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Informs That Aero-Data Rept Can Be Released to Public in Entirety
ML20096F215
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Site: River Bend Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 01/09/1996
From: Gates T
ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: Wigginton D
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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Your letter of December 7th indicated that additional l information would be required if RBS desired to maintain an 1 Aero-Data report attached to the Annual Environmental Report as

'priviledged and confidential.' l Upon further review, we have determined that the report may be released to the public in its entirety. l Pls give me a callif you have any questions on this matter, gates  ;

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December 7,1995 Mr. J:hn R. McGaha,,Jr.

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River Bend Station

Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (RIVER BEND STATION)

Dear Mr. McGaha,

By letter dated November 21, 1995, Entergy Operations, Inc. submitted the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period August 29, 1994 to August 28, 1995. The letter included an attached report by the Aero-Data Corporation which is marked PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL.

We have reviewed the letter and report with respect to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and have concluded that Entergy or Aero-Data has not provided sufficient justification for us to determine that the information contains proprietary, or confidential commercial or financial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Please provide the required justification and withholding request in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 so that we may consider the proper disposition.

Otherwise, the Annual Report and the attached report from Aero-Data will be released to the public.

Sincerely.

Original Signed By:

David L. Wigginton, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects West Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION Docket File PUBLIC PDIV-1 r/f J. Roe E. Adensan D. Wigginton OGC ACRS J. Dyer, RIV Document Name: REJECT.RB

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Subject:

Environmental Operating Report

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Docket No. 50-458 File Nos. G9.5, G9.25.1.5 RBF1-95-0283 RBG-42202 1

Enclosed is the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Nonradiological) for the period August l 29,1994 to August 28,1995. This report is submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of )

Appendix B (Environmental Protection Plan) to River Bend Station License Number NPF-47. l If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Keith Stoma (504) 381-4784.

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River Bend Station Post Office Box 220 l St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 1 (RIVER BEND STATION)

Dear Mr. McGaha,

By letter dated November 21, 1995, Entergy Operations, Inc. submitted the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period August 29, 1994 to August 28, 1995. The letter included an attached report by the Aero-Data i Corporation which is marked PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. l We have reviewed the letter and report with respect to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and have concluded that Entergy or Aero-Data has not provided  ;

sufficient justification for us to determine that the information contains i proprietary, or confidential commercial or financial information and should be j withheld from public disclosure.

Please provide the required justification and withholding request in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 so that we may consider the proper disposition.

Otherwise, the Annual Report and the attached report from Aero-Data will be I released to the public. '

Sincerely, Original Signed By:

David L. Wigginton, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects West Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458  ;

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Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station i Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ,

(RIVER BEND STATION) l

Dear Mr. McGaha,

By letter dated November 21, 1995, Entergy Operations, IN . submitted the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period August 29, 1994 to August 28, 1995. The letter included an attached report by the Aero-Data Corporation which is marked PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL.

We have reviewed the letter and report with respect to the requirements of l 10 CFR 2.790 and have concluded that Entergy or Aero-Data has not provided I sufficient justification for us to determine that the information contains proprietary, or confidential commercial or financial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

l Please provide the required justification and withholding request in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 so that we may consider the proper disposition. i Otherwise, the Annual Report and the attached report from Aero-Data will be released to the public.

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David L ginton, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects West Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458 cc: See next page

i Mr. J:hn R. McGaha Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station cc:

Winston & Strawn Mr. Harold W. Keiser ATTN: Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq. Executive Vice President and 1400 L Street, N.W. Chief Operating Officer

. Washington, DC 20005-3502 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995 Mr. J. E. Venable Jackson, MS 39286 Manager - Nuclear Licensing

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River Bend Station Mr. Michael B. Sellman I

P. O. Box 220 General Manager - Plant Operations St. Francisville, LA 70775 Entergy Operations, Inc. l River Bend Station I i Mr. Layne McKinney, Director Post Office Box 220 l

Joint Operations Cajun St. Francisville, LA 70775 ,

1 10719 Airline Highway l l P. O. Box 15540 Mr. James J. Fisicaro Baton Rouge, LA 70895 Director - Nuclear Safety i Entergy Operations, Inc.

