ML17207A712

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RO 335-B-79-04:on 791113,during Routine Checks of Ocean Intake Recording Thermographs,Discovered That Thermographs, Mounting Array & Intake Flotation Buoy Were Missing.Cause Unknown.Hardware Replaced 791207
ML17207A712
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Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/12/1979
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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 8001030674
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FLORIDAPOWER6LIGHTCOMPANYST.LUCIEUNITNO.1REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE NO.335-B-79-04 Title:OceanIntakeAr'ea-Recording Thermographs A.Descrition,Analsis6Evaluation OnNovember13,1979duringroutinechecksoftheSt.LucieOceanIntakeRecording Thermographs, FloridaPower6LightCompany's contractor forbiological monitoring andevaluation servicesfoundthatthethermographs, mountingarrayandintakeflotation buoyweremissing.Subsequent inspection bydiversoftheanchoring systemrevealedthattheanchorweightswereun-disturbed, whereastheanchorsystemhardwarewasmissing.Theintakeflotation buoywithnohardwareattachedwaslaterfoundwashedashoreapproximately twomilessouthoftheintakepipearea.However,themissingrecording thermographs havenotyetbeenrecovered asofthisreport.ISection3.1.A.6oftheEnvironmental Technical Specifications (ETS)forSt.Luci;eUnitNo.1requiresthatthemaximum,temperature riseinthezoneofmixingbemeasuredusingrecording thermo-graphs.Withtheabsenceoftheintakerecording thermographs, measurement oftheambientocean

.~FPCph*h44 temperature inthevicinityoftheplantintake,Iaridtherefore, theestablishment ofamaximumtemperature rise,isnotpossible.

Thisis,therefore, reportable underETS5.6.2.a.2.B.CauseOfOccurrence Theexactcauseoftheoccurrence hasnotbeendetermined.

Xtis-knownthatextremeforcewouldIberequiredtobreakanypartoftheanchoring system,yetthisseemsunlikelytohave'occurred sincetheanchorweightswerenotdisturbed.

Thepossibility ofvandalism therefore exists,butcannotbeverified.

lC.Corrective ActionTheintakearrayandasso'ciated hardwarewerere-installed onNovember27,1979.Roughseasprevented reinstallation oftherecording thermo-graphsuntilDecember7,1979.Replacement buoysandarraysarekeptonhandforoccurrences ofthistype.FloridaPower6LightCompanyhastakenreasonable precautions topreventlossofthetemperature monitoring equipment.

However,theirlocationintheopenoceannearcommercial fishingandrecreational boatinglanesmakesthemhighlysus-ceptibletodamageorloss.

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