ML20076M688
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| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1994 |
| From: | Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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I Duke 1%uer Company Electric Center PO Ba l006 Charlotte, N C 282011006 DUKEPOWER November 2, 1994 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555
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McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 370 Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 414 Deletion of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, please find attached proposed license amendments to facility operating licenses NPF-9 and NPF-17 for McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, respectively, and NPF-35 and NPF-52 for Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, respectively.
The proposed License amendments will delete the content of the Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan and modify License Condition 2.C.(2) so as to delete that portion which refers to the Environmental Protection Plan. All the requirements for Non-radiological Environmental Monitoring have been completed.
There is no impact on the continued safety of the Catawba and McGuire Nuclear Stations by deleting Appendix B. Radiological Environmental monitoring requirements have been incorporated into Appendix A, Technical Specifications.
Attachment I provides a technical discussion, no significant hazards analysis, and environmental impact analysis supporting the proposed deletion. Attachment II provides the Proposed amendments.
Duke Power request a timely review and approval of the proposed Appendix B deletion.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.91 (b) (1), a copy of this amendment request has been provided to the appropriate North Carolina and South Carolina state officials.
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U.S. NRC November 2, 1994 Page 3 xc: S. D. Ebneter Regional Administrator, Region II V. Nerses, ONRR R. E. Martin, ONRR G. F. Maxwell Senior Resident Inspector (MNS)
R. J. Freudenberger Senior Resident Inspector (CNS)
Dayne Brown, Chief Division of Radiation Protection P. O. Box 27687 Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7687 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull St.
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U.S. NRC November 2, 1994 Page 4 M. S. Tuckman, being duly sworn, states that he is Senior Vice President of Duke Power Company; that he is authorized on the part of said company to sign and file with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission these revisions to the McGuire Nuclear Station License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17, and Catawba Nuclear Station License Nos.
NPF-35 and NPF-52; and, that all statements and matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge.
(f M. S. Tuckman, Senior Vice President Subscribed andsworn to before me this second day of November 1994.
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ATTACHMENT I DU)'E POWER COMPANY CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION McGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION Technical Discussion, No Significant Hazards and ' Environmental Impact Analysis Technical Di3cussion The purpose of the proposed amendment requests for Catawba and McGuire Nuclear Stations is to:
Delete Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan and modify License Conditions 2.C. (2) so as to delete that portion which refers to the Environmental Protection Plan.
The basis for these changes are provided in the following paragraphs.
Catawb1 and McGuire Nuclear Stations Operating Licenses and Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License contain requirements for non-radiological environmental studies and monitoring. Radiological environmental monitoring requirements have been incorporated into Appendix A, Technical Specifications, to the Operating Licenses.
The action taken by these amendments is administrative in nature and is intended to reduce the amount of programmatic and' administrative cognizance necessary- to maintain it. Certain environmental issues were identified which required study or license conditions to resolve environmental concerns and to assure adequate protection of the environment. These programs have been completed and the environmental impacts determined to be-negligible.
In Section 3.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan, it states that
'before engaging in additional construction or operational activities which might affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such activity.-
This requirement is duplicated in the NPDES permit as well as in Nuclear System Directive 301, Nuclear Station Modification Manual, and the McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Station Modification Manual.
Also, in this section it states that the licensee shall maintain records of changes in plant design or operation and of tests and experiments carried out pursuant to this subsection. This requirement is duplicated in the Corporate Document Management Manual and Retention Schedules.
Attachment I November 2, 1994 Page 2 In Section 3.2 of the Environmental Protection Plan, it states that I violations of the NPDES Permit or the State certification shall be reported to the NRC and that the licensee shall provide the NRC with copies of the results of the special studies conducted in accordance with the Clean Water Act, at the same time they are submitted to the permitting agency. This requirement will be duplicated in the Corporate Environmental Manual with the exception that Duke will be submitting these copies to the NRC within 30 days of submission to the permitting agency as oppose to at the same time of submission to the permitting agency.
Also in this section, there is a requirement to report changes and additions to the NPDES Permit or the State Certification to the NRC within 30 days following the date the change is approved. The NRC shall also be notified within 30 days if a permit in part or in its entirety, is appealed and stayed. This requirement will-be duplicated in the Corporate Environmental Manual.