, Senior Resident inspector River Bend Station a P. O. Box 1051 Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775 St. Francisv111e, LA 70775 President of West Feliciana Police Jury Mr. Jerrold G. Dewease P. O. Box 1921 Vice President - Operations Support St. Francisville, LA 70775 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995 Regional Administrator, Region IV Jackson, MS 39286-1995 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ceamission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 The Honorable Richard P. Ieyoub Arlington, TX 76011 Attorney General State of Louisiana Ms.11. Anne Plettinger P. O. Box 94095 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway l Administrator Attn: Robert B. McGehee, Esq.

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division P. O. Box 651 i P. O. Box 82135 Jackson, MS 39205 '

Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2135 Gary F. Hall Vice President & Controller ,

Cajun Electric Power Cooperative '

10719 Airline Highway P.O. Box 15540 Baton Rouge, LA 70895

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FACIL:50-458 River Bend Station, Unit 1, Gulf States Utilities Co. 05000458 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION FISICARO,J.J. Entergy Operations, Inc. j RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk) i

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Forwards " Annual Environ Operating Rept (Nonradiological) for Period 940829-950828" & proprietary Rept 95-2288.01, "Brief Aerial Photography Analysis of River Bend Station at St Francisville,LA,1994-95." Proprietary rept withheld.

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TITLE: Environmental Monitoring Rept (per Tech Specs)

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I RBF1-95-0283 RBG-42202 Enclosed is the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Nonradiological) for the period August I 29,1994 to August 28,1995. This report is submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B (Environmental Protection Plan) to River Bend Station License Number NPF-47.

If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Keith Stoma (504) 381-4784.

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RIVER BEND STATION ANNUAL ENVIRON' MENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NONRADIOLOGICAL)

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( l.0 INTRODUCTION / OBJECTIVES . ... .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-t l

e 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUES . ...... ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.1 Aquatic Issues .. ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.2 Terrestrial issues .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I 2.3 Noise issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

l l 3.0 CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 2 i 3.1 Plant Design and Operation ... .. . . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . . . 2 ,

3.2 Reporting Related to NPDES Permit and State Certification ..... . . . ..... . . 4 3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Other Environmental  ;

Regulations . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS .. ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.2 Environmental Monitoring . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 l

4.2.1 Aquatic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 5 4.2.2 Terrestrial Monitoring .. ... . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . 5 4.2.3 Noise Monitoring . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 i

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5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.1 Review and Audit . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . 6 l

l 5.2 Records Retention . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 6 i 5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5.4 Plant Reporting Requirements . ... . .. . . .. -6 1 1

6 5.4.1 Routine Reports .. ...... . . . . . . ..

5.4.2 Nonroutine Reports . . .... .. . . . ... . . 7 I

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' Table 1. Nonroutine Reports to Federal and State Environmental Regulatory Agencies .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Enclosure 1. Photointerpretation Report: .A Brief Aerial ... ...... .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Photography Analysis of River Bend Station ii

D RIVER BEND STATION ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1994/1995

1.0 INTRODUCTION

/ OBJECTIVES The Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period of August 29,1994 (anniversary of license issuance) through August 28, 1995, is submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B to River Bend Station Facility Operating License Number NPF-47.

River Bend Station (RBS) consists of a 936 MWE General Electric boiling water reactor located on a 3,342 acre site in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana,4.1 km (2.5 MI) southeast of St. Francisville. i Waste heat from RBS is dissipated via systems using five mechanical draft cooling towers which draw makeup water from the Mississippi River,3.3 (air) km (2.0 MI) to the southwest. Blowdown from the normal cooling tower system is discharged to the Mississippi River through a submerged pipe about 200 meters (660 ft) downstream from the makeup water intake.

Appendix B to the RBS operating license is the Environmental Protection Plan (Nonradiological), l or EPP, which has the following principal objectives: l

1. to verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established in the Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of River Bend Station (NUREG-1073, commonly referred to as the FES-OL) and other l Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) impact assessments
2. to coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State, and local requirements for environmental protection
3. to keep the NRC infomied of the environmental effects of facility construction and  ;

operation and of actions taken to control these effects.

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUES l In the FES-OL dated January 1985, the NRC staff considered the environmental impacts associated with the operation of River Bend Station Unit 1. Certain environmental issues were identified which required study or license conditions to resolve environmental concerns and to assure adequate protection of the environment.

