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Comment (3) of Robert C. Mecredy Re NUREG-1437, Supplement 14
ML032970502
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/12/2003
From: Mecredy R
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
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NRC/ADM/DAS/RDB
References
68FR39986 00003, NUREG-1437 S14
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Robert C. Mecredy Vice President I . .~'

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Always at Your Service Nuclear Operations

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Subject:

Comments regarding NUREG-1437, Supplement 14 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244

Dear Sir:

Rochester Gas and Electric is providing comments regarding NUREG-1437, Supplement 14, issued June 2003. Please consider these comments when developing the Final Supplemental Envirornmental Impact Statement for the Ginna Station License Renewal Application.

Very truly yours,

,--/7' Robert C. Mecredy Attachments cc: Mr. Robert G. Schaaf (Mail Stop 0-1 lFl)

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 t e-- -O.TI) -:hfo beves An equal opportunity employer 89 East Avenue I Rochester, NY 14649 tel (585) 546-2700 www.rge.com I OOO9 )

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Mr. Russ Arrighi, Project Manager (Mail Stop 0-1 IFI)

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Robert L. Clark (Mail Stop O-8C2)

Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Regulatory Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 U.S. NRC Ginna Senior Resident Inspector Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Ms. Julea Hovey Constellation Nuclear Services Director Environmental Services 6120 Woodside Executive Court Alken, SC 29803 Ms. Kimberly Merchant New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Permits, Region 8 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon,NY 14414-9519

AITACENT A: RG&E COMMENTS ON NIJREG-1437, SUPPLEMENT 14 Comment 1: There is a typographical error on page 2-1, line 29. 0.9 km should be 2.4 Ion.

Comment 2: Minor changes should be made to Figure 2-3, as provided in Attachment B.

Comment 3: Minor changes should be made to Figure 2-4, as provided in Attachment C.

Comment 4: In Section 2.2, page 2-17, line 25-27, reference is made to a land transaction.

This has not occurred; therefore, this sentence should be deleted.

Comment 5: A modified SPDES permit is dated 7/1/03. This should be reflected in Section 2.2.3, page 2-19, line 3.

Comment 6: Section 2.2.5, page 2-22, line 14. Consider adding the word "as" between "changed" and "much", to be consistent with Environmental Report Figure 2.2-1.

Comment 7: Reference 2002b, listed in Section 2.2.8.2, page 2-31, line 25 and Section 2.2.8.3, page 2-33, line 4, should be 2002d.

Comment 8: Section 2.2.9.2, page 2-45, line 6. 388 acres should be 338 acres.

Comment 9: Section 4.1, page 4-3, line 28, and page 4-8, line 38. Based on previous applications and reading of the GEIS, Microbial Organisms (occupational health) is a Category 1 issue, that is not limited to closed-cycle cooling. Therefore, this issue and the corresponding GEIS Section (4.3.6) should be added to Table 4-1, and a brief discussion of the issue should be added to Section 4.1.

Comment 10: Section 4.1.1, page 4-10, line 14. The most recent modified SPDES permit dated 7/1/03, is not included in Appendix E ofNUREG-1437, Supplement 14. Also, the entrainment study listed in that sentence is to be conducted in 2004, not 2003. A copy of the 7/1/03 modified SPDES permit is being provided as Attachment D.

Comment 11: Section 4.1.3, page 4-14, line 10 - delete the word "proposed"; line 11, delete "for review and comment"; line 13/14, delete "if incorporated into the SPDES permit"; line 14, change 2004 to 2005, Also, the reference should change to the modified SPDES permit being provided as Attachment D.

Comment 12: Table 4.2-1. RG&E has further reviewed historical Ginna impingement data, and we are including a slightly revised Table 4.2-1 as follows:

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Table 4.2-1 Annual Percentages of Lake Ontario Alewife and Smelt Populations Impinged at Ginna Station Year Alewife (%) Smelt (%)

1983 O.00108 0.00080 1984 0.00492 0.00363 1985 0.00360 0.00168 1986 0.00106 0.00232 1987 0.00098 0.00045 1988 0.00366 0.00175 1989 0.00122 0.00010 1990 0.00359 0.00067 1991 0.00035 0.00083 1992 0.00262 0.00033 1993 0.00046 0.00008 1994 0.00054 0.00027 1995 0.00014 0.00013 1996 0.00163 0.00127 1997 0.00172 0.00038 1998 0.00032 0.00023 1999 0.00026 0.00018 2000 0.00014 0.00280 2001 0.00003 0.00012 MIN 0.00003 0.00008 AVG 0.00149 0.00095 MAX 0.00492 0.00363 Source: Ref. 4.2-5. Rev. 1 This results in the following minor changes to Section 4.1.2, page 4-12; line 2 - 0.0008 percent should be 0.0009 percent; line 4, three alewives should be five alewives.

