ML19319C285

App 2A to Davis-Besse PSAR, Lake Restricted Areas.

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Issue date:	08/01/1969
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D-B APPENDIX 2A LAKE ESTRICTED AREAS TAEIE OF COIEENTS Section Page 1 INTRODUCTION AND

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1.1 INTRODUCTION

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2A-1 13 CONCLUSIONS 2A-1 131 GROUND FIRING - ARL".S I AND II 2A-1 1 3 1.1 Small Arms Firing 2A-1 1 3 1.2 Antiaircraft Firing From Camp 2A-2 1313 Ordnance Firing by TRW Inc. 2A-2 1 3 1.4 Aircraft Operations in Area III 2A-2 2 RESTRICTED AREAS AND DESCRIPTIONS 2A-3 2.1 GENERAL 2A-3 2.2 ESTABLISHED REST:tICTED AREAS 2A-3 2.2.1 AUTHORITY 2A-3 2.2.2 CURRENT REGUIATIONS 2A-3 2.2 3 PROPOSED REVISION OF NOVEMBER 1967 2A-4 2.2.4 PROPOSED PZVISION OF MARCH 1968 2A-4 2.2 5 PROPOSED REVISION OF FEBRUARY 1969 2A-4 2.2.6 FAA DESIGNATIONS 2A-5 2.2.7 PRESENT STATUS 2A-5 _

'2.2.8 PROJECTED STATUS 2A-6 3 USAGE OF RESTRICTED AREAS 2A-6 l

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Sretion faEl 3.2 RESTRICTED AREA II 2A-6 3.2.1 DESIGNATION OF AREA AND TYPE OF USE 2A-6 3.2.2 ENFORCING AGENCY 2A-7

?.2.3 USING AGENCIES AND USAGE 2A-7 3.2.3.1 Ca=n Perry 2A-7 3.2.3.2 TRW Incorocrated 2A-8 3.3 RESTRICTED AREA III 2A-9 3.3.1 DESIGNATION OF AREA AND TYPE OF USE 2A-9 3.3.2 ENFORClNG AGENCY 2A-9 3.3.3 .USING AGENCIES AND USAGE 2A-10 3.3.3.1 Grosse Ile Naval Air Station 2A-10 3.3.3.2 Lockbourne Air Force Base 2A-10 h FUTURE ACTIVITIES 2A-11 h.1 CAMP PERRY 2A-11 ];

h.2 TRW INCORPORATED 2A-11 h.3 GROSSE ILE 2A-11 h.h LOCKBOURNE AIR FORCE BASE 2A-12 5 ANALYSES OF ORDNANCE EFFECTS 2A-12 6 SUPPLEMENT 2A-13 6.1 STATUS 2A-13 6.2 USAGE 2A-13 6

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Figure No. Title 2A-1 Restricted Areas and Firing Fans 2A-2 Restricted Area Boundaries Existing Regulations of 33 CFR 204.187 January 1, 1967 2A-3 Proposed Restricted Area Boundaries Corps of Engineers Notice of 22 November 1967 2A-4 Prc. posed Restricted Area Boundaries Corps of Engineers Notice of 15 March 1%8

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D-B APPENDIX 2A LAKE RESTRICTED AREAS 1 INTRODUCTION AND SE GARY

1.1 INTRODUCTION

There are areas of Lake Erie adjacent to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Sta-tion Site which are established as Restricted Area: for use by segments of the Armed Forces in perfo ming training missions using aircraft, ground weapocs and airborne weapons. Historically, these areas were primarily used by the Erie Ordnance Depot for proof firing of artillery.

When the Erie Ordnance Depot was deactivated in 19o7 and reverted to private ownership for development as the Erie Industrial Park, the main need for these Restricted Areas was removed but they have been maintained, with pro-posed changes, for limited use of certain other agencies. These include Camp Perry, an Ohio National Guard installation, the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station in Michigan and the Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio. In addition to these governmental agencies, the Jet and Ordnance Division of TRW Inc. located at the Erie Industrial Park, uses the off-shore restricted areas under an arrangement with the Adjutant General State of Ohio, for test firing of ordnance.

The ute of these Restricted Areas has been examined to determine the poten-tial effect on the proposed Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.

1.2 SUEARY The Restricted Areas (Areas I and II) lying closest to the station site are limited to use as impact areas for small a ms, artillery and antiaircraft artillery fired from Camp Perry and from the test firing range at Erie Indus-trial Park.

The farthest Restricted Area (Area III) which is a distance of 10.4 miles from

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the station, is used by Grosse Ile NavC Air Station and Lockbourne Air Force Base for aircraft operations involving LomMng, rocket firing and aerial automatic weapons (inert type ordnance only).

