ML18032A418
| ML18032A418 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1987 |
| From: | Rivers M TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | Stonebraker R ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8707140408 | |
| Download: ML18032A418 (15) | |
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ACCESSION NBR: 8707140408 DOC. DATE: 87/07/02 NOTARIZED: NO, DOCKET FACIL: 50-259 Br owns Ferry Nuclear Power Station>
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Tennessee 05000259 50-260 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station>
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Tennessee 05000260 50-296 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station>
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Tennessee 05000296 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION RIVERS> M. E.
Tennessee Valley Authority REC IP. NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION STONEBRAKER> R.
Environmental Protection Agency
SUBJECT:
Advises of oil spills on 870227 5 0505 resulting in oil sheens. Spilled matl did not involve PCB-contaminated oil.
Feb spill went to plant intake forebay 5 May spill was directly into Tennessee River.
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TITLE: Environmental Event Report (per Tech Specs)
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY KNOXVILLE.TENNESSEE 37902 JUL 021987 Mr. Richard D. Stonebraker, Chief Emergency and Remedial
Response
Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV 345 Courtland Street, NE.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
Dear Mr. Stonebraker:
BROWS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) -
REPORT OF OIL SPILLS ON FEBRUARY 27,
- 1987, AND MAY 5, 1987 The enclosed report is being submitted in conformance with 40 CFR Section 112.4 because BFN has had two oil spills within a
12-month period that have resulted in oil.sheens.
A copy of this report is also being sent to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
The spilled material was diesel fuel and lubricating oil and did not involve PCB-contaminated oil.
The February spill went to the plant's intake forebay via the yard drainage system while the May spill was directly into the Tennessee River.
The intake forebay was originally part of the impounded Tennessee River.
The public does not have access to the intake forebay and spills
'to the forebay have low potential for reaching the river proper due to the intake's physical structures.
A copy of the existing Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
Plan was submitted to you on November 7,
1986.
The SPCC Plan has not been revised since then; therefore, another copy is not included with the enclosed report.
If you have any questions concerning these spill events, please call Madonna E. Martin of my staff at (615) 632-6695 in Knoxville.
Sincerely, Martin E. Rivers, Director Environmental Quality Enclosure cc (Enclosure):
Mr. Charles Horn, Director Mater Division Alabama Department of Environmental Management 1751 Federal Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Continued on page 2
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PDR s Equal Opportunity Employer
Mr. Richard D. Stonebraker, Chief cc (Enclosure);
Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
20593 U.S. Nuclear Re ulator Commission Attention:
Document Control Desk Washington, D,C.
20555 Mr. G.
G.
Ze'ch, Assistant Director Regiona1 Inspections Division of TVA Projects Office of Special Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW,, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. J.
A. Zwolinski, Assistant Director for Projects Division of TVA Projects Office of Special Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4350 East West Highway EWW 322
- Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Report of Oil,Spills In Accordance Vith 40 CFR Section 112.4(a) 1.
NAME OF FACILITY:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN);
NPDES P
P.O.
Box 2000 ermit No. AL0022080
- Decatur, Alabama 35602 2.
NAMF.(S) OF THE OMNER OR OPERATOR OF THE FACILTIY:
Tennessee Ualley Authority 3.
LOCATION OF THE FACILITY:
BFN is located on the nnorth shore of, Mheeler Reservoir
- County, Alabama, at Tennesse R
1 servoir
>n Limestone 10 m>les northwest of Decatur, Alaba 'ns, ssee aver mile 294.
The site is
- Alabama, a ur,
- abama, and 10 miles southwest oi Athens, 4,
DATE AND YEAR OF INITIALFACILITY OPERATION:
BFN has three units.
Commercial o eratio following dat a es:
unct one on August 1,
1974 un peration of each unit began on th e a
d unit three on March 1
1977 7.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE SPCC PLAN VITH ANY AMENDMENTS:
A copy of the existing Spill Prevention Control a
(SPCC)
Plan was submitted t EPA'n ro and Countermeasures on November 7,
1986.
The S
o s
Emer enc and g
y and Remedial
Response
Branch th
",e,efore, another copy is not incl d d he SPCC Plan has not been revised s'nc u e with this report.
since then; Since August 21
- 1986, there have been two oil s ills a
referenced facility resulting x
spa s
at the above States; (A repoz t was sub 'tt d S
o ing in oil sheens on waters period prior to August 21, 1986.)
mi e
eptember 22, 1986 fo 1
y he Tennessee River hile th spi was directl to t e
p ant's intake foreba T
d d
d i
th 1 t' an s construction, and the confi plant intake structure is su h th t h
lo ot fo h'h uc at spills o. oil to the to th i tk fo b
r reac ing the river.
The 'b
'he information reguired by 40 CFR Sections through (11} follows for each ev Februar 27 1987 Oil S ill to Plant's Intake Foreba 5 ~
MAXIMUM STORAGE FOR HANDLING CAPACITY OF THE FACILITY THROUGHPUT:
IN NORMAL DAILY The spill emanated from a contractor's 5000 gallon capacit t
was off-loading fuel.
~
apac y trailer that 6.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
- FACILITY, INCLUDING MAPS F
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS, FLOM
- DIAGRAMS, AND
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The off-loading area is beside a
road that b
d h
ff-loading is accomplished by connecting the co t or ers t e intake foreba y an i
ine and ~~ti~~ti~g a transfer pump
~h~~h is part of 8.