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Comment 13: Section 4.4.5, page 4-29, line 25, lines-31 and 32 and page 4-30, lines 27 and 28.

As the owner of the Brookwood Manor House, RG&E is not aware of any party that has prepared a nomination form for listing the Brookwood Manor House on the National Register of Historic Places (NRIHP) and submitted it to the New York State Review Board. Federal regulations under 36 CFR Part 60.6 require that the state notify property owners of the State's intent to bring the nomination before the State Review Board. Furthermore, owners of private property are given an opportunity to concur in or object to the nomination. Since the property has not formally been determined to be eligible for listing, RG&E suggests revising the sentence on page 4-29, line 25 to read "The Ginna site includes one undocumented structure that is potentially eligible for inclusion in the NRHP".

A confirming change should also be made on Page 2-45, line 10, by including the word "potentially" between "be" and "eligible".

Comment 14: Section 4.4.5, page 4-30, line 28. RG&E suggests that this sentence be replaced with "Care should be taken during development projects to ensure that cultural resources are not inadvertently impacted."

Comment 15: Section 4.4.5, page 4-30, line 15. Add same footnote reference as on page 4-29.

Comment 16: Section 4.8.4, page 4-42, lines 26 and 27. For the reasons provided in comment 12, revise text to read "Related to historic resources, there is one undocumented structure potentially eligible for inclusion in the NRHP on the Ginna site, and the transmission line..."

Comment 17: Section 5.1.1, page 5-2, lines 21 and 22. Section 5.1.1 does not discuss the environmental impacts of the design basis accident that were evaluated during the initial licensing process as indicated by the sentence beginming on line 21.

Suggest deleting words "in this section and." The revised sentence would read "The results of these evaluations are found in license documentation such as the applicant's..."

Comment 18: Section 8.1, page 8-2, line 8. The parenthetical reference should be NRC 1996 vs. NRC 1999.

Comment 19: Section 8.2.1.1, page 8-16, line 19. The parenthetical reference should be EPA 2000b.

Comment 20: Section 8.2.1.1, page 8-17, lines 34 and 35. The loss ofworkforce and receipts associated with a temporary construction project would not negatively impact a community, since after the project is completed employment levels would return at least to pre-construction levels. Although employment associated with large construction projects can stress housing and public services, as the NRC correctly states, the increased jobs and receipts normally have a positive, though temporary, economic effect. Consider revising the sentence to read, "During construction, the nearby communities would experience a temporary increase in Attachment A Page 3 of 4

receipts and employment due to the influx of construction jobs."

Comment 21: Table F-i, page F-2, line 5. Note that the NRC determined that the Category 2 issue related to microbiological organisms (public health) is not applicable to Ginna because the "issue applies only to heated effluents discharged into a small river". This conclusion is consistent with the NRC's analysis found in the GEIS Section 4.3.6. NRC regulations at 10CFR51.53(c)(3Xii)(G) require an analysis of the impact of license renewal on public health from thermophilic organisms if "the applicant's plant uses a cooling pond, lake, or canal or discharges into a river having an annual average flow rate of less than 3.15 x 1012 f 3/year (9 x 1010 m 3 lyear)". For conservatism, and because Ginna was the first plant located on the Great Lakes to submit an application to renew an operating license, RG&E elected to provide an analysis of the issue in Section 4.15 of the Environmental Report.

Comment 22: Table F-I, page F-2, line 8. Consistent with Comment 9, Microbial Organisms (occupational health) should be removed from this table and addressed in Chapter 4.

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DISCHARGE PERMIT Special Conditions FhRo Industrial Code: 4911 SPDES Number. NY- 0000493 Discharge Class (CL): 03 DEC Number: 8-54-34-00010/00003-0 Toxic Class (OX): T Effective Date-(EDP): 2/1/03 Major Drainage Basin: 03 Expiration Date (ExDP): 211/08 Sub Prainage Basin: 03 Modification Dates: 711/03 Wat4 Index Number Ontario Compact Area:

This SPDES perrmit is issued in compliance with Tide 8 of Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York State and in compliance with the Clean Water Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. § 1251 eLseq.)(hercinafter referred to as "the Act").

PERMUTTEE NAME AND ADDRESS Name: Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation Attention: Joseph Widay, VP & Plant Manager Street: 89 East Avenue City: Rochester State: NY Zip Code: 14649 is authorized to discharge from the facility described below:

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS Name: Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. Station 13 Location (CTV): Ontario (F) County: Wayne Facility Address: 1503 Lake Road City: Ontario State: NiY Zip Code: 14519 NYTM -E: 312.669 NYTM - N: 4794248 From Outfall No.: 001 at Latitude: 43 1 16 ' 44 ' &Longitude *: 77 a 18 ' 34 '

into receiving waters known as: Lake Ontario Class: A Special and; (list other Outfalls, Receiving Waters &.Water Classifications) 001A to 00ID Lake Ontario Class A - Special 002,003 Lake Ontario Class A - Special 004,005,006 Lake Ontario Class D - C in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in this permit and 6 NYCRR Part 750.

DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DMR) MAILING ADDRESS Mailing Name: Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Station 13 Street 89 East Avenue City: Rochester State: NY ZipCode: 14649 Responsible Official or Agent: John Prill Phone: 585-771-2711 This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire on midnight of the expiration date shown above and the permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date unless this permit has been renewed, or extended pursuant to law. To be authorized to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall apply for permit renewal not less than 180 days prior to the expiration date shown above.

DISTRIBUTION:

Bureau of Water Pernits - Pcmit Adauisrr: David L. Bimber II It Add=: 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414 I0

SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 2 of 17 PERMIT LIMITS, LEVELS AND MONITORING DEFINITIONS Ohl- 0 C493PKaSVflkmS.Wvd___________ _____ ___________

AN.~GLE OUTFALL WASTEWATER TYPE RECEIVING WATER EFFECTIVE EXPIRING This cell describes the type of wastewater authorized This cell lists classified The date this page The date this page for discharge. Examples include process or sanitary waters of the state to which sats in effect. (e.g. is no longer in

._______j wastewater, storm water, non-contact cooling water. the listed outfall discharges. EDP or EDPM) effect. (e.g. ExDP)

PARAMETERMINIMUM l MAXIMUM UNITS SABLE FREQ. SAMPLE TYPE e.g. pH, TRC, The minimum level that must be The maximum level that may not SU, OF.

emtperature, D.O. maintained at all instants in time. be exceeded at any instant in time. mg/I, etc.

EFFLUENT LIMIT PRACTICAL QUANTITATION ACTION UNITS SAMPLE SAMPLE LIMIT (PQL) LEVEL FREQUENCY TYPE Limit types are defined below in For the purposes of compliance Type I or This can Examples Examples Note I. The effluent limit is assessment, the analytical method Type II include units include Daily, include developed based on the more specified in the permit shall be used Action Levels of flow, pH, 3/week, grab, 24 stringentof technology-based limits, to monitor the amount of the are mass, weekly, hour required under the Clean Water Act, pollutant in the outfall to this level, monitoring Temperature, 2/month, composite or New York State water quality provided that the laboratory analyst requirements, concentration. monthly, and 3 grab standards. The limit has been has complied with the specified as defined Examples quarterly, 2/yr samples derived based on existing quality assurance/quality control below in Note include g/Il, and yearly. collected assumptions and rules. These procedures in the relevant method. 2. that trigger lbs/d, etc. over a 6 assumptions include receiving water Monitoring results that are lower additional hour hardness, pH and temperature; rates than this level must be reported, but monitoring period.

of this and other discharges to the shall not be used to determine and permit receiving stream; etc. If compliance withthecalculated limit. review when assumptions or rules change the This PQL can be neither lowered exceeded.-

limit may, after due process and nor raised without a modification of modification of this permit, -change. this permit. -- -_-__ _

Note 1: DAILY DISCHARGE.: The discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents thecalendar day for the purposes of sampling. For pollutants expressed in units of mass, the 'daily discharge' is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurement, the 'daily discharge' is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day.

DAILY MAX.: The highest allowable daily discharge. DAILY MIN.: The lowest allowable daily discharge.

MONTHLY AVG: The highest allowable average of daily discharges over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of each of the daily discharges measured during a calendar month divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month.

7 DAY ARITHMETIC MEAN (7 day average): The highest allowable average of daily discharges over a calendar week.

30 DAY GEOMETRIC MEAN: The highest allowable geometric mean of daily discharges over a calendar month, calculated as the antilog of: the sum of the log of each of the daily discharges measured during a calendar month divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month.

7 DAY GEOMETRIC MEAN: The highest allowable geometric mean of daily discharges over a calendar week.

RANGE: The minimum and maximum instantaneous measurements for the reporting period must remain between the two values shown.

Note 2: ACTION LEVELS: Routine Action Level monitoring results, if not provided for on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) form, shall be appended to the DMR for the period during which the sampling was conducted. If the additional monitoring requirement is triggered as noted below, the permittee shall undertake a short-term, high-intensity monitoring program for the parametcr(s). Samples identical to those required for routine monitoring purposes shall be taken on each of at least three consecutive operating and discharging days and analyzed. Results shall be expressed in terms of both concentration and mass, and shall be submitted no later than the end of the third month following the month when the additional monitoring requirement was triggered. Results may be appended to the DMR or transmitted under separate cover to the same address. If levels higher than the Action Levels are confirmed, the permit may be reopened by the Department for consideration of revised Action Levels or effluent limits. The permittee is not authorized to discharge any of the listed parameters at levels which may cause or contribute to a violation of water quality standards. TYPE I: The additional monitoring requirement is triggered upon receipt by the permittee of any monitoring results in excess of the stated Action Level. TYPE II:

The additional monitoring requirement is triggered upon receipt by the permittee of any monitoring results that show the stated action level exceeded for four of six consecutive samples, or for two of six consecutive samples by 20 % or more, or for any one sample by 50 % or more.

SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 3 of 17 PERMIT LIMITS, LEVELS AND MONITORING OUTFMLL NUJMBER WASTEWATER TYPE RECEIVINGWATER EffECI'I EXPIRING 001 -Circulating Cooling Water J LAke Ontario 1 EDPM 1 EDP + 5 1

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>lorne, Total NA 0.1 M&/l Daiy*Grab FN Reidual

Special Conditions The chlorine program for zebra mussel control, approved by letter dated June 24. 1993 to J. Williams of RG&E, is allowed with the following condidor concerning circulating cooling water.

1. Each individual chlorine zebra mussel control shall be limited to a makimum of 30 days of continuous treatment.
2. Chlorine 'treatments for zebra mussel control shall be limited to a maximum of four treatments annually.

Treatment shall be separated by at least 30 days.

3. Records of chlorine dosage concentration, effluent flow and effluent concentration of total residual chlorine during addition and discharge must t maintained. The flow shall be measured it the frequency specified for flow elsewhere in this permit or at the frequency of the paramnetert specific above, whichever is more frequenL
4. The Regional Water Engineer shall be notified not less than 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> prior to initiation of zebra mussel control program.

S. The reports describing the results of the effectiveness of the zebra mussel control program and effluent analysis for total residual chlorine shall t submitted to the Regional Water Engineer, NYSDEC, by March 1' of the year following such treatments.

6. This permit modification is issued based on the best environmental and aquatic toxicity information available at this time. This authorization is subje to modification or revocation any time new information becomes available which justifies such modification or revocation.

SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 4 of 17 PERMIT LIMITS, LEVELS AND MONITORING OUTFALL NUMBER WASTEWATER TYPE RECEr<NG wAnSC lEFEcrlvE EXPIRIG 001 Circulating Cooing Water Lake Ontario EDPM E J IFkRAMETER MNUM MAXNWMU NT SAMPLE FREQUENCY SAMILE TMP FOOTNOTES Mq pH (Range) 6.0 9.0 SU Weekly Grab EFFLUENT LIMIT PQL MONITORING PARAMETER IACTION LEVEL SAMPLE SAMPLE FN

.~ ~ ~ UNTTS FREQUENCY TYPE Monthly Avg. Daily Max. Daily Max. TYPE I TYPE n Flow Monitor 490 MGD Continuous Pump Logs Discharge Temperature Monitor 102 OF Continuous Recorder

  • IntakeDischarge Difference 28 OF Continuous Recorder FN Total Residual Chlorine Monitor 0.2 mg/l Continuous IOUTFALL NUMBER I WASTEWATER TYPE RECEIVING WATER EFFECTIVE J EXPIRING 001-A House Service Boiler Blowdown LkOtr EDPM _EDP + yrs._

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pH (Range) 6.0 9.0 SU Annual - Gbw EFFLUENT LIMIT PQL MONITORING.

PARAMETER _ _ _l ACTION LEVEL SAMPLE SAMPLE FN UNITS FREQUENCY TYPE

________________Monthly Avg. Daily Max. Daily Max TYPE I TYPE II ow Monitor 490 GPD Annual Estimte Oil & Grease Monitor Is rng/ Annual Grab Suspended Solids 30 100 mgf] Annual Grab Iron NA 4.0 mglI Annual Grab Copper NA 1.0 l _ _ l mg/I Annual l rab

  • Footnotes for this outfall: One second temperature readings of untempered intake and discharge water will be used to compute the hourly average temperature difference. Twenty four hourly average temperatures would be used to compute the daily average temperature difference. The highest hourly temperature difference recorded during the day would be the maximum reported.

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PERMIT LIMTS, LEVELS AND MONITORING CIPe>GE SmiO~~l~aIw i .

'OUTFALL NUMBER WASTEWATER TYPE RECEIVING WATER EFFECTIVE EXPIRING 001-B High Conductivity Waste Tank Discharge Lake Ontario EDPM EDP + S yrs.

