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OIP r/f OIP Dir's r/f JMTaylor MCongdon JShea August 10, 1993 MEMORANDUM FOR: C. Potts National Security Council Staff Fax No. (202) 395-1180 FROM: Carl Stof ber, Director 0riginal signed by Carlton R. Stoiber Office of International Programs
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PROPOSED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE VISIT FOR PRIME MINISTER CHERNOMYRDIN In the attached paper the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes a site visit to a U.S. nuclear power plant for Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and members of his delegation. Please let me know your thoughts as you put the Prime Minister's schedule together so that we can begin notifying the appropriate regional and utility officials.
While there are a number of nuclear power plants that would be pleased to host the Prime Minister, we believe the St. Lucie plant would fit best into the schedule that was outlined at our meeting on Thursday.
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'I Possible Nuclear Power Plant Site Visit ,
for Prime Minister Chernomyrdin Proposal The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes that Prime Minister Chernomyrdin be i taken on a site visit to the St. Lucie nuclear power plant in Florida, in :
conjunction with his visit to Cape Canaveral. U.S. interest is high in pressing the nuclear safety agenda at the Gore /Chernomyrdin Commission. A visit to a first rate U.S. nuclear power plant would graphically communicate this interest to the Russian delegation. The setting of a nuclear power plant ;
would also focus the Russian delegation's attention on nuclear safety just '
prior to the substantive Washington discussions.
Particioants We propose that the Prime Minister and his chief nuclear advisors be ;
accompanied by NRC Chairman Ivan Selin (a Russian speaker), the Regional Administrator for NRC Region II which regulates reactors in the Southeastern i United' States, senior officials of DCE and Florida Power and Light (the utility operating the plant), and a representative of the Vice President's office. Other key Russian delegation officials, as well as perhaps other DOE and NRC officials, plus possibly key Ctate of. Florida officials, could push the total to 20 or 30 persons, all of whom would have to be pre-cleared to enter the plant. To make the best use of the Prime Minister's limited time (since it will be necessary to process access badges for each visitor to the secure area) it will be important to limit the number of persons actually i visiting the plant.
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{ It is not likely that the time available would allow any sort of emergency
- drill which would-include participation of the local authorities and the
! press. Rather, we propose that the Prime Minister visit the on-site full
- scope simulator and that the utility staff present a demonstration of a simulated accident and its operator training capabilities for emergency
' situations. One of the U.S. assistance program's major thrusts is to provide operator training for Russian and other NIS nuclear reactor operators, and this would be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate U.S. simulator
- capabilities and technology. The simulator is in a non-secure area, so it t might be possible to divert part of a larger delegation to this building while
. more senior officials visit the power plant.
I The Site Attached.are maps:and details of the St. Lucie nuclear power plant.(about 30-40 minutes by helicopter from Cape Canaveral). Since Prime Minister Chernomyrdin will be at the Cape on Tuesday, August 31, St Lu'cie would be the most suitable U.S. nuclear plant site to visit. The plant's two PWR reactors
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were commissioned in 1976 and 1983. St. Lucie has hosted Russian delegations on several occasions; it is generally considered one of the most attractive sites of any U.S. nuclear plant. We have attached a briefing package that was prepared for a Commission visit to the plant providing additional useful information.
Schedule Depending on Prime Minister Chernomyrdin's schedule, we believe a visit on site of no less than two to three hours, and preferably four hours, should be planned. With security access to the plant streamlined, this could probably take place (with everything planned to the minute) between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM on Tuesday. A Wednesday AM visit to St Lucie would be another possibility, and would allow more time for the Cape; but it would cut into the time allowed for his Washington visit.
Limitations Any scenario for a quick visit must limit the number of visitors who can arrive by helicopter from Cape Canaveral. St Lucie has one helipad and utility officials travel to the plant by helicopter on a regular basis.
Another helicopter could be landed in the adjacent parking lot, but landing more than one additional aircraft would add minutes to a very tight schedule.
