NUREG-0488, Forwards Environ Tech Spec for Subj Facil,Prepared by NRC Staff.Applicant Has Agreed to Imposition of the Spec.W/Encl 780311 Order W/Cert of Svc,751114 Joint Motion to Terminate Hearing & Tech Spec NUREG-0488
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 11/03/1978 |
| From: | Friedell E, Woodhead C NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Lazo R, Shon F, Tubridy J Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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Robert M. Lazo, Esq., Chairman Mr. Fre derick J. Shon Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman and Members of the Board:
4 The enclosed environmental technical specifications for the Oyster Creek facility have been prepared by the NRC Staff.
These environmental technical specifications deal with the special environmental problems presented by the Oyster Creek facility, including the woodborer (shipworm),
siltation and fish-kill problems.
The Applicant, Jersey Central Power and Light Company, has agreed to the imposition of these specifications.
As you will recall, the Board in its Memorandum and Order of March 11, 1976, instructed the NRC Staff to forward to the Board for review the
" Environmental Technical Specifications proposed to be attached to the full tenn operating license."
It is now clear, however, that it will be at least 2 years before a full-term operating license (FTOL) for the Oyster Creek facility can be issued since Oyster Creek is being evaluated by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation under the Systematic Evaluation Program (SEP).
In the interim, Oyster Creek continues to operate under the provisional operating license granted by the Commission in 1969.
The Staff therefore proposes to make the enclosed environmental technical specifications part of the Oyster Creek orovisional operating license.
The Staff regrets that it has taken so long to present the Board with environmental technical specifications for the Oyster Creek facility.
It has been a difficult task because a large nunber of individuals and organizations, both state and federal, were involved in developing and reviewing these specifications.
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, We hope the Board will find the enclosed specification: acceptable.
We also hope that the Board will now be able to rule c the " Joint Moticrn to Tenninate Hearing" filed by counsel for the i RC Staff on
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Sincerely, 1 % k & & _.,C w Ellen Sf1berstein Friede11 Counsel for NRC Staff Colleen P. Woodhead Counsel for NRC Staff
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Gt.orge F. Trowbridge, Esq.
Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esq.
Dr. Hugh C. Paxton Dr. Paul W. Purdom Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
Steven P. Russo, Esq.
Joseph W. Ferraro, Jr., Esq.
Mark First, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel R. William Potter, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Docketing and Service Section U e have attached copies of this motion and of the Board's March 11, W
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document entitled " Joint Motion to Terminate Hearing."
The Joint Motion has been signed by Licensee's counsel as well as by counsel for the Staff, and includes a statement that counsel for the State of New Jersey has no objection to the motion.
Both the Joint Motion and Staf.f counsel's covering letter of November 14, 1975, refer to an " Appendix A",
which does not appear otherwise to have been identified.
It is also noted that various letters, exhibits and a plot marked as " Attachment 1" have been included as attachnents to the Joint Motion.
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. Paragraph 7 of the Joint Motion refers to certain license conditions which have been agreed upon by the Staff and Licensee.
Please advise whether the Board is correct in its assumption that such license conditions are those set forth in paragraphs (a) through (g) of the attach-ment marked "EIHIBIT I".
It is also noted that the attachment marked " EXHIBIT II",
which is entitled " Description of JCP&L's Implementation of NRC P,roposed Licensing Conditions",
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details of the various monitoring programs were to be incorporated into the Environmental Technical Specifications scheduled for submittal by the Licensee on July 31, 1975.
It is requested that the Staff forward to,the Board Jor' review, the Environmental Technical Specifications proposed j
to be attached to the full tern operating license.
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CERTITICATE OF SERT.'TCE I have this ' day served the foregoing docueent(s)
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SERVICE LIST Robert M. Lazo, Esq., Chairman Honorable Joseph W.
Ferraro, Jr Atomic Safety and Licensin; Board Deputy Attorney General U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Law - Room 316 Washington, D. C.
20545 1100 Raynond Boulevard Newark, New Jersey 07102 Dr.'Hugh C. Paxton Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Honorable George F. Kugler, Jr.
P. O. Box 1663 Attorney Cencral Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 State of New Jersey State House Annex Dr. Paul W. Purdom, Director Trenton, New Jersey 05625 Center for Urban Research and Environmental Studies Paul W..Rosenberg, T3q.
Drexel University Daniel Rappoport, Esq.
32nd & Chestnut Streets 2323 South Broad Street Philadciphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Trenton, ::eu Jersey 05610 Joseph F. Scinto,.Esq.
Anthony 2. Roisman, Esq.
Counsel for NRC Staff Stuart M. Bluestone, Esq.
U. S. Nuclear Rc;Qlatory Commission Berlin, Roisman & Kessler Washin;; ton, D. C.
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Washington, D. C.
20036 Georze F. Trowbridge, Esq.
Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esc.
Ocean County Library Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trot; bridge 15 Hooper Avenue 910 - 17th Street, M. W.
Toms River, Neu Jersey 08753 Washington, D. C.
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Board Panel Drexel University U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 32nd & Chestnut Streets Washington, D. C.
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in the Joint flotion to Terminate Hearing executed by Applicant's Counsel and Staff Counsel filed herewith and the Notice of With-drawal Fren Proceeding filed today by Intervenor's Counsel.
The Staff believes that there are no other matters warranting the Board's attention and that the pending hearing may be pro-perly terminated on the basis of the Joint Motion. As reflected in the Joint Motion, the applicant and staff have jointly agreed to the license conditions set forth in Appendix A, and, after termination of the hearing by the Board, the subsequent license amendment will, with respect to the various environmental i
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JOINT FOTION TO TERMINATE HEARING 1.
On November 28, 1972, the Commission published in the Federal Register (37 Fed. Reg. 25190) Notice of Con-sideration of Conversion of Provisional Operating License to Full-Term Operating License and Opportunity for Hearing, re-lated to Jersey Central Power & Light Company's Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant..By Memorandum and Order, dated March 2, 1973, the Licensing Board appointed to rule.on I; quests for leave to intervene in this proceeding admitted jointly as Intervenors the Sands Point Marina, Inc., Henry J. Kurt and Mary A. Kurtz, doing business as Oyster Creek Marina, and Charles B. Mallie and Joseph P. DiPaolo,. doing business as Briarwood Yacht Basin, and directed that a hearing he held.
The only issues among the parties admitted by the Board relate to Intervenors' allegations of environmental harm -- namely, damage resulting frem shipworm infestation and silting -- at Intervenors' marinas on Oyster Creek.
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Light Company (JCP&L) and Intervenors entered into an agreement on February 7, 1975 under which JCP&L agreed to purchase Intervenors' marinas and Intervenors agreed to with' draw from this proceeding and drop related opposition and litigation in other forums concerning the Oyster Creek Plant.
Contracts related to the purchase have been executed and settlement occurred on July 22, 1975.
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With regard to the concerns over silting expressed by Intervenors in a contention and by the staff in a proposed licensing condition in the December, 1974 FES, JCP&L has com-pleted a canal bank stabilization program designed to reduce significantly any sedimentation problems in Oyster Creek ihich might otherwise have been caused by continued operation of the Oyster Creek Plant.
Acquisition of the marinas and removal of the associated piers and pilings, obviates any concern over the need for dredging in Intervenors' marinas areas.
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With regard to shipworm infestation, agreement has been reached between JCP&L and the NRC Regulatory Staff that the following conditions related to marine borers will be incorporated in the full-term license to be issued for Oyster Creek Station:
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The licensee will, by October 1, 1975, or as soon thereafter as practicable, take all rea7on-able steps necessary to complete the removal of trashwood from the Oyster Creek discharge canal between the Route 9 bridge and Barnegat Bay, and e
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The licensee shall carry out a marine borer monitoring program which has been approved by the NRC Staff to determine whether continued operation of Oyster Creek Station re::ults in' any i
other resident marine borer populations which contribute significantly to the spread of marine borer damage in Barnegat Bay, and shall by Septem-bar, 1976 report to the NRC Staff the results of monitoring.
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The program for removal'by JCP&L of trashwood in.
Oyster Creek, referred to in condition (a), is substantially complete.
Acquisition of Intervenors' marinas under the February 7, 1975 agreement is in further implementation of condition (a).
JCP&L has now obtained the necessary Corps of Engineers and State permits, and will commence within two weeks che removal of marine borer infested wood in those marinas.
JCP&L also has purchased the only other marina in'0yster Creek.
Formal contracts for this purchase were executed on June 27, 1975, and settlement occurred on October 1, 1975.
JCP&L has also obtained the necessary permits and will commence within two weeks removal of marine borer infested wood in the fourth marina as well.
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JCP&L and the NRC Staff are in agreement that satisfaction of license condition (a) by JCP&L will significantly reduce marine borer-related adverse environmental impacts which might otherwise be caused by continued operation of. the Oyster Creek Plant.
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Removal o.f the trashwood which is now sub-stantially complete and removal of all infested wood in the four marinas which will commence within two weeks should largely destroy t.Se resident marine borer population in Oyster Creek.
Moreover, JCP&L will be required through proposed license condition (b) to monitor for continued marine borer impact in Barnegat Bay of shipworms due to plant operation.
The marine borer monitoring program is already in progress.
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JCP&L and the NRC Staff further have reached agreement on other conditions which, in addition to license conditions (a) and (b) stated above, are to be included in the full-term operating license for Oyster Creek for the
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None of the foregoing conditions are intended to affect or modify any pending litigation or any authority or jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey or any of its agencies.
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For the reasons stated above, JCP&L and the NRC Staff agree that there are no longer issues in controversy among the parties, and that the substantive questions raised by Intervenors in their contentions are adequately resolved by JCP&L's completed canal bank stabilization program and by imposition of the requirements placed on JCP&L in the NRC Staff's marine borer-related license conditions and JCP&L's compliance with those conditions, implementation of which is w underway.