(Includes Steam Generator Blowdown)

EFFLUENT LIMIT PQL MONITORING PARAMETER ACTION LEVEL SAMPLE SAMPLE FN UNITS FREQUENCY TYPE Monthly Avg. Daily Max. Daily Max. TYPE I TYPEDII Flow NA Monitor GPD Quarterly Instantaneous Oil & Grease Monitor 1S mgA 2/year Grab Suspended Solids NA 50 _ mg" Quarterly Grab Chromium, Total NA 1.5 mg/I - Monthly Grab Copper NA 1.0 mg/I Monthly Grab Zinc NA 03 g I/_ Monthly Grab Boron NA 20 mgA Monthly Grab Iron NA 4.0 . mg/A Monthly Grab Arsenic NA 0.15 -mg/I 1 Monthly Grab OUTFALL NUMBER WASTEWATER TYPE RECEIVING WATER EFFECTIVE EXPIRING 001-c Radiation Waste Holdup and Treatment System (Includes Condensate Tank, A 8 B Lake Ontario EDPM 1EDP + yrs.

Monitor Tanks, Laundry Tanks IPARAMETER l MINIMUM l MAXIMUM UNITS  ! SAMPLE{FRQU EOSAMPLEOTYPE FOTNOTES(FN) pH (Range) 6.0 9.0 SU l Wcddy GrabI EFFLUENT LIMIT PQL MONITORING PARAMETER __ JJACTION LEVEL SAMPLE 'SAMPLE FN UNITS FREQUENCY TYPE

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Quarterly l rab 001-D Screenwash Return Water (No monitoring required)

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a Chlorine may be discharged up to 120 minutes per day.

The pH limit may beexceeded when conductivity is less than 10 micro mhos percem 2 . Conductivity monitoring is only required whe b.

the pH limit isexceeded.

SPDES PERM1T NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 6of 17 PERMIT LIMITS, LEVELS AND MONITORING 002 - Storm Water Runoff & Low Volume Wastes (No monitoring required)

PARAM[ETER I MINIM1 MAMUM U rrS SAMPLE FREQUENCY SAMPLE TYPE ___________

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EFFLUENT LIMIT PQL MONITORING PARAMETER ACTION LEVEL SAMPLE SAMPLE FN UNITS FREQUENCY TYPE

_______________ Monthly Avg. Daily Max. Daily Max. TYPE I TYPE n Flow Monitor Monitor GPD Monthly Instantaneous Oil & Grease Monitor 15 . mgi Monthly Grab Suspended Solids 30 100 mg/I Monthly Grab Copper NA 1.0 mg/I Monthly Grab Iron NA 4.0 mg/I Monthly Grab 003 - Storm Water Runoff (No monitoring required) 004 - Storm Water Runoff (No monitoring required) 005 - Storm Water Runoff (No monitoring required)

SPDES PERMrT NUMBSER NY 0000493 Page 7sof 17 PERMIT LIMITS, LEVELS AND MONITORING WE~~~~~~-Goad OUTFALL NUMBER WASTEWATER TYPE RECoIVING wATER JEFFECTIVE EPIRING 006 Redundant House Service Water Testing Lke Ontario EDPM EDP + 5 yrs.

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Footnotes for this outfall: Where pH is continuously recorded, the permittee is allowed excursions from the designated, allowable pH range, subject to the following conditions:

I. The total time during which the pH values of each discharge are outside the required range shall not exceed 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> and 26 minutes in any calendar month.

2. No individual excursion shall exceed 60 minutes in duration.
3. No excursion shailcause or contribute to a contravention of water quality standards.

SPDES PERMrT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 8 of 17 C UVAsGE GhWO04_ndPK8N d MONITORING LOCATIONS The permittee shall take samples and measurements, to comply with the monitoring requirements specified in this permit, at the location(s) specified below:

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SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page lOof 17 Additional Requirements

1. The permittee shall submit written notification, which shall include detailed descriptions and appropriate figures, to the DEC Chief, Bureau of Environmental Protection, Regional Fisheries Manager and Regional Engineer at least 60 days in advance of any change which results in the alteration of the location, design, construction, operations or capacity of the cooling water intake structure. The permittee shall submit, with its written notification a demonstration that the change reflects the best technology currently available for minimizing adverse environmental impact. Prior DEC approval is required before initiating such change.

A permit modification may be required.

2. Each impingement report submitted during this permit period shall include figures and a complete description of the cooling water intake system including trash racks; traveling screen type, size, mesh, and standard operating procedures; screen washwater discharge sluice configuration and disposition of screen washings, and the nature and estimated quantities of debris collected at this facility.
3. Impingement Monitoring Program.
a. An annual impingement monitoring program is required in order to document the impact of this facility on the aquatic environment of Lake Ontario. The methodologies described in Ginna Nuclear Power Station Impingement Plan of Study. RG&E Report No. B-13-293 (July 1985) are required with the following modification:
i. The wire mesh collection basket that fits into the screenwash sluiceway shall be constructed of mesh that is approximately % of the bar mesh of the traveling screens in order to minimize loss of organisms washed off the traveling screens.
b. At the permittee's option a modified impingement abundance program may be submitted for DEC review and approval.

