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screening questions were employed (Does the' water source trip the plant?, is there PRA equipment in the zone?. does the PRA equipment become damaged by the water source? (either immersion j or spray)). . For the areas that did not pass the screening analysis, the contribution to core damage ; frequency was determined by'"failing" the zone's PRA related equipment and analyzing the ; l CAFTA-based plant model. 4 . 1.3.2 Containment Performance Methodoloey i A simplified, limited-scope. approach was taken for this ponion of the analysis. To make the ; transition from core damage states identified by the intemal events analysis to plant damage states. a containment systems status " bridge" tree was constructed and appended to the binned core damage sequences. This bridge tree assesses the unavailability of containment isolation systems , and containment sprays / emergency containment cooling systems and helps categorize the various i core damage states into plant damage states. The containment event tree then provides insights into the phenomenological factors affecting the core melt and subsequent containment failure and release modes. The EPRI-developed MAAP Code was used to gain St. Lucie specific knowledge about the progression of the accident from melt to release. Containment failure modes and release
. categories are the outcome of this ponion of the overall effen.
j 1.4 Summary of Major Findings t . FPL has performed a Level 1 and limited scope Level 2 PRA for St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 in response to Generic Letter 88-20, " Individual Plant Examination for Severe Accident Vulnerabilities". The I objectives for this assessment are consistent with the objectives given in the generic letter. FPL I personnel have been directly involved in all aspects of the development, quantification, and documentation of the PRA models. The approach included system. procedure, and drawing reviews, discussions with Operations. Training, Technical Staff, and other plant personnel, and independent peer reviews by PRA expens to ensure that the models are consistent with accepted i PRA practices. , As a result, the IPE provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the severe accident behavior of St. Lucie Units 1 & 2. The overall likelihood of core damage and fission product release from the containment from intemally initiated events has been. quantified consistent with the guidance provided in Generic Letter 88-20. The relative contribution to core damage frequency.from the different accident sequence types has been determined. The major findings are presented here in two components: . findings from the Internal. Events ! analysis, and the Containment Performance analysis. l 1.4.1 Internal Events (Level D Findines The overall core damage frequency due to intemally init'inted events for St. Lucie 1 5 is 2.3 x 10 /yr and for St. Lucie Unit 2 is 2.6 x 105/yr. This is much less than the NRC safety goal of I x 10"/yr and illustrates a high level of safety.
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The overall core damage frequency for St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 is within the range of , past PRAs performed for PWRs. Thus, the susceptibility to core damage at St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 is not unlike other PWRs. A chart of the dominant accident sequences is shown in Figure 1.4-1. It shows that the largest contributor to core damage risk is small-small (1/2" - 3") LOCAs. Total loss of feedwater events are also important accident sequences for core damag6 risk. Section 3.7 presents the Level 1.results in.rhore detail. St. Lucie has several means of providing feedwater to the steam generators for decay heat removal.- No vulnerability related to USI A-45 Decay Heat Removal, has been
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1.4.2 Containment Performance (Level 2) Findincs
- The St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 large dry containment design provides adequate capability to mitigate severe accidents. No unusually poor containment performance has been found. A chart of the containment analysis results is shown in Figure 1.4-2.
The greatest threat to containment integrity is due to a loss of all containment heat removal during an accident where the RCS is at high pressure. Steam generation without the ability to remove heat and condense' steam increases the likelihood that high pressure melt ejection at vessel breach can fail the containment. A key feature of the St. Lucie containment design is that for almost all accident sequences, the reactor cavity is flooded with water. This decreases the likelihood of reactor vessel failure due to ex-vessel cooling and results in lower releases (due to i retention of fission products in the RCS and sembbing of ex-vessel fission products l by the water) compared to if the vessel were to fail and the core were to fall on a dry l cavity floor. - l The open design of the St. Lucie containment means that local hydrogen accumulation (identified in Generic Letter 88-20. Supplement 3, containment performance improvement issues) is not a significant contribution to containment failure. The St. Lucie Unit I and Unit 2 PRA has been performed in a manner consistent with the objectives stated in Generic Letter 88-20 and the results found that there are no plant uniciue severe j accident vulnerabilities. l 1.5 Report Organization Section 2 of NUREG-1335, " Individual Plant Examination: Submittal Guidance" provided a standard Table of Contents for subniittals in response to Generic Letter 88-20. This report adheres to the standard format as far as practical. The following provides a brief guide to this report's organization: ,
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- SECTION 1.0 - Executive Summary - Overview of the project, its scope and results.
SECTION 2.0 - Examination Description - Details on what methods were applied to perform the various components of the analysis, discussion on how the intent of Generic Letter 88-20 ' was met by the analysis. SECTION 3.0 - Core Damage Analysis: " Front-End Analysis" - Details on the Intemal Events analysis leading up to the core damage condition (includes the Accident Sequences, Systems Analysis. Internal Flooding Analysis, Reliability data, Human Reliability Analysis, Quantifigd Core Damage Sequences, results of the " Front-End" work performed, and proposed resolution of any USIs and GSIs addressed by the St. Lucie PRA).
- SECTION 4.0 - Containment Performance Analysis: "Back-End Analysis" - Details on the '
features of the St. Lucie containment structures, core and plant damage state binning, containment systems " bridge" tree, Containment Event Tree, quantification of containment failure modes and radionuclide release characterization. : SECTION 5.0 - Utility Participation and Internal Reviews - Project organization, project reviews, major comments and their resolution. SECTION 6.0 - Plant Improvements and Unique Safety Features -' Discussion of how l potential vulnerabilities were analyzed and any countermeasures identified. SECTION 7.0 - Summary of Results and Conclusions. l 1.6 Section 1.0 References i 4 1.0-1 NRC Generic Letter 88-20. Individual Plant Examination for Severe Accident Vulnerabilities, November 23,1988. 1.0-2 EPRl-NP-3583, Systematic Human Action Reliability Procedure (SHARP),1984. ' 1.0-6 of 8
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- NRC staff tells utilities
~ ! to toe line b o Nuclear +1itian,in* L5Fkrida . . Power, hope to avoid costly fire safety i n=W= tim Noway,saysthe staff m,. . ., aation. 1 pect plants to comply wrth the By T.CMW3 flan GALLWI and DAVID DAHL NRC from18 rules today," Selin told reporters after the 90-mmute meeting in ! cald respond hi nunutes. suburban Wa=hinnan WASHINGTON - The staf of the Nuclear The staf' panned the assess-I wa. y e,==i===n on Friday thwarted plans by There is some wiggle room, pi,id&s two largest ntilmen to bypass stringent fire ment plan snbmitted .by Florida 'though. Both West and Selin said r standards at their nuclear planta. Power & Light. a decision seen as the conmussion would consider ex-as staff rernemearl=non was bed news for mst ceptions to its regulations, so that a blanket reenmmanoation smular proposals by Flonda utilitiesa[ower may not have to go Farida who wereFmr Corp. hoping andthe to avoid Flanda h M.ight C high com,oMyin "gand 20 other tmlities. through the costly exercise of
&c barriers on crucial safety symmens in se plants. For Flanda Power alone, the modzfying an entire plant.
action could mean a $40-million Selin said utilities may be re. Like 80 percent of the nanon's utahtaes. the repair job at its Crystal River quired to upgrade the one4ocr Flonda r=at== instaHed a u 5 matenal plant. Bert Henderson. a spokes- barriers to make sure they meet caDed Thenno Lag to protect electrical cables that manfor the plant,had no comment that standard. The commtmaion i turn off the core in emergences to prevent melt- on the dae=an down. might allow utilities to reclassify Steven West, chief of the com- three-hour barners to withstand ThernwLag is supposed to protect the cables unssion's spec 2aj paccts secum. &e fx just one bar, with the for one hour in areas wah spnnklers and threep told the commissioners that it addition of apnnklers. In areas without. would be "techaienny ch=n.a.ing" Further. Selin said one step + As it turns out it lasts only a fraction of that Q"2e'"M ammnent me to review aradpe safe- ee h can & is to make sure coh%e mats - M as time. The NRC d'clared Thermo Las inoperabl,e - ty plans utilities Th r- , electric boxes - areinclated from
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>== inn s e best e stas t He also was abarie=1 about the the cables they are trytog to pro-g,4 ability of sdentists to predict how tect from fire.
atives from Fkinda Per di Light a fire wiB behave. " Fires are very Nuclear industry opponents b unpredictable, dynamic." West 4 M re-i didn't like what they beard. wino have pushed told w a pl=<=naat of the Thermo- for +- l.ag bar "It's back to the drawag boortl." engineer The staff recommended the na- rier r=--M Friday with shock Chock, Fisher said. "Theyinst essennally asid, 'For- tion's nuclear plants toe theline on get it- and O. --w at the NRC's recom-fire safety regulations, a sugges. mendations. Both e=ap=a'a= were trying to get out rif meet- tion that,if approved, could snean Among other things, they said ing the one hour and three-hour armadards by rely- hundreds of mimana of dollars in that recparing plants to comply j ing on %' whosed ======mmata " mame=tia== , with the one-hour barner by add-1 Beacany,' the e= would have need elab. While the - = ' 1- 's ruling ing
, ge n i.m.,,e.1 anodels to show that three hours on the rarammeMarian isn't ex- pda.g more Thermo it on thicker Lag-and basicaDy deeper -
otecteam was not needed in an area with no p""for a week or more. NR,C would reward a company now be-M matennis or in areas where Bre temens "Ivan SeliniMientM beis mg av==a==ted by a juryin ready to go along withit. Baltimore. Thermal Inc., ! Please see IIItc SB "As a W matter. we ea- maker of Thermo-Lag. E0'd 100*ON 23:8 #6.2g 6PW. 2E9P-E95-P06:131 WWO3 dB03 3d.:i )
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now cay, the cubctance Thermo l.ag to pay the $10 million bill to havC thC [2 lr.C;, - 'l stu# replaced. 3 g e .,
.-- doesn't work, Atlan Siegel, president ofIndustrial FPL's customers nircady paid mil-lions to inatall Thermo-Lag, and the If 5
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. i.. D.iti wie L1:4L Llic te=t= were fals,. t alone be- yeat g 4 cause of Thermo Lag's dc6ciencies. - .a .J Extras at Turkey Point, costs of which 4 U % are passed on in every power o"ill, S 2
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f COPA COMMUNICATIOfiS 7-18-1994 10t05 PAGE 2/3 RightFAX ,k * . replace cables as well," said Paul 1 j NUCLEAR Gunter. director of the Washing-Rom i A - ton, D.C.-based Reactor Watchdog I ciew of about 10 "Grewatchers," Project. all trained on the Thermn-l.ag Siegeltold a grandjury in April - oront to make sure they ,qet a 6re that his SL Logi, lab, which had no j under control before it gets to the 6re-testmg expenence, merely piant's wiring. signed off on test reports wntten
- . Both the Florida Public Ser- by the nermo Lag manufacturer.
- vice Commission, which sets Thermal Science Inc. of Fenton.
- IT1./s racco, anc wL itself, have klo. He ahn 61 he initialed to -
! said thatbecause Thermo Lag was ports without reading them and . l pst in unoer federal order, rate- provided blank letterhead to TSI. payers would foot the bill. The testimony was part of a plea , 4' Thermo-Lag in 1986 appeared bargain m which he and his compa- , to be an answer to nuclear utilities' ny pleaded guilty and are cooper-i prayerv 4 Lei Nudear Regulatory ating with the grand jury mveau. , Commission decree that all elec- gation. trical wiring had to be protected Most of the 79 plants with from 6re.The NRC move followed Thermo-Lag have been reluctant a 1975 Ere at the Brown's Ferry to spend the estimated $500 mil- , nuclear power plant during whit:h lion industrywide to replace il j workers lost control of the reactor They are still trying to convince
,or 10 ho ss after Aames burned the NRC to let thuun keep it.
' through electrical circuits. Thermal Science is the only i Thermo Lag was aggressively cupplier of Thermo-lang and han-madcased. Its pluses: it wac rela- dies its maintenance. lifilitie.s i tively chaisp. r rum sinw a fire inr. h avs- evpreued .conCCfn about three hours and didn't appear to how they'll maintain then i adect the wiring it protected - a nenno. Lag should the maker be
- problem with sosne other fire. indicted.
proo6ng colutaenc. Theretnre nn utility has nusd l i Now all three of those things the manufacturer, which stead-are in question.' fastly says Thermo-Lag works like i The NRC staff,in aMay report it is supposed to if installed prop-l to the commission. taiti hermme of crly Gniden Amid FPL is iceeping i claims about Therinu Lag bf the that uption open. i manufacturer, udlitium nay have it was on the claims of the ! installed too many wires in too falsified tests that FPL embraced l small an area. putting the electrical Thenno Lag in the mid '80s, in-systems at risk for premature ag- stauing more of it than any other ing and frayium. That, in itself,is a ataity in the nation. About 26.000 l potential 6te hasard. FPL spokes- feet of it coats pipes, electrical man Ray Golden, however, said conduits and walls at Turkey Point -
- one udiliy t=Ue 16 Juc.. t1-.- . 1Ot. Lode.- .
e a problem. "It's everywhere," Golden Others diansree. said. In 1991, the NRC launched an "We thmk the cables abould be
. inspected bar=* it is possible investigation after repeated com- .
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- r thmgs thatthey have no significant
; i fire hazard. ' i "It han olotloco of a firo hasard . ]
wi. i I, here because the plantis all outin i ,,9 l i 't the open." 'said Turkey Point's i 8 L site vice president, Tom Plunkett.
"I personally don't think it's a
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lurkey Point facahty. crous.7." FPL says Thermo Lag stood i tems with Thermo-L4g. Tests up to . Hurricane Andrew while
- made by a variety of unhues and many of its buildings at Turkey
' other groups showed that in best- Point were M=*w c.ase scenarios, nenn& Lag --- Vince Lataiato, the 6te protec-mtended to delay a fire for three tion supervisor at Turkev Point i hours - could only slow it for an said there are nemale e, hour; and its one hour sister kept ty plans and systems in place t':P.t l j a fire back for only about 20 mm- inure than compensate for l utes. Thenno-Lag's desciencies, in-
- j. The NRC m. 1992 ordered the ciuding a 100 man brigade of atilities to begin intensive trained firefighters.
4 "firewatches , of the Thermo-Lag areas. At Turkey Point. for exam. - All 900 Turkey Point employ-l ole, this means that firewatchen, ees have bad extensrve fire tram-
',vatk through and look for fires or ing; combustible materials are not hazards every hour, 24 hours a allowedin the plant; and there are a host of systems m place to put day, seven days a week, supple, out a fire, meluding water sprm-menting the video cameras.
Many utilitica, including FPL, k,lers, ernnguishr.rs, ed hose sta-argued that these firewatches and tions around the plant. , other procedures more than com- "We have compensatory mes-penaste for 'Ibermo. Lag's shnn- sures in place." Golden said. "so conungs. FPL asked not to be there's really no additional con-forced to comply with the three- corn to the public." J
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,luly 19,1994 !
FPL'S RESPONSE TO PALM BEACH POST STORY ON THERMO-LAG ! On Monday .luly 18, the Palm beech Post punted a story about Thermo Lag - a fire barner i c.atenal - installed at St. Lucie and Turkey Point. The story was misicading and the following n provided to employee to beuer uudentmd ed ticliy ML's pusicluu un T14cuuv Ig. ' 4 Thermo lag is a fire barrier matenal used in many commercial applications meiudmg. 1 nuclear power plants. ; 1
- Thermo-Lag us installed at FPL's nuclear plants in the mid-1950's in response to increasing Are crotection requirements by the NRC.