13- CONCLUSIONS The use of the Restricted Areas in the vicinity of the Davis-Besse Station do not significantly affect the safety of the Davis-Besse Station and the station can be constructed and operated at this site with no undue risk to the health and safety of the public resulting from this usage.

131 GROUND FIRING - AREAS I AND II 1 3 1.1 Small Arms Firing The small arms firing from Camp Perry is at a distance of five miles from

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D-B the Davis-Besse Station and the nearest boundary of the impact area (Area I g shown on Figure 2A-1) is 1.8 miles. There is no possibility of small arms )

fire reaching the station.

1 3 1.2 Antiaircraft Firing From Camp Perry The 40 mm antiaircraft firing area at Camp Perry is 4 5 miles frcm the Davis-Besse Station and the nearest boundary of the impact area (Area II shown on Figure 2A-1) 'is 15 miles. The firing fans used at Camp Perry further limit the possible impact area and increases the distance of possible impact from the stction.

The projectiles used, carry destruct charges and fuses to prevent surface impact of intact projectiles. These destruct charges are designed so that the maximum range of an intact projectile is approximately two-thirds of the minimum distance from the firing area to the station location.

1313 Ordnance Firing by TRW Inc.

The outside firing area at the Erie Industrial Park that is used by TRW is four miles from the Davis-Besse Station and the nearest boundary of the impact area (Area II) is 1 5 miles. The firing fan for firing of all ord-nance is limited to a 200 azimuthal sector, 100 east and vest of north.

The limited amount of firing, type of firing and the administrative controls associated with this firing, makes the probability of a projectile impact in the immediate area of the station extremely small. j Projectiles utilized in this firing in the extremely unlikely event of a pro-jectile impacting on the station would not cause penetration of the con-tainment shield building.

1 3 1.4 Aircraft Operations in Area III Restricted Area III lies a minimum of 10.4 miles from the Davis-Besse loca-tion as shown on Figure 2A-1. The flight paths used by aircraft from Grosse Ile in use of this area do not approach the site closer than ten miles.

Aircraft from Lockbourne Air Force Base presently use the Davis-Besse site

• as a reference point in their flight pattern while using Area III, but have agreed that they vill adjust these patterns so that no flight pattern is closer than ten miles to the plant site. The training that Lockbourne is doing that requires use of Area III is expected to be completed several years before initial plant operation and it is anticipated that Lockbourne vill not be conducting any operations after this time.

The flight patterns, firing and other usage of Area III do not present a hazard to the Davis-Besse Station.

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D-B 2 RESTRICTED AREAS AND DESCRIPTIONS 2.1 GENEPAL Camp Perry, an Ohio National Guard training center, is located 4 5 miles southeast of the Davis-Besse site and was established in 1906. Adjacent and to the west of Camp Perry, is the deactivated Erie Amy Depot which is now the Erie Industrial Park. The Erie Amy Depot was established in 1918 and has served also as an Ordnance Depot and as a testing center and proving grounds for artillery.

The restricted areas in Lake Erie adjacent to these installations, were established to pemit the firing of weapons from these installations and also for antiaircraft firing from the shore area of what is now the Davis-Besse site. Additionally, these restricted areas had been designated as impact areas for aerial bombing and strafing by aircraft from Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio and Grosse Ile Naval Air Station in Michigan. ,

In 1967, the Erie Army Depot was deactivated and the property acquired by the Ottava County Development Corporation which in turn has leased it to Uniroyal Corporation. It is now called the Erie Industrial Park with Uni-royal as the major industry and a number of small fims. One of the leasees and occupants is the Jet & Ordnance Division of TRW Inc., which operates an ordnance development center and uses the old firing range and lake restricted areas for ordnance firing in their development and demonstration work.

There is no longer any Ohio National Guard antiaircraft firing from the shore area of the Davis-Besse site since the lease for this purpose was cancelled when the U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife acquired the Navarre Marsh prior to it being acquired by Toledo Edison as part of the plant site in an exchange agreement with the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife.

Since the time of deactification of the Erie Amy Depot, there have been several proposals made for modifications to the Restricted Areas. These proposals have resulted frem ever increasing pressure by the general public and concerned groups for a reduction er elimination of the restricted areas.

2.2 ESTABLIsmm RESTRICTED AREAS 2.2.1 AUlTORITY The Corps of Engineers, Department of the Amy, U.S. Government, establishes Danger Zones and Restrict,ed Areas within which the public can te excluded for purposes of weapon firing C W ir operations presenting a danger to any persons or vessels within the designated area. These Danger Zon9 n tions are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations', Title 33t l.

