ML063380062
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 12/01/2006 |
| From: | AmerGen Energy Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 1 FEDERAL CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 (CZMA)
This is the AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) Certification to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the State of New Jersey that renewal of the Oyster Creek Generating Station (OCGS) operating license is consistent with enforceable policies of the
federally-approved coastal zone management program for the State of New Jersey. This Certification is consistent with and patterned after NRC guidance relevant to the preparation of consistency certifications for federal permits and licenses, as set forth in Appendix E of the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation's "Procedural Guidance for Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues" (Ref. 1). It provides the Consistency Certification, set forth below, and then describes the governing statutory and regulatory requirements. The statutory background is followed by a detailed description of the proposed activity (i.e., OCGS license renewal). This Certification, in combination with the information contained in the attachments hereto, contains the necessary information and data required by the New Jersey Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP). Specifically, the Certification and attachments fully assess the probable effects of the proposed renewal of the OCGS operating license on any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone based on the relevant enforceable policies of the CZMP. Based on the assessment and compliance status of OCGS, AmerGen has provided a brief set of findings in this Certification which summarize the bases for its determination that the proposed renewal of the OCGS and its effects are consistent with the enforceable policies of the
CZMP. CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION AmerGen hereby certifies that renewal of the OCGS operating license complies with the enforceable policies of the federally-approved CZMP and will be conducted in a manner consistent with such program.
NECESSARY DATA AND INFORMATION Statutory and Regulatory Background The Coastal Zone Management Act (16 USC 1451 et seq.) (CZMA) imposes certification requirements on the applicant for a federal license to conduct an activity that could affect a state's coastal zone. Specifically, the CZMA requires that any applicant for a federal license or permit or authorization, certification, approval, or other form of permission, which any federal agency is empowered to issue to an applicant to conduct an activity, inside or outside of the coastal zone, affecting any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone of that state, shall certify in the application to the approving federal agency that the proposed activity complies with the enforceable policies of the state's approved program and that such activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the program. The CZMA also requires the applicant to provide to the state or its designated agency a copy of the certification, with all necessary information and data. [16 USC 1456(c)(3)(A); 15 CFR 930.51(a)]. At the earliest practicable time, the state agency must notify the federal agency and the applicant whether the state concurs with, or objects to, the consistency certification. [15 CFR 930.63(a)]. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has promulgated regulations implementing NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 2 the CZMA which indicate that the certification requirement is applicable to renewal of federal licenses for activities not previously reviewed by the state [15 CFR 930.51(b)(1)]. NOAA approved the New Jersey Coasta l Management Program in 1978 and approved additional elements in 1980 (Ref. 2). The New Jersey Coastal Management Program is administered by the Land Use Regulation Program within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The Department maintains a website that describes the program in general terms (Ref. 3). The New Je rsey Coastal Management Statutes (Ref. 4) contain guidelines for preservation and management of the coastal area that are set forth in policy statements, standards, and management objectives. The New Jersey Coastal Management Program comprises a network of offices within NJDEP that serve distinct functions, yet share responsibility for the New Jersey coast. The Coastal Management Program (CMP or CZMP) implements three major state laws: the Waterfront Development Law; the Wetlands Act of 1970; and the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA). The Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act and the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act are additional authorities for Federal Consistency Review. Enforceable policies are contained in the Coastal Zone Management rules (New Jersey Administrative Code [NJAC] 7:7E), the Coastal Permit Program rules (NJAC 7:7) and the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules (NJAC 7:7A). (Ref. 3) Attachment A identifies the New Jersey coastal management rules applicable to OCGS license renewal. The OCGS received its operating license in 1969, prior to promulgation of the CZMA or approval of the New Jersey CMP. Should a question arise about consistency with a specific aspect of the New Jersey Coastal Management Program that NOAA has not reviewed and approved, the State and NRC should keep in mind that the CZMA requires consistency only with those portions of the State's CMP that have been approved by NOAA.
