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Amend 66 to License DPR-16,deleting App B ETS Re Nonradiological Water quality-related Requirements W/Exception of Marine Borer Info
ML20072M783
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 03/24/1983
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GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION AND JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY 0YSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-219 AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 66 License No. DPR-16 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

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The application for amendment by GPU Nuclear Corporation and Jersey Central Power and Light Company (the licensees) dated February ll, 1983, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.

hhe issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense And security or to the health and safety of the public;

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The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51,of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and Paragraph 2.C(2) of Provisional Operating License No. DPR-16 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No. 66, are hereby incor-porated in the license.. GPU Nuclear Corporation shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

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This license stendment is effective as of the date of its issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:

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ATTACHf1EllT TO LICEt:SE AME!!D!1ENT NO. 66 PROVISI0t AL OPERATII'G LICENSE NO. DPR-16 DOCKET fi0. 50-219 Replace the following pages of the Appendix B Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages as indicated. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the area of change.

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APPENDIX B TO FULL-TERM OPERATING LICENSE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION DOCKET No. 50-219 OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY '

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INTRODUCTION........................................................

iv 1.0 DEFINITIONS......................................'...............

1_1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING........................................

2-1 2.1 NON-RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING................................

2-1 2.1.1 Biotic - Aquatic....................................

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Impingement of Organisms.............................

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Fish Kill Monitoring Program.........................

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3.0 SPECIAL MONITORING AND STUDY ACTIVITIES.........................

3-1 3.1 WOODBORER MONITORING PROGRAM................................

3-1 3.2 UNUSUAL.OR IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS...................

3-11 4.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS.........................................

4-1 4.1 RE S PO N S IB ILITY................................... '...........

4-1 4.2 ORGANIZATION................................................

4-2 4.3 REVIEW AND AUDIT............................................

4-2 4.4 PROCEDURES..................................................

4-5 4.5 PLANT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS................................

46i 4.5.1 Routine Reports.......................................

4-6 4.5.2,Non-Routine Reports..................................

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4-8 4.6 1[ECORDS RETENTION..........................a................

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LIST OF TABLES TABLE TITLE 2-1 OCETS - Non-radiological surveillance -

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2-2 3-1 Exposure Panel Arrays, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey............................................

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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE TITLE 4

2-1 General Sampling Station Locations for the Study of Impinged Organisms, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station..............

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2-2 Approximate Sampling Station Locations for the Study of Impinged Organisms at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station..........

2-4 3-1 Approximate Exposure Panel Array and Woodborer Sampling Locations, Barnegat, New Jersey.............. T-4 4-1 Organization for the Implementation of the Environmental Technical Specifications...............

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INTRODUCTION The bases, which provide technical r,upport for the OCETS, are included for informational purposes in order to clarify the intent of the specification.

These bases are not part of the OCETS nor do they constitute limitations or requirements on the licensee.,

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1.0 DEFINITIONS Accuracy a

Refers to the deviation of a result obtained by a particular method from the value accepted as true.

Actual Damage The damage incurred by a wooden test panel by marine borers burrowing in or on the submerged device.

Annually Annually is once per calendar year at intervals of twelve cal'endar months plus or minus 30 days.

Calibration An instrument or device calibration shall be the adjustment, as necessary, of the putput such that it responds, with the necessary range and accuracy, to known valu*es of the parameter which the instrument sensor, or device monitors. The calibration shall encompass all aspects of the circuit, includi-ng.the sensor, indicating control features, alarm, and/or trip func tions.

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Creosoted Panels Creosoted Panels are wooden test panels that have been pressure treated with creosote to 20 pounds per square inch as a chemical deterrent to woodborer attack.

Discharge Canal The discharge canal is the body of water that flows between the discharge outlet and Barnegat Bay via Oyster Creek.

Gonadal Ripeness The state of readiness to release viable gametes es determined by histological analysis of the sexual organs of a woodborer.

Isopod Borers See defi'nition of marine borer.

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, EhrineBorer Saltwater organisms that, as part of their natural life cycle, spend their adult stage living and burrowing into wood.

In the Oyster Creek study. area there are molluscan borers and isopod borers.

