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NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920805,fish Discovered in Circulating Water Discharge Area.Caused by Thermal Stresses Re Plant Circulating Water Discharge Temps.Temp Monitoring Will Continue.Table Re Fish Species Encl
ML20099G365
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Site: Summer South Carolina Electric & Gas Company icon.png
Issue date: 08/11/1992
From: Skolds J
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
To: Krecker W
SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
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S uth C:rtline E12ctric & Gas Comp:ny John L. Gxttds P.O. Box 88 Vce Presidsnt

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,. 'f: . (803) 345 4040 SCEAG August 11, 1992 Mr. William R.-Krecker Environmental Quality' Manager

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Water Quality Assessment & Enforcement

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South Carolina Department of Health

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Columbia,--South Carolina 29201

Dear Mr. Krecker:

Subject:

~ VIRGIL C. SUM! DER- NUCLEAR STATIOli DISCHARGE BAY FISH _ KILL (ONO 920059)

-AUGUST 5, 1992 L

South : Carolina _ Electric &_ Gas Company . (SCE&G) herewith submits a report concerning- a recent _ fish kill which _ occurred in -the circulating water discharge bay of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station ' ' (VCSNS) . _The enclosed report describes the event and

. probable cause.

SCE&G ' will: continue __ to ' monitor temperature and . flow conditions-within the_ area as previously discussed with DHEC and the South-Carolina Department of Wildlife and Marine-Resources.

In accordance ~with the VCSNS Operating License NPF-12, Appendix B, a copy ~of this report is being provided to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Additionally, a copy of the report will be provided~ to the South Carolina-Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources-per the request of-Mr.-H.-J. Logan, Chief of Fisheries.

If_you have any questions please call Mr. Charles-McKinney at 345-14723. .

Very truly yourg I

c-John L. Skolds-cjm-

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Dick Christie

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4 FISH KILL REPORT AUGUST'5, 1992 A fish kill involving approximately 2500 fish was dis,: overed in the circulating water discharge area (see Figure 1) of the Virgil C.

Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) on August 5,- 1992. The fish, due to _

the state of decompositior, appeared to - have died during the previous night. Data suggest that the fish kill was caused by thermal- stress related to VCSNS circulating water discharge temperatures and Monticello Reservoir drawdown (see Figure 2) . The apparent mechanism responsible for the fish kill eppears similar to

- previous kills in this area.

Table I lists the species of fish _ involved in the kill along with size information. Figure 3 shows size classes of white catfish killed. Approximately 90% of the dead fish were catfish. This is -

consistent with other kills In this area and supports the theory that the fish move into the discharge bay from the discharge canal (see Figure _1) during full reservoir conditions and are trapped in the bay area by reservoir drawdown. Table 2 presents Monticello Reservoir level, VCSNS circulating water discharge temperature, and discharge bay bottom temperature (one foot from the bottom).

There were_ no unusual discharges from VCSNS to Monticello Reservoir and water quality in the reservoir, as measured at the UGSG monitor at Fairfield Pumped Storage Facility, appeared normal. VCSNS power level remained at 100% for'the period preceding the fish- kill except for approximately four hours on August 2, 1992, when power

. level was reduced to 90%.

It is not known why this fish kill was more extensive than previous k ' '. l s in this. area._ It may be '. hat a period of relatisely high a ,ervoir levels combined with a minor reduction in power level at VCSNS influenced recruitment into the bay, but _ the data are inconclusive. It -is still believed that shoal removal in the discharge bay (Spring _1991) has-reduced.the number of fish kill.

events.- Under the conditions associated with 1989 and 1990' fish kills, before shoal -removal, an additional thirteen fish kills (defined'as ten fish or greater) would be predicted for-July 8, 1992, -through August 3, 1992. Temperature monitoring in the

- discharge bay and canal will continue, as will daily fish kill checks, while conditions'are favorable for fish kills this summer.

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' SPECIES NUMBER KILLED SIZE (mm) white' catfish 2197 60 - 320*

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VCSNS DISCHARGE MONTICELLO CIRCULATING WATER BAY t- RESERVOIR DISCHARGE BOTTOM LEVEL TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE Date- -Time (feet) of 'F

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08/01/92- 00:00 422.1 107.6 100.2 08/01/92- 01:00 422.5 137.3 99.0

, 08/01/92 02:00 422.9 107.2 98.0

-08/01/92 03:00 423.2 107.1 96.8 00/01/92 04:00 423.7 106.8 95.8 08/01/92 05:00 424.0 106.6 94.4 ,

08/01/92 06:00 424.4 106.6 93.4 08/01/92 07:00 424.8 106.6 93.2 08/01/92 08:00 425.0 106.6 93.2

'08/01/92 09:00 425.0 106.7 93.2 08/01/92 10:00 425.0 106.9 93.2 08/01/92 11:00 425.0 107.2 92.8 08/01/92 12:00 425.0 107.8 91.8 08/01/92 :13:00 425.0 108.5 .91.2 08/01/92 14:00 425.0 109.0 -

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_08/01/92 21:00 424.6 109.3 92.0 08/01/92 22:00 424.5 109.6 92.2