More than 20-30 persons would create even more delay. We are assuming that military aircraft would be available for transport from Cape Canaveral to the plant site. If this is not the case, please let us know so we can approach the utility, as NRC does not maintain any aircraft.
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VISIT BY FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY (FPL) PRESIDENT OF
! NUCLEAR DIVISION, MR. JEROME H. GOLDBERG WITH COMMISSIONER REMICK j ON JUNE 24, 1993 1 PLANTS: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2, Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 t
j ENCLOSURES: 1. Mr. Goldberg's Biography -
- 2. Corporate Organization Chart also showing plant management j Backaround Information for St. Lucie j The St. Lucie Nuclear plant is located on an 1100 acre site on Hutchinson i Island, which is a natural barrier island. The plant is comprised of two
- nearly identical units designed by Combustion Engineering. The non-nuclear, i or steam plants, were designed by Ebasco Services. The turbine-generators
- were designed by Westinghouse Corporation and are comprised of one high~
pressure and two low pressure turbines. Each reactor has two steam generators and is licensed to 2700 megawatts thermal power. Each unit is capable ~of generating approximately 900 megawatts of electric power. Cooling is provided j by seawater, drawn and returned to the Atlantic Ocean, f Unit I was placed in commercial operation in December 1976'. The reactors are
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refueled at approximately eighteen month intervals; Unit 1 is currently in its
- twelfth fuel cycle.
d l Unit 2 received its construction permit in 1977 and began commercial operation in August 1983. This is three and a half years shorter than the U.S. industry average for nuclear power plants. Both St. Lucie units have proven to be i reliable, safe, and well-designed as evidenced by their excellent records.
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St. Lucie Unit I currently has a lifetime capacity factor of 75%. Over the years, the unit has achieved many world and U.S. records associated with plant availability and capacity factor. In addition to its excellent startup l
record, St. Lucie Unit 2 also has an outstanding performance record. In 1987-i 1988, Unit 2 set a new FPL record for continuous operation of 427 days and had 4 the number one capacity factor of any nuclear plant in the world. Unit 2 i i
currently has a lifetime capacity factor of 82%, well above the U.S. industry i j average. At the end of 1991, Unit 2 was again recognized as the plant with l j the highest capacity factor in the world. When Unit 2 shut down to refuel on
! April 20, 1992, the unit had set a new world record for pressurized light '
4 water reactors for consecutive days on line. The unit had operated 502 days non-stop before being removed from service for refueling.
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PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION - LIMITED DISTRIBU 2-ated in a While achieving these fine operating records, St. Lucie has been safe and conservative manner. systematic assessment In the most of licensee p NRC violations and positive INP0 evaluation reports. t the highest l
SALP period, St. Lucie received a rating of I in al ranking awarded, for the second consecutive period. h local The plant generally enjoys a favorable perception d the on the p community and media. community efforts such as United Way, blood building of off-shore artificial reefs. Last year, the The built on site property leased to St. Lucie County.
St. Lucie Plant opened its new visitors center called d Florida Energy Enco Energy Encounter is open to the public and is specifically
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i I ST. LUCIE PLANT. UNIT NOS. 1&2 GENERAL INFORMATION ;
. (kner/Cperator: Unit No.1 - Florida Power and Light Company i
Unit No. 2 - Florida Power and Light Company, Orlando Utilities Cosmission of '
! Address: St. Lucie Plant >
Post Office Box 128 i Fort Pierce, Florida 33454 Type: Pressurized Light Water Moderated and Cooled 4
! NSSS Supplier /
- AE/ Turbine Supplier
- Cos6ustion Engineering /Ebasco/ Westinghouse Design Output: 2700 ht, 850 he (gross), 830 he (Net) fuel: Unit No. 1 - 3 Region Core, 14x14 Array, Zinc-4 Clad, Sintered UO Pellets,176 rods /assedly, 217 fuel ass,emblies,136 in. core diameter (equivalent),
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active fuel height is between 134.1 inches and 136.7 inches, fuel in core manufactured by CE and
' BNFL Unit No. 2 - 3 Region Core,16x16 array, Zinc-4 Clad, Sintered ;
i U0 Pellets, 236 rods /assedly, 217 fuel assedlies, !
