ML20008E292

ETS Sections 1-3 & 5 for Facility

ML20008E292
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	10/03/1980
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECilNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 DEFINITIONS ............................................... 1 2.0 LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION . . . . . . . . . ............... 2 2.1 Thermal .............................................. 2

2. :2 Chemical ............................................. 7 2.2.1 Chlorine ...................................... 7 2.2.2 Suspended and Dissolved Solids ................ 10 2.2.3 pli............................................ 13 3.0 DESIGN FEATURES AND OPERATING PRACTICES ................... 15 3.1 Operation of Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower .......... 15 3.2 Chemical Usage ....................................... 16 3.2.1 Water Treatment ............................... 16 3.2.2 Sulfuric Acid for Cooling Tower Circuits ...... 17 3.2.3 Concentration of Naturally Occurring Salts .... 17 j 3.2.4 Chlorination ~.................................. 17 1 18 I 3.2.5 Sanitary Wastes ............................... '

3.2.6 Solid Wastes .................................. 18 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ................................... 19 5.1 Responsibility ....................................... 19 5.2 Organization ......................................... 20 5.3 Audit and Review ..................................... 20 5.4 Action to be Taken if a Limitinn condition for operation is Exceeded .......................................... 21 5.5 Procedures .............................. .......... 21 5.5.1 Written Procedures for Activities ............. 21 5.5.2 Plant operating Procedures .................... 22 5.5.3 Review of Procedures .......................... 22 80108 0 t

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5.6 Plant Reporting-Requirements ........................... 22 2

5.6.1 Routine Reports ................................. 22 5

5.6.2 .Non Routine Reports ............................. 23 5.7 Records Retention ...................................... 24 i

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0 2.0 LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OEERATION 2.1 Thermal Monitoring Requirement Objective Objective To define operating limits for plant thermal To monitor and record temperatures during normal discharge under normal plant operation and plant operation and cooldown.in order to provide coold.own such that the following conditions the control room operator with' data necessary to are met, appraise, take corrective action and review the results of that action in order to maintain (1) The maximum width of the zone delineated operation within limits and at the same time by the 5'F isotherm shall not exceed 25% , attempt to match unit discharge temperature to of the uidth of the channel into which river temperatures, the effluent is discharged.

(2) The maximum mixed river temperature shall not exceed 87'F.

(3) The maximum change in mixed river temper-cture shall not exceed 2*F/hr. .

Specification Specification

a. During the period between April 1 and a. The discharge temperature recorder located in September 30, the following effluent LSe control room shall be used for monitoring temperature limits will apply: the 3.lant discharge temperature. Should this temperature recorder be out of service, the (1) During normal operation discharge discharge temperature recorder located in the temperature shall be no greater than mechanical draft cooling tower pumphouse shall 7'F above inlet temperatures or 3*F bc used for monitoring the plant discharge below inlet temperature. temperature. .

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(2) During reactor cool.down~ conditions discharge temperature shall not execed 12*F above inlet temperature and this temperature dif ferential shall not-be changed by more than 20F during any one-hour period.

a (3) If intake water temperature is 87'F or higher discharge temperature during normal operation shall be maintained . .

at or below river ambient.

b. IThe delta temperature recorder located in

b. During the period between October 1 and thu control ruum shall by used for monitoring Ibrch 31 the following ef, fluent temper- ~

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• the difference between river water inlet

• temperature and the dis. charge temperaturo.

Should this delta temperature r'ecorder be out (1) During normal operation discharge of acrvice, the dif ference between the river temperature shall be no greater than water inlet temperature and the discharge 12 *F above inlet temperature or 3*F "zgg below inlet tenperature.

temperature shall be obtained from recorders p g located in the mechanical draft cooling tower b 0 . .(2) During reactor cooldown conditions pumphouse.

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20*F above inlet temperature and this 6 9 temperature differential shall not.

