ML19322C994

Affidavit Containing NRC Assessment of Revised Thermal Effluent Limitations Per 771109 401 Certification Issued by PA for Tmi.Impacts Per Revised Limits Not Different from Previously Assessed Limits.Pa to EPA Encl

ML19322C994
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	12/06/1977
From:	Hickey C NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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in trod us Lion On i!vvernin e '). I'lli, the Ginninoitwnedth os l'. nnsylvania revised the 101 s

Certification previously inned on. lune.:.'. P!il for the Three Mile Is!,and l

Nuclear Station, linil.' (copy attacherl). The revised sections pertain to tin:rinal etilin nt limitatmos, e icle ni which iu <li u u.s. <l leelow in reitition to potential encironnu nial impact and previoon -!!tG Slaff ilupact assevs-enents. It.In.n bl I e n i ne.nies el ib.it the e fliermal ellinent limilations are maxima whh h are not lo be es.ceeded. In aiidition, the revh.eti 101 Gertifi-cation proviilen th.it sin lirens. c 'nhall at. !! timen maintain in good workint; order anri uperate the ilrt hanical l>rait Cuoling Towers (i.!DCT's) as effi-ciently as ponible t o as lo minimize temperature dalferential between ambient 4

river teruperature.nul the trioperature ol (lic dim.harge." Tht: analyses of the i

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[>otential impacts ot theimal effluent discharge <i at the maximiuu allowable limits therefore represent:. a i.on ervative or vorat case annessment. Operation at 4

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d "The temperainer..r the.liacharge thall never escred a maxinnnn of 870F.

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1 the temperaturr ni th. dis.:harge stiali not i h.mge by nn.re than 5 F ditring -

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These thenn.d ellin. nt hmitatnow ab.o q pran d in the previons.101 Certi-fication. insned July 22. I')/7. Tlie potential impacts of an S7*F (30.6SC) maxinunn sli:. charge 1. mge c.. tore have pr. ciensly been reviewerl ley the Staff and rnnnd acci titable See FES S V. P. 2, pp. V-10 to V-12 a nd "N L(G Stati l'c:.p..n:.e to 1,i.. wing lioan t '. t ine:.I n.n 1(elaling to A<ptatie impacts by Clarence 1:. Ilickey. Jr." ti.tlowipe transcript page '!88, at pp. 4-38.

The previinis rate of temi.crature change a:

es.,.-d by the Stall was 2*F per hou r ( l'!72 F F.S. pa gs. V 11.oni V IJ). The present limitation of 5"F (2.8"C) rate of ch.uige per hvor should not impose an envirviuuental risk upon the fish specico present in the Susquehanna River near Three Mile hil.uul.

Since the maxinnnn discharee.iemperatore allowable ch: ring normal opera-tion 0.6"G) is.. it hin the tolerance-limit:: ef imp erlant rii er r.pecica, the 2.8oC per buin rate of change shouhl not reuult in an on.icerptable. impact.

Only during period.- of ma:;imum and minimnm ambient temperatus c and reactor couldown v.ould the e.scess temperston and rate of change possess the potential for impact. and then only to thone pecis s in the immediate vicinity at the diacharne Thi:- potential impact w.us revieweel previvusly and found not to po::e an unacceptahh is uation. (Ilickey en Aipmtic Impacts at !?- 13. )

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i The revie.ed Ull Certo u ation luin ciclet ei.i vest sirement th st the ti.mperature ot the di:, charge ch ill be no niore lin n 'N!'.ihot t tin amtsient teinpei. ture of tiu receiving r. Lee.un. Inste.nl. Iln Conmninwealth luu4 exp.nnle<! the appli-cability ait what were pi evioodly exc"titions in the 5 temperature rise limi-j i

ta tio n. The et ts;ets of the: e new limitat o os. ire elira.unseel l>clow.

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Sect een.t. c..!.. I "thtring tio I.. rind. I f se. emh'er I t her onh April 10. the temperature of the di: c harge aball n..I c. c. c.! 1 '."F ain we.m.loent cis er teinperature "

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temperatures tu he espei.teil in the Sunspe hatina river (iiirlwy on Aquatie 1

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the Sumgochanna liiver.oni :.hou hi not re:. nit in on.o i epi.ibl. imp.n t.

