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NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 921102,approx 1 Gallon of Lubricating Oil Released Due to Overfilling of Traveling Screen 21B Drain Bath.Discharge Terminated & Oil Wiped Up W/ Absorbant Pads.Permanent Containments Will Be Installed
ML18096B136
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Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 12/02/1992
From: Vondra C
Public Service Enterprise Group
To: Kugler S
NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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NLR-E92346, NUDOCS 9212090188
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Nuclear Department CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 063 762 453 NLR-E92346 Bureau of Discharge Prevention NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy 401 East State Street CN-027 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0027 Attention: Ms. Shelly Kugler

Dear Ms. Kugler:

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS (PSE&G) COMPANY SALEM GENERATING STATION CASE NO. 92-11-02-1450-21 AND CASE NO. 92-11-08-1117-31 As per the requirements of NJAC 7:1E-5.8, PSE&G has prepared confirmation reports for two separate discharges of lubricating oil to the Delaware River through the Salem circulating water system outfalls, DSNs 484 and 485. The confirmation reports for the November 2 and 8, 1992 discharges are included as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2, respectively. No injuries resulted from these discharges.

As the discharge of oil is not regulated under 40 CFR 302.4, no notification of the release was reported to any agency other than the New* Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as required under 10 CFR 50.72, Significant Events.

  • PSE&G, in making this notification, believes that it acted in accordance with the intent of NJAC 7:1E, Subchapter 5, which requires all major facilities to notify the NJDEPE of discharges of petroleum and other potentially hazardous substances in any concentration. PSE&G has investigated each incident, cleaned up th.'e affected areas, repaired the equipment responsible for the discharge where appropriate and is taking measures to prevent similar discharges in the future.

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DEC 0 2 1992 NJDEPE 2 NLR-E92346 Should you have any questions concerning the information contained herein, or require additional information, please contact Mr. David Hurka of Licensing and Regulation at (609) 339-1275.

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Salem Operations Attachments (2) c NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Division of Responsible Party Site Remediation Site Assessment CN-407 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 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

ATTACHMENT 1 DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-02-1450-21 INDIVIDUAL REPORTING DISCHARGE:

s. J. Sauer Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating station P. 0. Box 236, M/C SOl Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5200 INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTING CONFIRMATION REPORT:
c. A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station P. O. Box 236, M/C SOS -

Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-2900 FACILITY OWNER/OPERATOR:

Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. o. Box 570-17G Newark, New Jersey 07101-0570 (201) 430-5868 INDIVIDUAL(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE:

c. A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Public service Electric and Gas Salem Generating Station P. o. Box. 236, M/C S05 Hl\-n¢ocks- B_r~dge,
S-~];~~ -Generating Station Circulating Water Intake Structure Traveling Screen (21B) Chain Bath Approximately 1 gallon of lubricating oil was released due to overfilling*the 21B traveling screen chain bath. Although containment had been placed under the bath, the oil spilled to the side of the containment and into the intake bay. Circulating
  • ATTACHMENT 1 (continued)

DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-02-1450-21 water is pumped from each intake bay through the facility's once-through non-contact cooling water system at a rate of approximately 370,000 gallons per minute and returned to the Delaware River approximately 500 feet offshore. The discharge occurred through DSN 484 which is one of the six circulating water system outfalls regulated under the facility's New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Permit No.

NJ0005622.

The leak was discovered during a routine _system walkdown at 1435 hours0.0166 days <br />0.399 hours <br />0.00237 weeks <br />5.460175e-4 months <br />.

DISCHARGE LOCATION:

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Salem Generating Station End of Buttonwood Road Block #: 26 Lot #: 4.01 Municipality: Hancocks Bridge County: Salem Zip Code: 08038 Tax #: 22-1212-800 EPA ID #: NJD077070811 (Map Enclosed - See Figures 1 and 2)

CHEMICAL DISCHARGED:

Lubricating Oil CAS Number: 8002-05-9 (Per New Jersey Worker and Community Right To Know)

QUANTITY DISCHARGED: Approximately 1 gallon of oil was discharge(l~t;~~-~is;. va-111e is a c~nservative estimate based on the residual*. _._,.-.... /;~y: of* oil observed under .the chain bath.