Proposed Action The NRC operating license for OCGS authorizes operation until April 2009. NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54 provide for the renewal of existing plant operating licenses and, in fact, as of this writing, the NRC has renewed 47 oper ating licenses. In July 2005, AmerGen submitted the license renewal application for OCGS to the NRC seeking to extend the license term to April 2029, and subsequently supplemented or revised the application in response to NRC questions and data requests. Attachment B is the AmerGen application for license renewal to the NRC. As part of the license renewal application, AmerGen included not only an assessment of systems, structures, and components important to continued safe plant operation, but also an extensive assessment of the environmental impacts of continued plant
operation. By way of background, OCGS is an electric generating station located within the New Jersey coastal zone, in Lacey Township, Ocean County, between the South Branch of the Forked River and Oyster Creek, two miles inland of Barnegat Bay. Since the plant was first licensed to operate in 1969, there has been a tremendous amount of development in the vicinity of Barnegat Bay unrelated to AmerGen or the plant's previous owners. From 1970 through 2004, Ocean County's population grew by 344,781 to 553,300 residents, outpacing the growth rate of New Jersey (165.4% vs. 21.3%)
. In 2004, Ocean County ranked number one in New Jersey in single-family residential building permits. Ocean County is one of the fastest growing counties in New Jersey. (See Attachment A, Response to NJAC 7:7E-7.4)
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 3 The plant withdraws water for non-contact cooling from Barnegat Bay via the South Branch of the Forked River and a manmade intake canal, and returns the heated discharge to Barnegat Bay via a manmade discharge canal and Oyster Creek. Approximately 60 percent of the area within a 50-mile radius of OCGS is the water of the Atlantic Ocean. Figures E-1 and E-2 are OCGS 50- and 6-mile vicinity maps, respectively. OCGS is a boiling water nuclear reactor with an expected total output of approximately 1,930 MW thermal with an electric output of approximately 640 MW. The intake structure has four circulating water pumps within two bays. The four pumps provide a continuous supply (maximum of 460,000 gallons per minute [gpm]) of condenser cooling water. After moving through the condensers (and service water systems), water is released into a discharge canal and thence to Oyster Creek, which flows into Barnegat Bay. In addition to the four circulating water pumps (and four service water pumps with a total maximum pump capacity of 16,000 gpm) in the same intake structure, three dilution pumps pull water from the intake canal directly into the discharge canal when needed to ameliorate the elevated temperatures in the discharge canal. Maximum total capacity of the three dilution pumps is 780,000 gpm. Maximum flow with all circulation and dilution pumps working would be 1.25 million gpm; however, the NJPDES permit allows only two dilution pumps to operate simultaneously. The OCGS workforce consists of approximately 470 AmerGen employees and 150 long-term contract employees. More than 80 percent reside in Ocean County. The OCGS reactor is on a 24-month refueling cycle. During refueling outages, site employment increases by approximately 1,300 workers for temporary (approximately 20 days) duty. AmerGen has no plans to add employees as a result of license renewal.
AmerGen has not identified any refurbishment ac tivities necessary to allow operation for an additional 20 years, and has identified no significant environmental impacts from programs and activities for managing the effects of aging. As such, renewal would result in a continuation of environmental impacts currently regulated, and already permitted by the state. Table E-1 lists State and Federal licenses, permits, and other environmental authorizations for current OCGS
operations and Table E-2 identifies compliance ac tivities associated specifically with NRC license renewal. One transmission line was built to connect OCGS to the regional electric grid. It is operated and maintained by FirstEnergy. The corridor runs approximately 11 miles, from OCGS to the Manitou substation near Toms River, and encompasses about 320 acres (Figure E-2). The southeastern part of New Jersey, in particular, has an increasing demand for electric service.
To meet this growing demand, Atlantic City Electric upgraded a 69 kV line to 230 kV from Oyster Creek to the Cardiff substation. Conectiv has constructed part of this new transmission line from the Oyster Creek substation south to Egg Harbor (Figure E-2), but that line is not within the scope of this certification. The proposed action, renewing the OCGS operating license for an additional 20 years, would not require additional transmission lines, nor is AmerGen anticipating that this action would change any corridor maintenance practices.
Coastal regulations require protection of vegetation in wetlands, along intermittent stream corridors, and on steep slopes, and protection of threatened and endangered species. Vegetation management contractors of FirstEnergy are required to adhere to vegetation management specifications within FirstEnergy transmission corridors. These specifications describe appropriate use of herbicides and cutting to maintain a vegetative cover protective of the landscape and this is protective of protected species. The NJDEP issues permits to perform NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 4 vegetation maintenance in wetlands and wetland transition zones as further assurance of protection of resources.