THE CAUSE(S)
OF SUCH
- SPILL, INCLUDING A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF SYS SUBSYSTEM IN MHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED:
SYSTEM OR di s
On February 27 at approximate1y 6;40 h'1 p.m.,
w i e
trans ferring number 2
tank t
iesel fuel from the vendor's truck to a
71 000 n
he transfer hose worked loose and spilled an und o
a gallon fuel oil stora e
g of fuel oil onto the round.
spi e
an undetermined amount e
groun First estimates were that 30 gallon f
was later revised to between 60 to 100 s
0 ga ons.
The fuel drained into the yard drainage system and the 1
an e
p ant's d'l fuel from th
).
Fire hoses were used to wash down the oil dri and iese uel from the area to reduce the fire hazard pres t
0 1 b oil absorbent pads were then placed at th d
en i
- ooms, outfall to revent P
further drainage into the storm drain.
Another boo
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a e yar drainage was placed across the entire foreba and rain.
nother boom p
o p u sequent inspections did not reveal any oil shee emanating from the yard drain system'=s outfall.
ny oi s een 9.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND/OR COUNTERMEASURES ADE UATE D Q
ESCRlPTION OF EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS:
- TAKEN, INCLUDING AN Several problems were corrected because of this provided b
th is spill.
Drip pans though this is y
e site for off-loading, were not used b
th d
g 's a
written portion of the procedure.
The ers
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ven or, even responsible for oversight of off-1 d'
1
- oa ing ue were made aware of the re.
e persons importance of their use.
Me also noted that th not in ood re a
e vendor's equipment was contracts goo repair.
Ve are placing requirements 'h
'1 making vendors more clearly accountable fo in e
oi vendors'tc.,
caused by fault e ui men e
or spills,
- leaks, u
y equipment or poor housekeeping practices
- during, o
- oa ing.
Site procedures are being revised to emphasize ro er corrective action and to prohibit specific actions.
A 10.
ADDlTIONAL PREVENTIVE'EASURES TAKEN OR CONTEMPLATED POSSIBILITY OF RECURRENCE:
MPLATED TO MINIMIZE The physical off-loading will be observed periodically to ensure that the environmental integrity of the area is maintained.
Th bermed and or di e
main aine The area will be or iked with oil absorbent material prior to the off-l of fuel in the future.
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- oading, ll.
SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE PERTINENT TO THE PLAN OR SPILL EVENT.
followed is:
The onsite person knowledgeable about this event and th l
e c eanup which Donald M. Ott, Environmental Engineer Chemical Technical Support Section Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
<205) 729-2na8 The spill was reported to the 'National
Response
Center on February 27.
Ma 5
1987 Oil S ill to Tennessee River 5.
MAXIMUM STORAGE FOR HANDLING CA THROUGHPUT:
CAPACITY OF THE FACILITY IN NORMAL DAILY The upper gear lubrication box has a
gallons.
n ox as a
capacity of approximately two 6.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
- FACILITY, INCLU TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS:
~
INCLUDING MAPS ~
FLO>
DIAGRAMS ~
AND A pumping system is used to su 1
ri Cente Th'.
is pump and associated egui ment s
supp y river water to the Aguatic R
h esearc p
o t on oncrete an a gacent to the BFN ski t
ve1ing sc with r
lub system.
i gear lubrication'oxes is a part of this pump 8.
THE CAUSE(S)
OF SUCH
- SPILL, INCLUDING A SUBSYSTEM IN MHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED:
NG A
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM OR At approximately 10:00 a.m.
on May 5 during a dail ins pump and associated eguipment, an oil sheen N
b 3
t t
t th T
h 'ti 11 b
d b
gear lubrication box of th cause y
a problem wit p
with overfilling the upper traveling screen however, r l d ox o
the traveling screen.
Closer ex examination of the d t d
th t th r, revea e
oil wee in f e ls h
d d i d ff' t3 t
1 e
traveling screen is used ver experienced during the 8-h icien y
to allow leaka e.
ge.
The rain
- showers, h
d h
1 b o
1 f e
- our period preceedin t
efforts were implemented immed'at 1
A ng oi rom the pedestal into e y.
An oil bo om was placed in the ain e
sheen and oil dri was laced t f th 1
k t
th p
e in o t e river.
The s
'stimated that less than 1/2 e oil sheen were visible atat 12:10 p.m.
It was pint of oil was discharged.
9.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND/OR COUNTERM ADEQUATE DESCRIPTION 0OF EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS.
TERMEASURES
- TAKEN, INCLUDING AN The travelin scree g
n was cleaned of extraneous
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observed for the next 48 ho us lubricating oil and prevent dripping onto the ped t 1 Mh ours.
Oil absorbent ads w
p were placed to not stopped, the traveling s
pe es a
When the leakin Mh from the seals was ing screen was taken out of service.
10.
ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN OR POSSIBILITY OF RECURRENCE:
E OR CONTEMPLATED TO MINIMIZE The Aguatic Research Center was notified of the rob 1
th 1
io to prior to placing the traveling screen back into is placed in service prior to re airs Research Center has been ask d t
'f he n iro t 1 e gineer so en as e
to notif the survei ance and s ill rev p'
ention maintenance can be
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SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE PERTINENT TO THE PLAN OR SPILL EVENTS:
followed is; The onsite person knowledgeable about this event and the l
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c eanup w ic Donald M. Ott, Environmental Engineer Chemical Technical Suppor't Section Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (205)729-2448 The spill was reported to the National Response Center on May 5.
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