ML20237G521
| ML20237G521 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1987 |
| From: | NRC |
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| NUDOCS 8709020289 | |
| Download: ML20237G521 (7) | |
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m APPENDIX B
.TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION UNIT 2 DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY, ET AL DOCKET NO. 50-412 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN (NONRADIOLOGICAL)
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BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION UNIT 2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN (CNRADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page i
1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan..................
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,2.0 Envi ronmen tal P ro tection Is s ues.................................. 1 3.0 Consistency Requirements.........................................
1-3.1 Pl a n t Des ig n and Ope ration.......................................
1 3.2 Reporting Related to the' NPDES Pemit and State Certifications... 2 3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Other Environmental Regulations.................................................... 2 4.0 Environmental Conditions......................................... 2 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events........................ 2 4.2 Environmental Monitoring......................................... 3 j
5.0 Administrative Procedures........................................ 3
~ Review and Audit................................................. 3 5.1 5.2 Records Retention................................................ 3 5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan......................... 4 5.4 Plant Reporting Requirements..................................... 4 l
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l 1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan The Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) is to provide for protection of nonradiological environmental values during operation of the Beaver _ Valley Power Station Unit 2 (facility). The principal objectives of the EPP are as follows:
(1) Verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established by the Final Environmental Statement - Operating License Stage (FES-OL) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.
(2) Coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State, and local requirements for environmental protection.
(3) Keep NRC infomed of the environmental effects of facility construction and operation and of actions taken to control those effects.
Environmental concerns identified in the FES-OL (September 1985, NUREG-1094) which relate to water quality matters are regulated by way of the licensee's*
NPDES permit.
2.0 Environmental Protection Issues In the FES-OL (NUREG-1094, September 1985), the staff considered the environmental impacts associated with the operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2.
No aquctic/ water quality, terrestrial, or noise issues were identified.
3.0 Consistency Requirement _s, 3.1 Plant Design and Operation The licensee may make changes in station design or operation or perform tests or experiments affecting the environment provided such activities do not involve an unreviewed environmental question and do not involve a change in the EPP*. Changes in station design or operation or perfomance of tests or experiments which do not affect the environment are not subject to the requirements of this EPP. Activities governed by Section 3.3 are not subject I
to the requirements of this Section.
Before engaging in additional construction or operational activities which may 1
significantly affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such activity. Activities are excluded from this requirement if all measurable nonradiological environmental effects are confined
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I to the on-site areas previously disturbed during site preparation and plant construction. When the evaluation indicates that such activity involves an unreviewed environmental question, the licensee shall provide a written evalu-ation of such activity and obtain prior NRC approval. Such activity and change to the EPP may be implemented only in accordance with an appropriate l
license amendment as set forth in Section 5.3 of this EPP.
" Licensee" refers to Duquesne Light Company, owner and operator of the
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Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company, also owners i
of the facility.
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A proposed change, test, or experiment shall be deemed to involve an unreviewed environmental question if it concerns:
(1) a matter which may result in.a significant increase in any adverse environmental impact previously evaluated in the FES-OL, environmental impact appraisals, or in any decisions of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; or (2) a significant change in effluents or power level; or (3) a matter, not previously reviewed and evaluated in the 1
documents specified in (11 of this Subsection, which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes in facility design or operation and of tests and experiments carried out pursuant to this Subsection. These records shall include written evaluations which provide bases for the deter-mination that the change, test, or experiement does not involve an unreviewed environmental question or constitute a decrease in the effectiveness of this EPP to mest the objectives specified in Section 1.0.
The licensee shall include as part of the Annual Environmental Operating Report (per Subsection 5.4.1) brief descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of such changes, tests, and experiments.
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3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Permit and State Certification Changes to,' or renewals of, the NPDES Permit or the State certification shall be reported to the NRC within 30 days following the date the change or renewal -
is approved.