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Natural draft cooling towe'rs are utilized to Instrumentation is requir,ed.for two different cool the large heat load of the condenser. purposes and is located in bio places. One The mechanical draft cooling tower cools a group of instruments is located in the control mixture of service water and *he natural room to provide operator control intelligence. .

draft cooling tower blowdown. The' effluent The second group of instruments is located in from the mechanical draft cooling tower the mechanical draft cooling tower puephouse discharges to the river, and serves in connection with the automation of - .

the towers but also serves to provide additional For normal operation, one pump and up to three time-history recorded data and backup information fans will be operated to affect maximum cooling for operator control intelligence in event without intentionally discharging below river control room instrumentation is out of service.

ambient. . The tower will be operated manually by the operator from the control room to affect In the control room ,the following enables the maximum cooling without intentionally dis- operator to monitor and tontrol discharge charging below river ambient. The tower was , temperatures:

designed to limit discharges to 870F on the ~ - h hottest day, a. Delta temperature recorder -- discharge temperature minus river water inlet temperature.

As an operator aid, the HDCT can be operated , ,

in the automatic mode which shifts fans to b. River water inlet temperature on computer.

half speed, Teduces the number of fans operating -

and shif ts f an operation from cell to cell. The c. Heated water temperature'to tower indicated.

automatic mode is used to help prevent icing of 3 the MDCT while maintaining discharge temperature d. Discharge temperature'.of. tower is recorded as close as possible to river water inlet and indicated.

tempe ra ture . The automatic control system, however, Joes not assure Compliance with environ- In the cooling tower pumph'ouse, the following mental Technical Specifications. The operator instrumentation is available on multipoint and continuous pen dragging recorders:

will take manual control when necessary to pre- -

vent icing or to imprcee cooling tower operation

. with regard to discharge temperature. It is a. River water inlet temperature.

expected that during sustained cold periods, the ,

discharge will average 30F above river ambient. b. Heated water temperature to tower.

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function of air uct bulb temperature and since the wet bulb can increase many degrees. in hours d. Air dry bulb temperature.g- 4 while ' the river temperature tracks much more ,.,, ,

slowly, the tower's performance can become in- e. Cooling tower basin wat;er' temperature near e f fec tive . The worst example of this mismatch louvers. .

is a sudden warm day in winter with a frozen , ,

river. At cuch times the tower will be shut down. .siace continued operation would result in . ., .

higher temperatures. -

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. these restr. cions with the tower shut down ,

due to air / river temperature mismatch, the mixed river temperature, assuming a 33 F . ,

river and a winter river flow of 10,000 cfs

• would be 0.1 F above river ambient based on normal plant operation.

For cooldown operation, two pumps will be operated to pump over the mechanical draf t ,

cooling tower fill. The tower is designed ,

to cool the effluent flow on the hottest day to 87 F. If the tower should be in the ',l' automatic mode of operation, the operator .

will shift to manual operation to achieve caximum cooling at rb beginnning of cool- -

dwn. Note that an incrpased heat load is present at the beginning of cooldown which ., ,

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operation add heat, the tower will be bypassed. , ,,

If the unit were to be 'copled down v'ith the ,

mechanical draft cooling tower not operating, s the mixed river temperature at beginning of *

• cooldown would be <+ 30F above river ambient '

based on a 33 F river with 10,000 cfs flow.

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.2.1 phlorine Objective Objective The purpose of this specification is to '

The purpose of this specification is to ensure that the chlorine concentration at the plant 11rit the dischar de of chlorine to levels river *ater discharge is monitored in such a way

ti t h are not harmful to the biota in the as to assure compliance with Specification 2.2.1.

