ML19290E876
| ML19290E876 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1980 |
| From: | VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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APPENDIX B TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-28 VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION Docket No. 50-271 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 Defi ni ti ons......................
1-1 2.0 Limiting Conditions for Operation...........
2-1 3.0 Environmental Monitoring 2-1 4.0 Special Studies and Requirements 4-1 4.1 Exceptional Occurrences................
4-1 4.2 Special Studies....................
4-2 5.0 Administrative Controls................
5-1 5.1 Resoonsibility 5-1 5.2 Review and Audit 5-1 5.3 Changes in Station Design or Operation 5-2 5.4 Station Reporting Requirements 5-4 5.5 Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications and Permits 5-7 5.6 Record Retention 5-8
1-1 1.0 Definitions Annually: Anually is once per calendar year at intervals of twelve calendar months + 30 days.
NPDES Permit: NPDES permit is the National Pollutant Discharge Elinination System Permit No. VT 0000264 issued by the State of Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation, to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (VYNPC),
dated September 6,1974, and as subsequently amended.
This permit authorizes VYNPC to discharge controlled waste water from Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station into the Connecticut River.
Plant:
Plant refers to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
S ta tion :
Station refers to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
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2-1 2.0 Limiting Conditions for Operation None required.*
- 3. 0 Environmental Monitoring None requi red.*
In consideration of the provisions of the Clean Water Act (33 USC s 1251, et seq.) and in the interest of avoiding duplication of effort, the conditions and monitoring requirements related to water quality and aquatic biota are speci fied in the !!PDES Permit.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be relying on the NPDES Permit limitations for protection of the aquatic environmer.t due to non-radiological effluents.
4-1 4.0 Special Studies and Requirements 4.1 Exceotional Occurrences 4.1.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events Requirements The licensee shall record any occurrence of unusual or important events that potentially could result in environmental impact causally related to station operation. The following are examples: excessive bird impaction events; onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks; unusual occur rence or mortality of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills near or downstream of the plant; and unanticipated or emergency discharges of waste water or chemical substances.
Action Should an unusual or important event occur, the licensee shall make a prompt report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 5.4.2.1 and 5.4.2.3.
4-2 4.1.2 Exceedino Limits of other Relevant Permits Reauirements The licensea shall notify the NRC of occurrences in which the limits specified in relevant permits and certificates issued by other Federal, State and local agencies are exceeded and which are reportable to the agency which issued the pe rmi t.
Action The licensee shall make a report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 5.4.2.2 and 5.4.2.3 in the event that a limit specified in a relevant permit or certi ficate issued by another Federal, State or local agency is exceeded (for example, the NPDES Permit and the 401 Certification are relevant).
4.2 Special Studies None required.
5-1 5.0 Administrative Controls 5.1 Responsibility The Plant Superintendent has responsibility for operating the plant in compli ance with these environmental technical specifications.
5.2 Review and Audit The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation regulatory staff is responsible for independent review and audit of procedures for meeting environmental specifications and environmental monitoring activities.
This staff shall conduct an annual audit of the environmental monitoring program.
The above mentioned reviews and audits shall be conducted on the following:
A.
Proposed changes to the Environmental Technical Specifications and any evaluation of the environmental impact of the changes.
B.
Proposed changes to station operating procedures, which affect the environmental effects of the station and any evaluation of the environ-mental impact of the changes.
C.
Proposed changes or modifications to station or unit equipment, or systems which might have an environmental impact, and any evaluation of the environmer.i:1 impact of the changes.
5-2 D.
All routine reports prior to their submittal to NRC (described in Subsection 5.4.1).
E.
All nonroutine reports prior to submittal of the written report (described in Subsection 5.4.2).
F.
Investigations of all reported instances of noncompliance with Environmental Technical Specifications, associated corrective actions, and measures taken to prevent recurrence.
5.3 Changes in Station Design or Operation Changes in station design or operation affecting the environment may be made subject to the following conditions:
A.
The licensee may (1) make changes in the station design and operation, and (2) conduct tests and experiments not described in this document without prior Commission approval, unless the proposed change, test or experiment involves a change in the objectives of the ETS, and/or an unreviewed environmental question of significant impact.
B.
A proposed change, test or experiment shall be deemed to involve an unreviewed environmental question if it concerns (1) a matter which may result in a significant increase in any adverse environmental impact
5-3 previously evaluated in the final environmental statement (FES) as modi-fied by staff's testimony to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, supplements to the FES, environmental impact appraisals, or in any initial or final iecisions of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; or (2) a significant hange in effluents or power level as specified in Section 51.5(b)(2) of 10 CFR 51; or (3) a matter not previously reviewed and evaluated in the documents specified in (1) of this section which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.
C.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes in facility design or operation made pursuant to this subsection. The licensee shall also maintain records of tests and experiments carried out pursuant to paragraph "A" of this subsection, These records shall include a written evaluation which provides the bases for the determination that the change, test, or experiment does not involve an unreviewed environmental question of significant impact or constitute a change in the objectives of these ETS. The licensee shall furnish to the Commission, annually or at such shorter intervals as may be specified in the license, a report containing descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of such changes, tests and experiments.