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No specific aquatic issues were identified by the NRC staffin the FES-OL. Environmental concerns which relate to water quality are regulated by way of the facility's National  !

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Louisiana Water Discharge l Permit.

2.2 ' Terrestrial Issues I

.i Salt drift deposition from the normal cooling towers may cause changes in, or damage to, j nearby vegetation on RBS property (FES-OL Section 5.5.1). A monitoring program to 1 identify the extent of impacts and the mitigative actions necessary, if any, is specified in  :

EPP Section 4.2.2.

2.3 Noise issues Operation of the normal cooling towers, the service water cooling tower and main station transformers at RBS may increase noise levels at nearby residences (FES-OL Section 5.12).

A monitoring program to identify the extent of impacts and the mitigative actions necessary, if any, is specified in EPP Section 4.2.3.

3.0 CONSISTENCY REOUIREMENTS 3.1 Plant Design and Oneration in accordance with the EPP, RBS personnel prepare and record an environmental evaluation of any proposed change in plant design or operation or performance of any test or experiment which may significantly affect the environment. Such evaluations are not j performed on activities which do not affect the environment or are required for compliance i

. with non-NRC environmental regulations. The environmental evaluation process is administered through programs goveming design modification and the j development / revision of written procedures. Before engaging in additional construction or i operational activities which may significantly affect the environment, a determination is made and recorded as to whether any proposed change involves an Unreviewed  ;

Environmental Question Determination (UEQD). A proposed activity involves a UEQD if it concerns: l a) a matter which may result in a significant increase in any adverse environmental impact previously evaluated in the FES-OL, environmental impact appraisals, or in any decisions of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; PAGE 2 I

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RIVER BEND STATION ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1994/1995 b) a signincant change in efRuent or power levels; or c) a matter, not previously reviewed and evaluated in the documents i specified in (a) above, which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.

If the activity meets any of these criteria it must either not be perfomied as proposed or a written evaluation must be prepared and submitted for prior NRC approval.

I During this reporting period two modifications were completed which were evaluated for i their environmental impact under the design modification program referred to above. j In MR 95-0007 a UEQD was made that addressed the following environmental issues surrounding this proposed modification:

1. influents and effluents associated with the new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
2. demolition and disposal of the existing Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
3. new utility system tie-in locations for domestic Water and Circulating Water Blowdown supply lines for the new WWTP. ,

1 Based on the results of the Safety Analysis Environmental Evaluation (SAEE), the potential indirect affects to safety related structures Systems or Components proved, conclusively, j no introduction of any Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ). The UEQD concluded that the EPP will not be affected by the changes made by MR 95-0007. Therefore, based on results of this SAEE, there is no UEQ nor any adverse degradation in the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP).

In MR 93-0005 an SAEE was performed to evaluate the environmental impact of the installation of seven oil free electric air compressors as a source of station instrument air.

The following environmental issues were reviewed during the evaluation:

1. the impact of condensate discharge to the station permitted stoma water outfall 006.
2. the possible environmental impact associated with air emissions.

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RIVER BEND STATION ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1994/1995 The UEQD concluded that there was no significant impact to the environment as a result of the changes made in MR 93-0003. Therefore, based on the results of the SAEE, there is no UEQ or degradation in the effectiveness of the EPP.

The records of these environmental determinations are maintained in the Station Permanent Plant File as part of documentation associated with the modifi.:ation request program i

and/or the procedure development system.  ;

1 3.2 Reoorting Related to NPDES Permit and State Certification l

Violations of the NPDES and Louisiana Water Discharge pennits have been reported to the l

NRC via copies of the nonroutine reports sent to the other agencies pursuant to permit i requirements (see Table 1).

On January 27,1992 River Bend submitted to LDEQ a renewal application with ,

modifications for Louisiana Water Discharge Permit No. WP0409. Subsequently, the station has submitted to LDEQ five letters which contain supplemental information and operational change requests. River Bend Station continues to comply with the terms and conditions of the previous penuit, per LDEQ guidance, which was to expire on May 28, 1992.

- 3.3 Changes Reauired for Comoliance with Other Environmental Regulations During the period covered by this report the chanr 3 in plant design or operation and ,

performance of tests or experiments required to achieve compliance with non-NRC l environmental regulations were: j l . four additional emergency diesel generators providing back-up electricity during power failure were added to the station Louisiana Air Emission Permit No. 3160-00009-01, which became effective December 16,1994. l

2. station water discharge permit letters of no objection were issued by LDEQ to allow chemical treatments using a non-oxidizing biocide to control zebra mussel infestations in the station make-up water system.