Casquehnna hiver, Spec i rication gecification ,

n. The total Chlorine concentration, as The total chlorine concentration shall be monitored and recorded continually at the plant river water measured at the plant river discharge, shall not exceed 0.2 ppm and the free discharge and in the cooling tower blovdown.

chlorir.c component shall be less than ]nutruments employing the amperometric principle 0.1 ppi except as discussed in b. below. or instruments employing another method of equiva-3ent accuracy and standardized against the umperoe

b. For one consecutive 90 day period during metric method shall be used. If the automated the first tuo years or plant operation, the monitoring equipment at the plant river water total residual chlorine concentration discharge is out of service, an analysis "or y measured at the plant river discharge chlorine concentration vill be made daily dusl'ig g g a chlorinntion period. The analysis shall be chall not exceed 0.5 ppm. The starting g g date for this 90 day period vill be performed on samples taken at 10, 30, and 50 M celected by the Metropolitan Edison minutes following the start of the chlorination Company and the Director of the Regional period.

b 9 Operationu OtTice notified before its cuanenc emen t .

For a temporary period not exceedin6 two years,

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e. The totul duration of' chlorine discharge evidence that the concentration'of chlorine P "

- to the river at. ' levels greater than originating in the blowdown is 0.01 ppm or less

,-OpOL ppm shall not exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> per in the discharge to the river.- During the 90-

. day. day period identified'in part b of Specification

[ 2.2.1, the plant operating staff.or.their agents-l shall det. ermine the adequacy of the 1 ppm limit

j. to assure the upper limit of 0.01 ppm in the discharge to'the river. If the.1 ppm limit is found inadequate, or if the plant operators so elect, the operators shall submit a new limit on .

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If the 1 ppm limit is found inadequate, a new limit must be approced by the AEC Office of lleculation within t.wo yeas: of the start of operation of the plant. If the'l ppm limit is found t.o be adequate, the plant operators shall ,;

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buchd round un evaluation by William A. Brungs," to the river will assure compliance with the filliam A. Brung's, " Effects of Residual Chlorine on Aquatic Life," J. Water Pollution Control Federation, M, 9180-93-(1973).

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3 total combined. chlorine concentration in.the 0.2 ppm-2 hour criterion, and will meet the need river up to 0.2 ppm for two hours a day and to monitor discharges resulting from the chlorina-0.01 ppm continuously are not expected to be tion of the service water systems. The release damaging to the species of fish fou,nd in the of chlorine in the cooling tower blowdown as well Susquehanna River. It is therefore considered night result in a total duration of chlorine to pose no ' threat to the river biota to discharge in excess of two hours per day. In this discharge in the plant ef fluent chlorine that event, it will be necessary to assure that for is not in excess of those quantitics. those periods in execus of two hours per day, the chlorine in the cooling tower blowdown will not '

The 90-day period .iuring which chlorine dis- Jead to discharges to the river in excess of 0.01 charges up-to'0.5 ppn will be allowed is to ppm. This concentration is believed to be below enable the plant operating staff to (1) the limit of accuracy of known monitors. The catablish operating techniques and procedares method chosen is to limit the total residual to ensure that the chlorine releases are chlorine in the cooling tower blowdown to 1 ppm.

con =ensurate with adequate equipment de fouling This number is believed to be conservative, if

' qp) and avoidance of long term or wide-spread 0.99 ppm.of blowdown chlorine is destroyed by damage to the aquatic biota and (2) confirm reaction with an estimated one-third of the 15-q__) minute chlorine-demand constituents of the the adequacy of the limit of 1 ppm or deter-k---) nine a new limit on residual chlorine in the service watern before reaching the river, the E353) cooling tower blowdown to assure that the calculated required chlorine demand is 0.39 ppm,

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E352) In addition, if there is chlorine present in the stream entering the forced-draf t cooling kb9 ed tower, some will be lost there by reaction with

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. 2.2.2 Suspended and Dissolved Sclids Monitoring Requirement Objective Objective , ,.

