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l Jersey Central Power &. Light Company M ADISoN AVENUE ' AT PUNCH poWL RO A e Mo R RIS TOWN. N. J 07960 e 5 39 611 f Jantary 15, 1973 Mr. A. Giambusso Deputy Director for Reactor Projects Directorate of Licensing United States Atomic Energy Cocnission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. 'Giambusso:
SUBJECT:
FORKED RIVER NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-363
REFERENCES:
(1) AEC Staff Safety Evaluation of g,
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dated July 25, 1972; including I'
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Q. 3; Supplement 1, dated September 29, 1972
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' j/,,P.1' A. Giambusso dated October 3, 1972 (2) ~ Letter f rom J. D. Phillips - (AP&L Co.) to
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(3) Combustion Engineering Report - CENPD-46
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(4) Letter from C. L. Storrs (C-E) to P. A.
Morris dated March 29, 1972 f orwarding CENPD-46 (5)
Letter from C. L. Storrs (C-E) to R. C.
DeYoung dated July 6, 1972 forwarding Amendment #1 to CENPD-46
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(6) Letter from C. P. Siess (ACRS) to J. R.
Schlesinger dated August 17, 1972 transmitting ACRS report on Forked River This letter is to notify the Commission of the applicability of j
the Arkansas Nuclear One - Unit 2 parametric study on ECCS to the Forked River. facility.
The ANO-2 parametric study was completed by. Combustion Engineering and forwarded to AEC/DL by Arkansas Power and Light Company by Reference (2).
This report identified significant improvements in ECCS results as a
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. consequence of increasing the safety injection tank operating pressure
- to 600 psig minimum. Although this report was written for' a smaller C-E PRR, C-E considers the parametric' results applicable to the Forked
' River facility.
C-E's ECCS Performance Analysis, Reference (3), which
.is-also referenced in the FR-1 PSAR (page 6-19) verifies this conclusion.
This document was forwarded to ths AEC as an attachment to Reference (4).
Supplement 1 to CENPD-46 was later: forwarded by Reference (5).
The ECCS margin was shown by the parametric study to-sig'nificantly improve.as the safety injection-tank pressure increased above the original 200 psig level.. A value of 700 psig has been chosen by C-E as the safety
' injection tank design pressure._ The minimum operating pressure will be 600 psig as indicated'in CENPD-46.
This number has been incorporated into the Forked River PSAR, thus, this is not a design. change to the ECCS and thel final design of the ECCS is af stated in the PSAR.
The A'dvisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards requested that the AEC Staff review the final design of the ECCS prior to fabrication and installation of major componenets, Reference (6).
The AEC is hereby rcquested to complete its review of the technical information referenced herein as planned in Reference (1).
Even though installation of the major ECCS components will come at a later date, C-E vishes to release material for the safety injection tank soon and expects to begin tank fabrication during 1973.
Please note that this subject was recently reviewed at tha January 12, 1973 ACRS meeting,for Louisiana Power & Light Ccapany's r
Waterford Unit 3.
There appeared to be no outstanding questions,on 3
700 psig safety injection tank design pressure for a 3410 h%'t plant.
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f NEW ARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 RO Inquiry Report No. 50-219/73-01_q, Licensee:
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
Madison. Avenue at Punch Bowl Road Morristown, New Jersey 07960-
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DPR-16 Facility:
Oyster Creek Forked River, New Jersey
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Fish Kill from Decrease in Cooling Water Temperature Prepared by:
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Date and Manner AEC was Informed:
At 4:40 p.m. on January 8, 1973 a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey advised RO:I by telephone that a fish kill had been reported at Oyster Creek downstream from the nuclear 94 & i power plant.
i On January 9 and 10, 1973, RO:I received additional infor-mation from a station representative.
'On January 10, 1973, RO:I representatives called a fishrxies biologist for the Station of New Jersey to obtain information on the State's study of the fish kill.
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Description of Particular Event or Circumstance:
The licensee's representative stated that their consultant had inspected the cooling water discharge canal and had reported seeing a few fish in apparent distress on December 29, 1972, a few hours after the plant shutdown.
