NOC-AE-11002668, Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports, Part 1 of 2
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/26/2011 |
| From: | Aguilera R South Texas |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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Nuclear Operating Company South Tbas Promect Electric GeneratingStation P.. Box 289 Wadsworth. Texas 77483 A
- April 26, 2011 NOC-AE-1 1002668 File No.: G25 10 CFR 50.36b STI: 32859795 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radioloqical Environmental Operatingq Reports Pursuant to South Texas Project Unit 1 Operating License NPF-76 and Unit 2 Operating License NPF-80 Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-radiological), and Technical Specification 6.9.1.3, the STP Nuclear Operating Company provides the attached 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports.
There are no commitments included in this report.
If there are any questions, please contact either Marilyn Kistler at (361) 972-8385 or me at (361) 972-8679.
Roger A. Aguilera Manager, Health Physics MK
Attachment:
2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports
NOC-AE-1 1002668 Page 2 of 2 cc:
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Regional Administrator, Region IV A. H. Gutterman, Esquire U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 612 East Lamar Blvd, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-4125 Balwant K. Singal U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Balwant K. Singal John Ragan Senior Project Manager Catherine Callaway U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jim von Suskil One White Flint North (MS 8B13) NRG South Texas LP 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Ed Alarcon Senior Resident Inspector Kevin Polio U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Richard Pena P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: MN1 16 City Public Service Wadsworth, TX 77483 C. M. Canady Peter Nemeth City of Austin Crain Caton & James, P.C.
Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road C. Mele Austin, TX 78704 City of Austin Richard A. Ratliff Texas Department of State Health Services Alice Rogers Texas Department of State Health Services
Attachment South Texas Project Units I and 2 2010 Annual Environmental and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports
I The 2010 Annual Environmental Operating Report for the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station combines in one report the requirements for the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non-radiological) found in Appendix B to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 and the requirements for the Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report found in Part A of the station's Offsite Dose Calculation Manual.
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Completed in accordance with Technical Specifications for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission License Nos.
NPF-76 and NPF-80 April 2011 Authored by: K7r, 4 ,
Laura Std'cescu Senior Health Physicist Health Physics Division and Pegg ion Travfs, J.D.
Staff Consultant Environmental Division Technical Review:
. Darrell Sherwood, Ph.D.
Supervisor Health Physics Division Approved by:
Rýger"A. Aguilef*{
Manager Health Physics Division 2010 Annual Environmental Operating Report SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION
Table of Contents Executive Summ ary ................................................................................................... 1-2 Site and Area Description .......................................................................................... 2-2 N on-Radiological Environm ental Introduction and Sum m ary .................................. 3-2 N on-Radiological Environm ental Operating Report ................................................. 4-2 Environm ental Conditions .............................................................................. 4-2 Aquatic and Ecological M onitoring ..................................................... 4-3 Water Quality Managem ent ................................................................. 4-4 Air Quality M anagem ent ..................................................................... 4-9 N on-Radioactive W aste M anagem ent .................................................. 4-11 Chem ical Control and Managem ent .................................................... 4-14 Environm ental Protection Plan Status ........................................................... 4-15 Radiological Environm ental Introduction and Sum m ary .......................................... 5-2 Radiological Environm ental Operating Report ......................................................... 6-2 Program Description ....................................................................................... 6-2 Analysis of Results and Trends ........................................................... 6-6 Land Use Census ............................................................................................ 6-15 Quality Assurance ........................................................................................... 6-16 Program Deviations ........................................................................................ 6-17 NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative ........................................................... 6-17 M ain Cooling Reservoir Sedim ent Study ....................................................... 6-19 List of Figures Figure 2-1: Plant Water Systems Diagram ........................................................................ 2-4 Figure 4-1: 2010 Nonradioactive Waste Management ................................................... 4-13 Figure 4-2: 2010 Nonradioactive Waste Generation ....................................................... 4-13 Figure 4-3: Hazardous Waste Shipped Historical Comparison ..................................... 4-14 i STP Nuclear Operating Company
2009 EnvironmentalReport Figure 6-1: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Designated Sam ple Location M ap ..................................................................................... 6-3 Figure 6-2: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Onsite Sample Location Map .................................................................................... 6-4 Figure 6-3: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Zone Location Map .................................................................................................... 6-5 Figure 6-4: Historical Comparison of Average Quarterly Beta Activity from Indicator and Control Air Samples ....................................................... 6-7 Figure 6-5: Environmental Dosimeter Comparisons ...................................................... 6-7 Figure 6-6: Historical Comparison of Cobalt-58 and Cobalt-60 in Main Cooling Reservoir Sediment ........................................................................... 6-8 Figure 6-7: Calculated Cumulative Curies of Cobalt-60 in the Main C ooling Reservoir ............................................................................................. 6-8 Figure 6-8: Historical Comparison of Tritium Added to and Remaining in the Main Cooling Reservoir ........................................................................... 6-10 Figure 6-9: Historical Comparison of Tritium Activity in Reservoir Relief Wells ....................................................................................................... 6-11 Figure 6-10: Historical Comparison of Tritium Activity in Surface Water .................... 6-12 Figure 6-11: Historical Comparison of TritiumActivity in Shallow Aquifer Ground Water .................................................................................................... 6-13 Figure 6-12: Tritium Activity in Shallow Ground Water West of the Main Cooling R eservoir ............................................................................................. 6-13 Figure 6-13: 2010 Radiological Laboratory Quality Assurance Program Performance ...................................................................................... 6-16 Figure 6-14: STP ProtectedArea Ground Water Monitoring Wells ............................... 6-19 Figure 6-15: Main Cooling Reservoir Sediment Study ................................................... 6-20 List of Tables Table 1: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program ................... 6-21 Table 2: Sample Media and Location Descriptions ................................ 6-24 Table 3: 2010 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program A nalysis Summary .................................................................... 6-31 STP Nuclear Operating Company
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