ML19331E122
| ML19331E122 | |
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| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 01/23/1978 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8009050527 | |
| Download: ML19331E122 (3) | |
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....a ENVIRON." ENTAL DiPACT APPRAISAL SY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AME!!DPENT NO.12 TO LICENSE t'O. OPR-72 FLORICA PCUER CORPORATION, ET AL CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT NO. 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-302 1.
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09 November 8,1977, Florida Power Corporation (FPC) proposed an anendment to Crystal River Unit No. 3 Environmental Technic'al Specification (ETS) 3.1.3, Impingement on Intake Screens.
The change would add the following sentence:
"This Specification shall not, be applicable during the period of the intake canal modification."
FPC contends that impingement monitoring data during the planned extensive dredging modifications of the intake canal would be of questionable value.
We have evaluated the proposed change.
This appraisal does not address the impact frem the intake canal mcdification.
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Envircnmental Imcacts of Procosed Acticn The intake canal serving Crystal River Units Nos.1, 2, and 3 is being modified to accept large c' cal barce for the conversion of Units Mcs. I and 2 from oil to coal fuel.
The canai will be deepened to a minimum depth of 20 feet below mean sea l evel.
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- addition, the south di.l? of the intake canal is being lengthened by approximately 1.5 miles.
The intake cann redification is scheduled to begin in March 1978 and run untis August 1979 according to the licensee's November 8,1977 submittal.
ETS 3.'l.3 requires sampling of fish and shellfish frc= the intake screens of all three units ence weekly for 24 consecutive hours and daily visual monitoring to determine any abnormai catches.
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. FPC indicates that impingement data would be of questionable use because of the. unique circumstances of theintake canal work.
The objective of ETS 3.1.3 is "to determine the quantity of impinged fish and shellfish on the intake' screens to compare with preoperational data."
Impingement monitoring data collected during the period of intake dredging would not satisfy this objective as preoperational data were not collected under comparable conditions.
This deletion of the impingement monitoring program during the period of the intake canal modification has been discussed with Region IV of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
They have indicated that the temporary suspension of this monitoring program does not contradict their requirements on the Crystal River Station as stated in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or study plans related to 316(a) or (b) i demonstrations.
It is our opinion that the number of impinged organisms during the dredging activity might rise initially as organisns residing in the canal are driven towards the intake screens.
- However, after this short initial rise, the' number impinged should be lers than that impinged during norral speration because the noise and turbidity' associated with the dredging activity would serve as a physical deterrent to organisms in the site vicinity.
We, there-fore, conclude that weekly quantitative impingement monitoring need not be conducted during the period of the intake canal modifications.
We have determined that the daily qualitative visual =onitoring of the intake screens should continue as a check a92 inst any unforeseen factors which might cause impingement to be excessive during the period of intake dredging.
FPC has ag-eed to this modification and the wording of ETS 3.1.3 will retain the require-ment for the visual monitoring during the period of the intake canal codification. The wording of ETS 3.1.3 will also indicate that the intake canal modification is that described in Permit No. 09-20-4006 issued by the State of Florida, Department of Environmental Regulation.
Currently the reporting requirements of ETS 3.1.3 state that any daily sample with fish and shellfish biomass greatar than 50 kg shall 1
be eported.
This requirement refers to the 2?-hcur quantitative sampling conducted weekly and not the daily visual check of the intake screens.
To clarify this requiremer.t, "dat iy sar:le" Nill be changed to
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Conclusion and Basis for Negative Declaration On the basis of the foregoing analysis, we conclude that there will be no environmental impact attributable to-the suspension of the quantitative impingement monitoring program during the intake canal modification.
Having made this determination, we have further concluded that no environmental impact statement for the proposed action need be prepared and that a negative declaration to this effect is appropriate.
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7590-01 UNITED STATE 5 NUCLEAR REGU: ATORY C:9'55 ION DOCKET NO. 50-302 FLORICA POWER CORPORATICN CITY OF ALACHUA CITY OF SuSHNELL CITY OF GAINESVILLE CITY OF X155iMEE CITY OF LEE 53URG CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND UTILITIES C0mI55?ON, CITY OF NEW SMYSNA 3EACH CITY OF GCALA ORLANDO UTILITIES CCm !S5'CN AND CITY OF ORLANDO
.SEBRING UTILITIES CGr."!55ICN SEMINOLE ELECTRIC CCOPERATIVE, INC.
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CITY OF TALLAHA5SEE NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF APENCMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND MEGATIVE DECLARATION The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has issued Acendment No.12 to Facility Operating License fio. DPR-72, issued to the Fiorida Power Corporation, City of Alachua, City of Bushnell, City of Gainesville, City of Kissis:ee, City of Leesburg, City of New Stayrna Beach and Utilities Ccmission, City of New i
l Stayrna Beach, City of Ocala, Criando Utilities Ccmission and City of Orlando, Sebring Utilities Comission, Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., and the City of Tallahassee (the licensees) which revised
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Technical Specifications for creration of the Crystal River Unit No. 3 Nuclear Generating Plant located in Citrus County, Florida.
l The amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.
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The amendcent waives the requirement to perforn eekly quantitative sampling of fish and shell#ish fecm the in:ake screens during the Poo313073 y
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. period intake canal modifications are being conducted.
The require-ment to perform daily visual checks of the screens has been retained.
The application for the amendment complies with the standards and requirements.of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulatio.'s.
The Commission has made appropria:e findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
prior public notice of this amendment was not required since the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
The Comission has prepared an environmental impact appraisal for the revised Technical Specifications and has concluded that an environ-mental impact statement for this particular action is r.ot warranted because there will be no environmental. impact attributable to the action other than that which has already been predicted and described in the Comission's Final Environmental Statement for the facility.
For further details with respect to this action, see (i) the application for amendment dated November 8,1977,(2) Amendment No.12 to License No. OpR-72, and (3) the Comission's related Environmental Impact Appraisal.
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inspection at the Comission's ~ Public Occucent Roem,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Crystal River Public Library, Crystal River, Florida.
A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
- Director, Division of Operating Reactors.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 23rd day of January 1918.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSICtl G
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