ML20042D389

NPDES Notification Re 891227 Oil Spill.Caused by Hydraulic Overflow of Oil Separation Unit Which Drains Into Station Cooling Water Discharge Canal.Cleanup of Oil Using Absorbent Matl Began Following Discovery & Confirmation of Spill

ML20042D389
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	12/29/1989
From:	Marshall B VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	Kregloe W VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
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NUDOCS 9001090074
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-Bridgewater, VA-'22812 RE:- OIL SPILL AT NCERH AltUL PGG!E S'JRTICM I

Dear Mr. Kregloes This lette.: confirms our telephone notification of an oil spill on D h r Y

27, 1989'at the North Anna Power Station. We spill was reported to Ray Tesh, d

0 VWCB, at 1249 hours0.0145 days <br />0.347 hours <br />0.00207 weeks <br />4.752445e-4 months <br />, l

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The spill occurred at approximately 1200 hours0.0139 days <br />0.333 hours <br />0.00198 weeks <br />4.566e-4 months <br /> on D er 27,i1989. The l

cause of the spill was a hydraulic overflow of an oil. separation unit' which i

drains into, the. station's cooling water discharge canal..The spill was.

l discovered by station personne1' responding to the high level alarm on the oil

~1 separation unit and-confirmed 'by visual observation of an oil sheen in the Canal.-

The permanently. deployed boom in the discharged canal contained most of -the j

released oil.

No estimate f ' the voluiae of oil is available. However, a j

2 sheen approximately.300 ft was contained by the bocan while a sheen j

approximately 10 ft' escaped the boczn.

p Immediately following the discovery.and confirmation of the spill, station personnel began cleanup of the contained oil using absorbent material.

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oil sheen that escaped the bcon rapidly dissipated and cleanup of this oil was o

not possible. The cleanup operation concluded at 1500 hours0.0174 days <br />0.417 hours <br />0.00248 weeks <br />5.7075e-4 months <br /> on D<.cember 27,

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1989; hoxver, additional absorbent pads have been temporarily placed along 4

L the containment bocxn to renwe any remaining oil that may surface in' this I.~

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t If you have any questions regarding this incident, please contact my office.

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Sincerely, f B. M. Marshall, P.E l

Manager L

Water Quality.

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