ML19220B269
| ML19220B269 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1976 |
| From: | Metropolitan Edison Co |
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| Download: ML19220B269 (10) | |
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APPLICA'.T'S COLTiTS en the hTCLEAR REGi!IATORY CC5fISSICNS' Draft Sucplerent to the Final Enviren= ental State =ent REIATED TO HE OPERATION OF THREE MILE ISIAND STCLEAR STATION, CIIT 2 DOCKET NO. 50-320 Septe=ber, 1976
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CCEVEVT 1 Surntu and Ccnclusicrs (P:ge tii, Ltw &.b. (4))
Quc.txtic n: "If it is 1:ecessa.ty.c ci:Lc.tL = te at b e p ot~j tted Lcvel, ue mcnLtc. ting pteg?.1m sfull include s:~pillt9
.ta map ue disttibu. tion cf ci:Lc. tine in de rive.t."
Ce ent:
It is the Applicant's understanding that this propcsed licensing conditien requires the sa pling to rap the distributien of chlorine within the river only if it is necessary to chlorinate at the peruitted level. Per:10:ed level, as stated in this preposed licensing conditien, is understood by the Applicant to mean the Three File island Nuclear Staticn (011N5) NPDES permit level which are 0.2 pp= average and 0.5 ppu =axi=u= free available chlorine.
O!I-l is limited by its Environmental Technical Specifications to 0.2 pp=
total residual chlerine and 0.1 pp free available chlorine cencentration at the point of dischn ge to the river. Presently, the Applicant does net plan to discharge in excess of these limits at DCI-1, nor is it anticipated that these limits will be e ceeded when TMI-2 becomes operational. However, if at sete future time it r, necessary to chlorinate at the NPDES permit level in order to assure adequat*. defauling, the Applicant will notify the staf f and will sample the discharge plu=e in an atte=pt to map the distributien of chlorine in excess of the.05 mg/l value recon = ended to protect aquatic life defined on pisge 5-3 of the Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental State-
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CCMUEVT 2.2.3 WLtet Use (Page :-2, T1ble 2.3)
Co== eat:
Table 2.2 indicates that the York Eaven Pcwer Cc=pany's Hydroelectric Generating Plant and Brunner Island Steam-Electric Generatica Station is less than one mile dcwnstream fren the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Statien.
The York Eaven Hydroelectric Generating Station and the Brunner Island Steam-Electric Generating Station are apprcximately three and four miles, respectively, downstream free Three F.ile Island Nuclear Station.
CCMMEMT 3 2.4.3 Tc.tzt Cu1212y (Pege -5) 7 /} 4.t:o:
Cor=ent:
The Applicant suggests that the staf f centien in this section of the repcr the Fe values in the river ef ten exceed 1.5 ng/l and cu occasion river pH values are greater than 8.5, which are Pennsylvania water quality criteria limits applicable to that pertien of the Susquehanna River in the vicinity of DCNS. These high values are attributed to upst: am surf ace water runoff.
A=bient values in excess cf these water quality ait ;ia limits have been reported in the Applicant's 1974 and 1975 annual reports.
C:!WE!." 4 2.6.2.3 TchthucchnMca (?:ge 2-10, Line 1)
Q1ctLiicn: "IchthycphnkA.cn uns.sarpied bu pumpir.g custy tec weets...
Co==ent:
Ichthyoplankten sa=ples vera not collected every two weeks as the Draft Environ =cntal S tatement states, but were sampled semi-centhly (twice a month).
CCA'E.VT 5 3.3.3.1 Dcrinetalizet Regenerstion Sciuk,Lon.s and 3.3.3.: Canaen.szte FcLisnet Regenet Ctcn Sciut.ior.s (Page 3-9)
Coc=ent:
Both 3.3.3.1 and 3.3.3.2 refer to batch neutralization of regenerant vaste frca toth make-up water demineralizers and the condensate polishing syste=.
The nfI-2 syste= io designed for autecatic neutralization and centinual discharge, however, the systes is capable of batch neutralisation if the need arises.
