ML20039C183

Responses to ZAC-ZACK 811204 Interrogatories.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20039C183
Person / Time
Site:	Zimmer
Issue date:	12/23/1981
From:	CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:	ZIMMER AREA CITIZENS - ZIMMER AREA CITIZENS OF KY
References
NUDOCS 8112290002
Download: ML20039C183 (22)

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Interrogatory #149 State the height above ground level of the stack, or stacks, present at the Zimer station and capable of radiation releases during accident or otherwise.

Response, Stack height above ground is:

- Main plant vent stack: 172' above grade

- Standby gas treatment system vent stack: 172' above grade where " grade" is 520' above mean sea level.

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t Interrogatory #150 State what effect, if any, terrain elevational differences of 200, 300, 400 and 500 feet above ground level of the Zimmer station in the nearby environs to and including 15 miles from the Zimmer station as the same would influence plume exposure pathway at respective distances of 1, 2, 3, etc.

to 15 miles from the Zimmer station as affected by different elevational planes.

Response

In general, in modelling a release of radioactive materia'. above ground level (i.e., an elevated release), terrain elevational differences above ground level result in the prediction'of a somewhat higher concentrition of the released material than if the terrain were flat for certain stability classes, with this effect decreasing with distance for all stability classes.

The model assues this increased concentration effect when the terrain height

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Terrain elevational differences in the nearby environs of the Zimmer-Station are already taken into account in the determination of offsite consequences within the plume exposure EPZ. Fortheareaofinterest(i.e.,BrownCounty) terrain elevational differences of 200, 300, 400 and and 500 feet above ground level are not of significance because of the low X/Q's (high dispersion) at 10 miles and beyond for all stability classes.

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Interrogatory #151 State the air miles from the Zimmer station to the Clermont-Brown County line where that line intersects Bullskin Creek.

Response

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Interrogatory #152 State the air miles from the Zimmer station to the intersection of the Clermont-Brown County line at Richey Road.

Response

10.0 miles.

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Interrogatory #153 State the distance in air mi as from the Zimer station to the Clermont-Brown County line at its intersection with S.R. 774 in the near environs of the Village of Maple.

Response

10.6 miles.

Interrogatory #154 State the distance in air miles from the Zimer station to the Clermont-Brown line where it intersects Leonard Road.

Response

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Interrogatory #155 State the distance in air miles from the Zimer station to the Clermont-Brown County line where it intersects with S.R. 756.

Response

10.1 miles.

Interrogatory #156 State the roadway vehicular traffic capacity, roadway widths, whether such roadways are improved or unimproved, the width of each roadway, as the same is located in Brown County, Ohio and situated in a sector from the Ohio river to S.R.125 and three miles east of the Clermont-Brown County lines.

Response

The requested information is not in the possession of the applicant.

Interrogatory #157 State the presence of any protective actiot, to be taken by the population and governmental officials of Brown County, Ohio,' which is contained in any state or local plan presently in existence, which deals with emergency planning preparation and implementation for the health and safety of the population of Brown County, as the same pertains to emergency planning of the plume exposure pathway and food ingestion pathway from the Zimmer station.

Response

Protective Actions with respect to the plume exposure pathway EPZ are neither planned nor required by NUREG-0654 for Brown County, Ohio. Ingestion Pathway planning for Brown County, Ohio is included in Section IV of the State of Ohio Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Plan. As a result of its location within the Ingestion pathway EPZ, protective actions planned for Brown County are primarily the responsibility of state agencies, including the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Ohio Disaster Servi,ces Agency. Local officials in Brown County may be asked to assist these state agencies with implementation of protective actions. (State of Ohio Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Plan,Section IV).

Interrogatory #158 State the agricultural products present within the sector identified in interrogatory 156 as to vegetation grown for human or animal consumption, 7

the presence of poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, the location of the same, and the agricultural extension service agency and board of health which would bear the responsibility for the monitoring of animals, animal feeds and food to be processed, cn processed, for human consumption within the sector identified in interrogatory 156.

Response .

Information is not in the possession of the applicant as to specific types of vegetation grown for hwnan or animal consumption, specific types of farm animals, or their locations within the sector identified in interrogatory 156. As stated in response to interrogatory 157, State agencies have primary responsibility for ingestion pathway protective actions including monitoring animals, animal feeds, and foodstuffs. Local supporting agencies for the sector described include the Brown County Cooperative Extension Service and the Brown County Health Department.

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Interrogatory #159 State whether or not NUREG/CR-2260, NUS-3854, " Technical Basis for Regulatory Guide 1.145, ' Atmospheric Dispersion for Potential Accident Consequence Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants'", has been applied to the Zimmer station.

Response

NUREG/CR-2260, NUS-3854, " Technical Basis for Regulatory Guide 1.145 ,

' Atmospheric Dispersion for Potential Accident Consequence Assessments at Nuclear Power Plant'" was not applied to the Zimmer site, although certain aspects the Regulatory Guide 1.145 methodology are utilized in the emergency plan.