Other requirements of this section state tre t the NRC shall be i notified of changes to the effective NPDES permit proposed by the licensee by providing the NRC with a copy of the preposed change at i the same time it is submitted to the permitting agency. The licensee shall provide the NRC a copy of its application for-renewal of the NPDES permit at the same time the application is submitted to the permitting agency. These requirements will be duplicated in the Corporate Environmental Manual with the exception that Duke will submit the copies to the NRC within 30 days of submission to the permitting agency as oppose to at the same time of submission to the permitting agency.
i Section 4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan requires that any occurrence of an unusual or important event that indicates or could result in significant environmental impact causally related to station operation shall be recorded and promptly reported to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by telephone, telegraph,- or facsimile transmissions followed by a written report. This requirement is duplicated in Nuclear System Directive 202, 10CFR 50.72 Reports, Catawba Nuclear Station procedure RP/0/B/5000/13 and McGuire
' Nuclear Station Procedure RP/0/A/5700/10 (NRC Notification requirements). The written report requirement is not duplicated in the aforementioned procedures but will be duplicated in the Corporate Environmental Manual.
Section 4.2 of the Catawba Nuclear Station's Environmental Protection Plan required environmental monitoring in the areas of Aerial Remote Sensing, Sound Level Surveys and Fog Monitoring.
This monitoring was to be conducted for a specified period of time and a final report submitted to the NRC. Catawba completed the Aerial Remote Sensing monitoring and submitted the final report to the NRC on April 25, 1994, the Sound Level Survey final report was
l Attachment I November 2, 1994 Page 3 submitted to the NRC on April 28, 1989 and the final report for the Fog Monitoring was submitted to the NRC on April 29, 1988. There were no studies or monitoring programs recommended for McGuire Nuclear Station.
Duke Power will continue to be obligated to comply with the comprehensive environmental monitoring incorporated in the Appendix A, Technical Specifications. Therefore, this amendment proposes deletion of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, from the License and modification of License Condition 2.C.(2) such that it no longer refers to the Environmental Protection Plan.
No Significant Hazards Analysis 10 CFR 50.91 requires that the following analysis be provided concerning whether the proposed amendment requests involved a significant hazards consideration as defined in 10 CFR 50.92.
Standards for determination that an amendment request does not involve a significant hazards consideration are if operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not: 1)
Involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or, 2) Create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated; or, 3) Involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
Deletion of the Environmental Protection Plan and modifying License Condition 2.C.(2) will have no impact on the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated because the changes will not have any impact upon the design or operation of l any plant systems or components. l The proposed revision will not create the possibility of a new or )
different kind of accident from any previously evaluated because the revision is administrative in nature and will not change the i types and amounts of effluent that will be released. !
l The proposed revision will not reduce a margin of safety because it is administrative in nature and will not effect the margin of safety as defined in the basis for any Technical Specifications.
Accordingly, this proposed change does not involve a significant hazard.
l Environmental Impact Analysis I The proposed License amendments have been reviewed against the criteria of 10 CFR 51.22 for environmental considerations. The l
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proposed amendments do not involve a significant hazards consideration, nor increase individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure, and there is no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents.
Environmental Monitoring, if required by the respective plans, have been completed with acceptable results. Deletion of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological) , is administrative in nature. The change involves no increase in the types and amounts of any effluent that may be released offsite and no increase in individual or cumulative radiation exposure.
Therefore, the proposed License amendments meet the criteria given in 10 CFR 51.22 (c) (9) for a categorical exclusion from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement.
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1.0 Objectives of the Envi nmental Protection Plan . . . . . .. 1-1 2.0 Environmental Protection ssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Aquatic Issues . . . ... . .. ........... 2-1 2.2 Terrestrial Issues . . . . ....... '... 2-2 3.0 Consistency Requirements 3-1
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3.1 Plant Design and Operation . . .. .... ........ 3-1 3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Permits nd State Certification. 3-2 3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Othe Environmental Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 3-3 4.0 Environmental Conditions ,. . ........ . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events . ......... 4-1 4.2 Environmental Monitoring ... .... ...... .... 4-1 5.0 Administrative Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 5.1 Review and Audit . .. ... ............... 5-1 5.2 Records Retention . ......... ......... . 5-1 ,
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h The Environmen al Protection Plan (EPP) is to provide for protection of environ-mental values dur'ng construction and operation of the nuclear facility. The principal objective of the EPP are as follows:
(1) Verify that the plait is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established by the FES and other NRC environmental impact assessments.
