ML18085A545
| ML18085A545 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1980 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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APPENDIX 8 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-75 SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 2 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-311 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PART II - NON-RADIOLOGICAL
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SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 2 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions................................................
Limiting Conditions for Operation..........................
Environmental Monitoring......................... ~.........
Special Studies and Requirements...........................
4.1 Exceptional Occurrences...............................
4.2 Special Studies....................... ;...............
Administrative Controls....................................
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- 5. l Responsibility........................................
5-1 5.2 Review and Audit......................................
5-1 5.3 Changes in Station Design or Operation................
5-2 5.4 Station Reporting Requirements........................
5-3 5.5 Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications and Permits.........................................
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- 5. 6 Records Retention.....................................
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DEFINITIONS Annually:
Annually is once per calendar year at intervals of twelve calendar months ! 30 days.
Clean Water Act:
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) as amended.
NPDES Permit:
NPDES permit is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. NJ0005622 issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).
This permit authorizes PSE&G to discharge controlled waste water from the Salem Nuclear Generating Station into the Delaware River.
Site:
The site includes the 700 acre exclusion area.
Offsite includes all other areas.
Station:
Station refers to Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2.
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LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION None required.*
- In consideration of the prov1s1ons of the Clean Water Act (33 USC§ 1251, et seg.) and in the interest of avoiding duplication of effort, the conditions and monitoring requirements related to water quality and aquatic biota are specified in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. NJ0005622 issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).
This permit authorizes PSE&G to discharge controlled waste water from the Salem Nuclear Generating Station into the Delaware River.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be relying on the NPDES permit limita-
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tions for protection of the aquatic environment from non-radiological effluents.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 3.1 Aquatic Studies None required.*
3.2 Terrestrial Studies None required.
- In consideration of the prov1s1ons of the Clean Water Act (33 USC§ 1251, et seg.) and in the interest of avoiding duplication of effort, the conditions and monitoring requirements related to water quality and aquatic biota are specified in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. NJ0005622 issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).
This permit authorizes PSE&G to discharge controlled waste water from the Salem Nuclear Generating Station into the. Delaware River.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be relying on the NPOES permit limita-tions for protection of the aquatic environment from non-radiological effluents.
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SPECIAL STUDIES ANO REQUIREMENTS Exceptional Occurrences
- 4. l. l Unusual or Important Environmental Events Specification The licensee shall record unusual or important events that potentially could cause or indicate environmental impact related to station operation.
The following are examples of events that should be recorded:
large numbers of birds colliding with station structures; onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks; unusual occurrence or mortality of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills near the plant site; unanticipated or emergency discharges of waste water or chemical substances.
Reporting Requirement Should an unusual or important event occur, the licensee shall make a prompt report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsections 5.4.2.a and 5.4.2.c or Subsection 5.4.2.d.
- 4. 1.2 Exceeding Limits of Other Relevant Permits Speci fi cation
~The licensee shall notify the NRC of occurrences in which the limits specified in relevant permits and certificates issued by other Federal, State, and local agencies are exceeded and which are reportable to those agencies.
Reporting Requirement The licensee shall make a report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsections 5.4.2.b and 5.4.2.c or Subsection 5.4.2.d in the event that a limit specified in a relevant permit or certificate issued by another Federal, State, or local agency is exceeded.
4.2 Special Studies None.
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AOMI~ISTRATIVE CONTROLS
~aministrative controls below appiy to ~ppendix 3 - ?art rr oniy.
5.1 Kesoonsibiiitv
- 5. l. l The implementation of the surveillance programs exter~al to t~e ;:ant.
including samc1ing, sample analysis, evaluation of results and the ~reparation
.of reauir~d reoorts is the resconsibility of tne Licensing and Environm~n:
Department.
ihis Department is respansib1e for the assignment of ~ersanne1 to the above functions, far assurance that appropriate written procedures ar~ ~tili:ed in the survei11ance program activities and far assuring the quality of surveillance program results.
