ML19289C670

Forwards Application for Amend to License W/Proposed Changes to ETS to Establish Limiting Conditions for Chemical Concentrations in Cooling Water Sys Discharges.Filing Fee Paid Under Protest

ML19289C670
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	01/17/1979
From:	Early P POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	Ippolito T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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POWER AUTHORITY NEWOF YonK, THE STATE OF NEW YO N. Y.10019 10 CoLUMaus CincLE (212) 397-6200 E ERA. MANAGER AND CMIEF ENGIN E E P TRUSTEES LEWIS R. BEN NE M AN AGE R+4 E hER AL FREDERICK R. CLARK COUNSEL

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WILLI AM F. LUDOY JPN-79-5 Director of Nuclear Reactor RegulationUnited States Nuc Washington, D. C. 20555 Attention: Mr. Thomas A. Ippolito 3 Operating Reactors Branch No.

Division of Operating Reactors James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant i l

Subject:

t tions Proposed Non-Radiological Environmenta in Cooling Water System Effluents Docket No. 50-333

Dear Sir:

f the United Based on discussion; with Mr. James H. Wilson ot l Specialists States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Environmen h es a to the the Power Authority has prepared proposed c ang Technical Branch, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Environmentalthat tions in would (Attachment A)

Specificationsditions for Operation pertaining to chemical concentr cooling water system discharges. suspended The proposed changes address biocides, chromates,pH and condu (sodium and sulfate), i l proposed changes and dissolved 10, 1977, These changessolidsare intended to replace prev ous yJanuary submitted by the Authority to the Commission ondated August 31, and supplemented12, by1977.

letters to the CommissionSupporting information 1977 and December is contained in Attachment B. for amendment The Authority has classified this applicationis deemed not to involve to the operating license as Class III as it tion. r 10CFR Enclosed is a a significant environmental hazards considera Section final deter-check in the amount of $4,000 as the filing fee pe mination of the legality of the fee schedule.

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(3) original and dnineteen Enclosed for filing are three nt to copies of a document entitled " Application for Amen mecopies of Attachm Operating License" together with forty (40)

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ATTACHMENT A Power Authority of the State of New York License No. DPR-59 Docket No. 50-333 PROPOSED CHANCES TO NON-RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

s The proposed changes under Section 2.2.4, pH and Conductivity, have been revised in order to allow discharge of low conductivity waste tanks. Such tanks absorb carbon dioxide r.cre eadily, re-sulting in increased amounts of carbonic acid which lowers pH.

Tables 2.2-1, " Limiting Values for Chemical Discharges", and 2.2-2, " Chemical Liquid Waste Analysis", have been added in order to provide reasonable limitations and accurate methods of sampling and analyses.

f CONIENTS Page 1.0 Definitions ...................................................... 1 2.0 Protection Limits ................................................ 2 2.1 Thermal .................................................... 2 2.1.1 Maximum A T across the condense r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.2 Chemical .............................. . .............. 3 2.2.1 Biocides ........... ............................... 3 2.2.2 Co rros ion I nh ibi tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2.3 Suspended and Dissolved Solids ..................... 4 2.2.4 pH and Conductivity ................................ Sa 2.3 kadioactive Discharge ................... ..... ............ 6 3.0 Design Features and Operating Practices ... ...... .............. 17 3.1 Intake System .............................................. 17 3.2 Discharge System ........................................... 17 3.3 2mical Usage .......................................... . 18 3.4 Herbicides .................................. .. .......... 18 3.5 Other Operating Practices ......................... ....... 19 4.0 Environmental Surveillance and Special Study Programs ........... 20 4.1 Biological ..................................... .......... 20 4.1.1 Aquatic ................................ .......... 20 4.1.2 Wa t e r Ch em i s t ry Su rvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 4.1.3 Lake Temperature Structure ........................ 31 4.2 Ph y s i c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 4.2.1 Aquatic ........................................... 31 4.3 Environmental Radiolc;; cal Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 i

Amendment No.

i LIST OF TABLES Page 2.2.-1 Limiting Values for Chemical Discharges ........... Sb 2.2-2 Chemical Liquid Waste Analysis..................... Sc 4.1.1-1 Frequency of Sampling for Ecological Studies in the Nine Mile Point Area of Lake Ontario .......... 28 4.3-1 sample Collection and Analysis NMP-JAF Site Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program...... 34 Amendment No.