The goal of the modified program would be to reduce the cost of impingement monitoring while continuing to provide adequate information for the department's determination to 6NYCRR 704 and the Clean Water Act Section 316. The impingement program identified in 3.a above shall continue in effect until an alternative is approved by the DEC.

4. Impingement Mitigation
a. During any time when a circulating pump is operational each traveling screen shall be washed for approximately fifteen (15) minutes each hour, excepting when a screen is inoperable due to required maintenance.
b. No sampling gear or other impediments to the return of impinged fish to Lake Ontario shall be placed in the washwater sluice excepting those necessary to conduct studies approved by the DEC.
5. The thermal discharge from this facility shall assure the protection and propagation of a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife in and on Lake Ontario. In this regard, the Department has approved the permittee's request for alternative effluent limitations pursuant to Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act for the 5 year life of the permit. The effluent limitations in this permit reflect this approval. The water temperature at the surface of Lake Ontario shall not be raised more than three Fahrenheit degrees over the temperature that existed before the addition of heat of artificial origin except that in a mixing zone consisting of an area of 320 acres from the point of discharge, this temperature may be exceeded.

SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page I1 of 17

6. Reporting
a. A copy of all reports pertaining to environmental impacts on water resulting from this facility, which the applicant submits to any federal, state or local agency, shall also be submitted to the Department of Environmental Conservation offices in Avon and Albany. The permittee shall also notify the Department within one week from the time of submission to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ofany requested change in the environmental technical specifications which could effect the requirements of this permit.
b. Report(s) submitted in fulfillment of permiteonditions shall clearly identify on the tide page the permit number and the specific section(s) by character and number that the report(s) fulfill. Each section of the text of such report shall identify the section(s) of the permit that it fulfills.
c. The annual impingement monitoring report shall be submitted by July 1 of the following year. The analyses, content and appendices shall follow that provided in previous impingement abundance reports as in RG&E Report No. B 357- Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Fish Impingement Program Analysis Report.
7. A one year study shall be conducted to monitor the entrainment of aquatic organisms in the station's cooling water flow. The goals of the study are to determine the abundance, species composition and life stage of organisms entrained, and help ascertain whether the operation of the cooling water intake system constitutes best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact. By EDM + 6 months, the permittee shall submit for review and approval a scope of work to conduct the study, consistent with the following guidelines.
a. One 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> sample will be collected each week from April 1 through September 30 b. Each collection will be scheduled to take place within the first two days of each seven day period, so that the remainder of the period is available for an alternate collection should plant operation or equipment malfunction prevent a collection on the day initially scheduled.
a. Each sample shall be divided into fourdiscrete 6hour periods (sub-samples). Total daily sample volume is to be at least 200 cubic meters. The volume of water sampled is to be accurately recorded using calibrated flow meters. If a pump sampler is to be used (e.g. trash pump), excessive flow rates are to be avoided that may cause extrusion of organisms through the net mesh and loss of sample
c. At the beginning and conclusion of each 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> sample, water quality measurements (temperature and dissolved oxygen) are to be taken at either the intake and cooling water discharge canal.
d. Samples may be collected at either the intake (screenhouse)or discharge canal. Samples collected from within the screenhouse only shall. be taken from multiple depths unless it can be demonstrated to the Department's Satisfaction that adequate mixing exists and organisms are not stratified within the water-column at that location.
e. Ichthyoplankton nets used for sample collection shall have a mesh size of 505 microns or less.
f. All samples are to be analyzed for all icthyoplankton and additionally analyze forMysis reficta, and Pontoporejaaffinis.

Ichthyoplankton are to be identified by species and life stage Tegg, yolk-sac larvae, post yolk-sac larvae, and juvenile).

From each sample up to 30 individuals per life stage per species will be measured to the nearest 0.1 mm.

g. All methods for sample collection and handling, sample processing, quality control and quality assurance shall be fully described in the scope of work.

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8. Within 6 months after the completion of the study, a final report shall be submitted to DEC describing the results of the study.

The report shall describe all methods used and present data on the density and abundance of species and life stages entrained over the did cycle, making liberal use of tabular data. Plant operational data such as weekly cooling water flows, timing of outages etc. as well as al excursions or deviations from the approved scope of work shall also be included. AU reports and all other required information shall be submitted to the following Department Offices: NYSDEC Chief, Bureau of Habitat, 625 Broadway

- 5" Floor, Albany, NY 122334756; and a copy each to the NYSDEC Region 8 Supervisor of Natural Resources, Regional Fisheries Manager and Regional Water Engineer, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414.