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2.2.2 CURRENT REGUIATIONS The section of-33 CFR pertaining to Lake Erie is Section 204.187 The current regulations are contained in 33 CFR Part 200, revised as of January

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D-B The boundaries on Figure of these 2A-2 and restricted are published onareas withinSurvey U. S. Lake the danger Chart zones No. 39ag' )shown 3I These restricted area boundaries and regulations are those that were perti-n%t to the time when the Erie Ordnance Depot was active and when anti-a11 aft firing was being done from what is now part of the plant site.

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PROPOSED REVISION OF NOVEMBER 1967 In November 1967 after the deactivation of the Erie Apny Depot, the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers issued a Public Notice,t3) proposing an amend-ment to the existing regulations in accordance with a request from using agencies, First U. S. Army (acting for the Adjutant General, State of Ohio) and the Grocse Ile Naval Air Station. This notice called for restricted area boundaries as shown on Figure 2A-3 which instead of drastically reduc-ing the areas, actually enlarged the area close to shore. It did provide for a separation of areas out in the lake pemitting an open corridor south of West Sister Island for boat passage.

The Toledo Edison Company was actively pursuing the acquisition of the Davis-Besse Station site at this time and met with the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers, the Adjutant General, State of Ohio and representatives of other interested governmental agencies to attempt to eliminate or drastically reduce the size of the restricted areas.

These meetings, a fomal letter of protest by Toledo Edison (4) and a number of protests filed with the Corps of Engineers by other interested persons, resulted in some reduction of the proposed areas; however, the Adjutant General, State of Ohio, would not consent to requesting a drastically '

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2.2.4 PROPOSED REVISION OF MAIG 1968 In March 1968 the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers issued a revised

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public notice (5) propcsing restricted area boundaries that confomed with the area that the Adjutant General, State of Ohio, would agree to reducing his requirements to. The boundaries of the proposed restricted areas are

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Toledo Edison again submitted a formal letter of protest (6) to this notice.

f 2.2 5" PROPOSED REVISION OF FEBRUARY 1%9 In February l$ the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers issued a revised public notice \ 11 in response to a request by the Air Force which kept the same boundaries for the restricted areas as called for in the March 1968 notice, but which would pemit aerial automatic weapon firing in Restricted Area II.

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D-B 2.2.6 FAA DESIGNATIONS Yne Federal Aviation Administration has established restricted air space areas in Lake Erie which generally confom to the proposed amendments to the surface restricted areas. The purpose of these restricted air space areas, is to exclude non-participating aircraft from these areas when either aerial or surface activities could be hazardous to non-participating aircraft.

These aerial restricted areas are designated and published in Part 73 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and the cur ent designations were published in the Federal Register of March 5,1969(10).

These areas are shown on Figure 3A-5 Area R-5505 has the identical boundaries as surface restricted area III proposed by the Corps of Engineers and has the using agency listed as the Co:::manding Officer, U. S. Naval Air Station, Grosse Ile, Michigan.

Area R-5502 has boundaries that are almost identical to the boundaries #

surface area II proposed in the November 1967 Corps of Engineers Notice ).

The using agency for R-5502 is listed as The Adjutant General, State of Ohio.

The Federal Aviation Administration, Cleveland ARIC Center is listed as the controlling agency for both areas R-5505 and R-5502.

2.2.7 PEESENT STATUS Officially the delineation of the surface restricted areas, types of usage and the designation of enforcing agencies are as outlined in 33 CFR, revised as of January 1, 1967, Section 204.187 as shown on 31gure 2A-2. The current U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 39 shows the restricted area boundaries as calle4 fgr in 33 CFR Section 204.187 The 1969 edition of the Great Lakes Pilotill) refers to the danger zone as set forth in 33 CFR Section 204.187, but also refers to danger area R-5502 and R-5505 which are the Federal Avia-tien Administration designation for portions of the area (2.2.6).

Supplement No. 1 to the 1968 Great Lakes Pilot (12) carried a notice tPat the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station would conduct operations within an area which is a portion of what is listed as Area III of the three proposed amendments to 33 CFR and the FAA designated Area R-5505 State of Ohio, has issued Special Firing Notices both The AdjtJtagt in 1968(13) General,14) which outline the restricted areas and firing from and 1969(

Camp Perry and Erie Industrial Park by TRW. The restricted areas delineated are those as set forth in the Corps ' proposed amendment notices of March 1968 and February 1969 as Restricted Areas I and II (Figure 2A-4).

