ML17215A511
| ML17215A511 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1984 |
| From: | WELLS B L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | PALLADINO N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8408010342 | |
| Download: ML17215A511 (4) | |
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June2,1954Nr.NunzioPalladino
- Chairman, NuclearRegulatory Commission Msshinpton,D.C.20555
DearMr..Palladiao;Enclosed1scopyofsnarticle,
fromtoday's'almBeachPost.Itcitescrit1cisms leveledatFPhLinconnection withthenecessity toremovethethermalheatshieldfromSt.'ucieauclesrplantg..InadditiontotheconcernsMs.Blachnsaex-presses,Iamconcerned overthereservecapacityofspentfuelpoolsatallofFlorida's auclearplants.Iunderstand thatwhentheseplantsweredesignedtheywerealwaystohaveenoughroomtocontainthefuelrodsincasealossofcoolantwaterintheoperstlnp plantshouldnecessitate emergency'emoval oftherodsforcooliapinthepool.But.;Xn'the-=.
- meaatime, haven'tplantsbeearequ1redtostorethespeatfuelonsitethatwasoriginally plaanedtobeseatoffsiteforreprocessinp2 ArelargerpoolsnowbeingrequiredaaddoourFloridapoolsaowhavethecapacitytohandlesuchanemergency.
Iftheydonot,whatis"planO'"Yourstruly,BettyLouYells1124Jasm1aeAve.Ft.Pierce,Florida/+50cc:Ns.LisaBlackmaa1691hard'Ct.VeroBeach,Fla.32960SenatorLawtonCh1lesFederalBuildiaeLakeland, FL338018408010342 840720'PDRADQCK05000335H".'DR 0~~~~n',~
~I~+.~~q.,~..r+~@++aP1kfLjV~AbV~j~}Pr~r"Theremayhavebeenpeoplewhhadpro1theshield,andwemayhavebeennotifiedthatsomeotherutdltjjhadaproblem,"
hesaid."Butthereisnotaproblembeciuseofthelackofa,thermalshieKTheNRChasapprovedusbuHdhgatwinreactorwithout'a thermalshi,el&'.
..~~y'vereassessed alotofthetechnology sheethen.:'Fl~he~on wasmadetokeeptIeshield,itbecame""'lmjara.$200mHllondurhgtie.13manths-for">
'astephutwasout}".~"~tC~tM.stockliCdeNR'ay7"
'she'-"~isRK>Qbme,4tdoesn'tmake thehdustzy'responsive when"'..,'hrou'thavetopry.for;thelr~eL".
~g>~r;-":.,>i~~tepayeru, notstocklaldete, aormaHypayaphdzi~o4jRhgexpa}sesandtherepahs-'are anoperating ei-"pens4lfoolvertan a6d.-R?Lhashsurancewldch.hpay-i*~sharers}of
}thea@pair.md~pbicement fuel'.:%594>QE()
ZM~~wn')At<~UakRf/i-".MW'belong's'to}tWo gleupsbfntfHtieswithnuclear"tuAethehowninsurancesystems.
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$45kHHonoftheroughly$50mQHoni~f'thetlermaIshield.'Beothersystemhas,mlaweek,'most ofthecostofreplacement r~~rprovide'the'Cectrtcity the'plant~1 havebeen,.~g~thgi%ooiverton said."t"""~~deniedBhckman'a claim~tkeephgtheshieldinth~ginalplanswasibadbushessdecision~thas,.58iKKnunfaircost4ratepayers.
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SIrri..'.llvit.r~~i.i~~-,PrWvari'~;,<KTCFIINSON.ISLAND"'An "anNYtclear powergrou":wHl hold'a'todayto'protest what'itcallsa','t66Hon"'tHarMaPowm".g},Light
'o>%tUAete lated~~lant.kRktgiefrthe56s5qreChastAIlianee~peace;,.-
eQDheet'at.l0 a'ai.'foi thehourlongvigHhfrontofthe.-plant'onISouth Hutchhson Ishnd.Theywanttocallitten-+gtke4'5edeceitdism}ning ofathermalsh1eltfb}tQtEo~rp~4he'plant,fkdldhg fromexposuretoth6radioac-'*;
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spokesm}uiLlsa Blackman.
':~}minttoirarn4erresidents thattheyhetmay--
~be;ihegerous withoutthatshieM,"andtoaskwhyFPL,;cusfomera, notstockboMers, arepayingforth'erepair.Qt=.-,-.-"'bduMbe,pubHc>M}wlidge Mtwehaveanukethathasi.-,an~lvedjmb~~said.}Itwon'tbe'i~lcmfor.:>:several:decadki,:becamktbe break'down
{ofMbuilds~)="~"-ls'~dual,,but' don'$gdnkIcaietotrust,FPI, toshut';-,-d~theplantln40.year's becauseitbecomesaproblem.".
- ",.FPLoffichlsmadeseveralseriousmistakeswiththe'.shkhghh.BhckmansahLFirst,theyleftitinthededgn:<,f~'.phutaftertheircontract}e3, Coinbustion-Zngi-'eerhg, wardedthemina19S9memothatitmightcrack;-'.rMchMs.Blackmansaysshehas.copied....i
~,.-~w<;-,~~..:~~PLdidnotwanttodealwiththepaperworkandloit::.thneofchanghgitsdesignandgetthgapprovalfromSeriNu86eItegulatory, Commhsion, shesaid.She.also.said -~,.FPL~notreplacedtheFaultyshieldwithanythingthat.protecti,the Jelldhgfromradiation.': ';'DavePoolverton, FPLdirectorofcommunications,'aitFff}e companydidwanttoavoidthecostofdelaysaudchangeshdesign,butdidn'triskanyone'ssafetybyleavfng"the shieldinplace.Hesaidheisn'tawareofamegio'rom'Combustion Engineering. 'bemswith 0'r}}