ML090700123

2008 Annual Environmental Operating Report

ML090700123
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/24/2009
From:	Syrell T Constellation Energy Nuclear Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Constellation Energy, P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station February 24, 2009 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No. 2; Docket No. 50-410 2008 Annual Environmental Operating Report In accordance with Appendix B of the Renewed Operating License NPF-69 (Environmental Protection Plan) for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, attached is the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter.

Should you have questions regarding the information in this submittal, please contact me at (315) 349-5219.

Very truly yours, Te$yF.yrell Licensing Director TFS/KES

Attachment:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2, 2008 Annual Environmental Operating Report cc: S. J. Collins, NRC Region I Administrator R.V. Guzman, NRC Project Manager Senior NRC Resident Inspector

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ATTACHMENT NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 2008 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008 Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-69 Docket No. 50-410 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC February 24, 2009

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 2008 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008 Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), as contained in Appendix B of the Renewed Operating License for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, requires that an Annual Environmental Operating Report be submitted to the Commission prior to May I of each year. The following addresses the requirements found in Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP for the submittal of the Annual Environmental Operating Report:

I. Provide summaries and analyses of the results of the environmentalprotection activities required by Subsection 4.2 (if any) of the EPPfor the reportperiod, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous non-radiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment. If harmf'ul effects or evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment are observed, a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of mitigatingaction shall be provided Subsection 4.2 of the EPP denotes three areas of environmental monitoring:

• Subsection 4.2.1 (Aquatic Monitoring) has no specific monitoring requirements although it is noted that the Commission will rely on the decisions made by the State of New York under the authority of the Clean Water Act for any requirements. Aquatic monitoring is specified in the station's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (SPDES Permit) which is a site permit applicable to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 and Unit 2. The SPDES Permit requires a limited Aquatic Monitoring Program (referred to in the permit as a Biological Monitoring Program) which, at the present time, is only applicable to Unit 1. Therefore, no Aquatic Monitoring Program is presently required for Unit 2.

• Subsection 4.2.2 (Terrestrial Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

• Subsection 4.2.3 (Noise Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

2. Provide a list of EPP non-compliances and corrective actions.

A review of the EPP requirements and plant records showed that there were no non-compliances with the EPP requirements during 2008.

3. Provide a list of all changes in station design or. operation, tests, and experiments made in accordance with EPP Subsection 3.] which involved a potentially signif'icant unreviewed environmental question (non-radiological).

A review of plant records showed that there were no changes during 2008 in station design/operation, tests, or experiments that could have involved a potentially significant un-reviewed environmental question (non-radiological).

4. List all nonroutine reports submitted during 2008 in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

During 2008, there were no nonroutine reports submitted to the Commission in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

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