Thermo-Lag is ordy one compcnent in PPL's fire protecuon program Otlier components incluae fire detection and suppression systems. fire brigades mth fire Sghting equipment, trained personnel patrnlling the plant innking for ilres and iire hazards and closed circuit TV monitonng, In 1992, in response to NRC concerns regirding Thermo Lag. FPL insututed compensatory fire protection measures (closed circuit TV and fire watches) in areas were the matenal was installed.
" Recent industrv-sponsored testing has shown dut Thermo Lig does funcuon as a Grc barner. While the material did not meet current NRC criteria for fire endumace, the material doce provide a level of fire protocuan.
- FPL is actively pursuing solutions to the Thermo-Ltg issue. The utility has met with the NRC to discuss a proposalinvohing conducting engineering analyses to determine whether Thermo Iag is acceptable in its current conSgurations or requires plant specific modifications. If modifications are required. they could.
include upgrading c31 sting Thermn Tag by adding additional laycm adding fire detection and suppression systems or rerouting critical electrical components. CPL is working with the nuclear industry and the NRC on a final resolution of this issue. In the crim, FPL believes the compensatory fhe protection measures it has in place adequately
,.otectF the plants for fire safety.
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! Nuclear Power Plant, was in. c Paul Gunter, of the Nuclear In- e dicted Thursday on charges the formation and Resource Semco.
. . company lied about tests that Commissa sakL Among the potential factors i s. bowed the product didn't work. Thermal Science makes Ther- that could cause a nuclear melt - A federal grand jury in mo.IAg 330, a fire retardant that down, fires acccent for half, he i Mary returned the seven. is supposed to protect critical said. l count inrik'=mt against St. electrical lines, meluding those About 7,000 square feet of < Louis based Thermal Science used to shut down a reactor in an ThermoLag is used at the St. l' Inc. and its president, Rubin emergency. The material was in-Feldman, the Nuclear Regulatory stalled m more than 70 nuclear Tum.to Futt / A4 i t i e Thermal Science hired St.14uis-i }Q based Industrial Testing labore-ties Inc. only to witness the tests 1 and sign the reports, accordmg l t From A1 to the indictment. I i For tesong normel Science !- Lucie plant as fire wall protec- also allegedly used an improved tion and about 5,000 feet for con-
- duit holding electrical wirms, product, uct soldwhich wasplants.
to power not the prod- ' Florida Power & Light Co. David Wmimma. Inspector Gen-1 spokesman Ray Golden said, eral of the. Nuclear Regulatory i Workers at the plant for the Commluion, said any deficiency ! past year have been doing inten. in Thermo Lag would not pose a sified fire watches, every hour serious threat at nuclear power
- walkin- through the areas con. plants because of other safe-taining Thermo-IAg. guards in place.
i Golden said tests are being "You're not going to know it
- conducted to determine whether failed until you had a catastro.
! FPL should: replace the material, phe," Wmtama said. leave the material, add more ma- "There has not been a large-terial or install more fire protec. scale replacement or removal of tion devices, such as sprmklers the material yet," he said. Wil- . and smoke detectors llams would not say if the ma-
"Right now, the Nhc has some terial will ever be removed.
concerns about the material and The charges cuhninate a near-we're looking right now at what ly twc> year grand jury investiga-would be a long term salution." tion. Golden said. "But at this point Gunter said Thursday's maict-we're still doing an evaluation ment is not a cause for celebra-
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4 and working with the NRC and tion. the entire industry " "I wouldn't term at Metory . Golden also said he couldn't because our position .. This rule out a lawsuit against .the should be removed," he sani. 388" The ulation has failad sev. The NRC rates the amount of P P oralwhen fire tents, once disintegrat- h I'8,",' gy Y "ne,?,* no "to .$ burnsd. The indictment %seen ,g. 1,000 to . that Thermal Science had square feet, according to Gunter.
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INSIDE BUSINESS'
. :'Coldblooded' may be -
vital trait for FPL chief . 1 14 cass to paint James starting to happen in Cahfornia. j Broadhcad. the suoicct of and there's littic cuestion it will tocavi Busineu Mondas happen in Fionaa.
' coser storv. a> a bad guy. But snould longtime FPL After all, he was re-engmeenng cmDioyees sulICr for it? q
' before the bunword was ever Regrettacly. tney are. Just as int ented. airline employ ees suffered Broadhead, chairman of FPL grestiv for the deregulation of Group. has merscen manne Job that snoustry. Just as manufac-cuts at Flonda Power A Light. tunng workers are sutTenng as !
the state's biggest electne utility global. trade stcais hign wage 4 and FPL's pnman suoudiary. in, manufactunng Jom t' rom the l the process. Broadncao has United States. Just as thousanos pained a mca>ure ot notonety tor of workers m dozens ot' other lopping oil the ineoboods of inaustnes are sullenng a> tech-no60gy enanges the world. thousands el W bcther or not you hke Broao-people. .. w
;yt head % strategy. you can't argue
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'4 that the man is inconsistent.
plent> el such 1:kcause in ining to move FPL ullams these J l 3 4 to a difTerent lesci. he not only days. l Running a i has called for sacnfices from l compan), no s- ' employees. He's gone to the matter the 4* g stockholders. as well. Last year. FPL cut its disi-sue. reoutres dend. th money it pays annualiv a certain icsci DAVID of coldbloo- SATTERFIELDtocompany stockn aders s shares. for owning cuiiing a utiii. the dedness. par. 1icularis n' EXECUTIVE t>'s dividend is not unkke tellme l your family they onl3 set two
' times 01 switi BUSINESS meals a das.
l enance. It s a EDITOR When FPL w nackce it, on i. wond u here cend 32 percern, it afTecteo some numoers ma t t ei . -ometimes & 000 snarenoicers. Ratnerinan more inan ene necos ano wnne, j oi eenain people. paying W percent of it> proiits to i snd sti cao io r e sntical of stoaholoers. hroadneao decioed nar>n measures inat nurt peopte. that more mones necoco to re ' i ( ulting Joos means cutting costs. remvestco m tne company. to
% nen you cut to-t - suu can prepare lor tne tuture.
increase prolib uitnout growmg it was a putss mose, a ucciuon
. our resenue, llN an eau lor. that earned Broadheac even mula. and itN one inati no doubt more enemics. FPL's stock tell been employed t'y pienn of top more than .l. percent followmg 4
esecuures. tne dnidend cut. llroadhead n makmc cuts at But il Wall Strcct i> the final
' FPL becaui.e he sees'a world iuage and Jurv on a compann thati changing. lie ttiinks Flor. performance. FPL seems to be idJ Pouer A Lipht needs to be a nCadCd in tr'e nght direction.
maller. ouicker organizauon to The stock has recosered vmuallv prepare for deregulation of the all of the los>. cespite the tower eteetne utihts ouuncs- 1 hat day c,udend. Many msestment com-mas not be tar otT. parucs are urging miestors to lli a das anal uttimatets t'u y. . snould tienetit eservone. imagine Broadheadi moses mas ce nas me tne oppununin to encose narsh. Thes mas seem m>enu-which company you tsus sour tive. They might eien ce cold-electncity trom, imag:ne compa- Nooded.' nies actualts oftenng special But ai tea t thefte esen-Oneb er spectat services it'. nandec.
d COVER STORY ! l I Sy JAMES McNAgt l nerakt aussness Wnter lineman and union member ! who didn't want to be named: 1 1 the mall. James Most people in my position l Lowell Broachead is are apprehensive about our l just another browser in the crowd. In pic. future. He claims that we're { tures, he could be a trymg to be competitive, but I he's sucking the peoplein this l busir.cssman, a company dry."
! bureaucrat or a phar. Ifcnticism has any efTect on i
macist. On paper, his , Broadhead. who earned 52 1 name has the cadence - million in 1993, it doesn't j l of a former senator or show. He makes it a point to '
- a Civil War general. regularly drop in on work
] But mention his name to sites and est with employees the 4.000-plus workers laid in the company cafetena, but i ! off or prematurely retired by ) Florida Power & Light sine'c he's not manic over a ratings. His concern,pprovalas he 1989. and watch the steam saw it after settling into ofUce j nse from their heads. in 1989. was nothing less than , Broadhead. FPL's $9-year. to guarantee FPL a future. l g old chairman and chief execu. .
" People had been here for j tive, etfers no apology for i engineenng one of Florida's . years and were doing theirjob most drastic corporate as it was set forth." Broad-head said last week. "But my 3 restructurings in the 1990s.
One of every four jobs was Job was to see that this is a
- cut, and many top-level exec. successful company that is i
productive and provides a utives saw their FPL careers high quality of service. There i snuffed out under Broad. i head's reign. It happened was no way that the company with the highest costs in the j d again on Jan. 4. when FPL Southeast was going to sur-
, President Stephen Frank quit
, because. sources said, he vive. I didn't want FPL to become another Eastern Air-
' stood no chance of ever lines. Pan Am or Southeast Decoming CEO. Bank." 5 Harshness. though, is what makes Broadhead an enigma. A star at St. Joe Minerals i a Jekvil. Hyde figure staiking l the Of'th Door of Building D at A look back at Broadhead's ( FPL's serene campus-stvle life shows the making ofa suc-cessful career: { headquaners in Juno Beach. i ! Born in New Rochelle. l No middle ground N.Y.. Broadhead was raised by parents who were school. l _Among people who know i Broadhead. feelings aren't teachers. He excelled in math and science, good enough for i ambivalent. Ever "He may be a tough manager, but admission to Cornell University 4 j head signs off on y like action cuttingBroad. the he's a damned good CEO " said ! and graduation with a degree in i work force in 1991 and 1993, or Tracy Danese FPL's former vice mechanical engineering. He later cuttmg the dividend in 1994 - president of government relations. worked his way through Columbia ' adds to his list of admirers and who was laid offin 1991 aftera 17 Law School and took a job as gen-j detractors. Those who know him year stay. "He struck me as the per. eral counsel for St. Joe Minerais 4 say Broadhead is a brilliant tacti. sonincation of the next generation Corp. in Newyork. By the time St. cian and a man with a wry sense of of management." humor. Joe was acquired irt a $2.8 billion Then there's this, from an FPL , hostile takeover in 1981,' Broad-1 i
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_ 2.CJ2:;,hn - E n ._,, . ^ Pftelee Dy JOHN PINEDA / eerald Staff NO AMBlVALENT FEELINGS: James Broacnead's massive work force reductions and a dividend cut. j performance as FPL's entet executive, including nas won both aamirers and detractors. head had risen to president. a lona career as ensirman of Flor- Danese said. "We prided ourselves His next stop. GTE Corp., intro- ida 10wer5
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duced Broadhead to the world of nation's five biggest electric utili- tha basis for moving up." regulated utilities. L'Itimatelv. he ties. M: Donald was a folks) and [n the 1980s the Mcdonald-led was made president of GTE's $12 w ell-liked leader. FPL disersilled its electricity busi-billion-a year. 100.000-employee "L'nder Mcdonald, there was ness with an unlikely melange of , telephone operations. quite a family feeling that desel- life insurance, real estate, orange Meanunile in Palm Beach Mar- oped, a camt.racerie sort oflike in a shall Mcdonald was winding down military unit or on football teams." FLEASESEE BROADHEAD,28 l l t 4 I . . , _ . .-.
MONDAY. JANUARY 23.1995 THE HERALD su 8rO head s v1s1on: in 1993. FPL announced 1.700
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retirement incentives and by not filling vacancies. Employees were stunned. But. agam. it was part of Broadnead's goal to get FPL in 1 8) FPL yea FPL had 290 cus-tomers for everv employee. up from 203 in 1989. As operatmg and mamtenance costs fell. so did rates: 7.54 cents per kilowatt SROADHEAD. FROM 27 "You couldn't iust cut out a hour in 1990 to 7.16 last year. large numoer of people and have "If we hadn't cut costs, we groves and cable TV holdings. a lesser number of empiovees do would have ~eeded to raise rates One of them. Lolonial Penn the same inmg " Broadhead said. 15 to 20 percent to cover it." insurance. p drag on FPL,romptly We reviewed procedures to see Broadhead said. s earnmgs.became a It was also a time when FPL what was appropnate for the new Meanwnile. FPL turned its was trymg to win the world's environment. We literally got na wornsome Turkev Point nuclear of thousands of nonoperatinc plant in Dade Countv into one of most acclaimed award for qual- procedures we didn't think were tne safest. as rated by'the Nuclear sty, Japan s Demmg Pnze. No essential." Regulatory Commission. And Amencan company had ever new plants m Broward and Mar-won it. At FPL. every process. No time to relax tin counties give FPL one of the nstNie Broadhead was busy on highest percentages of available iSh cNcks", n" j another front. too. in 1991. FPL wer m the nation a feat that double-ch eks t faun es Broadhead into mental ductivity and customer serv c wiped its books clean oy selling Employees ran ragged with over- pol mal Penn at a loss and wnt- 5-time. but it paid ofI: FPL won the ing d wn ther nonutility busi-nesses. The divestitures ano .in the game' award in 1989' downsize: cost FPL nearly 51 ,,We were really out of the A new attitude billion m : its over two vears. money: now we re m the game , i
. For em; ces. it still wasn't a Broadhead said. "We're not the Broadhead was hired that Jan- time to rem. best, as far as cost goes, but we've uary and didn't like what he saw. The federal Energy Policy Act moved the furthest. and we've 4
Operating costs were the high- of 1992 enabled outsiders to clearly attracted the interest of est among investor-owned utili- build power plants and ship elec. investors and others m theindus-ties m the Southeast. Up to 11 tricity from FPL's own back try. For the first time. our com-layers of management separated vard. For now. those plants can petitors are trying to recruit peo-Broadhead from field workers, ontv sell power wholesale. tnat is. pie away from our company." and volumes of procedures and to electne utilities. Just unen the smoke was rules slowed down decision-mak- Nonetneless.~Broadhead is not beginning to clear at FPL. the inn. In essence. Broadhead said* counting out the possibility of company aroppea another bome FPL behaved like a fat, plodding havmg to compete for customers. on May 9. this time on share-monopoly at a time when deregu-Such a move is afoot in Califor, holders: it cut its annual divi-lation was foremg compames in nia* dend to S1:68 from 52.48 a other industnes to be light on
. utsid consultants and inside EhlMSMMihilMINIE stud'v teams went to work. In
! J une'1991. Broachead unveiled a Ae= R borW Flomie Councs d 100. 4, new. flatter orgamzational chart. Birthelese and home town. theSuommesRounctable the New Rocheim. N.Y. BusinameCounem end Emeon As a resuit. about 2.300 jobs were sootncinemum enouwve eliminated. Many .of the old smoonemoners. *******- guard were shown the door. , ,,,,,, .passy.uvesin Norm Palm There was never a target of enouawW hom FlorWa Power Beach's enmuelm Last TrooW-trying to get X number of people a ught endneJuno seem- 8'88 88'8"*"8 "'88 '** out." Broadhead said. "The feel- based holeng company.FPL Shute. TherAmm sourgrown ing was,in the monopoly we kept Group. meden.