The purpose of this specification is to limit The purpose of this spe.cificacion is to ensure the addition of suspended and dissolved solids compliance with Specification 2.2.2.

to the Susquehanna River. , , , ,

Specification Specification

a. The dissolved solids concentration as An analysis for suspended and' dissolved solids measured at the plant river water shall be performed on samples taken at the plant discharge, shall not exceed 500 ppm river water discharge during the discharge of as a raonthly average and shall not cach tank of neutralized regenerant wastes or exceed 700 ppm at any time. Suspended at'wcekly intervals, as a minimum frequency.

solids shall not exceed 560 ppm at any time. Inventory and log records shall be kept in such a way as to show the quanti,ty,of sulfuric acid

b. The quantity of sulfate ion released to used in demir.cralizer regeneration and the the river from regeneration of the makeup quantity used in treatment of the ' circulating water domineralizers and from the addition ua'cr and/or its makeup.

of sulfuric acid to the circulating water (and/or its makeup) shall not exceed ,

4,620,000 :ounds/ year.

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• Permit No. 2270204, approved by the Depart- regenerant wastes or during cooling tower blow-L' ment of Environmental Resources, Commonucalth. down. The specified monitoring frequencies of Pennsylvania, on August 17, 1971. The only provido assurance that neither source is outside significant additions of dissolved solids and/ the specification. The addition of a suspended or sulfates to the plant discharge are neutral . solids analysis provides monitoring of the dia-1:cd regenerant wastes from the. cycle makeup tomaccous carth pressure filters. Inventory and denineralizers and blowdown from the' cooling log records will make it possible to calculate towers. The spent regenerants consist of the quantity of sulfate use,d in the form of salts removed from the river water prior to sulfuric acid in dcmineralizer regeneration and its use as makeup to the reactor or turbine in treatment of the circulating water system.

plant systens plus spent sodium hydroxide This allows calculation of the maxin.um quantitics and sulfuric acid regenerants. The cooling of sulfate discharged from these activitics.

tower blowdown contains only salts from the river which have been concentrated by evaporation, with their composition changed due to the addition of sulfuric acid and the -

resultant loss of bicarbonate-carbonate (in the form of carbon dioxide discharged to the atuosphere). No other significant sources of increased dissolved solids exist in the plant.

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of sodium sulfate released from the makeup gagg)) '

water system and sulfuric acid added to the circulating water system, as given in Sections (--~),

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discharged is set at twice the quantity I

expected to 'ou discharged. Because there

• is no background of experience for this ,

particular type of plant, and therefore '

there is substantial uncertainty in the requirement for plant process water makeup. -

an cdditional 50% allouance was provided to the limit on sulfate discharged from the takeup water dcmineralizer regeneration only. This additional allowance is about-111,000 lb/yr, or about 2% of the total permitted discharge. N All significant sources of suspended solids cc 3 within the plant are filtered through dia-tomaccous carth pressure filters before discharge. 1.hile suspended solids will be concentrated due to evaporation in the cooling towers, settling will occur in the 4

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blowdown is thus not expected to make a significant increase in the suspended ,

solids concentration at the plant discharge.

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. Objective Objective The purpose of this specification is to limit The purpose of this specification is to ensure the pH of plant discharges to values which compliance with Specification 2.2.3 Vill produce no harmful effects to the Susquehanna River. .

Spec i fi cation Socci ficat ion A determinatien of the pH'of the contents of each The pH, as ceasured at the plant discharge and tank of neutralized regenerant vastes will be st the veste neutralizing tank prior to release, shall have a value of nct less than 6.0, nor made prior to release using installed instru-mere than 9 0, except that during those periods mentation. All necessary adjustments tc meet the

v. n the intake pH is greater than 9 0, the plant specification vill be made prior to initiation of dis:harge pH shall not exceed the intake pit, and the release. If the installed instrumentation is that during these periods when the intake pH is out of service, the necessary analyses vill be EEY less than 6.0, the plant discharge pH shall not perforacd prior to initiating the discharge using laboratory instrumentaticn. An analysis for pH b5I) te less than the intake pH.

vill be performed on a sample taken from the plant 6 9 river water discharge during the release of each 2Eyg) tank of regenerant vastes, or at weekly intervals as a minimum frequency.

