ML19206A225

Responds to W Regans Re Review of Meteorological Sections of Environ Rept & Suppl Ii.Data Recovery Rate Does Not Meet Present Recommendations

ML19206A225
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/08/1975
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 7904180403
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53-320 D. R. Muller, Assistcat Director for Environmental Projects, RL ETROFOLI~.ul ZDIS3 CO. (2T. - D) TLaEE MILE ISLE'O (ZiI-2)

In raspence to '3.12;cn Jr.,'s lattet of March 5,1975 the cateorolosy staf f, SA3, Saa cc pleted a raview of these sections of the D'I-2 Cnviron-cental P.cport ccd Supplicant II dealing with cateorology and provida the falleving co'::enta:

Although the applicant 'ina furnish 3d eno ish infor..ti' n in da a.

III-2 Environn ntal Raport cad Supplenuat II of this r yert to enable the staff to prapara a cc.-scrvativa ev=.luation for a draf t envircanantal atetenant, additional infecatica deeld '.e provid 2d to pe rit tha staff to fier. lice its e.valuatica.

'2e f olicving inforution should be supplied:

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a description of the operational phase onsite metacrology nonitoring pro;ran as related to the environnental ef fects of plant operation, including the reteorology infer ation indicated in Re;ulatory Guida 1.21.

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a discussica of plcna for collacting and cc= piling data (including at _aapheric hu-idity) to verify cedels used la predictia; the envirorrental effects of plant cparation related in particular to the plant cooling systea on tha navironc:nt.

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since the oncita 22tnorola:;ical hta previhd la de 20-2 2nvironmental Report hn3 a recovery rate of caly 79S.: ore recent data with a raccvery rate of at least 901 uould be r

preferable.

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if at least a tuo-72ar period of onsita teteorale rical.'-ta with a raccvery rate of at le2st 907: is not <cmilabl2, provida a ccenitaant to furnish at 12:2t a cua-full ynr paried of

=eteorological data (in joint fraquency forn with an acceptable data recovery rate) upon cc pletion of the a: meal data collectica cycle, ao that the vicbility of tLa prou na eni de conservatis;a r

of an'f atncephric disp araica acti; tea 'udd on other data uith a 1cuar r::cvary cata my ha. 2 ri f '.e d.

Tha applicant should ba raferred to Ccction 5.2.4, "'Icteorological Monitoring," in.egulatory ';uid2 4.2, Frar.nratica of Environ--

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.allar CR g,;75 Z.2 applicant is evidently not :.cnitoring stucai% ric *unidity at this site '.s rece=2nded in Saf ety Guida 27 (n:;ulatory Guide 1.23).

The appliennt shculd provide a cenni:nant to install such a system in order to verify the nodel used to predict the effects of the cooling tener pl.r:e or provida an alternata nathed of verifying the cooling tewer plu a predic-tica 2:dels.

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The data recovery rato does not neat precent reco randaticus.

This could prnent prc';1:ns ct a contested envircanental *: caring.

parthar, cor.clu3irn3 rc;.rding the cn;ircnnuntal acceptc'oility of rith r_ar..c to 't:sita dctes Scael cn cuch d.n cruld ha F,

O <ali!:t;d if a r.saccl~ stica tr :cd ca dat a with ca acc:pt:bic

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I f th 2 aforeneuticnad data is ainil:ble, the applicant could probably conpila the ne aded infoi-ation

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The :atsorelogy staff, S.'di, could procc2d with the revic.i if tha niscing information was supplied before or during the first enviroa-ncntal aita visit.

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In r upanse t W. Re3:n Jr.. 's latter of. ' arch 5, 275 the r.ateorolc~y staff, 313, hc_ catplcted a revir.i of tho:c.2ctions of the 'C'I-l Environ n,tal h port r.nd Suppli.ent II holi.g with m t;:r-1.,; cd ;:- ~?a .2 f all :ing n maats:

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. x.t al Eeport and Suppli.o\\r.t. II to enable tha craff to co: plate a 'raf t envir:n 1:ntal stat cnt.

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a description of t q cparatic,al phcs2 cnait 2 c2 coro'ogy nenitoring progran u related to the e.nvironnental effects of plcat operation, inclq'ing the natsorology infor ation indicated in 2eculatory Guide 1....

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a diacuc ;ica of pir.; for callecting and coupili. 3.ha (including at:.cc:hcric hunidity) to va fy nedela used in predictin3 the

.:nvironnantal effecta of pi.in goperation relt.ted in articular to tha plant cool n3 systen ca he envirc:v.ent.

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cycle, 30 that tha viability of the prosraa and tha caservatica of any atnospheric diapersica cctirataa b :cd ca ot' 2 data sith a ic eer recovary rate ay ba 7:cafi2d.

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