ML18032A580

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 870804,oil Spill Involving Diesel Fuel & Hydraulic Fluid Entered Tennessee River.Caused by Firefighting activities.Oil-soaked Soil Dug Up & Shipped to Athens,Al landfill.Front-end Loader Removed

ML18032A580
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/02/1987
From:	Rivers M TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
References
NUDOCS 8710060460
Download: ML18032A580 (8)

Text

REGULATORY FORMATION DISTRIBUTION S M (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR: 8710060460 DQC. DATE: 87/09/02 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET ¹ FAG IL: 50-259 BroUJns Ferry Nuclear PoUjer Station> Unit 1> Tennessee 05000259 50-260 BroUjns Ferry Nuclear Poeer Station> Unit 2> Tennessee 05000260 50-296 Hroens Ferry Nuclear Power Station> Unit 3> Tennessee 05000296 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION RIVERS> M. E. Tennessee Valley Authority RECIP. NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Environmental Protection Agency

SUBJECT:

NPDES noncompliance notification: on 870804> oil spill involving diesel fuel hydraulic fluid entered Tennessee 8c River. Caused bg firefighting activities. Oil-soaked soil dug up 8c shipped to Athens> AL landfill. Front-end loader removed.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE23D COPIES RECEIVED: LTR ENCL SIZE:

TITLE: Environmental Event Report (per Tech Specs)

NOTES: Zeolinski 3 cg. 1 cg ea to: AxelTad> Ebneter> S. Richardson> 05000259 Liam> G. Zech> OI> OIA.

Zwolinski 3 cg. icy ea to: Axelrad> Ebneter> S. Richardson> 05000260 Liam. G. Zech QI OIA.

Zwolinski 3 cg. icy ea to: Axelrad> Ebneter> S. Richardson. 05000296 Liam> G. Zec h > OI OIA.

RECIPIENT CQP IES REC IP IENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL JAMERSON> C 1 0 PD 1 GEARS> G 1 1 STANG> J 1 1 INTERNAL: ACRS 5 5 AEQD/DOA 1 AEOD/DSP/TPAB 1 1 AEOD/PTB 1 1 NRR/DEST/ADE 1 NRR/DOEA/E*H 1 1 NRR/DREP/EPB 1 1 NRR/DREP/RPH 1 1 NRR/PMAS/ILRB 1 NRR/PMAS/PTSB 1 1 OGC/HDS2 1 1 1 1 RGN2 FILE 01 1 1 RGN2/DRSS/EPRPH 1 1 EXTERNAL: LPDR 1 1 NRC PDR 1 . 1 NSIC 1 1 NOTES: 12 12 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 37 ENCL 36

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY KNOXVILLE.TEN N ESSE E 37902 Ot7. Z ])sr 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 SPILL ON AUGUST 4, 1987 The enclosed report is being submitted in conformance with 40 CFR Section 112.4. Less than 12 months has elapsed since the previous reportable spill.

Those spills occurring prior to the August 4 spill were reported in letters to you on. September 22, 1986, and July 22, 1987. The August 4 spill involved diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid that entered the Tennessee River as the result of firefighting activities, A copy of BFN's current Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan published October 31, 1986, was previously 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 about this matter, please call Madonna E.

Martin of my staff at (615) 632-6695 in Knoxville, Sincerely, Martin E. vers, Director R'nvironment Quality Enclosure cc: See page 2 B?i0060460 870902 PDR ADOCK 05000259 S PDR An Equal Opportunity Employer

Mr. Richard D. Stonebraker, Chief OCT 2 ]g8y cc (Enclosure):

Mr. Charles Horn, Director Water Division Alabama Department of Environmental Management 1751 Federal Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36130 National Response Center U,S. Coast Guard Washington, D,C. 20593 U.S. Nuclear Re ulator Commis Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Mrs G ~ G. Zech, Assistant Director Regional 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 SPILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR SECTION 112.4(a)

1. NAME OF FACILITY:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN); NPDES Permit No. AL0022080 P, 0. Box 2000 Decatur, Alabama 35602

2. NAME(S) OF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY:

Tennessee Valley Authority

3. LOCATION OF THE FACILITY:

BFN is located on the north shore of Wheeler Reservoir in Limestone County, Alabama, at Tennessee River mile 294. The site is approximately 10 miles northwest of Decatur, Alabama, and 10 miles southwest of Athens, Alabama, 4, DATE AND YEAR OF INITIAL FACILITY OPERATION:

BFN is a three unit electric generating facility. Commercial operation of each unit began on the following dates: unit one on August 1, 1974; unit two on March 1, 1975; and unit three on March 1, 1977.

