ML18096A529

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920124,two Gallons of Hydraulic Fluid Spilled from Ruptured Hydraulic Line.All Fluid Contained within Paved Area Surrounding Crane

ML18096A529
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	02/18/1992
From:	Munzenmaier G Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
References
NRL-E92034, NUDOCS 9202260171
Download: ML18096A529 (3)

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• PubJic Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge. New Jersey 08038 Nuclear Department f EB l 8 1992 NLR-E92034 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Article Number: P632 876 061 Bureau of Discharge Prevention NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy 401 East State Street CN027 Trentonj New Jersey 08625-0027

Dear Sirs:

RETRACTION OF DISCHARGE REPORT*

PUBLIC SERVICE EL~CTRIC AND GAS (PSE&G)

SALEM GENERATING STATION (CASE #92-01-24-0855-21)

On January 24, 1992, PSE&G reported a spill at the Salem Generating station of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid.

The fluid leaked from a ruptured hydraulic line on a PSE&G 90 ton crane to the paved area west of the Unit 1 containment adjacent to the Fuel Handling Building. The discharge was reported to the NJDEPE Hotline in accordance with the requirements of NJAC 7:1E-5 and was assigned Case No. 92-01-24-0855-21 by Operator No. 18.

PSE&G believes that it acted in accordance with the intent of NJAC 7:1E-5, which requires all major facilities to notify NJDEPE of discharges of petroleum and other potentially hazardous substances in any concentration to the ground or waters of the State. However, upon investigation, PSE&G has determined that there was no discharge to the environment. All hydraulic fluid was contained within the paved area surrounding the crane. The fluid was immediately cleaned up and disposed of as hazardous waste. Therefore, PSE&G was not obligated to notify the NJDEPE since the incident did not constitute a discharge to the ground or waters of the State.

At approximately 1020 hours0.0118 days <br />0.283 hours <br />0.00169 weeks <br />3.8811e-4 months <br /> of the same day, a follow-up phone call was placed to Mr. Armand Minardi of the the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement to retract the spill report. This letter serves as confirination of that retraction.

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• FEB 1 8 1992 If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact Patrick J. McCabe at (609) 339-1245.

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FEB 1 8 1992 c NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement 20 E. Clementon Road Gibbsboro, New Jersey 08026 Attention: Mr. Armand Minardi United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C., 20555 Salem County Department of Health 98 Market Street Salem, New Jersey 08079 Attention: Mr. James Warner