ML17228B416

Forwards Ltr from Senator Graham to Secretary O'Leary Requesting Review of Info Contained in Ltr from B Napier Re Safety Issues at Plant

ML17228B416
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	02/05/1996
From:	LASH T R ENERGY, DEPT. OF
To:	TAYLOR J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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Department ofEnergyWashington, DC20585February5,1996Mr.JohnTaylorOfficeoftheExecutive DirectorforOperations U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555

DearMr.Taylor:

EnclosedisaletterfromSenatorGrahamtoSecretary O'earyrequesting areviewofinformation contained inaletterfromMs.BettyNapierofPortSt.Lucie,Florida,concerning thesafetyoftheSt.Lucienuclearpowerplant.Mystaffhasdiscussed SenatorGraham'srequestwithyourstaffandhasconcluded thatthebestcourseofactionistotransferthisactiontotheNuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC).MyresponsetoSenatorGrahamindicating thattherequestforinformation hasbeentransferred totheNRCisalsoenclosed.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeorSterlingFranks.Mr.Franks'elephone numberis301-903-3456.

Sincerely, Terry.Lash,DirectorOfficeofNuclearEnergy,ScienceandTechnology 2Enclosures 9603i20389 960205PDRADQCK050003358PDRPdntedwkhsoyhkonrecydedpaperEDO--GTggpy>

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V0141"Department ofEnergyWashington, DC20585February5,1996I.TheHonorable BobGrahamUnitedStatesSenatorP.O.Box3050..Tallahassee, Florida32315

DearSenatorGraham:

ThankyouforyourletterofDecember27,1995,requesting areviewofinformation contained inaletterfromMs.BettyNapierofPortSt.'Lucie, Florida,onthesafetyoftheSt.Lucienuclearpowe'rplant.SincetheSt.LucienuclearpowerplantownedbyFloridaPowerandLightisacommercial operating reactorlicensedbytheNuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC),Ihaverequested

'thatNRCresponddirectlytoyourofficeonthismatter.NRChasday-to-.day contactwithFloridaPowerandLightand,-hence, wouldhavemoreuptodateinformation.

I1TheletterfromMs.Napierandyourletterhave.beenforwarded totheNRC,anda.responseshouldbeforthcoming soon.Sincerely, TerryR.Lash,DirectorOfficeofNuclearEnergy,'cienceandTechnology iicc:TheHonorable BobGrahamUnitedStatesSenate:,Washington, D.C.20510.A~PrintedwchaoytnkonrecyotedpaperII e0'P~'Ig~ICEII\IIIt 1~~1.'<<'.BobGrahamFQnda,T.gOSpUnitedStatesSenate.Washington, D.C.Date~/~42

!Mrs.HazelO'eary,Secretary

,United,StatesDepartment ofEnergy1000Independence Avenue,Southwest-Washington, D.C.,205851II,Enclosedisaletterfromoneof.myconstituerits whohas-concerns whichcomeunderthejurisdiction ofyouragency.IIwouldappreciate yourreviewing theinformation that'hasbeenpresented andproviding mewithawrittenresponse.

Pleaseseridyourreply,totheattention of:1',Ms.PatGrise.OfficeofSenatorBobGrahamP.O.Box,3050Tallahassee, FL32315904-422-61 00'ourcooperation andassistance areappreciated.

ATithkindregards,Sineerely,'UnitedStatesSenatorConstituent's Name:/aplCl I~ll/I',t(IlIJikJ\f4I

~~')~~~~-4)+)l~)December15,1995KenPruitt,Eighty-First DistrictStateHouseofRepresentatives 212'TheCapitolTallahassee, Fl32399-l300Re:St.LucieNuclearPowerPlantMalfunctions rDearRepresentative Pruitt:Iamwritingtoexpressmyconcernaboutthecontinuing problemsattheSt.Lucienuclearpowerplant.Unlesssomeoneintervenes, wewillhaveourown"ThreeMileIsland".Iamconcerned abouttheimpactonlandvalueandtourismtothestateshouldan"accident" occur,butmostofallIamconcerned aboutpublichealthandsafety.FloridaPower,ALightcontinued tocutbackonp'ersonnei including experienced personnel duringtheseproblems.

EachtimeFloridaPowerALightreferredtoleakingradioactivityintowateras"slightly radioactive".

Thatislikebeing"sli/fitlypregnant".

Incompetent employees installed safetyvalvesbackwards onseveraloccasions, Atonepointthereactorwaswithin3-7,poundsofameltdownaccording tothePress.Atthispointwecannotbelieveanyofthe'redictable "PR"information coming&omFloridaPower5,Light.rIamrequesting animmediate evaluation fromanoutsideagency.Yourassistance is~tlyappreciated.

/Sincerely, BettyNapier,'R, B.S.N.156SWVoltairTerracePortSt,Lucie,Fl34984(407),871.-9774

)CC:ConnieMack(R),U.S.Senate'obGraham(D),U;S.,Senate MarkFoley,U,S.HouseofRepDoc.Myers,StateSenate

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'C~gI~',I'I'IIpIvII,I'IIIY~IQ)cakysealsfoMlldonnvclearreactor l'1HUTCHl!stSON ISLANO--FloridaPower0LightCo.saidThursdaythatitwi11beabouthvosvsxksbet'oretk>>Unit2nuclearreactoratitsSt.Lu<::ePowerPlantisbackonlinc.Thereactor,witichwasdownforrct'ueling, vvasbeirgbrought"ptofullpowerwhenthecrev;noticedtwosealswerelcnking-the0ringonthcreactorheadandapumpsealonthereactorcoolantpump.'saidFPLspoVessvotnan StaccyShaw."Thoseleaks%reinternalandnotexternal.

Theyleakintothern-',sclves,andthesisteriscollected internally.

There'snodangertothcpublic"ShawsaidThereactorisbeing"cooleddown"sothecrewcanreplacethetoefaultyseals.Shawsaid.,l(shouldtakeabouttsvoweekst'orthereactor,tobecooleddosvtt,re-airsmadeandthcreactorroughtbackonline.shesaid.Vnit1isonlineandshouldbcabletohandle(hedemand,forpower.whichhasbeenlowbe-causeoftherecentmildweather,Shawsaid.Unit2hasteendosvnabou(lwnmon(bsforroutinernainte-nanceandrefueling.

FPLhadhopedto.bringthereactorback..uplastsscekendbeforethefmkysc'dswerefound.TheconIpanyl>adastringofproblemswithGnit1duringthesummer,Thatreactorwasshutdownfor73daysbecauseotI'auhyvtlvesandtheanidcntal releaseof10,000gallons,ofslightlyradio-activewaterin(oitscontainment d

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