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4.0 ' ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 4.1 Unusual or Imoortant Environmental Events During the period covered by this report there were no unusual or important events, causally related to RBS operation, which resulted in significant environmental impacts. .

4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4.2.1 Aouatic Monitoring. - Water quality monitoring was performed in accordance with the requirements established in the station's NPDES and Louisiana q Water Discharge permits. Results were documented in monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports and nonroutine reports (Table 1), as required, submitted to the USEPA and LDEQ. l l

4.2.2 Ierrestrial Monitoring. - S6ection 4.2.2 of the EPP requires monitoring by aerial photograph beginning two years prior to cooling tower operation and during the following first and third years of operation. This requirement was completed in 1989 when the " third year" set of stereo color infrared transparencies were monitored. During this reporting period River Bend Station performed terrestrial monitoring with aerial photography, and expanded this monitoring to address a licensing commitment to monitor for and report the existence of new oil and gas wells and pipelines within 2 miles of the plant. No changes in vegetative communities or individual trees, attributable to salt drift impacts, was indicated.

The only loss of vegetative communities observed was associated with the j construction of the new WWTP and the low level radwaste building constructed to the North of the substation and just south of the clarifiers. No changes in the number or size of wellheads, pipelines or transmission line right-of-ways were identified within 2 miles of RBS. The photo interpretation report is provided as Enclosure 1.

4.2.3 Noise Monitoring. - The requirement to conduct an environmental noise monitoring program (EPP Subsection 4.2.3) was completed during 1986/87 and the  ;

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more complex than anticipated, but neither the magnitude ofincreases attributable to plant operation nor community reaction exceeded FES-OL predictions.

5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDUIiES 5.1 Review and Audit Entergy has provided for independent review and audit of compliance with the EPP. The main group responsible for audits of EPP-related activities, the RBS Quality Assurance Department, reported directly to the Director - Nuclear Safety during the period covered in this report. All findings identified during the reporting period were satisfactorily resolved 1 and did not indicate a significant deterioration on the activities being audited.

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5.2 Records Retention Records and logs relative to environmental aspects of plant operation and audit activities are retained in the RBS Permanent Plant File. These records and logs are available to the NRC on request. Records of modifications to station structures, systems, and components determined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment will be retained for the life of the plant. Other records, data, and logs relating to the EPP will be retained for five years or, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of the USEPA and LDEQ.

5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan l There were no requests for changes to the EPP during the period covered by this report.

5.4 ElantRenorting Reauirements 5.4.1 Routine Renorts. - This Annual Environmental Operating Report was prepared to meet the reporting requirements of EPP Subsection 5.4.1 for the period from August 29,1994, through August 28,1995. Summaries and analyses of the results of monitoring programs, including comparisons with related pre-operational studies, operational controls, and previous reports are presented in Section 4.2 above. During the period of this report there were no indications of significant harmful effects or evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment causally related to the operation of River Bend Station.

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ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1994/1995 5.4.2 Nonroutine Reoorts. - All nonroutine events from August 29,1994, through August 28,1995, that were reportable were identified to other federal, state, or local agencies in accordance witti their reporting requirements in lieu of requirements of EPP Subsection 5.4.2 (see Table 1).

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RIVER BEND STATION ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 1994/1995 TABLEI NONROUTINE REPORTS TO FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY AGENCIES >

DATE TYPE RECIPIENT (S)* DOCUMENT 09-09-94 Letter USCOE RBG-40,867 10-25-94 Letter LDHH RBG-40,983 11-21-94 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,073 11-21-94 Letter USEPA RBG-41,074 12-06-94 Letter USEPA RBG-41,084 12-06-94 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,085 12-07-94 Letter LDHH RBG-41,089 12-21-94 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,135 02-14-95 Letter LDHH RBG-41,199 ,

02-14-95 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,198 02-17-95 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,161 05-16-95 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,527 09-19-95 Letter LDEQ RBG-41,981

DEQ = Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LDIIH = Louisiana Department of Health and llospitals USCOE = United States Army Corps of Engineers PAGE8 ,

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