DATE/TI . '"""'"" GE BEGAN: Unknown. However, Operations personne*t: :t'~):ationed at the intake structure around the clock and perform>*.routine area inspections.

DATE/TIME DISCHARGE ENDED: November 2, 1992 1435 Hours DATE/TIME DISCHARGE DISCOVERED: November 2, 1992 1435 Hours DATE/TIME DISCHARGE REPORTED: November 2, 1992 1450 Hours (To NJDEPE Hotline)

ATTACHMENT 1 (continued)

DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-02-1450-21 MEASURES TAKEN TO CONTAIN, CLEANUP AND REMOVE THE DISCHARGE:

Upon discovery, the discharge was immediately terminated. The residual oil was wiped up with absorbant pads. The pads were then placed into a 55 gallon drum for disposal as hazardous waste. The cleanup and disposal costs associated with this discharge were approximately three hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars.

CORRECTIVE MEASURES:

Permanent containments will be installed under each of the chain baths to prevent recurrence of this type of incident. These containments will be installed by the Maintenance Department.

Installations are expected to be compl~ted by January 31, 1993.

INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN CONTAINMENT/CLEANUP:

Cleanup activities associated with the release of the lubricating oil, consisting of terminating the discharge and cleaning up the residual oil, were conducted by Operations personnel. Site Services personnel were responsible for disposal of the used pads as hazardous waste. These individual(s) are:

s. J. Sauer Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station P. O. Box 236, M/C SOl Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5200 J. G. Sterner Yard Supervisor Site Services Maintenance

)i>\iblic Service Electric and Gas Company Nuclear Department P. o. Box 236, M/C N34 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5338

ATTACHMENT 1 (continued)

DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-02-1450-21 TYPE, QUANTITY, LOCATION AND DATE OF SAMPLES:

No samples were collected of this discharge. However, based upon a worst case scenario in which all oil leaked from the bath to the intake bay within one (1) minute, and the oil was dispersed through only one outfall, the estimated concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in the discharge is 2.68 mg/l. This is below the maximum daily discharge limitation of 15 mg/l imposed by the NJDEPE for similar discharges. Information on this characterization may be obtained from:

D. Burka -

Lead Engineer Licensing and Regulation Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear Department P. O. Box 236, M/C N21 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-1275 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

PSE&G satisfies the requirements for self-insurance established by N.J.A.C. 7:1E-4.5(g) and will include appropriate documentation of this in its Discharge Cleanup and Removal (OCR)

Plan as required by N.J.A.C. 7:1E-4.4(a)9.

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CERTIFICATION State of New Jersey:

county of Salem . SS I certify under penalty of law that the information provided in this document is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment or both, for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information.

  • sworn.and subscribed ~ore me on this ~ day of .!Jl!:f.fl<<n)A.,u/, 1992.

ATTACHMENT 2 DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-08-1117-31 INDIVIDUAL REPORTING DISCHARGE:

M. C~ Kafantaris Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station P. o. Box 236, M/C SOl Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5200 INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTING CONFIRMATION REPORT:

c. A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station P. o. Box 236, M/C sos Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-2900 FACILITY OWNER/OPERATOR:

Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. O. Box S70-17G Newark, New Jer~ey 07101-0S70 (201) 430-S868 INDIVIDUAL(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE:

c. A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Public Service Electric and Gas Salem Generating Station P. o. Box 236, M/C sos Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038

(:6fl9) 339-2~00 DISCHARGE~;~~URCE:

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Salem Generating station Circulating Water Intake Structure Traveling Screen (22A) Speed Reducer Bearing Approximately 1 quart of lubricating oil was released due to a leak in 22A traveling screen speed reducer bearing while operating in the high speed mode. The oil dripped to the floor and subsequently into one of the six circulating water intake

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ATTACHMENT 2 (continued)

DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-08-1117-31 bays. Circulating water is pumped from each intake bay through the facility's once-through non-contact cooling water system at a rate of approximately 370,000 gallons per minute and returned to the Delaware River approximately 500 feet offshore. The discharge occurred through DSN 485 which is one of the six circulating water system outfalls regulated under the facility's New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Permit No. NJ0005622.

