ML20206G315
| ML20206G315 | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 11/04/1988 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS |
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| NUDOCS 8811220234 | |
| Download: ML20206G315 (2) | |
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Piscellarecus (313001 Ele ent:
Erviron*enta' I2!304)
Eit'cyee Cercerns:
R!! 56-A-00?? and #11 86 A-0100 The bases fer Elerent Report 313.04 SM. Revision 0, dated October 21.
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- uoyah erployee ccecerns:
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Esileing sw p at Seawoyah has had a large leak to the c:en g r e. e s.
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R: 1-if-A-0:00 "Dsring 1914 See 1975, teiic cFe.tcals ere turf ed c a.si t e in a pit.
This chemical was a jellylike swestan.e used to finish concrete.
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'he c*e*ical were ds ped into the pit.
On ene c::asica, thi esterials were in carce:ar: c:ies a 3 plastic trash tags which were da ped i n t,o t he Pit.
Also, TVA in 1953 used fuel oil to burn
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IVA esalvators observed that there was a leak to tne CDen 97:Jed frCm the Dipe.
Further investigatten reveale that a design Change reQvest was initiated te re:la:e step discharge piping and valves frem sne Turbine Evilding to the point where water is dischargte tc the ponds and river.
This is expected to start after the outage.
In the freantire. a temperary trench was constructet below the pipe where the water from the leaking pipe would flow to the low volta.e pond and then discharge to the river, Before tre disenarge of ef fluents f rom the 1cw volu e pond t: tre river, samples are taken to ensure coepliance
=ith tre National Fc11utant Discharge Elimination System (*00ES) per,it.
e Tre e.aluater revie ed the NPCES file and determias:
t*at no reac:nf erranca rep:rts were associated with t'e leaky pipt.
Tre TVA e.aluatice cer:1uded that there was no danger to the envireerent as long as TVA followeJ the procecures discussed in the findir.gs.
While the pipe ree:s to te re: aired, it was concluded that there is r0 environ ertal problem.
- II-iE-A-CICO IVA evaluators investigated this concern by i
cemeu: ting interviews with staf f and a reviec of the I
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- e-ieals in 1?74 ar: 1975.
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l ircicate no recairements ha: teen violated.
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.as tarie: accor in; to require ents.
The evalcat:r ci: c:t investigate snis con:ern as the ratter ha:
i teen referred to sne State of Tennessee, t
ine con:ern over the use of fuel oil in the burning l
of leftever wood Sal determired n o t, to be valid, i
11, is -11o ed by the Hamilton County Air Pollution Bureau.
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Com:1Lsiens ire h;; staff te11e es snat tre TVA investigatien of tne ccecerns was a te* wate, a-: **kir r e s :1 w' 4 0 *. Of t*e : nceras as Oescrite in Ele *ent Ee;;rt 3'.3.04-5 3. Rev. O is a::e:tacle.
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