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Limiting and drains which are potential receivers of from 5.0 to 10.0 have been recorded.

the p!! of discharge to,the normal rance of chemicals are collected in this tank.

values insures that no p!! related damage to ,

river ecosyste=s or bicta vill result. ,

The licits on the pli of the vaste neutralizing tank discharge vill preclude sizable changes '

" in the pH of the discharge to the river. For example, adding 300 gym of pli 9 0 neutralizir.g tank discharge to a pit 8.0 stream at 17,250 .

grn vsuld raise its pH a calculated 0.06 unit, assumind no buffering action.

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3.0 DESIGN FEATURES AND OPERATING PRACTICES Obhective This section contains a description of design features and operating practices which, if changed, might have a significant environmental impact.

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If operating practices or design features are planned which deviate from those described in the bases below, an analysis of their potential environmental impact will be made and a course of action taken to alleviate potential adverse impacts. In addition, if the ecology of the river significantly changes at a future date as, for example, by major changes in water chemistry or reintroduction of shad, an analysis

- of expected impacts and a course of' action to mini =ize the impacts will be provided.

Bases 3.1 Operation of Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower Natural draft cooling towers are utilized to cool the large heat load of the condenser. The mechanical draf t cooling tower cools a mixture r: of service cooling water and a small amount of natural draft cooling tower blowdown, which represents a =uch reduced heat load. The ef fluent b -

from the mechanical draf t cooling tower discharges to the river.

For normal operation, one pump will be operated with up to three f ans to affect maximum cooling without intentionally discharging below river ambient. The tower will be operated manually by the operator f rom the control room to affect maximum cooling without intentionally discharging below river ambient .

As an operator aid, the MDCT cc. be operated in the automatic mode which shifts fans to half speed, reduces the number of fans operating and shifts fans operation from cell to cell. The automatic mode is used to help prevent icing of the FDCT while maintaining discharge temperature as close as possible to river water inlet temperature. The automatic

, control system, however, does not assure compliance with environmental Technical Specifications. The operator will take manual control when necessary to prevent icing or to impros- cooling tower operation with regard to discharge temperature. During suntained cold periods, the discharge will average 3 t' above river ambient. Ilowever, since the tower perfor=ance is a function of air wet bulb temperature which can increase much more rapidly than the river temperatu;c, the tower's per-formance can become ineffective. An example would be a sudden warm day whLle the river is still f rozen. At such time the tower is shut down since its operation would result in increasing the discharge temperature. During such periodn, the discharge temperature is

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For cooldown operation two pumps are operated to pump over the mechanical draft cooling- tower fill. If the tower is in the automatic mode of operation, it is shifted to manual operation to achieve maximum

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, 'r' . conditions, dae tower discharge is approximately 12*F above river

(~ ambient at the beginning of cooldown and reduces to approximately 3 F some 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> later. Near the end of cooldown the tower may be

. shifted back to automatic control to pr'clude e freeze-up.

3.2 Chemical Usage This section describes the chemicals used in the plant which are discharged t.o the environment. The equipment in which the chemicals .

are used along the quantities per batch or rate of continuous discharge -

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?.2.1 Water Treatment The clarifier continually receives approximately 0.05 lb. of 'acionic

- polyelectrolyte and 0.6 lb. of anionic clay per 1000 gallons of water treated to remove suspended solids from the river water. Assuming an average flow of 100 gpm. through the clarifier, sludge containing approximately 60 lb. of clay and 5 lb. of polyelectrolyte plus a highly variable amount of suspended solids removed f rom the river water is blown down from the clarifier each day. The sludge is processed in diatomaceous earth pressure filters and the filtrate is released to the plant river water discharge. The solids couponent is pressed into dewatered blocks. Their disposal is described under solid waters, r A cation - anion string in the cycle =akeup demineralizer system uses

\- 2260 lb. of sulfuric acid and 1340 lb. of sodium hydrode for each regeneration. An additional 2350 lb. of sodium hydroxide is required to neutralize the spent regenerants prior to discharge, resulting in 3270 lb. of neutralized sodium sulfate contained in approximately 70,000 gallons of water. Based upon a desineralized water use of 40,000 gallons per day and a production of 300,000 gallons between regenerations , this quantity would be released each 7.5 days. Release rates are based upon flow through the mechanical draf t cooling tower.

