Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / Jan. 31, 1990, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
4The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, January 31 , 1990 State Nuclear commission increases fine against CF81 From Associated Press reports v. RALEIGH A proposed fine against Carolina Power & Light Co. was increased 50 percent because the scope of an alleged violation was iden tified by the Nuclear Regulatory Com mission after questioning CP&L's evaluation, the NRC said Tuesday. CP&L spokesman Elizabeth Bean Said the Raleigh-based utility would not protest the $75,000 fine, imposed for an alleged violation at the Brun swick nuclear plant, located near South port. But she emphasized that the company had changed its way of han dling possible problems. "Improvements have been made in this area since the events occurred that led to the civil penalty," Bean said. "It reflects a need for improvement at the MSI 93 Lean Perdue Ground Turkey ScotTissue 4Pk? Teddy Grahams Cereal isoz. Maxwell Housefl O Coffee 13 oz. , pa : "" II 11 ! m l II Mn'i' Cod Shrimpt0:.5?.. Fillet un5.SfsJ Immediate Part-Time Or Full-Time Openings Available At Harris Teeter Locations Prices In This Ad Effective Through Tuesday, February 6, 1990. In Chapel Hill Stores Only. We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. None Sold To Dealers. We Gladly Accept Federal Food Stamps. time that led to the civil penalty; it does not reflect the aggressive work the plant has done since then to do more problem solving, or root-cause analysis." Problem solving "has been one of the major areas of focus at the plant over the last two years," Bean said. Hie problems at the Brunswick plant were discovered in February 1988, or about two years ago. Prices Effective Wednesday, January 31 ... J Grade "A" Donald Duck Orange Juice 64 Oz. KJHli gmmmmm - Fresh Fruit Imported From Chile VJ mm Wf- -i-:.c fJfvt s c5fcfe J-to-.. r?rr m&0 n y, srrrzi I ' Or BJec Folders Gourmet DecafS3 29 Loiiee 13 oz. Tropicana Twisters 46 oz UHosaes Lb. v. v y The base civil penalty for the viola tion is $50,000, the NRC said. The NRC said the penalty was pro posed because the company failed to promptly identify and correct deficien cies in the plant's service water system, which provides cooling for both safety and nonsafety-related components during normal operation. The system is designed to isolate nonsafety-related Through Tuesday, February 6, 1990 Broi Lb. (3 Mo ores Potato Chips 6.5 Oz: Pillsbury Biscuits 4Pk. LaChoy Egg Rolls 7.25 Oz. Virginia Brand Baked Ham Co) (of S m f J IheBespQMalftijDa Lfa CPrdr components during an emergency to assure adequate cooling water for safety-related equipment. The NRC resident inspector raised initial concerns on the matter in Febru ary 1988, with questions about the company's handling of an issue involv ing electrical relays associated with a valve that would be used to isolate nonsafety-related components during Coca-Cola, Sprite Jetgens Ever Soft Lotion 7 10 Oz. Huies TN Selected Sizes diapers Ea More Value Cookies 20 oz. 1 12 Inch Single Topping Pizza AT(AT -yin i in i fe pill an emergency. - - The agency said the company incor rectly determined that concerns about the system's adequacy did not exist. And on Aug. 6, 1988, service water pump motors were identified as operat ing with high winding temperature! The NRC said the problem was not corrected soon enough, as evidenced by the failure of one of the motors on April 27, 1989. )?. The NRC told the company that the matter was of concern because a de graded service water system may not have been able to provide enough cool ing to safety-related equipment under some accident conditions. The NRC also said the company failed to conduct adequate reviews and evaluations to recognize the safety significance of the issues. "The NRC is alleging that plant personnel should have been more ag gressive in problem-solving or in better identifying the underlying causes of problems," Bean said. "We took cor rective actions; we did evaluations; and ultimately, the problems were solved. Basically, the NRC says we should have been more aggressive." The NRC said the company cor rected the valve failure concern by the addition of a second valve as a backup. N.C.fimv to correct systems i From Associated Press reports WINSTON-SALEM The man ager of a waste treatment plant said his firm was ready to make improvements to waste-collection systems that state officials said last week posed cancer risks up to 2,000 times the level al lowed by federal health guidelines. Carolina Solite Corp. is under fire for health risks associated with its use of more than 62 million pounds of hazardous waste as a fuel. ; The company, in a letter to the N.C. Division of Environmental Manage ment obtained by the Winston-Salem Journal, disputes state regulators on some of its waste-disposal practices for which it could be fined $10,000 a day. The main point of contention centers on the plant's discharging industrial wastewater and sludge from its four kilns into two holding ponds that empty through a conveyance ditch to the Rocky River. State inspectors said high levels of toxic metals had been detected in the waste, and they contend that the com pany has illegally degraded Long Branch with discharges since 1976. James Colburn, manager of the lightweight-aggregate plant near Aquadale, said in a letter that the company would no longer use the ponds and would' instead build two settlement ponds, double-lined with steel and concrete, if the state would approve the permit application by March 1. . .; "If approval of this application, is delayed, Carolina Solite will cease! burning waste fuel until such time as' the above system is completed,' Col bum wrote. Brenda Smith, a regional supervisor for the state agency's Mooresville of fice, said that the proposal came as a' surprise. 'That plan is voluntary on their part.T The company appears to be willing to, work with us. We're still reviewing their response." Colburn outlined the following plans for changes at the plant, which has been' understate investigation since residents complained of noxious fumes and waste particles in the air in November. . " Carolina Solite will extend two dis charge lines to the Rocky River for its waste water to avoid putting waste water into the small stream. The company will apply for a state permit to allow it to discharge wash water used to rinse piles of shale that are mixed in the kilns at high tempera tures to produce a construction mate rial. Colburn said that the company was not aware that a permit was needed for the runoff. Under a proposed court order, soil samples at the plant and from neigh boring property is to be tested for toxic metals and a large sludge pile is to be analyzed. Flu from page 1 too late. About 25 percent of people 65 or older are vaccinated against the flu, and the percentages are generally lower for younger people, Kugler said. These percentages are not good, because the 65-and-older age group is at a high risk for getting the virus, she added. The flu is characterized by an abrupt onset, a fever, a sore throat, a non productive cough and aching muscles, Kugler said. ! The Orange County Health Depart ment gives flu shots at the Hillsbor ough office on Mondays and at the Carr Mill Mall office on Tuesdays. The cost of the shot is $5. ;
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 31, 1990, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75