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4.4 E fects on Eccicgic:L Susters, Ccesttuttien cf T,tansel.ssion Lines (7:ge 4-3, 7 1:gaafa 5}
Cuct tica: "The seeding ptcgram fct the cc.stidc.: appect.s.tc inve been ef fcctive in ecs.t peccs. These wete a fcx Lcc1Cicn.s noted xFich may need fu?lhet atterlicn to establish a. tea.sanable g.tcund covet and pteveri etc,sion. These 11eas shculd be adequately conttciicd andet.the stansmissicn Line meriton.ing picgtan
. suggested in Section 6. 5."
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The Applicant agrees with the staf f's suggestion en a trans=1ssien line nonitoring progra= in Secticn 6.5, Terrestrial Meniterine Fregrans. Once each year, during nornal transnissica line inspectien, areas that need additional attentien to adequately centrol eresion attributed to transmissicn line constructicn will be noted. Uith the landemer's permissien, areas will then be revegetated (or other actions takec) in order to centrol excessive erosien. As suggested by the staff, a brief report of any such area and confirmatica of action to renedy the ccedition will accenpany the annual repert.
CCFMENT 7 4.4 Ef fects en EccLcgical SusLtm, Can.sttu Cicn cf T.tatsmLs.sica Linu
( P.tge 4-3, Patag.tapn 6)
CucLtticn:
"Tltz cnia impact ncted by de sLtf f is ut f:.tmet Secit.telsville substation. Consttuction of.this suc-station had p.teceeded tc d e poir 6 t many cenetete
.sttuc.htes had been placed en de site befc.te de carsttucticn tus. suspended.
If th.is ate: Ls act tc be u. sed fc. const~uction, Lt shculi be pr.cmptly
-tetstr.ed tc scme fcL': cf vegetttive cove <t."
Ccenent:
The site of the forner Bechtelsville substation is no lenger cvned by the Applicant. The site has been sold in a condition which was acceptable to the buyer fer his needs.
CCWEhT 3 Ccnsttucticn of T?.:nsel.s.sien Line.s (MS P ge 4-3, P1 tag.taph 1)
Quctatio n:
"The etc.ssing cf Rcute 29 cccu.ss adjacent to a fatm de Letship establi.shmert.
F=tm L ptwer.ts af va~1cus types appe=t t.c be P.catinely pa,tted bene & tite Line.
Ltlct butidings ate Lcczted.scme dis. :nce f,tcm de line. Befor.e &Ls Line beccmc.s cpetzticn:L, de Applicart sltcu?d infotm tJte ctenet cf titis busines.s e.st blishmeri cf de ha: td.s due to minct shceks f tcm induced vcLtcge.s en uis ecuicmer; and of cry p.tecauticrs a+1th teculd bc ::. ten.tc minimize such h:::tds (see :Lsc discussicn in Sectica 5.2.2).
Af tet 60 Lines beccme enetgi:cd, field messa,tererts
,shculd be taen :.c est.:biLsh the actu L pcten:1:L fc.:,such eccu,ttences. "
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As the staff suggescs, the Applicant will inforn the em er of the farm equipnent dealership, prior to the operatien cf this line, of pcssible electrostatic ef fects and precautices that can be taken to nininire such effects. Se Applicant will also take field neasure ents at this locatica ence the line becenes energized to identify the potential for such occur-rences. These actions are censistent with the Applicant's nornal practices.
CCo.'JENT 9 4.4 Elfcets on Ecclegicai Sus:2m. Ccesttuclice. cf t.hc T.ur.svissicn Lir.cs tP:ge 4-4, F ug upn D Quctaticn:
"!.c shculd be ncied, hcwevet, dat d.e avoidabic impact cf tJte abandoned Scalelsville substaticn can and shculd be ritig= cd. Tite cccasier.aL vege-tat.icr. coritcl and seedir.; activitiu should be cortirred in ar.
ttempt tc melrizin u.c Lcx level of impaet cf this line."