Titis degre. of esce:. ti_mperatore coohl result in attraction of aume species to the chsch.o ue area ikiring the i e..I winter onentim, but should i

not impose unthic stre:e upois them. lluring a platuted reactor Shuttkexn.

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"ljoring lin pi ch.d Il..y I ilu.in:li Octoin r ;l, tier tiong'crature of the dia-charue shali not c:.rce.l I"I ai,ove :nnbii n: river t. mpera tiere."

The potential ellects 01.i di:.i.harge temperature ol (#'I' t f.')"C) above.unbient were dit,cutuicil in the lhvenher l'Ti6 Final Supl lron nt to the FES (Section 5.5.2.3. p. 5-d;) and in :iiati ter.timony tith I.cy en A<inatic frnpacts, p. 37) and l'ound to be acerptable. This los"cr permissilele discharge tempc ature coincides with perh..is e.1 mar. unum lish p.6vning (Ly-June), yeong of-The low the year appearance (summer-tall), and hac annotil rieer flews.

discharge temperatures of 3.')CC durin:: this perind > hould adequaccly pro-tect the resident tiuhes from unacceptable environrnental impact.

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!!r. T.ruce P. En t th EPA Appl! cation PA000920 Permitn I ranch m tropolJLan Edinon Company U.S. Environmenta) Piottetion Agency Threc !!ilc Inland I'uclear Station Sir.th and Walnut Stroes.s T.ondonderry Township Philadc1phin, Pennnylvania 19106 Dauphin County

Dear 11r. Smith:

The Ccmmonvenith nf Pennnylvanin hereby c:ertifics to the following and thus invalidates all past certifications:

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The Amendments !!on. I and 2 issued 12/79/76 and 5/20/77 respectively for the.!!ational Pollutant Dischnrp.e Elimination System Permit for subject dincharger were forwarded to the Commenucalth of Pennsylvania purnnant to the provisions of Sectior 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

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The effluent limitationn and other limli ntions, and monitoring re<gulremento an proponed in the tentative permit amendments submitted for our review:

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As:sure that the applicant will ecmply with applienbic effluent limitations under Section 301 or 302, ntnndardr. of performance under Section 306, or prohibition, effluent standards, or prc-treatment ntandards under Section 307 of the BiPCA Accadments of 1972 where they are presently applicable; b.

Shall becene a cond!t ton of a Federal 11PDES permit pursuant to Sectica 402 of the MiPCA Amendments.

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This certifient Ion in t.ubject to the followinr, conditions:

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That the Petalttee complies wLth Pennsylvania's Clcan Streams Law.

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That the P'ermi ttee ecmplies wi th linhu:trini k' ante Ucemitn 2270204 and 2272202, and Sewernge Permit 2275419 issued by the Department of Environmental F.csources.

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The followity; el fluent lim i t.r t. l oimi uhould he imposed:

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Illucitarne 101 - F.f f] nent. of newy;c t retit ment. facilItics Tot.al phenphot un shall not exceed 2 mg/l on an average b.tsin, nor 4 mn/1 at any t.ime.

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tilnchare.c 001 - Combined !!cclu:nical Draf t Cooling Tower lilowdown.

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The permittec cha)) at all tim"s mnIntnin in good work t.iin ordor aint operate Lin- !!<chanical Draft Cooling

'lewern (f tl4TLs) an ef fielent ly an pon albic r.o nn to min tntre t emperature dif ferential between neblent river te ipciature and the t emperat ure of the dischart;c; provided, however. the itI4.f ' r; may he shut down when In t he judgroent of the renpon :lhle 'l ! l l : p"rnonnel ti combination of at nonpheric ceindi t lonn : nut r iver temper.it ure reay exir:t which caur.er, the wante wit"r t o be heat.ed as it pasnes throunh the ?tDCT's or ice formation is observed to occur within the IIDCT's.

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The terrporature of the dtscharge nhall never exceed a maximum of 1170 F, except when the ambient river temperature exceeds 87" F, in wh Leh cane, the discharge temperature shall not execed the anhient river t emperature; the temperature of the dincharne chall not change by more than 50 F during; any one hour period.

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M bient river ternperature in the temperature of the river up :trt an of the heated waste d t nchargn. The ambient temperature. sampling point should be unaffected by any sources of waste heat. The temperature of the intake water will be ennqidered an amblent river temperature so long an the intake water is unaf fceted by T!!I's or any other nearby heated water discharr..

