ML17207A674
| ML17207A674 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 12/04/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Harlow G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912260328 | |
| Download: ML17207A674 (9) | |
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Dear Mr. Harlow:
RVollmer We have reviewed the proposed changes to the NPDES permit for the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant as requested in your. letter of Septemb'er 7, 1979.
Th'ese prop'osed
- changes, to Page 2 of Part I (of Permit No, FLOQ02208), are to increase the maximum discharge temperature and the maximum temperature rise, of water passing through the condensers.
In addition, some thermal limits on the ocean mixing zone will be removed.
- The licensee has provided justification for these NPDES permit changes and has provided an'extensive environmental assessment of the potential effects from
'ncreasing limits on thermal operating parameters at the plant.
Our review of this justification and 'environmental assessment indicates that the proposed increases will not create a significant adverse impac't in the site vicinity.
lie, therefore, have no objection to the proposed'changes to the NPDES permit.
The changes proposed by Florida Power and Light Company (FPSL) to the NPDES permit would normally result in'hanges to the NRC Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS) as our ETS,are consistent with the current permit.
'owever, on April 12, 1979 FPSL requested modification to the ETS to delete some water quality limitations and monitoring requirements which are contained in the St. Lucie NPDES permit.
Their proposed request would eliminate thermal and chemical limitations and the surveillance requirements on chlorine, 'heavy
- metals, and pH.
We have enclosed a copy of the ETS containing the proposed deletions,
,'Doc We plan to rely on the NPDES permit conditions as our review indicates that the conditions proposed to be deleted from the ETS are adequately covered by the permit.
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Decer.her 4, 1979 Docket No. 50-335 Mr. George L. Harlow Chief, Water Enforcement 8ranch U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region IV 345 Courtland Street N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Dear Mr. Harlow:
We have reviewed the proposed changes to the NPDES permit for the St.
Lucie Nuclear Power Plant as requested in your letter of September 7, 1979.
These proposed
- changes, to Page 2 of Part I (of Permit No. FL0002208),
are to increase the maximum discharge temperature and the maximum temperature rise of water passing through the condensers.
In addition, some thermal limits on the ocean mixing zone will be removed.
The licensee has provided justification for these NPDES permit changes and.has provided an extensive environmental assessment of the potential effects from increasing limits on thermal operating parameters at the plant.
Our review of this justification and environmental assessment indicates that the proposed increases will not create a significant adverse impact in the site vicinity.
We, therefore, have no objection to the oroposed changes to the NPDES permit.
The changes proposed by Florida Power and Light Company (FPSL) to the NPDES permit would normally result in changes to the NRC Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS) as our ETS are consistent with the current permit,
- However, on April 12, 1979 FPEL requested modification to the ETS to delete some water quality limitations and monitoring requirements which are contained in the St. Lucie NPDES permit.
Their proposed request would eliminate thermal and chemical limitations and the surveillance requirements on chlorine, heavy
- metals, and pH.
We have enclosed a copy of the ETS containing the proposed deletions.
We plan to rely on the NPDES permit conditions as our review indicates that the conditions proposed to be deleted from the ETS are adequately covered by the permit.
We are in the process of preparing changes to the St. Lucie ETS
Mr. George L. Harlow
<<2 to make the changes proposed by the licensee and would welcome any comments you may have on this action.
Your comments should be directed to Dr. Thomas D. Cain at (FTS) 492-8568.
Sincerely,
Enclosure:
FPL 4/12/79 Ltr. to NRC Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch 4
Division of Operating Reactors cc w/enclosure:
See next page
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Florida Power
& Light Company cc w/enclosure(s):
Robert Lowenstein, Esquire Lowenstein, Newman, Reis
& Axelrad 1025 Connecticut
- Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Norman A. Coll, Esquire McCarthy, Steel, Hector
& Davis 14th Floor, First National Bank Building Miami, Florida 33131 Indian River Junior College Library 3209 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 33450 tlr. Hamilton Oven, Jr., Administrator Florida Department of Environmental Reg.
Power Plant Siting Section Montgomery Building 2562 Executive Center Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Mr. Weldon B. Lewis County Administra tor St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue, Room 104 Fort Pierce, Florida 33450 Director, Technical Assessment Division Office of Radiation Programs (AM-459)
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Environmental Protection Agency Crystal Mall 82 Arlington, Virginia 20460 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Office ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR
'345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
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Hr. Jack Shreve 0&ice of the Public Counsel Room 4, Holland Bldg.
Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Bureau of Intergovernmental Relations 660 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Dr. Robert E. Uhrig Vice President Florida Power
& Light Company Advanced Systems
& Technology P.
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Box 529100 Miami, Florida 33152