LR-N12-0115, Hope Creek Generating Station - 2011 Annual Environmental Operating Report

Hope Creek Generating Station - 2011 Annual Environmental Operating Report

ML12128A029
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	04/13/2012
From:	Lewis D P Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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LR-N12-0115
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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 0 PSEG Nuclear LLC Environmental Protection Plan 5.4.1 APR 13 2012 LR-N12-0115 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Hope Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 NRC Docket No. 50-354

Subject:

2011 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT The attached 2011 Annual Environmental Operating Report is hereby submitted pursuant to Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (Non-radiological) for Hope Creek Generating Station. The Environmental Protection Plan is Appendix B to Facility Operating License NPF-57 (Docket No. 50-354).There are no regulatory commitments in this correspondence.

If you have any questions or comments on this transmittal, please contact Jeffrey Pantazes at (856) 339-7900.Sincerely, avid P. Lewis Hope Creek Plant Manager

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2011 Annual Environmental Operating Report LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Page 2 CC: Mr. W. Dean, Administrator

-Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. John Hughey, Licensing Project Manager -HC U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8B 1A Rockville, MD 20852 USNRC Senior Resident Inspector

-Hope Creek Mail Code (X24)Mr. Patrick Mulligan, Manager IV Bureau of Nuclear Engineering P.O. Box 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Hope Creek Commitment Tracking Coordinator (H02)

LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Page 3 BC: Hope Creek Site Vice President Hope Creek Plant Manager Director -Regulatory Affairs Manager Nuclear Environmental Affairs K. Brown NBS RM File No. 4.6 (Hope Creek)

LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Attachment (Total of 5 Pages)TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Paqe

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 1 2.1 AQUATIC ISSUES MONITORING

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SUMMARY

AND ANALYSIS 1 2.2 TERRESTRIAL ISSUES MONITORING

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SUMMARY

AND ANALYSIS 2 3.0 EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS 2 3.1 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES 2 3.2 REVIEW 2 4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION 3 5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS 3 LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Attachment (Total of 5 Pages)2011 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)

January 1 through December 31, 2011 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354 OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-57 PSEG NUCLEAR LLC P.O. BOX 236 HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08038 APRIL 2012 LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Attachment Page 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This 2011 Annual Environmental Operating Report (AEOR) for the Hope Creek Generating Station was prepared in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B to Facility Operating License No. NPF-57, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-radiological).

The reporting requirements of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) became effective April 11, 1986, with the issuance of the initial Hope Creek Operating License (NPF-57).This is the 27th AEOR submitted for Hope Creek Generating Station. It corresponds to the reporting period January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.Hope Creek Generating Station produced 10,505,927 megawatt-hours of net electrical energy during this period.As required by Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP, we have included summaries and analyses of all required environmental protection activities.

This information is described in Section 2.0. Section 3.0 addresses the issue of EPP compliance.

Changes to station design or operation and the review for potentially significant un-reviewed environmental questions are addressed in Section 4.0.Administrative review procedures and unusual and/or important environmental events are discussed in Section 5.0.2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES

2.1 AQUATIC

ISSUES Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP references the Clean Water Act as the mechanism for protecting aquatic biota through water quality monitoring.

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) relies upon the State of New Jersey, acting under the authority of the Clean Water Act, to ensure applicable requirements for aquatic monitoring are implemented.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is the state's regulatory agency.The state of New Jersey requires as part of their New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) permit program that effluent monitoring be performed, with the results summarized and submitted monthly on Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms. The monitoring is intended to determine compliance with the permit for effluent limitations (NJPDES No. NJ002541 1).

LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Attachment Page 2 We have reviewed the DMR's corresponding to the 2011 AEOR reporting period and have determined that no significant deviations have occurred.

Copies of monthly DMR's are routinely sent to USNRC's Document Control Desk and additional copies are available upon request.On February 02, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a Final New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Permit that authorizes the continued discharge of cooling tower blowdown and other effluents from the Hope Creek Generating Station to the Delaware River. The Permit was effective on July 1, 2011 and contains conditions and limitations for continued compliance with the federal and state Clean Water Act (CWA) and the NJDEP's regulations.

While the NRC relies on the State of New Jersey for protection of the water quality, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) maintains regulatory authority with respect to certain migratory threatened and endangered aquatic species. On May 15, 1993 the NMFS issued a revised Section 7 Consultation, Biological Opinion. The revision removed all requirements for marine life monitoring at the Hope Creek Generating Station. This revision was incorporated into the Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 through Amendment No. 60.2.2 TERRESTRIAL ISSUES PSEG NUCLEAR LLC has been voluntarily monitoring the osprey population that nest on our transmission towers through a joint effort with the NJDEP since 1989.3.0 EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS 3.1 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires a list of EPP noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them. No previously unreviewed environmental impacts attributable to the operation of the Hope Creek Generating Station were observed during 2011. Likewise, there were no instances of noncompliance with the EPP.3.2 REVIEW Subsection 5.1 of the EPP for Hope Creek Generating Station requires that an independent review of compliance with the EPP be maintained and made LR-N12-0115 Document Control Desk Attachment Page 3 available for inspection.

Compliance with the EPP was reviewed as part of the QA Assessment Program in 2011. No substantive findings were identified and a copy of the review is available for inspection.

A biennial compliance review of the EPP is scheduled for 2013.4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.1 of the EPP, station design/operational changes during the time period covered by this report were reviewed for potential environmental impact. None of the recommended changes posed a potential to significantly affect the environment, and therefore, none involved an unreviewed environmental question or a change in the EPP.5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires that a list of nonroutine reports (submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP) be included as part of the Annual Operating Environmental Report. No environmentally related nonroutine reports were submitted to the USNRC in 2011.Hope Creek Generating Station experienced no unusual or important events (in accordance with section 4.1 of the EPP) that indicated or could have resulted in a"significant environmental impact" during the 2011 reporting period.