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The folleving 1.cmperature 1 tmitations shall never be exceeded:

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Durlon the perled !!cvember 1 through April 30.,the temperature of tho dIncharge chall not cxeced 120 F above ambient river temperature.

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During the period May I thrnunk October 31, the tenperat ure of the djr. charge shall not execed 70 F above ambient river temperature.

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}!ct ropolitan f.d f ron Corapany 3.

Diaring plant ecoJdown operations t he temperature of the clincharne chall not exceed 120 F above ambient river t.cnperature.

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At no time shall the dincharge er.cced the rate of 150 million gallons per day.

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The Chler of the Operationn 5cet ton of the !!arrisburn Rc;;Iona1 Orf f ee of t.he Itureau of t?ater Quality Management shall bc advised by telephone within 24 hourn when the MDCT's are shut down for rencems other t han

t. hone specified in condition 2(a) abcvc and again t. hen tower eperatien Js resumed; nhall be netified wit.hin 24 heurs when the dincharne Jimitations specified In raragraph 2(c) above arc c:<cceded and again when the dincharge is in ecmpllance wfth such limitations; and nhall be notifled, at In1nt thirty (30) days in advance, whenever porcibic of all scheduled plant cooldown operations.

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11Lthin two yearn af ter heth nuclear reactor tinics are in cermercial operation, the !!ctrepolitan-Edison Company will collect and vuhmit to the licpartment of F.nvironmental Resources streari data dhich accurately definec the thermal plume or conc of impact f rom t he I:!.8 NS heated waste d ischarge. As a minimum, thermal plum < mappJnn data enliccted to acct the

! ucinar 1:cp.ulatory Cumlenton's rertuirements shall be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resourecs.

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That the Permittcc submit to the pennsylvania Department of Environnental Resources within ninety (90) days of issuance of Amendment !!o. 1 to the 1 PDES pcmit, an applicatien for a now Pennsylvanin t!ater Quality ttanar.cment permit for the facilities associated with the thermal compenent of discharge 001.

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14c certJfy that the final ef fluent limit alienn centained herein and in the attached I;PDr: permit, to the extent that they are not, incon-sistent with the 11mitatiens heref u, are those ef fluent linitations which are resguired to achieve the federally approved water riuality criteria for the n eceivinn ntream.

k'n al so cert i f y that the compliance nchedule therein in rearennhle. t?e do not certify that the appliennt for an !:PDF.3 potnit in now In compilance with our effluent ilmitations or permit rer[uirementn establinin.d pornuant to the Clean Streamn' Law, Act of June 22,1937. P.L.1987, as amended. 35 P.S. 691.1 or ' that such source in dinchnrninn in compliance with the terms or conditions of a crate permit. t!nr do we cert lfy that by atra.tninn the Interim standards contained in the NrpFS perm!t that unch courec will be in compliance with the aforementioned Clean Streams Law and the Rules o

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P.y cert!fying the final effluent nt.andards and the rebethele for complinnec in he contained in the NPDES pcmit, we do not w.ilve our rinht 't o procccut e either civilly or crl:ninally all pant, prercut and future violar innn er ' ir Clean i;treamn i.aw and t he r.nler. mnt rern t.it lonn i b.q cin,.I,q.

,,r do we waive our rJr.ht to modif y final of riuent re'luirements tis lo necennary to comply with Penncylvania 1.aw.

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Thin cert.I rlent ion by a lie Depare n..no m.,v I.e aptn aled t o t he I;nviron-men t a l IIcar t eir, l'. nard, F! rut Fleor Annex, lilackntone Buildinn, 112 Itarket T. tree t, llarrirburn, PA (/17) 7H7-34H3, by any annrieved person pursuant to tbr Act of necember 3. 1970, P.L. H34, 71 Pa. Stat.

Anno. !IS10-1 et ueel, and the /.d:.in tutrative Ar.cncy I.aw, the Act of June 13, 1945, P.L. 1383, as a r"nded 71 ra. Stat. Anno. til710.1 et seq.

Appeals inn :t: he filed with (lie F.nvironmental llcaring Board ulthin thirty (10) days of service of t h i r: certification unless the appropriate statute providen a d f f ferent t imi: period. Copics

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Very truly yours,

(,su.dnil '.4%eou>eur Frederich A. }!arrocco, Ch'icf IInnnfor, nortton llarrisburg Regional Of fice FAlt:ke/

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