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e 2-The plant remained shutdown until January 10, 1973, with approximately li60,000 gpm cooling water flo" discharging into the canal. 'The licensee's representative stated that he personally observed a hundred or so dead fish on January 8,1973 and that the consultant had again inspected and had reported counting, on January 9,1973, some 900 i
dead fish in four lagoons, and that he found no dead fish in the main streams or bay outlets. The cause of death was stated to be the cold water environment. The licensee's representative stated that a few dead menhaden wcre also found on the intake screen.
The dead fish were mostly menhaden (sometimes called moss-bunkers) ranging from 2 to 10 inches in length; however, the licensee's consultant apparently had found some bay anchovies frozen into ice in a shallow area. Newspaper accounts
- reported a "sheepshead" bass and five or six fish of an unidentified species among hundreds (or thousands, according to one article *) of dead menhaden, j
i Menhaden are reported to be unable to survive in water as cold as 39 F and normally migrate to warm water regions during cold weather.
i The water temperature in the discharge canal was reported de*d by the licensee to have declined from above 540 F when the plant operated to approximately 40 F soon after the plant shut down. A further decline occurred with colder weather i
commencing on January 5.
Typical water temperatures reported by the licensee's representative were 430 F on the 5th, 0
40 F on the 6th, and 33 F with ice forming on the surface during the 7th through the lith of January,1973.
Sea gull activity was reported to be noticeable and consistent with the observations of dead fish, and less than during a previous fish kill (January 28, 1972).
- Enclosure - Copy of article from the Asbury Park, N. J.
Evening Press dated January 9,1973.
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. The licensee's representative stated that no release of chemicals or of radioactive effluents excecaing environmental or AEC guidelines had occurred. He also stated that the dilution pumps were not used during the tLme December 28, 1972 to January 11, 1973; that oxygen content in the water was adequate; that examination cf dead fish showed scales were intact and there was no mucus on the gills; and that no evidence was found of toxic materials.
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Action by Licensee:
The licensee is continuing studies of this matter using the services of consultants who have been studying the fish kill problem. The stated purposes of these studies is to find a long range solution to the problem. The licensee stated that the consultant was planning additional field studies at Oyster Creek. The licensee's representative stated that their consultant is preparing a report of the studies being conducted.
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Mr. Kurtz said manymore the plant at the potnt. in 11 L
pronged investigation by biol-menheden will float to the fall when the fish would noi J
ogists was to begin today to suriace when the ice melts mally migrate so they v,oul T /
determine what caused the and that only a small per-leave the area. Then th t d' death of several thousand centa;:e were frozen in the plant woald start up alte fish found dead yesterday in lee. He also said one sheeps-the fish left.
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head fish, a member of the Mr. L' die said menha-fe:
ectered either frozen in the bass family, and five or six normally depart from tti s
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lee or floating in the creek of another imidentified spe-area in late September o:
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within a mde of the Jersey cies were also found.
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The menhaden ranged in terrperature.
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length, about twice the size has lived here permanenth ;
The fish kul was similar to ni the menhaden killed last since 157 and never saw 3 t
? ds the one last January that t!e-year. He said some scagulls fish kill until after the plam
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began operating. said the '
they refused to touch several temperature of tne water in s]3 3 ear, the nuclear plant was thrown to them.
shut down for maintenance the creek is about20 degrees 1 Charles Amato, an engi. higher than the water in I
at the time.
neer in the state Department Barnegat Bay and in nearby
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said the fish kill appears to Mr. Kurtz. owner of the l
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Light Co., uaid the piant has be a repetition of last year's Oyster Creek Marina, am!
ticen shut down for 11 days, condition but that he had in.
Mr. Mallie, coowner of the l indicating the fish survived fermation as to the cause.
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two of four marina ownen !
until the big drop in temper.
P9]ea alen:I the creek who rece-Jiv !
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t er the nuclear plant shut filed a damage suit agrimt L f.w Biologists from the compa-down for but
.lCP&L. claimimi dischar:- I fadA gjij y Qmaintenance, ny and the state Department t
as days from the plant has chan:cl '
,erday.
of Environmental Protection the creek from a fresh.wster class is were to join in the investiga-stream to a sait water chr-Photo) tion of the latest fish kilt.
Mr.