138 in. core diameter (equivalent), active fuel i height is 136.7 inches, CE manufactured fuel in core i
! Control: Unit No.1 - 73 Full Length CEA's, no part Length CEA's 5
" Fingers" per CEA, each " finger" contains B 4C and/or AG-IN-CD, CEA clad is Inconel 625.
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' are used - the Burnable neder in thepoison core rods of 8,C-AL,0,he depends upoh t cycle. The burnable poison rods are put in place of fuel rods.
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Unit No. 2 - 91 Full Length CEA's, no part length CEA's, each CEA i
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contains B C and/or AG-IN-CD, CEA Clad is Inconel 625.
! Burnable p81 son rods of 8,C-AL.,0, are used - the nuder. is the core depends upoh the cycle.
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ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT NOS. 182 GENERAL INFORMATION Reactor Vessel:
Unit No.1 - 172" ID, height 503 3/4" clad with (includi5/16" CEDM (nominal)
NozzlesSS, ), wall thickness 8 5/8" (minimum . No PTS concern Unit No. 2 - 172" ID, Clad with 7/32" (Nominal) SS, 502 3/8" height (including CDEM Nozzles), wall thickness 8 5/8" (minizum). No PTS Concern.
0 Thermal and Unit No.1 - 2250 psia RCS Operating Pressure,139.3. x 10 #m/hr Hydraulic total coolant flow, 549"F reactor injet. 50"F ave. rise in core, 183,843 Btu /hr-ft average heat flux 0
Unit No. 2 - 2250 psia RCS Operating Pressure; 136.6 x 10 #m/hr total coolant flow. 549"F reactor jnlet; 50"F ave rise in core, 160,360 BTU /hr-ft average heat flux Containment: Steel vessel having the shape of a right circular cylinder with a hemispherical dome and ellipsoidal bottom. 140 ft. .
ID 232 feet inside height. Vessel wall and bottom thickness is 2 inches.
Domethickngssjs1 inch. Free volume is 2.5 x 10 ft . Max. leak rate is -
0.5%/ day at 44 psig design. Calculated D8A containment pressure for Unit 1 is 41.6 psig p(MSLB).sig (MSLB)
Steel vessel and for Unit 2, 43.4 surrounded by shield building with 148 ft ID and 3 ft minimum wall thickness 4
ECCS: QTY ORIVE TYPE GPM Charging Pumps Electric Positive 44 9 2735 psig
) 3 Displacement High Pressure Safety 3-Unit 1 Electric Centri. 345 9 1600 psig Injection Pumps 2-Unit 2 Electric Centri. 3000 9 500 psig i
Low Pressure Safety 2 Electric . Centri. 300 9 500 psig i
Injection Pumps Safety Injection . Unit 1 4 tanks with minusum water1720 ppmis Boron volume 1090 f (sig)9 t minimum
, Accumulators nitrogencover-pressureof200gsig. Unit 2 2 minuma water volume is 1420 ft 9 minimum mitrogen cover - pressure of 570 psig.
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GENERAL INFORMATION Containment Unit No.1 - Containment spray initiated at 10 psig. Two Cooling: electric, centrifugal pumps at 2750 gpm each.
Four fan units at 55,500 CFM each under accident i conditions. l Unit No. 2 - Containment spray. initiated at 5.4 psig. Two electric, centrifugal pumps at 2850 gpm each.
Four fan units at 39,600 CFM each under accident conditions.
Electrical: Offsite 3 Separate Circuits Power Battery: 125 VDC, Two batteries per unit Diesel 4375 KVA 9 0.8 pf continuous, each for Unit 1. f Generators: 4750 KVA 9 0.8 pf continuous, each for Unit 2.
Two diesel generator sets per unit. Each set consists of a 12 cylinder engine and a 16 cylinder i engine with a generator in the middle.
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