The Detroit District, Corps of Engineers, in June of 1968, forwarded a report to the Chief of Engineers on their proposed amendments to 33 0FR Section l 204.187 to conform with the arrangements published in their Public Notice of March 15, 1968. Shortly after submittal, thi.3 report was recalled due to a request from the Air Force for a further modification which resulted in the Public Notice of February 25, 1969 Since no fomal amendment was made to the regulations as set forth in 33 CFR, 2A-5

D-B the Air Force has been using the restricted areas under the 1967 regulations 3 but limiting their operations to the FAA designated air space area R-5505  !

which is identical to the proposed Surface Restric^ed Area III (Figures 2A-4 ana 2A-5).

2.2.8 PROJECTED STATUS As of June 1,1969, there has been no fomal amendment to the existing regu-lations but from various newspaper reports and correspondence from the Corps of Engineers to interested parties, it appears certain that there will be no firing from aircraft into proposed Area II. Further, the Air Force will be pemitted to use Area III and the FAA will raise their ceiling restrictions in area R-5505 (Surface Area III) to letter satisfy the requirements of the Air Force.

There has been increasing pressure by practically every segment of the gen-eral public, Toledo Edison, Detroit Edison (15), the State of Ohio (16), local cities and co=munities, and interested groups for further curtailment or elimination of these restricted areas. Grosse Ile Naval Air Station is in the process of being deactivated and the Air Force needs for the type of training being conducted from Lockbourne f.s temporaq in nature. The long term projection of usage of the restrictei areas by TRW is not known but will probably not be any more extensive than at present. Camp Perry is not expected to have future activities that would require additional usage of the restricted areas beyond that being done at the present time.

In view of this, it is doubtful that the restricted area designation and 3 usage will be as extensive as now in effect at the time of start of operation /

at the Davis-Besse Station and there is a g:>od probability that the restrict-ed areas will be reduced to that necessary to maintain small ams firing at Camp Perry.

3 USAGE OF RESTRICTED AREAS 31 RESTRICTED AREA I This area as shova on Figures 2A-1 and 2A-4 is designated as a small ams impact area for small ams fired from Camp Perry. This small arms firing is done in the course of training for National Guard Units and other reserve components and fcr the National Rifle and Pistol Champions sponsored by the National Rifle Association.

The designation cf the area and Enforcing Agency is in accordance with the proposed amendmer ts to 33 CFR Section 204(13,14)187 of Ohio has issue d Special Firing Notices and the Adjutant General, State to state the time and dates of usage.

32 RESTRIC"ED ARFA II 3 2.1 DESIGTATION OF AREA AND TYPE OF USE The designation af the area and type of use is in accordance with the pro- .

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D-B Engineers Public Notice of March 1968(5). The limits of the area are shown on Figure 2A h. This area has been designated as an impact area for artil-1ery, antiaircraft artillery and 50 caliber machine guns.

3 2.2 ENFORCING AGENCY The existing regulations in 33 CFR Section 204.187 and the proposed amend-ments call for the Adjutant General, State of Ohio to ggenforcing The Adjutant General has issued Special Firin6 Notices agency.

outlining dates and times of firing in Restricted Area II and has listed both Camp perry and TRW as users.

323 USING AGENCIES AND USAGE 3231 Camp Perry The Ohio National Guard uses Restricted Area II for a two week period each year as an impact area for antiaircraft practice firing from Camp Perry.

Act -1 #1-ing took place during only eight days in 1967 17), eight days in 196 10) is scheduled for ten days (June 30 to July h and July 7 to July 11)( / in 1969 The antiaircraft weapons are 40mm twin mount units located at the northwest corner of the Camp Perry reservation 4 5 miles from the Dr.vis-Besse Station.

The targets are small radio centrolled planes launched from Camp Perry.

According to information received frem the Adjutant General's office (17) and visits to Camp Perry, all artillery firing at Camp Perry is controlled by very close supervision and the azimuth is controlled on all guns by the use of limiting stakes which prevent any gun firing outside of the authorized firing fans. 'As shown in Figure 2A-6, the minimum distance from the reactor site to the 40=m firing fan is approximately 13,400 feet, approximately 2 5 miles. In addition to the limiting stakes on the gun housings, the gun azimuths are closely checked and all firing is under the direction of a safety officer or NCO stationed on the deck of each gun. The safety officer energizes the fire circuit switch only when the weapon is pointed in a safe field of fire. All fir ng specifi6d in AR 385-63.11) procedures are governed by the safety regulations The ammunition used by the 40mm antiaircraft weapons are conventional high extlosive tracer rounds. The explosive charge is 63 grams of TNT equivalent.