9. DEC will review the results of the permittee's entrainment monitoring study, and any other relevant information, to determine whether the cooling water intake at the Ginna Nuclear Generating Station represents best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact as required under NYCRR Part 704.5, and section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

Section 1326(b).

a If DEC determines that the cooling water intake is causing an adverse environmental impact and requires mitigative action be taken, then the permittee must, within 9 months of DEC notification, submit an intake technology report to the offices listed in No. 2. The report shall discuss the range of mitigation alternatives available for reducing impacts in terms of their engineering feasibility, reliability, cost, and the degree of mitigation likely to be achieved.

b. DEC shall determine, from the alternatives presented and from other relevant information available, appropriate mitigation for the facility that minimizes adverse environmental impact, consistent with the considerations listed above.

Within 12 months of DEC approval, the permittee shall submit plans and a schedule for the construction, operation and maintenance of the selected alternative(s), and if determined to be necessary, a plan to verify the effectiveness of the alternative(s) to minimize adverse environmental impact.

10. Biological specimens may be required to be submitted to NYSDEC upon request if notice by the Department is given prior to collection.
11. There shall be no discharge of auxiliary boiler chemical cleaning wastes and other metal cleaning wastewaters other than those using boric acid.
12. In regards to 750-2.8(e) items 3 and 4 items shall be reported annually to NYSDEC offices in Avon.
13. The permittee shall submit on an annual basis a report to the Department's offices in Albany and Avon by the 28th of the month next following the end of the period:
a. Daily minimum, average, and maximum station electrical output shall be determined and logged.
b. Daily minimum, average, and maximum water use shall be directly or indirectly measured or calculated and logged.
c. Daily minimum, average, and maximum intake and discharge temperatures shall be logged.
d. Measurement in a,b, and c shall be taken on an hourly basis.
14. There shall be no discharge of PCBs from this facility.
15. Radioactivity: Concentrations of radioactivity in effluent are subject to the requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license conditions.
16. Ethanolairine (ETA) used for iron transport control at the Ginna secondary system through the feed-water supply shall be maintained at a concentration in Outfall 001 of less than or equal to 0.7 mg/I. Method of determination of this concentration in outfall 001 (Circulating Cooling Water) shall be calculated by the feed rate. A log shall be maintained subject to the reporting requirements of the WTCFX.

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17. RG&E shall submit a review of the thermal tolerance literature for lake tout, rainbow trout, brown trout, yellow perch, American eel, alewife, rainbow smelt, spotail shiner, small mouth bass, and three-spine stickleback as a basis for assessing the potential for increased mortality to fish exposed to elevated temperatures in the station's cooling water discharge canal. By EDM + 6 months a scope of work for the report shall be submitted for the Department's review and approval. A final report is due within 12 months of the Departmaent's approval of the scope of work Both the scope of work and final report ar to be submitted to

< the Chief, NYSDEC Bureau of Habitat - 5th Foor, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY, 12233-4756; and to the Fisheries loffice, NYSDEC Region 8 Office, Avon, NY 14414-9519. The Departnent will review the results of the study and determine whether the current practice of returning fish in the station's cooling water discharge is leading to unacceptable thermal stress and likely increased levels of mortality to impinged fish. Based on this assessment and any other relevant information, the Department will determine whether additional mitigation will be required.

SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 14 of 17 DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (a) Except as provided in (c) and (f) of these Discharge Notification Act requirements, the permittee shall install and maintain identification signs at all outfalls to surface waters listed in this permit. Such signs shall be installed before initiation of any discharge.

(b) Subsequent modifications to or renewal of this permit does not reset or revise the deadline set forth in (a) above, unless anew deadline is set explicitly by such permit modification or renewal.

(c) The Discharge Notification Requirements described herein do not apply to outfalls from which the discharge is composed exclusively of storm water, or discharges to ground water.

(d) The sign(s) shall be conspicuous, legible and in as close proximity to the point of discharge as is reasonably possible while ensuring the maximum visibility from the surface water and shore. The signs shall be installed in such a manner to pose minimal hazard to navigation, bathing or other water related activities. If the public has access to the water from the land in the vicinity of the outfall, an identical sign shall be posted to be visible from the direction approaching the surface water.

The signs shall have minimum dimensions of eighteen inches by twenty four inches (18' x 24") and shall have white letters on a green background and contain the following information:

N.Y.S. PERMITrED DISCHARGE POINT SPDES PERMIT No.: NY_ _

OUTFALL No.:

For Information about this permitted discharge contact:

Permittee Name:

Permittee

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Permittee Phone: ( )- -

OR:

NYSDEC Division of Water Regional Office Address:

NYSDEC Division of Water Regional Phone: ( 3 #######

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(e) For each discharge required to have a sign in accordance with a), the permittee shall, concurrent with the installation of the sign, provide a repository of copies of the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), as required by the RECORDING, REPORTING AND ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS page of this permit. This repository shall be open to the public, at a minimum, during normal daytime business hours. The repository may be at the business office repository of the permittee or at an off-premises location of its choice (such location shall be the village, town, city or county clerk's office, the local library or other location as approved by the Department). In accordance with the RECORDING, REPORTING AND ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS page of your permit, each DMR shall be maintained on record for a period of three years.