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Interrogatory #160 If interrogatory 159 is answered in the affirmative, state the definition of EAB, exclusion area boundary, and LPZ, low population zone, applied by the utility and identify each coundary oy air miles from the Zimmer station, together with definitions applied for the terms " fumigation" and "non-fumigation", the wind speed and direction frequencies applied as experienced at the Zimmer station, the application of lateral and vertical plume spreads, and state whether Zimmer station falls within the regulatory guide model of possessing usual terrain, waterways and meteorological conditions, establishing the boundaries based upon the model, or the boundaries established in utilization of unusual terrain, nearby waterways and meteorological conditions, and state the distances beyond each established boundary where the concentration of the plume radiation due to low wind speeds and stable atmospheric conditions would no longer present radiation doses possessing the capability of harmful health and safety effects to the population; state whether terrain obstacles for stack and ground releases in any manner affect the boundary distances for determining the diffusion of the plume concentration; and state all values used in the calculations undertaken by applicant; and set forth to the response to these interrogatories all calculations made to establish requisite boundaries and the concentration of plume dispersion within each area, especially in the sectors northeast and southeast of the Zimmer station and into Brown County, Ohio.

Response

No answer to this interrogatory is supplied because a negative answer was given to interrogatory 159.

1 Interrogatory #161-State what effect, if any,_elevational ranges of 400 to 500 feet 4

above the Zimer station would have upon dispersion of radioactive particles during a Zimer station accident of a degree sufficient to warrant evacuation of the general population.

Response

j See response to Interrogatory #150.

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State the manner _ and means and attach the calculations employed by Stone & Webster in its estimated time evacuation considerations as the same f was applicable to roadway widths and type of roadways present in the plume exposure area surrounding the Zimer station.

Response

i The basis for the roadway capacities used in the calculation-of evacuation travel times is set forth on page 5-7 of the evacuation time estimates.

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Interrogatory #163 State the manner and means by which information, exclusive of the

" Circle of Safety" publication, will be disseminated to the permanent and transient populations of the plume exposure area of the Zimer station, identifying the mode of distribution to the public, i.e., sign, written publication, etc.

Response

This information is provided in Section 8.5 of the Zimer Nuclear Power Station Emergency Plan. Additional dissemination may include, but is not necessarily limited to: paid advertising in newspapers within the EPZ; distribution of printed material to public libraries, schools, police and fire departments and other emergency respor.se agencies; information and notices to operators of marine, camping and other recreational facilities; placement of notices in hotels, motels, gasoline stations and phone booths.

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Interrogatory #164 State the educational readability necessary to comprehend the publication

" Circle of Safety" which is set forth in each local emergency plan, October 1981.

Response

The publication " Circle of Safety," along with the other information supplied to residents within the plume EPZ, e.g. information in phone books, is intended to provide basic information to a broad cross-section of the population.

In any event, info rmation supplied over EBS will be sufficient to enable residents to take appropriate action in a timely manner.

VERIFICATION STATE OF OHIO )

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COUNTY OF HAMILTON )

Gregory C. Ficke, being first duly sworn, states that he is an Engineer for The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company; that he has read the Responses Nos. 1-147 filed by Clermont County and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to the Interrogatories of Zimmer Area Citizens and Zimmer Area Citizens - Kentucky dated December 4, 1981, and the responses to Interrogatories Nos.

148-164 directed to the Applicants; that he has been duly authorized to execute, verify and file these as responses to ZAC-ZACK Interrogatories to Applicant dated December 4, 1981; that he has read the contents'of same and that the statements contained therein are true and correct to his best information, knowledge and belief.

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GregoryCyFi e Subscribed and sworn to befoie me this ,23 day of December, 1981.

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UNITED STIsTES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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The Cincinnati Gas & Electric )

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(Wm. H. Zimmer Nuclear Power )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Applicants' Res ponses to ZAC-ZACK Interrogatories to Applicant dated December 4, 1981,"

dated December 23, 1981, in the captioned matter, have been served upon the following by deposit in the United States mail this 23rd day of December, 1981:

Judge John H. Frye, III Chairman, Atomic Safety Chairman, Atomic Safety and and Licensing Board Licensing Board P anel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Frank F. Hooper Charles A. Barth, Esq.

Administrative Judge Counsel for the NRC Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Office of the Executive Board Legal Director School of Natural Resources U.S. Nuclear Regulatory University of Michigan Commission Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. M. Stanley Livingston Mr. Chase R. Stephens Administrative Judge Docketing and Service 1005 Calle Largo Branch Sante Fe, New Mexico 87501 Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Dr. Lawrence R. Quarlee Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chairman, Atomic Safety Commission and Licensing Appeal Washington, D.C. 20555 Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

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l Deborah Faber Webb, Esq. David K. Martin, Esq.

7967 Alexandria Pike Assistant Attorney Alexandria, Kentucky 41001 General Acting Director Andrew B. Dennison, Esq. Division of Environmental Attorney at Law Law 200 Main Street Office of Attorney General Batavia, Ohio 45103 209 St. Clair Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 James R. Feldman, Jr., Esq.

216 East Ninth Street George E. Pattison, Esq.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Prosecuting Attorney of Clermont Ccunty, Ohio John D. Woliver, Esq. 462 Main Street Clermont County Batavia, Ohio 45103 Community Council Box 181 Troy B. Conner, Jr. , Esq.

Batavia, Ohio 45103 Conner & Wetterhahn 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Suite 1050 Washington, D.C. 20006

.A Wilfiam J. loran