(2) Coordinate NRC requirement and maintain consistency with other Federal, State and local requirements for environmental protection.
(3) Keep NRC informed of the environ ntal effects of facility construction
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Environmental concerns identified in the FES hich relate to water quality matters are regulated by way of the licensee's PDES permit.
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- ( 2.0 vironmental Protection Issues In the FES-OL \da ed April 1976, the staff considered the environmental impacts associated with th operation of the two unit McGuire Nuclear Station. Certain environmental issues ere identified which required study or license conditions to resolve environmenta concerns and to assure adequate protection of the environment.
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Specific aquatic issues raised by th staff in the FES-OL were:
- 1. The need for aquatic monitoring prog ms to confirm that thermal mixing N occurs as predicted, that chemical disc arges are controlled within those h
discharge concentrations evaluated,.and ti t effects on aquatic biota and water quality due to plant operatinn are no ireater than predicted.
- 2. The need for special studies to document levels o intake entrainment and impingement, gas bubble disease, bacterial and funga fish diseases, and effects of mosquito control oil treatment on the benth community.
(f ES-OL: Summary and Conclusions and Sections 5.3, 6.2, and 6.3 Aquatic issues are addressed by the effluent limitations, monitoring quirements i
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(h 2 Terrestrial Issues No significant causal link has been identified between he operation ed the McGuire Nuclear Station and terrestrial environment protection i> sues. No studies or monitoring programs were recommended i the McGuire FES-OL Q,
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N 3. 0 onsistency Requirements d# 3.1 P1 nt Design and Operation The licensee may ke changes in plant design or operation or perform tests or experiments affectin the environment provided such changes, tests or experi-ments do not involve an unreviewed environmental question, and do not involve r, change in the Environmen al Protection Plan.* Changes in plant design or operation or performance tes or experiments which do not affect the environ-ment are not subject to the req irements of this EPP. Activities governed by Section 3.3 are not subject tt *'e
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/Before engaging in additional construct on or operational activities which may affect the environment, the licensee shall repare and record an en.vironmental
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evaluation of such activity. When the evalua ion indicates that such activity NY involves an unreviewed environmental question, e licensee shall provide a writ ten evaluation of such activities and obtain p r approval from the Director, Office of fioclear Reactor Regulation. When such activity involves a change in the Environmental Protection Plan, such activi y and change to the Environmental Protection Plan may be implemented only in a ordance with an appropriate license amendment as set forth in Section 5.3.
& ,e q.w<J change, test or experiment shall be deemed to involve a unreviewed environmental question if it concerns (1) a matter which may result 1 a significant increase in any adverse environmental impact previously eva tated T
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evaluated in the documents specified in (1) of this Su section, which may have a significant dverse environmental impact.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes in plant design or operation
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and of tests and experiments carried out pu .;uant to this Subsection. These records shall include a written evaluatio which provide bases for the deter-mination that the change, test, or exp- iment does not involve an unreviewed environmental question nor constitut a decrease in the effectiveness of this EPPtomeettheobjectivesspecifIdinSection1.0. The licensee shall include as part of his Annual vironmental Operating Report (per Subsec-tion 5.4.1) brief descriptio s, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of such changes, tests and e criments.
- 3. 2 Reporting +1ated to the NPDES Permits and State Certifications
-Violations of tte NPDES Permit or the State certification (pursuant to Section 402 id 401 of the Clean Water Act, respectively) shall be reported to the NRC by submittal of copies of the reports required by the NPDES Permit or certific tion. The licensee shall also provide the NRC with copies of the resu)isofthespecialstudiesconductedinaccordancewiththeCleanWater Acf,atthesametimetheyaresubmittedtothepermittingagency.
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If a permit or cert ication, in part or in its entirety, is appealed and stayed, the NRC shall e actified within 30 days following the date the stay is granted.