Ccenent:
See co=ents 6 and 7.
CC W ENT 10 5.2.2 T.~. nsmissicn Lines (?:2e 5-1, Pz~ g.taph 11)
Quetaticn: "The Jpplicant has ccritted t.c:
(:) g?.cunding tunsmission tcwets, (b) g.tcur.dir.g fences u+1ch ?2.
both pn~:llel ar.d Lunsvetse tc G.e rigi:t of way."
Cc=en t :
A Applicant has not comitted to the above, however, the Applicant has grounded all transnissien towers and will ground fences where electrostatic induction harards exist.
CC+.'EVT 11 5.3.3 2a:21 Qualif.u Sur.da. ds and Ef fLucri LL-itaticns,'P:;e 5-5, Tcp cf Pig c)
Q2:2ticn: "If Lt is necessa.tu to cpetatt at ut petmitted level of chic?lr1 tion, den de Applicari shcuid monitct tat:L.1uL'eh in &e.tive.t o dete~nine u.c cx.:cri of the tegion in dich concerttaticrJ. cxceed de value.tecca cr.ded ta ptctcct aqu1Cic life."
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Cc=ent:
See ccc=ent 1.
CCMMEVT 12 5.4.1.3 Ccse Ccem.Lt~ent.s !~cm Radicactive Licu.id Releas u t.c de Hyd.tcsche~e tP:ge 5-3, Tcp cf Page; Cemen t:
This section of the Draft Supplement to the Final Invirecrental State:ent gives reference to a tritium discussien in Appendi C that applies to all tritium sources from the plant. No Appendix C was included as part of this report.
- hr Applicant wishes to reser"e the.ight to ec==ent en this tritium discussien prior to its inclusion in the (11. 1 Supple =ent Enviren: ental Statement.
CCHME.VT 13 5.5.2.1 Intake E!fects, Imcingcrett of ibhu (Pagt 5-14, Line 3)
Quct ticn: "Impbtgerent ecritc. ting zuety b.c weeks... "
Cc=en t :
I=pinge=ent monitoring was ccndur.ed semi-canthly
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CCW.!E.VT 14 5.5.2.2 Station Passage Ef fect.s. Chenicc.L Cbcha~4e (Page 5-16, ?=~ag?.aph 1)
Quotaticn: "If it b necussty ta chic.tirate ox de petm.itted Level, den de atta ht which t.czie canditicns ate eteated should be at t.he most a f ac bcusand scuate feet. The staf f does not expect this ta have a s.L r.ificar advetse L~cact cn de Lcc:L fbnety 3
.tescuatcu f.tcm chic. tine dischatges. Mcwever, d e staf f wilL.1equ.Lte u=t de cpetaticrt.L mcnite.~1r.g p.teg.11~ ir.clude sampling t.c map the dht~haticn oi chic.tiac in ue riuet if dbchatge at de petm.i.cted level b necesaty."
Cc=en t :
See co=ent 1. 7t}-QE9
CCMA'EVT 15 6.3 Metec.tcLcaical P.tca?:m 6.3.1 F.tecce~ieice:L Casite Yetec.tclegical Pteg ~1m ( P.tg e 6-1, 71:aguph 3 )
Quct: tion: "The pruert xind speed and dLtection measutir.g insstu: erl installed a.: de 150-f t level deu not meet de insttwert specification.teccmmended in Regtlatc.ty Gu.ide 1.23."
Cc =ent:
""he instrucentation at the 150 foot level (aerovane) was not part of the nuclear
=eteorological program and, therefore, did not fall within the scope of recct= ended instrument specifications of Regulatory Guide 1.23.
CC%'AENT 16 6.4 Acu= tic Biclogical McMic?lna P.tegum (Page 6-2, Pataguph 2)
Quctaticn: "The staf f.1cccmments + t t.he pteseri Urit 1 mariterir.g ptcg. tam shetid be certinued as de creta-ticr:L evaluation ptog. tam fc.t Unit 2 xLth de exception of de phytcplantacn and :coplanFlan en.t~ ir.mert stdiu uhich may be wmirated.