The leaking bearing was discovered durinq a routine system walkdown at 1110 hours0.0128 days <br />0.308 hours <br />0.00184 weeks <br />4.22355e-4 months <br />.

DISCHARGE LOCATION:

Salem Generating Station End of Buttonwood Road -  ;

Block #: 26  ?:

Lot #: 4.01 Municipality: Hancocks Bridge County: Salem Zip Code: 08038 Tax #: 22-1212-800 EPA ID #: NJD077070811 (Map Enclosed - See Figures 1 and 2)

CHEMICAL DISCHARGED:

Lubricatinq Oil CAS Number: 8002-05-9 (Per New Jersey Worker and Community Right To Know)

QUANTITY DIScHARGED:_ Approximately 1 quart of oil was discharge(i;.:_,_;;_"This<va~~u:e is* a conservative estimate based on the residua1,_;i;g~~c-*-:,--:f*s~y;~:q#:~'.~ijl:1 observed under the speed reducer.

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  • DATE/T~~~,9;,,,:.,£,_:i;-:.;*--~ g~: -~EGAN: Un~own. However, Operations personne'L~;~;r;~:V~:S~.a~ioned at the intake structure around the clock and perfCf~fro~1:1ne_area inspections.

DATE/TIME DISCHARGE ENDED: November 8, 1992 1112 Hours DATE/TIME DISCHARGE DISCOVERED: November 8, 1992 1110 Hours DATE/TIME DISCHARGE REPORTED: November 8, 1992 1117 Hours (To NJDEPE Hotline)

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ATTACHMENT 2 (continued)

DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-08-1117-31 MEASURES TAKEN TO CONTAIN, CLEANUP AND REMOVE THE DISCHARGE:

Upon discovery, the traveling screen was removed from service.

The residual oil was wiped up with absorbant pads. The pads were then placed into a 55 gallon drum for disposal as hazardous waste. The cleanup and disposal costs associated with this discharge were approximately threee hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars.

  • CORRECTIVE MEASURES:

The Operations Department, responsible for operation and maintenance of the intake structure and equipment, initiated a work order, No. 921108157, to the Maintenance Department to repair the leaking bearing. The Maint~nance Department has repaired the bearing.

INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN CONTAINMENT/CLEANUP:

Cleanup activities associated with the release of the lubricating.

oil, consisting of removing the traveling screen from service and cleaning up the residual oil, were conducted by Operations personnel. Site Services personnel were responsible for disposal of the used pads as hazardous waste. These individual(s) are:

M. c. Kafantaris Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station

  • P. o. Box 236, M/C SOl Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5200 J. G. Sterner Y_ard Supervisor Sit"(!. Services Maintenance

.~lie Service Electric and Gas Company Nuclear,Department P. o. Box 236, M/C N34.

Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5338

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DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT CASE No. 92-11-08-1117-31 TYPE, QUANTITY, LOCATION AND DATE OF SAMPLES:

No samples were collected of this discharge. However, based upon a worst case scenario in which all oil leaked from the bearing to the intake bay within one (l} minute, and the oil was dispersed through only one outfall, the estimated concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in the discharge is 0.67 mg/l. This is below the maximum daily discharge limitation of 15 mg/l imposed by the NJDEPE for similar discharges. Information on this characterization may be obtained from:

D. Hurka -

Lead Engineer Licensing and Regulation Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear Department P. o. Box 236, M/C N21 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609} 339-1275 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

PSE&G satisfies the requirements for self-insurance established by N.J.A.C. 7:1E-4.5(g) and will include appropriate-documentation of this in its Discharge Cleanup and Removal (DCR)

Plan as required by N.J.A.C. 7:1E-4.4(a)9.

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FIGURE 1 GENERAL SITE MAP OPS~GE:'-t SURVEl'S MAPPING ARTIFICIAL ISLAND

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FIGURE 2 SALE" GENERATING STATION CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEM INTAKE STRUCTURE DETAILS

-_I CERTIFICATION state of New Jersey:

SS county of Salem I certify under penalty of law that the information provided in this document is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment or both, for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information. *

  • ./&IL sworn and subscribed before me on this ~ day of ~4.k<k/: , 1992.
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