ML18054A786

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 890107,18 & 20,plant Thermal Discharge Exceeded Daily Max Heat Discharge Effluent Limitation.Caused by Failure to Adequately Monitor & Control Blowdown from Closed Cycle Condenser Cooling Sys

ML18054A786
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/31/1989
From:	Johnson B CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 8906070039
Download: ML18054A786 (4)

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consumers Power POWERING MICHIGAN'S PROGRESS.

General Offices: 1945 West Parnall Road, Jackson, Ml 49201 * (517) 788-0550 May 31, 1989 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washfogton; *Dc *20555 DOCKET 50-255- - .*.LICENSE DPR~-20.-- ,PALISADES .PLANT -

NON-RADIOLOGICAL NPDES PERMIT VIOLATION REPORTS Section 3.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological) to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-20, entitl.ed, "Reporting Related to NPDES Permits and State Certifications" states that copies of reports to the

• --*-State *of **Michigan* indicating violations of NPDES permits are to be sent to the NRC. Attached to this letter is a copy of our submittal which identifies three NPDES Permit violations covering the six (6) month period from

• November 1988 through April 1989.

Brian DJohnson Staff Licensing Engineer CG Administrator, Region III, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector--:-*Palisades Attachments 8906070039 890531 PDR ADOCK 05000255 PDC .

s OC0589 ... 0025-NL02 A~ fJ.N~GY COMPANY

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ATTACHMENT

• Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant Docket 50-255 COPIES OF NON~RADIOLOGICAL NPDES PERMIT VIOLATION REPORTS May 31, 1989 2 Pages OC0589-0025-NL02

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• -RECEIVE!>

.J Q 1989 NUCLEAR LICEN!;IN~

February 3, 1989 Mr Fred Morley

-* ** *District Supervisor,. S'WQD

Michigan Dept of Natural Resources

...., *., -Plainwell-*DJ:strict Office Building 621 North Kent Street PO Box 355 Plainwell, MI 49080

• FILE .NO: Pl0.2.1 INCIDENT.NO: PAL-89-0l-NC131

• . UFI NO:* .950*72~40*05/3 Years This is in regard to NPDES Permit No MI 0001457 for *the Company's Palisades Plant. In accordance with Part II, A4, the attached "NPDES Notification,"

• Incident No PAL-89-0l-NC131 is submitted as a report of an apparent *difference from the daily maximum effluent limitations for this facility.

If you have any questions regarding the attached report, please contact this

• office.

• Ronald L Fobes Senior. Environmenta~ Advisor .*! ...

BCC KFBieszke, T~251

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TAChartrand, Palisades ATUdrys, M-1023 ..

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File No Pl0.2.l Incident No: PAL-89-0l-NC131 UFI No: 950*72*40*05/3 Yrs NPDES NOTIFICATION Apparent Difference Ftom Daily Maximum Limitations Plant: Palisades Permit No: HI 0001457 Outf~ll Descripti6n: Hi~ing Basin Discharge Outfall Code No: 001 Parameter: Heat Discharge Rate Parameter Co No: 00015

-- ---i. Date* of *1nddent:*** Januaty -1, 18 & *20;**1989

. 2. * . Tdenf if icaticin'-'il'f *'S-pecH i --c-- 'Effluent .. Liinh*at il>n~or'.lfoni t-crring***lleq\iiTement

.*,Affected:

.Daily Maximum Heat Discharge Effluent Limitation of 1300 HBtu/HT 3 *. Description of Incid*nt:

During the days of 1/7/89, 1/18/89 and 1/20/89, the plant thenial

• • • • • • • discharge measured 1333, 132-7 and 1492 HBtu/Hr.;

4. Apparent Cause:

Failure to adequately monitor and control blowdown from the Plant's closed cycle condenser cooling system.

S. If not immediately corrected, the anticipated time the condition is expected to continue:

N/A

6. Corrective Action -. The following corrective action. was taken or will be taken to reduce, eliminate and PTevent recurrence:

An internal memo was issued to.Operations. Department~specifying the method of thermal discharge calculation. Also, a .gTaph was issued to be used by operators to obtain an estimate of the thermal discharge amount so that quick. action is taken to prevent exceeding the limit in the future.

7. Additional Coaments:

N/A

8. Signed:

Ronald L Fobes RP0289-07RLF-EN03