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. sulfuric acid and 800 lb. of sodiu= hydroxide for each regeneration.

An additional 72 lb. of sulfuric acid is required to neutralize the spent regenerants prior to discharge, resulting in 568 lb. of neutralized sodium sulfate contained in approximately 50,000 gallons --

of water._ Based upon a denineralized water use of 40,000 gallons per. day and a production of.2,000,000 gallons between regenerations.

this , quantity. w'ould"be re'1 cased 'each 50 days. Release rates are based upon flow throdgh the'~mechanica1 draft cooling tower.

The six Powdex condensate polishing units are of the wound element filter type precoated with powdered resin. The spent resin is back -

washed off the elements and treated in the same manner as clarifier sludge. With five of the six units in service during normal operation, and a 25 day service cycle for each unit, one unit would be backwashed each 5 days. This would result in 180 lb. of powdered resin to be pressed into dowatered blocks and the discharge of -

14,000 - 17,000 gallons of filtered, decineralized water to the cechanical draft cooling- tower.

3.2.2 Sulfuric Acid for Cooling Tower Circuits Sulfuric acid is added to the circulating water in the condenser cooling water circuits, for pH control, at an average rate of

.- 6,000 lb. per day. This acid forms sulfates with various cations 1,, in the cooling water and is eventually released with the 2,000 gps.

' blowdown from the cooling towers. This will result in an incremental ine case of approximately 23 ppm. sulfatos in the effluent returning to the river, assuming 18,000 gpa. flow through the mechanical draft cooling towers.

3.2.3 Concentration of Naturally Occurrin7, Salts In addition to the acid added to the cooling tower circuits there is a concentration of naturally occurring salts in the river water by about a factor of 5 dua to evaporation in the cooling towers. Assuming an average concentration of 238 ppa. for dissolved salts in the river water, the concentration in'the blowdown from the cooling towers would be approximately 1200 ppm. Assuming a cooling water flow of 18,000 ,

gpm. through thu mechanical draf t cooling tower this would result in an incremental increase of 120 ppm. dissolved salts in the effluent to the river.

3.2.4 Chlorination .

The water taken from the river is treated with approximately 100 lb.

per day of chlorine to control the growth of biological slimes in t

river water piping and heat exchangers. The chlorine vill be added in 15 min. periods-as dictated by biological growth. Up to an

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to chlorine concentration at the riv'er water dis ~ charge. This y . . .

contribution to the river water discharge chlorine concentration will .

be even lower due 'to the fact that'any volatile chlorine components will be lost during passage through the natural draf t cooling towers.

3.2.5 Sanitary Wastes The sanitary waste treatment plant produces up to 10,000 gallons of treated sanitary wastes. Biological oxygen de=and is reduced by approxi=ately 93% in the aeration tanks and aerobic digester and is further reduced by the addition of sodium hypochlorite.

Phosphate reduction is accomplished by the addition of li=e which recoves approxi=ately 80% of the input phosphate. The final effluent of the treatment plant is mixed with effluent from the mechanical draft cooling tovet prior to discharge to the river.

3.2.6 Solid Wastes Suspended solids from the water treatment facilities are separated from the carrier water by filtration through diatomaceous carth pressure filters. The resulting slurry is further dewatered by pressing until the cake has a =oisture content of approximately 50% and the blocks are trucked offsite to an approved sanitary landfill.

Approximately once each mon'th an additional 1500-1700 lb. of cake will be produced as a result of processing sludge from the sanitary waste systa=. This waste is also trucked offsite for disposal in an approved landfill.