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It was an employment for-life engmeenagoogmesumoer. Lesetneskasse ammy approach." nom.mweegreewomCounama % by.sunes m eriener. , unioreny FamorprendentW At the same time. compan.y , St. Joe Mmoralsin New York Leetnestemenhet former procedures. many wntten during genqa Cityand GTETeleonone Oper-tiie Demmg hunt. were pared in suone en stemeore. Conn. essmeneressertakst75. tavor of employee judgment. Derseterenom samset "' *"8P"**""8
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.re, share, endmg a 4 /-year run of A sudden resignation Solid support increased payouts. For the last four years. Stephen Analysts and money managers Broadhead defends himself by Frank was right at Broacnead s citing the company's turnabout were aghast. The day of the side as president of the Fionda the last five years.
announcement. the stock fell Power & Light subsidiarv. Frank. "I think he saved the compa-nearly $5, dropping as low as 53. quit Jan. 4. He said nothing 1 my's life," said David Blumberg,
$26.87. more than stating plans to " seek a Miami developer who sits on Todav FPL shares have recov- an opportunity that fulfills my FPL's board of directors.
ered cfo, sing Friday at 135.25. personal goals. ' John Schantzman, business But to this day, many ,mvestors Analysts and FPL sources said manager of the 3.900-member don't agtre with FPL's decision Frank has the itch to be CEO - l to cut the dividend'and use the International Brotherhood .of
- elsewhere if not at FPL Electncal Workers union. has a money to buy back stock and pre- "I think that's what it came pare for a more competitive envi- mere tempered view. Member-down t0
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l ronment. Man." said Andy Levi. an ana- declined since Broadhead's i "I don't understand the ratio- lyst at Furman Selz in New York. arrival. ' threat fr[om c]ompetition whennale of "It's FPLthesaymg only theory there's that a "He's done a good job for t'he makes sense." added Barry stockholders. he s done a good they're surrounded on three sides Abramson of Prudential Secun- job for the industry, and he's b~v water." said David Schanzer. ties. "and it's hard to be able to done a good job for the com. a Janney Montgomery Scott ana. search discreetly wnen you're pany." Schantzman said. "But ivst wno dropped coverage of president of one 'of the biggest for the people i represent. I can't I'PL last year. "Who's somg to utilities in the countrv." say he's makmg life any easier. compete with them? King Nep- "When there's no discussion "When people came to work tune?" whatsoever as to why the presi- for a utility, they felt they had a Yet. to hear it desenbed by dent leaves - whether it's an certain amount of job security Broadbead. FPL is no longer a amicable or a heated departure because everyone needed lights." power company with a high- - that only raises more ques- he added. "Because the industry yielding dividend forwidows and tions." said analyst Schanzer. is changing that assurance is not orphans. The words he uses - Frank did not return phone necessanly there anymore." fast. Dexible. low-cost, exciting calls. Broadhead declined to Even so, Broadhead said
- makes FPL sound more like a elaborate. Other than to say that employees have good reason to firm in the thick of manufactur- he and Frank remain friends. be upbeat.
ing or retailing. Being compets- FPL replaced Frank less than a "I don't know of any company tive is gospel. week later with Paul J. Evanson. that has changed its culture. effi. .
"Our ability to be an effective who joined FPL in 1992 as chief ciency and productivity so much competitor depends on two financial officer.
things." he said. "How well we the last several ye~ ars. That's FPL workers fear that Frank's .something they can be' very perform and improve the quality resignation is a harbinger for of service to. customers. And proud ,of." Broadhead . said. another layoff in 1995. Broad- "This is a much more exciting what happens in, the external head said no layoff is planned. place to work. and we've demon , environment - if the govern- but he would not rule it out. strated that we're going to be suc. ment passes rules and regulations that enable people to compete cessful We're going to gain, probabl~y at the expense of other with us in a low-cost way. That's companies." like a Japanese company devel-opmg a,, car and dropping it in Herald business wnter Ted Detroit. Reed contnbuted to this report. -
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- NEHEAALD As others' rates rise 3 FPL holds down costs .
l By TED REED Herand Busmess Wnter A study dochne re e ial i etnc $t] in general. FPL.s fuel HOW RATES COMPARE Florida Power & costs have steadily declined FPL's average residential charge has Light have dropped 14 since 1985. One exception dropped sharply since 1985. One hike was in '91, dunng the Gulf War. Dat percent"of that decline is was m 1991. w nen the Gulf Most War caused a sharp Jumoin related to a drop in fuel os prices. anc the fuel com. RESIDENTIAL 1,000 KWH BILL ( nent of the typical FPL Cfar o a't it v re a 584 Q decade ago. But Flori. da's biegest utility has been able [#Each ' S' D anMFPLPC*M'resi. montn. < to hold' down its costs at a time ential customer using, . 2-when other utilities have seen j.00 eccici p >s 57 62.'plu local rancmse fees and tnd. N s vear, for instance. th'e axes that vary accord. - Jacksonville Electric Authontv ingt area. sarveyed 60 utilities, including $78- - 20 in' Florida and 40 throughout Of that. FPL's base price the country. Only iI showed amounts to 547.38, from which lower rates during the past 12 the uti_lity takes its , operating, 576 vears. Only seven had bigger transmission and distnbution decreases than FPL's 3.7 percent. costs plus FPL's protit - equal to a 12 percent return on equity 574 - l Fifth lowest rates - set by the state's Public Ser. -l r .- Among the 39 !argest utilities vice Commission. l Of the 571.62 average bill, the 372 in Flonda. FPL has the fifth-low. est rater. Even Florida's OfTice of Public largest additional charges are
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l Q~ P Counsel which represents con. fuels and another 55.17 to pur. s sumers in utility rate cases. savs chase power generated by other FPL is coing a good.iob on rate's. sources. __S
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Roger Howe. deputy public fuel. 0.$5 '86 87 '88 '89 '90 '91 * .! '93 '94 '95 i Possible problem SOURCE: FPL Group. os to the ot om n err of cost." One factor that could influence Cost-cutting at FPL future rates is another hurncane. reflects Chairman James Andrew cost FPL $415 million. Broadhead's efforts to cut all of it paid by storm insurance. costs by streamlining sys. Afterward. FPL's insurance rates tems, slashing payrolls and went up so much that the cover-aggressively managing age was no longer worthwhile, power production. Now. FPL is insunng itself. In the early 1980s. more The storm fund now has 596 than half of FPL's tenera, million in it. tion came from oil, with Another storm like Andrew. most of the rest purchased with similar costs for FPL would from outside sources, require a rate adjustment, esti-Toda). power sources mated at 52 a month for each include: nuclear. 25 per.- customer for two years. cent: oil 22 percent: natu-ral gas. 21 percent: coal. 8 percent; and purenased power,24 percent. 4
l i MONDAY. JANUARY 23.1995 THE HERAl.D su l A NEW FPL 4 Revenues arelower since FPL sold Colonial Penn. Productivity. as gaugea by cus-tomers per employee. nas risen.
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WEDNESDAY, Alt.V 12,1995 11LE PAtM UEACil POST Cooling pipe slurps up Ford, spits it out to sea divides into two 7. soot-diameter u' , vehiile. "we jumped .,us ihe windows, branches FPL spokesman Ray Golden Dad's truck lies on the ocean floor after a Jupiter teen *"d "# *tC' ""* 5" in t ." said. 'loe> day, diveis attached cables e As the teens swam free of the to the truck, and a tugboat pulled it i On a Suf fing jatint drives it into a power plant Canal. Fhirida Power & Light Co.an now thploici, they saw it being drawn to f By JIM HEEDER va n peach s'eni sians wone' vestaat a reactor ibat had been mistak- the enouth pipe.of a 12. foot diameter pipe
.I erdy shut down the' day before the that cariies hot wates hom the plant Now it sits on the ocean floor for EnRT PIFRCE ~ Three Jupiter truck emled up in ihe cooling pipe.The back into the ocean. the owner to recover.
i Icens in seai t h of gmal sut fing accid ( n- Svane said he and driver f fatt "I guess I'm going to have to thisk 1.div I!nshed slicir Foid 15ploser imi to scactor was left off whi'e the vehicle Gray, botle 17, tried to keep theabout vehis le said owner Gene Gray, the that," [ w.is being retrieved. . q si a. Sunday afternoon, the three surf- from being swept away but watched in "It's not my call, but irs driven's father. On Tuesday, a tugboat polled the eis followed a sand road looking for vain as it disappeated into the up pipe. to the insurance company." e "They toki Atatt he muld have - Gray wonders whether the truck g vehi.le free finen where it had beroine gmid waves but instead splashed into a been gone if hewill ha<fn't grabbed cause any problemaif la.! der on it remains i imined nr.. the eiut of :m emeinnen, .onling . anal f<a ihe power plant. besi<!e the pipe." Svane said. . pipe m.ed to um 4 the St. Linie Nuclear "Wi- went up a bill, and the next The timk be(ame lodged about _ Please see PIPE / LOA Power I'l.mt. Is nmv sits at the buttom thing we knew we were in the water," o of the ocean, more than a quaiter of a said Tim Svane, a passenger in the 1,4(x! feet offshore where II.c pipe inite frian shore. II SilyS l Coll i e y, . .
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4 valvaWaf l l'ow:r at Sainsday the St. Imcie causedNuclear a retrieve a car that sunk into flee puteir sensed the !Wiulay, tmblocwierkers shut- (: olden said. ' i simsdown el one of its two reac- plant's discharge canal Sunday, down and closed down the plant'sOu t!e flow into the canal side and shut oli ; 4 ' lors, according nu Finrida INewer then was drawn down a 1,450 a Light Co., widch owns the foot.hing pipe that drahis the The Unit next day, I tr>three clear reactor. hens kiok- dives s entered Irnan the ocean. i plant, canalinto the ocean, Gohlen said. kig for a Trime surfing spat sank With the l'cip of flotation de- - 'Ihe worker's infatake caused Goklen explained that a plant their 1994 Ford I? xplorer in the vices, they ruaneuvered the car 8 ' n 3 no release of radioactivity nad worker, conducting what he plant's 60 fo+6eep cooling canalwhich gm.cgh are one 7 to of ilthe feetsmaller aravad,pipes, .
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lashed to a buoy for identificn- In on apparently unrelseed la-G.j . iloa, Gelden said cident Sunday, the plant's man-
*That's all we're doing lee ager received threatening ines-said. "If the owner or shis ,"usur- mages en his pheae's voice maB.
ance company wants to come get deputics' reports show. Pmh of ve19cle it, that's liielt problem- A inale caller ed Chris bem and said,
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8, ' on the fate of the etaployee who "I'm going to shoot you," reports e- w ,,...r - - - . ;a . J in!teverteady cauwd the shul- show. IT1, security takt depu8.lcs z *--c g- they did met know whether the A daisdic O rr e t Whi ie swept ,. dowsi. The reactus's closure ecst 3 " the cmmpany about $2511.t:00 a call originated front ins!de or [s. .'!i 5 f. - outside the plant. M ,4 d f 4? ? d T E G S- .,.L day m hat cue:gy, he said. ? G .gg e. <,,ee,-.ti., ; 4 g, = .y ,, Irait Wrh/ fine Tehuise
s The Chattanooga Times, Thursday, July 13,1995 A3 Three teens barely survive encounter ' with discharge pipe at nuclear plant jh M ', [.[ M MIAMI -Three teen-agers looking for a shortcut to cort Penece . 7 a beach drove into a nuclear power plant canal and M h 3' ' 'N' j' 3 3
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- se of sea turtles have been havtag i' sventful da s. In the first six HUTCHINSON ISLAND -, rnanths of 1 is year. 609 sea tur.
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turtles that spend their days hang. rnds ride through the nuclear ing out in the Atlantic Ocean, get. p put's Gree natah pipes., ! tsag yanked 1nto a blackened hole Altnest as rnany federally pro- ! and sucked 1,200 feet through a tM sea p haw shot ro through the barnacle. as inada the arWe gipes so far this year falls into the " encrusted pipe [ay"bably i eventful cat. ! sente 19p 19H penok,Inp sgory, accordin
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l TURTLES ' ! ECON 7lNus0l' MOM A1 . So turtles pulled though Last year., the pi ulled in latake i es t really eencera l lag to rough estimates. The in. - Crady *t p!p's what sound abouthappea 200 hugsjumpcamethisyear
,to turtler hesaid. e5 '.then crease has been so unusual that thema aherward that womas The rise has biologists such as Wilaos and Crady suspesung en ths Nucisar Regulatory Comm > Crady and others.
- - staa has orderes Flertda Power a Mors and more turdes been casnosack in the smsa set turds l . Light Co. officials to prepare a making it through the nets in the population.
study about wtist s0 hot the plant plast's intaks osasi, whleh was de' W 9eos has been ths - sa bt l tions, m ainssiis supposed to sound if ob ares
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ticaal Marine Fishones Servios, net, formal Jamsfreen a assend securtiy gerkers getting safety not. workare routinely the irdtist . seen @ whists wdl issue an opinisa os canais for turtias in restricted smM naher mawl.imsad malism to in , 1 whether the power plant has doas areas. '
"N they and isp at the intaks by December.- .
enough to correct the probiant. structura, they saa be drowned." Theersucally, the new net will The prohima is tat's theb, sad Colleen coesma, a fl i habitat out @sts." said Canw '"
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think in the term it 16 foot wuis pips haw drawn in a saut. how hun
- coukt be sonous, but thY moed e meals,he Flortda Power diLisht to pm in a scuba diver innd a maasses - . The plant ma 8 smaler smash not will probaldy be
! bush of whern survived. " uanl"sa'aL"4".e"as. utgity's chist osanagist. One ad' have asked alent workers to chank
- T f .f Emm.ded"' E f " isisr h F"a the ude fua setung vasstutous juveniin kiggerhead has the saamis Iwise a day lo make to the pipse la tiis 6rst s
i base threiagh the papes 11 la tuse ses ture n des *L too far the pass three years and is plass is slesent tempoem,ida.WDuod ! insa the opnem. w ' uses mese said. Ww emidsud pomg W5ess anid, thma a suiten gaDans of ossas shark samaassulas la es am or
, . - Credy and Wunsa waar per minnes, j said. ma minatie '1t's a tonsk job isp them." partin away, loud.roek assic te6 seg i seisud8s from wayward Crady said. "Dia n's good dem, Name of the solutions, hoeuvait i tunties, mest of whish are green V data"
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- sea' turtles, as spansa, bagna seeing in. seemed fhasibia. So Wilses which essmans in the aanhurs abow other plant workers a
- The mt are ersv spo- 1995. when 175 turnes lent eye em for the r . ass canadend a .
