LR-N13-0085, Annual Environmental Operating Report

Annual Environmental Operating Report

ML13112A018
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	04/17/2013
From:	Wagner L Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks B1idge, NJ 08038-0236 APR 17 2013 LR-N 13-0085 Technical Specification Section 5.4.1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 NRC Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311 Subj ect: 2012 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT The attached 2012 Annual Environmental Operating Report is hereby submitted pursuant to Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan ( non-radiological ) for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2. The Environmental Protection Plan is Appendix B to Facility Operation License DPR-70 and DPR-75 ( Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311) .

There are no commitments contained in this letter.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Jeffrey Pantazes, Manager- Nuclear Environmental Affairs at ( 856 ) 339-7900.

Sincerely, m

Lawrence M. Wagner Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC

Attachment:

2012 Annual Environmental Operating Report

LR-N13-0085 Document Control Desk Page 2 cc: Mr. William Dean, Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. John Hughey, Licensing Project Manager - Salem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8B2 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. P. Mulligan Bureau of Nuclear Engineering New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 420 Mail Code: 33-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem Mail Code X24 Salem Commitment Coordinator M9.il Code X25

2012 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)

January 1 through December 31, 2012 SALEM GENERATING STATION UNITS 1AND2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-70 AND DPR-75 PSEG NUCLEAR LLC P.O. BOX236 HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NE\/V jERSEY 08038 Dated: APRIL 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION

3 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 3 2.1 AQUATIC MONITORING -

SUMMARY

AND ANALYSIS 3 2.2 TERRESTRIAL MONITORING -

SUMMARY

AND ANALYSIS 3 3.0 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES 3 4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION 4 5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS 4 5.1 2012 NONROUTINE REPORTS 4 5.2 ONGOING ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS 5 Page 2

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This 2012 Annual Environmental Operating Report (AEOR) is submitted in accordance with Section 5.4.1 of the Salem Generating Station Units 1 and 2, Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), non-radiological (Appendix B to Units 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos.

DPR-70 and DPR-75, Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311, respectively).

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 2.1 AQUATIC MONITORING -

SUMMARY

AND ANALYSES Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP references the Clean Water Act as a mechanism for protecting aquatic biota through water quality monitoring. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) relies on 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 NJDEP requires as part of the 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 effluent limitations of the station NJPDES permit (No. NJ0005622). PSEG reviewed the DMR's corresponding to the AEOR 2012 reporting period and determined that the station is in compliance with the effluent limitations of the station's NJPDES permit. PSEG has observed no evidence of trends towards damage to the environment. Copies of monthly DMRs are routinely sent to USNRC's Document Control Desk, and additional copies are available upon request.

As required by Section 4.2.1 of the EPP, Salem Generating Station also adhered to the requirements delineated in the "Reasonable and Prudent Measures" and "Terms and Conditions" sections of the current National Marine Fisheries Service Incidental Take Statement, dated January 21, 1999. In 2012, no sea turtles, two Atlantic sturgeon (one dead and one live) and one live shortnose sturgeon were recovered at the circulating water intake trash bars. These non-routine events are described in section 5.1 later in this document.

2.2 TERRESTRIAL MONITORING -

SUMMARY

AND ANALYSES As addressed in Section 4.2.2 of the EPP, Terrestrial Monitoring is not required.

3.0 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires a list of EPP noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them. There were no EPP noncompliances during 2012.

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4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.1 of the EPP, station changes to design or operations, as well as any tests and experiments, made in 2012 were reviewed for potential environmental impact. There were no changes that posed a potential to significantly affect the environment, created an unreviewed environmental question or resulted in a change to the EPP:

5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS 5.1 2012 NONROUTINE REPORTS Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires a list of all nonroutine reports (submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP) be included as part of the Annual Environmental Operating Report. Salem Generating Station experienced the following unusual or important events (in accordance with Subsection 4.1 of the EPP) that indicated or could have resulted in a "significant environmental impact" during the 2012 reporting period. The following events were reported to other Federal, State or local agencies in accordance with their reporting requirements, and copies of those reports were provided to the USNRC at the same time:

On October 3, 2012 a shortnose sturgeon was removed from the Circulating Water System (CWS) intake trash racks at the Salem Generating Station. During routine cleaning of the trash racks, Maintenance Common personnel recovered the sturgeon which was alive with no visible injuries. Environmental Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI) confirmed the identification of the sturgeon as a shortnose sturgeon and notified Salem Operations and Nuclear Environmental Affairs. The sturgeon was examined, measured, weighed and scanned for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags. No response was obtained when the sturgeon was scanned for PIT tags. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),

the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) were notified regarding this occurrence. The live shortnose sturgeon was uninjured when caught and therefore it is felt that the measures in place are sufficient and no other actions are warranted at this time.