Environmental Impacts of OCGS License Renewal Relevant to this certification, AmerGen notes that the NRC has prepared a generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) in which it considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period. The results of the GEIS are codified in 10 CFR Part 51. In summary, the GEIS identifies 92 potential environmental issues associated with license renewal and reaches generic conclusions related to the environmental impacts of 69 of these so-called Category 1 issues that apply to all plants or to plants with certain specific design or site c haracteristics. The NRC concluded that Category 1 issues, including the following, have SMALL 1 impacts: Surface water quality, hydrology, and use Aquatic ecology Groundwater use and quality Terrestrial resources Air quality Land use Human health Postulated accidents Socioeconomics Uranium fuel cycle and waste management Decommissioning In its decision-making for plant-specific license renewal applications, absent new and significant information to the contrary, NRC relies on its codified findings, as amplified by supporting information in the GEIS, for assessment of environmental impacts from Category 1 issues [10 CFR 51.95(c)(4)]. For plants such as OCGS that are located in coastal areas, many of these issues involve impacts to the coastal zone. Table E-3 lists the 92 issues, identifies them as Category 1 or 2, and describes their relevance at OCGS. Of the 69 Category 1 issues identified in the GEIS, 58 are applicable to OCGS. Of these, 25 are relevant to OCGS's location in the coastal zone. The remaining Category 1 issues do not apply to OCGS because they are associated either with design or operational features the OCGS does not have (e.g., cooling 1 The NRC employs a three-level standard of significance-SMALL, MODERATE, or LARGE-developed using the Council on Environmental Quality guidelines. The following definition of "SMALL" is set forth in footnotes to Table B-1 of 10 CFR Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B: "Environmental effects are not detectable or are so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource."
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 5 ponds), or to an activity (i.e., refurbishment) that OCGS will not undertake for purposes of license renewal. Additional plant-specific review is required for the remaining 23 issues identified in the GEIS. Such analyses are included in plant-specific supplements to the GEIS. The NRC has identified 21 of the 23 issues as "Category 2," for which license renewal applicants must submit additional site-specific information.
2 Of these, 11 apply to OCGS 3, and, 4 could involve impacts to the coastal zone. The two remaining issues, environmental justice and chronic effects of electromagnetic fields, were not categorized by the NRC; the former is addressed in plant-specific supplements to the GEIS, and information regarding the latter was deemed inconclusive by the NRC. AmerGen evaluated the environmental issues set forth in the GEIS in the Oyster Creek Generating Station Applicant's Environmental Report - Operating License Renewal Stage, submitted as part of the OCGS license renewal application to NRC (Appendix E of Attachment B). Because the environmental report adopts by reference GEIS discussion of Category 1 issue impacts, and because AmerGen offers these discussions as further evidence of OCGS license renewal having a small impact on New Jersey coastal resources, AmerGen has included the GEIS (Ref. 5) as Attachment C to this certification. NRC has prepared Draft Supplement 28 to the GEIS as part of its review of the AmerGen application for renewal of the OCGS license (Attachment D; Ref. 6). Therein, the NRC Staff considered all 92 environmental issues identified in the GEIS. It also considered the environmental impacts associated with alternatives to license renewal 4 and compared the environmental impacts of license renewal to those of the alternatives. In addition, in response to draft conditions presented in the proposed New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJDPES) permit issued in July 2005, the NRC Staff also considered the environmental impacts of alternatives to the existing once-through cooling water system employed at OCGS. Neither NRC nor AmerGen has identified information that is both new and significant related to Category 1 issues that would call into question the conclusions in the GEIS. Similarly, neither the scoping process nor the NRC Staff has identified any new issue applicable to OCGS that has a significant environmental impact. Therefore, the NRC Staff relies upon the conclusions of the GEIS for the 58 Category 1 issues applicable to OCGS. Eleven Category 2 issues, as well as environmental justice and chronic effects of electromagnetic fields, are discussed in detail in the DSEIS. For all 11 Category 2 issues and environmental justice, the Staff concludes that the potential environmental effects are of SMALL significance in the context of the standards set forth in the GEIS, (see note # 1 supra) and that no further evaluation of chronic effects of electromagnetic fields is necessary due to an absence of consensus on the issue by appropriate federal agencies. Thus, the preliminary 2 10 CFR 51, Subpart A, Appendix B, Table B-1 also identifies 2 issues as "NA" for which NRC could not come to a conclusion regarding categorization. AmerGen believes that these issues, chronic effects of electromagnetic fields and environmental justice, do not affect the "coastal zone" as that phrase is defined by the Coastal Zone Management Act [16 USC 1453(1)].
