ML18054A714

1988 Annual Environ Operating Rept Jan-Dec 1988. W/890501 Ltr

ML18054A714
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	12/31/1988
From:	Johnson B CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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consumers Power PDWERINli MICHlliAN"S PRDliRESS General Offices: 1945 West Parnell Road, Jackson,' Ml 49201 * (517) 788-0550 May 1, 1989 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT -

1988 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT Appendix B (Environmental Protection Plan) to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-20 for the Palisades Plant requires Consumer$ Power Company to submit the Environmental Operating Report annually by May 1. The attached report covering the period from January 1 to December 31, 1988 fulfills the referenced report requirements.

Brian D.Johnson Staff Licensing Engineer CC Administrator, Region III, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Attachment OC0589-0007-NL02

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• ATTACHMENT Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant

• Docket 50-255 1988 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 1988 May 1, 1989

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PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT ANNUAL NON-RADIOLOGICAL EWIRONHENTAL OPERATING REPORT' 1.0 Background Appendix 8 to Provisional Operating License Number DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant~ Consumers Power Company, is entitled "Environ-mental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological)". This document requires* ..

Consumers Power Company to submit to the Nuclear Regulatory Connission ari Annual Environmental Operating Report prior to May_ l which d.escribes implementation. of the .Environmental Protection Plari during the previous year. The period covered by this annual report isJanuaryl to December 31, 1988.

The Palisades Plant operated for 4855.9 hours1.041667e-4 days <br />0.0025 hours <br />1.488095e-5 weeks <br />3.4245e-6 months <br /> in 1988 producing a net total of 3,434,336 MWH. This represents 53.6% of the net demonstrated capacity for 1988.

• The operation .of the ~alisades Plant did not result .in any adverse impact on the environment near the .Plant.

2 .O Environmental Impact* Evaluations '

Throughout 1988, several revisions to proced~res .or modifications to the facility were evaiuated using the Environmental* Evaluation. form for.

impact on the environment *. Eleven of the packages were identified as

'dealing with environmental concerns of.which three required formal evalua-t i ori by the Environmental.Department of General Office for impact on the en vi ronmen t. These were:

2.1 Special Test Procedure, T-282, "Initiate Backup Service Water. Flow to Engineering Safeguard Pump Seals". This procedure authorizes*

rel.eases to. Lake Michigan and is currently being evaiuated against the Plant NPDES permit.

2.2 Special Test Procedure, T-267, "Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Makeup D~ineral izer Water" *. This procedure authorizes special releases to

• Lake .. Michigan in order to optimize Plant water chemistry. There is no impact on the environment, and approval was obtained from the

. Michigan Department of ~atural Resources (MDNR).

2.3 Facility Change, FC-784, "Cold Laboratory Relocation". This modifi-

~ation replaces* the old laboratory wit~ a new facility~ Certain air and .water releases were ev'aluated iri. regard to the NPDES Permit and*

were approved by the HDNR.

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.. 3 .o Additional Acti~ities A~thorized Under NPDES

• The. Plant receive*d permission from the Michigan Department* of Natural Resouices.(MDNR) ~or the following additional activity ~ithout thanging the language of th~ Plant NPDES permit:

• 3.1 Discharge allowances for operation of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit.

On May 6, 1988 the MDNR. provided verbal approval for test operat"ion

• of Reverse _Osmosis makeup water treatment unit. Operation of the. RO

~as subject to ~he constraints det~iled in c~rrespondence to the MDNR *

. Accordingly, no. formal revision. of the Pl_ ant's NPDES Waste Water Permit was required.

4.0 Unusual Environmental Events There were no Unusual Environmental Events in 1988.-

5.0 Environmental Monitoring 5.1 M~teorological Monitoring to Document Effects of Cooling Tower *.* :'

Operation on Meteorological Variables There was no activity on this in 1988.

5.2 Hetbtcide Application

• . No herbicides were applied in 1988.

• 6. 0 . *Non-Routine Reports*

There were three Non.;.Routine Reports gE!nerated in 1988 related to the*

operation of the Palisades Plant. These were:

6.1 On January 30-31, 1988 the Plant experienced an excursion of the thermal discharge limit of 1300 HBTu/Hr. Required daily observation of the discharge showed no adverse effect on the aquatic biota.

6.2 On May 16, 1988 .the Plant exceeded the daily maxililum limit of 20 mg/Q oil arid grease. Daily visual observations of the mixing basin and Lake Michigan showed no oil present.

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6.3 On *June 16, 1988.-the Plant exceeded the daily maximum limit of 0.2 mg/Q Total Residual Chlorine during chlorination of the circu-lating water system. Visual observations of the mixing basin discharge.and Lake Michigan showed no adverse effects upon aquat~c biota. * . .

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. ..:;j Sub_iect PALISADES. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN* Internal 1988 HERBICIDE USAGE ALONG THE PAL~SADES Correspondence*

"F.Y.IT. CORRIDOR" CC RJDelinck,

• P24-116 As required by the Palisades.Environmental Protection Plan (non~radiological)**

herbicides used alonR the Palisades "Exit Corridor" for right of way ve~eta-*

tion mana,.e1!1ent must be repor_ted at'nually to the Environmental Coordi.nator at .

Palisades. Durinll the past year (De.cP.mber-1, 1987 to NovePJber 30, 1988), no herbicide applications were conducted alonir the "Exit Corridor" for forestry operations~ The "Exit Corridor" is described as:

• Struc:tures tine No. Line Name From To 306A

• Palisades-Vergennee 1 21 3061' *.

• Tallmadge-Palisades .1 21 309A Palisades-Argenta 11 1011 - 1030 309B

• Palisades-Argenta 12 1011 - 1030 3lOA Palisades-Co6k.12 1241 - 1244 3108 PalisadP.s~Cook 11 1241 1244 If you h~ve any q~estions or require additional information, I can be

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