ML18025A318
| ML18025A318 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 01/24/2018 |
| From: | Jessie Quintero Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | Furtak S US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| References | |
| Download: ML18025A318 (2) | |
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1 Quintero, Jessie From:
Quintero, Jessie Sent:
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:51 PM To:
'Sarah Furtak - NOAA Federal' Cc:
Grange, Briana
Subject:
NRC's Response to NMFS Questions re: Consultation No. SER-2017-18839 (Westinghouse License Renewal)
Attachments:
NRC Responses to NMFS Questions regarding SER-2017-18839.pdf
DearMs.Furtak,
Withthisemail,theU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)staffisprovidingresponsestotheNationalMarine FisheriesServices(NMFS)questionssubmittedtothestaffonDecember12,2017,relatedtotheWestinghouseElectric Company(WEC)ColumbiaFuelFabricationFacility(CFFF)proposedlicenserenewal(NMFSConsultationNo.SER2017 18839).TheNMFSsquestionswiththeNRCstaffsresponsesareattached.Ourresponseincludesreferencetoafigure ofthedischargepiping.However,thefigureisproprietaryandshouldremainnonpublic.Therefore,thatfigurewillbe sentunderseparateemailwithpasswordprotection.
TheNRCstaffsubmittedaBiologicalEvaluationtotheNMFSonAugust15,2017,thatcontainedtheNRCstaffsanalysis oftheimpactstotheshortnosesturgeonwithintheCongareeRiverasaresultoftheproposedcontinuedoperationof theCFFFforanadditionalfortyyears.TheprimarypathwayforCFFFoperationstoaffecttheshortnosesturgeonis throughthedischargeofliquideffluentdirectlyintotheCongareeRiver,3.5milesdownstreamoftheCFFF property.CFFFliquideffluentisacombinedstreamoftreatedsanitarywasteandprocesswastesandispermitted throughtheSouthCarolinaDepartmentofHealthandEnvironmentalControl(SCDHEC)undertheconditionsofNational PollutantDischargeEliminationSystem(NPDES)PermitNo.SC0001848.
WECreleasesstormwaterintoupperSunsetLakethroughonecombinedoutfallthatispermittedthroughanSCDHEC issuedIndustrialStormWaterGeneralNPDESPermit(No.SCR000000).StormwaterfromtheCFFFsitedoesnotdirectly flowintotheCongareeRiver,andtherefore,potentialeffectstoriverwaterqualityareminimal.
AlthoughgroundwatercontaminationhasbeendetectedattheCFFFsite,itiscontainedwithinthesiteboundaryandis expectedtoremainwithinthatboundaryfortheforeseeablefuture.WECmaintainsanactiveenvironmental monitoringprograminaccordancewithSCDHECandNRCrequirements.ThemonitoringrequiredaspartoftheNRC licenseincludesfishandriverwatersampling.Ifinthefuture,monitoringtrendsindicatethatcontaminationis increasingormovingoffsite,theSCDHECcouldrequirecorrectiveactionsoradditionalremedialmeasuresinorderto ensurethatenvironmentalimpactsareminimized.
BasedonthestaffsBiologicalEvaluationandtheaboveconsiderations,theNRCstaffhasdeterminedthatcontinued operationoftheCFFFunderthetermsofarenewedlicensemayaffect,butisnotlikelytoadverselyaffecttheshortnose sturgeon.TheNRChasprovidedsupplementalinformation,includingtheenclosedresponsesthatfurthersupportsthis determination.Additionally,asindicatedintheNRCstaffsresponsestotheNMFSsOctober12,2017,requestsfor additionalinformation,theNRChasmadeanoeffectdeterminationfortheAtlanticsturgeonanditscriticalhabitat becauseneitherthespeciesnoritscriticalhabitatoccurintheactionarea.
TheNRCstaffhasprovidedtotheNMFSitsAugust15,2018,BiologicalEvaluation;responsestotheNMFSsSeptember 22,2017,October12,2017,andDecember12,2017,requestsforadditionalinformation;copiesofWECs EnvironmentalReport;copiesoftheNPDESpermitandpermitrationale;aswellasvariousfiguresandotherrelevant information.TheNRCstaffbelievesthisinformationissufficienttoallowNMFStocompleteitsreviewoftheproposed CFFFlicenserenewal.Therefore,theNRCrespectfullyrequeststhattheSt.PetersburgNMFSfieldofficeprovidetheir
2 concurrenceontheNRCsnotlikelytoadverselyaffectdeterminationforshortnosesturgeonwithin30daysofthe receiptofthisemail.
Ifyouhavefurtherquestions,pleasecontacteithermeorthestaffbiologist,Ms.BrianaGrange (Briana.Grange@nrc.gov).
- Thanks, JessieMuirQuintero
JessieMuirQuintero ProjectManager,NMSS/FCSE/ERB U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission Phone:301.415.7476 Office:TWFN4D56 Mailstop:TWFN4B16 Email:Jessie.Quintero@NRC.gov