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somber as cleanup plans discussed mpngm > q i 1 'The plant iS not
. hut down Thursdav was resta'U gOlng 10 BStaMSh a ?I5 E ;: E ; r ,gn, .,,- -i ed at tual power Fnday morning. A ill 5 o O m O 5 hespmg ene tne ensis somewhat. restart date until a I
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.mce an Aug. 5 sre is scneduled to thorough inSoection geg c g -q %
{ iestart tria weekend. and evaluation iS 4gw 2n h[g z; g ya_=$ G$&g me lleanwhue. 51. Luce employ + , - g g,,, ces were caded m to work over Completed., n E. s ;= =y on i the meesend in clean up the N - W Thursdas mess. tnougn as of late DALE THOMAS _ Fnday cleanup methods soll were m spusman p;g4l[_ @$d E _6 hhp hump ( T " E * ,8 88 lumf hems dacussed said an f PL em- ,r I g , ,1 y *r ig g,hn5Q. ployee wno asked not to be idenu. Faced wi problem onmt L,th the exact same -"gg y5 , I lumni hed but descnbed the mood as
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2 months earlier. FPL had deaded to leave the valve - m 5E,E bg agg[;E pg poi g
"The umt remams shut down open. It has remamed open with. E 8Y i"
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"The plant is not gomg to estabhsh However. m the Thursday m- ? {g I /'
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l,4 g 3-{h $ W de proosem at 3t. Luae on i nday. tur. empaoyees said. The NRC. mnich already has two Normally. tne emergency -c-c- puisului 3 - ,
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on-sne representatnes. had no spray vabe is supposed to be able g plans to send m its own mvesuga. to cvcte open and snut quickiv to uve team. allow water to be pumped mio the d8
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.and Kerry Landis. branca cluef of cided to leave the vaivt open m reactor protects at the NRC re. both umts to make sure water j~fT g
p E E W I- sr E aj5 ,I 5, g$ g g g gmnal ornce m Atlanta. "In our would be able to pass through m Ao dncussions with them. me have such an accident. {[gQgr kgj aw y 3(,gg n)und thev re takmg at senously,it in a report wntten prior to the appears they are gamg to cold modent and obtamed by The Palm e at 2, c e l [g E g 4 , n h l< j shutdown and gomg to do a thor. thach fast. FPL officals exammed ough review." the hkehhood of an accident. Under a occoon on the "safery y g, g p ((hgh,gg g, ' ghll8", g y C
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,,$c ',Nen 1 M Ck hd ' hk FPL made the decision to re. hE uew tne enure unit because of settent spravme down ot contam-three dmerent valve problems. ment on a spunous contamment sd E5 9 O Landis said. 'F ,k 4- $glii "There was no release of rad" sprav pump start."
but it concludes: "Although fk k ** 3
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threatens. Aher Enn came ashore at apparently were not spea6c g ag g ggg Vero beach. t PL attempted to enough to prevent a spraymg Bg . r # a gda start Unus I and 2. Umt 2 came down of the contamment area. h back on ime. Umt I had a problem accordmg to FPL employees who k ., with a kes valve tha. was stuck spoke to lhr Post on condiuon of ehut and could not be used to anonymity. g g4 ,, release pressure, Accordmg to Thomas, the wa-
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f PL discoveted the valve's m. ter has largely evaporated, leavmg [ g $M ternal elements were mstalled cr>stals of bonc and to be cleaned backwards by a contractor operst- up before they damage the mter-f . i I l mg under F PL supervismn dunna nal umts, which are well protect - the refuelmg of the power plant ed. [I. P
- eight months ago, "We're not gomg to get into a Ig 8m After rebuddmg the valves, greater level of detad untd we've 5m" a ]
FPL ined to bnng Umt 1 back up completed investigating the-last week. But the attempt faded event." he said. addmg the clean {[h - [ *. - m y because of leaks associated with a . up wtll have to be done by hand g set of rehef valves m the low- and wdl be labor-mtensive. y pressure safety in;cctmn system. Accordmg to the NRC, there* C1
; rT1 Whde 6xmg the low-pressure have been 16 such meidents' M safety in;ecuan system. t PL dis- across the country smce the NRC g covered a third valve - which began recordmg such events ml j p 3 leads to the emergency contam- 1978. ; 1 ment spray system - was not Contamment spray events dq l '
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# -* . O &% T-ment spray system is designed to NRC, the NRC's Landis said. StI spray water mixed with boron mto Lucie's problem was not sigmfi4 k ,W 'y r j -[ [:
the contamment area. The baron cant enough to put the St. Luod l '
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i Sloppy cleanup, spills plague FPL's St. Lucie plan "There have been a few things Overall, the utihty wasin much and buyirig electricity frona othed
*I tive water rm Thursday, only to sump. That spll was cretained and that have gree on here recently/* better shape Monday Butthan Mondaylastthose powercompani problemsf s. $y DANIELLE HERUBIN and DE' ANN WEIMER spil an umletermined arruaunt ad saal Kerry Landis. the NRC's week, when it interrupted service were far frosa over. FPils powee! -
the water they wi1e using for the cleanni up, the searce said. to residents who had signed up to P.m ucashiv. sa.w wes 1he spdis aie hnked to valve in aiwh chief of reactor projects. l i No time fit reactivation of the predJems with the cooling and woukin't classify it as a bat day . . . have air People weie aide to turn down <leanup project. but we da monitor these things for ers and pool pumps turned off for homes as one fossil fuelel their air inmhtiimers actins South short nods of tune as part of the umt was up and down - and uit. . Florida Monday as Hoskia Power Ti6 megawatt malear powersystems unit emergency containment spray that have kept the Unit 1 trends." F
& Light Co. struggica to nue up has been set. FPL said. FPL has been proud of its St. utihty conservation efksts dur- again - and another was limpingN 1 its energy problems, hits ally.
FPL spokesman May Goklen reactor shutdown for the last Lucie plant, which holds top rat- ing energy shortages. System- along at 200 megawatts of; its
; Workers at the St. Laie nu- said woikers tuted the spilled threeThe weeks. salve pmbicms and relat- ings from, the NRC for safety. wide FPL had lost enough power megawatt The worst capacity.
situatian was at St: clean power plant spent the wes-k- water and it was ru.t radioactive. t gnd one hosing down the interiorplant of flowever, a sou-oe spillrevealed theplant ed spills have brought attentionthe St. lhose if FPLratmgs could to b of the twin ctatainment had another last Lucie increased dized is unable please see FPL/91
&mes that was drenched with Wednnlay nf 2Juin gallons (4 frorn landis the said. Nuclear Regulatory Com- its act in the next six months. a up the difference by conservation IOJlliU galbes of slightly ahuac- mikfly ralmadive water into a misse n.
Workers mop up water through weekend the exposure to the woikers is which is where the reactor sits. - FPL t mahrem. An x-ray by a dentisi 1he wai.r. wh.h c.miamc4 ho* 4ll em h id 10 t > 2n nullnems. ta mi 1.s si.m 4 wn a inntras - the abshty to power a quarter ed a St. Lucic's Unit I has suffered reactim in au emergency, icit imi nullum honn There, 40 to 50 a series of problems since Fit ric acid erystafs on the cquipment] workers toiled through the week- tried to restart it last week. It had Goklen said it was not ricar Mon >, end, moppmg up the low level three different valve prchlems, in- day whether there had been any:- rad == active water. ciudmg one that had been installed damage to lectncal ulting er "1 hey're using mms and ram, hacksard by outside contractors. eqmpment insmic the containment' 4.mg it by handJ' Golden saul Then, on the third try in three dome. . -~. Workers wear protective weeks.10,t100 gaDons of low level The umt is damit indefinitely-clothing and are monitored for radioactive water was sprayedinto while Fit conducts a comp!ete; radiation exposure. Golden said the plant's contamment area, review. e a
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sucie power pbnt follows a st:rba of i accidents at the f8Cility. l er oram wtona ene OAmeLLE HERutpg 1 ham seein pesa sie9 *inie.e ' JWO'BEs*:I-; N> 4 manager'at the se. LIM + . to, a Power Plant ered the l wake of Eve omstanea tathe past - two snestha, an unusual?. occur. ' l rents that has out the plaats ano nasary reang m seaputy.. ne kwamisk sense of acci. t.ams b boss blamed on a cultize of a;7' =-T." same jernene j Power idaht anons. He sugg*sted the piant's 3 canastent tog ritms: nave seven s*9asynee s *ku sense of seen. l Juy* ane that
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our down.- ! .I J l Buttee. P ant'.gesamel manger for two years.and with j W eeupony ist 30 fees. was
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, .M 5earsak turton's eseisseus as j plant spesement a.===ger, was ele. Ts,ed to the plant's tes
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- Asselainwhose hir.Serten was " farfifl0 ene ble,'esament test sig W and.He didnitose his 8tonn W 9ef0 are shown in tNs seasses enese som j piseseseePry7A 1
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- ;.Jeff. West wno was plant ser- ,
j vice manager, was shifted to Scar- ' l ola's former slot. j .
- While Goldberg said he didn't C6//Ulaf' S6IV/C6 D I j blame Burton for the accidenta j
j that have plagued the plant in recent weeks. he saul top manage-j glM l meat. including himself, is held l accountable. He desenbed the 1 general manager's job as thank- Provkting Nationwide ! less and extremely stressful.
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! : The company also is, r,ewnting its procedures and per.
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! '. FP1/s St. Lucie nuclear power j . plantis considered one of the best j in the nation. It has consistently i held top safety ratmgs from the- i j Nudear Regulatory Commission 1
- -and had just had those high i safety . ratings reaf6tmed two weeks ago. ,
j Accidents cause concem { ; The 6ve accidents over a peri- , 6d t ofjust over a month began with i an operator wno punched two but.
$6aa out of sequence. causing a turbine to start and the reactor to 4 ihut down, and culminated in s '
, 1,0,000 gallon spray-down of the q containment sres above the reac-I with low level radioactive wa- ! :- Other errors include spilling t6e waterbroughtin to wash down , the radioacuve spill, and a valve that didn't work because a key cpmponcat was installed upside-l W; . Most of the events. on their pwn. would not be considered se. rious by foderal regusators. excmpt for Thursday's spray'.down. None Of them posed a s2 6 cant risk to i the public, FPL o have said.
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! its worm sarce. in the pens ewe montha. FFt/s u g,,"r"wa**s'a'*s s'm'as*s*e*ssment are 1 . St. Lume nucceer power ,Laat had Weve menne me. doen me se indder. usmur samassey es push younger
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ponenced the wornenether diepaans a rPL* es,. h wartero out of their jobs. a That means peop6e vae have So. pear sus and __ ... caped with .ter"e ntary blackoues an . SOme seems years m manaemment - or tm to AC." M wwwere nier to
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ete,eeen." Weedy e id at the is es de the work thatin yeen Misstysim ! would have been dens by Whee working en the upside- ; J Beesh headquarters. "We met inued 'emy of these evenes workers trema ether pienne. The dews velve. St. Leae workers ! I whose the senereEng ineter was emmerecelmq cow warhed ender found emether velve probleen in l Jessenmal pedgument er erver."
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. But what ensemaicus as "sm on. .. ed of God." some esup6eyear, ceE Gele' erg ==*as that prior up==paaasny and leeking . lack of mannemenos, restructunes had east the St.Lo- el sediescave weser. Geneerg "FFL has escaped aesadine .cie pines le paremet af he work. opendesse the prehiesue were j money su =haaa"" said a fores and a the*16-die asw at eenmed by air hubbles la the lines. worter whose imb in,ama., enhas Turhay Fehut. The stiB dessa's + i power inen. "The eedy thee they Hoeveer, sounse wishin the kase what the bubbles, j As senesehes is when it burne - eenpany said St. Lasis han imme "You%e as head hierpery's l cleon to 30 peinant afits seur.The law-die things yees des't went " down." l
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not M me enk l D' 8Df8WN - a spill of 2.000 gegens of clean. j i On the wedeend of Aug.12. up water within 100 feet of Big e esecumves et FPl/s Juno Beech Muddy Creek and the compagy I headeuerters metracted the St. pertung lot. ..! 4 Lucie plant's general manager to -1 think there is a commen * . delerrepiamas a touttyvalve a the matter that we are focussng egr ' Unit 1 emergency enneman==" setestsenen."Coldbergeasd taum 4 sysees. Whh faseil fuel plans any tune d piece of aginementin g rrashing screes FPt/s grid and the plant isn't wertung 100 ppt. e record breakaag best rolhng cent.at makes the leb ef operstag i . acrees the stase, plant manneers the pint more disieult. Not im. .
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' nottowais Afteras.theyknowSt. show the NRC has agreed to.in. 1 Luoe's Unit 2 had been opersang spect emergency drGis every oth-j with the same valve stuck in the er year instead of anneally, savung . I i opea paeshes ter asenths. the veiliry the expenseof gying the . i e it wee a decomen FPL would inspecnon team to South . !
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' team, shouang et so.workere: employees est pner to the j "You reined my weekend!" of problems.FPLhad.A _ i His summen wasn't incisand. hidises performance raans award,i 4 "Da containment spray- ed by the lasetine of Nedear! down. I meet se5 you, is seme- Power Operanens, an edustry ; ! thingi never wanted to seeis my wetshdos youp made up of all the e i esser." Gehberg said. U.S. ancieer plants. I {
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By DE' ANN WEIMER decisions by mid-level managen and li CC I Palm Bf 8Cn PO$t staff Wnter i , ATLANTA - Florida Power & Light performance expectations. 5-6 1 j Co. officials told federal regulators Tuesday "P le will not do more than wha of them." Goldberg said. "Y
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equipment failures are to blame for months to do what's expected." Q.4 ., of problems at the St. Lucie nuclear power Among the missteps Goldberg ci , g . plant. were: l M ,
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sion plans to visit St. Lucie. These " demands were not made t-d
' "We'll see. In two months, we'll see," enough and often enough" he said.
E A failure to monitor contractors s said' Stewart Ebneter, regional admmistra. to perform tests after repan we tor of the NRC. which has noted 39 inci. g ; dents at the plant since September 1994, see whether the problems had bee Had St. Lucie officials performed te a including the recent spate of publicized on two pressure valves installed e problems (nat began in July, mon &s ago durmg the refueling of Un- ' 3 Most problems are recent they would have realized they were
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4 4 NRC officials said most of those prob. 5 A willingness to tolerate alot of s l l lems have occurred during the past six ! 4 months while the NRC has been in close eqtapment failures. the greatest operat<
. "I'm convinced I contact with TPL officials. the world is bound to get in trouble i: ;
[ Ebneter said St. Lucie was no longer continue to build up deficiencies in et ! 4 0 -- ting at the standard of a No. I rated ment." Goldberg said. ,, p t. a designation it has held for years.
' Goldberg, new plant manager Jim Scar- Staff inexperience cited .m .
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Thomas J. Saporito. Jr. (412) 243-4601 -
. U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IS ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER 1
According to Thomas Saporito, a consultant in dealing with nuclear industry matters l and litigation, the nuclear industry is on the brink of disaster. Many U.S. nuclear utilities { are down sizing their work forces in the name of money says Saporito. "They call it re- l
' engineering or reorganizing, but the bottom'line .is that the overall work force at nuclear stations across the United States has dramatically been reduced.""Added to the mix of being under staffed /the workers at these nuclear stations work long hours, sometimes 72-hours a week, to support refueling outages." Saporito said.
Saporito continued. "It's just a matter of time until we have a major nuclear disaster in. this country." "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") is supposed to be the govemment watch dog charged with the responsibility for the health and safety of the public. I think that the NRC is asleep on the job and has been much too cozy with the utilities over the years." Recently one of the nation's top rated nuclear stations, the St. Lucie nuclear station operated by Florida Power & Light Company, has come under the scrutiny of the NRC for a series of events at that nuclear station. FPL officials are to meet with NRC officials in- Atlanta, GA to explain themselves. The NRC appears to be concemed that FPL employees may be working too much eyertime. Additionally, FPL has been cutting back __ its work force and has eliminated 4.0.00 employees ovdr the past five years. When
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- period of years resulting in a reduction of workers at its Palo Verde nuclear station.
