ML051160155
| ML051160155 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2005 |
| From: | Heyl A State of NJ, Dept of Environmental Protection |
| To: | Jury K AmerGen Energy Co, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| %dam200604, 1500-02-0004.4 CDT050001 | |
| Download: ML051160155 (5) | |
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Shtat of 'Nafu Porr Richard J. Codey Department of Environmental Protection Bradley M. Campbell Acting Governor Land Use Regulation Program Comnissioner
- P. O.Box 439, Trenrion, New Jersey 08625-0439
.Telephond#(609)'292-0060 Tax # (609) 292-8115'or (609) 777-3656 www.state nj.us/dep/landuse March 31, 2005 Keith R. Jury, Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
-AmerGen Energy Company LLC--
200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 RE:
Request for Necessary Data. and Information for a Federal Consistency Determination File No. 1500-02-0004.4 CDT050001 Applicant: AmerGen Energy Company LLC Project: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Location: Lacey Township, Ocean County
Dear Mr. Jury:
Please be advised the Program received the above referenced request on January 21, 2005. As the Program did not issue a deficiency letter within 30 days of the date of receipt, the Program under 15 CFR 930.60(A)(1)(ii) is advising the applicant that the State agency's review has begun, and that the certification or information deficiencies must be cured by the applicant during the State's review period. A decision on this
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Request for Necessary Data and Information.
The Program requests the following three (3) items under the enforceable Coastal Zone Management Rules (Rules) at N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.5(a)li, lviii, 6.2, and 8.2.
- 1.
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statement on page 4 under the section identified as "Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages" that "Results indicate that the water quality of the Bay, which had been in decline, is recovering and now supports a healthy fish population."
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Keith R. Jury Page 2 File No. 1500-02-0004.4 CDT050001
- 2.
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statement on page 4 under the section identified as "Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages" that "... the impacts of entrainment during current operations are small...". Please quantify the term "small" in the previous sentence using the data and information to be submitted.
- 3.
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statement on page 4 under the section identified as "Impingement of fish and-shellfish"-that-"...-impacts ofimpingement during current operatioins are small...". Please quantify the term "small" in the previous sentence using the data and information to be submitted.
4:'
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statements on page 4 under the section identified as "Impingement of fish and shellfish" that the Ristroph traveling screens currently being used reduces the number of fish impinged and impingement mortality.
- 5.
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statement on page 5 under the section identified as "Heat shock" that
"..impacts of heat shock during current operations are small...". Please quantify the term "small" in the previous sentence using the data and information to be submitted.
The Program requests the following item under the enforceable Coastal Zone Management Rules (Rules) at N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.5(a)li, 3.38, and 6.2.
- 6.
Please submit a copy of the results of the NRC's requested re-initiation of
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iMai' n-_e Fisheries Service (NMFS) discussed on page 5 and 7.
The Program requests the following items under the enforceable Coastal Zone Management Rules (Rules) at N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.5(a)liv, lviii, 3.41, and 6.2.
- 7.
Submit the data and information and an analysis of that date and information to support the statements on page 6 under the section identified as "Electromagnetic fields", acute effects (electric shock).
Keith R. Jury Page 3 File No. 1500-02-0004.4 CDT050001
- 8.
On page 28, the submittal advises "OCGS uses hazardous substances as defined by N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1lb-k, including substances that are corrosive, ignitable, flammable or radioactive." Please submit a listing of those substances and any available data showing the extent and concentrations of their dispersal in to the environment. If any of the substances are being released in amounts lethal to organisms, please list those substances and the organisms potentially impacted and any data or information on the generating station's impact on those organisms.
The Program requests the following items under the enforceable Coastal Zone Management Rules (Rules) at N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.5(a)li, 3.5, and 6.2.
- 9.
Submit the data and information, including but not limited to the species and numbers of fish killed during cold weather shut downs, and an analysis of that date and information to support the statements on page 25 under the section identified as "Prime Fishing Areas" that supports the statement that "The thermal plume entering the Bay from Oyster Creek has temperatures a few degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient temperature of the Bay and does not interfere with any fish migrations." In addition, please include the date of and ambient bay temperature and plume temperatures at the time of each shut down event.
- 10.
Submit data and information and an analysis of that data and information to support the statement on page 25 under the.section identified as "Prime Fishing Areas" with regard to the impingement of alewife or river herring (Alosa pseudoharengus), blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis), American shad (Alosa sapidissima), striped bass (Monrone saxatilis), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), Shortnose sturgeon (Acivenser brevirostrum) and American eel
-g(Aruilla-rostrata) that "OCGS is -incompliance-with the-rules-protecting-finfish migrations".
The Program requests the following items under the enforceable Coastal Zone Management Rules (Rules) at N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.5(a)lv and 7:7E-8.1 1.
- 11.
The submittal does not discuss public access to the waterfront. Please identify any public access to the waterfront provided on property owned by AmerGen. If
-no public access to the waterfront is available, can public access be provided to Oyster Creek, Forked River or Barnegat Bay. through the Finninger Farm? If AmerGen's response is negative, please detail why public access to the waterfront can not be provided.
Keith R. Jury Page 4 File No. 1500-02-0004.4 CDT050001 With regard to the data and information requested above, the Program has knowledge that data and information were gathered by Ichthyological Associates (IA) and Environmental Associates (EA) in the 1970s and 1980s. The Program assumes that you will utilize those studies and all other subsequent 316B studies to respond to the above requests.
Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me at the-above address or-at 609-984-0288.-
Sincerely, Andrew Heyl, Section Chief Bureau of Coastal Regulation
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Andrew Kugler, Chief of Environmental Section, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency, One White Flint, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20555
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