ML18096A674
| ML18096A674 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1991 |
| From: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NLR-E92100, NUDOCS 9205060157 | |
| Download: ML18096A674 (10) | |
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-1100 Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer NLR-E92100 tlPFI c (J 1992 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
1991 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENT4L OPERATING REPORT SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-70 AND DPR-75 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 The attached annual environmental operating report is hereby submitted pursuant to Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (Nonradiological) for Salem Generating station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.
The Environmental Protection Plan is Appendix B to Facility Operation License DPR-70 and DPR-75 (Docket Nos.
50-272 and 50-311).
If any questions arise concerning this report, please contact Mr. F. X. Thomson, Jr., Manager - Licensing and Regulation at (609) 339-1229.
sincerely, Attachment
Document Control Desk NLR-E92100 C
Mr. J. C. Stone Licensing Project Manager Mr. T. Johnson Senior Resident Inspector Mr. T. Martin Administrator - Region I 2
- u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625
1991 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
January 1 through December 31, 1991 SALEM GENERATION STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-70 AND DPR-75 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY P.O. BOX 236 HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08038 APRIL 1992
Section 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3~2 4.0 5.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title INTRODUCTION.....**..*......*.*....***.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.*..
AQUATIC ISSUES.............****.**.*.*.
TERRESTRIAL ISSUES...**..*.**.*.**.*...
EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS..............*...
EPP NONCOMPLIANCES.....................
REVIEW.....****........*...**.*....**..
CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION.
NONROUTINE REPORTS.............*.*..*.*
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- r. 0 INTRODUCTION This 1991 Annual Environmental Operating Report (AEOR) is submitted in accordance with Section 5.4.1 of the Salem Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Environmental Protection Plan, Nonradiological (Appendix B to Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311, respectively).
On August 21, 1989, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Amendment Nos. 100 and 77 to Facility Operating License Nos.
DPR-70 and DPR-75 for the Salem Generating station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.
These amendments replace the Environmental Technical Specification (ETS) (Appendix B) with an Environmental Protection Plan (EPP).
On August 25, 1991, PSE&G received Amendment Nos. 129 and 108 for the Salem Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2.
The Amendments change Subsection 4.2.1, Aquatic Monitoring, of the Environmental Protection Pian, Appendix B of the Facility Operating License.
This is the third Annual Environmental Operating report submitted under the EPP and covers Salem Unit No. 1 and Salem Unit No. 2 for the period from January 1 through December 31, 1991.
During 1991, Salem Unit No. 1 generated 6,807,901 megawatt-hours of net electrical energy.
Salem Unit No. 2 generated 7,660,474 megawatt-hours of net electrical energy.
'As required by Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP, we have included summaries and analyses of the results of all required environmental protection activities.
This information is described in Section 2.0.
Section 3.0 addresses the issues of EPP compliance.
Changes to station design or operation and the review for potentially significant unreviewed environmental questions are addressed in Section 4.0.
Unusual and/or important environmental events are discussed in Section 5.0.
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2*.o ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 2.1 AQUATIC MONITORING ISSUES Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP references the Clean Water Act as a mechanism for protecting aquatic biota through water quality monitoring.
The NRC relies on the State of New Jersey, acting under the authority of the Clean Water Act, to insure applicable requirements for aquatic monitoring are implemented.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) is the State's regulatory agency.
The NJDEPE requires as part of the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) permit program that effluent monitoring be performed, with the results summarized and submitted monthly on Discharge Monitoring Report forms (DMRs).
The monitoring is intended to determine compliance with the effluent limitations of the station's NJPDES permit (No. NJ0005622).
We have reviewed the DMRs corresponding to the 1991 AEOR reporting period and have determined that no significant deviations have occurred.
We have observed no evidence of trends towards damage to the environment.
Copies of monthly NJPDES DMRs for the 1991 report year are available upon request and have been transmitted to the USNRC.
On June 1, 1990, the Salem Generating Station filed an application for the renewal of their NJPDES permit.
The application was filed 180 days prior to the expiration of the permit, November 30, 1990, pursuant to the New Jersey Administrative Code.
Additional supplements to the permit application were filed with the NJDEPE on August 31, 1990, January 10, 1991, and April 23, 1991.
Copies of the application and supplemental data were also provided to the NRC.
The NJDEPE issued a draft NJPDES permit to the Salem Station on October 3, 1990.
The draft permit contains several new treatment requirements and monitoring conditions which PSE&G believes are excessive and restrictive.
PSE&G submitted written comments on the draft NJPDES permit to the NJDEPE on January 13, 1991.
PSE&G continues to work with the NJDEPE to resolve all outstanding items.
The conditions of the expired NJPDES permit remain in force until issuance of the final permit.
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While the NRC relies on the State of New Jersey and the NJDEPE for protection of the water quality, the National Marine Fisheries Service maintains regulatory authority with respect to certain migratory threatened and endangered aquatic species.
