ML20245A279

Forwards Quarterly Progress Rept:Cleveland Electric Illuminating Seismic Monitoring Program for Northeastern Ohio 861015-870115, Per Request

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Issue date:	03/09/1987
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To:	Ahmad M OHIO UNIV., ATHENS, OH
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Dear Dr. Ahmad:

As requested, I am enclosing a copy of the first Seismic Monitoring Report from Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.

I hope you find it informative.

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Docket Nos. 50-440;50-441 First Quarterly Seismic Monitoring Report

Dear Sir:

Following the January 31,.1966 Northeastern Ohio earthquake, there was some concern that the earthquake was induced by the operation of two nearby waste injection wells located about three miles south of the PNPP site. Studies perforced by CEI through its consultants and supplied to your staff (PY-CEI/NRR-0478L) proved this theory to be unlikely and this was supported by the staff in SSER No. 10. Immediately following the January 31, 1986 earthquake CEI contacted with Weston Geophysical to provide geotechnical and seismological services, including operating a portable seismic net.

CEI committed to install and operate a seismic monitoring network around the injection wells. This network was scheduled to be operational by January 1, 1987 and to operate at least until the first refueling outage. Equipment delays have been experienced and this systee will not be installed until late February. Until the CEI' microseismic net becomes operational, CEI will continue to collect seismic data in the area of the injection wells and the January 31, 1986 epicenter with the portable network.

During discussions with your staff in October 1986, CEI agreed to provide quarterly reports summarizing the seismic activity recorded by our monitoring program. Our first quarterly report id included with this transmittal. This first report provides some background on the permanent John Carroll University seismic monitoring program (a regional' net), the CEI injection well area net (a micro-net), and the temporary network of portable seismometers monitoring the January 31, 1986 epicentral area and the injection wells.

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USNRC February 2, 1987 Document Control Desk PY-CE1/NRR-0579 L The seiscic records contained in this quarterly report also update the data in our June 24, 1966 transmittal (PY-CE1/NRR-0486 L) through January 16, 1987.

As noted in this quarterly report, we recorded two additional aftersho'cks in the epicentral area, and six micro-seismic events. These micro-seiscie events are l

located within about three miles of the injection wells, but are also in a high concentration of oil and gas wells. No definitive conclusions can yet be drawn regarding the source of these events; however, they are not considered to be associated with the Januury 31, 1986 earthquake. Additional information is being obtained to study and analyze these events further.

This report will continue to be submitted on a quarterly basis, with the next report due approximately April 30, 1987.

In the interim, your staff will be kept informed of our continued efforts and study results. Should you have any questions, please call us.

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Murray R. Edel an Senior Vice President Nuclear Group MRE:njc cc: Jay 511 berg, Esq.

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1.0-INTRODUCTION l

l' After the January 31, 1986 earthquake, Cleveland Electric Illuminating (CEI) has pursued numerous studies to confirm the seismic design of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. In an immediate response to the earthquake, which occurred 17 km from the plant, CEI embarked on an intensive seismic

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monitoring program, which began the very same night 'as the event.

Although several academic institutions and government agencies deployed a large number of portable seismographs, CEI (through its consultant, Weston Geophysical) established and maintained its own 13-station portable array around the epicenter. The purpose of this monitoring was to obtain an accurate location of the January 1986 earthquake main shock by recording

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the aftershock sequence and tracking any potential migration of the seismic activity.

In addition, CEI has provided a separate permanent regional net for John Carroll University, to provide an independent monitor of future seiscie activity in the region surrounding the PNPP and the January 31, 1986 epicenter.

In response to the theory that two deep injection wells located 7 miles (11 km) north of the epicenter could have triggered the main shock, CEI also agreed to install a separate network in the vicinity-of the injection wells. This net has a small aperture but a very low magnitude threshold, and covers the corridor extending from the injection wells down to the main shock epicenter.

bb This report represents the first quarterly report requested by the NRC I

staff in October 1986.

Because this is the first report submitted on the ongoing seismic monitoring program, it covers several subjects.

It includes an update of the seismic data previously reported by CEI in its June 16, 1986 submittal to the NRC. It also reviews the progress made with the seismic monitoring program undertaken by CEl, including both the microseismic and regional networks. Future reports will focus on the micronet operating data, which the staff has indicated to be its primary area of interest in following with these quarterly reports.

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2.0 NETWORK DESCRIPTION

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The CEI Temporary M nitoring of the Regional Activity During February, March and early April of 1986, a total of 13 portable NIQs were operated by Weston Geophysical for CEI. The configuration changed very little during this period, as shown on Figures 3-6 and 3-7 of the June report. By the middle of April, as the aftershock sequence had almost died out, the number of stations was reduced to nine, as shown on Figure 1.

This nine-station configuration was maintained until the John Carroll University system commenced operation in late September.