On November 14, 2012, an Atlantic sturgeon was removed from the Circulating Water System (CWS) Intake trash racks at the Salem Generating Station. During routine cleaning of the trash racks, Maintenance Common personnel recovered the sturgeon. The sturgeon was deceased upon its capture with no visible injuries. Nuclear Environmental Affairs responded and confirmed the identification of the sturgeon as an Atlantic sturgeon. The sturgeon was examined, measured, weighed and scanned for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags. No response was obtained when the sturgeon was scanned for PIT tags. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) were notified regarding this occurrence. Since the Atlantic sturgeon was not recovered alive and it is not likely that the facility caused the death, it is felt that the measures in place are sufficient and no other actions are warranted at this time.

On November 30 , 2012, an Atlantic sturgeon was removed from the Circulating Water System (CWS) Intake trash racks at the Salem Generating Station. During routine cleaning of the trash racks, Maintenance Common personnel recovered the sturgeon, which was Page 4

alive with injuries to the dorsal and caudal fins as well as the dorsal and ventral scutes.

Environmental Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI) confirmed the identification of the sturgeon as an Atlantic sturgeon and notified Salem Operations and Nuclear Environmental Affairs.

The sturgeon was examined, measured, weighed and scanned for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags. No response was obtained when the sturgeon was scanned for PIT tags. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) were notified regarding this occurrence. The live Atlantic sturgeon's injuries were not considered to be caused by the facility, and it is felt that the measures in place are sufficient and no other actions are warranted at this time.

On March 26, 2012, a discharge occurred from manhole #8 which has a direct flow into the Delaware River. This discharge event involved 1,500-2,000 gallons of sewage. Manhole

1. 8 is located between the west side of Salem Unit 2 auxiliary building and the fence along the river, north of the Service Water intake structure. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protect (NJDEP) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) were notification regarding this occurrence.

On May 16, 2012, a spill occurred involving 1,000 gallons of water containing detectable Total Residual Chlorine. The spill originated from the Salem Non-Radiological Waste building where a Clearwell tank overflowed releasing water onto the ground, into the storm drains and then to the river via permitted outfall. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protect (NJDEP) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) were notification regarding this occurrence.

5.2 ONGOING ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS NONROUTINE REPORTS Groundwater monitoring and recovery activities to remediate an underground leak of spent fuel pool water containing tritium from the Unit 1 Fuel Handling I Auxiliary Building seismic gap first identified on September 18, 2002 continued through 2012 in accordance with the scope of work proposed in the Remedial Action Work Plan, approved by the NJDEP Bureau of Nuclear Engineering (BNE) in November 2004. Groundwater recovery activities involved the use of a fixed groundwater extraction system. A drain installed within the Unit 1 seismic gap provides control for residual contamination by removing accumulated water and creating an ingradient toward the seismic gap drain.

Groundwater monitoring and product recovery activities to remediate an underground diesel fuel oil leak first identified on August 2, 2004 continued through 2012 in accordance with the scope of work proposed in the Remedial Investigation Work Plan, dated December 2004 (NJDEP Incident Number 04-08-02-2350-16). Product recovery activities involve the intermittent use of absorbent socks at the monitoring wells. Groundwater sample results continue to remain below the Ground Water Quality Criterion (GWQC) for Class llA aquifers. By letter dated March 24, 2008, NJDEP has modified the scheduled sampling and reporting periods. A new groundwater monitoring well was installed in 2010 at NJDEP's request to provide additional horizontal delineation data.

Copies of the progress reports for the above remediation activities are available upon request.

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