ML20087F371
| ML20087F371 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/1984 |
| From: | Taylor J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | Voltaggio T ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8403190080 | |
| Download: ML20087F371 (7) | |
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'viRGIMA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY March 8, 1984 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Thomas Voltaggio U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III i
Environmental Emergency Branch (3ES00)
Curtis Building 6th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Re:
011 Spill Questionnaire VA-84-092 - 2/14/84 - North Anna Power Station
Dear Mr. Voltaggio:
Enclosed is the completed spill questionnaire (No. VA-84-092 -
2/14/84 North Anna Power Station) for the oil spill that occurred at our Ncrth Anna Power Station on February 14, 1984.
If you desire any additional information, please contact us.
Very truly ours, John A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Manager, Water Quality RLD/sp Enclosure cc:
Mr. W. L. Kregloe, SWCB (with Enclosure)
Mr. James P. O'Reilly, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (with Enclosure)
MrZ Harold' R.?Dention',1USNRC, Docket-No. 50--338/50-3391(sith' Enclosure) n = %
Mr. M. W. Branch, USNRC, Docket No. 50538 (with Enclosure) i l
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Richmond, Virginia 23261 Re : VA-84-092 2/14/84 North Anna Pover Station, Louisa County Gentlemen This of fice has received notification that your facilit.y discharged oil or hazardous materials in harmful quantities in violation 'of Section 311 (b) (3 ) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C.1321 (b) (3) as referenced above.
You are hereby requested to submit to EPA the following information (a)
Time and.date of discharge:
9:10 a.m.; February 14, 1984 (b)
Material (s) discharged:
Lubricating oil (c)
Description of the vehicle or facility from which the material was discharged (i.e., pipeline, taak, well, etc.)
Drive chain lubricant reservoir for one of the Unit 2 intake screens (d)
Name and address of the owner / operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (c):
Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn. Dr. John A. Taylor, Water Quality Dept.
P. O. Box 26666, Richmond, Virginia 23261 (e)
Name and address of the operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (c) and, if different from (d) above, describe the relationship between the owner and operator (i.e., eeployee,. subcontractor, lessee, etc.):
See (d) above
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Location of the discharge, including county and state:
The sheen was located on Lake Anna. Louisa enuntv. Vivninia.
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ekn condenser cooling water intake structure.
(g)
Quantity of material discharged from the facility or vehicla Unknown, but is believed to have been quite small.
1 (h)
Did the material reach any water (YES or NO):
Yes Did the material reach any sewer (YES or NO):
No (1)
If YES, describe the first water reached and the location of this water:
Lake Anna at the e n n d o n n o r e n n i i n e,,7, r n,- i., e nie n R t rt1C r u rn (2)
State b.he quantity of material reaching the water described above in (h) (1):
See (g) above (3)
State the quantity of material reaching the shoreline of the water described above in (1) which did not reach the water:
None (4) was the water described above in (~,t)-(l), at the time of the spill, a tributary of, oc physically connected to, any part or tributary of a riverine, hydrological Y"8 or creek system?
(YES or NO)
(5)
If the answer to (4) is YFS, describe or name the waterways to which the waters in (h) (1) connect or flowa North Anna River l
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If the answer to (4) is NO, does the water described above in (h) (1) periodically connect with or flow into any tributary or cart of aay riverine, l
hydrological or creek u p tem?
If YES, describe the flow and connection:
N/A (i)
Did the material cause any film, sheen, discoloration or irridescent appearance on the adjoining shorelines of, or surface of, any water described above in (3), (4), (5), or (6)7 If YES, describe:
Yes, a small sheen was observed near the intake structure on Lake Anna.
(j)
Did the material cause any sludge or emulsion to be deposited on the adjoining shorelines of, or beneath the surface of, the waters described above in (3), (4), (5),
or (6)?
If YES, describe:
Not to our knm.rl ed en Yes (k)
Does the facility have a NPDES Permit?
(YES or NO) _ _ _
(1)
Did the discharge viciate any applicable water quality standards, e.g.,
If YES, describe:
To the boat of our b ovina~n no water nu, lie meandards unrn 24n1,*na No analytical data were obtained.
(a)
Date and time of discovery that the discharge was reaching the waterway:
9:10 a.m.: February 14, 1984.
(n)
Describe in detail what actually caused the discharge:
A weld on the drive chain lubricant reservoir for one of the Unit 2 intake screens developed a crack and a small amount of ^ubricating oil dripped,out.
, (o)
Describe any observ,ed damage to animal life or vegetations None (p)
Describe stape taken to contain and clean up the spilled material and mitigate environmental damage:
A containment boom was placed around the small sheen and the oil was removed from the lake surface with absorbent material. The crack in uhe lubricating reservoir was repaired.
(q)
List the federal and state agencies, if any, to which the owner or operator reported the discharge.
Show the I
agency, its location, the date and time of notification the official contacted:
National Response Conter: Washincton, D. C.: 2/14/84, State Water l
Control Board. Vallev Recional Office: Brideewater, VA: 2/14/84.
(r)
List the state and Local officials who were on-scene at the spill during or after clean up None (s)
List the names and addresses of persons believed to have knowledge of the facts surrounding this incident:
E. W. Harrell, Station Manager, North Anna Power Station, l
P, O. Box 702, Mineral, Virginia 23117 (t)
List the type of oil and total storage capacities at the facility for any oil related products.
Describe the storage tanks at the facility, e.g.,
above ground, underground, etc.:
See the a t t nch ed list.
(u) Describe action taken or proposed to prevent a recurr< ace of this type of spill:
The crack in the lubricating reservoir was repaired.
(v) Does the facility have a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan certified and implemented in accordance with 40 CFR 112?
YES or NO:
Yes (w)
List any other information you wish to bring to the attention of the federal government:
None The above information should be mailed to :
US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION III ENVIRONMENTAL EMERCENCY BRANCH (3ES00)
CURTIS BUILDING 6th & WALNUT STREETS PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 If you cannot answer this letter by March 19, 1984 or if there are any questions on this matter, you may call Carol Oleksiak at (215) 597-9898.
Sincere 1.y yours,
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Fuci Oil - flo. 2
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1 5,000 bbi storage tank (210,000 gal)
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50,000 gallon storage tank Below ground K';
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4 1,000 gallon day tanks D iesel Generator Room Maximum Storage Capacity 314,000 gallons
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.5 Average Daily '! sage 6,000 gallons
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Average Daily Received 6,000 gallons
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250 gallon fire pump-tank Vithin Service wathe pump house
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270 gallon fire pump-tank Vithin Warehouse No. 5 pump house.
Lubricating 011 2
16,000 gallon storage tank Within Turbine Building 2
14,000 gallon storage tank Within Turb.ine Building 2
2,000 gallon storage tank Within Turbine Building 2
200 gallon storage tank Within Turbine Building Maximum Storage Capacity 64,000 gallons Gasoline (Outside security fence - Adjacent to Warehouse flo. 2) 1 3,000 gallon taak (regular)
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1,000 gallon tank (unleaded)
Below ground Transformers R
4 18 MVA S tation transformers Cooling water intake structure
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330 MVA Main station transformers North side of Turbine Building
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6 15 MVA Station service trans-formers North side of Turbine Building
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Fuel Oil - Diesel 1
7,500 gallon tank (fuel depot)
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7,500 gallon tank (Warehouse No.1)
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10,000 gallon tank (fuel depot)' -
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