Molluscan borers are members of the Phylum Mollusca, Class Pelecypoda, which is comprised of bivalves such as the clan.

They are consnonly called shipworms.

Isopod borers are members of the Phylum Arthropoda, Class Crustacea. These borers are small, appear as shrimp-like organisms, and.are connonly called gribbles.

Monthly Monthly is once every calendar month at intervals of 30 day's, plus or minus 6 days.

Potential Damage By the use of wooden test panels and a semi-quantitative assessment of the actual d'amage done to them by woodborers, an estimate of the damage to an actual ooden structure 5f similar characteristics (treated or untreated) that is*near the test panel location.

Quarterly Quarterly is once during each sucessive three month period of the calendar year, counting from January 1, at intervals of 13 weeks plus or minus 14 days.

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Reproductive State See the definition of gonadal ripeness.

Survival Rate For a particular species, the survival rate is the percentage of live individuals out of the total number of individuals of that species entrained or impinged.

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The thermal plume is the portion of the discharge' canal, Oyster Creek, and Barnegat Bay with temperature elevated 0.8'C (1.5'F) over ambient dtie to the flow.from the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

Treated Wood See the definition for creosoted panels.

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Wood, usually used f or piling or bulkheading in the marine environment, that hat not been chemically processed or treated to resist woodborer attack.

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Woodborer See definition of marine borer.

Woodborer Settling Settling refers to the behavior of a voodborer larva as it matures into an adult. This behavior is characterized by the attachment onto a piece of wood (the new home for the organigm) from its open water larval habitat.

This atitachment, and the subsequent in,itial boring activity into the wood, is termed settling.

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Lengths of sof t wood planking (usually treated or untreated pine) that are

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placed in strategic station locations in a study area for monitoring purposes.

Monitoring involves checking periodically for attack by woodborers.

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E 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 2.1 Nonradiological Monitoring Table 2-1 provides a surmary of aquatic nonradiological monitoring programs. For the purposes of Section 2.1, meteorological data include, as a minimum, the following information:

air temperature, wind direction, and an estimate of wind spe'ed.

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Impingeiment of Organisms (1) Conventional Traveling Screens i

Objective The objective of the impingement program, prior to the

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installation of the fish return system and the sampling pool, is to determine the species composition and abundancet, of fin and shellfish which become impinged on the circulating water intake screens.

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TABLE 2 -1 OCETS - NONRADIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE Program Parameter Frequency Gear Samplin'g Station Water Quality A. Impingement of

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Specifications Species composition and abundance of fin and shellfish impinged on the circulating water intake screens shall be determined for two 12-hour periods per week at least one of which shall include the period of greatest anticipated impingement (2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> after sunset).

Exact time of the sampling will vary seasonally; however, a minimum of two 12-hour samples per week shall be collected. When algae or detrital load in the intake water cause frequent unscheduled screen washes, subsampling within sampling perioils is permitted.

For each period, records shall be kept of the number of screen washes which occurred and the number sampled.

Total number and total weight (or estimated total number and estimated total weight if subsampling is performed) shall be determined for each taxa for each sampling period.

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Water quality measurements (temperature, salinity, pH, and

' dissolved oxygen) of the intake water shall be taken during

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Sampling equipment shall conform to those presented in Section 3.1.4.

Meteorological, and station cooling water flow and heat rejection data will be recorded for each sampling period.

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Weekly and annual estimates of the number and weight of impinged organisms shall be calculated and compared with those of previous years.

The sighificance of any differences will be discussed.

(2) Fish Return System Objective The objective of the impingement monitoring program is to (1) determine the species composition and (2) quantify the numbers of fin and shellfish which become impinged on the circulating water intake screens; as well as (3) quantify survival rates of fin and shellfish after impingementi on the circulating water intake screens.

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.The impingement monitoring program described in this specification chall be initiated upon:

(1) completion of the fish return system and the sampling,_ pool and (2) writ _t_en, i

notification to the hTC one month prior to the anticipated change to the new sampling procedure.

This specification only applies during intentional continuous slow speed rotation of all circulating water intake traveling screens.

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Species composition and abundance of fin and shellfish shall be determined and recorded from at least four three-minute screen wash samples during each of two 12-hour sampling periods a week at least one of which shall include the period of greatest anticipated impingement (2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> after sunset).