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Counsel for Applicant has been authorized by counsel for the State of New Jersey to inform the Licensing l
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m-July 23, 1975 CERTITIED " AIL RETURN R?.CEIPT RE0t*ESTED Mr. Daniel R. Muller Assistant Direc:or for Envir n= ental Projects Directorate of Licensing Office of Regulations U.S. Nucie,tr Reguistory Co-4 ssion
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SUBJECI: OYSTER CEEd* :*l*CLE.*a CINERATING STATION DOCYIT NO. 50-219 PROPOSED ENVIRC::PEZAL LICINSI'*C CONDITIONS In its Dece=ber 1974 Final Enviren= ental Sta:e=ent cencerning the issuance of a Full-Term Operating License for :he Cyster Creek Nucles: Centra:ing 5:st;.cn, the' NRC (then the AIC) Staf f recc:=endad :nst the operating license when iss'.:ed should be subject to certain c=nditions :o pre:cc: :he envirennent. *The c:n-dicions originally proposed in the TIS have sihec 'een nodified by your sezif, largely due to Jersey Central Pcvar & L12ht Coc:any's (JCFLL's) acciens aken since the FES was issued.
Enhibit I :o :his let:er sets out our understanding of the modified set of environnental :endi:1:ns.
: is JCP&L's presen; incen::en to accept for inclusien in the 0ister Creek 5:a:1on's Full-Te::t License che conditions contained in Enhibit I.
Exhibit II :o this lat:er describes JCP&L's = regress :o date toward fulfill-ment of these modified cendi:1 ens and a desert tion of our pisns for future l
impler.cntat ion.
You will find, I believe, that JC?it has already =ade suostan:ial l
progress towards i=plementing these licensing condi: ions.
l Based upon discussiens between recrasentatives of JCP&L and members of your staff, it is our unders::nding thst JC?iL's 1.:le.cntation of the condi:icns as describcd in Exhib'i: II is satisfac:orr :o :he ::RC 3taf f.
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after weighing the environmental, econemic, technical, and other benefits of the station aSainst environmental and other costs, and considering available alternatives, it is concluded that the action called for under NEPA and 10 CFR Part 51 is the conversion of Provisional Operating License DPR-16 to a Full-Term Operating License subject to the following conditions for protection of the environment:
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The licensee will, by October 1,1975, or as soon thereafter as practicable, take all reasonable steps necessary to complete the removal of crashwood frem the Oyster Creek discharge canal between the Route 9 bridge and Barnegat Bay, and complete the removal of pilings, bulkheads, and other wood in the four marinas on Oyster Creek that now harbor a resident breeding population of marine borers.
(b) The licensee shall carry out a =arine borer monitoring program which has been approved by the NRC Staff to determine whether continued operation of Oyster Creek Station results in any other resident marine borer popula,tiens which contribute significantly to the spread of =arine borer damage in Barnegat Bay, and shall by Septecher 1976 report to the NRC Staff the results of monitoring.
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The licensee vill i=ple=ent by September 1975 a progra approved by the NRC Staff of monitoring and data evaluation of sufficient scope and' definition to permit an assesscent of the effects of
. plant operation on the ecosyste= of Barnagat Bay.
(d) The licensee vill sub=it by November 1977 for review by the Staff a detailed reevaluation on a cost-benefit basis of alternative cooling syste=s taking account of the results of the =enitoring program pursuant to condition (c).
Such evaluation shall include, in addition to the present cooling system, syste=s that would noe use Barnegat Bay water for once-through cooling, e.g., a closed cycle, helper cycle, or ocean intake-discharge cooling system.
The Staff will consider this infor:ation in arriving at a deter =i-nation, in confor=ance with the provisions of Section 511 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act A=endrents of 1971 (TVPCA),
and in conformance with the applicable NPDES permit issued under Section 402 of the BiPCA or any alternative effluent limitation established pursuant to Section 316 of the T'~PCA, concerning the w
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The licensee vill install appropriate controls, and e= ploy operating procedures and measures that will =1tigate the extent of fish mortalities.
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i With respcet to =arine borer related conditions, the Regulatory Staff in the December 1974 FES proposed that l
' The applicant will within nine months af ter issuance of this statement, or sooner if practicabic, (1) clear the discharge canal
.of trashwood, pilings, bulkhcads, and other wood that now harbors a resident breeding population of =arine borers, and replace the piling.s and bulkheads with structural materials that are not supportive ci marine borers or (ii) i=plement another course of action that vill, in the staff's judgement, reasonably be expected to minimize the i= pact occurring from' carine borers in Oyster Creek.
The applicant will, by December 1975, provide evidence to demonstrate whether station operation is contributing to the spread of =arine borer activity in,other areas of the Barnegat Bay system.
On March 3,1975, JCP&L in implementation of the 'trashwood removal re-quirement expressed by the Staff in its propoced condition, requested the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Corps of Engineers (Corps) to remove all submerged or partially submerged non-structural wood (primarily tree stumps) in that portion of the Oyster Creek discharge canal east of U.S. Highway Route 9.
Fernission was received from the Corps on March 11, and the NJDE? on March 21.
This phase of wood removal was complaced on May 16, 1975.
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2200 cubic yards of wood were removed from Oyster Creek and deposited in the contractor's landfill.
Of this, approxicately 220 cubic yards were infested i
with shipwor=s. Af ter completion of the wood removal work, divers were e= ployed to survey the discharge canal to determine the adequacy of wood re= oval.
No appreciable wood debris remained.
Having removed the exoosed trashwood, stabilization of some portions of the discharge canal bank is now necessarr to prevent the exposure of additional wood, now buried in the banks, to the waters of Oyster Creek and the possible infestation by shipvor= larvae.
On May 15, JC?SL submitted an apolication for a revocable riparian permit from NJEEP and a permit to verk in navirable waters
- -om the Corps, to stabili:c, by sloping and/or ripraopina, the af fected shote-1.
To date, not all permits have been received.
'then these authert:stiens received JCP&L will procccd i= mediately to stabill:e the af fected banks, s
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completing the trashwood remcyal program..'
'JCP&L, also in implementstion of this same proposed ' condition, and with the' NRC Staff's concurrence, has contracted with all four narinas locceed on Oyster Creek for the sale of thair waterfront proporties. Transfer of title oc three of the marinas has been completed; transfer of title.to the fourth me- 'aa is contemplated for October 1, 1975.
JCP&L submitted on June 9, an application for. a revocable riparian permit from NJDEP and a permit to work in navigable waters from the Corps to repair existing bulkhesds in three of the carinas. The repair consists of replacing infested bulkhoad support pilings with pilings which have been properly treated to resist ' future shipworn acts:k. At NJtEP's request, JC7&L included, as well, in its applications a description of the dock piling and dock removal work to be accomplished in the three marinas.
To date, these requested authorizations have not been received.
Appropriate permit applications to accoccodate st=1lar work in the fourth marina vill be subnitted soon.
Upon receipt of titles and necessary governmental authorizations, JC?$L plans to proceed expeditiously to accc=plish repair of the bulkheads and re: oval cf the pilings and docks in all of the marinas -- presunably during :his se=ner in the case of three of the marinas and in the fall in the case of the fourth.
As for the proposed woodborer monitoring condicion (condition (b) in Exhibit I), JCP&L representatives have discussed vi:h members of your staff an appropriate voodborer monitoring progra=.
It is our understandin: : hat your ceaff approves our pregram.which will be incorporated into the Environmen:21 Technical Specifications.
Mrs. Beatrice 2. 21: hards, Willi:= F. Clapp Labors-tories, 3atte11e Cole = bus Laboratories. has been retained to carry out the program which was coc:menced in June 1975.
In accordance with proposed licensing condition (c) of Exhibit I, JCP&L
.sentatives have met and discussed with = embers of your staf f the objectives r,
for this program.
I: is our understanding that your staff has approved these j
objectives bu that final approval of the plan =ust swait our'subci::a1 of the program details. The progrs= details unich are to be incorporated in:o the Environmental Technical Specifications are scheduled for suomi:tal on July 11, 1975.
Ichythyological Associates, Inc. has been selected by JCPLL to carry out the Barnegat Bay ecosystem study and is e::pected to co==ence 1:s conitoring program in August or September of this year, following approval by NRC of :he J
program details.
in addition to the work being done in conjunction with :he Bay monitoring i
program described above, preparation of :he reevaluatien of cooling system alternatives f rom an engineering and cos:-benefit censideration standpoint has also co=nenced pursuant to proposed eendi: ton (d) of Exhibi: I.
As more cos:
and engineering data are developed and results of the moni:oring program beco=e available, the detailed reevaluation vill be expanded and updated to allev completion and submittal by Movember 1977.
With respect to proposed license conditien (e) of Exhibt: I, JC?SL in paragraph I. A. of i:s rzsponse :o the Drsf: Environmental State:ent (reprinted in the FES on cage A-37) described the s:eps which 1: vas taking to minimi:e fish mortalities.
These steps have been accccolished vi:h :he singic exception of installation of an autoestic : rip fea:ure en the dilu:1on pumps.
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Sinco their inception, theso in-structions have been followed and enn auccestic statton trip has occurrad: a large fish mortality did not occur.
'he ar.eas denuded by plant construction which are subject to revegetation proposed condition (f), are JCP&L's property _which lies within the land uno_.
area bounded on the north, vest, and south by the "horseshoc" for:ed by the intake and discharge canals and on the east by Barnegat Bay (see Attachtent 1).
These areas include dredged spoil deposits as well as, possibly, denuded' spots compo' sed of the remaining naturally occurring copsoil.
Additional areas re-quiring revegetation outside of the "horschoe" and vest of Route 9 are subject to present and future construction activities related to the forked River Station.
A description of revegetation of these areas is found in the Forked River Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 Final Environmental Statement.
JCP&L intends to allocate up to $200,000 to accelerate revegetation under the Oyster Creek revegetation program which is being i=plemented in rvo phases.
Phase i consists of a test plot study, wherein initially soil cast samples representing the various edaphically different denuded areas are taken and analyzed for the nutrient content, pH, and any other appropriate soil testing parameters i=portant to plant growth. Then, a nu=ber of test plots of approxi-mately 400 souare feet each are established in different soil areas as deter =ined from the soil test results. Based uoen such soil test data, specific fertilizer /
seed recipes are tailored to the differing physical and chemical characteristics cf the test plots and applied.
Test plots yield the best assurance that a
recipe (s) vill be developed to successfully revegetate the areas denuded by plant construction.
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The Phase 1 duration is long enough to per=lt an amelioration, hopeful'y, of any short term seasonal effects.
At the completion of the Phase i period, each' test plot will be evaluated and the most efficacious fertili:cr/ seed recipe (s) will be selected to provide the Specification (s) for Phase 2, revegetation of all the remaining areas in question.
Phase 2 also includes the details of cultural creat=ene of the growing medium and method (s) of application of the fertill:er/ seed recipe.
