IR 05000456/1978012
| ML20148A099 | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 11/17/1978 |
| From: | Axelson W, Essig T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20148A092 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-456-78-12, 50-457-78-12, NUDOCS 7812280229 | |
| Download: ML20148A099 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-456/78-12; 50-457/78-12 Docket No. 50/456; 50-457 License No. CPPR-132, CPPR-133 Licensee:
Commonwealth Edison Company P. O. Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Facility Name: Braidwoood Station, Units.1 and 2 Inspection At: Braidwood Construction Site, Braidwood, IL Inspection Conducted:
October 24 and 25, 1978 Inspector:
W. L. Axel on U M h\\
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M. Corcoran (Coop Student)
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T. H. Essi, Chief Environmental and Special Projects Section Inspection Summary Insy_ection on October 24 and 25,1978 (Report No. 50-456/78-12; l
50-457/78-12)
Areas Inspected _: Routine, unannounced environmental protection inspec-tion for both units including preoperational environmental monitoring; review of onsite meteorological program; implementation of the Environ-
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mental Protection Program for onsite construction; and a construction site tour.
The inspection involved 12 inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
Results: Of the four areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Personnel
- C. McDonough, Staff Assistant, Environmental Affairs, CECO
- R. Monzingo, Ph.D., Fisheries Biologist, Environmental Affairs, CECO L. Caldwell, Health Physicist, CECO R. Cosaro, Construction Station Manager
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Grey, Field Engineer
- S.
Tubbs, QA Engineer
- G.
Nelson, QA Engineer
- denotes those persons present at the corporate exit interview.
- denotes those persons present at the plant exit interview.
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Preoperation Environmental Monitoring During this inspection, the inspector reviewed the first annual Construction and Preoperational Aquatic Monitoring report and observed that all required parameters were measured.
This report covers aquatic monitoring performed from May 1977 through February 1978.
The Aquatic Monitoring Program measures the physical, chemical and biological water quality of the Kankakee River and Horse Creek. Measurements are taken along a transect upstream and downstream of the cooling lake's makeup and blowdown structures. Similar measurements will also be made in the cooldng lake.
While reviewing the report, the inspector noted Sampling Location No. 5 for fish eggs and larvae was changed to Location No. 6.
The licensee stated that river flow was low at Location No. 5, making it infeasible to collect adequate samples.
Consequently, Location No. 6 was choosen as the next best location.
At the time of this inspection, the artificial cooling lake was approximately 90 percent completed.
The slurry trench built around the cooling lake dike was approximately 95 percent completed.
Both cooling lake and slurry trench operations were
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prctection commitments.
The proposed lake filling is to take place in the fall of 1979.
During the summer of 1979, a terrestrial monitoring program measuring the offsite effects of lake filling will be conducted.
This monitoring will consist of an aerial infared photogrametric l-2-l
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program. The program objectives include : identification of ground cover; detection of diseased, injured and/or stressed vegetation; and production of records indicating the conditions of the vegetation community.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Onsite Meteorological Program The Preoperational Meteorological program is being performed in accordance with the Construction Permit and Section 6.1.1 of the Final Environmental Statement. The inspector examined the onsite meteorology equipment and determined that require ( eluip-ment was functioning properly. The inspector also revieweu semi-annual (July - December, 1977 and January - June, 1978) meteoro-logical reports and observed that all required parameters were measured and documented.
The inspector reviewed weekly operational and monthly calibration records of the meteorological equipment.
Data recovery and equip-ment status reports were also reviewed.
These records and reports indicated that quality control of meteorological measurements was being performed.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Onsite Environmental Protection Program The inspector examined daily, weekly and monthly records of the onsite Environmental Protection program.
Daily parameters examined included dust controls of the cement batch plant area, laydown area, and onsite roads; sewage treatment facility; and fossil areas. Weekly parameters examined were chemical waste disposal, ground water runoff, erosion controls, and ground water level. Monthly parameters examined included water quality and level at wells located onsite and offsite.
The inspector noted that daily policing for trash disposal was recorded on the weekly check sheets.
The licensee stated that policing for trash disposal is conducted daily and agreed to change the check sheets to reflect true construction activities.
This matter will be reviewed during a future inspection.
The inspector reviewed dewatering observation well records for the period of May through September 1978.
The inspector determined that quality and icvel of well water measured did not significantly i
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Both onsite and offsite monitoring wells
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No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Construction Site Tour At the beginning of the inspection, the inspector conducted a tour of the construction site facilities to verify that the onsite Environmental Protection Program was being implemented.
It appears, from the inspector's observations, that the licensee's preoperational program is being conducted according to the CP requirements. Areas inspected during the tour included equipment laydown area, sewage treatment facility, cooling lake and slurry trench construction, cooling lake intake and discharge structures, and inside and outside containment structure areas.
No. items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Para-graph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on October 25, 1978 and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
In response to an item discussed by the inspector, the licensee stated that the daily environmental protection check sheet will be changed to include daily policing for trash disposal.
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