ML111250423

Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports, Part 1 of 2

ML111250423
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Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	04/26/2011
From:	Aguilera R South Texas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NOC-AE-11002668
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Nuclear Operating Company South Tbas Promect Electric Generating Station P.. Box 289 Wadsworth. Texas 77483 A

• April 26, 2011 NOC-AE-1 1002668 File No.: G25 10 CFR 50.36b STI: 32859795 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radioloqical Environmental Operatingq Reports Pursuant to South Texas Project Unit 1 Operating License NPF-76 and Unit 2 Operating License NPF-80 Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-radiological), and Technical Specification 6.9.1.3, the STP Nuclear Operating Company provides the attached 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports.

There are no commitments included in this report.

If there are any questions, please contact either Marilyn Kistler at (361) 972-8385 or me at (361) 972-8679.

Roger A. Aguilera

Manager, Health Physics MK

Attachment:

2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports

NOC-AE-1 1002668 Page 2 of 2 cc:

(paper copy)

(electronic copy)

Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 East Lamar Blvd, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-4125 Balwant K. Singal Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North (MS 8B13) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: MN1 16 Wadsworth, TX 77483 C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 A. H. Gutterman, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Balwant K. Singal U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission John Ragan Catherine Callaway Jim von Suskil NRG South Texas LP Ed Alarcon Kevin Polio Richard Pena City Public Service Peter Nemeth Crain Caton & James, P.C.

C. Mele City of Austin Richard A. Ratliff Texas Department of State Health Services Alice Rogers Texas Department of State Health Services

Attachment South Texas Project Units I and 2 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports

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The 2010 Annual Environmental Operating Report for the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station combines in one report the requirements for the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non-radiological) found in Appendix B to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 and the requirements for the Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report found in Part A of the station's Offsite Dose Calculation Manual.

Graphics and artwork performed by Barbara Carnley Photography performed by: James Beers, Barbara Carnley, Joel Coones, Edmond Hardcstle Jr, Jodie Jankauskas, Gwenna Kelton, Kristy Moss, Gary Parkey, Aubrey Passafuma, Breck Sacra, Mark Scheuerman, Tammy Stevens, Paul Travis, STP Corporate Communications, and STP Green Team Cover photo by: STP Corporate Communications Maps provided by Janice Hopes Eva Szabuniewicz and Trent Wacker; 2010 summer interns collected and prepared samples for analyvses for the Reservoir Sediment Study.f p

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Completed in accordance with Technical Specifications for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission License Nos.

NPF-76 and NPF-80 April 2011

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Authored by:

Technical Review:

Approved by:

Laura Std'cescu Senior Health Physicist Health Physics Division and Pegg ion Travfs, J.D.

Staff Consultant Environmental Division

. Darrell Sherwood, Ph.D.

Supervisor Health Physics Division Rýger"A. Aguilef*{

Manager Health Physics Division 2010 Annual Environmental Operating Report SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION

Table of Contents Executive Sum m ary...................................................................................................

1-2 Site and Area Description..........................................................................................

2-2 N on-Radiological Environm ental Introduction and Sum m ary..................................

3-2 N on-Radiological Environm ental Operating Report.................................................

4-2 Environm ental Conditions..............................................................................

4-2 Aquatic and Ecological M onitoring.....................................................

4-3 W ater Quality M anagem ent.................................................................

4-4 Air Quality M anagem ent.....................................................................

4-9 N on-Radioactive W aste M anagem ent..................................................

4-11 Chem ical Control and M anagem ent....................................................

4-14 Environm ental Protection Plan Status...........................................................

4-15 Radiological Environm ental Introduction and Sum m ary..........................................

5-2 Radiological Environm ental Operating Report.........................................................

6-2 Program Description.......................................................................................

6-2 Analysis of Results and Trends...........................................................

6-6 Land Use Census............................................................................................

6-15 Quality Assurance...........................................................................................

6-16 Program Deviations........................................................................................

6-17 NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative...........................................................

6-17 M ain Cooling Reservoir Sedim ent Study.......................................................

6-19 List of Figures Figure 2-1:

Plant W ater Systems Diagram........................................................................

2-4 Figure 4-1:

2010 Nonradioactive W aste M anagement...................................................

4-13 Figure 4-2:

2010 Nonradioactive W aste Generation.......................................................

4-13 Figure 4-3:

Hazardous W aste Shipped Historical Comparison.....................................

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STP Nuclear Operating Company

2009 Environmental Report Figure 6-1:

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Designated Sam ple Location M ap.....................................................................................

6-3 Figure 6-2:

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Onsite Sam ple Location M ap....................................................................................

6-4 Figure 6-3:

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Zone L ocation M ap....................................................................................................

6-5 Figure 6-4:

Historical Comparison of Average Quarterly Beta Activity from Indicator and Control Air Samples.......................................................

6-7 Figure 6-5:

Environmental Dosimeter Comparisons......................................................

6-7 Figure 6-6:

Historical Comparison of Cobalt-58 and Cobalt-60 in Main Cooling Reservoir Sediment...........................................................................

6-8 Figure 6-7:

Calculated Cumulative Curies of Cobalt-60 in the Main C ooling R eservoir.............................................................................................

6-8 Figure 6-8:

Historical Comparison of Tritium Added to and Remaining in the Main Cooling Reservoir...........................................................................

6-10 Figure 6-9:

Historical Comparison of Tritium Activity in Reservoir R elief W ells.......................................................................................................

6-11 Figure 6-10:

Historical Comparison of Tritium Activity in Surface Water....................

6-12 Figure 6-11:

Historical Comparison of TritiumActivity in Shallow Aquifer G round W ater....................................................................................................

6-13 Figure 6-12:

Tritium Activity in Shallow Ground Water West of the Main C ooling R eservoir.............................................................................................

6-13 Figure 6-13:

2010 Radiological Laboratory Quality Assurance Program Perform ance......................................................................................

6-16 Figure 6-14:

STP ProtectedArea Ground Water Monitoring Wells...............................

6-19 Figure 6-15:

Main Cooling Reservoir Sediment Study...................................................

6-20 List of Tables Table 1:

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program...................

6-21 Table 2:

Sample Media and Location Descriptions................................

6-24 Table 3:

2010 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program A nalysis Sum m ary....................................................................

6-31 STP Nuclear Operating Company

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