Finally, JCP&L anticipates that there vill be no specific action required at this time for i=plementation of proposed condition (g).
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Dear Mr. Finfrock:
This is in respense to ycur letter to Mr. D. R. Mullei, USNRC, dnted July 23, l'475, concerning Staff recc=endatic.ns for ennditions to which a full tem' operating license for the Oyster Creek Muclear. Generating Station shculd be subjece.
.3 The conditions originally set forth in the.FES.have since been modi-fied by the fiRC Staff, due largely to the action tahn by Jersey Central Pcuer and Light Cc:acany since issuar.ce of the FES.
The bonditions as nedified are accurateiv described in Exhibit I to your letter, and the impir:entation of ihese conditi:ns as described in Exhibit II is satisfactory to the NRC Staff.
f The ecdified conditiens as sute<i in Exhibit I, and the imolemntation as described in Exhibit II of year ie er are consisten,t with cu:-
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T TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION......................................................
v 1.0 DEFINITIONS..................................................
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2-1 2.1 THERMAL..................................................
2-1 2.1.1 Maximum AT between the circulating water intake and discharge..............................
2-1 2.1.2 Maximum 67 between the circulating water intake and discharge during pump or intake component failure...........................................
2-4 2.1.3 Maximum discharge temperature.....................
2-8 2.1.4 Use of dilution pumps.............................
2-12 2.1.5 Rate of change of discharge canal temperatures during winter shutdewns...........................
2-16 3.0 ENVI RONMENTA L MONITORING......................................
3-1 3.1 NON-RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING..............................
3-1 3.1.1 Abiotic - Acuatic.................................
3-1 3.1.2 Biotic - Acuatic..................................
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General Ecological Survey.....................
3-1 (1) Commercial landings of Fin and Shellfisn 3-1 (2)
Finfish species and abundance trends.....
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Impingement of Organisms......................
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Entrainment of Organisms......................
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Fish Kill Monitoring Program..................
3-19 3.3 ONSITE METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING.........................
3-26 4.0 SPECIAL MONITORING AND STUDY ACTIVITIES.......................
4-1 4.1 W00080RER MONITORING PROGRAM.............................
4-1 4.2 THERMAL PLUME MEASUREMENT PROGRAM........................
4-12 4.3 HYDROGRAPHIC STUDY.......................................
4-14 4.4 CHEMICAL INVENTORY......................................
4-15 4.5 UNUSUAL OR IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS.................
4-17 5.0 ADMIN ISTRATIVE CONTRO LS..................................._._...
5-1 5.1 RESPONSIBILITY...........................................
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5-2 5.3 REVIEW AND AUDIT.........................................
5-2 5.4 ACTION TO BE TAKEN IF A LIMITING I
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5-8 5.6.3 Changes...........................................
5-9 5.7 RECORDS RETENTION........................................
5-11 REFERENCES....................................................
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Table Title Page 3-1 OCETS - Non-radiological surveillance -
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3-24 4-1 Exposure Panel Arrays, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey....................................
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3-21 3-2 General sampling Station Locations for the Study of Impinged and Entrained Organisms, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.............
3-22 3-3 Approximate Sampling Station Locations for the Study of Impinged and Entrained Organisms at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.........
3-23 3-4 Meteorological Tower Location.......................
3-29 4-1 Approximate Exposure Panel Array and Woodborer Sampling Locations, Sarnegat, New Jersey............
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INTRODUCTION The bases, which provide technical support for the OCETS, are i.ncluded for informational purposes in order to clarify the intent of the specification.
These bases are not part of the OCETS nor do they constitute 1fmitations or requirements on the licensee.
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9 1.0 DEFINITIONS Accuracy 1
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Actual Damage The damage incurred by a wooden test panel by marine borers burrowing in or en the submerged device.
Ambient Water Temperature The ambient water temperature is the temperature of the intake canal water as measured at the intake structure.
Annually Annually is once per calendar year at intervals of twelve calendar months plus or minus 30 days.
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The calibration shall encompass all aspects of the circuit, inc'Jding the sensor, indicating control features, alarm, and/or trip functions.
Channel Check A qualitative determination of acceptable operability by observation of channel behavior during operation.
This determi-nation snali include, where possible, comparison of the channel with other independent channels, measuring the same variable.
Circulating Water Water used for the station's once-through cooling system to condense steam exhausting from the turbine.
It is drawn from Barnegat Bay by way of an intake canal and via Forked River and discharged to the Bay via a discharge canal and via Oyster Creek.
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Turbine building closed cooling water is also brought into the plant via this route.
Circulating Water Intake Structure The circulating water intake structure is the point at which water first enters the circulating water system.
It consists of two sections, each with three trash racks and three traveling screens.
Circulating Water Pumo r
A circulating water. pump is one of four such pumps located in the intake structure, each having a capacity of 115,900 gpm.
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I Circulatinc Water System The circulating water system consists of the circulating water intake struc.ture, a screen wash system with a pump, a service water pump, two emergency service water pumps, circulating water pumps,~ circulating water intake line, condenser, circulating water discharge line, condenser backwash system, the connection of the circulating water system to the component cooling system of the turbine and reactor buildings, and the discharge outlet.
Condenser Backwash Condenser backwash is a method by which intake water is moved through the condensers in a reverse direction from normal flow to remove solid materials which might plug the condenser tubes.
Cooling Water Biocide The cooling water biocide utilized for control of the growth of marine organisms on the heat exchanger surfaces is evaporated liquid chlorine.
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Creosoted Panels Creosoted panels are wooden test panels that have been oressure treated with creosote to 20 pounds per square inch as a chemical deterrent to woodborer attack.
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The dilution pumps are three slew-speed, 250,000 gpm axial flow pumps with seven-foot diameter impe11ers, located in the dilution water intake structure and used to move water directly frem the intake canal to the cisenarge canal witnout going through the circulating water system.
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Discharge Outlet The discharge outlet is the point which connects the cooling water discharge tunnel and the discharge canal.
Discharge Canal Bridge Temoerature The discharge canal bridge temperature is that temperature of the water in the discharge canal as measured 4 feet below mean tide level at the railroad trestle crossing of the discharge canal adjacent to U. S. Route 9.
I Discharge Temoerature The discharge temperature is the temperature of the water measured at the discharge outlet (prior to dilution).
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1 Emergency Need For Power An Emergency need for power shall be considered to exist if the JCP&L system is unlikely to meet it: load demand after the licensee has notified the NRC and has attempted to satisfy its requirements by operating all other available base or synchronized intermediate load units but not oil fired unsynchronized ir':er-mediate or peaking units.
t Emergency Service Water Pumo The emergency service water pumps are four 3000 gpm pumps located in the circulating water intake structure.
Gonadal Riceness The state of readiness to release viable gametes as cetermined by histological analysis of the sexual organs of a woodborer.
Intake Canal The intake canal is the body of water that flows between Barnegat Bay, and Forked River and the circulating water intake structure.
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Intake Comoonents Intake components are all equipment necessary for the proper functioning of the intake as described in the Oyster Creek Final Environmental Statement (AEC, 1974) including ice control tunnel, trash bars, and travelling water screens and troughs.
Isopod Borers See definition of marine borer.
Key Soecies Key species are identical to important species as defined in the USNRC Reg. Guide 4.2.
Key Species of Fin and Shellfish Summer flounder, winter flounder, Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic silverside, bay anchovy, bluefish, weakfish, striped bass, northern pipefish, northern kingfish, northern puffer, blue crab and sand shrimp.
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Xey Species-of Macrozocolankton Crancon so., Neomysis americana, Corochium tuberculatum, Mercenaria Mercenaria (larvae), and C;11inectes sacidus (megalopae).
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Saltwater organisms that, as part of their natural life cycle,-
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Mo11uscan borers are members of the Phylum Mollusca, Class Pelecypoda, which is cceprised of bivalves such as the claa.
They are commonly called shipworms.
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These borers are small, appear as shrimo-like organisms, and are commonly called gribbles t
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Monthly Monthly is once every calendar month at intervals of 30 days, plus or minus 6 days.
Normal Operation Operation of the station at greater than 2% of rated thermal power in other than a safety or power emergency situation.
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Preventive Maintenance encompasses all routine work that will maintain and assure the desireable level of reliability for Station components including visual inspections, lubrication and replacement of expendable part,s, periodic calibration, and periodic overhaul for inspection and replacement of wearable parts.
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Potential Damage By the use of wooden test panels and a semi quantitative assessment of the actual damage done to them by woodborers, an estimate of the damage to an actual wooden structure of similar characteristics (treated or untreated) that is near the test panel location.
Pump Failure Pump failure is considered to be 1) cessation of pump operation due to mechanical failure or 2) the cessation of pump operation duesto operator action because of the anticipation of a mechanical failure.
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- Reproductive State See the definition of gonadal ripeness.
Screen Wash System The screen wash system is a water spray system directed into the back side of the exposed traveling screens, flushing accumulated organisms and debris into a sluiceway leading to the discharge canal.
Semi-Annual Semi-annual is twice during each calendar year at intervals of 6 months, plus or minus 30 days.
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Service Water Pump The service water pumps are two 6000 gpm pumps used to provide water to the component cooling system of the reactor building; they are located in the circulating water intake structure.
Survival Rate For a particular species, the survival rate is the percentage of live j
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Thermal Discharce Heated water discharged from Oyster Creek Station with a variable WT depending upon ambient water temperature.
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Treated Wood See the definition for creosoted panels.
Untreated Wood Wood, usually used for piling or bulkheading in the marine environment, that has not been chemically processed or treated to resist woodborer attack.
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Woodborer Settling Settling refers to the behavior of a woodborer larva as it matures into an adult.
This behavior is characterized by the attachment onto a piece of wood (the new home for the organism) from its open water larval habitat.
This attachment, and the subsequent initial boring activity into the wood, is termed settling.
Wooden Test Panel Lengths of soft wood planking (usually treated or untreated pine) that are placed in strategic station locations in a study area for monitoring purposes.
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Soecification The maximum AT between the circulating water intake and discharge shall not exceed 12.8*C (23*F) during normal operation.
In the event that the specification is exceeded, Section 5.4 shall be complied with and corrective action shall be taken as soon as possible to reduce the AT to comply with the specification, unless an emergency need for power exists.
Such corrective action could include condenser backwashing or reduction of unit power level.
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Redundant sensors in both the intake and discharge locations shall be employed to protect against loss of a sensor.