The.teascns fc.t tztm.iration cf pl:xhicric s.tzdies
=te discussed in Section 5.5.2.2. It is aLsc suggated & t af.tc.t staff evalua.ticn ef de 1975 mcnitc?lre tuults, at de time cf ptepa?:ticn of de Envitenmerist Teciutical Specificaticns fc.
Unit 2, us.: all b.icLcgical mcritc? lng ptcg.11ms be euc.luated by de staf f and afplicaris fc.t apptcp~11tenus at de TMTNS. The.tesuit.s cf
&is tcevaluation wiLL be inec.tpcuted in de Techrical Specific =ticas ptic: to issuance of d e cpe= ting License."
Ce cent:
The Applicant agrees with the staff's evaluation of the present Unit 1 aquatic biological menitoring programs and will centinue these pro 3rans with the aception of the phytcplankten and ::coplankton entrainment studics as recc= ended by the staff to evaluate the operational i= pact of OfI-2.
'Ih e Applicant also agrees with the staff's suggestien of reevaluating all bio-logical =cnitoring progra=s for their appropriateness at D C S, b7 ey. staff and the Applicant, for incorporatien of changes in the proposed
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CCWENT 17 n.r_._s.(Faac 6-2, Pat ?aph JJ 6.5 Tettestti:L Ucclic. tina P.t,'
Quct:tcicn: "Tl:e staf f concludes tha.t tite cpetztion:L picg?:m.s fc.t Unit 1 shculd be ccniinued fc-t tec yea,ts af.ce,t statt-up cf Urli : (tetnin tion cor.tingeri cn staf f
.teview and appicval) : cit l: the excepticn cf the bl.td tmpacticn pr.cg?.:m ahich mau be termirated.
In place cf the citd impacticn ptcg?.:m, a ptevisicn shcald be adcpted tequLiir.g ar.1Lusis ar.d.tepcre fct st:f f.tevicw within tl-1, tty d us cf :nu cccu.stence of impaction in excess of 100 ever.ts get day. A Lcw altitude ttut and faise ccLc. acti:L phetag?:phu ptcgram shcald be imptc.merled fc.: certel tion with the veget:tict.:L su,tveus. This wiLL ptcvide the basis f c.t a long-tern evalist,ica cf any advetse tettcssti 4 eff cet.5.
Co= ent:
The Applicant agrees with the staff that the operational terrestrial
=cnitoring program for Unit 1 be continued for two years after the start up of Unit 2 with the exception of the bird impaction program. However, the Applicant suggests that the reporting provisien to replace the bird impaction progras be reworded so not to give reference to a specific number of events (nu=ber of birds i pacted) per day.
By referencing a specific number of events per day, the Applicant would have to perfor= a bird impaction survey every day to deter =ine whether the number in the provision was exceeded.
Therefore, if a specific number of events per day is referenced, the staff would not be ter:1 ating, but increasing the scope of the bird impaction progran. 1he Applicant suggests that the sentence in the above quotation from the OES in relation to this provision be changed to read as follows:
"In place of the bird i=paction program, a provision should be adopted requiring analysis and report for staf f review within thirty days of any abnor=al occurrence of cooling tower bird i=paction."
It is the Applicant's understanding f rom conversation with the staff that a low altitude true and false color (infrared) serial photography program, if i=plemented, would take the place of the plant pathology transect and quantitative vegetation analysis programs that the Applicant presently conducts.
The Applicant understands the many advantages of implementing such a program and, therefore, agrees with the staff's suggestion. Although det. ails of this study have not been finalized, d: is the Applicant's understanding that the program vill begin during 1977 and continue for two years af ter Unit 2 start up.
It is estimated that the study area will cover apprexi=ately a two-mile radius around the T.'fI'IS site and consist of one or two overflights per year that will be verified by ground uth surveys (one for each overflight) along selected transects within the study area.
