ML17215A511

Forwards Palm Beach Post 840602 Article Entitled, Error Costly at Reactor, Which Cites Criticisms of Util Re Removal of Thermal Heat Shield.Expresses Concern Re Reserve Capacity of Spent Fuel Pools at All Florida Nuclear Plants

ML17215A511
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/02/1984
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To:	PALLADINO N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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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.

One-.%cover'fnaf

$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-'*;

~.','..'.',".'miterfah; fnstde,'~

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}}