The range of this instrumentation shall be at least -6.7 to 48.9 C (20.0-120.0*F) and possess an overall system accuracy of 2 55'C (11.0*F).
This instrumentation shall be subjected to a channel check weekly and calibrated monthly.
In the event that the temperature montoring system is inoperative during Station operation, intake and discharge temperatures (at approximately the same locations and depths) shall be monitored (1) at once every eight hours during power level changes of less than 25% (with one measurement between 2000 and 2400 hours0.0278 days <br />0.667 hours <br />0.00397 weeks <br />9.132e-4 months <br />) or (2) once every four hours during power level changes of greater than 25% or pumping changes.
This monitoring shall utilize local reading instrumentation and shall be performed until the temperature monitoring system is returned to service.
Bases As indicated in the Final Environmental Statement (FES), aquatic organisms moved into the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCGS) discharge 2-2
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Thermal. shock studies of fin and shellfish conducted at the OCGS indicated that mortality may result to the key species when exposed to a AT of 12.8*C with time exposures greater than the canal passage duration.
Because of the opera-tion of dilution pumps (see 2.1.4) the AT of 12.8*C occurs only in a very small volume of the western end of the discharge canal (8-10%).
A AT of 7 to 8*C is prevalent over the remaining volume of the canal.
Shock studies at the OCGS indicated that little mortality resulted to key species when exposed to such a AT from fall through spring except for bay anchovy and Northern pipefish which had 60 to 70% mortality during Spring.
Field collections in the discharge canal documented that thermal mortalities were not observed because of (1) relatively low probability of exposure to the AT of 12.8*C, (2) active avoidance of stressful temperature regimes and (3) the existence of lower stress AT exit pathways from the western end of the discharge canal.
Entrainment studies conducted under AT's described in the Specification indicate that relatively large numbers of bay anchovy and winter flounder ichthyoplankton are passed through OCGS.
Based-on limited observations entraiament mortality varies with species from 33 to 100%.
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Populations of winter flounder in the Bay have declined recently.
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The maximum AT between the intake and the discharge shall not exceed 12.8*C (23.0*F) for more than 48 consecutive hours due to-preventive maintenance and inspection of the circulation pumps.
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The maximum aT between the intake and the discharge shall not exceed 12.8*C(23.0*F) for more than 14 consecutive days for reasons of pump failure, corrective maintenance or failure of intake components.
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A aT of 18.3*C (33.0 F) between the intake and the discharge shall not be exceeded.
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In the event that sections 2.1.2.1 and 2.1.2.2 of the specif-ication are exceeded, Section 5.4 shall be complied with and corrective action shall be taken to reduce the aT to comply with l
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Recundant sensors in both the intake and discharge locations shall be employed to protect against loss of a sensor.
The range of this instrumenta-tion shall be at least -6.7 to 38.7'C (20.0-120.0*F) and possess an over-all system accuracy of +.55'C (+ 1.0*F).
This instrumentation shall be subjected to a channel check weekly and calibrated monthly.
In the event that the temperature monitoring system is inoperative during Station operation, intake and discharge temperatures (at approxi-mately the same locations and depths) shall be monitored (1) once every eight hours during power level changes' of less than 25% or (2) once every four hours during power level changes of greater than 25% or pumping changes.
This monitoring shall utilize local reading instrumentation and shall be performed until the temperature monitor-s ing system is returned to service.
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As indicated in the Final Environmental Statement of OCGS, aquatic organisms move into the OCGS' discharge canal by active passage up the discharge canal, being washed from the travelling screens, or by entrainment through the condenser or dilution pumps.
Field collections of fin and shellfish in the discharge canal suggest that thermal mortalities are not observed because the operation of dilution pumps (see 2.1.4) results in short time exposures and to an avoidance of AT's in excess of 12.8*C during peak ambient temperature periods (IA, 1977(a)).
Thermal shock studies of fin and shellfish conducted at OCGS indicate that AT's in excess of 20*C (36'F) result.
in high mortality (50-100%) for almost all species exposed.
Infrequent periods of operation with AT's in excess of 12.8'C (23.0 F) due to inspection or maintenance or mechanical failure of the circulat-ing water or dilution pumps is unavoidable.
These periods in the past have not and should not in the future result in significant loss of poulations of fin and shellfish.
Since operating with aT's in excess of 12.8*C (23.0*F) is due to a 25% reduction in circulating water flow, l
the quantity of entrained organisms is reduced by that same amount and, therefore, the impact is diminished.
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Specification 1.
The maximum condenser discharge temperature as measured at the circulating water discharge shall not exceed 41.l*C-(106.0*F).
2.
The maximum discharge water temperature shall not exceed 41.1*C (106.0*F) for more than 14 consecutive days should one or more circulating water pumps be inoperable for reasons of pump or intake component failure.
3.
A maximum discharge temperature of 43.3*C (110.0 F), as measured at the discharge outlet shall not be exceeded.
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In the event Specifications 2.1.3.1, 2.1.3.2, 2.1.3.3 are exceeded, Section 5.4 shall be complied with and corrective action, all be taken to reduce the condenser discharge water temperature to within specifications, unless an emergency need for power exists.
Corrective action could include condenser backwashing or reduction of unit power level.
Monitoring Reouirements The temperature of the circulating water discharge shall be recorded and alarmed during Station operation.
Redundant sensors in the dis-charge shall be employed to protect against loss of a sensor.
The range of this instrumentation shall be at least -6.7 to 48.9 C (20.0-120.0*F) and possess an overall system accuracy of +.55*C
(+ 1.0 F).
This instrumentation shall be subjected to a channel check weekly and calibrated monthly.
In the event that the' temperature monitoring system is inoperative during Station operation, di: charge temperatures (at approximately the same locations and depths) shall be monitored (1) once every eight hours during power level changes of less than 25% or (2) once every four hours during power level changes of greater than 25% or pumping 2-9
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This monitoring shall utilize local reading instrumentation and shall be performed until the temperature monitoring system is returned to service.
Bases Tne Final Environmental Statement for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generat-ing Station referred to two fish kills in Oyster Creek attributed to hot water.
One of these kills occurred when fish were trapped in the western end of the discharge canal while the water temceratures rose from 33.3*C (92.0*F) to 37.2*C (99.0*F) due to the automatic trip of the I
single operating dilution pump.
Operation of two dilution pumps during summer months (see 2.1.4) will preclude the repetition of this type of fish kill.
Laboratory studies conducted by the applicant have shown that estuarine waters above 30.6 C (87.0*F) will be actively avoided by most estuarine fihes and that short exposure to 34.4*C (94.0 F) water temperature will ultimately result in the death of most of the exposed important estuarine fish (AEC, 1974).
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Winter flounder, however, were not collected in the discharge canal during peak summer tempera-tures (IA Report, February 1977).
Other studies have shown species selective avoidance during other years when less dilution water was being used (IA 1977(a); Marcellus, 1972).
Recent thermal plume studies (JCP&L, 1977) in the discharge canal during peak summer temperatures, with all circulation and two dilution pumps in operation, demonstrate maximum discharge water temperatures are restricted to an area of the discharge canal about 0.5 miles west of the Route 9 Bridge.
This area, which contains about 8 to 10% of the discharge canal's volume, should be avoided by most fin and shellfish species during peak summer temperatures, i.e., when discharge temperatures are above 34.4*C (94.0*F).
During both normal operation and pump outage (41.1*C (106.0*F)) mortality of fish and invertebrates that are moved involuntarily from the intake to the discharge canal should be low because (1) the general low abundance of fishes washed from the travelling screens and entrained through the dilution pumps during peak summer temperatures and (2) the temperature of the mixed dilution and condenser water flow should rarely exceed the upper lethal temperature (38.5 C - Tagtz, 1969) of blue crab, the dominant species of nektonic invertebrate.
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significant impact to the bay-wide fishery should result.
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Entrainment studies conducted when the maximum discharge temperatures occur, indicate that relatively large numbers of bay anchovy ichthyo-plankton are passed through OCGS and some are killed.
The entrainment loss asscciated with the passage through OCGS is not considere'd signifi-cant because (1) density of bay anchovy ichthyoplankton were not sig-nificantly different in most areas of Barnegat Bay in or outside of i
the influence of OCGS; and (2) 1976 adult population level of bay anchovy was not significantly different from preoperational levels (IA,1977(b)).
2.1.4 Use of Dilution Pumps ejective The purpose of the condition is to minimize the temperature.cf the discharge water so as to reduce adverse thermal effects on aquatic organisms.
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When the temperature in Oyster Creek exceeds 30.6 C (87.0*F), as measured 1.2 m (4.0 ft) below the surface during mean tide at the U.S. Route 9 bridge over Oyster Creek, one dilution pump shall be put into operation.
If, after one dilution pump has been in opera-tion for at least two hours, and the temperature measured at such point continues to exceed 30.6*C (87.0*F), a second dilution pump shall be put into operation.
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When the ambient water temperature is less than 15.6 C (60.0*F), two dilution pumps shall be put into operation.
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The station's third dilution pump shall be held in reserve and shall be put into operation within 15 (fifteen) minutes of such time as an insufficient number of dilution pumps are operable to comply with 2.1.4.1 and 2.1.4.2.
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Conditions may occur in which an insufficient number of dilution pumps are available to meet the intent of this s,pecification despite the operation of the reserve pump.
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14 (fourteen) days in order to make necessary repairs.
If after 14 (fourteen) days a sufficient number of pumps are still unavailable, corrective action shall be taken within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to bring the plant into compliance with this specification unless an emergency need for power condition exists.
If the corrective action taken involves reduction of unit power output, power shall be reduced as necessary to achieve the same effect as operating the proper number of dilution pumps required in order to meet the intent of this specification.
Monitoring Reouirements The temperature from the sensors located just upstream of.the U.S.
Route 9 bridge spanning the discharge canal shall be recorded and alarmed during Station operation.
The discharge canal temperature shall be measured approximately 1.2 meters (4.0 ft) below the water surface at mean low tide.
Redundant sensors in this location shall be employed to protect against loss of a sensor.
The range of this instrumentation shall be at least -6.7 to 48.7*C (20.0-120.0*F) and possess an overall system accuracy of +.55*C (+ 1.0 F).
This instrumentation shall be subjected to a channel check weekly and calibrated monthly.
