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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Report: "No Threat to Public
Safety at Crystal River Power Plant"
By Newscaster Correspondent
now called delamination had not ocurred in
Sally Price
A report meeting was held by the
other similar power plant buildings calling
staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
it unique and the fact that the Crystal River
(NRC) at the Nuclear Plant Training Cen-
building has fewer and larger tendons. The
ter in Crystal River last Thursday. Officials
NRC found Progress Energy had investi-
from Progress Energy Florida were present
gated thoroughly including making a model
along with the NRC staff. The public meet-
and reported that the reactor was shut down
ing discussed the inspection results for the
before the tendons were loosened and there
gap discovered in the concrete of the con-
was no threat to public safety.
tainment building at the Crystal River nucle-
As of June 30 costs were $79 mil-
ar power plant last fall. The plant staff first
lion dollars. When asked if the total cost
discovered the delamination (separation)
would pass on to customers, Jon Franke (no
during a planned refueling outage which was
relation to NRC Mark Franke) CR 3 site vice
also used to replace the steam generators in-
president said insurance would cover con-
side containment. To move the large steam
struction costs.When asked, so no cost will
generators inside the containment building,
be passed on to customers? Progress Energy
workers removed concrete to create the nec-
CR3 Franke said, “I did not say that.”
essary opening and found a gap in the con-
The plant will not restart until the
As part of the statewide holiday DUI enforcement, Friday night five Inglis Police officers and
crete in that area.
NRC is satisfied that the analysis and repairs
five Levy County Sheriff’s Office deputies joined forces conducting sobriety checks in front of
The contaiment wall is about for-
to the containment building provide the re-
the Inglis Town Hall on Hwy 40 W. The check of vehicles took place from 10:00 PM until 1:30
ty-two inches thick and contains both hori-
quired safety margin. The NRC will sched-
AM. According to Levy Deputy Scott Finnen the two departments checked 60 cars and wrote
zontal and vertical tensioned steel tendons.
ule another public meeting in Crystal River
eight citations and several written warnings. The area was lit up like a ball field and dozens of
The separation was found about nine inches
prior to the restart. A written report of the
orange cones marked the traffic lanes and for processing the cars that required further inves-
from the outer surface of the concrete. Mark
inspection team’s review of the plant will be
tigation. Finnen is responsible for getting the grant for the light, cones and trailer to haul the
Franke, Atlanta Engineering Branch 3, Re-
available soon at the NRC’s website www.
equipment in and said part of the requirements were for these check points to be conducted
gion II chief said the separation or gap,
nrc.gov.
at certain times. Photo by Sally Price
Canine Officer Resigns at Inglis PD
Captains Cove Outfitters
Canine officer Timothy Letson resigned last week according to police chief Steve
39 W. Highway 40
Inglis, FL
Dixon because of personal reasons. Chief Dixon said more information would be available
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Contract worker injured at
Lessons by ACA-Certified Kayak Instructor
Progress Energy Crystal River plant
Rods & Reels are New & Boxed w/Manufacturer’s Warranty
MORE THAN A BAIT STORE
A man was injured at the Crystal River Progress Energy facility, Aug. 31 after suf-
fering electrical burns from an electrical arc flash that occurred in an electrical panel near
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A GREAT BAIT SELECTION!
the concrete equipment. The man’s name was not released, but he is a worker with SGT, a
company under contract with Progress Energy. The injured man was transported by helicop-
ter to a hospital in Gainesville.
Listen to Inglis Town Commission
Citrus County Fire and Rescue responded to the scene with six vehicles, but there
was no fire when the first unit arrived. Progress Enrergy is conducting an internal investiga-
Meetings - Now available on: http://
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