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LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION BASES BASES For the maximum anticipated power output the The temperature sensors on the inlet of the main plant will require a total recirculation flow condenser and the plant outlet will provide in-of 370,200 gpm. Of the total flow 352,300 gpm formation on the a T across these two points.

is for the main condenser and 17,900 gpm is for service water requirements, which will raise the circulating water temperature to 32.4 F.

2.2 Chemical 2.2.1 Biocides OBJECTIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENT The purpose of this Specification is to protect No monitoring is required recause no biocides shall the quality and purity of Lake Ontario waters, bc used in the main condenser cooling water or w service water systems.

SPECIFICATION BASES No biocides shall be used in the main condenser The Specification will ensure that the lake water cooling water or service water systems. quality is not jeopardized by the introduction of biocides from the main condenser cooling water or service water systems.

Amendment No. pd

LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION 2.2.2 Corrosion Inhibitors OBJECTIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS _

The purpose of this Specification is to protect Level checks shall be performed on the Diesel Gener-the quality and purity of Lake Ontario waters, ator Closed Loop Cooling System at least monthly to determine if leakage from the system has occurred.

A determination of the amount of chromate discharged to the lake shall be made if leakage is detected.

I SPECIFICATION RASES The plant shall not normally discharge corrosion Adherence to the Specification will ensure that the inhibitors to the lake. lake water quality is not jeopardized by the intro-duction of corrosion inhibitors from the plant.

Chromate corrosion inhibitor is used in the Diesel .

Generator Closed Loop Cooling System. No discharges from this system are made to the lake. Prompt action will be taken to correct any leakage.

2.2 3 Suspended and Dissolved Solids OBJECTIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENT The purpose of this Specification is to limit the Liquid wastes discharged to Lake Ontario shall be individual solute concentrations in the cooling monitored and analyzed as shown in Table 2.2-2.

water discharge to values consistent with the Final Environmental Statement.

Amendment No.

LIMITI!E CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION ,

2 2.3 Suspended and Dissolved Solids (continued)

SPECIFICATION BASES Total annual discharge of individual ds< tes Based on the FES (Final Environmental Statement, dated shall not exceed the limits shown in March, 1973) the amount of Na+ and SO4 -2 added by the Table 2.2-1. plant due to MUDWNT (Makeup Demineralizer Waste Neu-tralizer Tank) discharges should be 135 lbs./ day and If these ILmits are exceeded, corrective 283 lbs./ day respectively. This will result in an action shall be taken to decrease dis- annual discharge of % 49,000 lbs. of Na+ and %103,000 charges to within the Specification and lbs. of SO 4 -2, a report shall be submitted in accordance with section 5. 6.2.a (1) . The FES uses a waste neutralizer tank discharge rate of one (1) every four (4 ) days so that approximately 90 tanks would be discharged in a year's time with each tank contributing %545 lbs. of Na+ and %1,145 lbs.

of SO 4 -2, A running total of Na+ and SO 4 -2 shall be maintained to ensure that the annual totals (i.e. 49,000 lbs. of Na+ and 103,000 lbs. of SO4 2) are not exceeded. In addition, a maximum instantaneous discharge rate shall be limited to twice that which a typical FES tank would deliver. This should ensure that high concentrations are avoided in the discharge canal.

22,000 pmho/cm . is chosen because it is equivalent to a Na+ concentration of 5,000 ppm and an 504-2 concen-tration of 13,000 ppm. At these concentrations no more than 1,100 lbs. of Na+ and 2,300 lbs. of SO 4-2 shall be discharged to the canal from a single waste neutralizer tank.

Each waste neutralizer tank shall be monitored for conductivity and those measuring less than 20,000 Umho/cm are discharged using normal discharge rates; those greater than 20,000 nmho/cm shall be throttled such that the discharge canal concentration will not exceed that of a 22,000 pmho/cm tank.

These specifications will ensure that the water quality Amendment No. is not jeopardized by plant discharges.

LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION 2.2.4 pH and Conductivity

- OBJECTIVE MONI'IORING REQUIREMENT The purpose of this Specification is to limit Sampling and analysis for pH and conductivity shall be the liquid effluent pH to a range of values performed in accordance with Table 2.2-2.

consistent with the classifications and standards governing the quality and purity of The waste neutralizer tanks shall be monitored con-Lake Ontario waters. tinuously for pH during release to the cooling water discharge.