3 The remaining Category 2 issues do not apply to OCGS either because they are associated with design or operational features that OCGS does not have (e.g., cooling ponds) or to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS will not undertake.
4 The alternatives to license renewal include the no-action alternative (i.e., not renewing OCGS operating license) and alternative methods of power generation-most likely gas- or coal-fired generation.
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 6 recommendation of the NRC Staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal at OCGS are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. New Jersey Coastal Management Program Attachment A lists the policies of the New Jersey CZMP and discusses the applicability of each to OCGS. In addition, it reproduces each potentially applicable Coastal Zone Management rule
adopted by the Department and explains the basis for AmerGen's conclusion that renewal of the OCGS Operating License will comply, or that the rule does not apply to the proposed license
renewal. Findings In summary the information provided with certification supports the following findings: 1. In the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, the NRC Staff has determined that the impact of Category 1 and 2 license renewal environmental issues applicable to the OCGS on the coastal zone are SMALL (see note #1 supra). 2. The National Marine Fisheries Service had determined that continued OCGS operations are not likely to jeopardize the existence of endangered Kemp's ridley, green or threatened loggerhead sea turtles. 3. OCGS is in compliance with New Jersey's licensing and permitting requirements and its state-issued licenses and permits. To the best of AmerGen's knowledge, the transmission corridor associated with OCGS, which is owned, operated, and maintained by FirstEnergy, is in compliance with New Jersey licensing and permitting requirements. 4. Renewal of AmerGen's license rand continued operation of OCGS would be consistent with the enforceable policies of the New Jersey coastal zone management program. By letter dated September 15, 2006, NJDEP concurred with the list of relevant regulations in the
NOAA-required Checklist submitted by AmerGen (letter 2130-06-20379 dated August 15, 2006). Attachment A provides an explanation of the impacts of OCGS operations. The format for Attachment A is as follows: the attachment lists each regulation in the New Jersey CMP, describes relevant OCGS acti vities and provides a conclusion as to the impacts of such activities. OCGS and AmerGen are in compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Program.
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 7 STATE NOTIFICATION By this certification that OCGS license renewal is consistent with New Jersey's Coastal Zone Management Program, New Jersey is notified that it has six months from receipt of this letter and accompanying information in which to concur with or object to AmerGen's certification (15 CFR 930.62(a)). We would welcome an opportunity to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss any questions you may have about this certification. New Jersey's concurrence, objection, or notification of review status shall be sent to:
Rani Franovich Chief of Environmental Section Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
One White Flint
11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20555 (301) 415-3360 Pam Cowan Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Corporation
200 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, PA 19348
(610) 765-5664
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 8 ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - New Jersey Coastal Zone Management Rules. Attachment B - License Renewal Application; Oyster Creek Generating Station; Docket No. 50-219; Facility Operating License No. DPR-16. Attachment C - Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants. Attachment D - Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; Supplement 28, Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Draft
Report for Comment. REFERENCES 1. NRR Office Instruction No. LIC-203, "Procedural Guidance for Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues." U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. May 24, 2004. 2. State and Territory Coastal Management Program Summaries, New Jersey Coastal Management Program. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Available on line at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/mystate/nj.html. Accessed November 13, 2006. 3. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 2004. Coastal Management Program. Available at http://www.nj.gov/dep/cmp. Accessed June 21, 2006. 4. New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 7, Chapter 7E, Coastal Zone Management rules. 5. Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG-1437, May 1996. Available on line at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437. Accessed June 21, 2006. 6. Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; Supplement 28, Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Draft Report for Comment. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG-1437, Supplement 28, June 2006. Available online at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement28/index.html. Accessed November 13, 2006.