- 5. l.2 The Station ~anager or his delegated alternate is responsib:e for operatinq the plant in compliance 'Mith the limiting conditions for ooerat1u11 as so~cified in the Environmental Technical Specifications and for tne in-:;;a"t moni~oring ne.cessary to ensure such oceration.
His responsibility incluaeo; assurance that plant activities are conaucted in sucn a ~anner as tu or~v~ue continuing protection to tne environment and tnat personnel performing sucn activities use appropriata written procedures as described in s~c:ion 5.5.
5.2 Review and Audit 5.2.. l Nuclear Review Board (NRB)
The NRB snall l'lave tne following responsibilities concarning tne environment.~!
impact of the plant:
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NRB shall review:
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Proposed :nvironmental Technical Specifications ;nanges or lic:nse amendments.
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'Ii ol at ions of Envi ron111ental Tecnnica I Specifi cat i ans.
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Environmental Monitoring ?rogram and E'laluations.
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Routine and non-routine reports required by t.ne Environment.a; Tecnnical Specifications.
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The ~RB shall, at least once each year, conduct (or cause to nave :on~uc~~d:
and ev a 1 uate aud i ts a f:
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Plant operation to assure Environmental Tecnnical Specific,H.i1rn comp 1 i ance.
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Monitoring program sampling practices to assure they adhere to program schedule and appropriate procedures.
5.2.2 Station Operations Review Committee (SORC)
The SORC shall have the following responsibilities concerning the environmental impact of the plant:
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Review plant procedures which have a potential impact on the environment.
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Review proposed changes to the Environmental Technical Specifications.
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Review environmental monitoring program results and evaluations.
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Review routine and non-routine reports required by Section 5.6 prior to their submittal to the Commission.
Investigate all violations of Environmental Technical Specifications and recommend corre~tive action to prevent recurrence.
5.3 Changes in Station Design or Operation Changes in station design or operation affecting the environment shall be subject to the following conditions:
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The licensee may (1) make changes in the station design and operation, and (2) conduct tests and experiments not described in this document without prior Commission approval, unless the proposed change, test, or experiment involves a change in the objectives of the ETS, and/o~ an unreviewed environmental question of significant impact.
A proposed change, test, or experiment shall be deemed to involve an unreviewed environmental question if it concerns (1) a matter which may result in a significant increas~ in any adverse environmental impact previously evaluated in the final environmental statement (FES) as modified by staff's testimony to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, supplements to the FES, environmental impact appraisals, or in any initial or final decisions of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; or (2) a significant change in effluents or power level as specified in Section 51.5(b)(2) of 10 CFR 51; or (3) a matter not previously reviewed and evaluated in the documents specified in (1) of this section which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes in facility design or operation made pursuant to this subsection.
The licensee shall also maintain records of tests and experiments carried out pursuant to paragraph 11A 11 of this subsection.
These records shall include a written evaluation whi~h provides the bases for the determination that the change, test, or experiment does not involve an unreviewed environmental question of significant impact or constitute a change in the objectives of these ETS.
The licensee shall furnish to the Commission, annually or at such shorter intervals as may be specified in the license, a report containing 5-2 i
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descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of such changes, tests, and experiments.
5.4 Station Reporting Requirements
- 5. 4. 1 Routine Reports Annual Environmental Operating Report A report on the environmental surveillance programs for the previous 12 months of operation shall be submitted to the Director of the Regional Inspection and Enfo~cement Office. (with copy to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation) as a separate document within 165 days after January 1 of each year.
The period of the first report shall begin with the date of initial criticality.
The report shall include summaries, interpretations, and statistical evaluation of the re~ults of the non-radiological environmental surveillanc& activities (Section 3.0) and the environmental monitoring programs required by limiting conditions for operation (Section 2.0) for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous environmental surveillance reports and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on tne environment.