Saponto is gravely concerned that many other of the nations 112 nuclear stations may have severely gut their work force in an effort to save costs. In addition, Saporito is ; concerned that the NRC has miserably failed to effectively consider the adverse i I
; consequences of workers ,on the job at these facilities for 72-hours a week. Fatigue _
leads to stress and accidents, said Saponto. "I worked in the nuclear industry for years i and I know the affects that long hours have on your body. You don't think straight and j
, your tired all the time and the overall morale goes down, you eventually become's '
walking zomby." - ! In the case of the FPL nuclear stations, the NRC has been monitoring a downward performance trend at the St. Lucie nuclear station for 18-months. Saporito wants to j know. "What the hell is the NRC waiting for, en accident? Why hasn't the NRC taken ! j action in the past to prevent the senes of events that have occurred at'that station?" ' ! i Saponto asked. "It's because I believe that.the NRC is too cozy of a regulator, the i Commission should be dissolved and replaced with a single administrator who could be-held accountable." Saporito said. l In early July of '95, a St. Lucie plant operator failed to properly execute a sequence of j buttons, as a result, the nuclear reactor tripped off-line challenging its safety systems needlessly. In early August of'95, a valve was discovered to have been installed upside : ,: down and backward on Unit 1. At that time, other valves were found to be popping open
- unexpectedly, leaking radioactive water. On approximately August 12, 1995, 10.000 i
! gallons of radioactive water and boric acid rained down inside the containment building on St. Lucie unit 1. The incident occurreo because workers opened a valve before work i on another linked system was completed. On about August 19,1995, another accident. 2.000 gallons of cleanup water spilled. Most recently, on about August 24,1995. a i heating pump failure forced one of the nuclear reactors power level to be reduced. j
- Saportto is concemed. "If one of the nation's top rated plants is doing so poorty, what
[ kind of shape is the rest of the nuclear industry in andjust how safe are these nuclear stations?" "What is the NRC doing about this problem?" t
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Natensi Lmpanon consumante ("NI.C") represents and flies law cuns on ben'alf of nucieer whistetnowers who suffer sotaheten for r..mo samty conoeme si comm.easi nuemar swoon . cross me unneo staws. NLC also monsors the sesons of the NRC ano ene e ,n enmnments: ano nuemar imo non = .n.u. inet nuc r emances operow .n ecoceoence wim oowmment e ouistions
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Who has the power to watch over FPL? i M ostpower people companythink about their Layoffs may have only when they flip a light switch and I l nothing happens. Deregulation might COmprOmlSed service. i get a lot of people thinking. Power companies have been tightly Out nO regulation ! 1 regulated. The federal government gets COVERS that problem. involved in some areas, notably whole
- sale power sales and safety of nuclear reactors, but the major control is at the water heaters and pool pumps of its state level. In Florida, the Public Ser. 395,000 conservation volunteers for 15 l vice Commission determines rates and minutes to three hours. I service areas, The trade-off is that the The cutbacks came amid a string of utility is guaranteed a profit. problems ranging from faulty valves to a In setting rates, the PSC is sup. fire to operator error during the past posed to consider "the efficiency, suffi. two months. The manager of FPL's St.
ciency and adequacy of the facilities Lucie nuclear power station was demot-provided and the services rendered." ed, and FPL officials had to trek to Reliability is at best implied. This will Atlanta on Tuesday to reassure the cause problems if the rage to deregulate Nuclear Regulatory Commission about i affects electrical power the way it ap. St. Lucie operations. l parently will affect telecommunications. Meanwhile, the layoffs go on. Man- i Florida Power & Light Co., which agers have been ' told the utility will i serves 3.1 million homes and 378,000 eliminate another 1.000 to 2.000 jobs by ' I businesses, has been "prepanng for year's end, though FPL denies this is '
. competition, said FPL spokesman the case. It wouldn't be the first time Dale Thomas. The outlines of that layoffs have been made with no an-preparation were set out by James L. nouricement; 44 jobs were eliminated Broadhead, chairman and chief execu- recently in two departments, tive officer, in his March 1 letter t shareholders: ,In 1991 we r*stnictured One continuing problem is FPL's I our organization to make it leaner, lack of candor. Last Thursday, a spokes-flatter, and less bureaucratic. Two years man claimed the No. 2 unit at St. Lucie later we implemented a major program was shut down for routine maintenance.
to further reduce our costsaofnew operation. In fact, a heating pump had blown up$
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. Behmd those generalities are specifics - the jobs cut by FPL them,4,000 NRC that only on Tuesday.
full power had been restored. past five years, roughly one-fourth ofits pre-layoff work force. FPL insists that . FPL stock has risen $10 a share the cutbacks have not affected reliabil. smce the end of 1990, and "FPL ify, Company sources disagree. Group's stock outperformed the elec- *
'" Those sources may be more con- tne u,tility industry average for 1994, cerned about protecting jobs than serv- both in pnce and total return, share-Ing customers, but recent events give hoklers were told in the March I report.
their claims credibility. Two weeks ago,- But have those finandal gains affect. hot weather combined with the loss of .ed FPL's ability to deliver power to Viihnany as five of F,PL's 34 generators- customert safely and in adequate sup. - at 'any given moment fon:ed the utility " ply? No one in the s.Jmmy systemis
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{ l' spokesman Ray Golden. , There have been severalincidents at the plant since it was taxen off line for Hurricane Erin on Aug.1. includmg an accidental spray cown or nuidly radioactive water inside . the contatument building. The problems led I to the demotion of the plant's general manager I and an invesugatton by the Nuclear ! Regulatory Commission. Golden said the unit should be generating power again within a week. J l D e 4
r l SEP 13 '95 07:52AM FPL CCRP CCM1 = JB P.3/3-Wednesuv. Septemoer 13.19g5 8', l t More woes at . nuclear plant . 23- PLANT . HUTCHINSON ISLAND - a CONTINU6D FROM Bt The latest m a smng of equipment problems will delay once agam tne The genemtors suppiy electricity restart of one of the two nuclear to safety systems at tne plant if reactors at the St. Lucie Pcwcr normal power goes put. Plant. The nuclear plant has had a se. . This time. a pressurtzer. valve is nes of problemsin the past several leakmg radioacuve water inside weeks. the contamment buildmg of the The problems, being investi. nuclear reactor. - gated by the Nuclear Regulatorv "It's all contained m. side. so Commission, include the spill df there is no threat to people or the ' about 10.000 allons of radioac-environment, Florida Power & tive water insike the containment Golden building Aug.17. Lip spokesman -Ray
- Unit One has been shut dowm Mso. .the same pressurizer ,
since Aug.1 when Hurricane Erin found this week to have a leaky blew through. Since then, couip- valve had a portion of another ment problems and human error valve installed backward ' 19 have kept the unit out of seruce, months ngo, when the unit was FPL omeials had said Unit One br_ought down for refueling. That would be back in operation by last mistake was discoverec m August weekend. Workers had missed when FPL workers tned to put the tnat deadline and were hoping to. reactor back in service. have the system on line today The NRC has told FPL to come when the latest leak was found up with a plan to ensure problems Tuesday durine a " walk down" of hke these won't continue at the the reactor asit was being heated plant. FPL officials are expected up to go back on hne. Golden to turn in the plan within the next said. week or so. The pressunzer is an elongsted Kerry Landis. the NRC's tank elevated above and to one branch chief of the Division of side of the nuclear reactor. A 10 Nuclear Reactor Projects said to 12 inch pipe connects the pres- NRC omcials will begm meeung sunzer to the reactor coolant sys. with FPL regularly next month tem. and will contmue to do so until The leaking vahe is one of a se. they see improvements at the
, ries of valves at the top of the plant.
pressurizer. Golden said. The re- FPL omcials continue to say ~ her valves help keep the steam in they have not cut back on mainte-the coolant sptem in a liquid state nance at the plant. despite em. and keep the pressure m the sys. ployee cuts of 10 percent during the past two years. n said FPL cmcials ex. pect the latest equipment failure to , keep Unit One out of serviec for at least another stek. . Just one week ago, officials were geanns up to restart Unit One when a worker spotted a cracked cylinder in one of the
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! eeneinerwenn caos (man boiling by keepent it l HUTCHINSON - ISLAND - under preneurs. -"
- the beleaguered St. Lucie Nucia- .Two power-operated relief l tr %rer Plant ran inse more valves can vent stessa to a pass-is 1 Monday when workers sunserreDef tankif thepressure in lealdog pipe that exceeds a progranuned liant ark Golden did not say whether the ,,,,. "" s.
j >wm on the ireactor's coolant ther ... 9 one resceor.off week. . flange was caa==erad to thes ght 3* that took several days to
- A senes of problems have kept sanne valve instaHod backward 64, E. Workers nest i CJnit 1 out of service since Hufe durma laat November's refuel- .. . . ,; .. '. ~
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- -icane Erin hit the regnen Aug.1. ing. Workers found the backward ' ' canractors- during' l hacedural and operemonni mis vatte during an 'inspecnon fol w as. berts refuaung was.si backwen
- akes thin led to a managasaanut -lowmg Hurricane Erin. 770'is investiganng tlie cause At the same tune, ansther Teht hakeup on Aug. 22. ' Nticlear- Regulatory f'-a" but repair costs are expected to valve, called,a lowersumuresafe
- - Tha. reactor was scheduled to sion . officials could not be be ==i==8 Golden sand. ty hijecdon, unkmannnnallyr di l enan to ' service today. Unit 2 reached for casament Tuesday The reacsor creates 839 mega- charged about 2,000' gaHens* c
' sent b!ck on line without prot > evemns. watts of power when operstms. mildly rodfonctive wamarcato . ! etna following the hurncane. Reactor coolant ;wnpa were "That would roughly meet the sump demgned to-enMact!th The public was not endangered hastas the :==ter to about 520 needs for 400,000 homes," Gold. water. ,.sNT Jy the latest probletn. accordag degrees and 2,400 pounds per en said. - p . FPL tried starttag ths. reason o Ray Golden, spokesman for square inch when workers FPL officials met with NRC of- again on Aug.17..and at i Florida Power & Light Co. widch checidag for problems along the ficiala on Aug. 29 to discuss the other 10,000 Milens. swns the bamer island plant. lina found lesians steamriat.the plant's difficulties dating _back to tive waser, taas thne 'rt . "We were attemptmg to heat flange Monday evening; accord. M->~~ Erin. The NRC of. acter's eaa*='a'ama'&lMdidlnt
- up the plant to get ready to so- .m Golden. 4.. . fkdals told FPL to dghten up its Workers caused the agaL1rba
, back on-Ame when we.ran intn'a . wasse takes 48'heurs to operational pmgrams and proce. they strayed freen prepargtset 1:sk on a -- .n_ d relief valve cool down and then another 24-4gdures. The plant is due for a op. dare and left two valves epen a
. flange," . said.."So:we had hours are needed to make re 'eradonalassessmentin January, the suas time,ferting weenr. int
' to cool the plant and.new .it pairs, he saul. Then it will take Wldis preparing to turn Unit 1 a sprinkler sysaget that was.m l - should be another week (before two to three days to rebast the. beck en followns the hurricane, picked up by electrente mondeur
> goeg back on-ime)" weenr. warteurs found a defective seal for il minusas.
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August orie of the sahes had toen mualed ups de down is mombs go during tr.e plant's re#uelmg. E The Nuclear Tu r>remem a.: iound ==i a Regulatory Commission ,FPL,e.u.empted,eg oo ,, b to p o in,J1 one of its l scrmnd report says the nuclear me .im waked. power plant might'have in,@,,l,* ' , , g,",jj,%P
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The plam has tapenenced a Florida Power & Light Co or rnishaps m w past sa migat have violated federal mes '"e"e*h.'kaQs to the conunued m by fahng to properly maintain .,,ee, e,, nessesW cn At and sent some eeuipment, lesairg to one of a stnns of recent mis-Ears at the nuclear power ptant en Hutchmaon Island. A I 5 past mapscuen report re-is twd Thurwiay by tne U.S. Nu-clear Resulatorv Cornmazion R son 13 o!Use in Atlama accisnents " apparent violations ' at the St Lucie Power Plant from emproper mamtenance or .nade-qate testmp. The report focuses on two faulty reher vahts tormected to one of the plant's nuclear reactors. r
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FPL fa to conduct (citow up 1 mamianance and periodic testing ecocsNuno Pmou a1 5 A cracked cyhnder t t ofte of on the sahes. FPL wdi.give its sioe of the the unit's emergency dattoi geners- l shutdown of Lin:t One. ors a d rv e onfe noe Se 8 ' 5 presamer vahs leaking m Attants. Aher that meetmg. the p aF asam at ernpted o bring tw reactor bad imo semee. redacective water m the con. SRC must decide whether to ht tune. a saht was sen open taintnem buihing. tharp FPL witti noleuens or to t . forme 8y penadae the com y, during a sest when it should have FPL corttaues to say it has not I sted a en bee'l closed. resultmg nr. the stNil Cbt bGck ofi metatenance.et the j Clark. piety spoteeman of 10 000 plions of shab.tl R tWho- plam. even thou : has cut its . FPL spokesman Ray Golden said thr will have no "C"e*nt tamm ouildmg.nter and boron pagets teyears, sne con. r sort fo,rce by i percent in the i comunent on report until she Other problems include; the niest with the NRC. * ' E#* Ifthe RC decdes so take en. E APUSD-
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the and write a letter to pressuriser, '*f Nl'I **Ne on a paratsen for Hurrunne Erm the RC outamag what setten was saken, when it was tahan and a how the esenps stop , M"!.4 s.*r tecee s land to inure genous enesearment. Clart saast . TOT *L P.81 ! l
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- y DE* ANN WEIMER atunat where guards must be pended indefinitely without pay," shortly after 10 p.m.Jerome Gold- hicanwhile, Prevatte said he tions of NRC regulatons, includI
*n eena posa stan wem placed when a nuclear plant is icit Scott said. A supcivisor who faded berg, president of FPLi nuclear met with St. Lucie of6cials Friday ing failure to follow IURT ST. LUCIE - A cien- withnut electronic defenses. to redeploy the guard after discov- division, also received late-night to review the protJerns that have failure to update procedures 4ater fathare twought - down the The guards are provkled by ermg he was out of place was notification of the prnblem. plageed plant operatkms through- failure to take corrective action.
- lectronic samity system at llor. Sill, a pnvate security finn, said suynded inr one day, "That event is a loggable out the month of August. Its according to company sources. '
la Power & bght's St. Lucie FPL spnkeswoman Kathy Smtt. "The guaid that was out of event," said Richard Prevatte, the Umt I reactor has not been online While FPL's nuclear division nxicar plant on 1hursday, foicing The computerized security position, that was (for) about 20 NRC's resident inspector at St. since Aug. I due initially to the coped with those problems, em-he utdity to sing the fanlity with system - which, sources say, minutes," Scott und. The problem Lucie."A report wiD be forwarded threat posed by llurncane Erin, ployees in its other divisions nards, the ctwnpany sahl 1 nday. cuorihnates monitoring devices was solved and the extra guards to the Atlanta office and re. and then to a series of mechanical braced for layoffs expected to Though no security breathes such as tamcras asut awthsi detec- thsmisscsl by 11 p.m. viewed." breakdowns and operator errors. come next week. Nuclear division = curred, a guas d and a superviu nors - was down for 25 minutes Secunty measures at nuclear Sources said security comput- Prevatte will forwacd his employees do not expect to be vere suspended for allowmg an begmmng about 9 p.m. Thursday. power plants are monitored by the er crashes are not unknown at St. monthly report to the NRC region- affected by layoffs untd after wea to go unprotected for 20 A guard who went to the Nucicar Regulatm Commission, Lucie, but plant personnel usually al headquarters in Atlanta today. scheduled refuelmg outages arie ninutes. Federal rules are specific = rung observaton pomt was" sus- which was told of the incident respond more efficiently. lie cited the plant for three viola- completed this fan.
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!for rumma arehema at the plant. less, but Unit I has awassmaa 1 TFL repfesumsstes were saan- cfL Werners art slowty tutsmg named to es teneur mesmas it hesiaesline.
Tns presses sessted Sumley ! in Aliena W tendes sameurs et es MitC 3densar wenn asesorems mursed hesuas 1 "Ttmeg as eseisans en westt> weist insed se esones tne aucasar ! ter enderosesas asues we to f.'setsu presume. .
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areer to taas sysees est* s spurned roast vatw. i- esusa, ses et FFL's esserts 3- as en everyder assuri te sort g as seasser afkr see
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enld. "Ttmo asvest toes ael messeness aar a p l easyenSt. Luces" apeamus samut neue teameere
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'the Treasure Coast 6apercent boosttosnee insales in Pa publicemens searc a sama otherpotentialplainties. Aing for August, Realtars said. foreinsena ba N eesipmest installers Eales in Pahn Beach Co price for an$34,700, average '
weee the twin taking supesvisorofrose exams 27 percent the hfghostincreases to 953 hernes,unty andcharge one blacks statewide Coast were year at 377.E boene was the aanw discourseedas nest 1 ! mat white candidates were p The Treasure Coast's sales were, mereased 2 perce$.stew nt to SN,200. r,oted despite poor test scores,ro.up 4 percent to 239 hornes and i N operators say BellSouth statewide sales incressed 12 per- because there were m t nasagers a Fort Pierce did not ?- cent to 12.012 units the Motida seleet blacks to aseve as tempo- i= of Realtors reported svalable. Realtors seulh 1-tary supervisors asayag them e hen f)eeded.
