ML20107D055
See also: IR 05000219/1974001
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D. L. Caphton,. Senior. Reactor Inspector, Directorate of Regulatory
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JERSEY CENTRAL. POWER AND LIGHT CCEPANY
- 0YSTER CREEK
RO SPECIAL' INSPECTION REPORT 50-219/74-01
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This ' inspection was conducted to examine details concerning a . report of
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unidentified leakage. referenced to RO:I in a telephone conversation from
a. State of New. Jersey representative. The increased leakage rate..was
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apparently utilized in part, by JCP&L to avert a state injunction which
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would have barred a scheduled plant outage. The inspection further-
included observations of a fish kill (predominately menhaden) which
occurred'as had been predicted by the licensee.
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' Unidentified' Leakage'into'the:Drywell
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Plant records reviewed indicated that T. S. limits (5 gpm) for
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unidentified leakage were not exceeded. The' increased' leakage
rate was measured via the floor drain sump totalizing meter, and
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was. attributed to a leaking Isolation Condenser drain valve.
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Fish Mortalities
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The fish population congr.egated at the discharge structure prior
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to the shutdown was sizeable, and the outage clearly precipitated
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fish mortalities. First visual evidence appeared about one-one and
one half hours following the scheduled turbine trip. Approximately
one-two dozen " snapper blues" were observed along the canal shoreline.
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Seven hours after the trip, increasing numbers of menhaden were
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observed to be. dead and dying.
Sea gull activity also increased
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markedly.
Local residents were active in " cleaning up" the area
and apparently use the fish for fertilizer and bait (chum) .
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rent estimates as obtained verbally from an RO consultant place,
total number of mortalities at about 20,000.
If this number is
reasonably accurate the magnitude of the kill was considerably
.less than s similar kill which occurred last winter.
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Staff Position
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Section 5.5.2.4 (pp 5-28) . of the Draf t Environmental Statement by DL,
reiterates the staff: position that recurrent fish kills are an unac-
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ceptable condition'of piant operation. The statement further notes
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that the applicant will be required to install appropriate controls'
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and institute operating procedures that will minimize or eliminate
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such fish kills following winter shutdowns. The staff position was
further provided to the State of New Jersey.
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' Comments and' Action' Requested
In my view just predicting additional kills at Oyster Creek is
intolerable. Reactor shutdowns are going to occur. A year has
elapsed since the last major kill and the licensee has not imple-
mented a plan other than the running of one (1) dilution pump, to
minimize the differential temperature.
.It is recommended that this report be forwarded to Headquarters for
action and that Licensing be contacted with respect to the following:
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Timely issuance of Environmental Technical Specifications for
Oyster Creek in recognition of the prolonged delays and slippage
concerning the full term operating license.
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Establishment of a schedule coordinated with the licensee
concerning a JCP&L course of action designed to mitigate the
ecological consequences of winter shutdowns and to be imple-
mented by the fall of 1974.
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I do not believe that Regulatory should be lef t in the middle of the
particular problem area at Oyster Creek. The staff position is clear
and Technical Specifications are needed, prior to winter of 74-75.
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Edward G. Greenman
Reactor Inspector
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