ML17349A439

Forwards from G Peterson Reaffirming FEMA Finding Re Reasonable Assurance That Public Health & Safety Can Be Protected in Event of Radiological Emergency.Nrc Concludes Facility Can Be Operated Safely

ML17349A439
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	10/23/1992
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Goldberg J FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 October 23, 1992 Docket No. 50-251 Hr. J.

H. Goldberg Presi'dent - Nuclear Division Florida Power and Light Company P. 0.

Box 14000

'uno Beach, Florida 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT UNIT 4 RESTART On October I, 1992, following discussions between you, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEHA) and the NRC, you brought Unit 4" to cold shutdown

'pending 'further consideration by FEHA and the NRC of the status of emergency planning in the area around 'the Turkey Point site.

Enclosed is a, copy of a.letter dated October 23,.1992, from Grant Peterson, Associate Director, of FEHA, to me reaffirming FEHA's finding that there is "reasonable assurance that the public health and safety can be protected in the event of a radiological emergency at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plait."

Hr. Peterson indicates that FEHA,will continue to monitor the implementation of the few remaining areas where action is in progress.

Accordingly, the conditions which led to my request that Turkey Point not be operated until FEHA had the o'pportunity to review offsite emergency preparedness have now been satisfied and there is no longer any reason from the 'standpoint of nuc1ear safety that the plant cannot resume operation.

The NRC has previously concluded that plant conditions at Turkey Point Unit 4 are such that there is reasonable assurance that it can'e operated safely.

As indicated in the FEHA letter, a final report will,be made available.

We urge you to read this report'arefully and to note any obligations on FP&L's part to ensure contin'ued reasonable assurance that the emergency plans are capable of protecting public health and safety.

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H. Goldberg October 23, 1992 I wish to thank you for the invaluable, cooperative assistance FPINL has provided in dealing with.emergency preparedness issues and note the cooperation provided by State and local emergency preparedness officials as well as the efforts of FEHA to reso'Ive the emergency preparedness issues.

Sincerely,

Enclosure:

FEHA letter es M. T or ecutive irector of Operations

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Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Plant CC:

Harold F. Reis, Esquire Newman and Holtzinger, P.C.

1615 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036 Jack Shreve, Public Counsel Office of the Public Counsel c/o The Florida Legislature 111 West Madison Avenue, Room 812 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1400 John T. Butler, Esquire

Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Hr. Thomas F. Plunkett, Site Yice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P.O.

Box 029100 Miami, Florida 33102 Joaquin Avino County Manager of Metropolitan Dade County 111 NW 1st Street, 29th Floor Miami, Florida 33128 Senior. Resident Inspector Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

Box 1448 Homestead, Florida 33090 Mr. Jacob Daniel Nash Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Blvd.

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Mr. Robert G. Nave, Director Emergency Management Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee; Florida 32301 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Plant Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company P..O.

Box 029100 Hiami, Florida 33102 Hr. R.

E. Grazio Director, Nuclear Licensing Florida Power and Light Company P.O.

Box 14000 Juno

Beach, Florida 33408-0420 Hr. J.

H. Goldberg President - Nuclear Division Florida Power and Light Company P.O.

Box 14000 Juno

Beach, Florida 33408-0420

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301-504-2240 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Friday, October 23, 1992 FLORIDA NUCLEAR PLANT TO RESTART AFTER FAVORABLE REPORT FROM FEMA Florida Power and Light Company will restart its Turkey Point Unit 4 Nuclear Power Plant in Dade County after today' favorable finding on the adequacy of offsite emergency planning.

On October 1 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff requested the utility,to suspend restart activities pending further considerati.on by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the stat'us of offsite emergency planning in the area near the plant following Hurricane Andrew.

FEMA reported today to the NRC staff that on the basis of its assessment and compensatory measures taken "...we can

,, reaffirm that there is r'easonable assurance that the public health and,safety ca'n'be protected in the event of a radiological emergency at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant.

FEMA will conti.nue to monitor the implementation of the few remaining areas where action is in progress."

James Taylor, Executive Director for Operations for NRC, informed Florida Power and Light Company today of the results of

,the FEMA assessment, and has advised the utility that "...there is no longer any reason from the standpoint of nuclear safety that the plant cannot resu'me operation..."

The Unit 3 nuclear power plant at Turkey is shut down for refueling.

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CRC NO: 92-0860 DATE: 10/19/92 ASSIGNED TO:

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RESTORATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLIES TO SOUTH FLORIDA'S BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS FOLLOWING THE HURRICAN ANDREW DISASTER ROUTING:

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