9/The NRC shall be notified of ch nges to the effective NPDES permit proposed by the licensee by providing NRC with a copy of the proposed change at the same time it is submitted to the permittin agency. The notification of a licensee-initiated change shall include a copy o the requested revision submitted to the permitting agency. The licensee shall rovide the NRC a copy of its application for renewal of the NPDES permit at the same time the application is submitted to the permitting agency.
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4.1 usual or important Environmental Events Any occurrence o an unusual or important event that indicates or could result in significant envi onmental impact causally related to station operation shall be recorded and romptly reported to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by tele-phone, telegraph, or facs~ mile transmissions followed by a written report per Subsection 5.4.2. The foll ing are examples: excessive bird impaction events, onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks,' mortality or unusual occur-rence of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, fish kills, increase in nuisance organism or conditions and unanticipated or emergency discharge of waste water or c emical substances.
No routine monitoring programs are required t implement this condition.
- 4. 2 Environmental Monitoring No routine monitoring programs beyond those that will be onducted under requirements of the NPDES permit and Water Quality Certific ion have been identified as necessary for the McGuire Nuclear Station.
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5.1 Re iew and Audit L
The licensee sha 1 provide for review and au it of compliance with the Environ-mental Protection P n. The audits shall be conducted independently of the individual or groups; re -ponsible for performing the specific activity. A description of the organiz tion structure utilized to achieve the independent review and audit function an results of the audit activities shall be main-tained and made available for ir pection.
5.2 Records Retention Records and logs relative to the environme tal aspects of plant op'eration el i shall be made and retained in a manner conver'ent for review and inspection.
W These records and logs shall be made available o NRC on request.
Records of modifications to plant structures, system and components deter- ]
mined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment shall j be retained for the life of the plant. All other records, data and logs 1
relating to this EPP shall be retained for five years or, who e applicable, in j l
accordance with the requirements of other agencies.
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5.4.1 Routine Reports
.L An Annual Environmental Operating Report describing irnp ementation of this EPP for the previous calendar year shall be submitted to, he NRC prior to May 1 of each year. The initial report shall be submitted prior to May 1 of the year fol-lowing issuance of the operating license. The eriod of the first report shall begin with the date of issuance of th operating license.
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The report shall include summaries an analyses of the results of the environ-f rnental protection activities requir d by Subsection 4.2 of this Environmental Protection Plan for the report 2riod, including a comparison with preoperational ~i studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous non-radiological ;
environmental monitoring r ports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the station operation o the environment. If harmful ef fects or evidence of l trends towards irre rsible damage to the environment are observed, the licensee shall provide a d ailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of action to alleviate t e problem.
The Annu- Environmental Operating Report shall also include:
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C r, -(b)\Alistofallchangesinstationdesignoroperation, tests, and experi-N m ts made in accordance with Subsection 3.1 which involved a potentially sign icant unreviewed environmental issue.
(c) A list of onroutine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2.
In the event that so results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitt d noting and explaining the missing results. The missing data shall be subm'tted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
I 5.4.2 Nonroutine Reports
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analyze, and CValuate the event, including Xtent and magnitude of the impact and plant operating characteristics, (b) desc ibe the probable cause of the
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event, (c) indicate the action taken to correct he reported event, (d) indicate
- f. the corrective action taken to preclude repetition the event and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar components or systems, and (e) indicate the agencies notified and their preliminary responses.
Events reportable under this subsection which also require re orts to other Federal, State or local agencies shall be reported in accordanc- with those reporting requirements in lieu of the requirements of this subsect'iqn. The NRC shall be provided a copy of such report at the same time it is s\ubmitted
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I (3) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70 to receive, possess and use at any time any byproduct, source and special I nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (4) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (5) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.
C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below: -
(1) Maximum Power Level The licensee is authorized to (a) load fuel, (b) proceed to initial criticality, and (c) perform startup testing at zero power in Operational Mode 2. Zero power shall be considered to be one decade, as measured on the intemediate range nuclear instrumentation, above the point at which sensible heat is added to the reactor coolant.
(2) Technical Specifications and4nyfrenmentaleteeth Plen The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix,p an&Env4ronment+1 Protecth-P4an-containe64JLppendf2-& attached .aee hereby incorporated into this license. Duke shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications ard- Ewhonmente4-Protection Plan.
