ML20053D138
| ML20053D138 | |
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| Site: | Black Fox |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1982 |
| From: | Laroche G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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06/02/62 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING B0r 0 1
In the Matter of
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA,
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Docket Nos. STN 50-556 ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
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STN 50-557 AND
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WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE,
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INC.
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(Black Fox Station, Units 1 and 2)
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AFFIDAVIT OF GERMAIN LAROCHE, PH. D.
I, Germain LaRoche, being duly sworn, state as follows:
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I am a Senior Land Use Analyst in the Environmental Engineering Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A statement of my profession;l qualifications is attached.
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As a Senior Land Use Analyst, I am responsible for the review and evaluation of potential power plant impacts on land use and terrestrial resources.
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On May 17, 1982 I inspected the site for the Black Fox nuclear power plant to determine the environmental impact thus far imposed onsite_
'and to evaluate the potential environmental impact on and off the site of abandoning construction of the plant.
I paid particular attention to those areas specifically affected to date by site preparation and plant construction activities.
These are:
(1) central plant excavation, (2) waste-water holding pond, (3) engineered drainage system, (4) river banks, (5) railroad and roadway rights-of-way, (6) construction buildings, and (7) barge slip.
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I observed that the inclined exposed banks along the barge slip and the RPV haul road have not naturally revegetated and that some soil erosion is occurring.
As a consequence, soil is washing directly into the barge slip which opens into the Verdigris River.
I also observed erosion along the edges of the inclined RPV haul road leading from the barge slip area.
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I also observed areas of the engineered drainage system, the area surrounding the helicopter pad, and areas along the access roadway and the railroad rights-of-way, which were disturbed during site preparation and plant construction activities and have not yet completely revegetated.
Some soil erosion is occurring from these areas.
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In my opinion a requirement to stabilize the soils in the areas identified in paragraphs 4 and 5 above where erosion has occurred will provide adequate protection for the site and the surrounding area from detrimental environmental impacts of site preparation and plant construction activities.
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This is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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p Germain LaRoche Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of June, 1982 I t ;; j
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s PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Dr. Germain LaRoche U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cornission Washington, D.C.
As a Land Use Analyst in the Terrestrial Resources Section of the Environmental Engineering Branch of the Division of Engineering, USNRC, I evaluate the potential environmental impact on terrestrial ecosystems and land use.
Prior to being employed by the NRC I was director of Terrestrial kcology for a private consulting firm for three years.
In this capacity I directed and conducted baseline studies of proposed nuclear or fossil fuel power plants, and large urban and recreational developments.
For ten years I taught at colleges, attaining the rank of Associate Professor of Biology. The e colleges were:
Empire State College, Albany, N.Y.; State University College at New Paltz, N.Y.; Manhattan College and Bronx Community College, Bronx, N.Y.;
and Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Among the graduate
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and/or undergraduate courses I taught were Ecology, Plant Physiology, Plant Taxonomy and General Biology.
I have also conducted forest and range manage-ment research with the U.S. Forest Service in Florida for 2 years.
I received the Ph.D degree in Botany-Plant Ecology from the University of lassachusetts at Amherst in 1969, the M.S. in the same areas from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1958, and the B.A. in Biology from The Catholic University of America in 1957.
In 1950 I graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture of the University of Massachusetts as a
Floriculture major.
I have also attended the following Symposia and Institutes:
- Coastal Mapping Using Remote Sensing
- Biological Evaluation of Environmental Impacts
- Land Capability Classification and Integrated Inventories for Land-Use Planning
- Physiological Adaptation to the Environment
- Primary Productivity and Mineral Cycling in Natural Ecosystems
- Environmental Analysis Workshop
- Remote Sensing for Natural Resources
- Rare and Endangered Plant Species
- Energy Sensitive Land Development
- Bay'esian Reliability Analysis
- Intergrated County Level Data
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The Use of Remote Sensing Technology in Environmental Studies Water Resources - The Role of the University Community The Economic and Social Impact of Environmental Changes in the Great Lakes Region
- Summer Research Participation Program for College Teachers
" Isotopes and Radiation Science"
" Evolution in Vascular Plants" Chemical Ecology of Animals I was elected to the Society of Sigma Xi in 1958, have been a member of the Ecological Society of America since 1957, member of the Society of American Foresters since 1972 and a member of the Torrey Botanical Club since 1980.
