ML18100A330
| ML18100A330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1992 |
| From: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NLR-E93092, NUDOCS 9305060115 | |
| Download: ML18100A330 (11) | |
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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 609-339-4199 Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 346 404 179 APR 2 3 1993 NLR-E93092 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
1992 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL 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 (Non-radiological) 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 050029
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NLR-E93092 C Mr. J. c. Stone Licensing Project Manager Mr. T. Johnson Senior Resident Inspector Mr. T. Martin Administrator - Region I 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
1992 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
January 1 through December 31, 1992 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 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title
- 1. 0 INTRODUCTION . ******.*.*.*************** 1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES **** 2 2.1 AQUATIC ISSUES *******.*.*************** 2 2.2 TERRESTRIAL ISSUES **********.*******.*. 3 3.0 EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS *...**********.*** 3 3.1 EPP NONCOMPLIANCES *****************.*** 3 3.2 REVIEW * ***..**.*.***.****************.* 4 4.0 CHANGES IN STATION DESIGN OR OPERATION. 4 5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS *...*..*********..*** 4
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This 1992 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, Non-radiological (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).
This is the fourth 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, 1992. During 1992, Salem Unit No. 1 generated 5,295,086 megawatt-hours of net electrical energy. Salem Unit No. 2 generated 4,717,691 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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2.0 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 1992 AEOR reporting period and have determined that no significant deviations have occurred.
We have observed ho evidence .of trends towards damage to the environment. Copies of monthly NJPDES DMRs for the 1992 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. over the last two years, PSE&G and the NJDEPE have been working together to resolve all outstanding issues, and issue the permit renewal. 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 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 sea turtles. Salem Generating station is continuing to implement the Conservation Recommendations now referenced in Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP.
During the summer of 1992, Salem Station exceeded the mortality take limit issued by NMFS in the Biological Opinion for endangered species. As a result, the Biological Opinion is currently being revised by NMFS. The proposed revision includes an increase by one in* the number of lethal takes of endangered sea turtles permitted at the Salem Generating Station. It clarifies the number of live and mortal takes permitted by the Salem Station for three species of sea turtles. When a final revision is received by PSE&G, appropriate changes will be made to 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.
However, PSE&G has voluntarily continued to monitor the osprey population in a joint effort with the NJDEPE.
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 1992. PSE&G continued to operate Salem Unit Nos. 1 and 2 in compliance with the EPP during 1992 and had no instances of noncompliance that required corrective actions.
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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 Law Department has conducted an extensive environmental compliance review of the Salem Generating Station which began in September 1991 and in many respects is still ongoing.
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 twenty-one (21) environmentally related nonroutine reports were submitted to the NRC in 1992. One report involved the occurrence and removal of shortnose sturgeon. Four of these reports involved the incidental take of sea turtles on the circulating water intake trash bars.
The remaining sixteen reports involved the discharge of chemicals to the ground or waters of the state.
The one report that dealt with the shortnose sturgeon represented two incidents. The two sturgeon were recovered on November 2 and 16, 1992, respectively. Both sturgeon were dead upon recovery. The November 2 sturgeon was in poor condition for preservation and was discarded, however, the November 16 sturgeon was frozen for further NMFS study.
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The four reports involving sea turtles represented fifteen incidents. They included ten loggerheads, four Kemp's ridley, and one green. All were recovered alive except for two Kemp's ridleys and one green which were removed dead.
All of the turtles were released in the Delaware Bay. The following is a list of sea turtles recovered:
Date of Species Recovery Release Occurrence Status Location 06/18/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 07/29/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 08/28/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 08/31/92 green dead 09/01/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/01/92 Kemp's ridley dead 09/04/92 Kemp's ridley dead 09/09/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/11/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/12/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/19/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/20/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/22/92 loggerhead live Delaware Bay 09/28/92 Kemp's ridley live Delaware Bay 10/02/92 Kemp's ridley live
- Delaware Bay
- - Recapture of 09/28/92 turtle These incidents do not indicate a "significant environmental impact".
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In accordance with the NJDEPE's revised Discharge Prevention Control and Countermeasures (DPCC) 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 1992 in accordance with DPCC regulations:
Date of Amount Chemical Occurrence (gallons) 01/20/92 5 lubricating oil 01/24/92 500 oil contaminated rainwater 01/28/92 2 lubricating oil 02/27/92 2 No. 2 fuel oil 03/04/92 2 15% sodium hypochlorite 03/09/92 1 No. 2 fuel oil 05/02/92 50 washwater containing fluorescent dye 05/07/92 1/8 lubricating oil 05/07/92 500 water containing hydrazine concentration of 0.03 mg/l 05/10/92 2 diesel fuel 05/18/92 5 diesel fuel 07/06/92 3500 water containing hydrazine concentration of 5.75 mg/l 07/08/92 5 No. 2 fuel oil 07/09/92 10 No. 2 fuel oil 07/30/92 5 lubricating oil 09/14/92 3 lubricating oil 11/02/92 1 lubricating oil 11/08/92 1/4 lubricating oil 6
A portion of the July 7, 1992 discharge of water containing hydrazine concentration of 5.75 mg/l did enter the Delaware River through the north yard drain outfall, DSN 487. The discharge occurred during a precipitation event and while the measured concentration of hydrazine in the tank was 5.75 mg/l the measured concentration at the final outfall was 0.02 mg/l. The July 30, 1992 discharge of lubricating oil also did enter the Delaware River due to the proximity of the broken drain valve to the river. The November 2, 1992 and the November 8, 1992 incidents also discharged to the Delaware River due to the proximity of the traveling screens to the river. Every other discharge was to the soil and did not enter any groundwater or surface water of the State. All of the discharges were investigated, cleaned up, and corrective measures were implemented to minimize the potential for future recurrence.
In accordance with guidance received from the NRC on October 19, 1992, Salem Generating Station will no longer notify the NRC of minor non-radioactive chemical spills reportable to the NJDEPE under the DPCC regulations. However, other discharges or violations (NJPDES, CERCLA) continue to be reported in accordance with 10CFR50.72.
Salem Generating Station experienced no unusual or important events that indicated or could have resulted in "significant environmental impact" during the 1992 reporting period.
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