(3) Initial Test Program The licensee shall conduct the post-fuel-loading initial test program through completion of the zero power physics tests. This program (set forth in Section 14 of the Final Safety Analysis Report) has been reviewed and approved by the NRC at the time of issuance of this license. Duke shall not make any modifications to this program unless such modifications are in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Section 50.59. In addition, the licensee shall not make any modifications to this program unless mcdifications ( ~
have been identified and have received prior NRC approval. Major modifications are defined as:
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(6) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 40, to receive, pos-sess and process for release or transfer such byproduct material as may be produced by the Duke Power Company Training and Tech-nology Center.
C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1) Maximum Power Level The licensee is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core
, power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thermal (100% power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein and in Attachment 1 to this license. The preoperational tests, startup tests and other items identified in Attachment 1 to this license shall be completed as specified. Attachment 1 is hereby incorporated into this license. Pending Commission approval, this license is restricted to power levels not to exceed 5 percent of full power (170 megawatts thermal);
(2) Technical Specifications and-Env4ron" catal Prerteetttnr7hn e
The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and-the-
? Environmental-p-rotectica Plan-cont *inad in Jonendix A -both of which Me- attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and thc Env4renmentaL Pzotaction Phn; (3) Antitrust Conditions The licensee shall comply with the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this if cense; (4) Thermal Sleeves (Section 3.9.2 of SSER #6)*
1 By December 31, 1983, the licensee shall provide, for NRC '
staff review and approval, justification for continued operation l
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in the reactor coolant system;
- The parentnetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.
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2-1 2.2 Terrestrial Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.3 Atmospheric Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 3.0 Consistency Requirements . . ............... 3-1
' 3.1 Plant Design and Operation . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.2 Reporting Related.to the NPDES Permit and State Certi fications . . . . . . . . ........... 3-?
3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Ot. r Environmental Reculations. . . . . . . . . ........ 3-3 4.0 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . ....... 4-1 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental ~ Events. . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.2 Environmental Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 4-1 5.0 8 dmi ni s t ra t i v e P roce du re s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 5-1 5.1 De iew and Audit . ..................... E' 5.~ Lu crds R**.cntinn. ....................y r.-,
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The Envi nmental Protection Plan (EPP) is to provicie for protection of nonradiologtgal environmental values during operation of the nuclear facili ty. The incipal objectives of the EPP are as follows:
(1) Verify that the flity is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as establis ed by the Final Environmental Statement - Operating License Stage (FES-OL and other NRC envirorsnental impact assessments.
(2) Coordinate NRC requirements nd maintain consistency with other Federal, State and local requ ements for environmental protection.
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Certain environ \ . were identified which required study or_ license me al issues conditions to resol e environmental concerns and to assure adequate protection of the environment.
2.1 Aquatic Issues '
No specific aquatic issues wer raised by the NRC staff in the FES-OL.
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2.2 Terrestrial Issues l
1 (1) Detection of possible changes in or damage t local flora caused by l
drift deposition due to the operation of the tawba Station Cooling l Towers. ( FES-OL Section 5.5)
(2) A short-tem confirmatory program to quantify ambien and operational- l phase noise levels and necessary mitigative measures, 'f any, in the l
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' NRC requirements with regard to terrestrial issues are specified in Section 4.2 of this EPP.
2.3 Atmospheric Issues i kbh A comparison of the results of the preoperational fog monitoring progam, with the results of the operational fog moni ring program, is needed to determine the frequency and intensity of ground fog duced by plant operation, parti-N cularly at the nearby residential comunity loc ted about 1.6 km east of the i station on the eastern shore of Lake Wylie and at e municipal airport located about 8 km south of the station and about 3 km south Lake Wylie,
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4 The licensee m make changes in station design or operation or perfonn tests or experiments a ecting the environment provided such activities do not involye an unreview d environmental question and do not involve a change in the,EPP*. Changes in tation design or operation or perfomance. of tests or experiments which do no affect the environment are not subject to the requirements of this EPP. tivities governed by Section 3.3 are not subject to the requirements of this ction.
