ML080220165
| ML080220165 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/10/2008 |
| From: | Dacimo F Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NL-08-012 | |
| Download: ML080220165 (6) | |
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cEntergy Entergy Nuclear Northeast Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Tel 914 788 2055 Fred Dacimo Vice President License Renewal January 10, 2008 Re:
Indian Point Units 2 & 3 Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286 NL-08-012 J
U:S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
SUBJECT:
Supplemental Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Environmental Review for License Renewal Application
- 1. NRC letter dated December 5, 2007; "Request for Additional Information Regarding Environmental Review for Indian Point Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 License Renewal Application (TAC Nos. MD5411 and MD5412)"
REFERENCES:
- 2. Entergy Letter dated January 4, 2008, F. R. Dacimo to Document Control Desk; "Reply to Request for Additional Information Regarding Environmental Review for License Renewal Application" (NL-08-006)
Dear Sir or Madam:
The NRC staff requested additional information by letter dated December 5, 2007 (Reference 1) in order to complete its review of the environmental portion of the License Renewal Application for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3. Responses to questions 1 through 3 were provided by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. by letter dated January 4, 2008 (Reference 2). The purpose of this letter is to supplement our response to question 2.
There are no new commitments identified in this submittal. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. R. Walpole, Manager, Licensing at (914) 734-6710.
NL-08-012 Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286 Page 2 of 2 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 1-16 -4?:'.
Sincerely, Fred R. Dacimo Vice President License Renewal - Water Quality Data for Each Study and Year for Icthyoplankton and Fall Survey (March-October) cc:
w/Enclosure - CD ROM Mr. Bo M. Pham, NRC Environmental Project Manager Ms. Jill Caverly, NRC Environmental Project Manager Mr. Sherwin E. Turk, NRC Office of General Counsel, Special Counsel Mr. John P. Boska, NRC NRR Senior Project Manager Mr. Samuel J. Collins, Regional Administrator, NRC Region I IPEC NRC Senior Resident Inspector Office w/o Enclosure - CD ROM Mr. Paul D. Tonko, President, NYSERDA Mr. Paul Eddy, New York State Dept. of Public Service
ENCLOSURE I TO NL-08-012 Water Quality Data for Each Study and Year for Icthyoplankton and Fall Survey (March-October)
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 and 3 DOCKETS 50-247 and 50-286
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1974-2005 Hudson River Ichthyoplankton, Fall Juvenile and Beach Seine Water Quality Survey Data Introduction For over thirty years ichthyoplankton, fall juvenile and beach seine surveys have been conducted in the Hudson River, affording researchers insight into selected fish species. In addition to the derivation of standing crop and mortality estimates for these selected fish species, water quality measurements have been recorded for several parameters at numerous station locations along the river. Table 1 identifies the sample and water quality parameters recorded and the years for which data are available.
Table 1.
Sample and Water Quality Parameters for the Hudson River Ichthyoplankton, Fall Juvenile and Beach Seine Programs, 1974 - present.