" y, that theet new homes .compete adding psy and a chance rehof with eisstag t sery experience supervi. in bedere school -startse. ' home samtwere buyers. stdl homes tryg der to irst get time i Ncornplaint Cathleen Smith of Coldwell Bank. ,
l inack employen that erin Wellington and the president m Pehn Beach County 4 1eregatory reenal ect to of Realtors Associar.on ofJ' the ttJe - August's sales felt to 199 i Palm Beaches. "And that-umas reade front 3007, repersed TRW August cas of the hottest closing t please see H0 TIES /99 i \ )WmfMtmostf8 l , - Were ADM exeos paid oN '
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TheJunece 'T_ =Et's . Setes isn't Mictotoft's highest pane ! q t Wision Odisad Co is investigeung whether Arch . guy?WASHINGTON- Bin G i a i is. books co,illagelty peut indl.orm of Maybe so mponostion to en arrey of ca. top wage eerser, but he ween'ates. World's . nche secutives thanush foreign bank accounta, mis year, acct "'_ 4 Corp ' . t i ch knowledge of the inqary acid Monder. records released Mondsr. %ording to compe. sy s une execudves who lriculturalconcern have have werked withabert J. Hartold, Microsoft's new execu sheadyinform president down $740 and chief operanagoScar . i sescutors either that they received co . That's more,133 in utary and bonus, who oney in Swiss and other foreign sccounts
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at tout ofits oSears improperty other Osniais has publicly ties and Exchange C* ment wit the hadge et ne nost 89 anBien droen the corapany.btemed the 53 year.oidisp or a doet Microso4 m a the money was embeasted in a conspirneyIt hos sad 25 yearsC..w frora Proctorps& .~ 1 ndvingMark Whitacre a former esseuive000 , where wtto he opent w i rked for yeart as an informantin a fed and he was guerensee. His bene seiery sc d a sul se.dains avesugation of the company.eralof $300,000 in the erst two yearsaimmas t S , 'ed ' i ! dellty FederalIslantning ORip Nessieer necesisters Aegises FPL lease to: ps ; ' i WE$T PALM BEACH- Fidehty Federal oecide wiein 30 days itnonde Pem 4 i
- er of a evidend reinvestament should beplan. penseses Thederplan'ingsinetsame oro Bank pr&5" u 1 i shareholders of common stock reactorhave ther essenend
eiernen. St. Luele easielt beve i i 4d'aseeds the dividends reinvessed are paid.The into additional
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' TOM git;mtIDA. Pdlisher EDWARD SEARS. Ediser LON DANIELSON. General Manager TOM O'HARA. Menspag Edi,,r RANDY SCHULTZ. E4 ster of she Ediserial Page JAN Tt*CKWOOD Associese Editor AIAN IIRGll SON. FP Adeerrising IARRY SIEDLIE. VP & Treasurer CALE HOwDEN. Director. Communerv Relatsens TOM HIGIU1 ELD. VP Circularsen i LINDA MURPHY. Directer. Human Resources KEN WALTERs. Direcrer, Marketing and Research More safety issues at St. Lucie nuclear plant _
lorida Power and Light Co. odi. cials say their nuclear power plant Worker fatigue and ~ on Hutchinson Island is . safe. That assurance, however. depends on ag ng Computers have t rforman of old computers and Contributed tO recent
; The computerized security system problems.
at FPL's St. Lucie plant was out of opration for 25 minutes on Sept.14. Oste of the security guards deployed price has increased about one third, a along the boundary of the facility went good performance for a utility, to the wrong area. and his supervisor But recent events at the St. Lucie did not correct his error, do one or the plant show how what works for inves-guard posts was empty for 20 minutes. tors may not work for public safety. In
**FPL insists the computer is reliable. July, a Ford Explorer wound up in one but sources withm tne company say it of the plant's outlets for cooling water, fails three or four umes a week. The extendmg for 36 hours an automauc problem, the sources say, is that the shutdown caused when an operator machine is 20 years old, which is a few pushed a button at the wrong time. A lifetimes in the age of computers. series of problems beginning with an
^ Why it hasn't been replaced. and improperly installed valve and culminat-why FPL uses an outside company ing in a spill of radioactive water kept rather than its own employees to guard St. Lucie's Unit 1 out of commission for SC. Lucie, are two matters with one most of August. " cddimon thread: In each case, the com- 'FPL insists there is no connection pany is saving money And cost-cutung between recent breakdowns, including hg become an obsession with FPL those at St. Lucie, and the cutbacks.
,,,To make a utility executive tremble, FPL sources, however, cite fatigue due say. " deregulation." Within a decade, to overtime work and the demotion of FPUs captive customers - 3.1 million senior employees to unhmiliar jobs. A homes and 378,000 businesses - may St. Lucie training program abandoned b9lable to pick their power company the five years ago has been resumed be-way they now pick their long-distance cause the staff has less experience.
plione service. Power companies will In the rush to deregulate, it's too have to compete or die. easy to forget that public utilities are
};.Since 1991. FPL has elimirine d fundamentally different from other pri-4.000 em ees, about one-fourth of vate corporations. If a fast food restau-its,. work and another 2,000 jobs rant's milkshake machme breaks down, may be gone by the end of the year.The the public doesn't need to worry. The stock market likes what FPL is doing; same can't be said for problems with a during this same penod. FPUs stock nuclearreactor.
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Both FlorWa Prwar and IJght snatatenance m may open wider in the future . ! :*and the U.S. Nuciaer went Ragulatory a p 2 a Unit 1 at the St. Ieois plant was beesues of an NRC rula change-4 Conassion at FPL's 5t. scasW W h MM outh caning for mom analatanance l i spesey mfue work was casapleted in 35 days work on auslaar plante during : i Lucie Nuclear t last year is M fall the root cause for rooset prob. operational periods, rather than
- 1 ems that have kept ame reactor 'Thett's no thus.a when reestors are not operating.
. '. out of sornos sinos Aug.1, Clark said. ' outages & rule does not take e5 set ! "We're ! coking tam it." 'said urnally afloat wheaster snannts un 11 July 1996, but sees anclear 4 ;: Kerry Lmdis, as NRC branch nasce schedule la am with are already adhertag to it, 4 . cidef in Atlanta. "hr (FPL) the refueling? sakL Gohlen asad St i have not finisheds we (NRC) have But susne of the ma%a= laisis was not opassaing under , not finished." work completed during the Unit the rule durlag the Unit I refuel-
- . unissananos work on piset- 1 retualing has had to be redens inglast rees.
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Prem S& Te are tooking at other is- that area last spring. sues. There nave been a number Gester was left t.neeuvmcad.
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.: pad 2 an Aug.1 as a precauuon, out and we . c Jooking at all generator has thousands of such
~; pry messere as Murnanas Erin mese issues," he sani. , M and a thorough laspostlen i .. approached. Un't 2 returned to The maastanance mie etange is a tuna task.
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- i:Aays following the storm. Unit 1 is still off.line despits D C.-based watchdog group Nu- h i :tupeased afferts to reemrt 11. clear Informanon. & Resourse cracked tubes, according to i t has had to be Semce. Cunter. That plant opened a
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. to a vansty ofAs nuclear plants arouac the 1M2 and St. Lucia Unit 1 opened
, 3slahaps, country age, they need c:cser m. , m IM6. 1 . While to r.:rn Unit 1 specuans agamer such proclams Unit 2 is scheduled to go off. 1 ^
. on f the hurricane, as cracking steam generator ifne Tuesday fbe rafnaung. It is
' :- s found a defective seal pipes, Gunter sand, answedy operstlag below capasity fan the Isacar's coolant manp; I think a A4 day schedule :s because of an organic bund up in i
- than discovered an internal part an espedited scheduls," ha sed, the water intake pipe coming a safety relief valve lastaged "We would think that's just a fromthe Atlantic Cosen.
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! not tavolvedla abs St. Lune re ty Og'AMI WgaWt outage are acheduled to be ' Nun enes peat oisem duringthe week ofOct.80 1 As Florkla Power & Light ' employinent staeus, said . I b ought one of its Turkey Point =FEL anskeswomas Staesy Shaw. !' nuclear teamers beak on line % 'St. Lusio could have some Tumaday after its shortest refuel- sq changes psier to that lag outage over, the company an- de said. "Det ther ; nounoodit was cutdag its nuclear . thee, wouldn'timpost those in the refu. ' ! stagby 5 percent. d'as outane until early 190s."
- The power company's nucisar As with the other layoes that i divleien has a stag of 2,100 em ' began in August, nuclear division
- playees, who are divided amons employees will have el to.
sta Turtter Point and St. Lucie and another ;ob withis or i te es weil as a juno Sanch- assept the severnmes pack,aas. I support staE. The munisaten severanos paya 14
. The reductions, which could weeks and the meshnum is 82
! a$ net as meer as 100 employees, weeks. - i me part oi tbs st06ty's eart to
- alisa dews and lower opereeing i in an ofits divissons, f . FPL's St. Lucie giant I. has since taid July, Tur.
I s Unit 3haarun amooth. thelast16 months,operustag i eut of 473 , sold sha Vies ! President Tous and was 53 da ! L"W**ohC%ys " ""~ i l s*ienewhaa. h st.1.usie's Unit 2 . was cooled down Mender for s 4 ocheduled rehah'aa. which also is expected in last 53 days. But its treabled Unit 1 wtsch has been l plagued by lealdes valves, is etEl M - 1 ming , ,,,,, the b Regula-terr ser an emersse- . cy waiver to the emit's opersdag regulruments, ser someen withm the plant. . E 4 i 6
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i I i b ' o' 4 ' The Nues temenenday.Ocamines t1. 39 5 m p - a New rule may stem problems at nuck =r plant li ' " hlM Ysysk m d wis d=r.noth scacters as she power (O k qM MM pImmt ase euesshusdone aus of esswice. Unia for edim8- 2 *
- and Unit 1 bas eas of .
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esasme==see sineagensens essers,
- l. A new ranksat ude movesmist analf-v=== ame deses mainicennte of maclear peeer Golden said .
l e, tuuid da:vsese psehhmen af Kasey . === sis the NRC1s l ' + 3 IWer & Light Cells St. nsansde chief of the Derimise af ' Nu Arsw Itenctor amidsea. l Ei l.urie1%rr Maat. she same he Necker Itegulatory Come- linics abwesqr ase
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i 10-11-1995 078 54Ft1 St Lucie Restdans OHice 1 407 461 4622 P.03 i ' 33.TheTrtune *M Odober 11,1995 , 4 t FPL's two nuclear units off-line
- One reactor refueling, the other recovering from problems
! - line after the storm without vember last year. Now it is Unit i M'M lems, but Unit 1 is stGL weit- 2's turn. 1 nu m e wsu m s . "Over three and a half Fears, ! HUTCHINSON ISLAND - trytng to ruurn Unit i the fust its urentum Plertda Power e Light is not pro- to servios, FFL has had problems from ateena." roches. i dusing aAF sicotricity at its St. wah valves, esperlemmed two r> mas said Tuesday. . Lucis Nealser Plant, dienstive water spills and feund 'The ressena a a lites 4 One auslaar enester is warn > a defective seal for a coolant Ilhe a of biRierds in which las up for a remra to service pump. the beamos off each edler. foDowns two months of me. Ttis assipany will not set a ' Whos a urealum atom is split, it abaniset and operational prob- timetable for returning the rums- beats up and thren asummas ftp . lens ad the second was taken tor to service. Werhers art off, splitting another three 1 off4las Manday for a seheduled lag an ero on a amans. l .Wisy tofueling. valve that leaked tr "EventuaBy the number of Both reestors were shut down brtatit on4 ins 28. ying to atsas become =t- 2"=_=i" Gold-an Aug.1 as a pressuttnary TyL ruplease oldest one en anuL "You Eave MBinns of j measure against affects thus third of urenium la each ruoster atoms splitting siendtassously." Hurricane Erin. The reactor every 18 months. Unit 1 was tw l , known as Unit 2 went back on. Pooled during Detober and No- Tum to NUSI,5 Aft /BS l l l I ! l I i ) l i . i . i g*d M 3I m
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i ngen 34 lag, said. The fuel is moved whus underwater to. The heat h used to mas abisid the plant fem radiation. - emma that turns a guereur are he said, Tbs weret lucidente have Erods feet
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- 286, are 217 bundles, swed to as as 2,200 l % the reesden ps,. duetes the ammes
' rom going out of essuid, we be used far much of ths-i uses contrei rods that ab. added labor, assording to Gold-i sort neutrete to prevent them es, from hitting more uraninsa It is the refueling pro-ammes, eens wE then planand, The t uranism is meered en he said, ' go i i site underweger. A During the other steater's re-l pean federei stesses f is fueling nest year, the esbeek
- ed in Yucca Mountain .uled 35. days for and
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. Sinos the plant is shut down,
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- the nonnal conearns are whether the swift j allenated, to NRC pass is to publems at i spokesman Roger in At. tbs plant tids susumer.
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- Sager said.
"I hve m the commurury. I pump that too several days to have neighbors," Sager saxi. replace. .
,q. bat was nothmg new," he saui. "Itat penon did not corn-O "one of the key . . . elements is Workers then found an internal ply wid an exutmg procedure?
worrymg we con t lose tnetr con- part for a salery reueve valve FE offtetals wu! go to Atlanta I
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UCCeSS.; 1"*"-"* y *' fidence to run the plant safely." mstalled by contractors dunng Mnnday to discanas with NRC the The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory last Nonmoer's rertnelms was m vahre with parts mstalled upside-Commusean has given the plant backward, . - - - g. ,. < , p.
"f, its tughest marss for years tnit At the same ume, another re- 7E intM i provide the
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Re,ms, hmW.m3 iud [ ' ' e cause of recent pmblems. Oper> ; safety inpre unstananally relssed m me peer open'suir m uonal and procedural problems ducharged about 2.000 galinns of lief valve situstuun," Golden sami be-rdsult of"h,.a /".comolacency *~=*****==^2^ == ==-
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look bad lately. 5 NRC's current two year assess- water; r-"o~~ sump designed t collect the of-n-bea scriptusi the .svang..the - one a recun actums that have beer Jeck Mnch T ment penod ends Jan. 6 Another attempt to start the taken and an analysis of the safe
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S01n71 HUTCHINSON ' ISLAND - After nearly A graduate d be M Nad m spM 1M gahns d n- pi,3, y,,, 3 go, , gogo , 19 years with a spotless roonrd. St. Lucie Nuclear Plant's recent problems have lett the snan m charge Aca my, ne sput snu ea 3 dmacun water mm m reacws conference to a plan IE submn perp12xede,. . serymg on nuclear submannes, contamment buticmg* ted Sept.15 for correctag th-
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D a y f d,, , A , , ~ and worked his way up the cor- proper procedures and left two Those problems meludad; -
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porate ladder. 5tx years ago be valves open at the same time, splant managernent accept Ronda Power ,& ,. .. was placed m charge of the foremg water into a sprmkler ing long standag, reputIV Light plant s .r. plant. system that was not picked up by Wems-A portes of snessians trome momtors for 11 Inm- e unsartsfactory equipmer he n 7~ .p - 'he plant s two umts were perform == kang ' snutdown as a precautionary M repnsstauns &w m amadequate personnel pes ' t.n t . Atlanta on Aug. 29 to meet with fonnance-
. lew tast ween, measure for Hurncane Erm on NRC officals ano present, plats
' ,I 2mk Ws r atechmcal deficiences bm g Urut 3' 2 returned to service for getung back on track. mto procedures; I'3#'O"'Y 0 " /[ *sm without proolems fouowmg the The unhty pledged to ehmmate a insufficient informatio ts com2 frustra" stor m.
a backlog of needed equipment given to manasement for a: um. Sager said '- Unit I has yet to restan. Work- repairs, increase performance seas plant events. , e an inter-
- ers were sull trouoleshooting a standards for employees and un- Unit 1 went on-hne for tt at the ,
f u proolem m one of the umt's die- prove operauonal procedures. first tune to 1976 with a $49 E The unmediate results were million pnce tag. 4 sei generators late Saturday, FPl ts , s nesman Ray Golden said. He not good. Urut 2 cost 51.4 bilhon er s d he expected the umt to be On Sept.15 a secunty guard started un m 1983. f act st's n an ; esedlint plant . up to this -.. 1 iraamp past? ans, o,,, e,ounnho Teameie , e root Mce presiderrt of the $1, Lycie
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l ulu 1s Nuclear Plant David Al Sager down to an at. Says remnt problems
- at the' I titude prVDiem plant are frustra*Jfig, considerJ among workers' irg the faCality'& alm 0St Spot-and m a n a g e- less 19.ye ar operational i
nent. bager recorti. aid. The more
*hcu WO workers at the plant grew coczy with their success Nonetheless. he remams staunchly supporuve of tus workers.
