FP&L offering reward for identity of pipe damage perpetrator

FP&L offering reward for identity of pipe damage perpetrator

Washington (Platts)--7Apr2006

Florida Power & Light is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads
to identification of the person or persons involved in drilling a small hole
into a pressurizer pipe during Turkey Point-3's current refueling outage. FP&L
spokeswoman Rachel Scott said the company thought it was important to offer
the reward to assist the FBI in its investigation of the equipment damage. The
FBI announced the reward today. The ongoing investigation aims to determine
whether the damage was a deliberate act or human error. The hole was found
March 31 during pre-startup testing and was repaired the following day. A team
of inspectors from NRC's Region II was at the plant until late yesterday to
investigate the damage and FP&L's response. NRC Region II spokesman Roger
Hannah said that, based on the team's findings, "Overall, NRC believes FP&L
did well in responding to a difficult situation."

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