ML20091F442

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 911029,3 Gallons of Fuel Oil Discharged from Main Fuel Oil Unloading Facility to Ground.Caused by Mishandling of Transfer Line.Fuel Oil Will Be Unloaded within Curbed Concrete Unloading Pad

ML20091F442
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	11/27/1991
From:	Hagan J Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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NLR-E91292, NUDOCS 9112060205
Download: ML20091F442 (7)

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$(#4f 2 71991 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED NLR-E91292 Bureau of Discharge Prevention New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy 401 Eact State Street CN027 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0027 Attention Discharge confirmation Report Dear Sirst DISCHARGE OF FUEL OIL FROM PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS (PSE&G) HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (CASE #91-10-29-1207-23) - 30 DAY CONFIRMATION REPORT Per the requirements of NJAC 7tlE-5.8, PSE&G has prepared the attached report confirming the discharge of 3 gallons of fuel oil from the main fuel oil unloading facility at Hope Creek Generating Station to the ground. The dischargo, which occurred at the above facility on October 29, 1991, was discovered during a routine The walkdown incident of the took tankentirely place truck unloading pad containment.

within PSE&G property and no injuries resulted.

Since there is no " Reportable Quantity" (RQ) for fuel oil under 40 CFR 302.4, no notification of the release was reported to any agency other than the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (HRC), as required under 10 CFR 50.72, Significant Events.

PSE&G believes that it acted in accordance with the intent of NJAC 7:1E, Subchapter 5, which requires all major facilities to notify the NJDEPE of discharges of petroleum and other potentially hazardous substances in any concentration. As a result of this discharge, PSE&G has identified steps that will improve discharge prevention at the unloading facility.

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NJDEPE 2 NLR-E91292 Should you have any questions concerning the information contained in this report or rcquire additional in f ormation, please contact Mr. Thomas Costantino of Licensing and Regulation at (609) 339-1459.

Sincerely, J.J. Hagan General Manager -

Hope Creek Generating Station Attachment C New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Southern Bureau of Regional Enforcement 20 E. Clementon Road Gibbsboro, New Jersey 08026 Attention Mr. William Dunphee

. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Documant Control Desk Washington, D.C., 20555 Salem Count!' Department of Health 98 Market Street Salem, New Jersey 08079 Attention: Mr. James Warner

ATTACHMENT 1 DIScilARGE CONFIRMA? ION REPORT - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO DIScilARGE OF FUEL OIL AT llOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - CASE #91-11-08-1416-34 INDIVIDUAL REPOL.NG DISCllARGE:

Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor Public Service Electric and Gas Hope Creek Generating Station P. O. Box 236, M/C Hol Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08036 (609) 339-3027 INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTING CONFIRMATION REPORT:

General Manager - Hope Creek Generating Station Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear Department P. O. Box 236, M/C H07 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 06036 (609) 339-1229 PACILITY Oh':IER/ OPERATOR:

Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

P. O. Box 570-17G Newark, New Jersey 07101-0570 (201) 430-5868  :

i INDIVIDUAL (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE:

General Manager - Hope Creek Generating Station Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear Department P. O. Box 236, M/C 1107 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08036 (609) 339-1229 DISCRARGE SOURCE:

Presumed to be residual oil from a tank truck connoction, after truck unloading had occurred and after disengagement of the fuel line from the tank truck to the main fuel oil storage tank forwarding pump connection.

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DISCHARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO DISCl!ARGE OF FUEL OIL AT llOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - CASE #91-10-29-1207-23 l Approximately 5 cubic feet of soil with fuel oil residue was discovered on the side of the tank truck unloading pad.

Based on the location and weathered condition of the contaminated soil, it is likely that the discharge of fuel oil to the ground occurred subsequent to a fuel oil unloading, when the fill hose from the tank truck was disconnected from the forwarding pump to the 1,000,000 gallon fuel oil storage tank.

DISCl!ARGE LOCATION:

Hope Creek Generating Station End of Buttonwood Road Bleck#2 25 Lot # 4 Municipality liancocks Bridge County Salem County Zip Code: 08036 Tax #1 22-1212-800 EPA ID#1 NJD077070311 (Map Enclosed - See Figures 1 and 2)

CIIEMICAL DISCHARGED:

Puel Oil NA 1993 (per United States Department of Transportation)

QUANTITY DISCHARGED: Approximately 3 gallons (11.4 liters)

DATE/ TIME DISCHARGE BEGAN: Unknown DATE/ TIME DISCHARGE ENDED: Unknown DATE/ TIME DISCHARGE DISCOVERED: October 29 - 1202 Ilours DATE/ TIME DISCHARGE REPORTED: October 29 - 1207 Hours To NJDEPE Hotline

ATTACIIMENT 1 (continued)

DISCl!ARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO DISCl!ARGE OF FUEL OIL AT llOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - CASE #91-10-29-1207-23 JUSTIFICATION FOR DELAY IN 15 MINUTE NOTIFICATION:

Not applicable to this discharge.

MEASURES TAKEN TO CONTAIN, CLEANUP AND REMOVE Tile DISCilARGE:

Personnel assigned with the responsibility of cleanup and removal of soil and gravel contaminated with petroleum and petroleum by-products were notified of the discharge discovery and responded to the site. Approximately 5 cubic feet of soil were removed from the discharge and placed in a 55 gallon drum for disposal. All cleanup activities were completed by October 29, 1500 hours0.0174 days <br />0.417 hours <br />0.00248 weeks <br />5.7075e-4 months <br />.

CORRECTIVE MEASURES:

The discharge is believed to have occurred as a result of mishandling of the fuel oil transfer line subsequent to an unloading on the adjacent pad. It appears as though once unloading took place, the hose was disconnected and wts either intentionally or accidentally directed to the ground alongside the curbed concrete unloading pad by fuel oil delivery contractor persohnel.

One means of preventing a discharge of this type in the future. is to require that contractors unloading fuel oil at the facility maintain operations entirely within the curbed, concrete, unloading pad. The possibility of placing a 55 gallon drum on the unloading pad to be used for oil drips / drainage after unloading has taken place is also being evaluated.

INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN CONTAINMENT / CLEANUP:

Yard Supervisor Site Services Maintenance Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear Department P. O. Box 236, M/C N34 liancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 (609) 339-5338

ATTACHMENT 1 (continued)

DIScilARGE CONFIRMATION REPORT - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO DISCMARGE OF FUEL OIL AT HOPE CREEK GENERATING ,

STATION - CASE #91-10-29-1207-23 TYPE, QUANTITY, LOCATION AND DATE OF SAMPLES Not applicable to this discharge.

INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTING ANALYSIS:

Not applicable to thin discharge.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES:

Not applicable to this discharge.

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SAMPLE METHODOLOGYt Not applicable to this discharge.

RATIONALE FOR SAMPLING LOCATION:

Not applicable to this discharge.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

Financial responsibility is provided'through Excess Liability Insurance. This insurance is through the following carrier Associated Electric and Gas Services, Inc.

Harborside Financial Center 700-Plaza Two Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-3944 Policy $1 X0015A1A91 Effective Datet 8/1/91

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CERTIFICATION -

State of New Jerseys '

ss County of Salem t I certify under penalty of law that the information provided

- in this document is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment or both, for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information .

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Sworn and subscribed before me on this j'7" day of 'Xna~hlu , 1991.

.  % fY Notary Public EILEEN M. OCH8 NOTARY PUGUC 0F NEW JERSEY My Commiseks Espires July 16,1992 t

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