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In the event that the temperature monitoring system is inoperative during Station operation, discharge canal temperatures (at approxi-mately the same location and depth) shall be monitored (1) once every eight hours during power level changes of less than 25% or (2) once every four hours during power level changes of greater than 25% or pumping changes.
This monitoring shall utilize local reading instrumentation and shall be performed until the temperature monitoring system is returned to service.
Bases The Final Environmental Statement of the OCGS identifies the above dilution pump operating procedure necessary for the protection of aquatic biota.
These procedures have two purposes:
reduce to an absolute minimum the amount of time that 30.6 C (87.0*F) is exceeded in the discharge canal and reduce the attraction of the discharge canal to overwintering of Atlantic menhaden.
Studies at OCGS indicate (1) the potential for fish avoidance of the l
discharge canal at temperatures above 30.6*C (87.0*F) and (2) the lack l
of substantial observed avoidance by some fishes (menhaden, spot and blue crab) up to 34.4 C (94.0 F).
Operation of the dilution pumps in the above manner will assure the minimum time period for potential fish avoidance of the discharge canal.
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Initiation of maximum dilution pumping at 15.6*C (60.0*F) will assure the least delay in the migration.
Continued operation of the two pumps during the winter will reduce the area of attractipn and thereby minimize a build-up in the fish standing stock in the discharge canal.
2.1.5 Rate of Change of Discharge Canal Temoerature During Winter Shutdowns Objective To minimize thermal stress to the aquatic environment due to sudden changes in water temperature during winter shutdowns.
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In the event of a controlled reactor shutdown with intake canal water temperature below 10.0*C (50.0*F), the two operating dilution pumps shall be turned off when the first circulating pump is turned off or upon reaching 70% power, whichever comes first.
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a 4a-Circulating water pumps shall be removed frem service when no longer required for either safe cooldown of the station or any other aspect of the Station's Technical Specifications.
This procedure does not apply to automatic or manual Station trips and is not applicable if shutdown deviations are required to protect the health and safety of the public.
Monitoring Reouirement Ouring shutdown the discharge canal temperature shall be monitored every 15 minutes by temperature sensors located just upstream of the U.S. Route 9 bridge spanning the discharge canal.
The discharge temperature shall be measured approximately 1.2 m (4.0 ft) below the water surface at mean tide.
Redundant sensors shall be employed.
The range of this instrumentation shall be at least -6.7 to 48.7 C (20.0 to 120.0*F) and possess an overall system accuracy +.55*C (+ 1.0 F).
This instrumentation shall be subjected to a channel check weekly and calibrated monthly.
In the event that the temperature sensors are inoperative, the discharge temperature at approximately the same location and depth shall be monitored once every hour until such time as the original sensors are returned to service or the Station is shutdown.
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Bases The Final Environmental Statement for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station documents three cold shock fish kills associated with rapid temperature decreases caused by plant shutdown during the winters of 1972 and 1974.
e Ouring the winter of 1975, the applicant conducted four shutdown surveys.
Prior to planned OCGS snutdowns, surveys of the fishes in Oyster Creek were concucted.
Observers enecked for distressed or moribund fishes during shutdown and after snutdown was comoleted.
Temperatures and times were recorded prior to anc after shutdown.
The pump shutdown sequence described in tne Specification was employed during these surveys and no significant fish mortalities were observed (IA,1977(a)).
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Fishes, particularly mennaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) have been shown to congregate in the Oyster Creek discharge canal nen ambient temperatures drop below S.5*C (47.3*F) (IA, 1977 (a)).
When amcient temperatures are below 9.5*C (47.3*F), a rapid decrease in tne water temperature has i
resulted in fish kills when populations of menhaden are overwintering in the thermal effluent.
7herefore, when ambient bay temceratures creo below 10.0 C (50.0*F) incosition of a scecial shutcewn orocedure to control tne rate of temoerature enange of the cisenarge is.arrantec.
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experience and studies at Oyster Creek have indicated that changes of-discharge temperature have not resulted in any significant observed mortality due to cold shock of populations of fishes residing in the effluent.
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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 3.1 gin, radiological Monitoring Table 3-1 provides a summary of aquatic nonradiological monitoring programs.
For the purposes of Section 3.1 meteorological data include, as a minimum the following information:
air temperature, wind direction, and an estimate of wind speed, and percent cloud cover.
3.1.1 Abiotic Aquatic abiotic measurements shall be taken as specified in the environmental monitoring, special monitoring and st'ady activities provided in Sections 3.1.2 and 4.0.
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General Ecological Survey (1) Commercial Landings of Fin and Shellfish 3-1 I
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areas of the Atlantic Ocean.
Specification Barnegat Bay and Atlantic Ocean (Ocean and Atlantic Counties) commercial fish l'andings shall be obtained on an annual basis from the National Marine Fisheries Service (Toms River, N.J.) for all available key species of fin and shellfish.
Analyses shall be performed to compare the commercial landing data to Station impingement data.
Record collection and analysis shall be con-tinued for the duration of impingement sampling (see 3.1.2.8).
JCP&L shall submit a proposal to modify or terminate sampling if conditions permit.
Recorting Recuirements The results of this program shall be sucmitted in Feoruary of each year covering 12 months of sampling and 4 montns of data analysis.
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Basis The Final Environmental Statement for the OCGS indicates that-Barnegat Bay supports a commercial and sport fishery for seven
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The Atlantic 0cean offshore of Barnegat Bay supports a commercial fishery for about forty species.
Many of these have life forms which are impinged or entrained by the Station.
Analysis of the available catch per unit effort data over time shall be used to assess the effect, if any, of Station operation on the commercial landings.
Since OCGS has operated since December 1969, long-term effects of its operation on the fisheries should be manifest.
It is anticipated the analysis of the commercial landings will be completed by the end of 1978.
JCP&L may then submit a proposal to modify or terminate sampling if conditions permit.
(2) Finfish Species and Atiundance Trends Objective The objective of this study is to monitor species presence and abundance of finfish, to compare the resultant data with existing operating and preoperational data, (Marcellus, 1972; IA Progress 3-3
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Specification Species composition and abundance shall be determined for all species.
Subsampling shall be allowed.
For key species, length measurements shall be made for representative samples (15 to 200 individuals).
External parasites and diseases and any external abnormalities shall be recorded.
Both day and night samples will be taken once monthly.
This study will utilize beach seines (150') and trawls (semi-ballon).
Similar sampling has been underway since September 1975 with a hiatus during September and October 1976.
JCP&L may then submit a proposal to NRC to modify or terminate sampling if conditions permit.
The four sampling stations are located in Barnegat Bay, Forked River and Oyster Creek (Figure. 3-1).
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Dissolved oxygen measurements shall be made by a device possessing an accuracy of at least of 2 0.2 ppm if temperature is within 1 5*C (9'F) of the calibrated temperature and is calibrated by air daily and by. saturated water and the Winkler method weekly.
Temperature shall be measured with a device possessing an accuracy of at least + 0.9'C (1.6'F) which is calibrated at least monthly.
pH measurements shall be made with a device possessing an accuracy of at least !.02 pH units which is calibrated with two buffers (4.0 and 7.0) weekly.
A daily performance check shall be made on all water quality measuring devices prior to use.
Tide, meteorological, and station cooling water flow and heat rejection data shall be procured.
Inter-and intra-study analyses shall be performed.
The intra-element analysis shall assess the statistical significances in the data due to differences in date, time of day, water quality, tide, atmospheric conditions, and station cooling water i
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The inter-element analysis shall l
involve comparisons with existing data (Marcellus, 1972; IA 1976(a); IA,1976(b) and a qualitative assessment of population trends.
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i Reporting Requirements The results of this program shall be submitted in February of each year covering the preceding 12 months of sampling and 4 months of data analysis.
1 Bases The Final Environmental Statement of the OCGS indicated the pot ential for significant aquatic environmental impact associated with the operation of OCGS because of impingement and entrainment.
Recent studies however, indicated that significant aquatic impacts were not associated with the operation of OCGS (IA, 1977(a); IA, 1977(b)).
This study will produce additional data during OCGS operation.
Since the sampling locations and methodology employed will be the same or similar to those used during prior investigations (Marcellus, 1972; IA 1976(a); IA 1976(b)), the data can be qualitatively assessed.
This study will sample four stations which showed the most dissimilarity during the earlier period (Marcellus, 1972).
Gross population changes will be detected by this data base.
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It is anticipated that sufficient information will be developed to verify the findings of recent studies (IA,1977(a) and (b)).
If this is the case, JCP&L shall then notify NRC to modify or terminate this study.
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Impingement of Organisms (1) Conventional Traveling Screens Objective The objective of the impingement program prior, to the installation of the fish return system and the sampling pool, is to determine the species composition and abundance of fin and shellfish which become impinged on the cfreulating water intake screens.
Soecifications Species composition and atundance of fin and shellfish impinged on the circulating water intake screens shall be determined for two 12-hour periods per week at least one of which shall include the period of greatest anticipated impingement (2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> after sunset).
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When algae or detrital load in the intake water cause frequent unscheduled screen washes, subsampling within sampling periods is permitted.
For each period, records shall be kept of the number of screen washes which occurred and the number sampled.
Total number and total weight (or estimated total number and estimated total weight if subsampling is performed) shall be determined for each taxa for each sampling period.
Water quality measurements (temperature, salinity, pH, and dis-solved oxygen) of the intake water shall be taken during each sampling period.
Sampling equipment shall conform to those presented in Section 3.2.2A2.
Meteorological, and station cooling water flow and heat rejection data will be recorded for each sampling period.
Inter-and-intra study element analyses will be performed.
The inter-element analysis shall assess statistical significance of comparison of adult fin and shellfish relative abundance and species presence data to assess the impact of impingement.
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The objective of the impingement monitoring program is to (1) determine the species composition and (2) quantify the numcers of fin and shellfish which become impinged on the circulating water intake screens; as well as (3) quantify survival rates of fin and shellfish after impingement on the circulating water intake screens.
Specification - Continuous Screen Oceration The impingement monitoring program described in this specification shall be initiated upon:
(1) completion of the fish return system and the sampling pool and (2) written notification to the NRC one month prior to the anticipated change to the new sampling procedure.
This specification only applies during intentional continuous slow speed rotation of all circulating water intake traveling screens.
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Condition shall be determined after at least a 30-minute wait and based on the following criteria:
Live:
Swimming vigorously, no apparent orientation problems, behavior normal.
Damaged:
Struggling or swimming on side, apparent orientation problems, behavior abnormal or indication of severe abrasions or lacerations.