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 9 Figure E-1, 50-Mile Vicinity Map NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 10 Figure E-2, 6-Mile Vicinity Map
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 11 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations. Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered Federal Requirements to License Renewal U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Energy Act (42 USC 2011, et seq.), 10 CFR 50.10 License to operate DPR-16 Issued: 4/9/1969 Expires: 4/9/2009
Operation of OCGS U.S. Department of Transportation 49 USC 5108 Registration 052804700004MO Issued: 5/28/04 Expires: 6/30/07 Hazardous materials shipments National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531-1544) Incidental Take Permit - Sea Turtles Issued: 9/22/2005 Expires: 4/9/2009 unless incidental
take limits are exceeded Possession and disposition of impinged or stranded sea turtles New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.),
NJ Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) Water Pollution Control Act 58:10A et seq. and N. J. Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.)7:14A et seq. New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit -
surface water NJ0005550 Issued: 10/21/94 Expires: remains in effect pending state action on current application Wastewater (industrial surface
water, thermal surface water and stormwater runoff) discharges to Oyster Creek, and Forked River New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.),
N.J.S.A. 58:10A et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:14A et seq. New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit - ground water NJ0101966 Issued: 2/20/04 Expires: 2/20/09 Wastewater (percolation lagoon, underground injection, dredge spoils) to groundwater NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 12 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations (Continued) Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Area Facility Review Act (N.J.S. A. 13:19-1 et seq.), Waterfront Development Act (N.J.S.A. 12:5-3), and Wetlands Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq.) Certification Compliance with Coastal Zone management rules, Freshwater Wetlands protection rules, and Coastal Permit Program rules New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Supply Management Act, N.J.S.A. 58: 1A et seq. Water Use Registration 11108W Issued: 7/25/01 Expires: not applicable Registers two wells with collective diversions of less than 100,000 gallons per day New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection N.J.A.C. 7:7A Freshwater Wetlands Statewide General
Permit 1500-02-0004.1 Issued: 6/4/02 Expires: 6/4/07 Remove vegetation from fire pond Ocean County Soil Conservation District Chapter 251, Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control Act, P.L. 195 Certificate SCD 1302 Issued: 7/19/05 Expires: 1/19/09 Soil Erosion Control and Sediment Control plan for upland dredge disposal site New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air
Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP970001 Issued: 9/8/02 Expires: 9/8/07 Air emission for DL-42 boiler and DL-68 boiler NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 13 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations (Continued) Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP970002 Issued: 10/9/02 Expires: 10/9/07 Emergency Fire Diesel 1-2 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP970003 Issued: 11/14/02 Expires: 11/14/07 #1 boiler New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP970005 Issued: 1/8/03 Expires: 1/8/08 Forked River Emergency Fire Diesel New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP970006 Issued: 10/31/02 Expires: 10/29/07 Dirty Oil Lube Tank New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air
Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP960005 Issued: 3/23/04 Expires: 3/23/09 Main Fuel Tank New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air
Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP960006 Issued: 7/10/04 Expires: 7/10/09 Emergency Generator 1 NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 14 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations (Continued) Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP960007 Issued: 7/10/04 Expires: 7/10/09 Emergency Diesel Generator 2 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP960008 Issued: 6/26/06 Expires: 6/26/11 Grit Blaster New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to operate PCP020001 Issued: 7/29/02 Expires: 7/28/07 Emergency Fire Diesel 1-1 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.); Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 USC 6901 et seq.); Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 48:10A et seq.;
Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:14B Registration UST 000002 Issued: 8/24/04 Expires: 8/24/09 Underground storage tank -
emergency spill tank New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et.seq. and N.J.A.C.
7:27-8 Operating Certificate CN 099746 Issued: 11/14/06 Expires: 11/14/11 Above-ground Gasoline Storage
Tank NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 15 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations (Continued) Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection N.J.A.C. 7:18 et seq. Laboratory Certification 15304 Issued: 7/01/06 Expires: 6/30/07
State certified laboratory to perform listed analyses New Jersey Department of Transportation New Jersey Revised Statutes, Title 6 Certificate of License H-205 Issued: 1/31/2006 Expires: 1/31/2007 Oyster Creek Helistop New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq); Air
Pollution Control Act (1954), N.J.S.A.
