ML20247L146
| ML20247L146 | |
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1998 |
| From: | Capra R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9805220323 | |
| Download: ML20247L146 (4) | |
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.....l PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-354 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No.111 License No. NPF-57 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
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The application for amendment filed by the Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) dated December 19,1997, as supplemented March 6,1998, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance: (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the heslth and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through j
Amendment No.111, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into the license. PSE&G shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
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The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance, to be implemented within 60 days.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
- Rs / a. cp Robert A. Capra, Director Project Directorate 1-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/Il Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Changes to the Technical Specifications Date ofissuance:May 8,1998 l
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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.111 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF.57 DOCKET NO. 50-354 Replace the following pages of the Appendix "B" Environmental Protection Plan Technical Specifications with the attached pages.
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l 4.2.2 Terrestrial Ecology Monitoring PSE&G has completed the implementation of the Salt Drift Monitoring Program to assess the impacts of cooling tower salt drift on the environment in the HCGS vicinity. This study was completed by the submission of two reports: " Pre-operational Summary Report for Hope Creek Generating Station Salt Drift Monitoring Program, August 1984-December 1986" and " Operational Summary Report for Hope Creek Generating Station Salt Drift Monitoring Program, January 1987-March 1989".
The pre-operational report was submitted to the NRC on April 30, 1987 (NLR-EB7144) as an Appendix to the 1986 Annual Environmental Operating Report.
The operational report was submitted to the NRC on October 10, 1989 (NLR-N89201).
The " Operational Summary Report" contained information that fulfilled the requirements of a final report, and therefore will be considered the " Final Report".
This report discusses salt deposition data, native vegetation studies, comparison of estimated salt drift and deposition with actual data, environmental effects of salt drift and pre-and post-operational data comparison.
The study indicated that only minor, localized ef"ts of cooling tower drift deposition are occurring.
Higher deposition rates potentially attributable to the cooling tower were measured at only one location, which is on station property at a distance of 0.4 km southeast of the cooling tower. The salt 2
deposition rate at this site is 113 mg/m / month, which is well below the deposition levels that have been reported to cause vegetative damage of 10,000 2
mg/m / year. Hope Creek Generating Station is surrounded by extensive areas of tidal salt marsh and the nearest uplands are located approximately three miles to the east, therefore no significant adverse impacts will occur as a result of cooling tower operation.
PSE&G has satisfied the commitments under this requirement. No further monitoring is required.
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