If a pemit or certification, in part or in its entirety, is appealed and stayed, the NRC shall be notified within 30 days following the date the stay is granted.
The licensee shall notify the NRC of changes to the effective NPDES Pemit
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proposed by the licensee by providing NRC with a copy of the proposed change at the same time it is submitted to the pemitting agency. The licensee shall provide the NRC a copy of the application for renewal of the NPDES Pemit at the same time the application is submitted to the permitting agency.
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3.3 Changes Recuired for Compliance with Other Environmental Regulators Changes in plant design or operation and performance of tests or experiments which are required to achieve compliance with other Federal State, and local environmental regulations are not subject to the requirements of Section 3.1.
4.0 Environmental Conditions 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events Any occurrence of an unusual or important event that indicates or could result in significant environmental impact causally related to plant operation shall be recorded and reported to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> followed by a written report per Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.
This provision does not relieve the licensee of the requirements of I
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No routine monitoring programs are required to implement this condition.
4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4.2.1 Aquatic Monitoring The certifications and permits required under the Clean Water Act provide mechanisms for protecting water quality and, indirectly, aquatic biota. The NRC will rely on the decisions made by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the authority of the Clean Water Act for any requirements for aquatic monitoring.
4.2.2 Terrestrial Monitoring Infrared aerial photography every other year (Section 5.14.1 of FES).
4.2.3 Noise Monitoring
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Noise monitoring program during first year of plant operation (Section 5.14.4 ofFES).
5.0 Administrative Procedures 5.1 Review and Audit The licensee shall provide for review and audit of compliance with the EPP.
The audits shall be conducted independently of the individual or groups responsible for performing the specific activity. A description of the organization structure used to achieve the independent review and audit function and results of the audit activities shall be maintained and made available for inspection.
5.2 Records Retention Recor'ds and logs relative to the environmental aspects of station operation shall be made and retained in a manner convenient for review and inspection.
These records and logs shall be made available to NRC on request.
Records of modifications to station structures, systems and components deter-mined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment shall be retained for the life of the station. All other records, data and logs relating to this EPP shall be retained for five years or, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of other agencies.
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5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan Requests for changes in the EPP shall include an assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed change and a supporting justification.
Implementation of such changes in the EPP shall not connence prior to NRC approval of the proposed changes in the form of a license amendment.
incorporating the appropriate revision to the EPP.
5.4 Plant Reportino Requirements 3.4.1 Routine Reports An Annual Environmental Operating Report describing implementation of this EPP for the previous year shall be submitted to the NRC prior to May 1 of each year. The period of the first report shall begin with the date of issuance of the operating license, and the initial report shall be submitted prior to May 1 of the year following issuance of the operating license.
The report shall include summaries and analyses of the results of the environ-mental protection activities required by Subsection 4.2 (if any) of this EPP for the report period, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous nonradiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment.
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trends toward irreversible damage to the environment are observed, the licensee shall provide a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of mitigating action.
The Annual Environmental Operating Report shall also include:
(1) A list of EPP noncompliance and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
(2) ~A list of all changes in station design or operation, tests, and experi-ments made in accordance with Subsection 3.1 which involved a potentially significant unreviewed environmental question.
(3) A list of nonroutine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2.
In the event that sone results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitted, noting and explaining the missing results. The missing results shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
5.4.2 A written report shall be submitted to the NRC within 30 days of occurrence of a nonroutine event. The report shall:
(a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the event, including extent and magnitude of of the impact, and plant operating characteristics; (b) describe the probable cause of the event; (c) indicate the action taken to correct the reported event; (d) indicate the corrective action taken to preclude repetition of the event and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar componer.ts or systems; and (e) indicate the agencies notified and their preliminary responses.
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Events reportable under this subsection which also require reports to others Federal, State, or local agencies shall be reported in accordance with those reporting requirements in lieu of the requirements of this subsection. The-NRC shall be provided with a copy of such reports at the same time it is submitted to the other agency.
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