The pH monitors shall be set to alarm at pH levels below 6.0 and above 8.5. The pH sensors shall be located in the discharge pipe from the waste neu-tralizer tank and shall be sensitive to at least 0.1 pH units.

SPECIFICATION Once a month, the pH monitors shall be checked to verify the operability of the inline pH probes. E The pH of treated water in the waste neu-tralizer tanks and floor drain sample tanks BASES prior to being discharged into the discharge tunnel shall be between 6.0 and 9.0. When Lake Ontario is designated Class A-Special (International the conductivity of a floor drain sample tank Boundary Water). This classification specifies a lake is below 10 pmho/cm, the pH shall be between water pH range of 6.7 to 8.5. However, pH observations 4.0 and 9.O. performed during site monitoring programs have fallen predominantly in the range from 8.0 to 9.0 and have frequently exceeded 8.5.

Waste neutralizer tank and floor drain sample tank releases are diluted by a factor of more than 2,000 in the circu-lating water prior to discharge. After such dilution, the discharge is at essentially the same pH as the incoming lake water.

With increased usage of the waste concentrator, pure water inventory increases. To allow for discharge of water with only CO2 as contaminate, a lower pH is allowed for low conductivity floor drain sample tanks.

Amendment No.

5b TABLE 2.2-1 Limiting Value for Chemical Discharges Maximum Tank Concentration Maximum Annual  :

Parameter Discharge From For Discharge at Normal Rate (1) Plant (1bs./vr.) (2)

Conductivity 22,000 gmho/cm

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49,000 lbs./yr.

Sodium as Na#

103,000 lbs./yr.

Sulfate as SO4 - -------

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(1) Tanks with conductivity greater than this level shall be discharged at a rate such that the discharge canal concentration will not exceed that of a 22,000 pmho/cm tank.

(2) Not to be exceeded during any 12 consecutive months.

Amendment No.

Sc TABLE 2.2-2 Chemical Liquid Waste Analysis SAMPLING TYPE OF SENSITIVITY DISCEARGE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS (2) OF ANALYSIS Waste Each Batch pH + 0.5 pH Units Neutralizer Tank Conductivity + 10% of Range in umho/cm Waste Monthly Total Dissolved Solids + 10.0 mg/ liter Neutralizer Proportional Tank Composite (1) Sodium (Na+) + 5.0 mg / liter Sulfate (504~ ) + 5.0 mg/ liter Conductivity 1 10% of Range in kmho/cm NOTES:

(1) The monthly proportional sample shall be composited from a representative aliquot from each waste neutralizer tank batch discharge.

(2) Standard Techniques such as ASTM or equivalent methods shall be used for analysis.

Amendment No.

ATTACHMENT B Power Authority of the State of New York James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant License No. DPR-59 Docket No. 50-333 Non-Radiological Environmental Technical Specification Changes Cooling Water System Elfluent Chemical Concentrations Supporting Information Pages 3, 4 and 5 of the existing Environmental Technical Specifications identifying chemical limiting conditions for opera-tion, Section 2.2, are replaced with pages 3, 4, 5 and Sa, as well as pages 5b and Sc (Tables 2.2-1 and 2.2-2). The changes have been proposed in order to es tablish accurate and measurable limitations for chemical effluents in the cooling water system. The proposed changes replace previously proposed changes submitted by the Power Authority to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on January 10, 1977.

The proposed specification under Section 2.2.2, Corrosion Inhibitors, is added at the request of the Commission and provides a monitoring requirement in order to detect chromate loss in the diesel generators.

Existing specifications under Section 2.2.3, Suspended and Dissolved Solids, set a limit on the incremental increase by percent between cooling water intake and discharge points. Such a method of asssessment depends upon a uniformity of solute concentration at the sampling points, an assumption which experience has shown to be inaccurate. An unusually high number of Licensee Event Reports have been necessitated as a result of this presently in-accurate method of composite sampling. The proposed specification would eliminate all solutes, except sodium and sulfate, from analysis requirements. The allowable sodium and sulfate concentrations are revised in ordtr to be consistent with the predictions of FitzPatrick's Final Environmental Statement dated March,1973 for the Makeup Demineralizer Waste Neutralizer Tanks. The proposed changes would allow for a more reasonable and accurate method of determination of solute discharge concentrations.