ENS 51694
ENS Event | |
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13:12 Jan 29, 2016 | |
| Title | Offsite Notification - Sewage Treatment Plant Discharge Limit Exceeded |
| Event Description | On January 29, 2016 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAF) received notification from the site Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) operators that the January 6, 2016 monthly settleable solids result for the STP was 0.2 ml/L/hr [milliliter/liter/hour]. This value exceeds the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit limit of 0.1 ml/L/hr (daily maximum).
The STP operators conduct daily process control tests at the STP and did not identify any system upset issues around the January 6, 2016 sample date, or any time since, that would be symptomatic of the slightly elevated settleable solids result. The JAF environmental engineer concluded that a notification to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) was not required for this event; however, a courtesy notification for permit noncompliance was made. The NYSDEC has been notified. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), this condition is being reported as an event or situation for which notification to a government agency has been made. The NRC resident has been notified. JAF is currently at 0 percent power in Mode 2 following a forced outage resultant of events on January 23, 2016.
Based on further review of the NRC reporting guidance relative to this criteria, JAF has concluded that this condition is below the reporting threshold outlined in NUREG-1022 Revision 3. NUREG-1022 states the following (page 54), 'Licensees generally do not have to report media and government interactions unless they are related to the radiological health and safety of the public or onsite personnel, or protection of the environment.' The condition originally reported in ENS 51694 is considered a minor deviation in sewage process limits, and has no impact on the radiological health and safety of the public or onsite personnel, or protection of the environment. Therefore, JAF is retracting ENS 51694. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. Notified R1DO (Bickett). |
| Where | |
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Fitzpatrick  New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.17 h-0.0904 days <br />-0.0129 weeks <br />-0.00297 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Dustin Scurlock 11:02 Jan 29, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Steven Vitto |
| Last Updated: | Jan 29, 2016 |
| 51694 - NRC Website
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