These high explosive rounds are equipped with a self-destroying fuse that functions when the tracer is expended. This effectively limits the range of the round to a maximum of 5200 yards and insures that no intact high explos-ive projectiles will fall to the ground. According to the Ohio Adjutant General's Office there is no known instance nor any record of any projectile -

or fragments falling of any outside the high explosive designated project}17).le danger area ( fired from the Camp Perry range As the reactor location is over 10,000 yards from the firing location, over 1 5 miles outside the restricted area and 2 5 miles outside the limits of the firing fan, and at an angle of approximately 38o to the west of the westerly limit of the firing fan, the probability of a 40nm projectile impacting the reactor area appears vanishingly small. Further, calculations includei in Section 5 of this

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Appendix indicate that the maximum range of penetration of one of these projectiles into reinforced concrete is less than six inches. Under these ]

conditions the hazards to the reactor facility as a result of the komm anti-eircraft firing cpentions must be considered negligible.

I 3432 T W Incorporated l The Jet & Ordnance Division of TW Inc. operates an Ordnance Development

! Center in wh'at is now the Erie Industrial Park h diately to the vest of l Camp Perry. The Erie Industrial Park was, until 1966, the Erie Ordnance Depot; the Depot was deactivated and sold to the Ottava County Community Development Corporation which in turn sold it to the Ifniroyal Corporation on a lease-purchase arrangement. TW established their ordnance test f acility l on the depot in 1965 and has continued to operate their facility on a lease basis from Uniroyal. The T W facility is a wholly company-financed operation and is not under direct government contract. All ordnance firing from the TW facility is, however, under the range safety control and jurisdiction of

' Camp Perry and all firing must b919 accordance with the procedures approved by the Camp Perry Superintendent (20j, The weapon currently undergoing development and test firing at the TW installation is a 25mm high velocity automatic cannon. The Oerlikon projec-l tiles fired frcs this weapon include high density, high velocity amor piercing rounds, amor piercing high explosive rounds, high explosive in-cendiary rounds, and dummy rounds with neither explosive charge nor amor piercing capability. Most of the test firing for the 25=m gun and for other

! veapons which have been and will be fired at the TW facility is conducted )

! inside of bunkers. According to the TW Proof Director, approximately l 10,000 rounds have been test fired over the three years that T W has been l operating the facility. Less than 15 per cent of these were fired outside of the bunkers from the open test range.

Test range firing is limited to an azimuth of 10 degrees east and vest of north. In general, the firing is conducted from a fixed gun mount. Most of the firing is done from a zero or slight elevation angle which limits the impact range of the projectile to a small fraction of the maximum range. The target used,for this firing is located at a range of 1000 meters on an azi-muth of five degrees vest of north.

The nomal type of firing from the test range is conducted with the weapon located on a pemanent mount at the test range and the azimuth movement is mechanicaly blocked to prevent any firing beyond a 20 degree sector,10 degnes east and west of north. Most of the firing is done from a zero or slight elevation angle which 1tmits the impact range of the projectile to a small fraction of the maximum range. Some of the firing, however, is done l

at high clevations up to approximately 60 degrees to demonstrate antiaircraft capability and mount functioning at these elevations.

There is a limited amount of firing from mobile vehicles to demonstrate proper functioning of the stabilized mount systems. This type of. firing is always done with an operator in the vehicle and at the gun mount. T W -has agreed that. should they desire to do any firing from a mobile platfom after '

the Davis-Besse Station is in operation, they would construct a bunker and' '

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D-B shield system for this type of firing so that there will be a physical barrier between the weapon and a point of aim that would cause a projectile to impact beyond the westerly limits of the Restricted Area.

In addition to the weapon firing, M conducts some testing of mines and similar ordnance from the marsh area in front of the test firing area.

TRW has authorization from the Adjutant General for test firing into restrict-ed A I between the hcurs of 1:00 p.m. and 5: 00 p.m. cn Tuesday and Thurs-days. However, during the one year period ober 1966 to 30 September 1967 th9 range was used by TRW on only 15 days ( and in 1968 it was used on 18 dayst21),

During the 1968 firing, less than 400 rounds of 25mm - unition was fired from the open test range. All of these rounds were from the fixed mount and no firing was done from a mobile platform. On four of the 18 days in 1968 that the test range was used, the firing was from 7.62:::n and 50 caliber machine guns.

All firing from the TRW Ordnance Development Center is unde

• the direction of the Mwith ance Proof Director a Range andManual Safety foll vs)23 written range prepared by procedures (22) in the director. Also, asaccord-noted previously, all firing procedures must also be approved by the C V Superintendent, acting for the Ohio Adjutant General's Department g0)erry ,

According to the Adjutant General's Office there are no records of any viols-tion of boundaries of restricted areas by shells or shell fragmenijs # rom the Erie OMnance Depot either by TRW or by predecessor organizations \ lT).