Condition shall be determined after at least a 30-minute wait and based on the following criteria:

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No vital life signs, no body or opercular movement, no response to gentle' probing.

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tot.a1 number, catch weight, and percent survival. Estimates of the total number and total weight of

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  • each species impinged per week shall be determined.

Water quality (temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen) of the intake water shall be taken during each 3 minute sample.

Sampling equipment shall conform.co those presented'in Section 3.1.4.

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cooling water flow and heat rejection data shall be recorded before and after each 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> sampling period.

4 Data analysis shall assess statistical significance of difference in data due to date, time of day, water' quality, meteorological conditions, station cooling water flow, and heat rejection.

Specification - Automatic or Intermittent Screen Operation T,he impingement mo'nitoring program described in this specification shall be initiated upon:

(1) completion of the fish return system and the sampling pool' and (2) written notification to the NRC one month prior to the anticipated change to the new sampling procedure.

Monitoring, as prescribed by this specific,ation, shall be conducted if the circulating water intake screens are'being operated intermittently (either tripped by differential pressure across the screens, a timer, or~ operated manually).

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seven three-minute screen wash samples shall be taken. Each

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of the seven samples shall be taken by diverting a minimum of three minutes flow of screen wash water to the holding chamber.

All fin and shellfishes collected for each sample shall be identified to the lowest practical taxanomic level and the number of specimens recorded for each species.

Condition shall be determined from the first sample af ter at least a 30-minute wait and based on the following criteria:

Live:

Swimming vigorously no apparent orientation problems, behavior normal.

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Struggling or swimming on side, apparen't orientation problems, behavior abnormal or indication of severe ab,rasions or lacerations.

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No vital life signs, no body or. opercular movement, no response to gentle probing.

' Survival by species shall be calculated from each 3 minute sample.

Number and catch weight by species shall be

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Sampling equipment shall conform to those presented in Section 3.1.4.

Meteorological, station cooling water flow and heat rejection data shall be recorded before and after each 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> sampling period.

Data analysis shall assess statistical significance of dif ference in data due to date, time of day, water quality, meteorological conditions, station cooling water flow, and heat rejection.

Reporting Requirements The results of this program shall be submitted in February of each year covering 12 months of sampling and_foitr months of data analysis.

Bases The magnitude of loss and the potential impact to the aquatic ecosystem in the vicinity of the power station resulting from impingement of fin and shellfish on the

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ensure that a reasonable estimate of the number of organisms impinged on the inti.; a structure will be obtained.

OCGS is modifying the structural and operational method of returning aquacic organisms to the discharge canal. When this syst'em is operational, data on species composition, abundance and biomass, and condition (live, dead or damaged)

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Specifications After each Station shutdown, when the intake water temperature is below 8.5'c (47.3*F), visual inspections for 2-11 Amendment No. 6 6

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fish shall be made along the shores of the discharge canal and the lower reaches of Oyster Creek within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of the initiation of the shutdown in accardance. with the procedures prepared by the licensee per Section 4.4.

A continuous temperature record shall be maintained through the 24-hour period after reaching cold shutdown.

Reporting Requirements For planned shutdowns, with the temperature of the intake water below 8.5*C (47.3*F) the NRC Region I office will be notified at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in advance of such shutdown.

This notification shall not be given for unplanned, automatic, or manual station trips.

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If the shutdown results in greater than 100 fish killed and/or stressed, this event shall be reported to the NRC in accordance with Section 4.5,2.

The result's of this program stall be submitted in February of each year covering the preceding 12 months of sampling l

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shutdown during the winter.

Station shutdown during winter months are, on occasion, unavoidable.

Due to the physical configuration of the station and the discharge canal, some mortality to organisms will undoubtedly be experienced during winter shutdowns.

Mortality information associated with a winter shutdown, when co.mbined with,the results of the impingement monitoring, will provide the empirical bases on which to judge the impact of OCGS operations on Earnegat Bay, Oyster Creek and Forked River.

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3.0 SPECIAL MONITORING AND STUDY ACTIVITIES 3.1 Woodborer Monitoring Program o

3.1.1 Introduction Objective The primary objective of this program is to determine the contribution of Station operation to the marine borer-caused activity in Oyster Creek, Forked River, Barnegat Bay and adjacent influent streams. The activity will be related-to the potential damage to structural wood.