Before engaging in additional construction \o pera ional activities which may signi ficantly affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such act vity. Activities are excluded from (
this requirement if all measurable nonrad logical environmental effects are l l
confined to the on-site areas previously dis rbed during site preparation and plant construction. When the evaluation indi tes t' hat such activity involves an unreviewed environmental question, the license shall provide a written l evaluation of such activity and obtain prior NRC ap oval. When such activity )
involves a change in the EPP, such activity and change to the EPP may be j implemented only in accordance with an appropriate licen amendment as set forth in Section 5.3 of th'is EPP. '
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A proh sed change, test or experiment shall be deemed to involve an unreviewed environm. tal question i f it concerns:
( (1) a matter which may result in a
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s of chang s in facility design or operation and of tests and experiments carri ut pursuant to this Subsection. These records shall include written evaluati which provide bases for the.detemina-tion that the change, test, or experiment ttoes not involve an unreviewed
{ in the effectiveness of this environmental EPP to meet the objectives question specified in or constitute Section a decreasq\
.0. The licensee shall include as part of the Annual Environmental Operating Repo per Subsection 5.4.1) brief descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaiuations s
u of such changes, tests and experiments.
3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Pemit and State Certif cation Changes to, or renewals of, the NPDES Pemit or the State certification shall N
be reported to the NRC within 30 days following the date the change or\ renewal is approved.
If a pemit or certification, in part or in its entirety, isy appealed and stayed, the NRC shall be notified within 30 days following the 'x da u .*.e stay is granted.
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provide _ the NRC a copy of the ap lication for renewal of the NPDES Permit at the same time the application is s bmitted to the_ permitting agency.
3.3 . Changes Required for Compliance ith Other Environmental Regulations Changes in plant design or operation and per rmance of~ tests or experiments which are required to achieve compliance with o er Federal, State, and local environmental regulations are not subject to the r quirements of Section 3.1.
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4.0 Environmental Conditions
( 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events Any occurre ce of an unusual or important event that indicates or could result in significan environmental impact causally related to plant operation shall be recorded and re rted to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> followed by a written report per Subsection 5.4.2. The following are examples: excessive bird impaction events, onsite plant or nimal disease outbreaks, mortality or unusual occurrence of any species protected b the Endangered Species Act of 1973, fish kills, increase in nuisance organism r conditions, and unanticipated or emergency discharge of waste water or chemical substances.
No routine monitoring programs are requ red to implement this condition.
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4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4.2.1 Aerial Remote Sensing L et Vegetative communities of the site and vicinity withi 1 Xilometer of the cooling towers in all directions shall be aerially photog aphed to detect and assess the significance af damage, or lack thereof, as elated to cooling tower dri f t dispersions. Phottgraphy shall be done by aerial rflight .during September or October. Monitoring shall include a program of low a itude color infrared photography. The scale for full coverage shall be adecuate to enable identification of vegetative damage over relatively small areas 'N of terrain. Some circumstances may warrant inspection of photographs discerni'ng \
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Photogr hs taken during plant operation shall be compared with pre-operational photograph (baseline) to ascertain changes im vegetation. Pho'tngraphic interpretati s shall be verified by ground inspection surveys to confinn areas of stres and non-stress. This program shall require aerial photographic monitoring beginn*ng the first September or October after Unit 1 has been in operation for one y r and shall be repeated once the following year and then again in alternate ye s for three (3) additional periods after Unit 2 begins I
operation. A report sha 1 be submitted as part of the annual report following each aerial photographic itoring period. The report shall contain a description of the program, suits and interpretative analysis of e'nviron-mental impacts. Results repor shall contain infomation encompassing but-ling date, tiMt of day, film types', and
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not limited to the following: s one (1) set of resultant color trans r'encies encompassing an area within approxirnately a one Kilometer (1 Xm) dius of the Unit 1 and 2 towers.
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LL Surveys shall be conducted to quantify the ambie t (i.e., background) and the operational sound levels that exist at various loc tions around the site. The ambient sound level survey shall be conducted, to th extent practicable, during the time period when significant outdoor construction activity has endec, but prior to normal operation of the facility (preb erational phase),
so v.at measured sound 1evels are not significantly affected by onsite activities associa ted with the power plant. The operational s und level
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design water flow ra es. Surveys shall be conducted for both one unit nomal operation and again fo two unit nomal operation.
