NMP2L2617, Transmittal of 2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report

Transmittal of 2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report

ML16110A162
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/15/2016
From:	Orphanos P Exelon Generation Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Peter M. Orphanos Site Vice President P.O. Box63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Exelon Generation@ 315 349 5200 Office www.exeloncorp.com Peter.Orphanos@exeloncorp.com NMP2L2617 April 15, 2016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2 Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-69 Docket No. 50-410

SUBJECT:

2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report In accordance with Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, of the Renewed Operating License NPF-69 for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, enclosed is the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter.

If any further informatfon or assistance is needed, contact Jeffrey Gerber, Manager Site Chemistry Environmental & Rad Waste, at (315) 349-4264.

Respectfully, l____

Peter M. Orphanos Site Vice President PMO/KES

Attachment:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, 2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report -

cc: Regional Administrator, Region I, NRC Project Manager, NRC R,sident Inspector, NRC

ATTACHMENT NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT January 1, 2015 -December 31, 2015 Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-69 Docket No. 50-410

ATTACHMENT NMPNS UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), as contained in Appendix B of the Renewed Operating License for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, requires that an Annual Environmental Operating Report be submitted to the Commission prior to May 1 of each year. The following addresses the requirements found in Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP for the submittal of the Annual Environmental Operating Report:

1. Provide summaries and analyses of the results of the environmental protection activities required by Subsection 4.2 (if any) of the EPP for the report period, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous non-radiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment. If harmful effects or evidence of trends towards irreversible damage to the environment are observed, a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of mitigating action shall be provided.

Subsection 4.2 of the EPP denotes three areas of environmental monitoring:

• Subsection 4.2.1 (Aquatic Monitoring) has no specific monitoring requirements although it is noted that the Commission will rely on the decisions made by the State of New York under the authority of the Clean Water Act for any requirements. Aquatic monitoring is specified in the station's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (SPDES Permit) which is a site permit applicable to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 and Unit 2. The SPDES Permit requires a limited Aquatic Monitoring Program (referred to in the permit as Biological Monitoring Requirements) which, at the present time, is only applicable to Unit 1. Unit 2 is in compliance. Therefore, no Aquatic Monitoring Program is presently required for Unit 2.

• Subsection 4.2.2 (Terrestrial Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

• Subsection 4.2.3 (Noise Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

2. Provide a list of EPP non-compliances and corrective actions taken to remedy them.

A review of the EPP requirements and plant records showed that there were no non-compliances with the EPP requirements during 2015.

3. Provide a list of all changes in station design or operation, tests, and experiments made in accordance with EPP Subsection 3.1 which involved a potentially significant unreviewed environmental question (non-radiological).

A review of plant records, including environmental evaluations, showed that there were no changes in station design/operation, tests, or experiments during 2015 that could have involved a potentially significant unrevrwed environmental question (non-radiological).

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ATTACHMENT NMPNS UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT

4. List all non-routine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

During 2015, there were no non-routine reports submitted to the Commission in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

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Peter M. Orphanos Site Vice President P.O. Box63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Exelon Generation@ 315 349 5200 Office www.exeloncorp.com Peter.Orphanos@exeloncorp.com NMP2L2617 April 15, 2016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2 Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-69 Docket No. 50-410

SUBJECT:

2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report In accordance with Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, of the Renewed Operating License NPF-69 for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, enclosed is the Annual Environmental Operating Report for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter.

If any further informatfon or assistance is needed, contact Jeffrey Gerber, Manager Site Chemistry Environmental & Rad Waste, at (315) 349-4264.

Respectfully, l____

Peter M. Orphanos Site Vice President PMO/KES

Attachment:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, 2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report -

cc: Regional Administrator, Region I, NRC Project Manager, NRC R,sident Inspector, NRC

ATTACHMENT NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT January 1, 2015 -December 31, 2015 Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-69 Docket No. 50-410

ATTACHMENT NMPNS UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT Subsection 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), as contained in Appendix B of the Renewed Operating License for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2, requires that an Annual Environmental Operating Report be submitted to the Commission prior to May 1 of each year. The following addresses the requirements found in Subsection 5.4.1 of the EPP for the submittal of the Annual Environmental Operating Report:

1. Provide summaries and analyses of the results of the environmental protection activities required by Subsection 4.2 (if any) of the EPP for the report period, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous non-radiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment. If harmful effects or evidence of trends towards irreversible damage to the environment are observed, a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of mitigating action shall be provided.

Subsection 4.2 of the EPP denotes three areas of environmental monitoring:

• Subsection 4.2.1 (Aquatic Monitoring) has no specific monitoring requirements although it is noted that the Commission will rely on the decisions made by the State of New York under the authority of the Clean Water Act for any requirements. Aquatic monitoring is specified in the station's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (SPDES Permit) which is a site permit applicable to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 and Unit 2. The SPDES Permit requires a limited Aquatic Monitoring Program (referred to in the permit as Biological Monitoring Requirements) which, at the present time, is only applicable to Unit 1. Unit 2 is in compliance. Therefore, no Aquatic Monitoring Program is presently required for Unit 2.

• Subsection 4.2.2 (Terrestrial Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

• Subsection 4.2.3 (Noise Monitoring) does not contain any monitoring requirements.

2. Provide a list of EPP non-compliances and corrective actions taken to remedy them.

A review of the EPP requirements and plant records showed that there were no non-compliances with the EPP requirements during 2015.

3. Provide a list of all changes in station design or operation, tests, and experiments made in accordance with EPP Subsection 3.1 which involved a potentially significant unreviewed environmental question (non-radiological).

A review of plant records, including environmental evaluations, showed that there were no changes in station design/operation, tests, or experiments during 2015 that could have involved a potentially significant unrevrwed environmental question (non-radiological).

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ATTACHMENT NMPNS UNIT 2 2015 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT

4. List all non-routine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

During 2015, there were no non-routine reports submitted to the Commission in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.

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