Water Quality Parameter Variable Name Unit of Measurement Collection Years Water temperature H20 TEMP Recorded to the nearest 0.1 'C 1974 - present Dissolved oxygen D_0 Recorded to the nearest 0.1 1974 - present mg/liter Conductivity COND Recorded to the nearest scale 1974-present division pH PH Recorded to the nearest 0.1 1974-1978 Turbidity TURB Recorded to the nearest 0.1 1974-1978 NTU Beach Seine/Fall Variable Name Description Collection Years Shoals/lIchthyoplankton Samples Year YEAR Program Year 1974-present Sample SAMPLE Unique sample number 1974-present River Mile RIVMILE River mile at which the sample 1974-present was collected Site SITE Site of sample collection 1974-present 4=West shoal 5=Channel 6=East shoal Date DATE Sample collection date 1974-present Time TIME Sample collection time 1974-1981 Water quality sample WQSDPTH Sample depth (meters) 1974-present depth Program PROGRAM Sampling program 1974-present FS=Fall Juvenile LR=Long River Ichthyoplankton BS=Beach Seine I
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River Run RIV_RUN Numeric sequence for sampling 1974-present (FS,LR) week 1982-present (BS)
Beach Seine Samples Only Variable Name Description Collection Years Beach BEACH Beach number of sample 1980-present Degrees Latitude LAT_DG Degrees latitude of sample 1980-present beach Minutes Latitude LAT_MN Decimal minutes latitude of 1980-present sample beach location Degrees Longitude LONDG Degrees longitude of sample 1980-present beach Minutes Longitude LON_MN Decimal minutes longitude of 1980-present sample beach Tide Stage TIDESTG Tidal stage code 1974-present 1=low slack 2=flood 3=high slack 4=ebb Data File Preparation Historic data files for the Hudson River Ichthyoplankton, Fall Juvenile and Beach Seine programs are maintained separately by program type and year. Minor differences occur in sample collection methods and parameter recording through the thirty-three years of data collection, and an effort was made to standardize the data to the greatest extent possible so that cross year comparisons are reasonable and prudent.
Ichthyoplankton Sampling/Fall Juvenile During the early years of the Ichthyoplankton/Fall Juvenile sampling program, 1974 - 1981, water quality samples were collected concurrently with fish collections, and data were recorded for each individual sample collection. In 1982 and subsequent years the program design changed, and water quality samples were collected at fixed river mile and strata (SITE) locations which were independent of randomly assigned sample locations. Surface and bottom measurements were collected at shoal strata (PROGRAM=FS), and surface, mid-depth and bottom samples were collected in the channel strata (PROGRAM=LR).
Data recorded remained identical to earlier years.
Because of the separation of water quality samples from fish collections, it is not possible to directly associate an exact water quality sample time (TIME) with the water quality data for the years 1982 to the present. Therefore, the variable TIME does not appear in the data from 1982 forward.
Beach Seine Sampling The variable BEACH, a unique number assigned to designate each sample beach location, was recorded for beach seine samples beginning in 1980. Prior to that, river mile and site identify the 20962.003 Task 1 HR Ichthyoplankton.doc 2
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sample location. Because more than one beach may exist within a river mile and site, it is not possible to retrospectively associate a beach number with the samples prior to 1980. From 1980 forward to the present, river mile, site, and beach number are associated with each beach seine water quality sample. In an effort to standardize the data to the greatest extent possible, the most recent latitude and longitude readings associated with sample beach locations, as implemented in 2003, were assigned to beach locations for the entire historic beach seine water quality database for which the variable BEACH could be designated.
Data File Presentation For ease of presentation and delivery, separate files have been prepared-for each of the three sampling programs and for subsets of years within program. The data have been presented in three intervals for each program type in order to maintain a manageable file size. All data are presented in Microsoft Excel (v 2003) workbooks. Data file name, program type, and years are presented in Table 2.
Table 2.
Ichthyoplankton, Fall Juvenile and Beach Seine Water Quality Data for the Hudson River Sampling Program, 1974 - 2005.
4 File Name Sampling Program Sample Collection Years LRWQ 1974-1981.xls Long River Ichthyoplankton Survey 1974 -' 1981 LRWQ 1982-1992.xls Long River Ichthyoplankton Survey 1982 - 1992 LRWQ 1993-2005.xls Long River Ichthyoplankton Survey 1993 - 2005 FSWQ 1974-1981.xls Fall Juvenile Survey 1974 - 1981 FSWQ 1982-1992.xls Fall Juvenile Survey 1982 - 1992 FSWQ 1993-2005.xls Fall Juvenile Survey 1993 - 2005 BSWQ 1974-1981.xls Beach Seine Survey 1974-1981 BSWQ 1982 -1992.xls Beach Seine Survey 1982 - 1992 BSWQ 1993-2005.xls Beach Seine Survey 1993 - 2005 20962.003 Task 1 HR Ichthyoplankton.doc 3