ML17303B103

Annual Environ Operating Rept for 1987.

ML17303B103
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	12/31/1987
From:	Carpenter M ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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~>oCK 0S000 Dc'RIZONA NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1987 PREPARED BY MANNIE L. CARPENTER ANPP ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING APRIL 1988 1513K/0052K

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I. INTRODUCTION The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 50 miles west, of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The PVNGS site comprises approximately 4050 acres. Sit:e elevations range from 890 feet above mean sea level at the southern boundary to 1030 feet above mean sea level at t:he northern boundary.

The facility consist:s of three pressurized water reactor electrical generating units with a nominal generating capacity of 1270 MWe per unit.

PVNGS was issued low power operating licenses NPF-34, NPF-46 and NPF-65 for Units 1, 2 and 3 by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 31, 1984, December 9, 1985, and March 25, 1987, respectively. The Unit 1 full power operating license NPF-41 was issued June 1, 1985. The Unit 2 full power operating license NPF-51 was issued April 24, 1986. The Unit 3 full power operating license NPF-74 was issued November 25, 1987. Appendix B to these operating licenses is entitled the "Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological)". The Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) of each of the current operating licenses are identical.

PVNGS Units 1 and 2 were in commercial operation during 1987.

PVNGS Unit 3 achieved initial criticality on October 25, 1987, and was undergoing power ascension testing as of December 31, 1987.

The EPP has as its stated purpose the "protection of environmental values during construction and operation of the nuclear facility." In conjunction with this general purpose, the EPP also has the principal objectives to:

"(1) Verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as est:ablished by the FES (Final Environmental Statement) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.

(2) Coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State and local requirements for environmental protection.

(3) Keep NRC informed of the environmental effects of facility construction and operation and of actions taken to control these effects."

This report is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 5.4.1 of the EPP regarding the submittal of an Annual Environmental Operating Report to the Commission. This report describes the activities during the year 1987 related to the PVNGS EPP. For purposes of this report, references to the EPP shall be considered to be the EPP of NPF-41, NPF-51 or NPF-74 unless otherwise specified.

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II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SUMMARIES AND ANALYSIS A. Cultural Resources Section 4.2.1 of the EPP requires that an archaelogical survey be performed when final alignment of the PVNGS-to-Saguaro transmission line is completed. As of the date of this report, plans for this transmission line have been placed on indefinite hold. Therefore, there has been no further activity in this area of the EPP.

B. Terrestrial Ecolo Monitorin Section 4.2.2 of the EPP requires that the provisions of the Salt Deposition and Impact Monitoring Plan (Revision 4, May 1985) be

, implemented by the onset of commercial operation of the first unit. The EPP further stipulates that the monitoring plan continue for a minimum of three full years after the onset of operation of all three units or until shown to not be necessary.

On June 29, 1987, Arizona Nuclear Power Project (ANPP) submitted a License Amendment Application to revise the Salt Deposition and Impact Monitoring Plan referenced in the EPP to Revision 5, April 1987. Revision 5 incorporated a change which did not affect the program objectives. The change was to discontinue the use of an algicide (copper sulfate) in the dustfall sample collectors. This change was implemented on May 29, 1987, following eight months of comparative studies.

The enclosed report, Annual Re ort for PVNGS Salt De osition Monitorin Pro ram Januar - December 1987 (NUS-5096) describes the results of the salt drift monitoring activities during 1987.

The report concludes that PVNGS cooling tower operations had no significant effects on the offsite environment during 1987.

However, there was a slight increase in the range at which salt deposition from the cooling towers operation was detectable.

Increases were expected due to the higher level of operation achieved by all PVNGS units during 1987. Furthermore, the measured offsite salt deposition is well under the levels anticipated to produce any adverse environmental impact. No changes to the program are planned for 1988.

III. PLANT DESIGN AND OPERATION CHANGES Section 3.1 of the EPP allows changes in facility design or operation or the performance of tests or experiments affecting the environment provided that such changes, tests or experiments do not constitute an unreviewed environmental question and do not require a change to the EPP. Changes, tests or experiments in which all measurable nonradiological effects are confined to the on-site areas previously disturbed during site preparation and plant construction or in which the environment is not affected are exempt from the evaluation and reporting requirements of Section 3.1. Section 3.2 of the EPP also exempts changes, tests, or experiments which are required to comply with other Federal, State or local environmental regulations.

The following is a list of items reviewed during 1987; Continuation of the system to return relatively good quality water in the PVNGS evaporation pond to the inlet of the Mater Reclamation Facility (WRF), where it is blended with incoming effluent prior to treatment and reuse in the plant circulating water system. This temporary pumpback system was installed to allow reuse of water which had been used for system flushing and other construction and start-up related activities. It was extended for one more year, depending upon acceptable product water quality.

Temporary discharge of well water, domestic water and demineralized water into the waste drainage ditch during repair of spent regenerate sump repair at the water reclamation facility.

One time discharge of domestic and/or well water into the onsite drainage ditch from the hydrotest of a new tank.

In both cases, this water was able to be used in construction of evaporation pond 42 (dust and soil moisture control).

No unreviewed environmental issues were identified during 1987.

IV. EPP NONCOMPLIANCES There were no instances of noncompliance with the EPP identified during 1987.

V. NONROUTINE REPORTS There were no nonroutine reports required by Section 5.4.2 of the EPP submitted during 1987.

VI. REFERENCES Letter 161-00322 - JGH/JRP dated June 29, 1987 to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from J. G. Haynes, ANPP regarding Changes to Salt Deposition and Impact Monitoring Plan.

NUS-5096, NUS Corporation, Annual Re ort for PVNGS Salt De osition Monitorin Pro , April 1988.

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