ML20003J237
| ML20003J237 | |
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| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 04/28/1981 |
| From: | Kane W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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O UNITED STATES OF At1 ERICA flVCLEAR REGULATORY C0!!!11SS10ft BEFORE THE AT0!11C SAFETY AND LICEllSIl1G BOARD In the I-tatter of
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Docket No. 50-395 J
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Virgil C. Sunner Nuclear Station, Unit 1)
AFFIDAVIT OF tlILLIA!! F. KANE ON CONTENTI0fl 4(b) i, Willian F. Kane, being duly sworn, state as follows:
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I an enployed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission as a Project flanager in the Division of Licensing, Office of fluclear Reactor Regulation.
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I an the > aject lianager assigned to the Sumer operating license application.
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Contention 4(b) states:
The plans for monitoring site seisnicity are inadequate in that they do not consider the seisnic effect of filling the reservoir. 11onitoring of site seisnicity should continue through 1983.
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As Project flanager for the Sumer station, I participated in and supervised the preparation of the NRC Staff Safety Evaluation Report (SER) (NUREG-0717), including section 2.5.3 regarding, among other things, seismic nonitoring.
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The NRC Staff recognized a concern with reservoir-induced seismicity at the construction permit stage and required the Applicant to nonitor possible microseismic activity in the vicinity of the lionticello 8105110 4
Reservoir before, during, and after impoundaent. See discussion SER, 92.5.3, pp. 2-31 and 32.
The Applicant has installed a seismic network at'the Staff's request and has conducted a comprehensive progran for nonitoring site seisnicity.
This progran is described in the Final Safety Analysis Report.
In addition, the USGS also has a seismic network located around the Monticello Reservoir.
Each of these prograns is aimed at identifying the location and nagnitude of seismic events related to filling of the reservoi r.
Prior to filling the Monticello Reservoir, USGS had a seisnograph station at Jenkinsville, South Carolina (three miles east-southeast of the site).
See SER, p. 2-22.
On December 1, 1977, the Applicant installed a four-station seismic network in the area of the Monticello Reservoir under the guidance of Dr. Bollinger of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Teledyne Corporation was contracted by the Applicant to analyze the data and quarterly reports were, and are continuing to be, submitted to the NRC.
Filling of the reservoir began on December 3,1977 and full pond elevation occurred on February 8,1978. A strong notion accelerometer was installed by the USGS in February,1978 on an abutment of Fairfield dan.
In May, 1978, the USGS began a six-station seisnic nonitoring network in the area.
In January,1979 Dr. Talwani of the University of South Carolina took over the contract to analyze the Applicant's data.
Dr. Talwani is also under contract to the USGS to analyze seismic data from their network near Monticello Reservoir.
1 The Staff believes it is prudent to continue nonitoring the seisnic activity in the Monticello Reservoir to detect possible changes in
seismic activity as a precusor to larger events.
See SER, pp. 2-31 and 2-32.
The Applicant has corvaitted to continue nonitoring the seisnic acticity in the llonticello Re:ervoir until the end of 1982 at which time an evaluation will be nade to deternine if it should be continued. The details of the Applicant's progran are.also described on pages 2-31 and 2-32 of the SER.
In its !! arch 18, 1981 letter, the ACRS requested the 14RC Staff to assure that this progran is not halted prenaturely. The Staff will assure that this ACRS reconnendation is net by inposing a condition to the operating license that the Applicant's seismic progran will not be terminated without written approval from the Staff.
The Staff does not believe that there is any present justification to impose an -
absolute requirenent that seismic nonitoring be continued through 1983.
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William F. Kane Subscribed and sworn to before ne this) J "' day of Qs Y 1981.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0iG11SSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
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Docket No. 395 COMPANY
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of NRC STAFF MOTION FOR
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DISPOSITION in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Comission's internal mail system, this 7th day of May, 1981.
Herbert Grossman, Esq., Chairman Brett Allen Bursey Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Route 1, Box 93-C U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Little Mountain, South Carolina 29076 Washington, D.C.
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- Joseph B. Knotts, Jr.
Dr. Frank F. Hooper Debevoise & Liberman School of Natural Resources 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
University of Michigan Washington, D.C.
20036 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Randolph R. Mahan, Esq.
Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger S.C. Electric & Gas Company Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel P.O. Box 764 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Columbia, S.C.
29218 Washington, D.C.
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- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board George Fischer, Esq.
Panel Vice President and General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission South Carolina Electric and Gas Washington, L.C.
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- Company P.O. Box 764 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Richard P. Wilson, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
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- Assistant Attorney General S.C. Attorney General's Office Docketing and Service Section P.O. Box 11549 Office of the Secretary Columbia, South Carolina 29211 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
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- Mr. John Ruoff P.O. Box 96 Jenkinsville, S.C.
29065 RY Steven C. Goldberg Counsel for NRC Staff