The report said we consistently and accurately respond to significant issues.
The GAO looked at how our Reactor Oversight Process objectively examines reactor safety based on inspection results and performance statistics. We’ve followed this approach in following up on a September 2013 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). So when someone suggests we might do a better job in consistently carrying out our mission, we listen carefully and act accordingly. FPL produces more than 20 percent of its total electricity output from its two nuclear plants.Director, Division of Inspection and Regional SupportĬlimate, geography and even accent may vary from state to state, but NRC’s regulations don’t, - and neither should our approach to applying them. Lucie nuclear power plants, with completion expected next year. Lucie plant last year, as well as the NRC's role in ensuring safe plant operations.įPL is adding approximately 490 megawatts of increased generating capacity from "uprates" at its Turkey Point and St. Lucie Site Visitors' Center, 6501 South Ocean Drive, Jensen BeachĪfter a brief presentation, NRC staff will be available to answer questions on the safety of the St. The meeting is at the Energy Encounter at St. Wednesday, the NRC staff is scheduled to have a public meeting at the plant to discuss safety performance.
Unit 2 also had an unplanned shutdown Friday, due to a valve failure on the non-nuclear side of the plant, but is now operating normally, according to NRC records.Īt 1 p.m. In 2011 Unit 2 had one unplanned shutdown. Lucie Unit 2, which is classified as green, is operating at 100 percent, according to the NRC. Unit 1 is operating at 29 percent of its capacity today. In 2010, Unit 1 was classified as yellow after air leaked into a cooling water system. The rating will be reviewed at the end of each quarter, Ledford said. "If this many events happened, there is the suggestion that there could be problems," Ledford said. Only one shutdown with complications is allowed during the 7,000 critical hours. The unit is permitted to have three shutdowns within 7,000 critical hours, meaning those during which the plant is producing electricity, but it averaged more than that. Ledford said the August and March shutdowns were complicated. Sometimes our proactive response involves a conservative decision to shut down the plant," said FPL spokesman Mike Waldron. "FPL has very stringent operating procedures and a very low threshold for identifying and proactively responding to low-level indicators before they become problems. The NRC will conduct further inspections to assure that the causes of the shutdowns are understood, that the extent of the condition is identified and that FPL's corrections are sufficient, McCree said. The March shutdown is still under review, said NRC spokesman Joey Ledford. 22, 2011, and March 13 were caused by problems with valves. 22, 2011, was due to a massive influx of jellyfish into the intake structure. A shutdown or "manual reactor trip" on Aug. The Unit 1 reactor at the plant on Hutchinson Island in Jensen Beach had two unplanned shutdowns in 2011 and one this year. "However, these shutdowns point to performance issues and a trend that needs to be addressed."
Lucie plant continues to operate safely," NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree said in a statement. A green rating is the highest, with the white performance category one step below that, followed by yellow, then red. Lucie Unit 1 crossed the green-to-white threshold for unplanned shutdowns. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday.Īn NRC review of the plant's performance in April found that the St. Lucie plant has been placed under increased oversight because of the number and type of unplanned reactor shutdowns at the plant, the U.S. Florida Power & Light Co.'s Unit 1 nuclear reactor at its St.
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