ML071800479
| ML071800479 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 07/13/2007 |
| From: | Stuyvenberg A NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB |
| To: | Mckinney B Susquehanna |
| Stuyvenberg, A L, NRR/DLR/ 415-4006 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD3021, TAC MD3022 | |
| Download: ML071800479 (7) | |
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July 13, 2007 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MD3021 AND MD3022)
Dear Mr. McKinney:
Pursuant to discussion between Drew Stuyvenberg, NRC Environmental Project Manager, and Duane Filchner, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Regulatory Affairs, NRC is issuing this request for additional information for the purposes of obtaining several items originally requested by NRC during the license renewal environmental site audit. In addition, after completing a review of supplementary and reference information provided by PPL Susquehanna, LLC, NRC staff has identified one additional information need related to the currently operating Units 1 and 2.
Enclosed is the staffs request for additional information (RAI). As discussed with Mr. Filchner, we request that you provide your responses to these requests no later than 30 days after the issuance of this letter, in order to maintain the environmental review schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-4006 or at als3@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Drew Stuyvenberg, Environmental Project Manager Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-387 and 50-388
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
July 13, 2007 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MD3021 AND MD3022)
Dear Mr. McKinney:
Pursuant to discussion between Drew Stuyvenberg, NRC Environmental Project Manager, and Duane Filchner, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Regulatory Affairs, NRC is issuing this request for additional information for the purposes of obtaining several items originally requested by NRC during the license renewal environmental site audit. In addition, after completing a review of supplementary and reference information provided by PPL Susquehanna, LLC, NRC staff has identified one additional information need related to the currently operating Units 1 and 2.
Enclosed is the staffs request for additional information (RAI). As discussed with Mr. Filchner, we request that you provide your responses to these requests no later than 30 days after the issuance of this letter, in order to maintain the environmental review schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-4006 or at als3@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Drew Stuyvenberg, Environmental Project Manager Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-387 and 50-388
Enclosure:
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SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MD3021 AND MD3022)
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Enclosure Susquehanna Steam Electric Station License Renewal Environmental RAIs July 13, 2007 The NRC issues the following RAIs for items that NRC originally requested during the environmental site audit performed May 15 - 17, 2007 (Part A). In addition, after reviewing supplemental and reference information provided by PPL Susquehanna, LLC, NRC staff have identified one additional information need (Part B) pertaining to the currently operating Units 1 and 2.
A.
Items originally requested by NRC staff at the SSES environmental site audit, but converted to RAIs by agreement between Drew Stuyvenberg, NRC Environmental Project Manager, and Duane Filchner, PPL Susquehanna Regulatory Affairs.
- 1. Please provide the document Susquehanna Project Land Use (Updated 06/01/07) and the accompanying narrative description that PPL Susquehanna staff presented to NRC reviewers at the SSES environmental site audit as response XII Land Use, B, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 2. Please identify the types of non-radiological wastes (wastes classified as hazardous, universal or residual) that the SSES site has produced for each of the past five years.
Please provide an accounting of waste quantities by year and waste stream. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this information at the SSES environmental site audit, as response VIII Nonradiological Waste, A, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 3. Please provide the amounts (by weight) of mixed wastes the SSES site generated over the past 5 years. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this information at the SSES environmental site audit, as response IX Mixed Waste, D, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 4. Please provide counts of SSES plant employees for each residential county and ZIP code. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this information at the SSES environmental site audit, as part of response XI Socioeconomics, B, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 5. Please provide a count for the number of visitors who used the Susquehanna Riverlands in each of the past 5 years, as well as a projection of likely future visitors to the Riverlands. Also, describe any measures that Riverlands managers would use to limit environmental impacts associated with this level of usage. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this information at the SSES environmental site audit, as response XIV Terrestrial Ecology, L, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 6. Please provide the document Hierarchy of PPL Susquehannas Environmental Procedures. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this item at the SSES environmental site audit, as response VIII, Nonradiological Waste, H, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 7. Please provide a copy of Intitiative on Groundwater Protection - PPL Susquehanna Action Plan, Revision 0. PPL Susquehanna staff originally showed NRC reviewers this item at the SSES environmental site audit, as response VII, Radiological Protection, F, to NRCs April 18th, 2007, environmental site audit information request.
- 8. Please provide a site map and narrative indicating which areas of the SSES site have been previously disturbed. This map may be based on Figure 2.1-3 from the SSES License Renewal Environmental Report. NRC staff originally requested this information during the Cultural and Archaeological Resources interview at the environmental site audit on May 15th - 17th, 2007.
- 9. Please provide a copy of the presentation Protecting Our Groundwater, subtitled Information Sharing Session With PA DEP/BRP Personnel, April 24, 2007, presented by Rick Doty, Supervisor, Radiological Services, and requested by NRC reviewers at the environmental site audit on May 15th - 17th, 2007.
Tritium, as shown to NRC reviewers at the May 15th - 17th, 2007, environmental site audit.
- 11. Please provide analysis results from Peach Stand Pond sediments, as discussed with NRC reviewers at the May 15th - 17th, 2007, environmental site audit.
B.
Request for additional information not otherwise addressed during the environmental site audit:
- 1. NRC staff notes that SSES current NPDES permit allows cooling tower blowdown discharge to contain up to 0.2 mg/L chromium. Please indicate the source or sources of chromium in SSES cooling tower blowdown. Does PPL Susquehanna use any chromium-containing compounds to treat water in its cooling systems? If so, please indicate which systems use chromium compounds, and which compounds the systems use.
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Robert A. Saccone General Manager - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Terry L. Harpster General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Walter E. Morrissey Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Michael H. Crowthers Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Steven M. Cook Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Luis A. Ramos Community Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.
Associate General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Supervisor - Document Control Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Richard W. Osborne Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc: Mr. Gordon A. Clefton Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. James K. Williams Unit Supervisor - SSES PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL5 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Duane Filchner Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Jerome Fields Senior Environmental Scientist PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL5 Allentown, PA 18101-1179