Attachment 1 

Sanford Site Visit Presentation 
Welcome to Sanford P

October 7, 2009
Agenda

 Introductions Safety Opening Comments

• Gary Kowalczyk - FPL• Ron Jordan – EPA• Deb Bartram – ERG

 FPL / Sanford Plant overview Sanford Plant / Cooling Pond Tour Questions / Discussion Adjourn
Safety First Unit Conditions

• Unit 3: Extended Cold Standby• Unit 4: 3 on 1 Combined Cycle (4D Outage)• Unit 5: 3 on 1 Combined Cycle (5C Outage)

 Sanford Plant required

• (Hard hat, safety glasses, steel toed shoes, hearing pr

 In case of an emergency alarm sounding: Your designated 

area is outside of the front storeroom door.

 No drills are planned for today.

Power Generation takes your safety seriously!
Safety First

Power Generation takes your safety seriously!
Gary Kowalczyk – FPLRon Jordan – EPADeb Bartram – ERGBruce Stuart - FPL

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Opening Comments
FPL – Florida Power Generatio

Sanford Plant
FPL Sanford Plant
Features of the Sanford Plant

 Located in a rapidly growing metropolitan area.

• Volusia County – 1,207 square miles, Population = 517k peop• Seminole County – 308 square miles, Population = 415k peo

• Close proximity to Orlando

 Plant Property

• 1,718 total acres

 Fuels Used

• Unit 3: #6 Fuel Oil and/or Natural Gas• Unit 4 & 5: Natural Gas only

 Cooling Water

• Unit 3 once-through cooling water via the St. Johns River

• Units 4 & 5 cooling water via 1,100 acre man made earthen d

 Capacity factors Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5

2009 YTD 0.0% 71.2% 75.6%

 Heat Rate design (mmBtu/hr)

• Unit 3: 9,972 Unit 4: 6,910 Unit 5: 6,91

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History of Sanford Plant

 Present plant site was established 1925

• Purchased 1,800 kw diesel generator from ice house• 1926: Unit 1 into service – 12 Mw• 1947: Unit 2 into service – 20 Mw

Both units retired in 1964Units 1 & 2 buildings dismantled in 1999
History of Sanford Plant

 1958: Unit 3 into service – 150 mw
History of Sanford Plant

 1972: Unit 4 into service – 362 mw 1973: Unit 5 into service – 362 mw

• Units 4 & 5 Repowered starting in 2000
History of Sanford Plant

 2002: Unit 5 Combined Cycle Operation 2003: Unit 4 Combined Cycle Operation
History of Sanford Plant

 Cooling Pond was built for Unit 4 and Unit 5 only
Sanford Plant Cooling Pond

 Cooling Pond Statistics

• Surface Area 1100 acres

• Pond Length 2 1⁄2 miles• Pond Width 1 mile• Average Depth 8 1⁄2 feet• Capacity at normal level 3.1 billion gallons• Construction Time 13 months• Construction Period 1970 – 1971• Intake & Discharge Canals 3/4 mile each w/comm

• Interior Dike 3.2 miles (incl. canals)• Exterior Embankment 7.4 miles (incl. canals)

 Cooling Pond Operation

• Cooling Pond Dam Safety Manual• Required Inspections

Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annual, AnnualDam Safety Engineer Inspection Semi-annual and Annual

Outside Dam Experts Board of Review every 18 months

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Sanford Plant Unit 3 Combustio

 Fuel Oil #6 Firing Operation

• Ash collection via Economizer Hopper, Air Preheater Washes

In-plant ash water is pumped to lined ash basinTreated via chemical addition and precipitationTreated ash water is discharged to Cooling Pond

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Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

 Natural Gas

• Dry Low NOx Combustion

Electric

Generator Generator 

New Equipment Existing Equipmen

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Natural Gas

Exhaust Gases

Cool Steam

Combustor

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Heat Recovery Heat Recovery 

Steam Generator Steam Generator

Combustion 

Turbine

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Turbine Compartment

Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

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GE MS7001FA Combustion Turbine

(Factory Assembly)

Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

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GE MS7001FA Combustion Turbine

(Completely Assembled Rotor)

Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

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Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

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GE MS7001FA Combustion Turbine

(Stationary Blades)
Heat Recovery Steam Generator

(Being Assembled)

Sanford Plant Unit 4 & 5 Combu

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Sanford Plant Wastewater

 Permitted Industrial Wastewater Facility Discharges

• D-001: U3 Once-through and auxiliary equipment cooling wa

water treatment system wastewater and Cooling Pond blowd

• D-002A: U3 boiler blowdown combined with auxiliary equipm

water

• I-002B: Heat recovery steam generator and wet surface air co

blowdown.

• I-003: Tank farm storm water runoff, U3 boiler blowdown, and 

hydrostatic test water.

• D-004: Tank farm diked area storm water runoff.• D-005: Non-equipment area storm water.• D-006: Cooling pond discharge.

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Sanford Plant Wastewater

 Permitted Industrial Wastewater Facility Discharges

• I-009: Metal cleaning wastewater with some low volume wast

• I-010: Low volume wastewater (consisting of process equipm

cleaning water, equipment area storm water, hydrostatic test hotwell and condenser drain water from boiler or HRSG main

• I-012: Water treatment wastewater, cooling pond blowdown, 

auxiliary equipment cooling water to the U3 cooling water sys

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 Start from Assembly room,  Unit 3 In-Plant Ash Collection Area Unit 4B/4C Roadway Area Unit 4/5 Discharge Canal Wastewater / Low Volume Waste Treatment Area Cooling Pond Return to Assembly Room.

Plant Tour
Questions?
Attachment 2 

Sanford Water Flow Diagram 
FPL SANFORD PLANT

Water Flow Diagram

Unit 3 Once Through 

Cooling Water

Auxiliary Equipment 

Cooling Water

Collection Basin

Unit 3 Boiler Tank Farm Runoff

Unit 3 Metal Cleaning 

Wastewater Basin or 

Non-Equipment Area 

Stormwater Basin

Unit 3 Metal Cleaning 

Water Treatment

Cooling 

Pond

Unit 4 and Unit 5 

HRSGs

Groundwater

Equipment Area 

Drains & Stormwater

Units 4 & 5 

Recirculating 

Condenser Cooling 

Water

Wet Surface

Air Coolers

Low Volume 

Wastewater Basins

Oil Handling

Oil / Water Separator

Unit 3 Intake Screen

Wash Water

D-001 I-012

D-002A

Sump

For boiler blowdown 

pH adjustment

D-004

I-003

Makeup

Water

Treatment

System

I-009 

(Note 4)

Atmosphere

Blowdown

I-002B

Evaporation

Non-Equipment

Area Storm Water

Cooling Pond

Seepage and 

Surface Runoff

D-005

I-010

Note 1: Discharge may occur twice per year to test emergency spillway gates, in cases of 

extreme

rainfall events, or to prevent loss of property or life.

Note 2: Dotted lines represent alternate flow paths.

Note 3: Excess of first inch of rainfall is pumped via two separate lines.

Note 4: I-009 flow is an average value based on May 2003-Dec 2006 data and all other flows are

average values based on May 2003-April 2006 data.

Note 5: Dashed line represents flow path for the alternate operation of the Unit 3 Metal Cleaning

Wastewater Basin to discharge accumulated Non-Equipment Area Stormwater from Internal

Outfall I-009 during the Extended Cold Standby status of Unit 3. 

Cooling Pond

Makeup

D-006 / Spillway

(Note 1)

Evaporation

Excess of First Inch of Rainfall During a Storm (Note 3)

Demineralized

Water

Blowdown

Atmosphere

Reverse

Osmosis

Reject

Water

0.088 mgd

0.53 mgd

0.019 mgd

0 mgd

0 mgd

126 mgd

4.5 mgd

1 mgd

0.0041 mgd

Non-Equipment Area Stormwater Accumulated 

in the Unit 3 Metal Cleaning Wastewater Basin

(Note 2)

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(Note 2)

(Note 2)

(Note 5)

Revised 8/31/09