Sherratt,s Adl. biolo-nel and caused dama:e to said that The situation was reported since last year by lienry Kmtz and Charles gists from the National mr.
their propcrty and their b>.-
neues.
B. Mallie, marina operators me f i>hery Sersice of the along Oyster Creek, who said National Occame and Atmos-They claim the salt water attracts >hipworms an't ru.
the dead fish were dirent.
pherie Administratma hoe f [ D Tney me borers w hic's deM P O, ered yesterday mornmc.
been stulying the mqratory their nutreated buiki.cM l niso reported hu'e habits of the mer.hacen to and pilings and danwge m.
Mitd 11 flocks of scagulis were sten determme at what wa'er tomers' boats.
continu. in the arca Sunday.
temperature. menhaden leas e Envitv. mentalists and reti-ilundreds of the dead fish the arca.
dents wha opoosed the em-
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' red ta lagoons off Bay parkway ibat be:pn Ic<t summer, is to be plar.t here sesen years r. A j
ruperty runs parallel to the creek.
complet ed later this month called it n dbncer to mr.ru -
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Mr. Kurtz said most of those or early m February.
life. They believe th' n-i in the main stream of the Mr. hherratt said company creased temperature of tS
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.c the creek had been eaten by the ofheiah are constbr:n.! tha water int.0,ers
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or floating the creck of another um tober, dependmg. on the cies were also found, Ice the Jersey rperature.
The menhaden. ran;:cd in Mr. Slalbe, w ho said hg
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<J Central Power & Ught Co's, size up to 10 or 12 inches in has lived here perrnaner.tiv nuclear power gt:nc rating' ' ler.gth, about twice the sitesince IM7 and never saw a
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of the menhaden killed last fish kill t,util after the plant ~
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. The fish Ltil wassimilarto year, lie said some sea; Nils began operating. sa:d the n,f the one last January that de-were so gnrged on dead fish, temperature of the water in stro)cd tnousands of mennad' they refused to touch several the creek is about:0de;:rers W
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. Charles - Amato, an engi.
Barnegat Bay and in nearby -
shut down for mamtenance neer in the state Department creeks.
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- at the time'herratt, retienal of Enurenmental 110tection, Str. Kurtz, owner of the Creek Starina, and Edwin S h li>h kill appears to Oyster p,,vf director of pubhe relabons
.; aid t e be a repettuen of last) car s Mr Mallic, co owner of the 3
for Jersey Central Pour &-
cundition, bat tnat be had m.
Briarwood Yacht Basin, cre 1,lght Co, sant the plant has formativo as to the cause, tuo of four marina ownert t,cen shut doun for 11 days-Last year the itsh kill was along the crcck who recently indicatmg the fi>h surmed reported within 21 hours2.430556e-4 days <br />0.00583 hours <br />3.472222e-5 weeks <br />7.9905e-6 months <br /> aft-Ned a umage sud agam>t untd the bi;: drop m temper-JCP&L claiming di> char;;2 atare over the past weekerd.
the nuelcar plant shut for mamttnance, but from the plant has charof cr y
Dio'ogtsts from the compa-down this 3 car it was 10 days be, the creek from a fresh w 4ter
- j ny and the state Department of Environmental Protechon fore dead hsh were reported, stream to a salt nater chan-
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Sherratt,- said that net and caused dama;:e to
,erday, were to join in the investiga-smec last year s kill, biolo-their property and their b ul-
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tion of the latest fish kill.
O '"I The situation was reported gists from the National Mar" They claim the salt water nesses.
of the by llenry Kurtz and Charles ine, Fishery Service B. Malhe, marina operators Nation:d Oceanic and Atmos-attracts shipworms an<! rnar-pheric Adnunistrabon have ine borers whicil destny along Oyster Creek, who said their untreated. ba!kheads the dead. fish were decov.
been studying the mi;ratory and pilings and damage cus.
ered yesterday mormng.
habits of the menhaden to Q
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also reported huge determine at what water Environmentahsts and resi-flocks of seaguus were seen temperature, menhaden leave dents who epposed the c*.n-Mitchell in the area Sunday.