The secondary objective is to determine whether any remaining resident marine borer population _in_the_0yster Creek discharge canal is contributing significantly to marine borer-caused damage in Barnegat Bay, especially after removal of the preponderance of the untreated wood in the discharge canal, which harbored a woodborer population.

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Most of'the nonstructural, untreated wood in the discharge canal has

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'b'een made inaccessible to marine borer s'ettlemcat by removal or burials Most of the structural, untreated 7ood has been remov2."

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This should have a direct effect on the woodborer population by 1

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The program shall attempt to establish any incremental increase in the rate of destror. tion to wood in Oyster Creek, Forked River, Barnegat Bay and adjacent influent streams due to the operation of the station over that rate of wood destruction which occurs and has i

occurred in the Bay historically.

It must be recognized that, since the wood test panel method is being used, the potenti l for damage a

to "real" structures sad the actual damage to the test panels will be reported.

This method, pioneered by the W. F. Clapp Labs., has

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long been used as an index to woodborer damage.

Approach The Oyster Creek Woodborer Monitoring Program is comprised of three allied studies:

wooden exposure panel study, woodborer developmental (gonadal ripeness) study, and the water quality study.

Data from all three studies shall be analyzed together.

The data shall be subjected to statistical and graphic analysis. Methods of analysis appropriate for data summary and liypothesis testing shall be employed.

The data obtained from the wooden exposure.. panels, woodbor.r.r..

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Action The quarterly reports shall be sent to the NRC within 75 days following each quarter of the study and the annual report be submitted within 150 days of the end of the calendar year.

3.1.2 Wooden Exposure Panel Study Objective To determine the following:

a) presence of borers, b) survival of borers, c) quantity and size of borers, d) species identification of borers, e) sexual identification of borera, and. f)_ amount-of destruction to the wooden panel. The study will include molluscan and isopod borers.

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Exposure panel arrays have been set cut at 17 stations (see Figure 3 1).

The sites are located near the generating station, within the reaches.of the thermal plume, and at points tEit a're only influence'd"

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3 Iggie's Marina Bulkhead Lat. 39 45'N East Bay Ave.

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74* 12.5'W Barnegat, N.J.

4 Liberty Harbor Bulkhead Lat. 39 47'N Marina Lo.

74* 11'W Washington Ave.

Waretown, N.J.

5 Mouth of Oyster Pier Lat. 39 48.5'N Creek Lagoon Lo.---7.4 -10r3 tW-(Compass Road) 6 Oyster Creek #1 Pier Lat. 39" 43.5'N Lagoon (inshore Lo.

74* 10.9'W end) Private Residence 7

Barnegat Marine End of Dock Lat. 39 48.5'N Service Center No.

74 11.1'W Dock Avenue Sdnds Pt. Harbor Waretown,'N.J.

8 dysterCreekR.R.

Cross Member I.at. 39 48.7'N Bridge R.R. Bridge Lo.

74 12'W Discharg,e Canal

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TABLE 3 Co~ntinued Approximate Structure to be Used Latitude and Site No.

Site

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Forked River Cross Member Lat. 39* 49.2'N South Branch R.R. Bridge Lo.

74* 12.2'W Intake Canal 10 Teds Marina Pier Lat. 39* 50.l'N Bay Avenue Lo.

74* 11.6'W Forked River 11 Forked Riyer Bulkhead Lat. 39* 49.7'N (near mouth)

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74* 10'W 1413 River View Dr.

Private Residence 12 Stouts Creek Pier Lat. 39* 5.5'N 1273 Capstan Dr.

Lo.

74* 08.8'W Private Residence 13 Rocknak's Yacht End of Pier Lat. 39* 52'N Basin Lo.

74 09'W Seaview Avenue Lanoka Harbor, N.J.

14 Dicks Landing Pier Lat. 39* 54'N Island Drive Lo.

'74* 08.1'W Bayville, N.J.

(Holly Park) 15 Winter Yacht Basin Pier Lat. 40* 02.5'N Inc., Rt. 528 at Lo.