Trash collected from the river by the plant intake screens as well as solid wastes from the oil fired incinerator are also hauled offsite for disposai in a landfill.

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5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS Obj ective To describe the administrative and management controls established to provide continuing protection to the environment and to implement the environmental technical specifications.

l- Specifications 5.1 Responsibility

] Corporate responsibility for impicmentation of the Environmental .

Technical Specifications and for assuring that plant operations are controlled in such a manner as to provide continuing protection to the environment have been assigned by the President of Metropolitan Edison Company to the Chief Executive Officer. This responsibility is carried out by the Generation Division through the organization set forth in Figure 6-1.

Responsibility for compliance with_these Environmental Technical Specifications rests with the Manager Unit 1. The procedures I and controls necessary to ensure compliance are implemented through the staff of the Director TMI-1. The Manager Unit 1 is responsible g for the environmental compatibility of plant operations, and he shall ensure that:

A. All proposed changes to the procedures delineated in Section 5.5 of these Environmental Technical Specifications and design changes to such equipment or systems as is the subject of these procedures are reviewed by the station staff to determine whether-or not they might involve a significant environmental impact.

B. All proposed changes considered under 5.1.A above which were determined thereunder to possibly involve a significant environmental impact are analyzed to determine the extent of the impact.

C. All proposed changes to the procedurea delineated in Section 5.5 of_these Environmental Technical Specifications and design changes to such equipment or systems as is the subject of these procedures that would have a significant adverse effect on the environment'or which involve a significant-environmental matter or question not previously reviewed and evaluated by the NRC are

/ reported to the NRC prior to implementation. Proposed changes I which the analysis shm,n would have a favorable environmental impact or which involve a' significant environmental matter or

. question'previously reviewed and approved by the NRC are forwarded to the Director Technical Functions for independent l review.

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D. Reports are submitted and records are kept in accordance-with 5.6 and 5.7 of the Environmental Technical Specifications.

Violations of these Environmental Technical Specifications are investigated and appropriate corrective action taken to prevent recurrence. Responsibility for the independent review functions concerning environmental matters as defined in section 5.3 of these Environmental Technical Specifications has been assigned by the Chief. Executive Officer to the Director Technical Functions. When the review function is performed by the Radiological and Environmental Controls Section, the Chief Operating Executive shall ensure that necessary audits of those review functions are performed independently under the g direction of the Dirdctor Nuclear Assurance.

When organizations other than Metropolitan Edison Company are utilized to establish and execute portions of these Environmental Technical Specifications, compliance with the Environmental Technical Specifications in such instances shall remain the responsibility of Metropolitan Edison Company.

5.2 Organization

Organization of the personnel responsibic for implementation, audit and review of these Environmental Technical Specifications including the Corp ' rate icvel is as shown on Figurc6-lof these Technical l Speci.ications. In all matters pertaining to compliance with these Environmental Technical Specifications, the Manager Unit 1 shall report i to and be directly responsible to the Director. Unit 1. I i ,

. 5. 3' Audit and Review .

1 Independent review functions for environmental matters will be performed under the direction and control of the Director Technical Functions. l Independent review of envi,ronmental matters relating to these Environmental Technical Specifications will be conducted by the Radiological and. Environmental Controls Section,Lreporting to the Director Technical Functions. Their review will be audited by the Director Nuc1 car Assurance. These. audits'and reviews will encompasn:

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A. Coordination of Environmental Technical Specifications development with the Safety Technical Specifications to avoid conflicts and maintain consistency.

B. Proposed changes to the Environmental Technical Specifications and the evaluated impact of the change.

C. Evaluation of proposed changes conducted in compliance with 5.lB and 5.1C. .

D. Results of the Environmental Monitoring Programs prior to their submittal in each / nual Environmental Monitoring Report.

E. Reports of investigations of reported instances of violation of Environmental Technical Specifications and associated corrective action.

5.4 Action to be Taken if a Limitin L ondition C for Operation is Exceeded Follow any remedial action permitted by the Technical Specification until the limiting condition can be met.

