H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station
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The single-unit, 710-MW H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant is located near Hartsville, South Carolina. This site also includes a coal-fired unit that generates 174 MW and a combustion turbine unit that generates 15 MW.
Environmental Impact Statement NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," Supplement 13, Regarding H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2, was published by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December 2003
This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at Robinson, Unit 2 in support of Carolina Power and Light Company's (CP&L) application for license renewal of that facility. The supplement was prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 51.71. This supplemental environmental impact statement includes the staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff's recommendation regarding the proposed actions.
Safety Evaluation Report The NRC staff reviewed the Robinson license renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants," and prepared this report to document its findings. The document was first issued in August 2003, as "Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the License Renewal of H.B. Robinson, Unit 2". The report is available in ADAMS under accession number ML032370382.
In March 2004, the report "Safety Evaluation Report - Related to the License Renewal of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2," was issued as NUREG-1785. The report is also available in ADAMS under accession number ML040200981.
Robinson personnel E. Caba, Engineering Superintendent A. Cheatham, Radiation Protection Superintendent C. Church, Engineering Manager R. Howell, Supervisor, Regulatory Support J. Huegel, Maintenance Manager R. Ivey, Operations Manager E. Kapopoulos, Outage Management Manager J. Lucas, Manager, Support Services - Nuclear G. Ludlum, Training Manager J. Moyer, Vice President, Robinson Nuclear Plant W. Noll, Director of Site Operations D. Stoddard, Plant General Manager
- CP&L's Robinson Plant Completes Record 517-day run
- HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employees at CP&L's H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant in Hartsville, S.C., today proudly raised a 70-foot-long, 12-foot-high banner across the plant's bulk warehouse that reads: "Team Robinson - Safe Operation - Breaker To Breaker - 517 Days."
- The banner commemorates the completion of a safe, breaker-to-breaker run of 517 days, 23 hours and 58 minutes, which established a new Progress Energy(NYSE: PGN) record for continuous operation by a pressurized water reactor(PWRs). Both CP&L and Florida Power are Progress Energy companies.
- The record-setting run began at 12:08 a.m., May 12, 2001, when Robinson employees closed the generator-output breaker and returned the nuclear unit to service following a refueling outage. The safe, continuous run was completed at 12:06 a.m., Oct. 12, 2002, when employees opened the breaker and began its next refueling outage.
- The banner's emphasis on "safe operation" is a reflection of Robinson employees' top priority -- nuclear safety. Robinson employees have an outstanding record for safe operation of the plant. Collectively, Robinson employees have worked more than 8.8 million working hours without a lost-time accident, a record that began in January 1994.
- "All Robinson employees and everyone who worked the refueling outage in Spring 2001 share in this momentous achievement," said John Moyer, vice president of the Robinson Nuclear Plant. "The high-quality work during our last refueling outage provided the foundation for this success. This performance also is a testament to the teamwork of the employees at Robinson and their commitment to nuclear safety, ongoing maintenance and operational excellence."
- Tim Cleary, Robinson Plant General Manager, added, "There are only a handful of nuclear units that have achieved continuous runs of more than 500 days, so this is a significant accomplishment. Our success is a result of the teamwork and professionalism of each person at Robinson, focusing each day on performing every task and job in a safe and effective manner."
- Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250 diversified energy company with more than 21,800 megawatts of generation capacity and $8 billion in annual revenues. The company's holdings include two electric utilities (CP&L and Florida Power) and a natural gas distribution company (NCNG) serving more than 2.9 million customers across the Carolinas and Florida. Progress Energy also includes non-regulated operations (Progress Ventures covering merchant generation, energy marketing and trading, fuel extraction (Progress Fuels), rail services (Progress Rail) and broadband capacity (Progress Telecom).
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