As required by Amendments 129 and 108 to the Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 and the incorporated Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation, Biological Opinion, Salem Generating Station is required to conduct inspections of the circulating water intake trash bars at least every two hours on seasonal basis for stranded sea turtles.
Salem Generating Station is proceeding to implement the Conservation Recommendations now referenced in Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP.
2.2 TERRESTRIAL ISSUES Section 4.2.2 of the EPP no longer requires terrestrial monitoring.
Monitoring of Diamondback Terrapin nesting and the Osprey and Bald Eagle survey were completed in 1989.
3.0 EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS 3.1 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires a list of EPP noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
No significant environmental impacts attributable to the operation of Salem Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 were observed during 1991.
PSE&G continued to operate Salem Unit Nos. 1 and 2 in compliance with the EPP during 1991 and had no instances of noncompliance that required corrective actions.
3.2 REVIEW Subsection 5.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, requires that an independent review of compliance with the EPP be maintained and made available for inspection.
PSE&G's Environmental Compliance Group in the Environmental Affairs Department last conducted an environmental compliance review of the Salem Generating station in September 1989.
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4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan for Salem Unit Nos. 1 and 2, station design changes and operation performance of tests or experiments, for the AEOR covered time period, were reviewed for potential environmental impact.
None of the recommended changes posed a potential to significantly affect the environment, therefore, none involved an unreviewed environmental question or a change in the EPP.
5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP requires that a list of all nonroutine reports (submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2) be included as part of the Annual Environmental Operating Report.
A total of sixteen (16) environmentally related Non-Routine Reports were submitted to the NRC in 1991.
One report involved the occurrence and removal of shortnose sturgeon.
Nine of these reports involved the incidental take of sea turtles on the circulating water intake trash bars.
The remaining six reports involved the discharge of chemicals to the ground or waters of the state.
The one report that dealt.with the shortnose sturgeon represented three incidents.
The three sturgeon were recovered on October 22, 28, and November 6, 1991, respectively.
The first two sturgeon were dead upon recovery.
The third was.recovered alive but in a state of apparent high stress, as impingement had left it exposed to air during an ebbing tide.
The specimen was gently supported in a stokes basket submerge.a in a holding pool containing ambient Delaware River water, but died during the night.
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The nine reports involving sea turtles represented twenty-five incidents.
They included twenty-three loggerheads, one green and one Kemp's ridley.
All were recovered alive except for one loggerhead which was removed dead.
Twenty-one of the turtles were released in the Delaware Bay and three were released off the coast of Brigantine, NJ.
The following is a list of sea turtles recovered:
Date of Occurrence Species Recovery 06/05/91 06/11/91 06/15/91 06/23/91 06/24/91 06/27/91 06/27/91 07/01/91 07/03/91 07/04/91 07/07/91 07/09/91 07/09/91 I 07/11/91 07/20/91 07/23/91 07/25/91 08/01/91 08/01/91 08/07/91 08/24/91 09/08/91 09/09/91 09/10/91 09/16/91 loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead Kemp's ridley loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead loggerhead green
- - Recapture of 07/11/91 turtle Status live live live live dead live live live live live.
live live live live
- live live live live live live live live live live live
- - Recapture of first 07/09/91 turtle Release Location Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Brigantine Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Brigantine Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Brigantine
.Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay No obvious single factor can be attributed to the increase of aquatic threatened and endangered species during 1991.
However, this increase does not indicate a "significant environmental impact".
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In accordance with the NJDEPE's revised Discharge Prevention Control and Countermeasures regulations effective September 11, 1991 (N.J.A.C. 7:1E), PSE&G is required to report the discharge of virtually any amount of any hazardous material to the land or waters of the state.
While these discharges may not meet the definition of any unusual or important environmental event as defined by EPP Subsection 4.1, Salem Generating station did provide the NRC with Four-hour reports in accordance with 10 CFR50.72(b) (2) (vi) because a notification to another government agency was required.
Salem Generating Station also provided the NRC with copies of the 30-day written confirmation reports submitted to the NJDEPE for any discharges as specified in EPP Subsection 5.4.2.
The following discharges of hazardous materials were reported to the NJDEPE during 1991:
Date of Occurrence 01/23/91 +
01/24/91 10/18/91 11/03/91 11/08/91 11/12/91 Amount (gallons) 150 50 3
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3 Chemical No. 2 fuel oil sodium hypochlorite solution hydraulic oil lube oil hydraulic oil ethylene glycol solution
+ Note - This spill was a historical spill that was discovered when two underground storage tanks were being removed.
The November 3, 1991 discharge of lube oil did enter the Delaware River due to the proximity of a leaking valve to the river.
Every other discharge was to the soil and did not enter any ground or surface water of the State.
All of the discharges were investigated, cleaned up, and corrective measures to minimize the potential for future recurrence were implemented.
Salem Generating Station experienced no unusual or important events that indicated or could have resulted in "significant environmental impact" during the 1991 reporting period.
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