26:2C-9.2 Certificate to Operate E-401 Issued: 2/13/06 Expires: 2/13/11 EDG Fuel Oil Storage Tank South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Division
of Waste Management South Carolina Radioactive Waste Transportation and Disposal Act (Act No. 429) South Carolina Radioactive Waste Transport Permit 0043-29-04 12/31/06 Transportation of radioactive waste
into the State of South Carolina Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Virginia Department of Emergency Management Title 44, Code of Virginia, Chapter 3.3, Section 44-146.3 Virginia Registration to Transport Hazardous Radioactive Materials AO-S-063006 Issued: 6/29/2005 Expires: 7/31/2008 Transport of hazardous radioactive materials State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Radiological Health Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Rule 1200-2-10.32 Tennessee Radioactive Waste License-for-Delivery T-NJ001-L05 Issued: 1/1/06 Expires:12/31/06
Transportation of radioactive waste into the State of Tennessee NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 16 Table E-1. Environmental Authorizations for Current OCGS Operations (Continued) Agency Authority Requirements Number Issue or Expiration Date Activity Covered New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 40 CFR 266 Subpart N N.J.A.C. 7:26G Conditional Exemption Storage and treatment of low-level mixed waste Ocean County Utilities Authority Agreement OCGS provides continuous radiation monitoring of discharges of OCGS wastewater to publicly-owned treatment facility
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 17 Table E-2. Environmental Authorizations for OCGS License Renewal a Agency Authority Requirement Remarks U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Energy Act (42 USC 2011
et seq.) License renewal Environmental Report submitted in support of license renewal application U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Act
Section 7 (16 USC 1536) Consultation Requires federal agency issuing a license to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/National Marine Fisheries Service New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Act Section 401 (33 USC 1341)
Certification State issuance of NJPDES permit (Section 9.1.5) constitutes 401 certification Coastal Zone Management Act (16 USC 1452
et seq.) Certification Requires applicant to prove certification to federal agency issuing the license that license renewal would be consistent with the federally approved State Coastal Zone Management program. Based on its review of the proposed activity, the State must concur with or object to the applicant's certification New Jersey Office of Historic Preservation National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 (16 USC 470f)
Certification Requires federal agency issuing a license to consider cultural impacts and consult
with State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). a. No renewal-related requirements identified for local or other agencies.
NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 18 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments Surface Water Quality, Hydrology, and Use (for all plants) 1. Impacts of refurbishment on surface water quality 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 2. Impacts of refurbishment on surface water use 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 3. Altered current patterns at intake and discharge structures 1 yes 4. Altered salinity gradients 1 yes 5. Altered thermal stratification of lakes1 NA Issue applies to a plant feature, discharge to a lake, that OCGS does not have. 6. Temperature effects on sediment transport capacity 1 yes 7. Scouring caused by discharged cooling water 1 yes 8. Eutrophication 1 yes 9. Discharge of chlorine or other biocides 1 yes 10. Discharge of sanitary wastes and minor chemical spills 1 yes 11. Discharge of other metals in waste water 1 yes 12. Water use conflicts (plants with once-through cooling systems) 1 no 13. Water use conflicts (plants with cooling ponds or cooling towers using make-up water from a small river with low flow) 2 NA Issue applies to a plant feature, cooling ponds or cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. Aquatic Ecology (for all plants) 14. Refurbishment impacts to aquatic resources 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 15. Accumulation of contaminants in sediments or biota 1 yes 16. Entrainment of phytoplankton and zooplankton 1 yes 17. Cold shock 1 yes 18. Thermal plume barrier to migrating fish 1 yes 19. Distribution of aquatic organisms 1 yes NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 19 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments 20. Premature emergence of aquatic insects 1 yes 21. Gas supersaturation (gas bubble disease) 1 yes 22. Low dissolved oxygen in the discharge 1 yes 23. Losses from predation, parasitism, and disease among organisms exposed to sublethal stresses 1 yes 24. Stimulation of nuisance organisms (e.g., shipworms) 1 yes Aquatic Ecology (for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems) 25. Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems 2 yes 26. Impingement of fish and shellfish for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems 2 yes 27. Heat shock for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems 2 yes Aquatic Ecology (for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems) 28. Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems 1 NA Issue applies to a heat dissipation system, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 29. Impingement of fish and shellfish for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems 1 NA Issue applies to a heat dissipation system, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 30. Heat shock for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems 1 NA Issue applies to a heat dissipation system, cooling towers, that OCGS does not