Dead:
No vital life signs, no body or opercular movement, no response to gentle probing.
The following shall be reported by species for each 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> sampling period:
total number, catch weight, and percent survival.
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of each species impinged per week shall be determined.
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Inter-and-intra study element analyses shall be performed.
The intra-element analysis shall assess statistical significance of differences in data due to date, time of day, water quality, atmospheric conditions, station cooling water flow and heat rejection.
The inter-element analysis shall involve qualitative comparison of adult fin and shellfish relative abundance, species presence and survivorship data to assess the impact of impingement.
Specification - Automatic or Intermittent Screen Oceration The impingement monitoring program described in this specification shall be initiated upon:
(1) completion of the fish return system and the sampling pool and (2) written notification to the NRC one month prior to the anticipated change to the new sampling procedure.
Monitoring, as prescribed by this specification, shall be conducted if the circulating water intake screens are being operated intermittently (either tripped by differential pressure across the screens, a timer, or operated manually).
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Each of the seven samples shall be taken by diverting a minimum of three minutes flow of screen wash water to the holding chamber.
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Con-dition shall be determined from the first sample after at least a 30-minute wait and based on the following criteria:
Live:
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Number and catch weight by species shall be determined from the sample by extrapolating the time between screen washes and used to estimate total number and total weight by species impinged per week.
Water quality (temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen) of the intake water shall be taken during each 3 minute sample.
Sampling equipment specifications shall conform to those presented in 3.1.2A2.
Meteorological, station cooling water flow and heat rejection data shall be recorded before and after each 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> sampling period.
Inter-and-intra study element analyses shall be performed.
The intra-element analysis shall assess statistical significance of differences in data due to date, time of day, water quality, atmospheric conditions, and station cooling water flow and heat rejection.
The inter-element analysis shall involve qualitative comparison of adult fi,n and shellfish relative abundance and species presence data to assess the impact of impingement.
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Reporting Recuirements The results of this program shall be submitted in February of each year covering 12 months of sampling and four months of data analysis.
Bases The magnitude of loss and the potential impact to the aquatic ecosystem in the vicinity of the power station.resulting from impingement of fin and shellfish on the traveling screens is not precisely known nor is it determinable on a theoretical basis alone.
The Final Environmental Statement for the OCGS dated December 1974 identified impingement of fin and shellfish as a potentially significant environmental impact.
Sampling of fin and shellfish collected on the traveling screens will ensure that a reasonable estimate of the number of organisms impinged on the intake struc-ture will be obtained.
OCGS is modifying the structural and operational method of return-ing aquatic organisms to the discharge canal.
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t operational, data on species composition, abundance and biomass, and condition (live, dead or damaged) shall be collected to determine the impingement impact reduction associated with the modifications.
This information, when combined with the results of the general' ecological survey of sections 3.1.2A, will provide the empirical bases on which to judge the impact of OCGS operation on Barnegat Bay, Oyster Creek and Forked' River.
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Entrainment of Organisms-Objective The objective of this program is to determine the species composition l
and abundance of planktonic. organisms entrained by Oyster Creek Generating Station and the survival rate of entrained key species of ichthyoplankton.
Specification The species composition and abundance of representative samples of L
ichthyoplankton and macrozooplankton wnich pass througn tne plant shall be determined.
The frequency sampling shall be:
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24-hour period with two series of samples taken during the day and two series during the night; once every two weeks two hours after sunset.
Sampling shall be for species composition and abundance.
Sampling for certain forms, which are only present in the plankton for short periods of time, may be more intense.
Sampling shall be performed at the intake structure and the condenser water discharge.
36 cm Bongo samplers and/or pumps will be used to collect a sample which is representative of the entire water column.
505 micron mesh nets shall be used; at the codend shall be a plastic bucket which retains approximately 500 ml of water.
The amount of water passed through the samplers shall be monitored with digital flow-meters suspended in the mouth of the samplers.
The gear shall be approximately 30 to 38 cm above a 27 to 45 kg weight.
It shall be deployed and retrieved with a boom and winch.
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For each sample a minimum of 2 m3 (70.6 ft ) of water shall be filtered.
As the 3
sampler is removed from the water, the nets shall be gently rinsed on the outside with either low pressure water from a pump or water poured from buckets.
Water quality (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and water column transparency), meteorological data, and station cooling water flow and heat rejection data shall be taken for each sampling period.
Equipment information is shown in Section 3.1.2A2 t.itn water column transparency measured during daytime samples usina a Secchi disk.
Cooling water biocide measurements shall be made on condenser discharge 4
samples.
Biocide measurements shall be made utilizing the amperometric titration method or its equivalent per EPA approved methods.
Estimates of ichthyoplankton and macrozooplankton entrainment shall be made for the combined condenser and dilution water pump flow by calcu-lating the condenser entrainment from the above sampling program and i
the dilution entrainment from the established flow relationship between the condenser and dilution pumps as determined from prior studies.
Consenser entrainment mortality estimates shall be made by subtracting intake mortality from discharge mortality thereby eliminating net and natural mortality.
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Specimens shall be considered damaged if they show some movement (e.g. respiration or muscle spasms) but not normal motility or behavior.
Inter-and intra-study element analyses shall be required.
The intra-element analysis shall be an assessment of statistical significance of differences in data due to date, time of day, water quality, atmospheric conditions, and station cooling water flow and heat rejec-tion.
Inter-element analysis shall involve qualitative comparisons with adult fin and shellfish relative abundance and species presence data to assess the impact of ichthyoplankton entrainment mortality.
Reoorting Recuirement The results of this program shall be submitted in February of each year covering the preceding 12 months of sampling and four months of data l
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This monitoring program will provide additional entrainment data for compari-son with the first two year's data and, when combined with the adult fin and shellfish samplir.g data from the Bay, should provide information to judge the impact of OCGS operation.
It is anticipated that, by December-1978, sufficient information will be developed to verify the findings of recent studies (IA, 1977(b)).
If this is the case, JCP&L may then request NRC to modify or terminate this study.
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Fish Kill Monitoring Program Objective The objective of this program is to determine the species composition, abundance and distribution of station-induced fish kills due to winter shutdowns.
Specification After each Statica shutdown, when the intake water temperature is below 8.5 C (47.3 F), visual inspections for fish shall be made along 3-19
the shores of the discharge canal and the lower reaches of Oyster Creek within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of the initiation of the shutdown in accordance with the procedures prepared by the licensee per Section 5.5.
A continuous temperature record shall be maintained through the 24-hour period after reaching cold shutdown.
Reporting Requirement For planned shutdowns with the temperature of the intake water below 8.E*C (47.3*F) the NRC Region I office will be notified at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in advance of such shutdowns.
This notification shall not be given for unplanned, automatic, or manual station trips.
If the shutdown results in greater than 100 fish killed and/or stressed, this event shall be reported to the NRC in accordance with Section 5.6.2.
The results of this program shall be submitted in February of each year covering the preceding 12 months of sampling and four months of data analysis.
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landings of fin landings month Report Atlantic County and shellfish (2)Finfish species Species Once a semi-Mouths of T, Sal, pH, and abundance composition month ballon Oyster Creek 00, meteorology; trends and abun-travel Double Creek dance; and Forked River length beach Cedar Creek measurements seine (150')
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Winter Kill species When intake visual shores of continuous composi-water tempera-Inspec-discharge temperature tion and ture below tien canal and record abundance 8.5'C (47.3"F) lower throughout the reaches the 24-hour of Oyster period after Creek reaching cold shutdown 3-25
s Bases The Final Environmental Statement for the Oyster Creek Nucicar Generat-ing Station documents cold shock fish kills associated with rapid temperature decreases caused by plant shutdown during the winter.
Station shutdown during winter months are, on occasion, unavoidable.
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to the physical configuration of the station and the discharge canal, some mortality to organisms will undoubtedly be axperienced during winter shutdowns.
Mortality information associated with a winter shutdown, when combined with the results of the general ecological survey and impingement and entrainment, will provide the empirical bases on which to judge the impact of OCGS operations on Barnegat Bay, Oyster Creek and Forked River.
3.3 Onsite Meteorological Monitoring Objective The objective of onsite meteorological monitoring is to adequately measure and document meteorological conditions at the site, specifically at heights 3-26
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Soecifications The onsite meteorological monitoring program at the location identified in Figure 3-10, shall conform to Regulatory Guide 1.23, "Onsite Meteorological Programs," (February 1972) and include the following instruments:
Instrument Nominal Elevation, meters Wind speed 10 and 120 Wind direction 10 and 120 Ambient temperature 10 Temperature gradient Between 10 and 120 Reoorting Recuirements Meteorological data shall be summarized and reported consistent with the recommendations of Regulatory Guide 1.21 (June 1974) and Regulatory Guide 1.23.
Summaries of all data from the instruments specified above shall be available to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission upon request.
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Any modification to the onsite meteorological monitoring program as described above, or alterations of the area in the vicinity of the meteorological tower (s) that would interfere with the measurement of meteorological conditions representative of the site, will require the written approval of the USNRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement with technical support from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, prior to the initiation of the modifications or alteration.
Bases The collection of meteorological data at the plant site will provide in-formation which will be used to develop atmospheric diffusion parameters to estimate potential radiation doses to the public resulting from actual 1
routine or abnormal releases of radioactive materials to the atmosphere.
i The meteorological data collection program described above is intended to meet the requirements of subparagraph 50.36a(a)(2) of 10 CFR Part 50 and Appendices E and I to 10 CFR Part 50.
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4.0 SPECIALMONITORINGANbSTUDYACTIVITIES 4.1 Woodborer Monitoring Program 4.1.1 Introduction Objective The primary objective of this program is to determine the contribution of Station operation to the marine-borer caused activity in Oyster Creek, Forked River, Barnegat Bay and adjacent influent streams.
This activity will be related to the potential damage to structural wood.
The secondary objective is to determine whether any remaining resident marine-borer popula-tion in the Oyster Creek discharge canal is contributing significantly to marine borer-caused damage in Barnegat Say, especially after removal of the preponderance of the untreated wood in the discharge canal, which harbored a woodborer population.
Most of the nonstructural, untreated wood in the discharge canal has been made inaccessible to marine bcrer settlement by removal or burial.
Most of the structural, untreated wood has been removed.