33 RESTRICTED AREA III 331 DESIGNATION OF AREA AND TTPE OF USE The designation of the area is in accordance with the proposed amendments to 33 CFR Section Q04.187 as contained in the Corps of Engineers Public Notice of March 1968(51 The limits of the area are shown on Figure 2A-h. The pro-posed amendments to the restricted areas, designate this area as an impact area for aerial bombing and rocket firing. As noted in 2.2.8, this area vill probably be also designated an an' impact area for aerial automatic weapons.

332 ENFORCING AGENCY The existing regulations contained in 33 CFR Section+204.187 call for the Adjutant General, State of Ohio and such agencies as he may desiguate, to be the enforcing agency for activities involving aircraft operations.

In the past, the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station has been designated by the c Adjutant General as the enforcing agency for operations involving aircraft operating in Restricted Area III. Lockbourne Air Force Base has been co-ordinating their usage of the area with Grosse Ile.

All of ,the proposed amendments for the Restricted Area regulations designate the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station as the enforcing agency.

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3331 Grosse Ile Naval Air Station Aircraft from Grosse Ile Naval Air Station use Area III for practice anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations, aerial bombing and rocket firing, with smoke (24,25) markers and inert type ordnance, conducted during daylight hours only.

The target is located two miles north of West Sister Island; i.e.,

approximately 12 miles from the reactor site. Night photo and searchlight missions are conducted over the same area. During the night exercises no ordnance is fired or dropped, and the area is maintained open to navigation.

Only propeller driven planes (S2F's) are employed in the exercises in Restricted Area III, although there is no restriction against use of jets (g).

The aircraft are equipped to carry depth charges, 250 and 500 pound bombs, 2 75 inch rockets, practice bombs, and smoke pots or smoke floats. For oper-ations in Lake Erie, water-filled practice bombs, smoke pots end lead nosed 2 75 inch air-to-surface rockets are used, with complete exclusion of explosive ordnance. Flight levels for the ASW exercises are below 5000 feet l and are usually below 1500 feet elevation.

The flight path patterns between Grosse Ile and Area III are to the north l and vest of the station site and no flight path approaches closer than ten l miles to the site.

The distance of Restricted Area III and the flight patterns from the plant, the location of recognizable landmarks (Cedar Point and West Sister Island) as reference points for the air operations, and the use of relatively slow )~

speed propeller driven aircraft eliminate any significant hazard to the reactor from either the aircraft or theinert ordnance used in this restricted area.

3332 Lockbourne Air Force Base Aircraft from Lockbourna Air Force Base have been using Restricted Area III l since July 1968 for operations involving crew training of gun ships. The Air Force Unit involved is the M13th combat crew Training Squadron which is a

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firing from the aircraft at a target located approximately in the center of Area III.

The aircraft used in these operations are:

Ac-1196 Twin engine, propeller AC-119K Twin engine, propeller plus two jets  ;

AC-130A Four engine, turbo propeller '

i All three types are equipped with 7.62 mm rapid fire guns which are on fixed l

mounts to fire from the left side of the aircraft. The Ac-119K and AC-130A types are also equipped with a 20=n fixed mount, rapid fire cannon. Only non-explosive projectiles are used. A fire control system is used for firing which is equipped with both an optical and radar sight unit. 'All aircraft are' j' s

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The aircraft enter the firing area and go into a continuous left turn to ,

acquire the target and make their firing runs. Their reference air speed during target acquisition and firing is 140 knots and their operational air speed is 150 knots =aximum. Minimum operating altitude for all operations is 2500 feet.

The aircraft coming into the area from Lockbourne, go into a holding pattern over Magee Marsh about four miles west of the Davis-Besse site and then pro-ceed to Restricted Area III one at a time so that there is enly one aircraft in the restricted area at any time. On the return from the restricted area to the holding pattern, the station site is used as a reference point.

The Air Force has stated (2O that a different flight path arrangement can be used that would keep any flight path 10 miles or mere away from the station ,

site.

The distance of Restricted Area III from the site and the agreement by the Air Force that all flight paths could be arranged such that there would be no approach of aircraft closer than 10 miles to the site eliminate any signifi-cant hazard to the reactor from either the aircraft or the ordinance used by these aircraft in the restricted area.