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VCSNS DISCHARGE MONTICELI;J CIRCULATING WATER BAY RESERVOIR DISCHARGE BOTTOM LEVEL TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE Date Time (feet) oF *F

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08/02/92 00:00 424.4 108.5 92.8 08/02/92 01:00 424.4 108.0 93.0 08/02/92 02:00 424.4 109.0 93.2 08/02/92 03:00 424.4 109.4 93.4 08/02/92 04:00 424.4 109.5 93.4 08/02/92 05:00 424.4 109.6 93.0 08/02/92 06:00 424.5 109.6 93.2 08/02/92 07:00 424.5 109.5 93.4 08/02/92 08:00 424.5 109.3 93.2 08/02/92 09:00 424.5 109.1 93.6 08/02/92 10:00 424.5 108.9 93.8 08/02/92 11:00 424.5 108.7 94.0 08/02/92 12:00 424.5 109.0 94.4 08/02/92 13:00 424.5 109.5 94.2

, 03/02/92 14:00 424.5 109.8 93.8 08/02/92 15:00 424.5 109.9 94.0 08/02/92 16:00 424.5 109.7 94.4 08/02/92 17:00 424.5 109.4 94.4 08/02/92 18:00 424.5 109.5 94.2 08/02/92 19:00 424.5 109.5 94.4 s 94.2 2 08/02/92 20:00 424.5 109.2 08/02/92 21:00 424.5 109.0 94.0 08/02/92 22:00 424.5 108.7 93.8 08/02/92 23:00 424.5 108.7 93.2 xx-- _____wc_- - _ . _ _ . . _ _ _ _

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VCSNS- DISCHARGE MONTICELLO CIRCULATING WATER BAY RESERVOIR DISCHARGE BOTTOM LEVEL TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE  :

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08/03/92-. 00:00 424.5 108.5- 93.0

' 09/03/92 01:00 424.5 108.6 93.0 08/03/92 02:00 424.6 108.6 92.8' 1 08/03/92 03:00 424.6 138.5 92.6 08/03/92_- 04:00 424.7 108.5 92.4

- 08/03/92 05:00, 424.8 108.4 92.6 08/03/92- 06:00 424.9 108.1 92.0 08/03/92-- 07:00 424.9 107.9 92.2 08/03/92_ 08:00 425.0 107.7 92.2 08/03/92 -09:00 425.0 107.6 92.2 -i 08/03/92 _10:00 425.0 107.5 92.6 08/03/92 11:00 425.0 107.5 92.6 1

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08/03/92_ 13:00 '424.9 N/A 93.2 LO8/03/92 14:00 424.7 N/A 93.4 08/03/92 ~15:00 424.6 107.5 93.4 08/03/92 .16:00 424.3 107.7 93.6

-08/03/92 17:00' 424.0 107.7 93.8 0.8/03/92 -18:00 423.7 107.5 94.4

~ 08/03/92 19:00 423.4 107.5 94.6 08/03/92 20:00 423.2 107.5 95.0 08/03/92_ 21:00 423.0 107.5 95.2 08/03/92 _22:00 423.0 107.5 95.8 08/03/92 23:00 423.1 107.5 95.0.

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08/04/92 00:00 423.3 107.5 95.8 08/04/92 01:00 423.6 107.4 95.4 08/04/92-- 02:00 423.8 107.0 94.6 08/04/92 03:00- 424.1 106.9 93.6

.08/04/92 704: 00 424.4- 106.8 92.6

,' 308/04/92_- 05:00 424.7 106.8 92.4 08/04/92- 06'00- 425.0 106.8 - 91J6 08/04/92 07,00 425.0 106.8 91.4 08/04/92 08:c? 425.0 _106.8 91.2 08/04/92 09:00 425.0 106.8 91.2 08/04/92. 10:00 425.0 106.9 91.2 08/04/92 11:00 425.0 107.1 91.6 108/04/92 12:00 424.9 107.5 91.6 08/04/92 13:00 424.3 107.7 91.8

~08/04/92- -14:00 423.8 108.1 ,. 0:

.08/04/92 15:00 -423.2 108.5 92.4 08/04/92 16:00 422.7 108.9 92.8 08/04/92: -17:00 422.'2 109.5 93.6 08/04/92- 18:00 421.6 109.5 95.4 08/04/92 119:00 421.1 109.8 97.4 08/04/92- 20:00 420.7 109.8 99.6 08/04/92 21:00 420.8 109.7 102.3-08/04/92- 22:00 420.8 109.8 104.3 08/04/92 23:00 420.8 110.0 104.7 Y

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VCSNS DISCHARGE MONTICELLO CIRCULATING WATER BAY

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-08/05/92 00:00' 421.1 110.0 103.1 08/05/92 -01:00 421.5 109.8 102.1

-08/05/92 02:00_ 422.0 109.6 101.9 08/05/92_ 03:00- 422.5 109.1 101.5

08/05/92 04:00 423.0 108.6 100.2 08/05/92 05:00 423.5 108.2 98.4

-08/05/92 06:00- 423.9 108.0 96.6 08/05/92 07:00- 424.2 107.9 95.4 08/05/92 08:00 424.6 107.7 94.8 H

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