Publications:
Gears, G. E., G. LaRoche, et al, 1980.
Investigations of Reported Plant and Animal Health Effects in the Three Mile Island Area.
NUREG-0738, EPA 600/4-80-049.
LaRoche, Germain.
"An experimental study of population differences in leaf morphology of Aquilegia canadensis L. (Ranunculaceae)" 1978. American Midland Naturalist 100:341-349.
" Effects of Light intensity, photoperiod and gibberellic acid on leaf characteristics of Aquilegia canadensis L."
Bulletin of the Ecological Society 57 (1):26, 1976. Abstract.
"The effects of restricting root growing space on the phenetics of Aquilegia canadensis." Bulletin of Ecciogical Society 54(1):22,1973. Abstract.
1972 Report of a grant from the State ' University of New York Research Foundation entitled, " Determining the speed of germination in seeds of Aquilegia canadensis L."
"The ecology of red columbines in Western Massachusetts" Ph.D. Thesis 1969.
" Secondary Succession", pp. 113-115 in Research Problems in Biology Investigations for Students, Series 2,1963, Anchor Books.
Doubleday & Co., Inc.
"A phytosociological study of the alluvial floodplain forest comunity in the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge."
M.S. Thesis 1958.
Seminars Presented:
1976 at York College, City University of New York entitled, "Decifering the ecological control mechanisms of Aquilegia canadensis' geographical distribution."
1972 at the University of Montreal entitled, " Technique de differenciation des contr81es gendtiques des contr61es environnementaux dans les variations morphologiques d'Aquilegia canadensis L.,"
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.o UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA, Docket Nos. STN 50-556 ASSOCIATED' ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
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STN 50-557 AND
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WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. )
(Black Fox Station, Units 1 and 2)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " REPLY OF NRC STAFF TO APRIL 29, 1982 ORDER"lin 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 deposi.t in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 2nd day of June 1982:
Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq.
Administrative. Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Michael I. Miller
- Es9-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comanssion Isham, Lincoln & Beale Washington, D.C.
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- One 1st National Plaza Suite 2400 Mr. Frederick J. Shon, Member Administrative Judge Chicago, Illinois 60606 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mrs. Carrie Dickers'on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corrnission
. Citizens Action for Safe Energy, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
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- P. O. Box 924 Dr. Paul W. Purdom
. Claremore, Oklahoma 74107 Administrative Judge Director, Environmental Studies Group Mr. Clyde Wisner Drexel University NRC Region 4 32nd and Chestnut Street Public Affairs Officer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 611 Ryan. Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Joseph Gallo, Esq.
Arlington, Texas 76011 Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1120 Connecticut ^ Avenue, N.W.
Suite 325 Washington, D.C.
20036 Mrs. Ilene H. Younghein 3900 Cashion Place Oklahoma ' City, Oklahoma 73112
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Dr. John B. West Appeal Board Acting Project Manager U.S. f*uclear Regulatory Commission Black Fox Station Jiuclear Project Washington, D. C.
20555 Public Service Company of Oklahoma P.O. Box 201 Docketing and Service Section Tulsa, Oklahoma 741C2 Office of the Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. M. J. Robinson Washington, D.C.
20555 Black & Veatch P.O. Box 8405 Atomic Safety and Licensing Kansas City, Missour,i 64114 Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Jan Eric Cartwrig.ht, Esq.
Michael L. Bardrick, Esq.
Lawrence Burrell Office of the Attorney General Route.1, Box 197 State of Oklahoma Fairview, Oklahoma 73737 112 State Capitol Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Mr. Gerald F. Diddle Richard B. Hubbard General Manager
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Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
MHB Technical Associates P.O. Box 754 1723 Hami.1 ton Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65801 Suite K San Jose, California 95125 Dr. John C. Zink Public. Service Company of Oklahoma P.O. Box 201 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102 Joseph R. Farris, Esq.
John R. Woodard III, Esq.
Feldman, Hall, Fra.1 den, Reed and Woodard 816 Enterprise Building Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
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Ja6/s H. Thessin Counsel for NRC Staff m,
Mr. Maynard Human General Manager Western Farmers Coop., Inc.
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