4 FUNRE ACTIVITIES 4.1 CAMP PERRY The requirements of Camp Perry for the foreseeable future does not indicate

,any change in the level of use for the Restricted Areas which is only two weeks out of each year for 40mm firing into Area II.

4.2 TRW INCORPORATED TRW is not engaged at the present time in development of any weapon system other than the 25mm program and their needs for use of the open test range at Erie Industrial Park is based almost entirely upon this program and testing of smaller caliber weapons.

The facilities and size of the Restricted Areas limit any future development progra= to a weapon that would not be much larger than the 25mm weapoh.

If further expansion of the Erie Industrial Park should take place, particu-larly in the area north of the existing test range front, it would further curtail the testing activities of TRW or completely eliminate them. -

43 GROSSE HE The Naval Air Station facilities at Grosse Ile are currently being out and moved to Selfridge Air Force Base north of Detroit, Michigan. It is anticipated the need of Grosse Ile Naval Air Station for the use of Area III C' .will be drastically reduced or eliminated by this move.

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As noted previously, the needs of the Air Force for use of Area III is based on the need to provide combat-ready crews for Southeast Asia operations. It is expected that the Air Force vill have no need for the area when the South-east Asia requirements no longer exist.

The Defense Department has stated (27) they vill review the need for use of this Area III in 12 months and if operational considerations permit, vill cease its use.

5 ANALYSIS OF ORDNANCE EFFECTS In the early part of 1968, Toledo Edison retained NUS Corporation to make a sitesuitabilitystudyandtohelpmakeanevaluationofthedefense9et{vi-ties in the site vicinity. In their report on the Defense Activities (28f, the characteristics and effects on reinforced concrete structures were given for the major types of ordnance fired from Camp Perry and the TRW firing range. This data is sumarized below:

40= Projectile weight 1 96 lbs explosive charge 63 grams projectile diameter 1 573 impact penetration 5.49 inches  ;

additional explosive penetration .02 inches thickness scabbed 10.85 inches 25= APDS-T (Amor Piercing Discanling Sabot) Projectile projectile weight 0.26h lb no explosive charge projectile diameter 12:=n (0.k73 inches) impact penetration 16 9 inches thickness scabbc.d 24.1 inches 25mm APHEI-T (Amor Piercing High Explosive) projectile weight 0 397 lb explosive charge 10 grams projectile diameter 25m (0 985 inches) impact penetration 4 9 inches thickness scabbed 8.8 inches 35mm APDS-T Projectile (Possible development ordnance by TRW) projec ile weight 0 754 lb projectile diameter 17 m

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' impact penetration 27.1 inches thickness scabbed 38.h inches Further, checks by the Bechtel Company have indicated a slightly lesser pene-trating capability than that determined by NUS.

6- SUPPLEMENT The-purpose of the supplement to Appendix 2A of the PSAR is to set forth the changes in the status of the Restricted Areau and usage thet has occurred since the submittal of the FSAR on August 1, 1969 to the present time of June 1, 1970.

6.1 STATUS Under date of December the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers 3,1969(29) to formalize the use by aircraft from the Assued a Special Firing Notice

• Lockbourne Air Force Base of a portion of the existing Restrf cted Areas north of West Sister Island.

Under date of April 10, 1970 the Detroit District, Corps of Engineers issued a Public Noticet30) proposing to amend Section 204.187 of 33 CFR. This notice also stated that " previous public notices dated 22 November 1967, 15 March 1968 and 25 February 1969 were not adopted due to intervening problems and are superseded by this proposal."

The restricted areas outlined in the April 10, 1970 proposal and their numbering are identical to those appearing in the February 25, 1969 Notice (I) 6 and the March 15, 1968 Notice (5) and are as shown on Figure 2A-h. Use of Area II is restricted to the use of ground based weapons while Area III is for aerial gunnery, (non-explosive) rocket firing, and (non-explosive) bomb-ing impact area.

The Adjutant General, State of Ohio is the enforcing agency for Areas I and II while the Commanding Officer, Naval Air Facility, Detroit, at Mount Clemens, ,

Michigan, is the enforcing agency for Area III.

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i TRW, Inc. at the Erie Industrial Park has stopped all open range firing and  !

have reduced their facilities. There are at present, no plans to resume any test firing; however, they are maintaining their lease on the. facilities at the present time.

l The Cadillac Gage Company is currently using the open range area for testing of vehicles with an ordnance mount and do a limited amount of 120mm mortar 1

firing from this vehicle. The mortar being used has a maximum range of i 3,000 meters. This is a limited program of short duration and they have no plans for future activities.

The usage of Areas I and II by Camp Perry for 1970 is the same as for previous years and there are no anticipated changes in the near future. . ...

