ML100570208

Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant, License Renewal Application

ML100570208
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	03/05/2010
From:	Keegan E License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Franke J Progress Energy Florida
Keegan E NMSS/SFPO (301) 415-8517
References
TAC ME0278
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March 5, 2010 Mr. Jon Franke, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing & Regulatory Programs 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME0278)

Dear Mr. Franke:

By letter dated December 16, 2008, Florida Power Corporation submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, to renew the operating license for Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the environmental report submitted with the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, additional information which is needed to complete the review.

Items in the enclosure were discussed with Mr. Michael Heath, and a mutually agreeable date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-8517 or by e-mail elaine.keegan@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Elaine M. Keegan, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-302

Enclosure:

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ENCLOSURE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 DOCKET NO. 50-302 This enclosure provides the requests for additional information that is needed by the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to complete its review of the Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3 (CR-3) application for license renewal and prepare the draft supplemental environmental impact statement. To support the staffs continued review of the CR-3 environmental report (ER), please provide the information and documents described below. Those items marked with letter and number (i.e., AQ-1, H-2, etc.) refer to corresponding items in the Revised Environmental Site Audit Needs List dated October 6, 2009.

RAI 1 - Cumulative Impacts NRC staff must evaluate the cumulative impacts of extended operation of all reasonably foreseeable activities. The following information is needed to complete the cumulative impact evaluation.

1.

Provide information on the status of the refurbishment activities discussed in Section 3.2 of the ER. Also, provide information on when the power uprate amendment is expected to be submitted.

2.

Provide information on the resources that would be affected by the construction of the proposed Levy County nuclear plants' cooling tower discharge line to the CR-3 discharge canal. Also provide a summary of impacts the potentially chemically-treated cooling water from the Levy County plants may have on the CR-3 discharge canal.

RAI 2 - Air Quality and Meteorology

1.

Provide documentation demonstrating that Progress Energy submitted an application to renew its Title V permit to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FL DEP) on or before the renewal application due date of July 5, 2009, specified in the permit and that the renewal application was accepted by FL DEP, allowing the Title V Permit to remain in effect past its expiration date during FL DEP's processing of the renewal application.

RAI 3 - Aquatic Ecology

1.

Provide a summary of releases from the Progress Energy Mariculture Center 1992-2008.

2.

Progress Energy 2009 - Environmental Support Document Crystal River Unit 3 South Cooling Tower Laydown Area, Citrus County, Florida;

3.

Ager et al. 2008 - Crystal River Power Plant Fish Impingement Study Report. Please provide the entire report, if possible. Otherwise provide the following:

Executive Summary Chapter 2 (including the figures and tables)

Tables 4 through 11, 13 through 20, and 34 through 40 Figures 3 through 4, 6 through 19 Appendices 1 through 32

4.

Copies of the 1993-1995 Seagrass Monitoring Reports, November 2001 Seagrass Recovery Report, the 2008 Seagrass Quantification Report, and the final report of the Seagrass Technical Advisory Committee.

5.

TP-042 Marine Turtle Permit (the current annual permit).

6.

AQ-1 (Also T-20) - The response letters from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Florida Wildlife Commission regarding listed species and sensitive habitats were not provided (only the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) response letter was provided).

Correspondence from NMFS and Florida or a statement that none exists should be provided.

7.

Provide copies of the reports prepared by Applied Biology, Inc (1983), Florida Power Corporation (FPC) (1978b), FPC (1982b). Complete citations for these reports are listed on page 4-2 of the 316 Study.

RAI 4 - Hydrology

1.

H-9 (also H-5) - Quarterly National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Industrial Waste Water, Domestic Waste Water monitoring reports (for past 5 years) with cover letters to the FL DEP. Provide the full reports and cover letters. Spreadsheets of sampling data were previously submitted, however the reports provide more comprehensive information on what was sampled, standards measured against, exceedances, explanations for exceedances, and corrective actions as well as maps and other useful information.

If the quarterly data is summarized in annual reports, then the annual reports may be submitted instead of the quarterly reports. Because these documents can be large, electronic files can be submitted in lieu of hardcopies.

RAI 5 - Terrestrial Ecology

1.

T Provide the tables, figures, and appendices from the report "Environmental Support Document, Crystal River Unit 3, South Cooling Tower Laydown Area, Citrus County Florida."

2.

T The November 5, 2009, request for additional information response provided a map of the percolation ponds and an FWS wood stork colonies core foraging areas map, but there is no explanatory text provided.

Provide a brief description of wood stork use of the site along with an explanation of how the two figures relate to that use.

Provide the source for the FWS wood stock map so it can be properly cited.

3.

T No information was provided on measures to protect threatened or endangered species during transmission line ROW maintenance. The letter from the FWS to Progress Energy (October 28, 2008) regarding impacts to the listed eastern indigo snake provides recommendations for mitigation for this species when carrying out transmission line maintenance, including the submission of a protection/education plan that, if implemented, would result in a may affect, not likely to adversely affect determination.

Provide a transmission line ROW maintenance plan per the recommendations of the FWS to protect the eastern indigo snake and its habitat that includes the protection/education plan referenced above.

4.

T Provide information on the potential effects of cooling tower drift on terrestrial vegetation of the CR-3 site. Has deposition of particulates (salt drift) from cooling towers plumes resulted in any damage to vegetation or increased salinity of soils? Provide salt drift study reports for the years when helper towers were added. If no reports exist, then a statement that no such information exists should be provided.

5.

T-20 (Also AQ-1) - Provide all responses from correspondence with the State of Florida regarding threatened and endangered species. If no responses were received from the State, provide a statement to that effect.

Letter to Jon Franke from Elaine M. Keegan dated March, 05, 2010

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME0278)

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Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A)

Florida Power Corporation P.O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, FL 33733-4042 Mr. James W. Holt Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1741 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32304 Mr. Ruben D. Almaguer, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 34450-4245 Mr. Stephen J. Cahill Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 Mr. Daniel R. Westcott Supervisor, Licensing & Regulatory Programs Crystal River Nuclear Plant 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 Senior Resident Inspector Crystal River Unit 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, FL 34428 Mr. Jack E. Huegel Manager, Nuclear Oversight Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 Mr. David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II - Legal Dept.

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Mr. Michael P. Heath Supervisor, License Renewal Progress Energy 8470 River Road, SE Southport, NC 28461 Mr. Mark Rigsby Manager, Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant (SA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 Mr. Robert J. Duncan II Vice President, Nuclear Operations Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551

Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Mr. Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Mr. Brian Moore 5559 Cactus Circle Spring Hill, FL 34606 Ms. Gail Grimm 1007 W. Main Street Inverness, FL 34450 Mr. John H. Ring 220 N. Big Oaks Point Lecanto, FL 34461 Mr. Andrija (Andy) Vukmir 1498 N. Endicott Point Crystal River, FL 34423 Mr. Dixie Hollins Citrus County Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 277 Crystal River, FL 34423 Mr. Gary W. Maidhof Department Director Citrus County Government 3600 W. Sovereign Path Suite 109 Lecanto, FL 34461