5. MAXIMUM STORAGE FOR HANDLING CAPACITY OR THE FACILITY IN NORMAL DAILY THROUGHPUT; The spill was caused by the rupture of a fuel tank on a vehicle during firefighting activities. The fuel tank on the vehicle, a front-end loader, had a capacity of about 65 gallons.

6. DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING MAPS, FLOW DIAGRAMS, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL:

The front-end loader was being used to remove debris from an area adjacent to 'the Wheeler Reservoir shoreline (see attached figure).

7. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE SPCC PLAN WITH ANY AMENDMENTS:

A copy of the existing Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan was submitted to you on November 7, 1986.

The SPCC Plan has not been revised since then; therefore another copy is not included.

8. THE CAUSE(S) OF SUCH SPILLS, INCLUDING A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM OR SUBSYSTEM IN WHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED:

On August 4, 1987, at about 12:30 p.m., a front-end loader being used to remove debris from an area adjacent to the shoreline of Wheeler Reservoir (Tennessee River) caught fire. As a result of firefighting activities, diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid were washed to the river. The fuel tank on the loader ruptured during the firefighting activities and diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid leaked onto the ground. The first sheen on the water appeared at 1:05 p.m. An oil boom and absorbent pads were deployed in the river at 1:25 p.m. Flow to the river stopped at approximately 1:40 p.m. At 1:45 p.m., two lines of sandbags and a berm of loose sand were placed in the drainage path between the front-end loader and the river. A section of fiber absorbent boom was placed under the leaking tank until it was replaced with a drip pan. These containment features remained in place until the equipment was removed. It was estimated that about 3 gallons of oil entered the river and about 50 gallons leaked onto the ground,

9. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND/OR COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN, INCLUDING 'AN ADEQUATE DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS:

Fuel remaining in the tank was pumped out and the front-end loader was removed from the site on August 8. The oil-soaked soil was dug up and sent to the Athens, Alabama, landfill for disposal. The equipment will not be returned to service because of the damage received from the fire.

10. ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN OR CONTEMPLATED TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF RECURRENCE:

An evaluation of the cause of the fire was conducted. It was determined that the fire resulted from a rupture of an improper hydraulic hose installed originally on the loader.

11. SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE PERTINENT TO THE PLAN OR SPILL EVENTS:

The onsite person knowledgeable about this event and the associated cleanup is:

Edwin B. Robertson, Chemical Engineer Chemical Technical Support Section Browns Ferry, Nuclear Plant (205) 729-2643 The spill was reported to the National Response Center on August 4, 1987. Written reports on other reportable spills occurring during the 12 months preceding August 4, 1987, were filed on September 22, 1986, and July 2, 1987.

a

- swanuai'wmagjiz N- LRW SleRAEE.-'= a Q A+ 1 0

~a k.-' E ra-JKTT HKr Y ~+~NO '"~-.

==--=.- TRARSEMaRme ~ - -: . "-.

WATER

~Atm

~

OF r ST%46K FNIT 4~

~. ~~

\

IL-.

leewes-h ~4

)Q g@

-'%. RXg l POh6 yg

~

Mte BZe, I R

~ ~

Ml ( DZ ~~> ~ o ~

%ACTOR LNE TANS

$ 1 ACK CNO Wam <-

~P5,

'm ~

PPf

'< ~

~ HaOH w+X PORETTAy

-->~~4+

CA~ ~ ~

AERS Ã V~ ~g TRAYQJlg O

MJ'HEELER RESERVOlR AttA7ERS OF US) .

CO 4

cS~