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The effects of the wood removal on the woodborer population shall be evaluated during the program, j
The program shall attempt to establish any incremental increase in the rate of destruction to wood in Oyster Creek, Forked River, Barnegat Bay and adjacent influent steams due to the operation of the station over that rate of wood destruction which occurs and has occurred in the Bay historically.
It must be recognized that, since the wood test panel method is being used, the potential for damage to "real" structures and the actual damage to the test panels will be reported.
This method, pioneered by the W. F. Clapp Labs., has long been used as an index to woodborer damage.
Aporoach The Oyster Creek Woodborer Monitoring Program is comprised of three allied studies:
wooden exposure panel study, woodborer developmental (gonadal ripeness) study, and the water quality study.
Data from all three studies shall be analyzed together.
The data shall be subjected to statistical and graphic analysis.
Methods of analysis appropriate for data summary and hypothesis testing shall be employed.
The panel, developmental and water quality studies shall be terminated after December 1979.
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potential destruction caused by the woodborers released and surviving in specific areas of Barnegat Bay in relation to the plant operation.
Action The quarterly reports shall be sent to the NRC within 75 days following each quarter of the study and the annual report be submitted within 150 days of the end of the calendar year.
4.1.2 Wooden Exposure Panel Study Objective To determine the following:
a) presence of borers, b) survival of borers, c) quantity and size of borers, d) species identification of borers, e) sexual identification of borers, and f) amount of destruction to the wooden panel.
The study will include molluscan and isopod borers.
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The sites are located near the generating station, within the reaches of the thermal plume, and at points that are only influenced by normal changes in temperature and salinity (Table 4-1).
The last mentioned areas shall serve as control sites.
All arrays have been placed near existing wooden struc-tures and are completely accessible from land.
Each exposure panel array shall consist of seven 10" x 3-1/2" x 3/4" untreated soft-wood panels and two creasoted panels attached to a metal frame.
The panels shall be submerged and replaced in sequence so that, after the initial cycle is completed, a long-term exposure panel submerged for six months and a short-term exposure panel submerged for one month will be l
obtained monthly.
Each exposure panel retrieved shall be returned to the laboratory and examined microscopically in order to ascertain the information detailed in the objective above.
The short-term panel (one month) provides data as to whether or not woodborer settling occurs during the month and, if so, the number and size of the organisms involved.
This information is used in the establishment of the breeding season.
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74* 10.3'W (Compass Road) 6 Oyster Creek #1 Pier Lat. 39 48.5'N Lagoon (inshore Lo.
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74* ll.6'W Forked River 11 Forked River Bulkhead Lat. 39 49.7'N (near mouth)
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Private Residence 12 Stouts Creek Pier Lat. 39* 50.5'N 1273 Capstan Dr.
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74* 08.8'W Private Residence 13 Rocknak's Yacht End of Pier Lat. 39* 52'N Basin Lo.
74* 09'W Seaview Avenue Lanoka Harbor, N.J.
14 Dicks Landing Pier Lat. 39* 54'N Island Drive Lo, 74 08.l'W Bayville, N.J.
(Holly Park) 15 Winter Yacht Basin Pier Lat. 40* 02.5'N Inc., Rt. 528 at Lo.
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" The sampling locations are permanent unless vandalism or revocation of permission occurs.
Under such an occurrence, a new station will be utilized as close as possible to the original.
- All exposure panel racks will be suspended where there is a minimum water depth at mean low water of at least three feet.
Racks to be hung with nylon line from existing structures so the bottom panels are close to, but not touching the bottom.
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All untreated panels shall be seasoned for two weeks in saltwater before being placed on the array.
The two treated panels on each array shall be 2
creosote treated to 20 lbs., seasoned in saltwater for two weeks, and exposed for the duration of the study.
They shall be used to assess any damage to treated wood caused by the isoped borer, Limnoria tripunctata, which is not deterred in its attack by creosoted wood.
Monthly -inspections of these treated panels shall be made for evidence of crustacean borers.
Through microscopic technique, a given test panel shall be analyzed using dissecting needles, etc. and rated as to the amount of damage (heavy, moderate, light) incurred due to woodborers.
This evaluation is based upon a consistent set of damage evaluation criteria specifically designed to yield damage estimates that are directly relatable to the amount of wood missing.
The criteria used at the Oyster Creek Station follows the Clapp Laboratory index of damage.
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Recuirement A representative sample of woodborer adults that are collected in the test panels retrieved during a particular monthly sampling. period shall be microscopically / histologically examined to ascertain the developmental status of the teredinid reproductive structures.
This information shall be used to determine if the molluscan populations inhabiting Oyster Creek and the thermal plume area have a prolonged breeding cycle.
Action See Section 4.1.1.
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4.1.4 Water Quality Study Objective Describe physico-chemical environment of each array and plankton station at time of every sampling.
Requirement Salinity (accuracy of 13%), water temperature (accuracy of 10.45 C (!.81 F) between 5 and 25 C (41-77*F) and 10.65 C (3 1.17 F) between 25 and 45 C)
(77-113 F)), dissolved oxygen (accuracy of 12%), pH (accuracy of 1 2 pH units) and tide shall be measured or determined at each array station on a monthly basis.
Three replicates of each of the chemical parameters shal1 be.
determined at the time of array sampling.
The instrument is calibrated before each daily use.
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Bases The FES of OCGS identified the proliferation of woodborers in Oyster Creek and Barnegat Bay as a potentially significant impact of OCGS operation.
Recent studies by JCP&L suggest a lack of correlation of OCGS operation and woodborer abundance.
The woodborer monitoring program will allow future assessment of the marine borer related impacts.
4.2 Thermal Plume Measurement Program Objective The objective of this program is to describe the horizontal and vertical extent of the plume under various conditions of wind, plant load, pumping and tide.
Recuirement In order to understand the general three-dimensional plume configuration as it is affected by various environmental conditions, the plume shall be measured monthly.
Plumes have been measured intermittently since April, 1974.
Measurements performed to date have indicated that wind is the dominant factor controlling plume configuration.
The measurements to be performed monthly shall be seneduled in order to assure complete coverage of 4-12
the wind speeds and directions normally experienced over Barnegat Bay.
Special measurements shall be made during wind conditions known to be associat6d with maximum plume configurations.
These studies shall continue until the thermal plume can be predicted using the values of the controlling parameters (wind speed, wind direction, tide, air temperature, plant load and plant pumping scheme).
It is estimated that the desired predictability shall be achieved in two years.
The measurements shall be executed by a surface vessel outfitted with either (1) Esterline Angus Data Aquisition System with high quality copper constantin thermocouples arrayed on a subsurface boom at l', 2.5' and 5' intervals and a Motorola Mini Ranger III positioning system or (2) Yellow Springs Instrument 401 Telethermometer thermisters arrayed from a subsurface boom at l', 2.5' and 5' intervals and navigation buoys (Nautical Chart 824-SC, Intracoastal Waterway, Sandy Hook to Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey) for positioning.
The second system shall be used as backup should components of the first system become inoperable.
Horizontal and vertical isotherm sections shall be constructed from the data retrieved.
The method of measurement produces a reasonably synoptic view with excellent horizontal and vertical detail.
Action The results of the program shall be submitted to the NRC in accordance with Section 5.6.1.A.
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Recent studies however, have not identified significant impacts of the thermal component of the discharge (IA, 1977 (a); IA, 1977 (b)).
These measurements shall be made to allow future assessements of thermal impact.
4.3 Hydrograchic Study Objective The objective of this special surveillance activity is to determine the magnitude of shoaling in Oyster Creek due to operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
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A yearly hydrographic study shall be performed along Oyster Creek.
Transects shall be located at three hundred foot intervals starting one hundred feet east of Route 9 and ending in Barnegat Bay outside the mouth of Oyster Creek.
Transects shall also be located at the mouths of the four lagoons along Oyster Creek and at selected locations along the length of the lagoons.
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Depths shall be determined by fathometer and will be based on the U.S.G.S.
Datum mean sea level at Sandy Hook which is the same as local mean low water.
Therefore, the depths recorded will be the top of the unconsolidated sediments.
i Action The results of the annual hydrographic survey shall be submitted to the NRC in accordance with Section 5.6.1.A.
Bases The large unidirectional flow created in Oyster Creek by the generating station's circulating and dilution water systems combined with the varying flow area along Oyster Creek between the station and Barnegat Bay increases the possibility of shoaling along the creek.
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The tabulation shall indicate the chemical name, the system from which the chemical is released, and the amount of chemical used.during the report period.
2.
The licensee shall provide a qualitative discussion of the type, amount, duration and timing of each chemical discharge from the statien to the receiving waters.
The nu;aber, frequency (daily, once a month, etc.)
and average duration of the releases for each chemical shall be summarized.
This monitoring program shall continue until approval for termination or modification of this' monitoring requirement is obtained from NRC per Subsection 5.6.3 of these ETS.
Action 1.
The results of the Environmental Monitoring Program under paragraph 1 above shall be reported in accordance with subsection 5.6.1. of these ETS.
If the discharge of a chemical is greater than that addressed in the FES Section 3.6 or subsequent NRC Environmental Impact Appraisals, an evaluation of the environmental impa.ct of the discharge shall be included in the annual report.
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Maintain the information documented by the Sper.ial Surveillance Program under paragraph 2 above in station records and report it with evalua-
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Bases Documentation of the chemical releases from the station will enable the NRC to determine whether the facility is being operated, with respect to chemical use and discharge, in the manner evaluated in the Environmental Statement.
The results of this program may be required by the NRC the for evaluation of environmental events revealed by other programs conducted under these ETS.
Spent chemical reagents from the chemical laboratories are not to be included in the reporting requirement because of their small quantities and insignificant concentrations in the liquids released.
4.5 Unusu; or Imoortant Environmental Events Environmental Monitoring Recuirement Unusual or important events are those that cause potentially significant environmental impact or that could be of public interest concerning environmental impact from station operation.
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on-site plant or animal disease outbreaks; unusual mortality of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills in the vicinity of the site; unusually high impingement mortality episodes.
This special requirement shall commence with the date of issuance of the OCETS and continue until approval for modification or termination is obtained from the NRC in accordance with Subsection 5.6.3.
Action Should an usual or important event occur, the licensee shall make a non-routine prompt report to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 5.6.2.
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Prompt reporting to the NRC of unusual or important events as described above is necessary for responsible and orderly regulation of the nation's system of nuclear power reactors.
The information provided may be useful or necessary to others concerned with the same environmental resources.