5-4 5.4 Station Reporting Requirements 5.4.1 Routine Reports Annual Environmental Operating Report A report of the environmental monitoring programs for the previous year shall be submitted to the NRC separate from other NRC reporting requirements within The 90 days following each anniversary of issuance of the operating license.
report shall include summaries, analyses, interpretations, and statistical evaluation of the results of the environmental monitoring required by special studies and requirements (Section 4) for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate),
and previous non-radiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assess-ment of the observed impacts of the station operation on the environment.
If harmful effects or evidence of irreversible damage are suggested by the moni-toring programs, the licensee shall provide a more detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of action to alleviate the problem.
For those programs concerned with water quality or protection of aquatic biota this requirement shall be satisfied by submitting to the NRC copies of the O
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5-5 reports as required by the NPDES permit (or otherwise required pursuant to the Clean Water Act).
In the event that some results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitted noting and explaining the missing results. The missing data shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
The Annual Report shall also include summaries of:
1.
All ETS noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
2.
Changes made to applicable Federal and State permits and certifications.
3.
Changes in station design which could involve an environmental impact or change the findings of the FES-OL.
4.
All nonroutine reports submitted per ETS Section 4.1.
5.
Changes in ETS.
5.4.2 honroutine Reports A report shall be submitted in the event that an " Unusual or Important Environ-mental Event," as specified in Subsection 4.1.1 occurs, or if another relevant
5-6 permit is violated as specified in Subsection 4.1.2.
Reports shall be submitted under one of the report schedules described below.
5.4.2.1 Promot Report Those events specified as requiring prompt reporting shall be reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by telephone, telegraph, or facsimile transmission to the NRC followed by a written report to the NRC within 30 days.
5.4.2.2 TSirty Day Report Nonroutine events not requiring a prompt report as described in Subsection 5.4.2.1, shall be reported to NRC within 30 days of t. heir occurrence.
5.4.2.3 Content of Nonroutine Reports Written 30-day reports and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone, telegraph, or facsimile reports shall (a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the occurrence, including extent and magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the cause of the occurrence, (c) indicate the action taken to correct the reported occurrence, and (d) indicate the corrective action taken (including any signi-ficant changes made in procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence and to prevent simlar occurrences involving similar components of systems.
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5-7 5.4.2.4 Exceptions for Matters Regulated Under the Clean Water Act e
For matters regulated under the Clean Water Act, the report schedules and content requirements described in Subsection 5.4.2. shall be satisfied by submitting, to the f4RC, copies of reports as required by the fiPDES pemit (or other regulations pursuant to the Clean Water Act) in accordance with the schedules and content regt rements imposed thereby.
5.5 Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications and / emits, 5.5.1 Changes in Environmental Technical Specifications Requests for changes in environmental technical specifications shall be submit-ted to the fiRC for review and authorization per 10 CFR 50.90.
The request shall include an evaluation of the environmental impact of the proposed changes and a supporting justification.
Implementation of such requested changes in the ETS shall not connence prior to incorporation by the NRC of the new specifications by an amendment into the license.
5.5.2 Changes in Pemits and Certifications Changes and additions to required Federal (other than NRC), State, regional, and local authority pemits and certificates for the protection of the environ-ment that pertain to the requirements of these ETS shall be reported to the
5-8 NRC within 30 days.
In the event that the licensee initiates or becomes aware of request for changes to any of the water quality requirements, limits or values stipulated in any certification or permit issues pursuant to Sections 401 or 402 of the Clean Water Act, NRC shall be notified within 30 days.
If a permit or certification, in part or in its entirety, is appealed and stayed, NRC shall be notified as described above.
If, as a result of the appeal process, the 402 requirements are changed, the change shall be dealt with as described in the first paragraph of this subsection, 5.5.2.
5.6 Records Retention Records and logs relative to the environmental aspects of station operation shall be made and retained in a manner convenient for review and inspection These records and logs shall be made available to NRC on request.
5-9 5.6.1 The following records shall be retained for the life of the station:
(a) Records of changes to Section 4.0 of these Environmental Technical Specifications including, when applicable, records of NRC 6pproval of such changes.
(b) Records of modifications to station structures, systems and components determined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment.
(c) Records of changes to permits and certification required by Federal (other than NRC), State, regional and local authorities for the protection of the environment.
(d) Routine reports submitted to the NRC.
5.6.2 Records of the following shall be retained for a minimum of six years:
(a) Review and audit activities.
(b) Events, and the reports thereon, which are the subjects of non-routine reports to the NRC.
5-10 5.6.3 Records associated with requirements of Federal (other than NRC),
State, local and regional authorities' permits and certificates for the protection of the environment shall be retained for the period established by the respective pennit or certificate.
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