If harmful effects or evidence of irreversible damage are detected; the licensee shall provide an analysis of the problem and a proposed course of action to
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A For those programs concerned with water quality or protection of aquatic Wbiota, which are regulated under the Clean Water Act, the requirements of this section shall be satisfied by submitting to the NRC copies of the reports as required by the NPDES permit (or otherwise required pursuant to the Clean Water Act), and in accordance with the frequency, content, and schedules set forth by the agencies responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act;.
In the event that some results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitted noting and explaining the missing results.
The missing data shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplemen.tary report.
The Annual Report shall also include a summary of:
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All ETS noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
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Changes made to applicable State and Federal permits and certifications.
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Changes in station design which could involve an environmental impact or change the findings of the FES.
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All nonroutine reports submitted per ETS Section 4. 1.
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Changes in approved ETS.
5.4.2 Nonroutine Reports AA report shall be submitted in the event that an 11Unusual or Important Environ-
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, permit is violated as specified in Section 4. 1.2.
1 for these nonroutine teports are described below:
5.4.2.a Prompt* Report The schedule and content Those events specified as requiring prompt reporting shall be reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by telephone, telegraph, or facsimile transmission to the NRC followed by a written report to the NRC within 30 days.
5.4.2.b Thirty-Day Report Those events not requiring a prompt report as described in Subsection 5.4.2.a shall be reported to the NRC within 30 d~ys of their occurrence.
5.4.2.c Content of Nonroutine Reports Written 30-day reports and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone, tel~graph, or facsimil~ reports shall (a) describe, analyze, and ~valuate the occurrence, including extent ~nd magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the*
- cause of the occurrence, (c) indicate the action taken to correct the reported occurrence, and (d) indicate the corrective action taken (including any signffi-cant changes made in procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar components or systems.
5.4.2.d Exceptions for Matters Regulated Under the Clean Water Act e For matters regu.lated under the Clean Water.Act, the report schedules and content requirements described in Subsections 5.4.2.a, 5.4.2.b, and 5.4.2.c shall be satisfied by submitting, to the NRC, copies of reports as required by the NPDES permft (or other regulations pursuant to the Clean Wat~r Act) and in accordance with the schedules and content requirements imposed thereby.
5.5 Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications and Permits 5.5.l Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications Requests for changes in environmental technical specifications shall be submitted to the NRC for review an~ authorization per 10 CFR 50.90.
The request shall include an evaluation of the environmental impact of the proposed change and a supporting justification.
Implementation of such requested changes in ETS shall not commence prior to incorporation by the NRC of the new specifications in the license.
5.5.2 Changes in Permits and Certifications Changes and addi ti ans to required Federal (other than NRC), State, 1oca1, and regional authority permits and certificates for the protection of the environment sha 11 be reported to the NRC within 30 days.
In the event that the licensee initiates or becomes aware of a request for changes to any of the water quality requirements, limits, or values stipulated in any certification or permit issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act, the NRC shall be notified within 930 days.
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~If a permit or certification, in part or in its entirety, is appealed and
) stayed, the NRC sha 11 be notified within 30 days.
If, as a result of the
- appeal process, the permit or certification requirements are changed, the change shall be dealt with as described in the previous paragraph of this section.
5.6 Records Retention Records and logs relative to the environmental aspects of station operation shall be made and retained in a manner convenient for review and inspection.
These records and logs shall be made available to NRC on request.
5'.6.1 The following records shall be retained for the life *of the station:
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Record of changes to thes~ Environmental Technical Specifications includin~,
when applicable, records of NRC approval of such changes.
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Record of modifications to station structures, systems, and components determined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment.
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Record of changes to permits and certifica'tion required by Federal (other than NRC), State, local; and regional authorities for the protection of the environment.
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Routine reports submitted to the NRC.
95.6.2 Records of the following shall be.retained for a minimum of five years:
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Review and.audit activities.
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Events, and the reports thereon, which are the subjects of non~outine reports to the NRC~
5.6.3 Records associated with requirements of Federal (other than NRC),
State, local and regional authorities' permits and ~ertificates f6r the protecti~n of the environment shall be retained for the period established by the respective permit or cert i fie ate.
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