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7 REFERENCFS g

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33-Navigation and Navigable Waters, Part 200 to End (Revised as of January 1,1967).

2. Department of the Arz::y, Lake Survey, District Corps of Engi..eers, Lake O

Survey Chart No. 39, Edition of January 1968, corrected to ,m '? 9, 1969 3 Department of the Arg, Detroit District, Corps of Engineers, Public Notice 673h7 (Ref. 204.187), 22 November 1967

b. Mr. Howard B. Fca, The Toledo Edison Company, Letter to Col. James T.

White, Jr., Detroit District Engineer, February 9, 1968.

5 Department of the Ar=y, Detroit District, Corps of Engineers.

Public Notice 68089 (Ref. 20h.187), 15 March 1968.

6. Mr. Howard B. Fox, The Toledo Edison Company, Lett ~ to Col. James T.

White, Jr., Detroit District Engineer, April 9, 1963.

7 Department of the Army, Detroit District, Corps of Engineers.

Public Notice 69067 (Ref. NCECO-O 20h.187), 25 February 1969

8. Mr. Howard B. Fox, The Toledo Edison Co=pany, Letter to Col. James T.

White, Jr., Detroit District Engineer, March 13, 1969 9 Mr. Howard B. Fox, The Toledo Edison Company, Letter to Col. James T.

White, Jr., Detroit District Engineer, March 21, 1969

10. Federal Register, Volume 34, Number h3, March 5, 1969, Part II, Section 2, page 48h3

11. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Arg, U.S. Lake Survey, Great Lakes Pilot 1969

12. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Arg, U.S. Lake Survey, Supplement No.1,1968.

Great Lakes Pilot, May 196S.

13. State of Ohio, Adjutant General's Department, Notice to Mariners and Others, Lake Erie, West End, Artillery and Aircraft Firing Danger Zone, 15 March 1968.

14. State of Ohio, Adjutt.nt General's Department, Notice to Mariners and Others, Lake Erie, West End, Artillery ed Aircraft Firing Dancer Zone, 5 March 1969 15 Mr. Harvey A. Wagner, The Detroit Edison Company, Letter to Col. James T. Vnite, Jr., Detroit District Engineer, March 2h, 1969

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16. Mr. Fred E. Morr,' Director, Department of Natural Resources, State of I Ohio, Letter to Col. James T. White, Jr. , Detroit District Engineer, March 26, 1969 17 Brigadier General Robert H. Canterbury, Assistant Adjutant General-Ar=y, State of Ohio Adjutut General's Department. Letter to Mr. Howard Fox, The Toledo Edison Cc :rpany, 5 Februa:71968.

18. Mr. L. E. Roe, The Toledo Ediscn Company, Teleco==unication with Col. F.

Conard, Superintendent Camp Perry, March 19, 1969 19 AR 385-63 (AFR 50-13) SAFETY Eegulations for Firing Acmunition for Training, Target Practice, ana Jombat,. Departments of the Ar=y and the Air Force, 5 December 1955

20. Brigadier General Robert H. Canterbury, Assistant Adjutant General-Arg, State of Ohio Adjutant General's Department. Letter to Mr. Howard Fox, Toledo Edison Company,' 26 March 1968.

21. Mr. W. C. Hull, Jet & Ordnance Division of TRW, Letter to Mr. L. E. Roe, The Toledo Edison Company, April 17, 1969

22. TRW Inc. Range Procedure (Outside Firing All Bays).

23. TRW Inc. Range Safety Manual, (TRW' Spec. No. 96-10006).

2h. CDR. J. D. Wilkinson, Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Grosse Ile. Telecom=unications with J. D. Walsh, NUS Corporation 19 January, 6 March 1968.

25 CDR J. D. Wilkinson, Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Grosse Ile. Letter to Mr. Howard Fox, Toledo Edison Company (with enclosures) 8 March 1968.

26. Mr. Howard Fox, The Toledo Edison Company, Telecommunication with Col.

L. Volet, Cce=ander, 1st Special Operations Wing (TAC) England Air Force Base, May 15, 1969 27 Mr. Edward J. Sheridan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Letter to the Honorable Delbert L. Latta, House of Representatives, 9 May 1969

28. Denham, ,R. S. , NUS Corporation, Defense Activities in the Navarre Marsh

• Vicinity, Washington, D.C., April 23, 1968.

, 29 Department of the Ar=y, Detroit District Corps of Engineers.

Special Firing Notice (Process No. 169-108) 3 December 1969

30. Department of U. S. Ar=y, Detroit District Corps of Engineers.

Public Notice (Process No. 70053) 10 April 1970.

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