"This is certamly a departure from our perform-ance, e.nd I don't know d I can ar3ess the unpact,"
he said. "But I know I have the nght resources and right people to put the plant at the top We've slipped a httle. but we certamly feel we can De among the best agam." Not surpnsmaly, Sager leaves httle doubt he
. strongly supports nuclear enerry. He also is sense-tive to commumry concerns about safety at the Tum to PLANT /AS f
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"N () @ [$ h FPL workers facing dark j days at thelight company i Chairman James Broadhead worries that employees fee! !
, ' entitled' to their jobs. Workers comolain that levels of l safety, trust and communiention are down. FPL takes a rnanagement approach based on a healthy dose of fear. .
,8Y 1*'A(Q, the Ccovertlost r by judith Bardmer, and FPL Chairman James Breed- sent @ m w ;
headdecided cuidaPerer & Lishtneed- job ammety to raisc , ed to redunny chase its corporate culare this year. productmey, Two rearsamaanons in fmt yumrs had He appears to have si'eraada d not done enough to altar the way esapkgr* ces at the state's larEest utDity did their 5' Surveya taken 4 jobs. Broadbend made clear to top manag- within various FPL era that he larnented the comnpany's cul-business divisions eines se sprms indi-ture of enntlement." cete snaiety is high. FFL esasdoyees. he maintained init tocrale is now sac a ' anhdad to a job, sehnst to certain benants, 4 lack of job secety is I I and seeded to annual rassee and bonuses. Breastened the key factor. Because ci this entitlement cidture, em. The percephonis the same within the . g warun't wortung as hard as they nudear division, even though. managers lastead, he said, they needed to think and act like business owners in a highly aspective esmraarnant. He riccan. . rnended a managesneat book. Dangrer m j i
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10-M .iM Oe: 23fd1 5t Luc se Fes toent GH ice 407 461 4622 F.03 say, it has not been inemded in *.bc anti. peign titat inchaded wee meet- amended utthty stoots on Wa3 entitle:nent campasan becaunc of the close mes by Lloo FPL empicyee Street. supervisory reie played by the Nuclear groups focosmg on how to im-Regulatory Commission. The NRC prove operanons. For his amorts. Brondhead has frowns on ranang the stress levels of becouns the hi.thest-paid u$ity I WI.en Broadhead arnved as esecugve in the naQan. tammg nudear plant operators, chief eamcumve of ppt. Geoup u Some managers and employees say 52.4 adhen annually, accor4ng to 4 the end of 1989, his autocranc an malysis bytwo Colorado based trust and communicadon are nonexistent. approach inevitably clashed with They are concerned safety standards have researd irms. the annung corporate culture. Joininghimon thetop251istcf orale is so low, employees;one eat ' Possessed' by sword h i "there is ~-y==cy m the fear son *- ,,, y"phrenden $w*'- 4 Brondhead dedmed several requests "ney wwe possessed by the phen Frak, who M FPLin jeu. in the post three weeks to discuss ms Deaung Award." said Mike 14ellis- ary to become president of South. 3 rnanagement gemis, or the entinement ter, whoes Boes Raton ecmpenY. l em Cahierna Edison Co.. and theory. Gmene.Holksurinc haswaded Nudes Division Pmaident Je. { with hundreds of tbs more than In sternal surveys obtamed by The rose Goldberg.
' a.000 a..A,,w laid of by FPL Palm Beach post and m about a dosan ance Broodhead tools over.
T ma he men ma6e interviews. managers and employces say 84.6 in 1994.
"New management came m upper managers are isolated on the fifth and said. 'We'n for quahty, bm In addition to increased Snan- . Soor of Bmiding D at FPL s Juno Beacn vou allhave gone wacko. We don't cial rewunis. Broadhead's e#ceta J
t.adrquartart. Aac that from that peren. dse have resuhed in increased I they rety on fear to ar.hieve their objec- need to 30 to that extent.'" concerns about paracoal securny i uves. FFL had scos so far as to set -a topic FPL does not discuss. up a subsidiary m tbc and.19605 "Noicehngofjob secunty Can't buy a called Quakee Quaiity Services Last fall. Este records abow. l house, make plans. draruptve to fanuly Inc., to maket toe unhty's exper* Brandhead ud Gddbag obumal I but you're stal Ayirig m your helicopter. concealed weapons permits. time to such cotapames as AT&T i he company could make a better effort." and Boeing. OI'"P'"8'**"P'"Y** wrote one pernapant m a focus group
" Jim Broedhead was im.
demaned to help unplement the ann-i cristiernant cuhurt pressed with what FPL had done if Amedhead doesn't want to wie ha use the compen j "Although we are in a f sht for 'survrv. Stimson.quabty sabet." a kruner FPL and Carl executrve as * , o.. me, .e om,do,een me me hita." wrote a manager m the p*e= - *- o*
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BM Q l 1 nudeer dreisten. Tueked behend Bdiding D at
- " Upper snanagement enpys ten too stnactured. too rigid. " bat Juno Beach, the exewm perkar
! sigm5 cant salary increases and FPL had gotun eMin quabb. kn is emTounded by nucrowave
-and thenit kept prepurmg term monon . and econsed bonuses. nem are no shared cedy throueh a thick metal snee.
, sacriices." popus and eues ad taking ex. ama. A private elevator takes caec- ! ~ FPL recen paid are .$ And he said.' ladies ud g men, we han gradumd. , entle. ,, ,, 320milhon for two Citation iets pg,y , l whee layang of about about 200 Brandhead then made it his
--7-,__smoeJuly. goal to renow some of the strue. Armed guards at the mem ele-nare. vetor entrance ad by Becadhead's j GrosematibruagM citange "Dere are veey few levels odios control access.
Today's FPL is dearly diser, The mail is X-reyed. between customers and Jim ) est inan the team management Bra =^==d " Stimaan said. When BroadheacL poos to the i approach that made it the first " People are huvuig to take on company octade japen to win the caneteria for kanch, he is == ara. more responsibikty, more ac- nied by a plandothes guard who DanungPrise.anawardfor aquali. anmubdity."
- ty control management." sits at an ad scent table.
4 FPL roomved the award, pre. viounty given to such Japanese W andsnow W Cancealed camems overhead provide additional surveillance. Reducing struomre has meant Although he dochned to be i corporanens as Toyota and Nis- la for more than a quartar of ! aan,in Oceober 1989. interviewed, Broadband has ad- ' 'a worthree dressed guesmems about company Then under the leadership of That has comenbuted to a 26 pedornuma and chases to its FPL Premdsat Robert Tallon. the penantreducuanin opermang and culture put to han b snility spentsnaso than 320 millian far FPL publicanons,y employees massassamos empensen. making on a "qubty improvetaant" com- FFL one el tbn most highly ree- ) The in-house magazine M i n
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- when you need it." said one power would create an atmosphere potim notanswe: mterview delivery employee, where empio. vees are afraid to 3 mth Broadhead last month that g Emphasis on spia come a managant wie safety i oMessed the impact of a loomms and budget over quality and ser!
coropetieve environment on the vice, c$ef Wfandis-utshty industry in general. and Last week, however. Landis FPL m parocular.
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- said tot the agency had not found i
i we hm demon.ir.ted that
.. is not a coisa he-7 erd L T*aW ein rament ais w.7 me e,e reia .
s spe=ac ===mt o 9u==n =am
- 1= e. m a= = at reduced cost and improved quah. lag standards mcreaems safety C8888'f7' i ty," Broadhead saia of his efforts nsks, to decrease cosa. 'Peny The NEC team arnves the to streamline the compmy. wise and dollar foolish!" same week the nuclear division is And when asked snout Pressured to do more with scheduled to begm notifying 105 changes to the " culture." he sasd lass, managers expect the same s',apWees of $mr senmaanon as j employees would "have ta learn levelof performance frian remam. part ofin 1995 downsismg snorts.
j to kee with"it. Ing employees. Sunilar layoffs are taking place
! He acknowledged. A lot of "ldanagement by intumda, withm other divsesons. wtuce have i employees feel uncomfortable- non." said one employee m a non. lost as many as @ percent ch ! unhappy and threatened with the power generanns diviston when management postaans, accordmg uncertamty that cornes frt*n the descran m managen who hm reunaed prospect of change." preach.rear "g, is FPL's leadership a motivator, job ap. O *E D****- , B.:t in the cotnpany surveys fear. "Everyone who was in a posi-i and in storvwws, rnanagers and "The workforceis afraid totell kn,m he and go elsewne j employees maist job uncertamty ther own bosses what's going or.
has, said a su a the j has not led to improvement. m me field. wnst resources they M fuel side o ML opensions. FPL. they say, has traveled need for lear of not havmg their ,%e rest of the people have,some j too far frorn its portarmance stan- job in the next reorganisatum ~ wrt of ancnor so they can t. 1 d*8*- Fears cross dMelon lines Future in doutrt 8 * " The same fears exist withm Inside the company, many are that r the nuclear division. commaced FFL a upper manage-viewed were the fouowns: J "Why must all issues be re- ment dosen t have a clearvisson of
- 3 A " don't 6x it tillit breaks" solved as to wnst is pohtienDy the utdity's future.
- approach to maintenance. as op- cornet instead of what is right Some speculate that FPL is l posed to estanaive preentrve logically /makally/* quened one being down for a sale to
! mantenance. engmeer in a survey reopensa, another ty, or for a breakup of l "The recent events at PSL And in an intarview, another ha h h i (Poet St. Lucie) and at the fossil said m afraid to point Daru have been 10 electne i plants together shows that pre. out at St. Lucie for fear utipty mergers over the last year. i vennve snaintenance is being of angenng plant managers and making it the M _ ! compromised." said one engineer. pumng their seners in jeopardy. merger area in the nation.,,;4
- mg manger in the management That could pose problems for "I don't think anyone has any I survey tnggered by the lengthy the utility acxt month when the real concern about the future of problems with Prvt St. Lucie's NltCis scheduled tovisit St. Lucie N1.as a esapany," said a nuclear
! Unit I reactor. to observe irsthand the piant's divinica ssensger. A power dehvery employee efforts to 8x a downwuti perfor- "Butitis not as clearjustwhat 4 i sad, "We are now beguuss to- mance trued that kept Unit 1 shut form it will be M 2e tuam. i see the o8ects of the 1993 rears- down for 3 days. TPL s ockholders ud analysts ! Dings not gettmg done or ad. The plant was b
- t down don't seen concerned.
! dressed Aug.1 and came up .
, Relaxed standartta so that FPL apent at least $220.000 a l
11 hour outage periods are con. day to buy electneasy, braging the head a vine u@ty, his for FPL's pedor-l sidered acceptable matead of the cost of r that power to mance on all Suest have nem' more than 16 two. hour standard FPL had mam- ~ be m 2 doubt. l nuclear enameer said in his survey respones: 'The tequent nayo$s may have contnDuted to I et found that on 22 t
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cause was inadajusta job "'- skills,- darf Asana b New htk he the surrent desradenen in poder- work precues or sem of his M- ! = manos.hst is spnad- One of the Eve elements in name: i=wa- , a ,.mi,ve mm. , o ,e,e,m , a d main,en e ,, a Fewer supplies kept on agunast " Punites manage
- hand at FPL's "pera stores." de- mestis as dews 26 P* "
g " Ch a k of & at . wine sw . .e .- s,comployee i w.am disci- a.t a t "There's nothing around the perioriaanse of other employ-ces desrinamumilv . . . because i: 1 I i - - - - . . . , _ . , _ - _ . . - - . - - - _ , . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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ahare up 6 percent. g t., g, p.,.pyg.dhe*, M MMstwWehtM j e 3 Expansion of electncalgen-capacity w 18,100 megs-Jygg@>gg'. g,,;,,p.g g gggggg..'.. ' g y,g , , .7 . .
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.NGU*M*YWW * *W90' i E Sale by YPl. Group. the 1 parent holding company of FPl of '" Tho!/ sands'of Jobs disappearWd as the ut!Ifty' -
reshaped itself to maintain:grofitFirf.thefaC# of h,lghef I many of its unrelated cornpanies such as ColomalPenn Insurance, costs and corspetition from outsiders. The pace i
- 5 No rate mcreme for cus- culckened uncer Chairmun jemes Broadhead, wgo took
} tomers since 1985. the corporstlen's helm in 1949.
FPL proudty pomts out in in-formation provided to sharenold- l EXECUTIVE EALARY - Nation's highest 3
- ers this spring thatinEwess'1994
. list of the 500 largest companies. l FPL Group placed 126th in net . _ . , , fits.150th in market value. %-J 7 , J ~ ,./.,. . l Oth in asseta.and 196 thin sales. 6,@ Z .2 4.tWte...; Z. . -
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! reorganization.' AN EMPLOYEE Dr.ScftletNG FPL's LEADER $ hip APPft0ACM 1 J 1 i n j f i b 4 l d r i 4 4 i f e ---+ -
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. EDITORIALS' i
- ' Spotlight on FPL i, Probably no one wiH feel more St. Lucie plant operators '
re,lieved than Florida Power & I I Light Co. executives when the St. have to reessure public
' Lucie Power Plant's two genernt.
' ing units are back in opersuon. Amencans sesm to have over-The plant on Hutchinson Island come much of their earlier fear has been under a spotlight for about sienuclaar power, of decades which ago a a cou. i months as various stoblems have ched ! ,kept Unit 1 out of selvice sinos systeria in some areas. ith ad-i Aug.1., but that service is now be. vances'in plant design and safety i ing restored. Unit 2 is down now systems, 'and with' more public for scheduled refueling. knowledge of the process, the Iml of anxiety has ricaded. In mid August, while workets j were fixing a leaky valve and But pec%e still crav i assurance. J this areaA'e . .L.-steady re- ! cleaning up a spin of mildly radio
- are not satinfled that that nucisar >
active water inside the plant. FPL powered eMMiy generating . said each day of down thee costa plants are running property, their I 5250.000in lost revenue. anxiety levelwin nam. ' There may be another cost, Otie esosat C-i= =t is a ! too, in terms of local residents' change in Nacisar Regtilatory i confidenes in the plant's manny- Comunission rules to take eflhot m i ment. That may be harder to as- 1996 sees. But some Martin and St. Lu-maintenaam make, thatchaaks wodi, onallow plants to i i cie County people who liveja the safety systems wtdle the nuclest re. i plant's vicuuty enanot hslp out be actors are ' rather than possied, and perhaps nervous, at wait until 're out of servios. And 1 the unusualevents-theleak the d believe this would faulev valve cart of another v,alve aid work, which i insshed be,etward, a poesrator otherwise might have to be rushed I nroblem,a - that to complados during down suna. i have ler. Let's hope it helps. But the NRC j none has must continue to strictly monitor tely( teeme d a lo the i
). procedures to see that no comp,e> !
sosse Aarein k St. Luede, miseswkhgaremods. ! theYJ a #- i i regularities. Nucinar Regula. sad.most t oper-a tory Commission also hos looked ated. Localpegde hope-una en. 4 late the sisustian, post-that was continue.
