PNO-II-98-042, on 980924,licensee Prepared for Approach of Hurricane George & Implemented Procedures for Severe Weather Preparations.Local Officials Instituted Evacuation of Monroe County
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| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/24/1998 |
| From: | Wert L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| PNO-II-98-042, PNO-II-98-42, NUDOCS 9809240374 | |
| Download: ML17354B103 (4) | |
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ACCESSION NBR:9809240374 DOC.DATE: 98/09/24 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-250 Turkey Point Plant, Unit 3, Florida Power and Light C 05000250 50-251 Turkey Point Plant, Unit 4, Florida Power and Light C 05000251 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION WERT,L.
Region 2 '(Post 820201)
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PNO-ZI-98-042:on 980924,preparations for hurricane Georges made.FP&L continuing to prepare for approach of hurricane, including implementation of procedures for severe weather preparations. Local officials instituted evacuation.
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September 24, 1998 i'RELIMINARVNOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-98-042 1
This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region II staff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.
Facilita Florida Power k,.Light Co.
Turkey Point 3 4 Miami,Florida Dockets: 50-250,50-251 Licensee Emer enc Classification X Notification of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency Not Applicable
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PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE GEORGES At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 1998, Hurricane Georges was located approximately 350 miles south-southwest of the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant (TPNP) with the center estimated near latitude 21
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Florida Power and Light Company (FPBcL) is continuing to prepare for the approach of th'e hurricane, including implementation of procedures for severe weather preparations.
The licensee declared an Unusual Event for TPNP Units 3 and 4 at 5:06 a.m. on September 24 due to a Hurricane Warning being issued for the area. Unit 3 shut down on'eptember 21 for a scheduled refueling outage and is currently in mode S. The licensee suspended outage activities and has maintained the reactor coolant system intact.
The licensee is monitoring the progress of the hurricane and plans to place Unit 4 in hot shutdown conditions in advance of hurricane force winds approaching the site.
Local officials have instituted a mandatory evacuation of Monroe County.,A voluntary evacuation is in effect for portions of Dade County.
One Turkey Point NRC resident inspector is onsite monitoring the licensee's activities, with another resident and two additional regional inspectors enroute to the site. A Region II manager is enroute to the FPEcL Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) in Miami. The Region II NRC State Liaison Oficer was dispatched to the Florida Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Tallahassee.
State Situation Reports can be obtained from the following internet address:
www.state.fl.usAcomasshDEM.
Federal Emergency Management Agency PEMA) Situation Reports can be obtained at: www.fema.gov.
The FEIvfA Region IV, Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Atanta is fully activated.
Region II is following the licensee's activities from the Region II Incident Response Center.
The State of Florida has been notified.
Contact:
L. WERT (404) 562-4540 9809240374 980924 PDR ILE PNO-I I-98-042 PDR c Ci i
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