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For each of the surveys, s nd level data shall be collected at several sites, the exact number and locatio o be selected by the licensee after consideration of (1) existing onsite and near y offsite noise sources and barriers; (2) noise sensitive land uses in the site v'cinity (e.g., residences, schools, churches, cemeteries, hospitals, parks); and ( ) previously conducted noise surveys in the site vicinity. '
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Each survey shall include data col.lected fr each sam ling sit -during the time of year when foliage of deciduous trees is- present and- also from the time
( t of year wnen such foliage is largely absent. ta collected from each sampling ;
site shall encompass both the dayti6e and the nig ttime periods. Sampling shall include the identification of pure tones, if ny, emanating from plant equipment during the operational phase.
The selection, calibration and use of equipment, conduct f the surveys, and the analysis and reporting data shall confom to the provis ons of the applicable American National Standards Institute Standards. e conduct of the surveys for both phases shall be similar such that the resu ts are c om:a r abl e.
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'The r les of the survGys conducted under this program shall be sumarized. l l interpret and reported in accordance with Sec, tion 5.4.1 of this EPP. The ,
results shall include, for each sampling location for each survey, the daytime ( -
and nighttime iquivalent sound levels, the background and intrusion sound levels (i.e., th 90 and LIO,.respectively), and the range of sound levels
, recorded. A descr ion of the pure tones found, if any, and their sources shall also be include in the results.
The final report of this pr ram shall present a brief assessment by the licensee of the environmental- . pact of plant operation on the offsite acoustic ,
environment, and shall describe t e proposed mitigative measures, if any, to be taken to reduce the impact of pla t noise levels on.the offsite environment.
This report shall also contain a list o'- noise-related complaints or inquiries received by Duke Power Company concerning he Catawba Nuclear Station subsequent to issuance of the operating licench along w h a description of the action [
taken by Duke Power Company to resolve these co laints or inquiries.
This program shall terminate upon completion of the . 1 ion of h specified scund level data for each phase and submission of an ac eptable final report. P 4.'.' Fog Monitoring Fritoring of fog at selected locations shall be conducted for th eriod te;ir.ning with the startup and continued opr: ration of Unit I and centluding one N
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/ water te erature measurements shall be conducted at the following two locations:
Location 1, about 800m north of the cooling towers; and Location 2, about 250m south of the ooling towers. These locations should coincide wjth the locations for visiometer asurements during the preoperational fog monitoring program conducted during t e period August 10, 1977-August 9, 1979. In addition to the visiometer measureme ts at the locations described above, daily fog observations shall be conducted by' curity or other trained personnel near visiometer location 2 and by traine personnel at the Wylie Hydro Station (located about 6 km east-southeast'of the uclear power station) as during the preoperational monitoring program. Using th criteria developed for the preoperational monitoring program, when atmosph ric conditions are conducive to the formation of steam fog, meteorologists or at r trained personnel shall conduct qualita- .
tive observations of the horizontal a vertical extent of the fog, as well as transport of the fog off the lake. A nitoring program consisting of visio-meter measurements or qualitative observa ions shall be conducted at the residential community located about 1.6 km e st of the nuclear " power station on the eastern shore of Lake Wylie and at the ' municipal airport located about 8 km south of the nuclear power station and abou 3 km south of Lake Wylie. At the conclusion of the monitoring period (one year a ter the startup and con-tinued operation of Unit 2), a report shall be submit ed as part of the Annual Enviennmental Operating Report (discuss'ed in Section 5. 1 of this EPP) containing the following information:
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a complete description of the operational fog monitoring program, noting similarities and differences between this program and the peroperational p gram; (-
- quantita'ive and qualitative monitoring results;
- interpretive alyses of the frequency and intensity of ground fog induced by plant peration, particularly at the nearby residential cortmunity and munic a.1 airport described above, using comparisons of the results of the pre erational and operational monitoring programs; and
- ' a discussion of the need for con inued monitoring and/or mitigating actions to lessen the atmospheric i act of plant operation.
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The-licensee shal ' provide for review and audit of compliance with the EPP.
The audits shall be' onducted independently of the individual or groups responsible for performing the specific activity.