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- continued - 'a (f) If, upon November 1, 1997, the permittee has installed signs that include the information required by 17-0815-a(2)(a) of the ECL, but do not meet the specifications listed above, the permittee ruay continue to use the existing signs for a period of up to five years, after which the signs shall comply with the specifications listed above.

(g) The permittee shall periodically inspect the outfall identification signs in order to ensure that they are maintained, are still visible and contain information that is current and factually correct.

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SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 16 of 17 RECORDING, REPORTING AND ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS a) The permittee shall also refer to 6NYCRR Part 750 for additional information concerning monitoring and reporting requirements and conditions.

b) the monitoring information required by this permit shall be summarized, signed and retained for a period of three years from the date of the sampling for subsequent inspection by the Departnent or its designated agent Also, monitoring Information required by this permit shall be summarized and reported by submitting; I] (if box is checked) completed and signed Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms for each I month reporting period to the locations specified below. Blank forms are available at the Department's Albany office listed below. The first reporting period begins on the effective date of this permit and the reports will be due no later than the 28th day of the month following the end of each reporting period.

[](if box is checked) an annual report to the Regional Water Engineer at the address specified below. The annual report is due by February 1 and must summarize information for January to December of the previous year in a format acceptable to the Department.

[](if box is checked) a monthly 'Wastewater Facility Operation Report..." (form 92-15-7) to the:

[]Regional Water Engineer and/or a] County Health Department or Environmental Control Agency specified below Send the original (top sheet) of each DMR page to: Send the first coMU (second sheet) of each DMR page to:

Department of Environmental Conservation Department of Environmental Conservation Regional Water Engineer Division of Water Rgo Bureau of Watershed Compliance Programs Regaon 7 625 Broadway 625 Broadway ~~~~~~~~6274 Avon,East NY Avon-li;ma 14414 Road Albany. New York 12233-3506 Phone: (585) 226-2466 Ext. 5445 Phone: (518) 402-8177 Send an additionalS.2pLyof each DMR page to:

c) Noncompliance with the provisions of this permit shall be reported to the Department as prescribed in 6NYCRR Part 750.

d) Monitoring must be conducted according to test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136, unless other test procedures have been specified in this permit.

e) If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the permit, using test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136 or as specified in this permit, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the calculations and recording of the data on the Discharge Monitoring Reports.

f) Calculation for all linitations which require averaging of measurements shall utilize an arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified in this permit.

g) Unless otherwise specified, all information recorded on the Discharge Monitoring Report shall be based upon measurements and sampling carried out during the most recently completed reporting period.

h) Any laboratory test or sample analysis required by this permit for which the State Commissioner of Health issues certificates of approval pursuant to section five hundred two of the Public Health Law shall be conducted by a laboratory which has been issued a certificate of approval. Inquiries regarding laboratory certification should be sent to the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, New York State Health Department Center for Laboratories and Research, Division of Environmental.Sciences, The

e SPDES PERMIT NUMBER NY 0000493 Page 17 of 17 Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12201.

Ginna Power Station Schedule of Compliance for SPDES Permit Additional Requirement #7 (Entrainment Monitoring) and for Additional Requirement #17 (Thermal Literature Review)

Additional Requirement #7 Entrainment Task Start Date End Date

  • SPDES Permit finalized that includes requirement to perform 7/1/03 7/1/08 entrainment studies.
  • Preparation and submit scope of entrainment work to DEC. 7/1/03 1/1/04
  • DEC reviews scope of work/provides comments/ and approval 111/04 4/1/04 to implement proposed entrainment program. (Est. @ 3 months)
  • RGE performs entrainment program 4/1/04 9/30/04
  • Within 6 months of study completion a final report is submitted 10/1/04 4/1/05
  • After an unspecified amount of time DEC provides determination 4/1/05 1011/05 of any adverse env. impact (Est. 6 months).
  • If DEC determines any action is required on RGEs part, then, 10/1/05 7/1/06 within 9 months of DEC notification, RGE must submit an intake technology report discussing mitigative alternatives.
  • After an unspecified amount of time DEC determines, from the 7/1/06 1/1/07 alternatives provided, the appropriate mitigation. (est. at 6 months).
  • Within 12 months of DEC approval, RGE submits plans and 1/1/07 I/1/08 schedule of construction of the selected alternative(s).

Additional Requirement #17 Thermal Study Task Start Date End Date

  • SPDES Effective Date of Modification upon acceptance 7/1/03 7/1/03
  • Submittal date of Scope of Work for the Literature 7/1/03 1/1/04 review report to DEC.
  • Final report due to DEC within 12 months of DEC approval 1/1/04 111/05
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