Prompt knowledge and action may serve to alleviate the magnitude of the environmental impact.
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5.1 Responsibility Corporate responsibility for implementation of the Oyster Creek Environ-mental Technical Specifications and for assuring that plant operations are controlled in such a manner as to provide continuing protection of the environment has been assigned by the President of JCP&L to the Vice President, Generation.
The responsibility for conducting the studies as set forth in Section 3.1 (Non-Radiological Surveillance) and all of Section 4.0 (Special Surveillance Programs) rests with the JCP&L Manager, Environmental Affairs.
Admini;trative measures are defined in Section 5.3 which provide that the individual or group responsibic for auditing or otherwise verifying that an activity has been correctly performed is independent of the individual or group responsible for performing the activity.
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5.2 Organization The organization of the personnel responsible for implementation, audit, and review of the OCETS is shown in Figure 5-1.
5.3 Review and Audit Independent audit and review functions for environmental matters are the responsibility of the JCP&L Manager, Environmental Affairs.
This department reports directly to the Vice President, Generation and is independent of line responsibility for the operation of the plant.
The independent reviews and audits of the OCETS will be carried out by personnel from the Environ-mental Affairs Department or by other personnel from JCP&L, GPUSC, outside contractors or consultants at the request of the Environmental Affairs Department.
When individuals in the Environmental Affairs Department of JCP&L perform any function relating to the OCETS other than independent audit and review, the Vice President Generation will ensure that an independent review and audit of that work is performed by another individual in the Environmental Affairs Department or some other group who is not directly responsible for the specific activity being reviewed and audited.
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Environmental General Office Affairs Review Board Department Manager, Nuclear Generatinc Stations Station Superintendent Plant Operation Review Committee Technical Engineer LEGEND:
Direct Responsibility
Advisory Capacity 1
FIGURE 5-1 ORGANIZATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS l
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case less than yearly.
The results of all reviews and audits will be documented in reports directly to the Vice President-Generation and the Manager, Nuclear Generating Stations.
Independent audits and reviews will encompass:
A.
Coordination of the OCETS with the safety technical specifications to i
avoid conflicts and maintain consistency.
B.
Compliance of station activities and operations with the OCETS.
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Adequacy of the programs and station procedures which are involved im ensuring the plant is operated in accordance with the OCETS.
D.
The proper functioning in accordance with the responsibilities listed i
in Section 5.1 of the OCETS.
E.
Proposed changes to the OCETS and the evaluation of the impacts resulting from the changes.
F, Proposed written procedures, as described in Section 5.5.1 and 5.5.3 i
and proposed changes thereto which affect the environmental impac* of the plant.
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Proposed changes or modifications to plant systems or equipment and a determination of the environmental impact resulting from the changes.
H.
Adequacy of the procedures described in Section 5.5.2 and the results obtained and-conclusions drawn from the monitoring programs and special studies involved in the OCETS.
I.
Adequacy of investigations of violations of the OCETS and adequacy of and implementation of the recommendations to prevent recurrence of the violations.
- 5. 4 Action To Be Taken If A Limiting Condition For Operation Is Exceeded 5.4.1 Any remedial action permitted by the OCETS will be taken until the limiting conditions can be met.
5.4.2 An investigation of the circumstances surrounding the violation of the limiting condition for operation will be initiated by the Station Superintendent and reviewed in accordance with Section 5.3.
5.4.3 A report of each occurrence of a violation of a limiting condition for operation of the OCETS will be prepared as specified in Section 5.6.2.
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5.5 Procedures 5.5.1 Detailed written procedures, including applicable check lists and instruc--
tions, will be prepared and adhered to for all activities involved in carrying out OCETS.
Procedures shall include sampling, data recording and-storage, instrument calibration, measurements, analyses and actions to be taken when limits are approached or exceeded.
Testing frequency of any.
alarms will be included.
These frequencies, if not specified in the OCETS, will be determined from experience with similar instruments in similar environments and from manufacturers' technical manuals.
5.5.2 Procedures will be prepared for assuring the quality of environmental monitoring and surveillance program results, including analytical measure-ments.
These procedures will document the monitoring and surveillance programs in terms of policy directives, responsible individuals or groups, purchased services and audits and will include systems that will identify and correct deficiencies, investigate anomalous or suspect results and review and evaluate program results and reports.
5.5.3 In addition to the procedures specified in Section 5.5.1, the plant standard operating procedures for systems which directly interact with the outside environemnt will include provisions to ensure the plant and its systems and components are operated in ecmpliance with the limiting conditions for operation estaclished as part of tne OCET5.
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Annual Environmental Operating Report A report on the non-radiological environmental surveillance pro-grams for the previous 12 months of operation shall be submitted to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement (with copy to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation) as a separate document within 90 days after January 1 of each year (except as otherwise specified in the OCETS).
In the event that some results are not available within the 90-day period, the report will be submitted noting and explaining the reasons for the missing data.
The missing data shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
The report shall include summaries, analyses, interpretations and statistical evaluation of the results of the environmental monitoring required by the nonradiological environmental monitoring activities (Section 3),
and the special monitoring study activities (Section 4) for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate) and previous environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the station operation on the environment.
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evidence or irreversible damage are suggested by the monitoring or special programs, the licensee shall provide a more detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of action to alleviate the problem.
The Annual Report shall also include a summary of:
1)
All OCETS noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
2)
Changes made to state and federal permits and certifi-cates which pertain to the requirements of OCETS.
3)
Changes in station design which could involve an environ-mental impact.
4)
Changes in ETS.
5.6.2 Non-Routine Environmental Ooerating Reoorts A prompt report shall be submitted in the event that a limiting condition for operation is exceeded (as specified in Section 2.0, l
Limiting Conditions for Operation) or if an unusual or Important Environmental Event occurs (as specified in Section 4.5).
Such an occurrence will be reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by telephone, telegraph, or facsimile transmission to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement and within 10 days by a written report to the Director of the 5-8
Office of Inspection and Enforcement (with copy to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation),
t The written report and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone, telegraph, or facsimile report shall (a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the occurrence, including the extent and magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the cause of the occurrence, and (c) in'dicate the corrective action, if necessary, taken (including any significant changes made in the procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence should the occurrence be station related.
5.6.3 Chances in Environmental Technical Soecifications A.
A report shall be made to the NRC prior to implementation of a change in plant design, in plant operation, or in procedures described in Section 5.5, only if the change would have a significant adverse effect on the environment or involves an environmental matter or question not previously reviewed and evaluated by the NRC.
The report shall include a description and evaluation of the changes and a supporting benefit-cost analysis.
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The request shall include an evaluation of the
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Changes or additions to required Federal, and State permits and l
certificates for the protection of the environment that pertain to the requirementsofOCETSshallbereportedtotheNRCwithin3ddays.
In the event that the licensee initiates or becomes aware of a request for changes to any of the water quality requirements, limits or values stipulated in any certification or permit issued pursuant to Section 401 or 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500) which is also the subject of an OCETS limiting condition for operation or reporting requirement, NRC shall be notified concurrently with the authorizing agency.
The notification to the NRC shall include an evaluation of the environmental impact of the revised requirement, limit or value being sought.
If, during NRC's review of the proposed change, it is determined that a potentially severe environmental impact could result from the change, the NRC will consult with the authorizing agency to determine the l
appropriate action to be taken.
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- 5. 7.1 Eighty (80%) percent data recovery annually for each environmental monitor-ing requirement is considered satisfactory for the purposes of the OCETS.
The variability and uncertainty of environmental conditions _ demand allowance for some missed data in order to preclude an excessive reporting burden.
This provision for missed data does not permit deliberate omissio'n of sample collection or analyses but rather is meant to cover data missed due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, its representative or subcontractor.
Records of the reasons for all missed data shall be retained with the data reports.
5.7.2 Records and logs relative to the following areas will be retained for the life of the plant.
A.
Records and drawings detailing plant design changes made to systems and equipment as described in Section 5.6.3.
B.
Records of all environmental surveillance data.
i 5.7.3 All other records and logs relating to the environmental technical specifi-cations including non-radiologically-related limiting conditions for operation will be retained for five years following logging or recording.
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Final environmental statement - Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
Occket No. 50-219 Ichthyological Associates, Inc., 1976 (a) Progress Report of Ecological Studies for the Oyster Creek Generating Station, September-December 1975, Volumes 1 and 2.
, 1976 (b) Progress Report of Ecological Studies for the Oyster Creek Generating Station, January-April 1976.
, 1977 (a), Preliminary final report of ecological studies for the Oyster Creek Generating Station, Volume One - Fin and Shellfish.
,1977 (b), Preliminary final report of ecological studies for tne Oyster Creek Generating Station, Volume Two, Plankton.
Jersey Central Power & Light Company, 1972.
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station environmental report.
Amendment 68 to the " Application for Construction Permit and Operating License", Occket No. 50-219.
Marcellus, K.
L.,
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Fishes of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey with particular reference to seasonal influences and the possible effects of thermal discharges.
Unpublished Ph. D. Thesis, Rutgers U1iversity, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Murarka, I.
P., and R. K. Sharma, Undated.
Sampling design for fish impinge-ment at 9-Mile Point Unit number 1.
Unpublished Technical Report, Argonn: National Laboratory.
Reintjes, J. W.,
1974 Compilation and correlation analysis of published and unpublished environmental data with distribution, abundance, and movement of young menhaden in mid-Atlantic estuaries.
Technical Report, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, North Carolina.
Tagaz, M. E. 1969.
Biology of the blue crab, Callinectes sacidus Ratbun, in the St. Johns River, Florida.
Fish. Bull., U. S. 67(1):17-33 5-12 l
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Thomas, D. L., et al, 1972.
Ecological studies in the vicinity of ocean site 7 and 8, Part I of Vol. I.
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Thomas, D. L., and C. 8. Milstein, 1973.
Ecological studies in the bay and other waterways near Little Egg Inlet and in the ocean in the vicinity of the proposed site for the Atlantic Generating Station, New Jersey.
Ichthyological Associates Progress Report for the period January-Oecember 1972, 1065 p.
Thomas, et al, 1974.
Ecological studies in the bays and other waterways near Little Egg Inlet and in the ocean in the vicinity of the proposed site for the Atlantic Generating Station, New Jersey.
Ichthyological Associates Progress Report for the period January-December 1973, Vol. I, Fishes, 709 p.
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