ML20210B771

1986 Annual Environ Operating Rept

ML20210B771
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	12/31/1986
From:	Public Service Enterprise Group
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1986 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL' OPERATING REPORT.

HOPE. CREEK GENERATING. STATION DOCKET-NO.~50-354 OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-57 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC..AND GAS COMPANY

-P.O. BOX 236 HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08038 APRIL, 1987 R

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TABLE OF-CONTENTS

'Section Page-l'. O INTRODUCTION 1 2.0' ENVIRONMENTAL' PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 2

- 2 .' l AQUATIC MONITORING 2 .

2.2' TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY MONITORING 3-3.0 EPP COMPLIANCE STATUS 4 4.0- UNREVIEWED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS 5 5.0 .NONROUTINE REPORTS 6 Appendix SALT DRIFT MONITORING PROGRAM REPORT-i-

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- 1. 0 ". ' INTRODUCTION This 1986 Annual Environmental 1 Operating' Report ~(AEOR)

-for the-Hope Creek-Generating Station was prepared.in

-accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B to Facility.~

Operating License No. NPF-57,. Environmental. Protection Plan'(Nonradiological). The reporting requirements of the Environmental Protection Plan-(EPP)'.became effective April ll, 1986, with the issuance of1 theLinitial Hope Creek. operating license, (NPF-50). Consequently,1this is the first AEOR submitted for-Hope Creek Generating.

Station. .It corresponds to the reporting period April 11,-1986 to December--31, 1986. _Although not.yet in.com-mercial operation, Hope Creek Generating Station. produced 1,030,830. megawatt-hours of net electrical energy.during-this period.

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As required by' Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP, we have included summaries and analyses of the results:of'all required environmental protection activities. This'information' is' described in section 2.0. Section 3.0' addresses the-issue of EPP compliance. Changes to station design or operation and the involvement of potentially-.significant unreviewed environmental questions are addressed in Section 4.0. Unusual and/or important environmental events:are discussed in Section 5.0. Supplemental information, corres-ponding to the environmental ~ monitoring requirements ofl the EPP is included as an appendix to this AEOR.

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2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 2.1 Aquatic Monitoring Subsection 4.2.1 of the EPP references the Clean Water Act as the mechanism for protecting aquatic biota through water quality monitoring.

The NRC relies upon the State of New Jersey, acting under the authority of the Clean Water Act, to ensure applicable requirements for aquatic monitoring are implemented.

The State of New Jersey requires as part of their NJPDES permit program that effluent mon-itoring be performed, with the results summarized and submitted monthly on discharge monitoring report forms (DMR's). -The monitoring is intended to determine compliance with permit (NJPDES No. NJ0025411) effluent limitations. We have reviewed the DMR's corresponding to the AEOR reporting period and have determined that no significant deviations have occurred. We have observed no evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment. Copies of DMR's are available upon request.

The NJPDES permit for Hope Creek Generating Station was modified twice during the AEOR reporting period. NRC was notified via letter dated 11/21/86 that PSE&G had received a permit modification from the State of New Jersey allowing the discharge of " residual dispersant" through outfall DSN 461A, cooling tower blowdown.

In addition, NRC was notified via letter dated 12/1/86 that PSE&G had received a permit modifi-cation from the State of New Jersey authorizing the closure of the " settling pond", which was utilized during construction to collect and settle metal cleaning wastes.

In addition, two (2) State of New Jersey approvals for new discharges not requiring NJPDES modifica-tion were received during the AEOR reporting period. The first authorized a discharge from  !

a heat exchanger and cooling tower research l pilot project. The second authorized a limited discharge of sodium nitrite solution.

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i e di 2.2 Terrestrial Ecology Monitoring The primary potential affect of station oper-ation on terrestrial resources derives from cooling tower drift. Subsection 4.2.2 of the EPP requires that a " Salt Drift Monitoring Program" be implemented to measure drift rate and deposition on native vegetation, and to assess the impacts of cooling tower salt drift on the environment-in the Hope Creek Generating Station vicinity.

The complete 1986 study program report describing the. Salt Drift Monitoring Program is included-with this AEOR as an appendix. The program report describes monitoring results covering the pre-operational, non-commercial phase, including low power testing.

The goal of the study program was to report baseline concentrations of salt deposition, and concentrations in vegetation and soils in the vicinity of the Hope Creek Generating Station and to provide an analysis of seasonal and spatial trends as well as correlations with meteorological data. In all three studies (air deposition, native vegetation, and surface soils), consistent trends in deposition or concentration either by site or by season were relatively uncommon. Variability of the data masked any potential differences by season or site. A detailed discussion of seasonal and spatial differences can be found in Section 5 of the study program report.

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3.0. ' EPP COMPLIANCE' STAT S

.- Subsection 5.4.1 of the:EPP. requires a-list of-.EPP'noncompli-ances and-theLcorrective actions taken to remedy.them. ~

No significant' environmental impacts attributable.to the operation;ofithe Hope Creek Generating Statio'n-were'ob--

served.during 1986. Likewise,.there were no instances of noncompliance'with the EPP. -

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4.0 UNREVIEWED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.1 of the EPP, recommended station design / operation changes for the AEOR affected time period were reviewed for potential environmental impact. None of the recommended changes posed a potential to significantly affect the environment, and therefore, none involved an unreviewed environmental question or a change in the EPP.

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5.0 NONROUTINE REPORTS' ,

Sub'section ~- 5. 4.1. of the ..EPP requires' tlhat ; a . list ' of all; nonroutine reports (submitted in-accordance with Subsection-5.'4.2) be included as pa.rt cf the AEOR. Hope Creek Gener-ating~ Stationiexperienced nc. unusual or important events that' indicated'or could have resulted:in "significant env-ironmental impact" during the;1986 reporting pe'riod. Con-sequently, there were no nonroutine. reports submitted to the NRC.

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