A description of the l
organization structure u ilized to achieve the iridependent review and audit function and results of the audit activities shall be maintained and made l available for inspection.
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i Records and logs relative to the e'nvir . ental aspects of station operation
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These records and logs shall be made availa le to NRC on request. .
i Records of modifications to station structures, ystems and components l
detennined to potentially affect the continued pro ection of the environment l
shall be retained for the life of the station. All ther records, data and locs relating to this EPP shall be retained for five years r, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of other agencies. i i
5.2 Cnanges in Environmental Protection Plan Rec;est, for changes in the EPP shall include an assessment of th g environnental
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p of'such changes in 'the EPP shall not commence prior to NRC approval of the proposed changes in the fonn of a license anen$nent incorporating the k, g propria te revision- to' the EPP.
5,4 Plant Reporting equirements 5.4.1 : Routine Reports An Annual Environmental Operati g Repo t describing implementation of this EPp l 'for the previous year shall be su itted to the NRC prior to May 1 of each
- year. The initial report shall be bmitted prior to May 1 of the year i- following issuance of the operating li ense. The period of the first report
- 'shall begin with the date. of issuance of h' e operating license.
The report shall include sunsnaries. and analys of the results of the environmental protection activities. required by bsection 4.2 of this EPP for the report period, including a comparison with rel ted preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous n-radiological environ-mental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the ob rved impacts of the plant operation on the environment. If harmful effects evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment are observed, the licensee shall provide a detailed analysis.of the data and a proposed course of mitigating a: Mon, 5-2 I
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(1) A list of EP nonempliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
(2) A list of all chan es in station design or operation, tests, and experiments made in ccordance with Subsection 3.1 which involved t a potentially signifi nt unreviewed environmental question.
(3) A list of nonroutine repo ts submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2.
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which relate to matters identifi in Subsection 2.1.
l In the event that some results are not av ilable by the report due date, the report shall be submitted noting and explai ing the missing results. The nissing results shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
5.4.2 Nonroutine Reports A written report shall be submitted to the NRC withi 30 days of occurrence e' a nancoutine event. The report shall (a) describe, an'alyze, and evalua te the
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Events reportable under this subsection whic JL ,
aho require reports to other Federal, State or local agencies shall be reported n accordancE with those reporting requirements in lieu of the requirements of t is subsection. The NRC shall be provided a copy of such report at the same t is submitted to the other Jyency.
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l (2) Technical Specifications and Env h onmeni.ai Falection Phn The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A :.-nd the-Env4renmantal Drotection-Phnrtonttifte4-4n f.pptr.dh B, bcth of i which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into'this_
license. Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in .
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(3) Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14, SER, SSER #3)*
i Duke Power Company shall conduct those aspects of the post-fuel-loading initial test program described in Chapter 14 of '
the FSAR, as amended, which are consistent with the limits of this
- license without making any major modifications unless such modifi- i cations have prior NRC approval. Major modifications are defined as: >
(a) elimination of any safety-related test **;
(b) modification of objectives, test method, or' acceptance criteria for any safety-related test; j (c) performance of any safety-related test at a power level i different from that stated in the FSAR by more than 5 per-cent of rated power; '
(di failure to satisfactorily complete the entire initial ,
startup test program by the time core burnup equals 120 effective full power days; +
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(f) delays in test program in excess of 30 days (14 days if i power level exceeds 50 percent), concurrent with power operation.
If continued power operation is desired during i' a delay, Duke Power Company shall provide ,iustification that adequate testing has been performed and evaluated to demon- 1 strate that the facility can be operated at the planned power level with reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered.
- The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditinns denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.
- Safety-related tests are those tests which verify the design, construction !
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I c e.n S L reactor. fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40,-
and 70 to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission de-tectors in amounts as required; (5) Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; (6) Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility authorized herein; and (7) Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.
C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Comission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1) Maximum Power Level Duke Power Company is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thermal (100 per-c- t power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
(2) Technical Specifications and-Envirc=catal retcetinnll_an The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and-the-Env4renpntsi i'rcteet4on- pJan-contained in Appendir=By-both of which dre-attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in accord-ance with the Technical Specifications and-tAs Env4remiieni.ai Pro-
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