74* 03.5'W l

Mantoloking Bridge W. Mantoloking, N.J.

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16 Berkely Yacnt Basin Pier Lat. 39* 55.9'N

- J. Street Lo.

74* 04.9'W Seaside Park, N.J.

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Approximate Structure to be Used Latitude and Site No.

Site

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Longitude 17 Island Beach State Pier Lat. 39* 47.l'N Park Lo. 74* 05.9'W

^ The sampling locations are permanent unless vandalism or revocation of permission occurs.

Under such an occurrence, a new station will be utilized as close as -

possible to the original.

    • All exposure panel racks will be susper.ded where there is a minimum water depth at mean low water of at least three feet. Racks to be hung with nylon.line from existing structures so the bottom panels are close to, but not touching the bottom.

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Each exposure panel array shall-consist of seven 10" x 3-1/2" x.3/4" untreated sof t-wood panels and two creosoted panels attached to a metal frame. The panels shall be submerged and replaced in sequence so that, after the initial cycle is completed, a long-term exposure panel submerged for six months ed a short-term exposure panel submerged for one month will be obtained monthly. Each exposure panel retrieved shall be returned to the laboratory and examined microscopically in order to ascertain the information detailed in the objective above.

The short-term panel (one month) provides data as to whether or not voodborer settling occurs during the month and, if so, the number f

and size of the organisms involved. This information is used in the establishment of the breeding season.

All untreated panels shall be seasoned for two weeks in saltwater before being placed on the array. The two treated panels on each array shall be creosote treated to 20 lbs., seasoned in saltwater (or two weeks, and exposed for the duration of the study.

They thall be used to assess any damage to treated wood caused by the 3

  • isopod borer, Limnoria tripunctata, which is not deterred in its l

1 ettack.'by creosoted wood.

Monthly insped'Etons of these treated-panels shall be made for evidence of crustacean borers.

ThEough microsecpic technique, a given test panel shall be analyzed using dissecting needles, etc. and rated as to the amount of damage

'(heavy, moderate, light) incurred due to woodborers. This evaluation 3-8 Aniendment flo. 66 6

is based upon a consistent set of damage evaluation criteria specifically designed to yield damage estimates that are directly relatable to the amount of wood missing. The criteria used at the Oyster Creek Station follows the Clapp Laboratory index of damage.

Action See Section 3.1.1 3.1.3 Woodborer Develoisiental' Study

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Determine reproductive state of woodborers from ths Various siidiiy station regions of the study area in order to determine any differential in status due to a station effect.

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g representative sample of woodborer adults that are collected in the test panels retrieved during a particular monthly sampling period shall be microscopically / histologically examined to ascertain the developmental status of the teredinid reproductive structures.

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-This information shall be used to determine if the molluscan populations inhabiting Oyster Creek and the thermal plume area have a prolonged breeding cycle.

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Action See Section 3.1.1 3.1.4 Unter Quality Study Objective Describe physico-chemical environment of each array and plankton station at time of every sampling.

Requirement Salinity (accuracy of i 10%), water temperature (accuracy of

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0.45'c

(+ 0.81*F) between 5* and 25'c (41-77'F) and + 0.65*C

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1.17'F) between 25' and 45'c (77-113*F)), dissolved oxygen (accuracy of + 0.2 ppm) and pH (accuracy of + 0.2 pH units) shall be measured or determined at each array station on a monthly basis.

The i~nstrument is calibrated before each daily use.

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Esses The FES of OCGS identified the proliferation of woodborers in Oyster Creek and Barnegat Bay as a potentially significant impact of OCGS operation.

Recent studies by JCP&L suggest a lack of correlation of OCGS operation and woodborer abundance.

The woodborer monitoring program will allow future assessment of the marine borer related impacts.

3.2 Unusual or Important Environmental Events, Environmental Monitoring Requirement Unusual or important events are those that cause potentially significant environmental impact or that eculd be of public interes t_ _concerning environmental impact from station operation.

The following are examples:

on-site plant or animal disease outbreaks; unusual mortality of any species

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protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills in the vicinity of the site; unusally high impingement mortality episodes.

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This sp,ecial r'equirement shall commence with the date of issuance of the OCETS and continue until approval for modification or termination is obtained from the NRC in accordance with Subsection t.t.3.