have. Groundwater Use and Quality 31. Impacts of refurbishment on groundwater use and quality 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 32. Groundwater use conflicts (potable and service water; plants that use < 100 gpm) 1 no NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 20 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments 33. Groundwater use conflicts (potable, service water, and dewatering; plants that use > 100
gpm) 2 NA Issue applies to an activity, using 100 gpm or more of groundwater, that OCGS does not do. 34. Groundwater use conflicts (plants using cooling towers withdrawing make-up water from a small river) 2 NA Issue applies to a plant feature, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 35. Groundwater use conflicts (Ranney wells) 2 NA Issue applies to a plant feature, Ranney wells, that OCGS does not have. 36. Groundwater quality degradation (Ranney wells) 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, Ranney wells, that OCGS does not have. 37. Groundwater quality degradation (saltwater intrusion) 1 yes 38. Groundwater quality degradation (cooling ponds in salt marshes) 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling ponds, that OCGS does not have. 39. Groundwater quality degradation (cooling ponds at inland sites) 2 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling ponds, that OCGS does not have. Terrestrial Resources 40. Refurbishment impacts to terrestrial resources 2 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 41. Cooling tower impacts on crops and ornamental vegetation 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 42. Cooling tower impacts on native plants 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 43. Bird collisions with cooling towers 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling towers, that OCGS does not have. 44. Cooling pond impacts on terrestrial resources 1 NA Issue applies to a feature, cooling ponds, that OCGS does not have. 45. Power line right-of-way management (cutting and herbicide application) 1 yes 46. Bird collisions with power lines 1 no NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 21 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments 47. Impacts of electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna (plants, agricultural crops, honeybees, wildlife, livestock) 1 no 48. Floodplains and wetlands on power line right-of-way 1 yes Threatened or Endangered Species (for all plants) 49. Threatened or endangered species 2 yes Air Quality 50. Air quality during refurbishment (non-attainment and maintenance areas) 2 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS does not plan to undertake. 51. Air quality effects of transmission lines 1 no Land Use 52. Onsite land use 1 yes 53. Power line right-of-way land use impacts 1 yes Human Health 54. Radiation exposures to the public during refurbishment 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 55. Occupational radiation exposures during refurbishment 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS has no plans to undertake. 56. Microbiological organisms (occupational health) 1 no 57. Microbiological organisms (public health) (plants using lakes or canals, or cooling towers or cooling ponds that discharge to a small river) 2 NA Issues applies to plant features, cooling lakes, canals or towers, that OCGS does not have. 58. Noise 1 no 59. Electromagnetic fields, acute effects 2 no 60. Electromagnetic fields, chronic effects NA no 61. Radiation exposures to public (license renewal term) 1 no 62. Occupational radiation exposures (license renewal term) 1 no NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 22 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments Socioeconomics 63. Housing impacts 2 no 64. Public services: public safety, social services, and tourism and recreation 1 no 65. Public services: public utilities 2 no 66. Public services: education (refurbishment) 2 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS does not plan to undertake. 67. Public services: education (license renewal term) 1 no 68. Offsite land use (refurbishment) 2 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS does not plan to undertake. 69. Offsite land use (license renewal term) 2 no 70. Public services: transportation 2 no 71. Historic and archaeological resources 2 no 72. Aesthetic impacts (refurbishment) 1 NA Issue applies to an activity, refurbishment, that OCGS does not plan to undertake. 73. Aesthetic impacts (license renewal term) 1 yes 74. Aesthetic impacts of transmission lines (license renewal term) 1 yes Postulated Accidents 75. Design basis accidents 1 no 76. Severe accidents 2 no Uranium Fuel Cycle and Waste Management 77. Offsite radiological impacts (individual effects from other than the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste) 1 no 78. Offsite radiological impacts (collective effects) 1 no . 79. Offsite radiological impacts (spent fuel and high-level waste disposal) 1 no 80. Nonradiological impacts of the uranium fuel cycle 1 no NJ DEP / US NRC December 1, 2006 23 Table E-3. 92 Environmental Issues Evaluated for License Renewal and Applicability to Coastal Zone Management Program Issue Category Relevant to OGGS at a Coastal Site Comments 81. Low-level waste storage and disposal 1 no 82. Mixed waste storage and disposal 1 no 83. Onsite spent fuel 1 no 84. Nonradiological waste 1 no
- 85. Transportation 1 no Decommissioning 86. Radiation doses (decommissioning) 1 no 87. Waste management (decommissioning) 1 no 88. Air quality (decommissioning) 1 no 89. Water quality (decommissioning) 1 no
- 90. Ecological resources (decommissioning) 1 no 91. Socioeconomic impacts (decommissioning) 1 no Environmental Justice 92. Environmental justice NA no