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The CEI Micronet The principal objective of the CEI micronet is to monitor the corridor between the injection wells and the main shock epicenter, at a very low threshold (He=0.0 or lower). The configuration was expanded to include the area north of the wells extending to the PNPP site. The data will be used to evaluate the validity of a theory originally proposed by the USGS that the wells could have triggered the January 31, 1986 earthquake. This position was later considered by the USGS, the NRC and CEI to have only a low probability (SSER No. 10).

SSER No 10 also states that a microcarthquake that occurred on March 12,1986 (Mc=-0.3) and two small earthquakes (Mc-2.3 and 2.7) that occurred in 1983, all within two or three kilometers from the wells, could have been either induced by the injection wells or simply unrelated and tectonic. It is hoped that'with time, both the CEI micronet and the John Carroll regional net will produce data that will help resolve this question.

Once the John Carroll regional network came in operation, Weston used the portable equipment from these stations to search for micronet site locations, while maintaining adequate coverage of the wells-nain epicenter corridor. Figure 2 shows the selected sites for the five network stations for the CEI micronet, which are presently occupied by portable equipment.

One additional station at YMO is operated to strengthen the portable array of vertical instruments. weston Geophs o

To achieve a reliable level of detection and location, the micronet will have five 3-component stations. All instruments will be placed in boreholes. This required the selection of 4-hz geophones. All stations transmit by phone lines digitized signals to the recording center located at Ph*PP.

Disk and tape will store seismic signals arriving simultaneously; visual recorders will continuously preserve one channel from each station. At present, boreholes have been drilled and 1

telephone / power lines are installed.

Hardware and software are under preparation, end testing is expected to start soon.

3.0 MONITORING RESULTS 1.

The January 31, 1986 Aftershocks Since the June 1966 report, only two more af tershocks have occurred in the

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epicentral area. One occurred on June 17, (Mc=0.8) and the last one on July 17, (Mc=0.3).

Both of them are contained within the boundaries of the original cluster defined by the first 13 aftershocks. Table 1 gives an update of all aftershock parameters and Figure 3 shows their locations, including the two additional events.

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Other Microearthquake Activity

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The CEI cieronet covers an aperture of approximately 50 sq. km., about ten times smaller than the John Carroll net.

The location threshold is near Me=-0.5.

At this low magnitude level, not all events are detected at all stations; consequently the epicentral accuracy of located events varies in quality.

On October 2,1986 CEI notified khe NRC staff of a small microcarthquake recorded by the portable array od September 28, 1986. Since that time, other small events have occurred in the same area, at the rate of one event per month. Table 2 presents the typical location parameters of j

l these events. Figure 4 shows the microcarthquake epicentral locations as w,,,m r_rieve,m 3

well as the locations of the two injection wells and the main epicenter of January 31, 1986.

It also shows the local distribution of oil and gas wells. At this time, it is premature to attempt any conclusive spatial correlation between the microearthquakes and either the injection wells or the oil / gas wells. Detailed developmental information and operating data on these oil / gas wells is presently being obtained to evaluat'e their potential role.

Because the focal depth estimates are influenced by the distance to the nearest station as well as the chosen geological model, it is not possible to use them to determine with absolute confidence the cause of'these

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It should be noted on Table 2 that large azimuthal gaps exist for N-_-

several events reducing confidence in the epicentral location estimates.

Two other microevents were detected on November 3, 1986 (Mc=0.0) and on Dececber 24, 1986 (Mc=0.1).

They have not been accurately located at this tice, being toe scall and cc=pletely outside the micronet and are, therefore, not included on Table 2.

The first one seems to be about 15 kilometers to the southwest, while the second is about 10 kilometers to the west.

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At present it is felt that, because of their infrequent occurrences, their small magnitudes and the location uncertainty, that these events have little significance for Perry. As discussed in SSER No. 10, events of this nature could be either induced or tectonic. When the CEI micronet is operational and additional i

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The John Carroll University Regional Network Weston Geophysical supplied consulting services in the design of the John Carroll network, particularly with respect to the selection of the sites.

It was agreed that some of the stations occupied by Weston could become part of the regional telemetered net.

Stations KEL, TOM, and PAT, were selected because of their corner locations. Station WC2, at Leroy, in the immediate vicinity of the January 31 epicenter was also included in the array. To achieve some sym=etry in the aperture of the net, a station located to the northwest had to be found. The location of the existing.

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Several candidate locations were tested and had to be rejected; negotiations for one selected site failed. A site at the Waterplant (Figure 1 - Mentor-on-the Lake) was finally accepted and to reduce the effects of traffic noise, CEI agreed to assume the additional cost of a borehole for the fifth station. Figure 1 shows the final configuration of the John Carroll University net.

Signals from four stations are transmitted by telephone lines to the fifth site at Chesterland, where they are multiplexed, and then proceed by phone to the University. The system commenced operation in September 1986. All f'~'g stations are single component. Leroy, Thompson, and Mentor are equipped

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