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s Action Should an unusual or important event occur, the licensee shall make a non-routine prompt report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 4.5.2.

Bases Prompt reporting to the NRC of unusual or important events as described above is necessary for responsible and orderly regulation of the nation's system of nuclear power reactors.

The information provided may be useful or necessary to others concerned with the same environmental resources.

Prompt knowledge and action may serve to alleviate the magnitude of the environmental impact.

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4.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS This 4,ection describes administrative and management controls established by the Applicant to provide continuing protection to the environment and to implement the environmental technical specifications.

4.1 Responsibility Corporate responsibility for implementation of the Oyster Creek Environmental Technical Specificati.ons and for assuring that plant operations are controlled in such a manner as to provide continuing protection of the environment has been assigned by the Office of the President to the Vice President and Director Oyster Creek. '

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The responsibility for conducting the studies as set forth in Section 2.1 (Non-Radiological Surveillance) and all o i' Section 3.0 (Special Surveillance Programs) cests with the GPUNC Manager, Environmental Controls.

Adminis rative measures are defined in Section 4.3 which provide that the individdal' or group responsible for auditing or otherwise verifying that an activity has been correctly performed is independent of the individual or group responsible for performing the activity.

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4.2 Organization The organization of the personnel responsible for implementation, audit, a

and review of the OCETS is shown in Figure 4-1.

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4.3 Review and Audit Independent audit and review functions for environmental matters are the responsibility of the GPUNC Manager, Environmental Controls.

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department reports directly to the Vice President and Director Radiological

& Environmental Controls and is independent of line responsibility for the operation of the plant.

The independent reviews and audits of the OCETS will be carried out by personnel from the Environmental Controls Department or by other personnel from GPUNC, GPUSC, outside contractors or consultants at the request of the Environmental Controls Department.

When individuals in the Environmental Controls Department of GPUNC perform any function relating to the OCETS other than independent audit and review, the Vicie President and Director of Oyster Creek will ensure that an independent review and audit of that work is performed by another indivi ual in the Environmental Controls Department or some other who is

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not directly responsible for the specific activity'bsing reviewed and" audited.

The audits and reviews will be performed as required or requested but in no case less than yearly.

The results of all reviews and audits will be documentied' in reports directly to the Vice President and Director Oyster Creek.

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Office Of The President General Office Review Board Vice President ice President &

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Direct Responsibility

Advisory capacity FIGURE' 4-1 ORGANIZATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Independent audits and reviews will encompass:

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Coordinatica of the OCETS with the safety technical specifications to avoid conflicts and maintain consistency.

B.

Compliance of. station activities and operations with the OCETS.

C.

Adequacy of the programs and station procedures which are involved in ensuring the plant is operated in accordance with the OCETS.

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The proper functioning in accordance with the responsibilities listed in Section 4.1 of the OCETS.

E.

Proposed changes to the OCETS and the evaluation of the impacts resulting~ from the changes.

F.

Proposed written procedures, as described in Section -4.4.1 and 4.4.3 and proposed changes thereto which affect the environmental impact of the plant.

G.

Pro os,ed changes or modifications to plant syetems or equipment and a determination of the environmental impact resulting from the changes.

H.

Adequacy of the procedures described in Section 4.4.2 and the results obtained and conclusiocq drawn from the monitoring programs and special studies involved in the OCETS.

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Adequacy of investigations of violations of the OCETS and adequacy of I.

and implementation of 1.he recommendations to prevent recurrence of the violations.

4.4 Procedures 4.4.1 Detailed written procedures, incluJing applicable check lists and instructions, will be prepared and adhered, to for all activities involved in carrying out OCETS.

Procedures shall include sampling, data recording and storage, instrument calibration, measurements, analyses, and acticas to be taken when limits are approached or exceeded. Testing frequency of any alarms will be included.

These frequencies, if not specified in the OCETS, will be' determined from experience with similar instruments in similar environments and from manufacturers' technical manuals.

4.4.2 Procedures will ba prepared for assuring the quality of environ-i mental monitoring and surveillance program results, including l

a'nalytical measurements.