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rieau wry, pas or rose aas inponan injmanen. Special Edition ! October 18,1995 I Chaira an responds to PMm Beach Post article
Dear Employee:
It has been my practice not to respond to comments appeanng in the media. However, the false and rn4<Wding ardcles in the Palm' Beach Post in the last several months and, most recently, in Sunday's edition, demand a reply. I am deeply concemed that -dm Sunday article misrepresents my ardrude and the attitude of senior management toward employees. Even worse, many of the j articles demean your significant accomplishments. l The Post would have Sou believe that I view employees as lazy and
- unmotivated. Further, that upon reading a book endded ' Danger in the Comfort .
- Zone," I 'sent copies to managem" and encouraged them to ' increase job anxiety' in the workforce.
Nothing could be further from the truth. I have always praised our employees to the Board of Directors, our officers, our shareholders, and the community. I d consider you to be capable and dedicated, as detnonstrated by your many achievements. 1 ! The author of the book referred to in the Sunday ardcle is one of many i provocadve business writers and thinkers we have invited to address our senior , management kt the past few years. Inviting thern to speak to us, however, does not mean that I, or anyone else, endorse their ideas. Moscover, I did Imt distribute to managers the book referred to in the article or suggest that anyone else do so. And I i most certainly newr suggested thar anyone attempt to increase your a,ay, which l already is high because of the new bnain*== environment cmated by recent federal laws and te . In fact, I would consider such a suggestion callous and i repreh=4 . 1 . 1
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a r I In order.to be successfulin the new bussness environment, we have had to I
- undergo many changes in the way we conduct our business, especially since we >
- started from being one of the highest cost utilities in the southeast. In the course of l
these changes, many jobs have been elittunated. The actions we have taken, though
; painful, are necessary for the fmansl well-being and very survival of the company.
j None of us wants to end up like Eastem Ai.rlines or Southeast Bank. The Palm 4 Beach Post seems unwilling or unable to recogruze either the problems we have
- overcome or the challariges we are facing. .
i A newspaper should be a constructive force in the community. In contrast, the Palm Beach Post has long manifested a negauve and confrontational attitude, especially toward business. For example: ) e The Post did not applaud your outstanding work on Hurncane Andrew , t as did other Florida and natiortal media. ! e It never praised us for being the only utility in the country where all
- nuclear p.lants received the h2ghest performance ratings, yet it gave front page prominence to the recent problems at St. I.ucie.
- a Instead of thanking you for your efforts dunng Tropical Storm Gordon, it ran an article saying we would probably raise rates because our '
3 ernployees were paid for overtime. i' s It has not given you sufBcient credit for holding the line against rate increases for more than 10 years while irnproving the quality of our j company's performance.
- Unfortunately, I think we can expect more of the same from the Post in the i future.
1 l Nothing can recufy the liarm caused by an irreswnsible front-page nenpaper
- anicle, but I do hope this leaer sets the record straigst.
l 1 am grateful to you for accepting the need for change and working together ' as a team to reposition the company for success. I'm conadent that with your help FFI. wtll meet the challenges of tomorrow. j , Sincerely,
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w-23 . ns .asi I ss weae r es cent '" A c e -*"" "" ( The fear aspect is external and intert.J. The St. Lucie plant has . traditionally re-ceived high marks for its operations. But. the Nu-clear g R e g u l a- m . Operational proce-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22,1995 o mis- dures ad job cutbacks sion last at nuclear plant must be e n- U
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had found FPL guilty of seven operational pic,c44m. violations at the facility between July 30 and Sept.16. Six involved workers who did i This newspaper is dedicated to furnishmo not not follow procedures. The other viola-htormenon to our renows so met me can twtter . tion was insufficient procedures to prevent
. prwnese and ormeene their own freedorn and a radioactive water spdl on Aug.18.
encourage omers to see he blesangs, Although the NRC and FPL have said the public was not in any danger because of the violations, there has been concern that with-i ~ out improvements, problems could escalate. Internal fear is among employees who re-portedly may not be thoroughly tramed and A Freedoes Newspeper who are being asked to do more and do it i servms st. tuce county unoe teos more.*' efficiently" as FPL continues down. I sizing. Many fear losing their jobs and that paved setteege, penuster fear is justified.
- Hereed blodetsien, sener Problems at the plant which resulted in
, leanteel meteren, esseentea page oester reactor shutdowns have reportedly cost FPL
' Lyes Ferrare, operations manager at least $18.3 million. FPL aw.saly in- 1 Lee asetelesyn, siermeting e,eeee, tends to make up some of that loss by firing
! j Kathy a ossar, nuensees aienese, more employees. seerse M. cesewen us, eseousessen strester But, also last week, FLP Gzwup Inc.; the l Daborah eteene, promotsens oneemse, parent .of' PFL, iw d a 7 percent-in- l crease in third-quarter profits compared to i - lest year with sales of $1.58 billion and E$ gg 33 eamings of $240 million. How nice that the company is making i, money. l That doesn't mean, however, that layoffs
- T will be discontmuod. l 4 hh Starting Monday, FPL plans to start an-neiacks who will be losing their jobs as
'" ' part of a 5 pertent reduction in FPL's 2,100-person nuclear division. About 900 work at
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FPL. Fear. Profits. Layoffs.
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The St. Lucie Nuclear Plant is no normal
] businesa. The stakes are too high to depend
, O gr A on a potentially lasufficient, overW U worried staff to carry out the huge respon-sibilities their jobs entail. J What's up with"Marida Power and ught? We have no pasblem with FPL trying to
, With recent and actions by the get the most out of its ---5E,z and to utility commpany opeastes the St. Incie make its operations more efficient. That's a Nuclear Plant, the .name FPL. appears dis- bustoons ram **me and it's certainly FPL's ! turt:Ingly. more to . stand for Pear, Ptefits right to do so. Such steps might actually 4
and Imyoffs. save consumers snoney in addition to make i lag se-*ha% happy.
. But, the NRC nest look very clangat PPL to assure that safety is not sacriflood for zwvenus. Safety must be PPUs top price-itr.
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- . l number of ernpioroes at thons plants to 40, ,
FPL i gen AU ne U CF The changes wers ouslined to ha- mu ) members in a merso dram eseinis wte go of the IAttrBamaal IfDtherbeed af Eigetrig3l Werilett a e wouId ellnnnate in Pompone sanch. That local wel held a mesmes - m =,,,m; * = - as== a-- *" - i l w im.shs e w oe. w eete ' 470 union iobs J e w s m .st ."te n m, m d on laputwe get tesa the annen adongoing
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i py ps'Apod W81MER not." sism casepost surtmes , , Show desEned to comment en the mespe's sinhas Maside Power & Light Co. is the { J e imum anomoc mio. as 6r 1 tts coulauing reserneturing afort, campst'; esceu-
..aw that "reselar amatenesse m3 he admissal" aner me r of pascular sensern to the urtion arc pf ans by the tives sold Mender cornouny to 6.as mera contract workers.
The sus asset FPL's disartbude busintse unk "The y has mearined the uses that . whistsinsindse thelineamen who maintain the empe- - caotmessrs be troustn in to sopiace those who i lines and would result M the :.re laid of." the shemo end. n[v's astwerk aienneten by ofof about 330 positions Mth The union aise especs about 40 to 80 possie who ! meether 180 to 140 by 1997. were in a or non-union jobs le rou back j The sempany also propened esasolidetmg its inte t o b unit. equipment yenia, in ks power delivery mit it has "Thereisa camcars withalloursnesebership
- e sees redessens emsh etttttien at plants 1 l two elessrismi genermers, b'eusag the averess Meese see FPts98 i ;
l ) Iinemen reclaaaified at lower pay scale ~
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- for their careers and kture pros-' deshned to assenenssa theletter, El a hour to $gFan ist i pects for t with Merida the mano er the nagonaticas. , emaarman llammes who have l seen saamigned aslaboress.
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. . . ,m. .m. . -- m ,. a-PALM BEACH POST EDITORIAL - OPINION SECTION 2/04/96 Out to lunch at FPL
( he China Syndrome" refers to though the NRC said it was concerned a theoretical catastrophe in by"the lack of attentien to detail." 4 which a nuclear power plant Since beFi nning a campaign oflay-melts down and burns a hole in the offs, FPL has had a series of embarrass. Earth cles: through to China, ingla Last month's glitch at a Rodda t "hm. pses.The utility swearsitisn't So why can Otynle Redenbacher Power & Light Co. nuclear plant wasa't that serious. An operator at St. Lucie "d*"8*# FPL says
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won t E!**disciph. ne other Unit 1 left the control room to micrc, People m the centrol room, even though wave his lunch. While he was out a the NRC says some of them shouki problem heated up the reactre and set have nonced the problem before the 1 off alarms. "The Stouffer's Syndrome.". operator came back m, .What s the stan. ' dard here? FPL will get worried only if .
. FPL and the Nuclear Regulatory the people of South Florida can nuke Conurission say there was no danger, theirlunches without the Amana?
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"Emmm. I'mirfnot t o a positive." Stumped ab' t how P ~Or Info IS a n}easure f Pat then went had lots of women m trnantag, and they soon wouldbe long dissertation a bosses, but. you know, women in her generation weren't , reader called the other day, hot over the fact raised to be thmkmg about careers, but men were, and so that he had just spent almost 40 minutes on hold these things just take time to get women into top spots.
with Publix Supermarket 8- . Pat's a real cheerleader for the organization.
, And couldn't get an answer to his question. No sexism intended.
N2, he wasn't exploring why we buy tomatoes from Mexico when they grow 'em )ust down the street. a i .THEY AREN'T ON CLOUD NINE: Officials from Cloud t51 ranin P g P8 Lake were a little put out when a published chart listing at i the expected breaks on property msurance premiums m offered th.e Publix vers. ion of its re. local cities failed to menuen ther tiny hamlet. cantpuhhc, relations chsaster. st Town Clerk Dorothy Gravelin called the reporter and [* sent a fu tc, show Cloud Lake also had received a high Bad
, 3 rating or,* its ouildmg mspeccons - an admirable 3 on a
> that th. ey'.ve been sexu. ally harassed scale ot .. to 10, with I bemg the best. Duly noted. and demunated against. In fact, these women say, Publix How smal'a is Cloud Lake? Gravelin had to travel to the refuses to promote them mto the next tov n. Haverhill, pop. L192, to fax it. stars manager jobs, where you work Cloud Lake, pop.119 has a good buikhnginspector-80 hours a week and your employees but it ioesn't have a fax machine. gg 5 i sue you for discriminadon, but you 91SIMMIN get paid more. HOMER NUKES LUNCH? Last week, a Nuclear Regn l TAKING STOCK 'Ihe ad has such phrases as "IT'S latory Commission official returning yet another phone
-- NOT FAIR" emblazoned all overit. !
call to a reporter about yet incre power problems at Then it tells folks to stop by a local Publix and pick up a Florida Power & Ligitt Co.'s nuclear p ants identined brochure with the real story or call 1 (600) 2421227. himself as Homer Simpson' i The caller, who for some reason did not want to be As fans of 7he Simprens know. Homer is a bit of a named (hack. I'm narned almost every day in the newspa- I dimwit who works at a nuclear power plant. per cnd my boss publishes my phone munber), said be Sure,it's probably funny where this particular official 3 called to ask some simpic questions. resides. far from ground zero. I'll bet his local nuke plant "That's when they started transferring me around," he workers aren't leaving the control room to microwave said. It's been six days and he's still waitinp lunch, leaving the reactor fuel to adjust itself. So I called the 800 number. I got " Pat.' One thing's for suret That FPL worker was going to
- I asked her how many stores Publix had in Florida. get his lunch nuked one way or another.
"Ummmmm." She was stumped.
Then she perked up: Publix hr.s 510 stores in se'eral E Danislis Harubin writes about companias and markets, states. She was sure about that. ; Reach her at The Pahn Deach Post. P.O. 3o:24700, West i' Palm Beach. 33416 4700. Phone: (407) 820 4581.
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UNITED STATES
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W.. SulTE 2900
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+ June 21, 1996 ,
Florida Power land Light Company ATTN: Mr. T. F. Plunkett-
.. President - Nuclear Division P. O. Box 14000 Juno-Beach,.FL 33408-0420 .
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
- PERFORMANCE IMPROVIMENT PROGRAM STATUS--
ST. LUCIE 1 AND 2 - DOCKET NOS. 50-335 AND 50-389
Dear Mr. Plunkett:
This refers to the meeting on June 12, 1996, at your St. Lucie Nuclear Power
-Plant. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of your progress on your performance improvement program, it is our opinion, that this meeting
-was very beneficial.
Enclosed is a L'ist of Attendees and Florida Power and Light Company. Handout. The discussions included the following topics: Operator Report, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Services, and Quality Assurance. , In accordance with Section 2.790 of NRC's " Rules of Practice, "Part 2, Title.10 Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures
,will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us. . Sincerely, err . Landis, Chief Rea'ct Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects - Docket Nos. 50-335. 50-389 License Nos. DPR-67, NPF'-16
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Enclosures:
- 1. List of Attendees
- 2. St. Lucie Handout cc.w/encls: J. A.. Stall. Site Vice. President St. Lucie' Nuclear P1 ant.
P. O. Box 128 Ft. Pierce. FL 34954-0128 cc w/encls see-page 2
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4 5 FP&L 2 cc'Q/encis: -Continued H. N. Paduano, Manager
. Licensing and Special. Programs, FP&L ,
P. 0. Box 14000
- Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 J. Scarola, Plant General Manager
- St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
. P. 0.. Box 128 Ft.' Pierce, FL 34954-0128 E.-J. Weinkam, Plant Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
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J. R. Newman, Esq. ,
' Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M Street, NW -
Washington, D. C. 20036 John T. Butler, Esq. Steel, Hector and Davis ; j 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, FL 33131-2398 Bill Passetti Office.of Radiation Control l Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 ; Jack Shreve. Public Counsel Office of the Public' Counsel c/o The Florida Legislature 111 West Madison Avenue. Room 812 ! Tallahassee. FL 32399-1400 Joe Myers, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness ! Department of Community Affairs , 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee. FL 32399 2100 Thomas R. L. Kindred, County Administrator ; St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL L34982 Charles B. Brinkman - ! Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc. j 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 3300
- Rockville. MD 20852 :
LIST OF ATTENDEES Florida Power and liaht Comoany W. Bohlke, Vice President, Engineering and Licensing C. Burton, Services Manager-W. Bladow, Site Quality Manager D. Denver, Site Engineering Manager H. Johnson, Operations Manager J. Marchese, Maintenance Manager T. Plunkett, President Nuclear Division J. Scarola, Plant General Manager . A. Stall, Site Vice President Additional members of Florida Power and Light Staff Nuclear Reaulatory Commission A. Gibson, Director, Division of Reactor Safety F. Hebdon, Director, Directorate 11-3, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) ' K. Landis, Chief, Branch 3, Division of Reactor Projects M. Miller, Senior Resident Inspector, St. Lucie L. Wiens, Project Manager, Project Directorate 11-2. NRR Members of the News Media t e t Enclosure 1
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