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Hundreds of the dead hAl,
!!c said the study, wluch struction of the $l@ milli.>
were fronn m the nc in fwar began last summer, is to be plant here seven years ago,
?orp7[a lagoons off Eay parkway that completed later this month called it a danger to marme life. They behese the in-("g #ff[
runs parallel to the creek.
or early in February.
creased temperature of the
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Mr. Sherratt said company.
in the main stream of the o!Helais are considerin,: the water etidancers fish and e
possibihty of closing down othe.r marine life.
creek had been eaten by the 3r ora-e the scagulls.
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of Oyster Creek in Ocean bunkers, which are
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a marma on the creek.
The plant is owned by Jer-un s, w ch u enor op o m 2. ;on J sey Central Power and Light ioke from a smoldering trol when firefighters bulldozed tons of dirt on it. A Co.
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ab y blackens rretropolitan fire department spokesman said the fire was caused by Ma!!ey, who reported the uas brought under con-spontaneous ignition of oil rags in the dump, kil to ownship calth o f g
he observed dead fish as far tewatures, Beatt s
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County officials said at the Hudson County Police Chief as 1% miles from the plant.
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Central denied yesterda)
City, "so that other per-time that they felt they had Fred Kropke, former Port s who ay hav inter first claim to the money Authority of New York and D.W. Bennett, conservation an rati H
t le forth and file a claim since it was from the people New Jersey Commissioner director for the American tributed the kill te n I b the court."
of Hudson County that the Wilh,am Sternkopf, former Littoral Society, a national causes - the arctn
! 'he possibility that there may was, taken. Stern said Jersey City Business Admmis* conservation group with temperatures exper:
id be a multitude of then that in his optmon the trator Phillip Kuaz, former offices in Sandy Hook, pointed this week and last Janu lits had first claim to the Jersey City Purchasing Agent to the pcwer plant's operation He pointed out tha
- ms to the money surfaced Bernard Murphy and former as the direct cause of both plant was closed for i November, when Stern money.
Hudson County Treasuur yesterday's fish kill and one maintenance on Dec. 2 i 2rned the 819.595 to the In addition to Whelan.
asurers of the Hudson Kenry and Wolfe, conviction.s J seph Stapleton.
involving the same fish the latest fish kill di mty Democratic Orgamza-were handed out to former All except Wolfe, who got species last January 29 in the occur until more than a
- i and Hudson County gov. Jersey City Council President a suspended sentence, are in same location.
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Thomas Flaherty, former prison-Both fish kills occurred Last year's fish kil!
j while the plant was shut reported the day afte down for maintenance.
plant closed.
Bennett said that the warm Bennett explained tha 10 0 de S VedN water discharged from the week's air temperatures v
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plant during its operat. ion warmer than yesterday 1 attracts the bunkers, which lowing the water ten le centered Ns prachce" ed the probation report as abused the good i was at. normally thrive in water ture to cool slowly afte local teenagers. S oun:;. claimmg that some persons tempting to do."
temperatures no lower than plant closed.
l rs from "all over New m the area "comolained bit.
Cutillo testified at the l
-- I rk and New hrse)" frc-terly" about Miele's activtt-trial that he was a regis-E pus SALI !
.nted his ofhte_
ies and charged that one tered nurse. But according a7 e
be (IS. Attnrney main- ~ purchased a u stchdog to to the gos ernment. CutlUo SLACK SETS, SLACKS & TOPS i
ied that so ' notorious" keep Dr. M; ele's chentele was impersonating a nurse 4 thele's ac'ivities that off his premises."
while working for Eele and g opp trmacists m the area be.
Ecle, who claimed that he had been reprimanded by the
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" sickened and has had a "drinkmg" problem State Board of Nursm; for im-JR,&
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" to suci an extent over the past 10 > cars, told personating a ere were a number the court yesterday he was nurse.
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) refused to honor his " sci). scry sorry" about the Miele still faces sentenemg i O/
1 scriptions-situation. but maintamed it on a charge in Essex County l
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was "r.ot my fault that peop e Court lie pleaded guPty Sale Starts Jon.11; Ends Jan. 29 1
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Reg. Standards (3) nir of Lier.n-in-it'1 p by this office to the PDR. LPDR, NSIC. DTIC 10 (Name ans unio t,u t e 6tMaar.s and State representatives after revicu by.he
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