These procedures will document the

,donitoring and surveillance programs in terms of policy directives, responsible individuals or groups, purchased services and audits and

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investigate anomalous or suspect results and review and evaluate

- jirogram results and reports.

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  • 4.4.3 In addition to the procedures specified in Section 4.4.1, the plant standard operating procedures for systems which directly interact with the outside environment will include provisions to ensure the plant and its systems and couponents are operated in compliance with the OCETS.

4.5 Plant Reporting Requirements 4.5.1 Routine Reports A.

Annual Environmental Operating Report A report on the non-radiological environmental surveillance programs for the previous 12 months of operation shall be su'bmitted to the Office of Inspection.and Enforcement- (with copy to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation) as a separate document within 90 days af ter January 1 of each year (exct.pt as otherwise specified in the OCETS).

In the event that some results are not available within the 90-day period, the report will be submitted noting and explaining the reasons for the

, missing data. The missing data shall be submitted as soon as posbible in a supplementary report.

The report shall include summaries, analyses, interpretations and statistical evaluation of the res' lts of the environmental monitoring required by the u

non-radiological environmental monitoring activities (Section 2), and the special monitoring stu'dy activities (Section 3) for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational 4-6 Amendment No. 6 6 a

studies, operational controls (as appopriate) and previous environmenta? monitoring reports, and an assessment of the station eperation on the environment.

If harmful effects or evidence of irreversible damage are suggested by the monitoring or special programs, the licensee shall provide a more detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course.of action to alleviate the problem.

The Annual Report shall also include a sumary of:

1) All OCETS noncompliances and the corrective action taken to remedy them.
2) Changes made to state and federal permits and certifi-cates which. pertain to the requirements of~~0CEIS.- _
3) Changes in station design which could involve an environmental impact.
4) Changes in ETS.

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4.5.2 Non-Routine Environmental Operating Reports kprompt report shall be submitted in the event thac an Unusual or Important Environmental Event occurs (as specified in Section 3.2).

Such an occurrence will be reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by telephone, l

-telegraph, or facsimile transmission to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement and within 30 days by a written report to the Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement (with copy to the

. Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation).

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The written report and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone, telegraph, or facsimile report shall.(a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the occurrence, including the extent and magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the cause of the occurrence, and (c) indicate the corrective action, if necessary, taken (including any significant changes made in the procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence should the occurrence be station related.

4.5.3 Change in Environmental Technical Specifications A.

A report shall be made to the NRC prior,to implementation of a change in plant design, in plant operation, or in procedures described in Section 4.4, only if the change would have a significant adverse ef fect on the environment or involves an environmental matter or question not previously reviewed and evaluated by the NRC. The report shall include a description and evaluation of the changes and a supporting benefit-cost

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shall be submitted to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for review and authorization.

The request shall include an 4

evaluatica of the environmental impact of the proposed change and a supp,orting benefit-cost analysis.

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Changes or additions to requiced Federal, and State permits and certificates for the protection of the environment that pertain to the requirements of OCETS shall be reported to the NRC within 30 days..In the event that the licensee initiates or becomes 1

aware of a request for changes to any of the water quality requirements, limits or values stipulated in any certification or permit issued pursuant to Section 401 or 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500) which is also the subject of an OCETS reporting requiren'ent, NRC shall be notified concurrently with the authorizing agency. The notification to 3

the NRC shall include an ev'aluation of the environmental impact of the revised requirement, limit or value being sought.

If, during NRC's review of the proposed change, it is determined that a potentially severe enviroc:nental impact could result from the change, the NRC will consult with the authorizing agency to determine the appropriate action to be taken.

4.6 Records Retention

.4.6.1,I Eighty (80%) percent data recovery annually for each environmental i

monitoring requirement is considered satisfacroYy' for the purpons" of the OCETS.

The variability and uncertainty of environmental conditions demand allowance for some missed data in order to t

pr'eclude an excessive reporting burden.

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circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, its representative or subcontractor.

Records of the reasons for all missed data shall be retained with the data reports.

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

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Records and drawings detailing plant design changes made to systems and equipment as described in Section 4.5.3.

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Records of all environmental surveillance data.

4.6.3 All other records and logs relating to the environmental technical specifications will be retained for five years following logging or recording.

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