All instances of exceeding a Limiting Condition for Operation will be promptly investigated.

A report of each occurrence of a violation of the provisions in specifications of the Limiting Conditions for Operation of these Environmental Technical Specifications will be prepared as specified in Section 5.6.2.

5.5 Procedures 5.5.1 The following written procedures will be prepared to ensure compliance with various activities involved in carrying out the Environmental

. Technical Specifications. Procedures will include applicable check l lists and instructions, sampling, instrument calibration, analysis,

$ and actions to be taken when limits are approached or exceeded. Testing f requency of any alarms will be included. These f recluencies will be i determined f rom experience wit h similar inst rument s in similar envi ronments and f rom manuf act u re rs' technical manuals.

[ A. Operation of mechanical draft cooling towers.

R B. Operation of chlorination system.

f C. Discharge of neutralized regenerant wastcs.

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A. Circulating water _and natural draft cooling tower operating procedure.

B. Mechanical draft cooling tower operating procedure.

C. . Circulating water ' chlorination system operating procedure.

. D. River water chlorination system operating procedure.

E. Discharge of neutralized regenerant wastes operating procedure.

F. Industrial waste treatment plant operating procedure.

G. Sump pump and drainage system operating procedure.

5.5.3 All procedures described above and all changes thereto will be reviewed periodically under the cognizance of the Director Technical Function:

however, temporary changes to these procedures which do not change the intent of the original procedure may be made providing such changes.are approved by two members of the Plant Management Staff.

Such procedure change approval will be documented.

5.6 Plant Reporting-Requirements -

5.6.1 Routine Reports A. Annual Environmental Operating Report Nonradiological Report. A report on the environmental surveillance programs for the previous 12 months of operation shall be submitted to the Director of the NRC Regional Office (with a copy to the Director, Of fice of Nuclear Rer.ctor -Renulat ion) as a separate document within 90 days af ter January 1 of each year. The report shall

. include summaries, interpretations, and statistical evaluation of the resul ts of the nonradiological environmental surveillance activities as deemed appropriate by the'11censee and the environmental monitoring programs required by limiting' conditions for operation for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous environmental surveillance reports and an assessment of the observed impacts-of the plant operation on the environment.

If -harmful ef fects or evidence of irreversible damage are detected by the monitoring, the licensee shall provide an analysis of the problem and a proposed course of action to alleviate the problem.

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The written report and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone and telegraph report, will:

1. Describe, analyze and evaluate the occurrence .

including extent and magnitude of the impact;

2. Describe the cause of the occurrence; and

3. Indicate t he corrective action taken (including any significant changes made in procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar components or systems.

5.6.2.4 _ Changes A. When a change to.the plant design, to the plant operation or to the procedures described in Section 5.5 is planned which would have a significant adverse effect on the environment or which involves an envircnmental~ matter or question not previously reviewed and evaluated by the NRC, a report on the change will be made to the NRC prior to implementation.

The report will include a description and evaluation of the change including a supporting benefit-cost analysis.

B. Changes or additions to permits and certificates required by Federal, State, local and regional authorities for the protection of the. environment will be reported. When the required e'aanges are submitted to the concerned agency for approval, they will also be submitted to USNRC for information. The submittal will include an evaluation of the environmental Impact of the change.

C. Requesta for changes in Environmental Technical Specificationn will beisubmitted to the USNRC for prior review and authorization. The request will include an evaluation of the impact of the change,. including a supporting benefit-cost analysis.

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5.7 Records Retention

- 5.7.1 Records and-logs relative to the following areas will be retained for the life of the plant. .

1. Records _and' drawing changes reflecting plant design changes made to systems and equipment as described-in Section 5.6.2.4.

2. Records of environmental surveillance data.

3. Records to demonstrate compliance with the Limiting Conditions for Operation in Section 2.

5.7.2 All other records and logs relating to the Environmental Technical Specifications shall be retained for 5 years.

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