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CC!! MENT 13 6.5 Tertestt.ial Mcnitcrina P.teg.1ar.s (Page 6-2, Pa.ug. tach 5)
Quo tat.ic n:
"The s.t:f f also.teccerer.ds ua. cnce each yect, dwtia; r.c'Z1L tA.ansrissicrt Lit.e. EJtspCC.ticns, notaAECns bC made a f ar.y ateas whicit may.teauite.teseedire. A br.ief.tepczt cf arg such ctels and ecnfL~raticn cf ac.cien tc.teredy the cendLt.ica shcu.ld acccepany t.he anri::L.1epcre."
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See co=ent 6.
CCA?EVT 79 Fiau.te 6. 2 (Page 6-J) co =ent:
In Figure 6.2, statien nu=ber 11 should be listed under Seine Stations. The figure represents sa=pling locations only applicable to 1974. The figure title, therefore, should be changed to read: "Trapnet and Seine Stations Sa= pled in the Vicinity of TMINS during 1974".
CCMMENT 20 6.6 2tdicLcgical Enuitor~er t:tl Mcnitcrir.a 6.6.1
?.tecreAct.wns.L P.tcg-tam t? age 6-3)
Cecent :
Item 1 and 2 The Applicant has an air particulate sa pling station in the Fal=cuch co= unity and will perform analyses of quarterly cecposite air sa=ples for Sr-89 and Sr-90.
An iodice sa=pler will also be located at the Faltouth station as suggested by the staff.
Iten 3 As suggested by the staff, the Applicant will institute a soil sampling program in prevailing downwind sectors to =cnitor long ter: build-up to replace the precipitatica sa pling progrs=.
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Item 4 The Applicant will install a cc=posite sa=pler as suggested by the staff at the York Eaven Hydroelectric Station to replace grab sa=ples presently taken at the ~MI end of York Haven da: and the west shore of TMI.
Item 5 The Applicant will cc= ply with the staf f's reco==endation that = ilk sa=ples collected at the locatien with the highest X/Q should be taken at least se=1-
=onthly during the grazing season, each sa=ple measured for I-131 and conthly co=posites measured for Sr-89, Sr-90, and gn==a scanned.
Item 6 The Applicant will co= ply with the staff's suggestien of sa=pling one recreationally important fish species in the =onitoring program. No co==er-cially i=portant fish species exist in the TMINS vicinity.
Item 7 The Applicant agrees with the staf f that fruits should be part of the vege-tation sa=pling progra= and vill sample fruits in the future. Ecwever,
tuberous and root vegetablec are not a significant pathway in the TMINS vicinity and, therefore, the Applicant shculd not be required to sample these vegetables.
Item 8 The Applicant is presently sa=pling deer, the major source of supplemental protein in the " MINS vicinity. A deer is collected and sampled frem road kills that occur in the vicinity of the site. This sampling is conducted at indicator and background distances from the site en an annual basis. The App 1dcant shculd not be required to sample poultry and eggs, for it is not a significant pathway in the TMINS vicinity. A study conducted by the Applicant's consultant showed that 91': of the feed consu=ed by poultry, for both = eat and eggs, in the vicinity of TMINS, is i= ported from outside the area.
Item 9 The Applicant will eF' hate the use of " sensitivity" in favor of the " lower level of detection" (LLD) terminclogy suggested by the NRC.
In addition, a table of LLD's s1=ilar to that used in Pagulatory Guide 4.8 will be developed for each radionuclide in the analyses perforced. The Applicant reco: rends the use of the LLD proposed by the National Bureau of Standards of 3C background as cpposed to the NRC LLD of 4.66c background.
~he Naticnal Bureau of Standard's cu=ber -is recognized by industry and the Applicant.
It is the Applicant's opinien that the NRC nu=ber is too costly for the mini =u= additional benefit gained.
Ite: 10 The Applicant agrees with the staff and will increase the sensitivity of the tritium analyses for water sa:ples as propcsed by draft Regulatory Guide 4.8 (Dece=ber, 1975).
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